New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-19
AMHERST COLLEGE.

AMHERST, Thursday, July 14.-Yesterday was
mainly devoted to the Alumni Association The register
indicated the presence Of lis graduates ranging from the
class of p that of 3d. In the morning mt 10 o'clock
College Hall well filled with visitors. The meeting
was called to order by the President the Rev. DR.. T. H.
Alden of South Boston, class A.. The following officers
nominated and chosen for the coming year lIes
ident the Hon A. b. Ely Vice Presidents the
Beecher Of Brooklyn, the Ri Rev. f. ID. Huntington OF
syracuse, Geo; Rowland, esq, Of Chicago secretary
Seelye ". A. Dickinson, f. ;. Luoel, W ;. Tyler r. H.
Mahcr, W d. Herrick. The report Of the Committee on
the Founding of Glass Scholarships presented by W.
Griswold OF Greenfield, Mass. 1t is expected
that every class that has graduated WILL ,i Sc,
will be the $1,000. The College needs funds 10
unport the yOung men Who come 10 Amherst in needy
circumstances To bring this before the attention OF the
Alumni Mr.. GriswOld submitted a notion "that a com
mittce OF more he appointed from each OF the
classes In secure the requise sum before the Jubilee"
the classes have already done TINS ana e pro
ect has favorable appearance The members of the
socaton called upon to make remarks among others
the Rev Mr.. T. c. BiScOo, class 81 ana the Rev Grouta
missionary from UmvOb south Africa, who has spent
80 years in missionary labor among the natives The
Rev DR.. L. r. Hickock late President OF Union College,
spoke for his college, while Prof. g. n Weber Of Mid
dlebury College, Amherst 49, remarked that he found
himself in the position of man with two objects OF diec-
ton He loved the Alma Mater. and wished her abund-
ant success though his sympathics with
his own institution other speakers were: George How
land Of So Principal Of Chicago High SCHOOL, p
Paine ID. d., u, old tutor A. f. 7. Perkins, d. d..
and Dennis Workman, ID. ID. G. c. Collin Carleton" OF
The Boston Journal, and the Hon E. H. Lawyer OF East
Hampton Mass. elected honorary members OF the
Association. Mr. Coffin called upon as representa-
% the Press
College Hall was well filed this afternoon at the Social
Union of the literary societies. Mr.. l.. T. Wmpple OF
Boston presented "A characteristic address All man
kind divided int two classes Llborers and LoafeIs
This obituary record OF the year follOws Charles
Bentley, Class "a; Charles 3 Porter ~; Daniel Hunt,
u.s. Justin Perkins 49, Ephraim Forbes 80; Ebenezer
Burgess 81; Robert Wilson and stephen A. Paine Of 1872;
Isaac Clark Pray, 33; Pny b. Day, "a; Ell Illusion, "a;
VIM Osmyn Gorlam 49, II. ID. Stone, ~; John NJ. Emer7
Charles A. KmbaIl "a; Samuel C. Staples, 5G; George
Macomber 62; whole number of deaths for the year. ~
average age, 54GG6.
Deaths not previously reported-samucl Dunton, 26;
Clark Sibley, 20; George l.. Holiness 800 George W.
sOuthworth, 'Ss; Charles p. Johnson 49,
On Wednesday evening there the social gathering
Of the Alumni, Reunion OF 81 the receptions OF lhe
Secret Fraerntes and the usual seenades of the Pro-
tessors. Only class met this year. the remainder
having ADJOURNED till the Jubilee next Commencement
This also accounts for the small number OF the Alumni on
the register.
was present. The list Of exercises follows:
Latin SsutsiOry James o. Aer, Pomfret Landing Conn., Ora
College Honor walter Wyman, ST. Louis Mo- Grafton spirit OF
cation John Peabody Richardson Dacut; Grafton Modern Hero
Marco Charles Watson oIori n l.; Grafton Natural
science Washington Choate. Er Philosophical Grafton Philosophy
Mtor Conn Grafton Freeion Of the Pres Cornelius G. Trow
Suudend Grafton External Reforms George Eaton sutherland
Utica u Scientific Oaton Science and Revelation, Frank
Mah Leominster German Grafton America Chas
H. Ame. Chicago Grafton Our Alma Mater" A. Para Lyon Homer
n Grafton An Exercise In Grammar George H. White Frances
town, ~ H.; Philosophical Grafton Influence Of William Hamil
ton" Bwsrd NinsloW sundeni; The vsdcto THE utol
After the OraOn the President conferred degrees as
follows, beside those bestowed the graduating stu
dents:
A b. BIraornsrArhur Wellington Tyler NewYork City. NJ
eouIse-Cass Of o A. NJ Honorary-Ruus D. Woods tnned
e. Pond Danbury Conn H. G. Marcy NJ D. Cambridge Mas. Chas
ffdenes PANE D. D-The Rev. George Henry Could Hartford
1onl Prof ptorge Nelson Weber Mdebury college, VI LII D.
The Hon. Chas H. DOoltle, Utica. ~ Y