New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
CON.uENCEMENTS.
AMHERST COLLEGE.


AMHERST. July 1.-THE Amherst Alumni of
oven a years standing would hardly recognize their
Alma Mater so many changes have been effected IN ana
around the College grounds since the last anniversary
Many Of the old familiar landmarks of their college
DAYS have disappeared walks are arranged, the
Campus is graded and the Walker Mathematical Han
coupleted-a substantial well beautiful monument
o the generous donor whose name II bears CONSTRUCTED
and G5 feet wide Of the medieval style of architecture
capped with graceful tower it affords striking CON
trast 10 the other college ediiCeS the knoll above
The first story contains the Presidents and 1rcasurers
offices and recepOnroom for the Trustees; the second Is
devoted the recatonroOms and instrument chamber
of the Mathematical Department while the tnlrd Is de
signed to contain the unique meteorological cabinet OF
prof shepard Work is commenced on the Stearns
Chapel which to cost $O and to be dedicated at the
semicent naia of the College next June. s,.. $780,.
The Bacoalaureate OF the President on SUNDAY was was
largely attended by the frends and graduateSoi tne o0
lege. Dr. Stearns selected as his text "A Wise man Is
strong; yea man of knowledge increaseth strength
AT the close OF his sermon he addressed the graduating
class upon the mOttO-"The highest education and all
for Christ" Last evening the Hitchcock Society of In
qury addressed by Prof c. " Weber OF MddleouTy
College Vermont upon Christianity in its Relations TO
Culture" comparison between the doctrines of Christ
and Positive Philosophy he closely followed the hne OF
fhought of the preceding speaker. -, .,o
Connecticut Amherst sends for the first time Fresh
crew to compete with Harvard aud Yale at Worces-
MS morning and though the wind against them
way and the current the other, made the three miles III
crew by over so seconds Eight entries were made for
tubrace, which padded amid roar OF laughter ana
with the mishaps. This afternoon contest IOr
the Hyde prize. $780, took place in College Hall THIS has
founded within the last Is 10
Class Like the De Forest medal at Yale the Hyde prize
were 5 L. Graves, GrotOn, Mass. F. j. Marsh. Leomn-
tar, Mass; H. b. Rice, Knoxyne Tenn W. n NoDIe'
tmes. Chicago H.; W K wekes, Albany n Y, and A.
T. Ellsworth, Newmarket n D. 10 tnS e4SS saiiSIaT ~
lion Of the audience, the Grafton entitled vi
1.e Nineteenth Century" by MI. Ames was accorded
Inc prize Later the afternoon there was another prize
coDethe sweetzer prize declarations of members of
Size two classes. Five from each class are selected
supposed to represent, not the best decEineIs p'
who have made the most Improvement III lhat ue
partment for the year, - - ,oa
20 Hayward and Bradley Of the Freshmen, and OF the
sophomores, Bancroft and Hall .,o o,,or,oo,, tho
exercises began. Judging from the oauon the IeStVa
Men in History" The Class Poem, by Mr. Wickes tO-
lowed From his subject, Glimpse he brought OUT OUT
have evolved, and are continually eVoVhg' hgnt-
The Class ode, by W. D. Perry. was sung. At O'Clock
tie Class and College gathered in College Grove TO listen
ctst The sophomores sang farewell song in honor
OF Seyentys departure after which the IVY was hJcu
Of abotIep Grafton bH W. n Noble, and the singing Of
the Ivy ode by F. F. Coburn. The day closed with
Mendelssohn Quintette Club of Boston. Tie Juniors
showed their skin in gymnastics in the morning ana
enough Freshmen made their appearance AT me 'Aa
Using class next Fall.
THE NORMAL COLLEGE.
FIRST COMMENCEMENT, AT THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC.
