New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-13
GENEsEE COLLEGE.


From Our Special Correspondent ~ Y,,y II 1861
The annual exercises Of Genesee College "eno
opencd July T. with a National Celebration ny VI" 80
Societies. The Freshman Prize Dcclamatio" ~ -,
ON July s. and was an earnest and able contest 'c PIC
boiuo awarded to Eben Amy, of Westhed \, n !n S
exercises of the Adcphian society VIII bcld IN Satnr
entirely by the ladies OF tue coiG ,v i'm ouI college
experience yet IL quite as successl,t - edcrs that
1t may not be geneiay hGWh b 03niy college in the
world admitting ladies and gentieheh ~ r,cst that
upon equal footing us Irels in the beginning 1t
is such no longer, and there seems u " NV
u the RaCcaaureate on Sabbath morning fully sustained
tho fine renutation of President Lindsay me teAt was
i ~ a. a. - In Christ Jesus" President Lindsay has
;,bi fc weeks been chosen to I'LL the chair OF Exc
SetHI lie has not vet slgnifed his acceptance,
and il seems to the uniform desire III TINS ehie section
az s hbsth afternoon the annual celebration Of the
sacTaments OF Baptism and the Lords supper, IN conec
tion with the College church. took place III tle ohape;
ond Sabbath evening, the Rev Prof PomerOy OF Sping
field n " delivered the annual address before the MIS-
sionsry Society in the same place ,,a.
The report of the Examining Committee on Monday
was very satisfactory TO the friends OF the lnstltuo
while the examination OF candidates for admission u
On wednesday morning the Rev Walter Clarke; D. D.
iege os Senate. Subject The Real and the Ideal"
The prospects Of the College for patronage are nhe
ing According 10 the Regents Report for 1906 the semi
naIes of NewYork under the immediate control OF the
Methodist Church were annually educating over 1000
students $500 Of whom were pursuing the Cassca oi
Higher English branches From the same report ana
from the centenary returns last year. II Is esumaleu la
the value Of the seminary properly OF te ~ a oa
Episcopal Church in New Hork Is not less IMAM sVQOV
After an open and cordial conference on me
thc removal of the College the Board OF Trustees ana
Alumni unanimously adopted the following among other
resolutions confirming their own actions OF last yea'
with some important addtons'
Whereas The C proposed 70 Issue bonds favor OF
encsee College the Of $4,000 condition that said Col
ege located then, With previous endowment OF Si ns
Rop,d That when the Oneia Black River and Wyoming Confer
pres s have rssed 2Ol0O0 evil provide the IKE
500 OO ot the purpose Of meeting tue proposition VI ''
Hoed Tha the officers Board he and hereby authorized
committee to cal the semi annual meeting o. we b III "'
The following is the list OF speakers IRON the shuuaF
ing class: , 49,, o,.. np,t q,
Thinking H. Grant Ovnshire; Scientific Study WIN
Henry Lennon; Live for worth Object Lowell Lyman Sg.
Miller ancbt "Geuius Rewards" James w Hall The
seGshness" with Vaeleoy alres Charles Wesley WIN
One.third OF the graduating class teach, onethrd
preach and OF the remainder practice AZ me DAT
The tallest man is feet inch the shortest ieet
inches; average feet 10 inches. Heaviest man. no lo
lighest 1870 ~ average, $50 ~ Oldest man. ~ years
youngest 90 average PAS Glass birthday sept ~ iois
Size OF brain largest 2i inches smallest 80 ,,ne
average feet II inches IN hight llS 10 III "sien' ~
years OF age Thus II would appear that our Newiork
students graduated taller, heavier. aud older
The following degrees were conferred:
AM-In Conrss-fhe Rev Cooper the Rev James G.
Hawkins Joseph Jones the Rev IsAac Lowry Mar Pfe.'9s ~
Prof Kua Griffith Faport the Hon Henri ISrooI ia
tava n Y Prof Oscar ng,lsbe Of sakey seminary n L.
The degree OF Doctor OF Laws was cOhierTSu Oh Jc'
r. Wood NJ d.. Professor OF Surgery In Bellevue Hosp
tai
The degree of Doctor in Sacred Theology conferred
upon the Rev. Ammi Is. Hyde, Prof OF Greek III Ale
gheny College; also upon the Rev John W. Armstrong
Head Master OF Normal Training School ut Oswego, ny