New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-02
THE COLLEGES.
LEwIsBURG UNIVERSITY.


LEwIsBURG, June 30.-This University town
Of Central Pennsylvanis situated In the Bubo Valley
on the susquebannah River It's interests are greatly
subservient 10 those OF the College unusnl degree
Of Intelligence and culture pervades its socsty Con-
nected with the University are four departments In
active operation: English Academy. presided over by
II. L. Atkinson A. NJ; Classical Academy under Pre-
man LOOMS, A. NJ; Female Seminary, under Miss H. y.
spratt, and the College proper Justin r Ionis, d. D.
La D., being President Of this and OF the UNI
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On Saturday evening last the Commeucesnont week
began with the meeting the Alumni presto ed ~
Chauncy u. Ripley, esq, OF New-Yrs city The Rev.
cred by Col VIM II. Harrison Of PHILADELPHIA class q
1861. Subject: Cavalry, Artillery and dnfan'ry;i
the front and lead on I'm all the great mo'emenis Of tho
age. The bummers, the bandts the Coss,sks me RAID
depress the interests Of civilization. Afthery hlts az
long makes 6g hci ana sn6 e ~ - Constitute
the artillery Infantry does the hard nghtpg These arc
t WSs T resd bS M Jones esq Of wkSa Penn
titled 1.-THE Glory of our Age" Tb poet paid
ON sunday morning n W Baptist church edhce was
dedicated. II is stone structure. Its cost was 5000
one o,s az our i most prominent Brcokyn churches The
Rev. Harvard Castle, DID, OF west Pbisasps' o, rse
golden age Church not yet passed was the text
Ten Thousand dollars were raised to aid hqHna'nE
In the Afternoon, an important sermon Sore the
S s for Moral and gsSn 9q o SS eS ~
sity; theme Archetypes." The Tanudas referred 70
the heavens and the earth. Among these we're The Nee
siah Jerusalem and Paradise. Thus, great arcleypal
IDEAS were unfoded In creation. The lower creation lad
reference to man. he being their archetyps: yeni
the Archetype Of the Church Of Christ, ne a. s-ed
a. opposed to Darwinism and spontaneous gem ion
man as made for Christ. The science OF compare re-
Iigon, Just opened in Max Mulers LONDON
r Trs Gsier nature e and aS deny On e:
bapfism OF four young ladies OF the Ser In tho
evening sermon was preached beIgir We t,uslNanla
Baptist Educational society by The key s'aos Sey,er
of Philadelphia. On Monday afternoon Nom ersary
OF the Female Institute took place. NE me tho
graduating class were as follows May Jar Lewis
burg; NJ Addie Keeler, Keelersburgi Otte Such.
Lancaster; Lizzie f. Baker, Linden Hal %. ,cDon.
Emily Garrard, sharpsburg; Emily Ia akes-
barre; Lizzie Whitaker, Reading; Frank 1'ke' Vim
field; Fanny Matthias Caryersvlllei MAY i0t
MOreland and Lucy Hamilton OF Couderslor NJ
sented the Valedictory Addresses. The ladies' a. ID
mendation for their essays. The President .I-
versity delivered an able address, In which TAT
he abhOrred from his soul efforts 10 secure n nd
ence and separation OF the sexes Their int ed
10 be nterlinked, that the best welfare OF p "
be subseTved. In the evening the literary ies ~
the University were addressed by the Rev. III. n. Gal
laher OF Brooklyn, concerning The Land we y q "a"
His enumeration OF the slang phrases by vii. Amen
can ideas are expressed OccasiOned the audience h
break into frequent and repeated bursts VI laughter
on commencement Day the annual procession Was
formed in the town, and thence the Faculty, Trustees,
Curators Alumni and friends wended their way thro
heat and dust 10 the College, building thar viIcN
there are few larger better adapted to collegiate
purposes The following degrees were conf a I;
A Is. in course upon the gentlemen OF the Niu
ating class a. NJ. in course, the Rev. j. p. Tustn j.
X Weaver NJ. d., ID. VI. Jones, J.. II. Painter q. II.
Irwin; A. NJ, Honorary, the Rev: Azariah shadrach,
Satzblrgh Penn the Rev. G.. ". Powell, Wilmington
Del the degree Of D. ID. upon the Rev James b. Sim
mons Of New-York; the Rev. T. g. Taylor Of Chicago
and the Rev d. j. Yerkes OF Plainfeld NJ. The Mas
tiers Grafton was delivered by q. Henry Irwin, esq,
Harrisburg, Penn; subject, "slence.' PTesiGeni
of thorough and liberal study element of practical
power. A commencement Dinner was bountifuy
spread by the ladies of Lewisburg.