New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-17
COLLEGE COMaLENCElIEyTS.

LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, PENN.-This Con.u-
will hold its Commencement on the Goth inst Tho
Galusha A. Grow will deliver the anniversary add
before the Literary Societies.
MERCER UNIVERSITY, Cattle cOmmoro.
ment Of this University took place last week Pre.dS,
Tucker delivered the Baccaaureate address, The ,oo
ing are the names OF the members Of the cradn.,
class: W H. F0nte OF Memphis, Tenn VIM. r. OEesH
OF Thomson. Ca; James A. Harley Of Sparta Ga Ie1n
i. Dupre OF Wilkinson County Henry C. FtbeJd sVls
E2tonton; ". W. Bacon OF Albany; T. j. Stanford -
Harris County; Oh. W. Howard Of Bib Connfy.p ~
Sanders OF Peneld; Jas. A. Carswe OF Burke G6nn,S
Chas X. Henderson Of Harris County; Jas Callaway Il
Albany.
STATE SEMINARY, ME.-The annual exam;r.-
ton Of this Seminary took place on Tuesday la., tn.
Latin sautatory delivered by George Herbert s,a
bridge, and the vaedctory by Augusta s. Burbank IT,.
other exercises were az follows: Present Condition a
our Country" Edgar Willard Chids; Abraham IN
coin" Herbert Blake; Diligence Insures Success
Alouzo VI. Garcelon; "The Power Of the Press" me-.
dore Greenlaw wilder; Truth and Progress Chars,
Leroy Hunt; " Individual Greatness" Arthur Given
Moulton; american Nationality" Alfred Randan
Evans Courage" Horace Wayand Tlden; "Ambt
tiOn" Edwin Francis Mason; Influence OF superoy
Minds" Fritz Walter Baldwin; New Things" Alice I
Llbbey
RIPON COLLEGE, WIs.-Last week was tho
Commencement week Of this College President Fairfield
of Hllsdae College, Mich delivered lecture before tia
Harmean Society his subject being, "Thrtyhree Days
in Rome" The Commencement exercises as follows:
Grafton. Sacrifice It's RepulSOn and attraction, George
c. Duie; Essay, Fine Am Its Law and Relations, Emily
<. Cook; Grafton, The Soil j. Horace Tracy; Oraion
The Money Kings MyrOn w PnkertOn; Grafton, The
Popular Idea OF Justice, A. J. Chitenden; Grafton The
End OF Man as Found In the Law OF Growth L. b. Ever
dell Commencement address was delivered by the
Rev John B. CULVER, d. D., Of Chicago after which tie
degree of Bachelor Of Arts was conferred upon eaeh
member Of the graduating class
BATH COLLEGE, ME.-This College held its
Eleventh Commencement this week. the opening exer.
clses taking place Sunday, when the Baccaaureats
preached TO the graduating class by the Rev.
Dr. Cheney, President Of the institution. The annual
Augusta, Me. On Monday evening prize declamStlons
delivered by the Junior and Sophomore classes hs
order Of exercises being as follows The Great National
sumner-Wn. Henry Bolster; " The Unity OF the Repuh-
lc," RussellGeOrge Byron Files Extract from Morton
(Original)-GeOrge William Geoman; Extract from Mar
shall Dexter Mcguire SMALL An Eulogiun-JOsah
Chase r. Extract nom Grcclcy-Charles Albert Mo0er
Paul Revere's Ride Lougfcllow-LuelenC chase Graves
ANDREW Johnson" (OrignaD -MphOnsO LuzerRe
HougltOn; 1.-THE True Rcformers," Greelcy-Galen Al.
pbOnsO Newhall; "Our Flag" (Orinnal)-ChaTlcs Ots
Freeman. Prizes were awarded WIN. Henry Bolster,
Charles Otis Freeman, and George William YeOnan.
ST. STEPHENS COLLEGE, n. Y.-The exami-
nations at ST. Stephens College, at Annandale, held
July 3d. 5th 9Th and 7h and the commencement the
9th The examinations very thorough, and the stu
dents with few exceptions did themselves much credit At
the commencement addresses were delivered by MesSra
Tracy, PHI, Ormsbee, Thomas, Foster Sirykar bshsp,
aud Toy The prizes awarded as follows: Hebrew,
Ethics, Mr. Bishop Alumni prize FOR Helenlsuc Greek.
Mr.. FOy; Greek, Latin, logic, and Reading. Mr. stryke
Mixed Mathematics, Mr.. OrmsDee; Pure do Mr Nebel.
The usual degrees conferred the only honorary one
being that OF ". a. upon Mr.. Watson b. Hail. Tutor In
Racine College After the literary exercises the guests
assembled In the College dining hall, where speeches
were made by the Warden the Rev. DR. Fairbairn. and
ETY. celebrated its anniversary Wednesday night, and the
same evening the regular meeting the Alumni was
held. when the Old officers, the ReyJ Carey President
the Rev. f. Harrison Vice President and Mr. a. Z. Kim
Der, Secretary, were unanimously reelected.