New-York tribune., 1867-08-02

The audience was however entertained by the ceremony
Gamma which had inst been forwarded by the Massa-
chusetts Alpha at Harvard seems that the Williams
Chapter has heretofore without the fun authority 70
act independently The presentation was by william
Everett esq on the part of Haryard and the reception
bv Goy Waihburn ON the part of Williams IL was aouD[
i whether Mr. Everetts effort was intended Ior lu or
last evening the Hon. George b. Lortng OF salem;
Mass addressed the Adephi Union on the sup1ecI OF
Asthetic and Practical Education" IL was lnayMln, m
rhetorical producJ0n and worthy deIehSe va e nc
study OF tho classcs In the course Of his address ne
paid fine tributes 10 the classical abilities OF ENeIet
fulton, and Choate Although very long, the ehofS was
All the exercises of Commencement week are held in
Goodrich Han, in the gymnasium the old churoh
having been burned year or two since A new chIea
Is being built which Will probably DO ready Tor the next
The bronze statue which is to stand the military
monument dedicated to the sons OF Williams VINO leu 10
the late warts being designed by Patterson OF Hartford
and will be cast by Ames of Cheopee during the coming
year.
MEETING OF ALUMNI-PRIzE ORATORY-ExER-
CIsES OF COMMENCEMENT DAY. .-
WnLLAMsTowN, Mass, July 81, 1867.
The public exercises OF yesterday commenced
by an Grafton by the Rev. Dr. Skinner before the Sigma
Phi Fraternity, which holds convention at Williams
town this week. and poem by Stephen A. Burril before
the same body In the afternoon an address was deF
cred before the Society Alumni the subject Of The
Power OF Thought" The speaker was the Hon. Emory
Washburn The Poem was gwen ny 'ne ho' on@rleS ~
ne " kinmni at their business meeting yesterday,
elected as their President the Hon Harvey Rice OF Ceve-
land Ohio; Orator. DE- AlOnzo Clark OF Ater-
nate, Prof William Whitney Of Yale G0ege anu acop
taken by tile Alumni at their meeting was In reference 70
obtaining representation IN the board Oh Of
five of the Trustees, the term OF one or te nVe
each M IL Is R Of iSe ia Faeuy t' and
vote also passed TO raise FUND OF SSVVo 70 10 p
called the Alumni Fund.- the interest OF whch Is 70 D
applied to the support of INDECENT students Tho sum OF
5000 was subscribed Dy those present. among tne
David Dudley Field OF your city, both of whom were
present during the meeting. -
1t will he item OF interest to candidates for matrcu-
aton Williams and In fact to the literary world, tnat
the system OF bennals, having been finally aDolshed aI
! Williams is unknown in the civilized world:
Last evening the usual prize Rhetorical Exhibition OF
the Junior and Sophomore classes took place Ihe rst
prize given to j: Henry Whitehead second L.Le 70
Frank H. Cook; third prize to H. L. Dootle; fourth prize
to Chas H. Burr, and the fifth ze to Edward IL Cole.
The exercises Of today were as follows
saluatory Grafton in Latin, Jonathan Wa1hams. ora
lions Development of Character Lyman barrow 0aiS
ms Intolerance, Wallace Freeman socai SeieneS' P t
BfahOn Priest Philosophical Oration-tact ana nlSr,
Bois Teller Catholicism. Frederick a. schauBleTi The
Lessons of Failure William Henry ell how faSi
| cal Grafton Fashion, Gilbert NJ. Tucker. Oraqons; our
| Citizenship, Samuel Wells Buc Labor Is lAio, JOhn
Tbbe Peastiye OF Doing, An H6dgdon Thompson
H;sthetca OratiOn-The Perception OF Beauty Henry
Miller OIatIons: The Artist and the Orator JOhn Nj
Taylor Office Of Genius Peyton r. Miller kGianec
Lore Charles Warren West Our COnstntOBal AuEdnta
gf' sueeess SSassy' Francis fa Iyndc scison Honorary
Grafton The Demands Si t1e age, e ey,ea UTgs
Charles Denison; Freedom OF Opinion, Walter C9Wle'
Bixby; Charity and Liberality GRANVILLE STANLEY han
|
Honorary oraon-Logc, Charles Augustus Davenport I
Orations: Nature OF Right, john Howard Cowmg; HenT,
Augustus Harman Progress Of society," John u, h9Sh @
more Honorary Oraton-Musc vs; Poetry, Albert Cyis
| SeWal POem--SOmetling Beyond, lialnhtOh MHsN
| Mabie, Oraton-IIaTnestness, Frederick augustus m
Hand yaedictory oration-The Office OF the lGeaI' x
| u, Harmon. ,,-,,. "a ,.,,,
isters lawyers 10 DOCTORS two teachers Tour business
men four civil engineers, while the remainder arc uue
cded as to their future Half the class are H0iu Nes
York aud less than One-fourth are from NeW-EhsiAd
About half are churoh-members, half of whom are Con
Rregatona and half OF the remainder PresDyteflah ~
erge age of class, % years months Oldest man.
yoHngest do Ie Average hight in stockings, hVe zee
| ylglt inches; tallest man. six feet Onequrler mcn
shortest do five threeand three quarter llenes
erage weight l52 90 pounds heaviest man, lgoi sii
est 100 Aggregate age 1885 years; aggreShIs mtt..
2sl feet and aggregate weight I,6t5 POUNDS 4Au5 W.
see that the lass OF 81 is older than Meusale tsI.e
than the Colossus Of Rhodes, and heavier that the
Balg I'll evidently promising class as zee w en-
records that CnSsday seven OF the NUMBER "eo Vn
J taeed TO be married while one was IN lQyet
Tile following were the honorary degrees: A. M upoi
Gilman John W. Scott, B. Potter, and MmtleniOTe
d. d. upon the Rev A. Ballard and the hey l. Rawiatoi
smith IL D. upon John b. Dickson OF Scotland kchafS
| H. Dana aud eX-GOv. Morgan.
The usual Alumni dinner took place under inc trses .
the campus this afternoon. This evening there II P
dents svee and promenade concert under the aOspee
VI the Graduating Glass