That somewhat dismal structure, the Acad-
envy of Music, last evening presented positively bril-
liant aspect The blue parquette and that BARE brown
desert which has cast damper on so many operas
were last night made TO bloom by the shower OF rosy
and the cloud Of white muslin draperes which de-
scended upon them. All was one rosebud garden Of
girls" II was the Of the Commencement Of the
Female Normal College and the young ladies were the
sweet girl graduates (and undergraduates with golden
hair" ..,....,.. 4, , ooo .,, -,
who could be present last night at the first Com
Of
uated In his opening remarks, Mr. Hunter the Presi.
dent expressed his satisfaction the rapid growth Of
the Institution which started only five months ago on the
l4h of February, and has now this large number OF
pupils. He expressed himself satisfied with the effort
Of both teachers and pupils The Gloria Patri" was
the school in chorus under the Leadership OF Miss
Caroline " Hitchngs, and the Rev Joseph Sahdersoh
Bernafd 5myth esq., President Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, who presided then introduced Miss Isabella Taylor
Holkns, the statOrian of the occasion Her address
being cOuched in English so that the favored few who
happened 70 be near the young lady could
Novels and Noyests," and Miss Frances ogden Edge
ward wrote on . Fricndships, and Miss Kate Andrew
on Women Educators Miss Anna E. Bauvelt sung
and wa. toiosod ~, 3 Miss Ly $5s amelia Sasi5
followed by some word from Mayor Hall. Mr.. Hall said
that he the Board Of Education was there for
long he his feet the audience would he bored
That made the Board Of Education The Mayor alluded
u the unwonted splendOr Of the Academy.
The Caseombs as u has been called led. WHERE , ne
stage lAppause.I 1 warrant there was never sucn
chorus on this stage before. And then behold That
scenery pointing 10 the groups OF girls Never before
has there been that stage such an absence OF thes
cal fats" Mr. Hall compared himself 70 an imp IN pan
tOmime who has sprung Unexpectedly through Trap
door, and closed by saying that he would now disappear
arupty, the demon I'm the fairy spectacle always did
When Miss Carrie French YOwer had essayed ON the
Power Of Defeat" Miss Ella COrnelia Dey pronounced
her valedictOry. And after the Echo" song by MISS
Agnes NJ. Mulane the address for which Gov Holman
Was down in the programme was not delivered, on ac-
count OF the absence of that gentleman.
Commissioner william Wood then made speech 70 the
interesting particulars concerning the beginnings OF the
institution and stated that the average attendance from
the start had been that showed the need there was
Tor such institution. He announced that silver ana
bronze medal had been offered by Jssnes Kelly, esq -
the young ladies who should write the best essays on
awarded 10 Miss Edge and the bronze one TO
Mira Jane W. MCKINNEY The names OF the four young
ladies who have been seected account or their pro
hceney studies 20 be the teachers Of the Training
school, were Misses Ella G. Dey, Frances .. Edge, Joanna
hltchel and Jane W. MCKINNEY.
Inc graduates who received diplomas were as foll0ws
Ida Abere Kate Aedua haa Barr Anna Esee BAuye Jennie
Bbeksocs boOnasd Alice Bogrt Rachel Ida
bnehmhn Mar n BrJsnl Fsbme Bedford Lenoa BBEiBgsme
L9ae A1g1,s, b''Esn h'T Berry AMAZE A coepe S"ssh
.sooa AegOsta KAN, Emms Louisa CisrE Carrie Cohe
AugustA ;. Chandler, Ella G. Der, Henrietta NJ. Deck
Maggie Dooe Maggie YrsBos DOras hsry Dunlap Frances
Ogden Eg Atbs LoetsA Fairbanks Jennie Gb sarah H. Cor
Gordon, Eleanor MARI Gallagher Mile Gardner
Geodch Louie Hail. JOS phise Hatch Came amyn Mary
Huton, Emma d. HAypes, Cor1slia A. Hogan Almirs H.
SAa Hayes Hattie C. jenkins mary Jsnks Adde King
Bis KssAn Maggie A. KesrBsy Alice kn0T. Helen LITTLE
May EdtL LSEsf Lyon Maggie Marshall Maggie
L~s-s h0sOu Ages Marie haAhe Hssn hoAe0e MoCre har