New-York tribune., 1868-09-05
BROWN UNIVERSITY C0uMESCEMENE

PROVIDENCE, Sept. 2.-AlthOugh no special
programme Of exercises had been adopted to attract nc
special pains taken summon the Alumni upon this
notable year OF the life Of the University still by nat
ural impulse unusually-laTge number were congre
gated here to-day The procession was larger thaD We
have before and there very large preponder
Of elderly men The large church in which the ex
held crowded every part, and
ceptng the meetings OF the American Board or OF some
religious convention you seldom see more venerable @
leTes filed with ladies, who were deeply Interested
spectators OF the scene President Caswe presided
sisted by the Hon. John Holden High Sheriff Of the
county, wearing the sword OF executive Office. After
prayer the members Of the graduating class selected for
the purpose delivered their final college oIatlons The
exercises were Interesting throughout ana were con
The degrees were conferred as follows;
The Igret Of Bator Q Art'areadon DT8ht Beden Frank
Dsgge, Nyaud Doag George Walter Edwards Ssbl Til
sios GoSe Richard smith hoSan. Joseph Jackson IT, We In
Cen. H:s S R @ LT' SS 9'S5 smith & s
ESssr Wallace sd5s X'yegsGS g PgSs6'Ps . Vgsy E9s1
sg1e q sleA,9r Of PSDAy Sgoa hsy whSson Alien JOIN
The Ssiaistoy Latin Luea. Osborne Rotroed Frank
Class wh@ E;ss Laso n Posssao S Walt, M rs s1St F
Edgar Wallace sOddArd Townsend W. 4 Liberty he o.
sPg QressOD An Grafton Of iss hr' Css XGophOI ps
.rp Grafton q the F C1., HeurS wh.ltcn
@ SI:aoa Er.s Glass dss5s: Eq.ssI Read A;is
.u. the Ts. cfet.a an ooa Of The F Class. GseTs.
SSny an Oaon Of le F Class To,sOn Goods Low
an Orsiiop Of Cs Clarendon Dwight Beden North
,usa. an orsSa Ss Of the T.t Class James s5,%1on sas
Y The Rsssrs Of Ls,ag EssI. an 9non Of The h
PLOsoPs LIE the Philosophical Grafton William Carey Poland
The following Honorary Degrees were conferred viz;
in Course-Prahes C. Bowman New-YoEi Henry W. DemsB
" = M@SIPSsSss Se-YSt G Morse, Providence, RI
washngon The Rev James Mos PrssdsS Of the Cos.
jersey Howard osgOOd Professor in cOser Theological Sem
B. Angel President Of University Of vemont samue
a Howe M d. Superintendent Of Perkins Instation for the Blind
Boston Mas The Ou Nathan Clifford Associate Justice Of L. s. su
These Interesting ceremonies being the closing
grafton, The Sphere Of Independent Thought with
Lyon, of Fall River. Mass. The exercises closed with
prayer and the benedction, when the large audience
formed and moved back TO the University Grounds.
Here large tent had been erected In which the
Alumni dinner spread. The tables were conveniently
arranged for the COO guests who participated In the feast
After the wants Of the inner man were satisfied Presl
1ent Caswel, In few wellmcd remarks, congratulated
The the prosperity OF the University and the
Gen Burnside made brief response on behalf OF the
Btate Of Rhode Island He was followed by the Hon.
of Rhode Island though she needed none TO speak for
her. He wished the connection between the state aud
The University intimate, and that the former
would endow the latter. The Hon. Henry b. Anthony,
United States Senator, reiOced In the undniinished
Interest people manifested in collegiate edu-
many Of our colleges. lie hoped the Uni
NEIL had always closely connected the founding OF this
University with the residence OF Bishop Bckey at New
port. lie bad scheme for establishing large unver
atty at the Bernuda and during his residence at New
port, had fsmilarized the minds Of merchants there
Win the facilities ts region afforded for such an institu
tol When therefore, A Manning proposed the matter
10 them 80 years aerward their minds were already pre-
pared for It, and the result is this Uniuersity Prof
Fisher OF Yale College hoped the University would
realize the idea Of perfect college President Caswel
spoke the benefits conferred upon peope v the cnl
tvaon their minds and the founding Of institutions
for this end. Those who do this benefactors and
their names shall be held IN honor The Vassars and
Cornels shall be forgotten while the Empire state
sha live lie re- faith
win be cherished here He read extract from
letter In which Rowland g. { Hazard and
Rowland Hazard, father and son, promised
10000 for prOfcssOrsip. He stated that effort
bad been commenced 10 raise 10000 and that OF
this had been secured Samuel L. CrOcker OF Taunton
Mass and the Hon. George King each offered $1,000
The object The announcement was received with ap-
plause Addresses also made by Judge Wilson OF
Chicago the Hon. L. b. Foster United States Benate and