New-York tribune., 1871-07-11

bosO., aae 10 victory, leaving Il -, IN hosp
eo''' living ON battehelds ana ~ % the quality
aeloo, ,orpens is the best eViue.Vo ne pingies in
tasanu ,he religIon which sno - - tho
0tthe 49, - o,d discipline. IHo =, ,rrine the
her n' -, ,s practically snS'v" 'o,ive and con
.s rIns last i've aydisSs which stand upon
tinuous. OF tbt the most valuable WbeaTtif ia now
5e ere. isGG GSaG decled 5s ana fr i Of these walker Hail.
Hndsr odoci.ve era in tho hsv' Tho end of the days
- te dawn Of ,ee made without apparent Se
whoa cole 'e etriet the most ugly anu me Uberaiitv
SSieh bricks and moTssT Who ded at Newport L. IN
d i,r Nls s Tcsl1ed TO the Noehv ore,tion of the
S5ich $1,000 were neme The remainder Of his be
nal %h heep divided IN ivnus itnd vl t 10 the encour
ana prizes. hts study of mathematics anu @ ,,e d,r,tiy
az - The Walker legacy ms DC "ir, aud provided
sustained w. ~ excellence in TINS denartmen', Wo & IN M
ter ~ !, has Afforded further moi'arb, mil however
rbg s.ea'n.l Ter surpas- IN beauty of design nnu
y iotheis ia the quadrangie, Is thv CV oi ,a nv
ed'5s - - [lifh were mainly given 10 lht 'Vl d
- 1o 1.!- Ste9rns son Of President stearia, "uu
W o.,.r.rous merchant o New a. a. Ne 955 of
.,9s Sas laid with appropriatt is com
80 sepfenher and by the time the tWeIN r.
is.e tbe new church will be hn.,ld anu anu ,lt of the
@ ipg out boldly toward the distant nsls t :" aboVe
ssi 11j with spire. all OF stone rsns G - tbe most
- s,nirence ON which 10 rests VII ~ o s re Connecti
& &,, ~ ,-sl' as attractive churches OF lhS sbed
- Vsicv East College Will ne h halter dOrmi-
81 ive ID free scOpe. and new anu nue. r the college
,,svi5e5 og the southern portion UI ~ is also t6e
s,,s TIe College in acquiring the cii chime Of
rs.pant of another valuable t5 in the tower OF the
Vi.ici Iayc already been laceo III .l' m ~, otorino
church on6 rang ont their htsl 1 ms of amherst
& l,7T ~. fLer coanilys fields Of honor hss - tb ne
r. aueuty discussed ont % tlc ~ . Dreeedence and
- ''te q, nj designs from Mead and one OF % IWV
0s' Scuptors b aIo vs. essrrcd Nj. George Howe of
49, .-. - son Iieut. sidney W Howe zen III tie nc
Da' ol ~ I,xccsior' Br gade, and who graduated
Ia Est 49, couple OF years earlier offered to present
tso G9"fe & a." rerpetnal memorial Of her deeds and
at-ss in The war OF the Great Rebellion. Mr. Howe
& s - -. church is finished tho bells are in position
There are nine az them, complete Ia nuptI auc fi M
'a1ly ,ud the largest bears tue inscription VIII" ''''
e. bells are placed here by George Howe OF Bos-
. l are he made 10 chime on a suitgo'e occ'sos %
n r,,ysmoratiOu OF the brave patriots who lost lAeH
.iy.'' Ii ne var Of tue Great Rebellion OF ls6l.' o.
',-rra will De heard frequently during THIS Com
soo.rsent week And to make his Gift more valuable
I'd r.rir' NJ Howe has also endowed 2 scholarship,
b,b ain Weld $50 annually for the next four years 70
he expended in The instruction OF payer OF he Glles,
erd rom among the students me N ss 5e SnUSe man iG
Nv Frb ,sa anfire cost of the new church edifcc,
exo.gga Of the bells will probably he s5O0, Of which
III s'earnss contribution viii deiray more than four
rf-,s ana the remainder will BE- supplied by private sub
,,inf,T leaving the church free from debt incum
br,tsa Of any Kind Tie next new building whlch An
be--+ college ueeds-and it needs il very much-is.a
Hbyv Fr tle present it Is indeed far more important
thar the M church, and there are strong hopes In
the trustees during the coming week VIII tAe action
si-iy a., The hook have long since exceeded the
t,s-itv of the present building and $4,000 are
hand with which 20 buy more. The annual income from
teregu8r library fund also steadily increasing ana the
embarrassment OF riches which ought to be Immediately
utlzsi -rOVs yearly mole pressing. Seven thousand
dollars all that are now available Tor new library
building, and Amherst waits eagerly ior its next Dehe-
factor TIE building now occupied by the library VIII
probably he devoted TO an art gallery and museum Wheh-
ever ls- pr sent mission Is fulfilled.
