New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-07
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS.
LAFAYETTE CoLLRGE.-The Hon. Galusha A.
Grow Will address the two Societies Tuesday evening

RICHMOND COLLEGE, VA.-Annual Commence
ment began on June 2s; sermon was preached by the
Rev c. G. Betting Of Lynchburg. On the 18th. Judge
Robert Oud delivered an address 20 the College Societies
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, New wilmington,
Pa.-The Baccalaufeate sermon WAS uellNeIed Dt inc
President the Rey r. Andley recciyc
that thou mayest be wse in thy latter emu on MONDAY
evening, June %, the anniversary eAeIciSes Oh inc
societies OF the College took place.
MunLENBERG COLLEGE (hLLENTowE,. PAD
The first commencement OF tins college ""s htld at INC
HIS theme was Literature and Literary Men; Education
and Educated Men" On Thursday morning, July p The
public Commencement Exercises opened at o'clock ny
the Junior Glass the following oiauOus were uINeIed
linn scber." NJ j. Kromich Senior Slass' - X, MORSE,
L. A. Muhenburg; Know thyselI, " II, lach sg (;
Mornings are mysterious" W. +. Nmlcnbufg; 'Ihe
world hostery H. A. Swope Tue ~ @ . a'I
dress delivered TO- and the degree Of a. ZIP
upon the members Of the Senior Glass; Dy the Ife9lueh
the Rev. r. A. Muhlenbmg.
YAIE.-The friends of the Yale Theological
Seminary will be happy tolean lla Dc sihluel
department. I'm successive payments on condition that the
subscription for The new theological hall and the other
eudownents be completed within the present year.
The members Of TIE graduating class have decided to
present to the Cnitg Ca0ne pait.ng lncmOIii',
magnificent slab of fossil Footprints from the Counecti-
an Valley which il hpe of the most Interesting valu.
able geological specimens ever discovered Inc SLb was
found about a year since near Turner's Falls. Mass II -
about 80 by 40 feet in SIZE, aud has deeply impressed
upon IL continuous series OF Fl tracks oI lhe EiShto
Oo-ouD, each track beng upward of IS inches n length
There are also ON It's surface quite number Of Other
kinds Of footprints, many of thom the sofau'u plu,
tracks" with some apparently made by cru-taccaus and
insects and over the whole the randrop impressions OF
slight shower
LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL COMMENCE
MENT.Tbe Commencement eXerciscs OF the Long island
College Hospital took place 'at the Alheh6nh' ana AZ
tTacted large ana brilliant audience. Ibt"ott J"
Mason d., President Of the Faculty, presided The
degree OF NJ. d.. was conferred upon the ooIi gi'
uaies Clayton WO0dford, Conn; Joseph II. Raymond
Hall Connecticut; William III. Perkins, Maryland War
rem l.. Aver, New-York John n. Regain Nconsr; James
William H. Grant, North Carolina Luther 5 Cmgsrti
Mary land; Charles ~ WoOlley, A. b. NeW-Iork aInes
George Ross Munro, scotland; Charles II. ward
Newlo James Russell, Ontario, Canada; Charles !.
Robert Allen Ontario Canada; james 81 Rouse, New
York; Cassius H. Green, NJ A., New-lork; Andrew L.
j. Fox, Wis; Henry b. Watson. New-YOrk.
WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, WLmNGToN,
DclTis institution has had successful career 81 more
undergraduates, held their anniversary ou TUESDAY eve
says, and vocal aud instrumental music 10y the i
the society. The Alumni Association met uu "Wednesday
guests MISS GrHccy presented piper on
the Religious Condition OF woman iu lndla
piano, and Miss r. Watts sang several ald1 Cyinnr,f
mcnt was held on Thursday evening amt ne LtSr hal
OF The College crowded Tho NAMES OF the graduates
L. Basye. Virginia. Untitled Desunics; Mary }.
j. miller, Lebanon. Pom, 1.-THE Higher Law" q.
Josephine Cooke Philadelphia. Ieth'' Liza Dream
tcring Spirits" salic T. Hopkins E'siol Nd ." Dlntri
Lizzie NJ Peoples, Wilmington, Del Power OF IicHl
Julia n Orcm ~. MIcuacls Nd, Remembered Sun
shine" with yalcdiciOry address.
Rock HILL CoLLFGE-The Commencement
exercises of This institution took place june go u Eicot
city, Nd This college is conducted by thr Bmlhrrs ~
the Christian Schools, and though only established in
1857, ranks a. frciass institution. Brother Bcteu is
President Among those present was the Rev Dr. Cos
kerry, NiczrGcucwl OF Baltimore, Who awarded The
premiums The exercises consisted of r-1ys and dcca.
nations. interpreted with vocal and INSTRUMENTAL mn,c
by the sindents. , Me,,rs. Francis J,,.. MeDeT'
". Lynch. W. G. Hcuslcr, J. II. Bushnell.
