New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-10
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS.

RENSSELAER, INsT1TUTE.-The forty second
annual commencement OF the Rensselaer, POLYTECHNIC
Institute held i'm the Rev Mr.. Vincents church. The
Hon. George Could VicePrcsdent Of the Institute,
delivered the sautatory. The oratons of Messrs " g.
Bogne George I. Hall and Francis T. Fay succeeded.
Mr.. o. +. Nichols delivered the valedictOry.
BLOOMINGTON. IND.-MajOr S. w. Gordon Of
Indianapolis delivered the address before the Literary
Societies His theme Western Ciyization-in place
OF Bishop SIMPSON who failed to come or TO nofy the
Societies on Sunday evening, June 2s Dr G. b. Parsons
Of Portland KY delivered The Baccalaureate sermon.
union Charles Evans esq, Of Springfield, Ohio. dey,-
cred the Grafton and Mr. j. wicklide Jackson Of viii
mngton Del read poem At the conclusion Of his adj
dress the members OF the fraternity and their invited
guests retired 10 Pho Hail. where a bountiful repast
awaited them On the 3Oth OF June Gov Baker addressed
the students.
BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE.-The eighteenth
commencement OF the Baltimore city College took
place at the Hoday-s Theiter The building was filled
students pr Mcpherson, commissioner Of Education,
occupied the chair ana the Board OF school COMMISSION
crs occupied the stage IheeNercses were opened with
prayer, after which j. Georg, Chapman delivered san-
tatOry address entitled Human Progress George ".
Kirwan delivered AN Grafton On War, 3 Campbell on
" CIVILIZATION" NJ A Frank IN Earth's Benehctors,
w. II. shroud on "Subordinaon." John Darlington on
"Chiyaly," John J. Dobler on Life Purposes" and
James Frame ESQ., delivered uo second annual oIation
before the Alumni, on The Education OF the CitHeh
The certificates and Peabody prizes distributed.
The graduating class numbered 90
HAvERSFoRD COLLEGE, PENN.-The annual
Commencement exercises were 'pened July g. The Logo
Man Society literary association Of officers and stu
dents met the preceding e'ening. AZ the close OF
class and in accordance with custom introduced last
year Prof Henry Harshome NJ d.. delivered to them
was nat OF the sources Of highest knowlodge' He
concluded by quoting tho last words Of Admiral Penn to
his son William Penn and adding few sentences OF ear
nest counsel and Of hearty farewell on behalf OF the
faculty Of the college. The exercises Of The Commence
ment were held in the beautiful Alumni Hall Mes-rs
Joseph H. wis., Edward Hanson Cook. Louis starr l'r
iamn Cldwallder saterthwaite and FINLEY Iomns1n
delivered the vaedctOry samuel J. Gummere, A. ~,
President Of the College conferred the diploma Of Bach
class, Professor Chase adding complimentary remaFkA
TUFTS COLLEGE, MAssACHUsErrs.-Th an
hmidDs aud we're Ss follow; sniu,o,ory Olaron, Mr.
Charles Earnest Fay. Messrs james Emoy'Jr' Roland
/ Hammond. Charles Peabody, William SssOn, samuel
Tucker. Wilmot l.. Warren. aud jacob Norton drlv'
President Miner distributed the diplomas to TIC gadu'
The exercises in the chapel wcro then concluded and
the commencement dinner then partakcuof IN an
adjacent building, At which lrcsidcnt Miner Presided
Brief remarks made 10 the table by the President
the Hon Richard rockingham Of Charlcstowi. Prof.
Marshall the Rev L. l. Briggs Of Bang-r, Me- lInry W.
Bragg. esq, OF Charestown, Charles g. Pope % SoDrr
yillc the Row Mr. DemOrcst Of Ohio, and others. let
ter was read from GOV Bullock complimentary 90 the
College and regretting his Inability to be prcs"t com
The annual meeting Of the Alumni closed the Dis pro
ceediugs.
