The New York herald., 1872-07-08
EAsToN, Pa, EJuly's, 1872.

EAsroN, Pa, July's, 1872.
The thirty-seventh commencement of Lafayette
college opened last Sunday with the Baccalaureate
sermon TO the senior cls5s, delivered by the Pres
dent, Rev. william G. Cattell, d. p The senior
class Of the present year numbers thirty-two
smaller class than last years. and by far the small
est class Of the college, the incoming class Of '7a
mustering about fifty men. Last Sabbath exercises
were the prelude to an Interesting trio Of festival
days. In the evening the, Bralnerd Societies Of the
college were addressed blythe Rev. J. Sparhawk
Jones, of Baltimore whose sermon, rich in thought
and sound IN doctrine, gained the undivided atten-
ton of an audience larger than any city attraction
can call forth at this tigle OF year. Monday morning
brought to the college host of alumni of early and
late classes and when In the afternoon the usual
class day exercises were opened on the carefully
trimmed lawns, which stretch away from the col
lege buildings tothe brow Of the declvity on which
stands the college, 1t seemed much as though the
faculty had issued perenptory call for the reunion
of all the graduates There is no need to make the
usual brilliant notes Of the class day exercises,
since they have been uniformly excellent at Laiay-
ette, and their reputation yearly Increases. ON
Monday evening Grafullas Seventh Regiment
Band gave a concert under the auspices OF the
graduating class ct the County Court House,
which was successful both in programme and at
tendance. ana mere III SHOulu Dc tndI thc IL
liberaIty which characterizes some college classes
has no part in Lafayette. AT considerable cost the
band engaged by the senior class to be present
and perform at all public exercises of Monday and
to-day,
Yesterday mornlng and afternoon the most inter-
esting meetings to alumni occurred. These were
the reunions OF the Washington and Franklin Lit
erary Societies and the meeting OF the Alumni AS
ISOLATION These attended and made attrac-
tive by host OF alumni, reaching back in years to
the foundation Of tho college in $780, In this re-
spect, naiaely-the loyalty of alumni to their Alma
Mater-Lafayette Is remarkable 1t matters little If
the thermometer tell of sunstrokes and blistered
faces, the averse deitles OF the rain clouds
take an active part in the exercises. The alumni
are always at Lafayette when the commencement
season returns to rejoice in her wonderful pros
perily and help her on still further in her upward
course.
TIE NEW PARDEE BUILDING.
AT Ave p. NJ. yesterday the corner stone of the
I,ew Pardee building was laid. Last fall Mr.. A.
Fardee, of Hazieon, set aside 5000 900 for the pur
p,Sse of adding to the already unusual facilities here
uding which should be used exclusively for the
pr; Etical work connected with the scientific course
as pursued here. Plans were submitted, and finally,
aftt much elaboration, that OF an architect OF
Phi sdelphia was accepted. Immediately con.
the structure and went to work. The structure is
25s get long by 81 In depth and faces the town. 1t
stone with trimmings Of Ohio yellow stone Its
five cries have loorage of one and half acres
and h different departments OF science viii each
have every aid which mechanical ingenuity can
secure. The laboratories viii be as 1ne as any in
the I'M We'd states and as the scientific course here
is mten sely practical personal attention Tor large
number of hours being exacted from each and the
M e d en win o
the cole &c and State can hardly be estimated.
The cor ner stone was laid YESTERDAY, by Mr..
Pardees own hands, whose heart is in the work,
and in 2 short but excellent speech he summed
up the rent prospects of the future which is open
ing bef0i the college.
The Pr .sidents encouraging words, sealed by the
earnest rayeI OF Rev. l. A. Gayley OF Coora, Nd,
President OF the Alumni Association, and eX-GOv-
ernor Pot, ock's assuring statements, l must pass
over as NJ so DR.. McCoshs address before the liter
ary socie1 IS las1 evening TO the largest audience
that any q otnrer ever had in Easton.
