New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-01

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e valusbe bat We Lave not ne means o. eIgs MT ,i
bach it. history e Impressed With The great amount o got
would seem to show The Williams every
roqd Of her history and eye az @ 70 s %
tanning her reputation Immediately rests and thereby give pmAaea
In the afternoon the address and poem before the
Alumni were given I'm the church The former was ny
the Rev. d. r. Cady OF Arlington, upon the relations 81
colleges to the public. The poem was by sidney W.
Cooper Of NewYork its subject, Modern Statesmen
At o'clock large number assemDes on the Da1hs ~
the river TO witness the first boarace that me hOosao
knew. The scene was brilliant one rms evening
n crowded house greeted the speakers az tne Ir.s
Rhetorical Exhibition. The prizes were awarded ~
follows $50 to Mr. Nav; nrst s0pnon0Te plsi 10. " A.,
s. II. Woodbridge second SO, 10 Mr. m "a NJ
Junior prize, s25, to Mr. Berens second 3D. 70 MI
The classes Of 1885, 'sl and 6s held their reuHssn -
day. There present OF the foTmSf ri"T'' ia
man The Rev John Tatlock \. Potter, A. O. Potter
E. c. Smith, Henry Root, NJ. d.; :. W. bO"les' NJ ~
Gen. Jas. a. Garfield
COMMENCEMENT DAY-sOCIETY REUNION-THR
| COMMENCEMENT sPEAKING-ALUMNI DINNER
WuLIAMsTowN, June 29.-This is a holiday
| for all the country people round about. They come
crovdine down here from the hills, and thrOngng the
streets hand in hand The great principle that actua"'
them seems be, 10 go where the band goes hey io
low it in all It's devious marchings, and when many
brings I'D at the church, with the long tram oi ahm
| bebnd H. there is a division In the ranks; a pa"
being
outside The with the fandango mas long deem an
institution here on Commencement days All day long,
while the exercises going on, DOWN Oh the 'oeS'
hall ground his fandango is turning, It's seats nued oy
rustic maidens country youths, Who this one day
all the year. are entirely regardless OF expense"
tent or two with some sideshow, occasionally divide
the attraction. The lemonade man, the ice man.
and above all, the gingerbread man. do thriving DuS
ness.
smoke I'm one OF my letters. OF the decay that has
oyertaken the two debating societies. There en-
thusiastic meeting this morning, at O'Clock, OF former
and present members of the societies. for the purpose
awakening something like the old interest in them The
venerable Gen sedgwick Of Sharon, Conn., who appears
here as regularly as Commencement ITSELF presided
Energetic speeches were made by Gen. Garfield Pr0L
Bascom Mr.. Hill, Assistant Attomey,Gener OF ths
limited states Mr. Gunster OF 67, and others. Inc ueA
OF union OF the two societies, thing which mas long
seemed inevitable, was secuted Insy agoup.n, 20
again next Commencement whether tnls ncS az th.
nlay of interest the societies, on the part Oi INC
alumni will be eicacous enough to resuIrect thew re-
An adjourned alumni meeting was held at quarter
nine which was mainly devoted u "reminiscences OF ts
alumni deceased the last year. Inc introduction ol
resolution by Prof. Bascom To appoint committee
three to consider the question OF the Vi
as students in the college, provoked nut ssht eonneh
and passed without any dissenting N0lte. tnIs
not regarded as tendency toward m ~, hr
than fair investigation OF the question: III az &c ;,
ings The discussion OF the question Will come Al
the next Commencement. , Il.
Ar 10 O'clock the CONNIE exercises opened ~
the church. crowded audience were present Iheis
i
one poem The valedictory Was meried success tDe
closing words TO President Hopkins being eloquent anu
appropriate -. .oo ,o-ra,. n
The following honorary degrees were eonierred; m ~
James d. Bruen, IFyington, N j.; Burke ~ s,
Hiram Ohio; Charles - Thompson, New ia'nn, SonIh
ID Alexander Bullions, sharon Conn; =. n n ~ "4
Tr,v \ v. C. A. Stoddard, New York Cityi ~. n nduf
ArI;n0ton Mass LID, James ID. Co Fl'tshdid hasS
David A. Wells, ex Revenue ComihsS''' ~ w "oN
Harvey Rice Cleveland ODlo, - ,nvf,ed ,,as,. -,
Ar O'Clock nearly 200 alumni and lhNeu guests sal
down 70 a bountlful dinner, when Vas Shong liormS
and enjoyable some very pleasant peeehe'
We're made among others by Gen. se1gNlh, Zen Gar
aeld. the Rev Harry Hopkins the HON harvey hles
80 X and Gen. Armstrong some gentleman
hn nreferred 10 remain unknown, ana who had bees
,Tnrsssed with the exercises OF this commencement,
fared through Mr. Hopkins 20 found scholarship aud
tn secure the foundation OF several more. The Class
IA pledge g. 500 scholarship, slOCo OF which WAS mne
dJsteIv maid in The graduating class will probably
nledge "A $1,000 scholarship, $40 OF which Is already
The presidents levee largely attended Ia the morn
ing and was brilliant and pleasant affair With tei'
me eXercises of the week which have passed on we'll
cosed By saturday the last student ana baggage VII
have vanished. and the town will be deserted