New-York tribune., 1871-07-12

| EEw-HAvEN, July lit needs no old orad-
uate 20 appreciate the many changes through which
Yale Ia passing Indeed. they crowding 40 tiokIy
upon IA that we ask, Is not all the old passing away
The college grounds the first evidence OF improv.
ment. In the northeast corner, the Farnam dorn
Tory OHers ltself IN pleasing contrast with the dingy
a1odes toward which IL faces To pass by 1t in tho oven.
ing seq - clean, smooth walls. IT, bright esslgbt and
II, broad. clean Railways makes almost wish that
The days of his ooegehood had been postponed Rear
II, the Durfee dormory turns stone back .he sts
Of the old Divinity whose destruction it caused This s
the most striking building on the grounds yet one knows
not whether 70 admire popularity In architecture
| OF really luxursDt students home The workmen arc
giving ii the lsst touches. md che Winter will SEQ IL
| occupied
The old 1ormitories however are by no means dis-
carded and even those who could receive rooms
more elegant buildings prefer many cases the cracked
walls and creokng starcascs old South" tho
unplaned floors NJ south Middle" The element Of coat
may be on important here while tho old rooms
rent On All average. for about $40 year. those IN 'h'
farn"in building bring $780, and in Dnriee S'i'' more
| PREsENTAIIos DAY
Tie programme Of the week sIof itself Of te most
! marked changes-Presentation and Commencement
weeks thrown into one This bab been effected because
Faculty that the uDdcs classes demors
ZOO after Presentation week and for tho harder
duties Of their examinations and because there existed
no good for Senior ante-graduaton vacation.
40 to-day have the Presentation exercises. tomorrow
the Alumni meeting and class reunions and on Thursday
Commencement
The traditional band played ~ traditional thu
green at 10 this morning and after the faculty. took
their seats in the south aisle OF the chapel The Pres
dent ascendod the pulpit and the graduating elias, took
their seats The President then announced the follow
ing prizes:
Ssror-BerEsey sch,r,bp q R'i,amr, Clark soiobrhp
Jga-Cart prize C,. c,l F',yPr-t RoP-,. second Rea
S5ptonors-RrgHsh Composition.
81, P;AssiPdEsr E BE ss,Oi !9 1es,los ITO ass's'. 3. T'
7hsrd Prtses-Cowies. Greene Lewis, Lyman. Tbom,-
The President announced that Mr.. Buchanan winthrop
Of the class Of 62 has given 5000 the interest Of whoh
ia to furnish two prizes for classic composition to tho
Junior class rst Of 800 and second Of 800 any
plus TO be added to the 0rst.
The usual Latin grafton TO the class by the President
omitted, and the class poet Joseph A BuTrjr OF
Brooklyn, was introduced. His subject 5ibyiliDe
Leaves" He traced IN good and, in come instances,
strong verse the hopes and expectations Of the class
delivering his verses with much effect The class GRAFTON
American Society" by Oryille j. Bliss OF Chicago
followed He treated society affected by the labor
problem and gave the subject clearer and more lhto
gent treatment than gets often from older ana more
pretcntous orators. lack of feeling IN the deyeiy
robbed it OF some OF its effect but II was Iecey.u
with much applause. The singing Of the partlhS odo
closed the exercises Of the morning o, ,,o ,,,,.,
At p M & 5ae s. Ja had been omitedEto listen 10 tho
class HISTORIES smoke the long pPesi ia aq sS OI ss
around the class which the beyys OF ladies'. who arc
aways attracted by these exercises assembled The his
to,iS1s were Henry Baldwin, IL. X. Elliott and n n.
Whttlesey. The histories were collections % tue many
incidents %hSn tS a % brinene nm tbe funny ide of @
ege life and fastening on tue members the mshaps OF
their Freshman gTeenness and the alsurdes OF their
Sophomore dignity. One old custom displayed tseit
as usual viz: The Presentauon Gay rain. Before tao
histories were finished the clouds hickened ana the
drops began to fall There tho usual scattering Of
white dresses but the exercises were finally concluded
I'm the chapel The class ivy was then planted the build
ngs renaded, and the 50odbyes SAID, this year
The regatta bail at the Music Hall closed the exercise.
OF the day. The hall handsomely decorated for tho
occasion. Landers band furnished the music and the
elegant toilets and graceful presence O tho aes VINO
always OIL Hales bathrooms made the andI redl ou0
TIE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.
Last evening exercises Of the school
took race building at the foot Of Coegc-st. Tho
following theses selected account Of their merit,
read before q select audience:
PRAYER the President George Benjsmn ChenleB
'56eat try SeS.ior4 Cig-on lot Blast Applied
A7ntageoq, Empoen. Of Wind Motive Poset h,l.
Bg Bow Ma f on Roof Taes. or tls Door' psl
Sasl SSs s o y fa. ri . 6,Sisi 6bsrt Pcoa
,y, @oo ~ .o n,SSla EF1 ioI sSi =. MOI
Methods Of LlyiHs Foundation to Wser Gog9 %''S & 20 20
ee,. joseph Frederick Klein CBnsineng SesHven-on Taroo'
No department Yale College has made greater pro
cress in shorter than the Scientific school Started
into active life by the berality OF Mr. Sheffield OF this
city, grown beyond the fondet hopes OF the friends
partment Its influence is drvctly felt in the older dc
partment and while has been supposed ia relieve the
academic department from necessity OF establtshDs
partial schools" it will probably be seen. before many
years that the success OF the scientific will forcs
the faculty to give the classical students optional
studies IN the same, some OF the same branches
The Annual Statement Of the Governing Board thi,
year IT, in fact a complete catalogue OF the school
New-Haven and NewYork have furnished the principal
gifts 10 the department. and about one-half the sum
proposed to be raised for imE,ediate endowments has
been secured. Two professors who were on partial
salary have been placed full salary, professor
has been appointed and number OF assistants added
Prof william Trowbridge. p graduate Of West Point.
officer OF the U. s. Engineers and OF the u s. Coast
Survey and recently the of the Novelty iron
Works in NewYork City, entered upon his duties as
Professor Dynamic Engineering at the beginning of
the present year Of instruction, and largo
hall in the basement OF Art building
has been conveniently fitted up for his classes.
The application Of the principles OF Geodeuo anu
Panetabe surveying to the survey OF elites Is eApAineu
M length IN the Report the only method OF surveying
by which city lots be laid out with perfect accuracy
The presence OF party OF Coast Surveyors near NeN
Haven will taken advantage OF TINS wear 70 ns,
seveT aduates of the school In the use OF nsuuen'
30 thar corps OF instructors may be available hecu
the gifts 10 all the departments OF science nsse
liberal the drawings Of the Novelty Iron NGrhs stoea
prominent example Ihe huiiOrr ont ~ year lsO-7l has
been I25, whom % were post gradua,es The state
| graduates and were special stuueA"' Inv
! Scholarships have all been taken up.
THE PRESIDENCY.
The question Of the Presidency was suddenly 'eV'e'
| ,bis afternoon There was effort 20 postpone 'no
meeting OF the Corporation till after the Alumni moe'ns
tomorrow but 1t not successful Ihey aSSeno'0'
in the President room at i m aud Prof. Porter was
eecfed by vote OF IA to g. The other candidates "eo
Prof Gilman. DR.. Thompson and the non VIM "'
Evars The vote for the latter would nave pesh pee e
ia n NOT been understood that De wouid not aecsp,
cav Jewell is understood 10 have favored MN IN oohht
- Xnnng Vale Prof Porter was born az Pennington,
| ~ AZ