Amherst however. no sooner closes the BOOKS OF t1e
'st hat century than she meets face TO lace the lTo
l'ul. oi he present ana the 1uture Inc woman qu a.
ton" already throws its ominous presence across li'
ptth a1 the attention OF mere spectators ana IIehe
aike u rapidly centering upon the lesue Ihe SC'
OF Amherst have always said that women wonld De ad
actiY the conditions as their hrothers came Whi
tsy presented themselves and passed the eXamna
% RsTs at os t Sm 5en Sse M eaers az 4S
Mlssschsetts ana one II is said near relative OF Pres
lasH' losve 10 attempt the examinatiohs and
'qde. o. p6S5ce Of The Faculty but they have dis
i T Thoroughly and frankly, and by decisive major
W ropmended the trustees 10 grant the request IheIe
,cb doubt however. attending the action OF the cor
rrttan and the strongest friend, ol the arc
nl ~ an sanguue OF the result Ihree OF tlt mos con
,olln and influential trustees, the Rev Dr h > Slols
q, Brolkyn Mr. Samuel BOwles OF ne hpriHgPci0 nc
nat ia mere al The sessions OF the Board this week, ANA
their Absence i 10 does not involve deeat o tht IAN
pnicants' petition viii very probably lnduce the post
t,o.snent oi It's fnal decision Were the three absent
insmb0rs here and acting the prospects OF these
pioneers Of the new departure WOuH, Ger
tainIy be very much improved. should tue
@ women e received t their wish and the intention
Of the Faculty that tey shall take the sale course ana
tb, whole OF IT, that prescribed fOr the other students
TheTe = nothing either Impossible or lmprdcctoe III
tins and. whatever the result may De, the lTleId, OF
fbs higher and broader culture for women, ana who
inesn by that entire and absolute equality with man.
Clrntry will their theories De fairly and hon
es, than IN Amherst The trustees also propose
whose Justice and wisdom there cannot he the
shadow OF do9o-tS increase cas- n6ersa the saes FScSy
could command, to-day, double the ga salsT az : :
SieTe their duty holds them others deserve pensions
for their efforts and sacrlnces IN the past and Wme
there whose services are neither invaluable nor
tbily bestowed The sons Of Amherst realize with the
res of the world that the days OF stcass ntol third
rate salaries Is past The lecumary interests OF te stu
deuts viii also be uunOced by the trustees. Ihfv
propose advance the tuition 70 the scale Of the older
college, though II vii not De maae 70 Ieach the sland
ard of Harvard and Yale. From this accession VIII be
realized ia part the funds needed for the additional sal
airy %! the instructors ana for other expehs-tbt cur
rent receipts Of the College having, last year as
for several preceding, fallen below its expenditures.
Fjr S,uienta whose means are imteu, AIpheIrI WI,
hOwevel lose none Of her WOLted attractions. Twenty
scholarships have already been secured by private
Or class donations, yielding IN some cases more tdh
sufficient 70 delray the ordinary expenses imposed by
the college, aud several more will probably be estab-
Lshed during the week Restrictions upon these acvan-
tagcs almost nominal, and the deserving rarely
lax t4slr assistance There are now IN active opera
Uon IN ihe college p scnoarshpS lLe ga4 annual lh
come OF which Is s2Oo. and IN addition II classes
o. ptF4. m different departments are open 10 compe
t.lioh oN al the htudells, ana yleiOng, beside
,ae s.eTy; an, an annual pecaniaTy return OF
prize uor scholarship IN its giit.
Tue obituary record Of the graduates for The past
NfIs Niii'h VIII ut puDlcitu on wednesday. includes
a. names, 10 which added those Of ive Alumni
whose deaths had not been previously reported.
Tle best known and best remembered Of the dead
~ the year Charles II. sweet.er whose
q brilliant career IN college aud later IL Jour
nadsn yet fresh IN the memory NJ hundreds Of ms
Hlends and associates gathering here this week Sweet
81 diel alone and in strange laud-at Piiatka, Fla
!asl h-V Years day, the saddest end OF one Of the
brightest ives which Amherst ever bore on ite records
Among TIE others who have departed during the last
academic year are Chaplain Crssev the second Mime
80; Regiment, the Rev Lewis Clark for p wears pas
syt ., "AinsNlne MIS- Young Abbott Of the Cass Of
~, VIZ died. Principal OF one OF the largest public
h'hp5is of -. Louis, No, and George W. seavef who
lr-o1 ID the Naruna, which fO1udered al sea Of the
Fp'i' coast On the &th OF last October The average
axe pf fue Graduates deaths ocptrraF du,,.