New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06
RUTGERS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT
THE BAccALAUREATE SERMON.

The Commencement exercises of Rutgers
College were begun last evening BY the delivery or the
BaccalAurelte address to the young ades-nne 10
beiOf the graduating class. The exercises opened at
O'Clock with appropriate ceremonies conducted by Prof.
Martin after which President T. d. Pierce OF the College,
first ~ the audience then % the class, delivered the fol-
lowing address:
The subject OF this evening chiefly Of interest TO you
because concerns your To the public at large
must address my remarks although would rather con
ne them to you individually because they are OF per
sona interest The equality OF all people before God Is
taught IN the Scriptures. We cOgnizant OF the great
principle OF equality OF all people before the law But
the law grants 10 such privileges and powers when
make ference repugulnt alike TO Christianity and
experience. IL tends 10 create an meIuahy
among those entitled to its benefits And pre-
ci-ey this has been done this State in the matter OF
and religion that Of parent and child The WRONG,
then OF the education Of onehaf 81 the whole peop NAY
vel claim the earnest attention of the whole Christian
Church. While the state has granted large sums OF
money for che education Of men1nd in that they have
done we-they have done but little for women, when l.
a great wrong 10 the community. 10 Christianity, anu VI
the interests OF society. There Is IN tins matter
great wrong 20 I've righted, a great duty 10 he done
Woman generally considered 10 be inferior 10 man. put
the time will come when IL will bc dscreded that this
question entertained This idea arose among
the Oriental nations where woman u made the slave anu
drudge Of man. She was made to DO the most menla
labor and kept under until She Vac supposed 70 De nr
BE- carried to higher degree than most people conceive
Up % certain extent men are educ ated equally ahd
II Is only when the question OF thelr iatsfe pr' M, ~
that their roads dlyerge. III IL II pest the that lLe
young man should be literally educated and bis Judg
maured why IL II not best for the young WOMAN
college that he should not be glad to have he wife learn
TIE idea that she Il 10y Is riieni0Is' sue Snou
c0nsd-red-and San equal Ihe ShVe u4Atl f
tween civilized Europe hafcivllzed Asa, ana savage
hbr a Dotion H. dvancir or rptrocr,,lng depends
on the place that she occupies The great question OF 20
men OF obtaining complete education. The speaker
then showed how much has been done for the education
fha fact ~ II
t has been done Institutions Of learning
have been founded and endowed from the earliest pc
RODS history being then connected with the state
This the among the Assyrlans Esy ptlais, ana
cot,mporary nations, Their temples were colleges as
with fixed salaries were established These show what
Wa doss Tor the gduesuon o. men man 'e him an e
may be gained by ganeng al the university Oh oAIQru
England In A. D. 1901 it hal 500 Students II now has
eUO one-half more than then. But England ha-. made
no equal provision for the education OF Womhn In TINS
rercf The United states has followed her example un
recently when forefathers struck for liberty and
equal rig1 OF all there provision Tor the position
which Woman should occupy. Here again see the
ample OF England. To show how ignobly woman had
been treated he referred the provisions which thls state
had recently made for the education of men, Columbia
College fbe Odestin the state has s. 10000 capital Cor
nell = 800 90 and ~ prOesSOrshlps New f0rE College,
Sl0D9o The whole number Of male universities, 10,
with an immense endowment. and during the
last few years this provision h,s oeen. sTneatIyy
that from the first settlement OF the state down To lew
wears back, there have been no colleges for women
ment Of three OF them is little than siloOOO Rut
College has endowment 30 great II the ulHer-
ence in III matter the wonder j. that there i not
greater actual inequality between the sexes The fact
that under such state OF things the iehs!e lhtett nas
held IL position the face O the masculine Intellect
nryyes lis power II such things had been done TO man
n il a auest0n whether he would have borne this In
eouaity 30 we'll Much should be done in the mat
tsr OF the education Of but there should also DE
much done 10 bring the education OF WOMAN up 10 th't
standard. am, -
In the matter OF educating, women are filling the
ranks II il especially female occupation therefore,
let u. that there higher institutions Tor her ed
cation. o.--- -,
special emphasis 10 this declaration that nave made
that woman is individually fitted mentally Ia pursue
higher course instruction. Entitled you were last
year 10 receive the usual diploma, you chose 10 pursue
an additional years study which eq1s the in e2ese
corse Won have the honor Of being the rst full col
eye graduates with corresponding degrees We are con
ient that you will acquit yourselves n0Dy ahu mAJ
God sanctify future