J. T. Dyer, r. $ Mitchell, aud J. J.. McKcuuy all took
cred by j Jerome McMauus The degree u bachelor Of
Science conferred on g. Hcuisler. TOD. jerome
McManus were given three medaIs for superior khoWE
edge Of History. Latin Greek and French. besides other
branches. Medals aud premium, were alec awarded to
A. stewart J. L. Elliott, W. G. Ciabaugh, Hugh Cacrton
L. b. Moshtr and John Fccan. 4 certificate Tor pro-
fcicncy IN Applied Mathematics presented % ~ 4
Russell aud one for proficiency in Lug. Literature 10
whom 20 aTa from the District Of Coia66n
HAMILTON CoILEGE.-The Commencement
exercises Of the College 40 Clinton y. y. VIII take place
f Ira viii deliver the HcealanTsaiS sermon In tie
evening there Will be an Address before the society 81
Christian Research. by the Rev = NJ Campbell, D. D. OF
Rochester ON Monday the exercises viii be- Opcucd at
9 a. N, by the Entrance Examination. The kingsley
Kingsley Prize Defamation 90 . D. M ON
Tuesday the Entrance Examination begins at p.
IN, and the CEss-Day Exercises commence ~ . T.
lasting through the rest Of the day ana closed 10y
concert DOdWOrtNr
Meeting OF the Board Of Trustees takes place a. 10 a. M
in the College Chapel at = D. m. me iirs-
OF the Perry H. smith Library Hail when there
VIII be addresses by Hon D. ID eaton LIZ - OF Ottawa
H., and Hon. Hiram DEMO- IL. ID. OF Utica rs also
II in ibe Annual meeting of the society OF Aluinu
when there will be an Grafton Ivy Hon j. H. Hawley Of
do as5 SC Haaas f Is by Hon Gct smith
IL D. The Commencement exercises are 10 take place
Thursday, July lG, at 10 q. IN.
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, PHHADELPHIA.-Thc
Polytechnic College. Philadelphia held IT, annual com
meicemont Wednesday evening in Horticultural Hail.
~ the presence OF large audience During the pas, year
this institution has occupied more cOmmOdous buildings
and Is now IN a nourishiug condition The proceedings
dresses were delivered by Gustayus Rnndk, esq, and
Titan J. Coffee esg VINO ,p2ES OF the Pae wiaTh ic
President Of The College then conferred the degrees on
the following graduates: Bachelor Of Mine Engineering
j.. H. Hughes, North Carolina samuel HINT iehnsll
vania; WIN. Julhife, Virginia; Richard Lewis Pennsy
wanna; j. r. Vancelin, Pennsylvania. on Iubrcators-
Mufray Bacon, Pennsylvania bachelor CiIl Engneer,
iug-J. S. Bishop, NewJcTrey. Tubular Brdgiug-Alfred
AugGs FuT Howd II iadG Hs @~y
sey ". II. Mmd Pennsylyania; i. V. Munioz Cuba $.
II. Ahphant' IennsyIyIni9 Iuhneling kosks-A; ~
Yandusen, Pennsylvania; A. d. Wright Pennsylvania.
eradnates Of three Years standing: Master Of Nine E
gneering-John Pnce Wetherell, Mining Engineer, Ma
haDOy City, Pennsylvania Masters OF Civil Engineering
Jonathan Il. Jones, Civil Engineer, COnshohOcken,
Pennsylvania; Henry II. CorsOn, Ciyl Engineer, Potts
town, Pennsylvania.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE-The seventh anniver-
Thursday, July being celebrated by the Glass OF 6S
During the whole week the crowded with the
friends Of the students, who from city and country
20 witness the festivities. The exhibition OF the Adelp
Union Wednesday evening a very credahle
affair. Hafa-dozen members OF the Senior and Junior
Classes took part I'm the performances The exercises Of
Glass Day began az p m In Goodrich Hall Halls Band
OF Boston furnishing the music. MIR. o. NJ Hall OF
Conneaut, Ohio delivered the Grafton. subject The
Citizen" The poem by James NJ. Trimble OF
Newark ~ j., and the subject Beauty" Both compost
uOns of unusually credtabe nature After these
exercises the OF Gs marched TO the Chapel where
the ceremony OF planting the ivy took place John Sey
mOur Walton delivered the customary Grafton. Subsc-
quent this the presentation OF the philosophical
works OF Aristotle, Plato, Hamilton MIL and Marneau
IoC collie nv rd ~