New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-23

Wharf.-The EXERCISES OF TIE WEEK.
From Our Special Correspondent
HANOVER, Thursday, July 1s, 1867
During the past week the quiet little village
OF Hanover has been borrowing, with pardonable Der-
atv DELEGATIONS OF visitors from larger places to help In
the proper expression Ofthe annual excitement attending
the closing exercises of Dartmouth College. IS conse-
quence the hotels crowded to very dsagreeabie
excess rendering desirable accommodations out OF the
Of whom is of the Glass of 1924 and comes all the way
from Alabama testify his respect To MS anna muF'
The ladies' too upon whose genCrousybesj0wed smiles
the graduate is so dcpcndcn much of his momentary
happiness well represented, and wonderfully ShEen
the sOmbcr appearance OF tho deseItediooHHihg
town Dartmouth College has attained such healthy
age and is favorably known. as not 10
need any detailed sketch. Though It's present condon
is prosperous il has for some time been IhoIhg unuer
slight depressing pecuniay difficulty whch, however,
judging from the late liberal donations woul nor seem ~
be matter any future anxiety The number OF stuoeS
i'm the Academca department during the past year was
1884, IN the Medical o. ana III me scrhuc' ~, MAINS r
total of The graduates number 81 The prospects lor
the next year very encouraging % admissions having
already been granted whlChls ah ia -
number so early in the term. BY the mnnincence OIL
gymhasnm has lately been erected at an expense of
$1,000 1t Is neat commOIious structure 20 feet III
The exercises OF commencement week began on last
Sunday. with the Baccaaurcaie discourse py ILeSdeht
Smith on Monday tho contest Tor piIes III deci1na'
ton took place Tuesday was Cas day. ne eAeICsoa
which were merperSed WIN mG ~ 'e q NcYcc
Topsham, Vt poem by A. w wright, SptingDoLo, OniU;
! n irwin Kcok,ik Iowa Address 10 the President"
by r. C. Haywood. Frcdonia, n y; ode by e. i.
"Oid Pine" by u. r. BrIcket Hayerhlil, Mass
On Wednesday morning the Address before the Alum
nj delivered in tho Church by The Rev Aonho ~
Qunt u. d., Of New Bedford, MaS' Ihe lion. james W
Patterson originally selected Tor thc o,esoh nul
owing 20 the imperiousness OF NJ CohRrr''.on uu,iTs'
could not be- present The Rev Mr. Qnlt therefore de-
vercd address which was PREPARED 90 ue spoken De
fore the Theological Society on the previous evening" Dt
was deferred until this OCCASION FOR the reason Just se
fled In the afternoon the united literary societies held
their anniversary Theodore Triton OF EGWl on deivered
the address and W A. G. converse OF iOltd' ono the p
en- Thesubicct OF the address was The Art % Using the
Mind" IN was clear impassiuucd. brilliant and sparkling
The subject OF the poem which was carefully spoken
with happy emphasis and nioaaon, was the motto on
tbe, College belt ''VoX CLAIMANTS dcsertO.' lmme-
diatey after its conclusion the students gave an cNp
Green. and subsequently in the gymnasium. The
maucuvers were well executed ana tho dlhcult Ieht'
dences OF pleasure OF this novelty m Commcncement eX
ercises At the annual meeting o. the I'm Beta KAPPA
society on the day. the Hon. James Barrett OF
Woodstock, Vt. chosen orator f!r next year
The result of the prizes has excited the usual comment
The first prize Of $50 for the essay awarded 10
r. g. McNecc. TOpsham VT and the second uI 30 10 =
m,tbematca nroblems was won 10y " d. Haley, Fulton
borough. and the $40 Prize by FISHER Auc., {m9utn
The Commencement was held TO day M The Ola thnfch
At O'Clock the Alumni Association. OF when Chlei
Justice Chase Is President came together Inc hecIology
of the wear was read and the old officers reelected At
~ O'clock The Commrnccnent exercises began. The stage
was occupied by the faculty Board OF Irl.teey and
Governor of tie state The following was The order:
SautaioV Onuon in Latin Charles frat,' ha3 L.' i p
iei; DssersonPae Of ChsIlemare H'o P'sirfe Grgor,
Element Of Isrnturs thar Pe, -Jp-pb IiariseH Ill whs
Alexander Keieam kngsh OraouIhr lirfhile Of Aatous
affected by their History, Joseph "irinef hasefyi
Rngsh orA,oa Extremes Of soc. - q Easaad A.H Slosa
stou-Satona HoaIs hamns Ilumer Prescott r hgsh
Orahonnfuenoe Of the Clergy 10 the American kevoaeu ,haes
Grafton The Law Of Coupnslion Ia Cferoa iBi
Charles Henry Merrill DeTtat onN're " TIE DeAf Amos
Wiets Wright; Bhglh Oton-lohn QUINCY Adams baiebflgs
81 Civilization Ezekiel Webster NAppr George AbJAh
Mosher English Oratoa-Ohgsors 81 efmadc Mea 70 Au Of
RlectnctJ Charles Hamilton Mtln Eagsh oruorPagan
Christian ero Charles huutgomcU re Dssert1uon- tAs
Uson Elisha Burr MAYNARD Forensic bs7a. on-Oust ae rubhe
Given Catholic schools Anon Fhed Cate robert
Wallace; Philosophical Orit1n-ile PIioupby q Reform,
Robert Gibson McNeoe, DrolIbs hemnyT 90 Buns Alfred
Add son Thomas English Oauon, WIZ tne NarIV Alife''-
Mission Of the Scholar Walter Henri Su5a, Orit0n-
Greece since 1871 Mr. joan G. Proctor
Though there was the usual difference in the merit OF
good The degree Of IL. conferred upon the follow
ing: The Hon. John Wentworth, Chicago, H. PrOi DIX
Crosby Hanover. ~ H.; Prof Dennis II. Mahnn OF the
West Point Military Academy; the Hon Timothy Farrar
Mass.
Tho honorary degree Of a. NJ, was conferred Gov.
Hartman Of this State and somo 10 or u other gentle
The exercises concluded they begun, with
prayer. The guests then marched Ia procession 10 the
hall IN which the annual dinner prepared and whore
fully gentlemen seated themselves around the loaded
tables After the suhstantas discussed speeches
were made by the Governor. President smith,
cent donation 20 the College OF $4,000 by Gen sylyanus
Thayer Brantrcc, Mass for the purpose OF establish
broad scale School or Department OF Architec
turc and Civil Engineering. The announcement was
graduate OF the College OF the class OF 1897 and for
n long time at the head of West Point Military Academy.
In the evening the President held his cvee which was
largely attended by his numerous friends. TINS recep
has proved as agreeable TO the many visitors comp
mentary 10 the Institution