New-York tribune., 1868-07-30
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTa

College.
tiles OF the hour and alumni as well as Undergraduate
members of our Alma Mater in the finest OF epirts
they prepare celebrate the addition OF another year
to the age of williams Some changes are noticeable In
the town Well in the College. The new Congrega.
forward state to allow of its for the exercises OF
ne week IL Is fine structure Of brick of sufficient slze
w oOO persons ana Is located ID cenual
I'D the town. standing just east of the Presldents
capneT and Is 20 pc nnShed With spre upon me % %ess
It is completed viii add much the appearance Of the
old church, already the ground been ceare OF the
ruined foundation OF tile old buldipg which 80
a fountain has been erected in the central
IN the faculty Prof sanborn TeSney having been called
to and accepted the Chair OF Natural History Prof Chas
GsT1 tnGsrs6n 6ne Ss Ss Of P ADMINISTRATION SS Pot %@S
Ph.D., formerly of Yale College, the Chemical Chair
sa@e his Seat in the faealty upon his return Prof Phil
lips who has ably filled the Greek ior some
been filled, but Mr. Dmmock, now OF the Boston Latin
School, is spoken OF as his probable successor On satr
day the friends and graduates Of Williams began to make
their appearance and since then the town mas heI I
idly, until now could muster great body should they
be drawn up in rank aud file The preliminary commence.
ment an exhibition Of the gymnastc classes under
large number assembled in Goodrich Hall saturday
evening to witness the performance among whom was
stun and founder of the gymnastic professor,
ship The exhibition was wen conducted. ana
ments of muscle The exercises Of Sunday were worthy
Of the institution The Rey Geo Mooar OF oaksn 81 no.
morning on the childke simplicity of christianity. At3
o'clock in the afternoon large assembly hlled tue new
graduating class that were to fall from the Ups OF DT
his text the words Of our Savior as found in Matt VII
SIS, Matt xiii l5 The President dwelt upon tho cub
eet of legitimate zeal as related TO the nteiectto the
heart arguing that related to the intellect must
be enlightened that both Its ends and means may bo good
frivolous; related to the heart that lnust spring
from love a. opposed TO aS ncr
odical zeal and also to envy and II viii ihe anpineai
happest STYLE and his application of the subject TO tho
class most solemn impressive The usual prayer
p"st = Prof Albert Hopkins took charge Of the
meeting. Prayer offered by Dr. Peters and the Rev.
Mr. Tracy Of the Madina Mission and the Rev. Mr. Wilson
OF the South African Mission In the evening the annual
nouuced by the Rev. Horace James OF Lowell and was
fine argument the spread Of Christianity not by forms,
the simple but living word Of God The Phi Kappa
gdsed eF doe pSeeeded to the duties OF
their usual annual meeting. one member OF the gradu-
sting class was chosen 10 m vacancy Occaoned by the
resgnatlon of one formerly chosen and members of
the present Junior class were elected 10 be immediate
members for the ensuing year. In the evening the
Adelphic Union l. e. the two literary societies. asse
bled in the church to listen 10 an OIatiOn De-
ilS Russell iS Of Boston Ills subject was the position Of
the man Of letters IN active Ife, J. e. the n, senO,
language and was replete with instruction arguing
that the scholars highest mission was to elevate ana
the State, he brought forward the examples OF sao
men as Dante, Milton, Newton, Everett, Adams, anu
rushed into the breach to save land from de-
struction to prove that the of letters who waf
Inc bnt only caused it to shine with the glowing
uster. To-day is Alumni Day day peculiarly CHERISHED
Society of Alumni was organized. The society met IN
e cGg o caPe I e ne = 1f t Sa @ n
piled by the Rev. Calvin Durfee, was furnshed 20 the
bers Of the society deceased during the year he
p q o %hS% Charles + ssf AGaU Of +
was elected President Of the Society for the ensuing
sHd patriotic remarks As this letter goes to mall the
Alumni are still in session viii send another letter
day, and also Of Commencement day:
! WLLIAMsTowN Mass, July 20-Wilams
9ge Honory degrees We're conferred Ss fol-
/ lows: LID President Paul A. Chadbourne OF the Unl
| Yale College Horace +. Clark of New-York and Alden
/ Marsh OF Albany DID, the Reys. Mossrs. Darus CaIk
of Waltham, Mass, aud George Mooar oi oakI"hd Na-
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
From Special Correspondent
| EAsToN, Pa, July 29.-The exercises con-
neced with the Thrty-third annual Commencement OF
this College have occurred during the present week.
