The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
OUR COLLEGES.



Iist-Consratulations TO Professor Morse
A Resolution Of Thanks to President Wool
soy and OF Welcome to President Porter
Gifts to the Coilege-ilass Meetings
Prizes-New Professors Elected.
NEW HAVEN, July IL, 1871.
To-day OF all the days OF the years, is one possess
ing peculiar interest to the alumni OF Yalei Tor on
this day they meet after absence of from three to
fifty years, and, seeking out old classmates live
over again the dear old college days. At half.past
nine O'Clock in the forenoon the annual Alumni
meeting was held at Alumni Halt. About four
hundred graduates were present Professor
Thacher called the meeting TO order, and
invited the members Of the class OF 1921 to take
seats on the stage About dozen responded. Mr..
Edwards Perrepont, Of New York, was chosen chair
man. and Albert Todd, OF Missouri, secretary.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Atwater, Of Prince
ton college. After few remarks by the Chairman,
the obituary LIST read. During the year eighty
two graduates have died. Of which seventy-twO be.
| longed to the academlca department. eight to the
| medical and two to the law or the graduates OF
the past century but two survlve-Timothy Bishop,
OF New Haven, class OF 1900. and Rev. Thomas VIII
liams, OF Providence, r. l., class OF 1900.
Professor Thacher and DR.. Bacon made brief re-
marks. referring to DR.. woolsey's with travail from
the presidency. and paying tribute to his
character and labors The last named presented
resolutions, passed by the corporation, which
Ssss az ts aaass to M % his
services to the college for the past TWENTY-FIVE
ia ang a e
Mr.. JOHN A. F0ote, OF Cleveland, Ohio.
Morse snS that se coese
ought to be considered silent partner In the cleo
M Il These sose qs1 Of M he
changes wrought IN the country ana ne was iol.
BY nsS W. o e read
Professor Gilman announced that gentleman had
rendered the shenied Scientific School H 5000 i
for professorsnip funa Another gentleman
hearing this offer mad sent his check for So ooo Both
gentlemen refuse to permit their names to be pub.
iished He also announced that ex-Lieutenant Gov
Of Nsw m hea
OF the city, valued at 100000, for the purpose OF
a9se s The sss OF $780, on
OF has class, as class contribution to the college
,s Mr. Hn NJ G Ssss MeFs
greeted with hearty applause.
of washington; Rev. George Adams and Owen East
man, OF the class OF 1921; United States Senator
voss cs s Rv wam Gndew class
1884, and Albert Todd class 1885.
thanks n to Prosdens woosey and Of consauailon
Professor Porter the President elect which were
and then na MEETING eTg tbe arm e Of
1921 1881, 1885, 1868 and several others held their
M has Seen the for the that tie
father OF the class boy declined to receive II.
wooisey, who LOST his two daughters At Jerusalem.
it was announced that he would hold no reception
s yea and he's Sds was held at the Yale Art
Gallery. This was wen attended and very pleasant
In the chapel on Tuesday morning the folio wing
prizes for best English composition by members OF
the Sophomore class were aInouncedmEirst PRIZE
Denslow. W. A. Hougnton, Frank NIX. s. r,d TarSeii'
Bent Rensselaer, W Daniels, Frank Palmer. Samuel
O. Prentice. Third prize to Messrs. H. s. Cowles,
Gardner Greene, e. a. Lewis. Hart ". Lyman.
Charles II. Thomas The gaining OF these prizes Is
considered by the college men one Of the most de.
sirabe college honops The entire class ss compete
unusually high standing, the awards this year
have only been secured by liberal display Of
AT the meeting Of the corporation on Tuesday, be-
side elecling rresaent the following appoint 81
Professor OF English Literature in the scientific
school; Henry A. Beers Tutor in English Literature;
Richards. Assistant Professor OF Mathematics; Tnos.
Hooker and Edward lleaton, Tutors
. The Sophomore declarations were delivered Tues
day evening at the chapel, before good audience
The prizes were awarded as follows:-Frst 10 c; ?.
LattinR second to 5. p. Williams and the third to
FRANK b. Tarbell.
Commencement Exercises Mt Yale-Ths De-
srees Con!erred-An After Dinnor speech
by President NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Porter ON
the Future Of tue College.
NEW HAVEN, July 49, 1871.
The annual commencement exercises at Yale Col
lege took place yesterday. At nine O'Clock IN the
forenoon the graduating class, together With ABOUT
TWO hundred Of the members OF the alumni
marched from the College chapel to Centre church.
preceded by the President. AT the church large
audience was assembled, the galleries being filled
with ladies' The exercises were opened with
prayer, followed by music. The following orations
were then listened to-
Salutatory OratiOn IN Latin, by Herbert +. Kin
ney Griswod, Conn; observation-disclosures, Her
Past and Presently George A. Strong. st. Louis.
Mo-; dIssertation-"The Prophetic Warning OF Alex
ander Hamiiton"-by John q. Banding, San Fran
cisco: ora,on--"Ihe United States as a Young Ma
tlonn- by Cornelius f. Cuddebeck, Port Jervis n.
Y; oratlon-"The Tyranny Of CombInatlon"-oy
Charles IL. Hamn, Plainville, Conn.,; oraton-
"Present Political Dutyr-by Charles d. Hne, Leba-
non, Conn; philosophical oration-"Dr. Samuel Ii.
Taylor, OF Andover''-by Warren b. Riggs, Palmyra
n. y; dissertation-.sThe Watch on the Rhme"-by
Career Career OF Disraei'i-5y Thomas Thatcher, New
Haven: philosophical oratlon-"The Emotional
Preston Conn; philosophical oration-"rhe Athe-
Ism OF La pace"-by Charles r. Lyman, Norwich,
! ited'-by Alvin i. Todd, Ludlow, Mass; dsserta.
, tlon-"Communism in America'-by Howard Mans.
and Political Life-wItn the vaiedctory address by
} Wilbert w. Perry, Collinsvile, Conn. AT the con-
The graduating class. upon whom was conferred
the degree OF B. A. Numbered loa, of the
Othcr degrees concerted tnefe were z IN. d.,
l. l., % Pn. B.. 8 NJ D., Il ILL., B.. ANA
me following honorary degress;mD: d. upon Key;
british Q9artery Rerieac; IL. d. upon. Dwight
Foster Boston: }. Hammond Trumbull, Hartford,
formerly Secretary OF State and Rev. DR.. Horace
Bushnell, artord; degree OF NJ A. upon Joseph
Battel, Norfolk Conn: b. NJ, G. DurIee, Fall River
Mass; Henry Farnam and Joseph T. sheffield, New
Haven: Simeon b. Cnlttenden, Brooklyn, N. V;
John b. Harmon, san Francisco, CAL; Edmund T.
Stedman. New York: Curtis Thompson, SJratfOrd;
Rev. Charles Nichols, New Britain; John Il. Wait,
, Norwich, Conn.
: After comforting degrees the members OF the
alumni marched 10 Alumni Hall and there partoOk
Oi dinner. After the dinner President WOolsey
referred in a short speech to his withdrawal from
the college, and expressed the hope now that
the alumni were to have a representation
In rhe college they would contribute literally