New-York tribune., 1871-06-28
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
THE GRADUATING CLASS-COLLEGE JOURNALISM
THE METEOROLOGICAL LIST.


THE GRADUATING CLAss-CoLLEGE JOURNALISM
THE NEUROLOGICAL LIST.
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, June 28.-The class
which is TO bo graduated Thursday and whose exer-
cises All up tho day tomorrow, numbers now 40 men,
ThIryone others have been, at different times, con-
nected with It, OF these ST. were suspended dropped,
expelled and advised to leave. Nine OF the class
from New-York four each from Connecticut and New
jersey three each from Vermont and Illinois, two from
Ohio, one each from North Carolina, Missouri, and
Wisconsin. The aggregate age is e5i years; average,
% years. no. oldest man. 81 month"; youngest II
years, 10 months; aggregate weight 63l5 pounds light
est l20 heaviest 1sl average. 150 aggregate hight 2S
feet inches; average, feet 9i inches tales feet
inches; shortest feet, inches; are Congregational
lists, II Presbyterians, Episcopaans, Methodists'
Their future calling Is mapped out as follows Ministry
g. Law Q; Medicine Teaching, o. Business, 7; Journal;
ism Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Architecture each,
undecided, G. One is married. and are engaged.
One OF the most significant signs OF tho times Is found
in the slow but sure decay Of college debating societies
and the rapid steady growth OF college Journalism There
is perhaps change in the phase of college life so wide
spread or 80 unmstakabe this To the best OF my
knowledge there is now but one college, and that
paraveiy Young western institution where literary
cetes may be said, with any truthfulness, to flourish
The day when students would gather 10 discuss,
with fiery earnestncss, the question as TO
whether the pen Is really mighter than the sword
Is past bnt Time mas given IN DIS dctnm .nat 'e pg
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more apparent than here There exist here nolninaly
two societies, the Philoogan and tho Phiotechnian
Having their birth almost at the same time with the Col
lege itself, they have numbered among their mem
bers the best Of Wlliamss two thou
sand Alumni. and have exercised In their day AN
influence equally deep and strong, but now, alas! like
Wegg they decline and they fall. College journalism,
the other hand about thirty years Old The first essay
in 10 made anywhere In this country here In pub
lication chrstcned The AdeiDhi. This died speedy
death. Then followed The Williams MISCELLANY but this
wears ago The Williams QudrierU magazine still alive
and prosperous, was established.
Five years ago The Vid6te, fOrtnightly newspaper,
was started aud year ago The Williams Reuieg. These
are both handsome lGpage papers, and there IA now
between them such struggle for existence" as might
delight the heart of Darwin. The fact that this year
the Adepic Union Address and Exhibition both vanish
from the Commencement programme IL Significant as
showing tbs weakness of these two societies which con-
sttute the Union
The annual report Of the Neurology Of the Alumni for
the year has been prepared with his usual care by
the Rev. Dr. Duree, Historian of the College. and Will
he presented at the Alumni meeting On Wednesday The
list comprises 25 names some of them Of considerable
prominence. Most Of graduates deceased since last
Commencement but the deaths OF few date back much
later notice of the event. however, having only just
como TO hand
The circumstances connected with the death OF Fred
rick Hicks of the Glass OF 1861 though they find place
in the record singulary sad. Immediately after
graduation he became selfsupporting missionary In
Central America, and abOred there alone, but with
marked He returned to his home In Ben
niugtOn, VT, last year suffering terribly from dys-
his diet and few months after his return by kind OF
mUnOmana, ho conceived the plan OF Starving out his
disease. Refusing medical aid for 80 days he took
food whatever At the end of that time, when medical
and died. the 2ih Of last February, having lite
rally starved TO DEATH Gen. asbrOuch Davis OF Chicago,
whose appears in the list, one OF the lated
passengers on the Cambria last Fall Appended Ia the