New-York tribune., 1867-06-25
COLLEGE, COMMENCEMENT.
PRESENTATION WEEK At YALE-oRATIONs FOR TIE
DE FOREST MEDM-THE GRADUATING CLASS, &C.
From Our Special Correspondent

NEW WHAyEN, June -, 1867.
The interest of the exercises of presentation week
at Yale College has, usual, filed beautiful Hew Haven
with visitors Lovers OF the novel, old graduates in whom
the love OF their Alma Mater eshens in the rare June
days friends OF study and friends OF the student all are
here, full OF happiness and expectancy. The days go
gayy by and the evenings lovingly, for by the light
the moon Jockey bonnes rowing late into the night
and beneath the outrageous shades Of stately elms
tolue WIN hdeous college mats Few things are so in
tereSlng TO the female mind rs college commencement
ever thus says the epic poet and thus it will be-"
sighs the hypochondrac philosopher. To-day the inter
evening, Of which anon but to those marculants who
are not ranked by the class historian "ond Of the
! attractive.
The speaking for this honor took place this afternoon
The subjects which the contestants brought their oraor
cal powers to illustrate The Power of Ideas
rasted with the Power of Individual Men, and Modern
Poetry compared with the Poetry of the Seventeenth
Century" Upon the ilrst-namcd subject the speakers
Thomas Hedge jr. OF Burlington, Iowa. Boyd Vincent OF
Erie, Pa, and Henry Clay Sheldon OF LOwvllle, n Y.
OF these while all evnced careful consideration
theme and clothed appreciative thoughts with orna-
mental language, to my mind Hedge deserves the palm,
both for sentiment and delivery His Grafton cOmpassed
much bold original thought and while the nervousness OF
young speaker marked his manner his ntterances were
ul OF fcrNOr ana interest IN his bec Tie comparison
OF modern poetry with that of the shakespearan
well handled by David James Burrel OF Freepor Ill,
ana Albert Elpah DuninE o1 BIidgeWater, Conn. From
BuTell that ncverfang butt of critical racrS Martin
gpf aG af IN W % Which % Hat IG arnnS sfS Sn
sadly nnaplrccatcd genius Is periodically hDelled MI
I II
gave way from exhaustion without concluding his
speech, which really line Grafton. Had henot been
thus overcome he had fair chance for the medal This,
ere the close of the speaking, awarded TO Mr. Bur
rcll who amply deserved It,
bcrs; additions acrward increased IL 10 G7. Of which
number lsl graduate on Wednesday Terrtorialy they
saclmscts, o. Rhode Island, 2; Connecticut, 25; New
York H. New7JerSey, PennSylyana 10; Delaware,
Louisiana. Kentucky. Tennessee /; Ohio 3; Illinois
3; Wisconsin Michigan /; Iowa l. Missouri, West
/. 2,liG
months days; average at Presentation day, p years
months 2sG days. The youngest man is M c. Iandis 10
years p days; the oldest years months day
The class birthday is the 27th of March, 1876 The aver
age of 1866 was % years months; that of 1865 was p
Thirtytwo Of the graduates go hence with the intcn
ton of dcvotng themselves to the practice Of law, hr
teen assume ministerial functions, eight viii practice
medicine. fourteen devote themselves 10 business
six become engineers; SIX tgachfr5' T thTee miGrtn
nate wights VIII mi %ied The editorial quill and there
IS one seGosst Ihe t3ta s 9i tGe % SsS ir & SosieSI %
man" is feet inches, and four measure feet inch
exactly The average OF the class In 1866 was feet o8
The total weight Of the class is H,lsi pounds,
average 1884 The heaviest man weighs ls7 pounds,
wue tho ghtest turns III scale at l5 The average OF
II is asserted by the veracous Of the class that
1t s not gallant one and IN support Of ths doctrine le
engaged but are not now fond Of the ladies cd non
rice rerso 6; afraid Of consequences object 10 Caudle
lectures" welded To Baccus rather than Venus, n;
waiting for something 10 turn up" 20; conscieniiousy
Early antiquity illustrated It's wit In such names and
Yale thinks there Is reason why the modern should
not do likewise. Among the de plumes with w Oh
the students have been dubbed such cpithcts as
these: Gorilla rel Autlropod; Possc: Minerva
rel shucl skulls ro Dasher Rice Bird squirrel Hunter
rel Dayt Cupid The Twins Poet Ferox Senator lectusi
Chaldcan Pipes; Billy Leyant; Bilious cats td
Noisy; Shadow eel Ghost rel Ghou Jane Mct5inola:
Iago ri LarmiX; Hams: Steubcn; Bism ieki Ihaioni
Daisy; Philosopher; Jacques; Mild o3zer' hii1 aus aus
rd ossawatome: Long John The Proics-ori GTay;
Game; Tuggy Zeus; Deacon jump RI Acrobat; Bum
bT Rs erey i' Iuc iIcRsc and IN enthusiastic
chcss-payer cxulting in the name Of Morphy
EXERCISES At TIE oLIyEr NnCHl COLLEGE.
