The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-27

LOT lunuS ne LnlnKS tue greuteSt care
OF the Americans, and your bloated aIistocrat is
among the first to boast OF "baood.n As q nation
we have no respect for past or future. but worship
the manufacture OF whiskey and tobacco than in
the support OF high moral and educational IN
1uences. one OF the most powerful OF all the ad-
dresses Is that which comes now, emanating from
the lips OF Mr.. Eugene Howard Lewis OF Potosi,
Wis, and dealing with "rhe Value OF Historic
reach OF thought, an originality OF handling and
an audaclous questioning vergng on scepticism,
IN tnis dissertation which, while rendering II OF
peculiar merit and interest," preclude also any just
idea being given OF 1t in three-line notice. Mr..
Lewis is succeeded by Mr.. Edward Anthony Brad
appearance and Theoretically bright in
manner Mr. Bradford presents US with a
sel-possessed criticism on "Cthel!o," and declares
that tine two supreme points in that tragedy are
the marriage and the murder. He ID oil the opln-
ion that Desdem0na's love was unnatural under
the circumstances, admires the angelic nature OF
the lalsenood by which, IN her death moment she
sought to screen her husband, and introduces q
cey pe an anS he sorS
tragedy Is taken and the tragedy ITSELF Mr.. Hart
w. Lyman. OF Northampton, Mass, pays feeling
and intelligent tribute to Mahommed in his desser
tation upon that unique religious genius and Mr..
Edward Sheneld Cowes, OF Pennington, traces
%tn delicate and hang the n
MI. Frank Bigeow Tarbel, OF West Groton, Mass,
gives picture Of the "Infuence OF Scholarship on
Society,"" and delivers an earnest and Affecting
valedictory which has the usual effect OF eicltlng
bouquets and mingled feelings Of sadness ana ad-
nllraLlOQ.
And so, speeding along in a sort OF express train
OF emotion, arrive at the conclusion Of the Com
mencement and the concerning OF degrees. Each
graduate has had his one or two bouquets, each
has acquitted himself well, and it Is pleasant TO
have seen SO many frcsh manly faces, SO many
clear, unapashed eyes. and for the most part such
frank, naturalness OF manner. 1t will be noticed
that not less than onethird OF those taking part In
the programme come from New YORK city and Its
immediate vicinity. Meanwhile the music has not
been idle; for between every two three
speeches. the band has faithfully struck up, and
strauss "Morgen blatter,n schumann's ..Trau,
merei," the Introduction to one march from
'LOhengrin,n the last movement from Beethoven's
''Semiralnis.n The degrees are now conferred by
the President, the following being the names OF
Ph Phi Hea Adee s6en A AeS
ander, Knoxville, Tenn. Arthur Huntington Allen,
Summit, n. j.; Frank Dewey Allen, Worcester,
Degrand Ashley, New York city; Alfred Terry Ba-
con, New Haven: William Townsend Barber, West
G a@ pa William Na seSe n NJ WIN
bennett, New Haven; George Francis Bentley.
Montrose, Pa. Herbert Elmore Benton, Bethlehem;
Bigelow, Brooklyn, N. Y; George Theodore Bliss
and Albert Barnes Boardman, New York city;
GsSSas Winthrop 1ss 9c9kn Simeon
tow. Brooklyn, n. X; William Webb Browning,
Me-; Ebenezer Hartwell Buckingham, Canton,
Ohio; Norman Hammond Burnham, Cornwall;
Leslie Carter New York city, James Irwin Cham
X. l.; Salter Storrs Clark, Yonkers N. Y; jeremiah
William Clemens, st: Louis. Mo-; James Augustus
H artiord; Robert william william conant, New
Haven; Edward Sheffield COwles Pennington;
William Douglas Crocker, Buffalo, N. Y; Rensse..
laer Wilkinson Daniels, Lockp0rt, N. Y; Daniel
Davenport, Wilton; jeremiah Day, CatskilI, n y;
Herbert Mckenzie Dcnslow, New Canaan; Clark
Hampstead, N. Y. Samuel Train Dutton Hillsboro'
Bridge, N. H. Samuel James Elder, Lawrence,
Mass. Hollis Burke Frssell, Bloomfield, n j.. Ed
dard, Yonkers, N. Y; Joseph Wadsworth Gott,
Goshen, n. 4; Gardiner Greene, Norwich; John
HemiDrWay, FAIR hayen Isaac ); HIer. eshoes
r; William Addison Houghton, Holliston,
Mass; Charles Livingston Hubbard, San
Middietown; Dwight sgsspA Williams Huntington,
Lewis Whlteman Irwin, Cincinnati, OHIO;
Edward ard koaopA Ionnes Lexington ng KY Walter
Judson, New Haven; Reuben Knox, st. Louis, Mo. |;
Herbert William Lathe, Worcester Mass; Charles
Cincinnati Ohio; Eugene Howard Lewis, P0tosi,
Wis. Hart w. Lyman. Northampton, Mass. Willis
Fisher McCook and Albert Washington Mcintyre,
Pittsburg, Pa; Philander Judson Mallory, TOwanda,
Pa; Schuyler Merritt, Stamford; Henry Meyer
Pittsburg, Pa; Elliot Sanders Miller,, Winston,
rington Minor, Waterbury; Arthur Bootllby Nor
rill, Portland Me-. Plato Mountjoy, GAINESVILLE,
Mo; Joseph Pacincus Ord. San Francisco, Cal. !;
Parker, New Haven; west Patterson, Greenyille,
Me-. John Treadwell Perry, Albany, N Y. John
Punnett Peters, New York city; James Perry Platt,
West Meriden; John Murrell Poston, Marysville,
CAL. Samuel Oscar ntce, Preston City; An
drew James Reynolds, Olc0tt, N. Y; James Hud-
son Roberts, Hartford; James Adam Robson, Cor
ham, N. y; Charles Addison Russell, Worcester
Mass; Holmes Elias Sadler, New York city; Isaac
Reed Sanford, Redding; David Schley Schar, New
York city; John Ekln Shaw, Cavettsvile, Pa. !;
Frederick Job Shepard, Hartford; James VESSEL
Smith, New York city; William Towle Souther
Worcester, Mass; Frank Elisha Sprague,
Providence X. l.; Seth Thayer Stewart,
CINCINNATI, Ohio; William Clarke Stewart,
New York city; Henry Adgate Strong,
Colchester; UInan Strong, Racine, Wis. ;
Everett Mayhem Smith, New York city; Frank
Blgelow Tarbell, West Groton, Mass. Edward Ia
tun, New York city; Charles Henry Thomas, Cow
m9ton, KY; Thomas Pitnan Vaie, Springfield
Mass. James Heartt Van Buren,, and Gustavus
Henry Valid, Cincinnati Ohio; Arthur Watson,
Northampton. Mass. Frederick Charles Webster,
Litchheld; William Elmer Wheelock, New York
city; samuel Nelson White, College Point, n, Y,
William Henry Whitaker, Covington, KY; Fred.
eric stanton Wicks, Syracuse, N. "; Robert VIII
liams, Norwich; Schuyler p Williams Southing-
ton; Seth Weston Williams, Nashua, n. ii. Frank
Herbert Wright, Portland, Me.
Then the President 0liercd the final prayer and
the crowded audience began to disperse. II Is two
hours alter midday now, and the sun makes him
sell felt between the double rows OF elms and does
not encourage prolonged grouping upon. the col
lege green And so the crowds dwindle and the
afternoon shadows lengthen, and by and by star
ligat and Loneliness are the only companions left
to guard ola Yale,