TRINITY CoLLEGE.-Thc Rev. VIM. Rlddcr,
ID. D.. rector OF - stephens Church fhadcphlt driV
cred the Grafton before the Phi Beta Kappa. Tie cass
prizes Of 500 each have been awarded a. follows senior
] Class Henry ferguson OF ntahloiu', 'oNh JuuIo
Cass-GeOTge q. HolhrOOkc OF New-lOTk. SOphdnOrc-
F. Il.
Waterman OF Rhode Island In awarding These prizes,
equal credit given the aggregate Of all the college
marks for the year aud TO special examination Nhth
- fIr the seniors IN ethcs ana methph} s' TOT Tue
In Greek for the sOphOmOrcs In the pure naihe.
natics and FOR the Freshmen Ia Latin The House Of
COnyocatOn met IN the college chapel on lc5day July
on the day the House OF COnyOcatiou assembled
business IN he cabinet at 10 The trustees met at the
hour IN tie library The Board OF Fellows iso met
In the morning The business meeting OF the hi Peta
Kappa met IN the Aiheh@nn az ~ o'clock In TIE after
noon the alumni gathered informally ia the cabGet.
before the House of Convocaon was delivered IN Christ
Church by the Rev. Walter Mitchell, OF Philadelphia
Subject: The debt Of American scholarship u Ainer
can life"
MARIETTA COLLEGE, Omo.-An address was
delivered before the Society OF Inquiry by j. f. futile
90 there was a Joint exhibition Of the two Literary So
ciees On Tuesday afternoon there were pr1ze decama
classes On Tuesday evening Dr. II. A. Nelson Of Lane
crarv Societies On wednesday at O'Clock n m the
meeting OF the Alumni was held Al lOl a IN. com.
menced the regular exercises or the graduating class
followed by the delivery degrees by President An
| drews on the afternoon Of Wednesday there was
adjourned meeting OF the Alumni at the congregational
Church. the exercises having relation To the Memorial
Hail. process OF erection on the college grounds
The house was filled to It's utmost capacy' inc oeca
The anniyersary OF the first OF the three days al
Gettysburg, and that Maor-Gen o. o. Howard whose
gen r. Dawes of the class OF 1900 presided the
| meeting He served under Howard at Gettysburg, ana
introduced the General the audience Thus introduced
and on such an Anniversary Gen Howard was naturally
led 10 review the events of the battlefield, ana IL was
especially interesting 10 hear the movements OF the day
and therefor set forth by so prominent an
actor therein In the evening there was ciOWued ana
| enthusiastic reception at the Society Hans.
BOwDoN COLLEGE, BRUNSWICK. ME.-Ihe
exercises Of commencement week at BOwdoin college
began Sunday. by the delivery OF the baccalareae
by President Harris OF the College. HIS text was He
bTews ri, a. On Monday evening the customary prize
defamation by the junior class took place ia the Chch
on Tuesday address before the Alumni Association
was delivered by Prof Packard Of the College on ms ate
colleague Prof smythe which was an apprCPfate ana @
tribute 10 the deceased Professor AZ meeting OF the
was submitted showing that subscriptions 10 the amount
Hall new Professionally has been established devoted
10 mineraogy, botany and chemistry. and Dr. George
! l. Goodae Of Saco, has been elected TO
| nm IT, Charles c. lockwood, Jr. OF New-fork;
city has been elected Professor OF Mathematics ana
Natural Philosophy 10 MI the vacancy caused by the
death OF Prof Smyth. on Wednesday thd exercises ~
commencement took place. The honorary degrees were
Conferred as follows: LII d. the Rev. Ruins Anderson,
ID ID of Boston, the Rev. John X. shepley oil 81 Louis
ID ID the Rev Thomas T. Stone OF Brooklyn, N Y; Da-
yid sIepey Of Yarmouth and the Rev JOhh ~ fske 0f
Rath n the Rev. Charles Munger OF Gardner; Capt
richard Tucker Of Wscasset; Col George W. Dyer OF
Calais and DIR. n. T. True of Bethel ON Ihursday an
address was delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa rator
nifv by the Rev Charles Beecher (brOther 10 henry
Wardl of Georgetown Mass His subject was the late
GOV Andrew OF Massachusetts, who was graunate OF
RoWd0n The usual public exercises OF CLASS uy III tho
| afteruoon terminated commencement.