New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-14
COLLEGE CONllENCEMENTS.
YALE.

YALE.
| CLASS REuNIONs--A GENEROUS GIFT-COM-
| MENCEMEST DAY--TAE ALUMNI DINNER.
| NEWHAyEN, July l3.-Tho reunions of diff
feent classes the important events Of last
ing. OF these sixtycigts triennal sixty-6ye's sex
ennal, and Sixty-ones Geeennial, tho best at
tendeds sixty-eight having her first reunion since
graduation, brought out the largest numbers Over 20
OF the members were present, including few who had
left college before graduating Tho class assembled IN
the Presidents leetureIOon at $3.50 p M, where bush
meeting was held. This cdss which always stood
high Ia the regards of the Faculty has received special
honor from the college since they Left Although not
three years graduated, Of s members have be-
onged TO the Faculty tutors and Two more have
fused the position, while It's yaedctorian, H. p. Wright,
has Just received ProfcS sOrhp. That the college
might have sti greater to preserve It's memory,
the class resolved to raise class fund, to be placed ut
the absolute disposal of the corporation subscription
was opened last evening" and $500 at sub
scrbed This money Is to be paid in By or before 1874
At 10 O'Clock the class marched TO the Eew-IIaven
House, where a dinner had been engaged Engaged ex-
presses the result fully for in spite OF unstnted
penditurc and weeks OF notice, tho NewHayen House
furnished poor dinner OF halfcooEed food, which but
few could eat serving ~ not half the bill Of faro and
that dsrloefully Tho old cry for good hotel here IS
still annually rliscd, and some Alumni have suggested
fund to start yalcs account The cloth
removed, and Mr. Samuel II. Wheeler took the chair
The principal event OF tcnnl suppers has always been
the Of q silver cup to le first boy born
airy OF tho class The father OF tho boy this year con-
ceiyed In his heart that such presenta ton with its
accompanying speeches, would do violence to his pa
rental feelings and would accept tho token
present Lis child to tho class That tho memory
custom misL: not pass entirely away Siamese
dirge read by W. a. Linn. The regu-
lar toasts followed as gvon below: Alma Mater, Prof
WITH The Clergy, A f. TINKER; The Bar, l. Wentworth
Medicine. ID. 30 Tie Teachers, John Wilson; The
impronpiu speeches followed III o. m when the Pro.
cessOn again formed, TIE ivy visited, the Old
Tie res.aiur Co4noucsu, At exercises took paoe n
Center Church OF 10 this morning the usual Procession
Was formed m from OF the ycoun ANA marched through
the tIesh 20 t,e church. where tAo following programme
Overture r'oo-. -,.,,.. e-,---- p.-.g7 n
hsuq BY he't E,'Jn hi-aey Gi'31 Dss': '-Iou- oaG-
,.t,f5p. tro,rec Warr Of Il-rander Hmtoa" by join
Crii',gct -, - -, an 81 T',.-0, ~ - 80
Ia.iS = l,'' = H., Il. IN 81 - D.
Lteai bat by C-s!ls' 4-li-i In9s LeblHon hs,ie-
b. ssE., i. 'sr Arco,ei BY U.1e. bg-4y gses Pal
Mo.r. saei: SgSii-v Nuiiho watch on 10 5c
and Han Co naa ;iioa' 1s,gt o,'aea Il Poa'
rrlosa,cl otatol' Enoas El-aelt ia oio:," b. M
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C"'l Gi4,r@ yEI-. ABB, A,--r .. o. G. l'l 10 Ia
Wa.e; Frf5 CHM. !s :u,-Ia-4.eas-r Wps'er D,s7s.s
cont fcsi. fr,-sr b. i5r I,ee.e-t
10. = 3 On ~ Of Of
i orsOl' stees, Teo e-I, 60 A-iF Own request ron
To following honorary de- s,. - rred: D. D..
tho Row Dr. AIlyu, oauo.. . JDc british Quarcyiy Re-
ri.lg; LID, tae keY. =. Euanuel OF Hartford, iLo
mJnl Tuunuli of boston; NJ. 4. r. c. 3. DITlee u
Iaii River, Mass, aud JONI b. la,on %! ,dh IIauc'co
IT tle CVse of tIe exercises tHe graduates assembled
in 'front.' Alumni Han, INTO which they we're soon IN
Vtcd In the order 81 their classes 10 the ueLhI nhh
yates and Invited guests seated WheA te reast
ended President "Otisey arose TO speak LIS pes
follow ing cheer i'll II cmcl almost that nc va, Hot 10
De allowed 10 speak WLcn silence VS. restored hc Io-
i,rrcd b. y 10 the compliments paid Linn, and SAID;
have hyld 40 long tho BaOy0nidn ctpuHIy oi the
Jews, and have served the College for as long period
u the children Of Israel consumed in passing through
the Wilderness. confess now that IeeI as .hc5 u
W.len ho thrust his PROV into inc shore OF lfay and
II than old mans strength to look ater IT,
We baye Just turned corner. lie corporation h,5
decided 10 accept the services Of the younger alumni
the fellows IApplause.l / wished for this, but not
through want Of trust in the corporason as ii was Tor
II has not Os cent Of the College funds has advanced
all Necessary improvements. There may be some dii-
ncultes encountered in the order Of things, but an
understanding If sure 10 be reached. Ii would never
lave done fUr the corporation after accepting the money
Of the state many years ago on condition or giving the
State share in the college government to ask To retain
the money still and dismiss the representation. our
Governor saved from all trouble in this respect Now
hope that as graduates you will feel that You have q
concern In this institution and that having been made
silent partners, you will furnish some Of the capital
[Applausel Never could a President leave bis post
more safely than now The Faculty Is filled with learned
men, and the young men OF the Faculty have my conii'
dence entirely And whatever ideas In regard 10
Yale are take for granted that the graduates are de
tcrmned, first that the most valuable thing Tor man
is have an OF perfect lie aud second that per
feet mental culture and discipline must DO the iouhd-
ton OF all greatness Again ask tue young men,
will you support ust II college VIII prosper ana
may God bless the college.
When the applause had subsided, the chair was taken
by Prof. Timothy Dwight. " Gd3idcaEuS' was theh
sung, aud Gov. Jewell was called respond TO the
toast, CONNECTICUT, ana her relations 10 the college
He spoke OF the New Departure" OF the College, which
he lad been instrumental in bringing about, and n IA
which he hoped much, and closed with glowing tnD
ute 20 President W0Olsey
The next toast President woolsey his pupils Offer
him their tribute OF gratitude aud love- was II spouded
to by President White OF Cornell, and Mason 60 and
4 CurnOchan OF '6l
The Future of Yale" was responded to by the new
President, Porter who was received with the widest
applause He alluded To the responsibilities TO which he
was called, saying that he only accepted them because
lac had iul faith In the future He reviewed the pro
gress OF the dileIent branches Of the college claiming
That the new schools for Postgraduate study gave Yale
| "a claim 10 real beginning q university. Before
closing he announced that the Kingsley Trust ssoci
ton uhe scroll ana Key Society had offered a yearly
prize sO Tor composition OF high literary excellence
| the prize 70 be known as the Porter Prize
The meeting closed late in the afternoon, and with 4
emu the exercises OF Commencement Week.
AMHERST COLLEGE.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July l3.-The Com