THE iGULAE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
This mo- sning the commencement exercises
proper tool place The First Presbyterian church,
n which tn. were held, was crowded in every part
1t nine oN lock, ana in its immediate vicinity
crowds OF AN mni held impromptu meetings. The
,xercses we re oLthc most interesting character and
he usual NO noton! oi such occasions was ooviated
neled the d ,akers 10 condense their oratons SO as
to occupy u III SIX minutes in delivery.
H = ANNOUNCEMENT or PRIZES
was awaite with intense interest, for naught but
revere amp lkahon at Lafayette secures reward.
The astrono mcal prize fell into the hands OF the
vailed ictoria q, Jefferson snyder of Berks county
The Vi prilolog ie essay prize owler) was gained by
Mr 8 +. Goc d, OF Reading. The Junior mathemati-
.al mr.; ze was awarded to Mr.. NJ NJ Taylor and that
or the best choarship in English to S. G. Barnes,
n Perth Amb, ~, n. j. To the same gentleman was
,lso ava rded The prize OF the English Association
or the re adint 80 oiu SuAon leSts lor the pest
,cholarsh IN in an Ango-Saxon euthor. Here
rd shoI Id be This association has hith-
.rto lImita the competition for its prizes to cer-
oin Euron, ,an Universities and institutions. This
rear howe, er he association has opened it's doors
to Anercay stut Tents, and selected Lafayette Col
ege ont OF tn &c nc - vi our tutlons az the one
hy WHOM, itiA favo Is especially deserved.
- N DE, il1.rs CONFERRED.
Dr Cotteu n hen conferred the following degrees
upon the meml\ )ers oi the graduating class -
A "a RF,,rar,l Ca npban Brobston, Bridgeton N j.;
David iIepsRsy cal ppben y, Antislown Pa. Eewton
aerfIcr EoY u,fA ln0 Ia; Edmund Southland Doty,
Mifiinfown Pa; W lliain Angus Douglass New York
fA o., Pa; william PcndetOn Gaines
rolumbIa Texas: Jiilnos Isaac Good, Reading, Pa,
iSoi,ert McChcvne Hays, Clambersburg Pa. William
scaeh Hazeltcn, Ph ilaIslPhia Pa Eliha Lewis lille
sgsA slo6s pa w Long h0q'SF feht fGEas
srthnr Jnius P,ierml Coumpia Texas; Charles Albert
sand. Easton Pa IN ohm Eakin Shuil, Martins Creek,
Pa Harry AIqusts 81 mith Chestrut Hill. Philadelphia
pa svycstcr Iomsfoc Smith; Essex, Conn; Jefferson
snydcf stonersviie PA :; william :empe sweeny, Eas
ton IA. Charles fieA 'ry yols Allegheny City, Pa
Z. MHfhomas sSSt,Ii. hiladclphie, Pa John Dryden
Law P,,ston Pa villa I'm Earnest Smith, Plattsbarg,
C. E.-waiiace shaw Al res Allamuchy, n. j.; James
Hall tift,un1I.o ae,r-efA wn, ID. c.
- g-Ilowarl snA n, Lyons, Iowa Robert Pat
tertOn snuwden, fhiladcphA l. IA
The President also q onferred the following
honorary degrces;-
A. M.Me.sFs Gror, 1851 jon es Dewitt Logan Scott
AI 4 = III L. schoonover, Principal oransevilc
q M--thadcs Eqbc, .Tr2esoA 9f Modern Languages
Bcchcl College, Ohio: H. Dawn dsOn, Principal
D. D.-J. Howard Nixon PrcsiA ent Sinclair College,
nlssolf; afePr It ~ PhHadis Hdisqn L9ieie,
teph r. Nassau, Warsaw, ~. y J. Lynn Withcrow,
III n II j. Nricrersbo.n euooriA tenlcnt Of puil,o