and have called forth considerable interest the part OF
IFS friends in this community as well as abroad IBe
Baccaaureate sermon was delivered on last Sunday
morning TO crowded audience in the First Presbyterian
preached tho sermon from Titus ii, g. Ths was followed
y an appropriate farewell address by PRESIDENT Catte
in which he feengy alluded 10 the recent death Oh D
George Jankin formerly President 0f tue Colsge.,
conference meeting OF the students faculty ana oiheLs
held in the afternoon IN the College chapel ~ %nen
addresses were made by Professors Coleman, Osborne
Porter, and Cattell, and by the 6 K'V RroueTd q, w
Evangelical Society held in the evening rms 80,
cety was instituted TO commemorate the labos OF DaN
Rrncrd who toed for tie GENERALIZATION OF the Indians
only few miles from this spot FROM the C0ese Spod
may bo the village o Nazareth where lSIu
the foundations Of orphan asylum which has since be-
come the Theological Seminary OF the MoIaNlNs ana ~
s called Whithcds House. The main station OF Count
nzendorf was only 10 miles distant that this spot ~
rich in memorials Of missionary labor The rev. A. A. y.
Monday the result Of the eNaminatons was announced to
| the students by the Rev. Mr. Johnson OF Philadelphia,
chairman of the Synod's Committee ON Examinations.
Tuesday morning was occupied with the Reunions OF inc
The meeting OF the Alumni in the College Chapel IN the
afternoon largely attended and several measures
were discussed with reference the interests of the Col
lege Tho main business done the appointment OF
Committee OF twenty-five to secure S. 200, with which to
WHO perished in the recent The Literary Societies
were addressed in the evening by the Hon Gansha A.
| the struggles of Coumbus-of Lnther-the pilgrim
| fathers-oIr revolutionary heroes-and those ,,i OK
| the recent war; TO show there were stages IN the
deveopement and growth OF society ana natlons;; ;
The address was SNORT put NJ w. t ,as afer
to with interest by the audience; Mr f 9dVT W. M ,hc &
ward seTenaded at the United states Hotel by Tue stu
dents and citizens. The affair passed OF very happily
The public exercises of the Commencement touy drew
together large cOncourse After prayer py me teE ~,
! graduating class After a number Of prizes had been
awarded the Masters Olatlon was dc!VSteM ~ W. o.
me Honodr ame 6ees Mere conferred A. NJ Rev j.
=. COukey, Penn; Phi ID, X W. KAY hlons e!o & " c;t @
% Rcv M Meigs exPresident OF Delaware College;
IL ID las Curtis Hepburn VI. d.. Missionary TO CHINA.
1 omorarv oration Greek classics and the Bibewith
the VaIedictory addresses. by A. b. Howell lOpeaeong
! Springs " j. closed the exercises -, $50, -.
The Trustees collation. spread in the lecture room
OF The German Reformed Church, which was densely
hacked The table spread by the ladies OF Easton'
who dispensed the hOunes and added mueh TO tne e'
ioyments Of the occasion After the lemoNa oI tho
cloth speeches Of interest were made Dy eAHoa; ~.
lock President Of the Board OF Trustees, IIcse'
fell Prof Coleman, tire Rev. alr. Edgar 'ne i,en, ni
Johps0n and others. The annual eNee AT tie noue W
prof Green closed the festivities OF 'eS Ihteiee"s