From Our Special Correspondent
CHICAGO. June q. IsC7.
The Annual commencement Exercises OF the Oyet
College nauguratcd Sunday, the 10th, with the
Baccalaureao sermon by President Morrison, which occu
pied the forenoon and followed n the evening with
an able address before the students Missionary Society
by the Rev Dr Bartlett OF the Chicago
nary Wednesday evening the Anniversary Exercises
Of the College Prayer Meeting occurTcd-an n.uunh
which reckoned among the chief educational p9|e ol
thc College. The Glass examinations began on Monday
morning and lasted until wednesday evening.
The Examining Committee consisted oi the heE'
j. Morgan smith Of Grand Rapids The Ho'. a
!. Piersoh, the Hon John H. krlogg i'9 rev. y pr b
lard Of Detroit, and the Rev james = Iioyt Oh Ioit
Inron. The first aud last named OF tAere seh'iM'li
first whether u western college could anord thorough us
Literary Societies was pronounced with marked ACCEPT
ancc by the Rev Hugh smith Carpenter OF Bronyh y,
y ON Thursday morning the exercises OF the graduating
T. Ssist.iory Grafton ia Latin John Henry Baos, olet ore.
Oration Tbonls Arnold The Christian scholar. W BrosaS
RsPabic Aser, seer Union city. Ostoq; ne Mission
S1As Sd pIa1rc. viii the Vacdory Address Walter Mnnnrs
ON thursday afternoon an address before tho Society
Of the Alumni was delivered by the Rev: j. W llfm9fe
Of Chicago, and poem was pronounced Dy - ". Hay,
esq OF the city. The public exercises were conclude
Inv collation. In the open air, followed by concert Ji
the Olvct Musical Union Several wealthy gentlemen OF
culture and public spirit have become I'M neIe'red ~ ms rvs
thoroughly hIs eiass enterprise ana VIII 90 P TaPGl INIT
move pecnniary and Lesser hlhalanro , tnni nh
in Ohio.
COMMENCEMENT OF RUTGERS COLLEGE.
TIE TRIBUNE has reported the beginning of the
Commencement Exercises Of Rutgers College at New
Brunswick N. D., the 18th Inst. These were con
tnued on the 18Th and Goth The annual address to the
Almuni was delved by the Rev. Peter II. stryker OF
BrookIyn; OH Portraits Of the Rev. Dr. Isaac COndlct
once Acting President of the College, Dr. Van nranken,
Of Mental philosophy aud the Rev. Dr Cannon Professor
OF Mental Philosophy. were presented 10 inc IoeEs anu
will hereafter adorn the College Chapel The Gr4duanS
Class was composed OF T.. l.. Vanderveer, ROCKY mn
NJ j. C. SeyiSs' stHyVfsaRi W.Nn ~ weston n j., ]. B.
Church Albany, NJ Y; G. g. See, New Brlnswiok, \; ~
Van zandt Montgomery NJ a. ii D. X T
ii. Van Doren Grggstown, N j.; T. masDL9,uChi Jersey
city, T. W. Bergen, Bay Ridge L. l. Inc following n'o
a. P,s ssn.I % Sas: ssc:. S S Hsa ss rS9,; fsiss
yaneryeer Sdm Pre- Prize for for SG%posqn 1s noD Dictionary
Of Mechanics, voel Benjamin G Nesas M ~, ,,.c,,,,.
JoI ds 1 ss ras cal Te octave 1o%e
T. G. Thomas n..t.u.,on L., tgod
medal j. r. Van Cleet Myron W. Smith Prize o DeeAmau"n Z"
(yiyer medaD w. Y GrhA i, ,u-a ..si
The degree of Bachelor conferred on the following cand
T. O. IT,, j. B. Church, = X brnsfes,
j.. V. W. Heemanoe b. g. NeVns = see d. w
& Taylor p L. vsndeeer W. H. Van Doen D. W. Van Zhd' W.
T. WILSON - A.. .oiovtno
Honorary degrees conferred on the following
D OF Duiny-Revs John V. n Talmage. Annoy victor M
Itnlbet White Plains: John Mason Ferris ~ l. ,V NeeI
Jersey Civ Richard H. Steele New BunsHek .9Ihe,s ~
Crspe Professor Of Theology Hope College hohana my ~
gan ,,,..-. -, ,,-s ,.,. .lso con ferred on John
Anderson Of brooklyn n The Honorary Degree OF bAohhoH