New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-24
COMMENCEMENT
SEASON.
YALE COLLEGE.
AT THE SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR CIAss-DAY

YALE COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT AT THE SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC
sCHOoI-PREPARiTIONSF FOR CLAss-DAY.
rlr TEI EGHAPH TO THB TsIruNHl
NEw-HAvEN June 23.-The Yale College
Commencement exercises began, practcaAy win tue
week. President Porters Baccaaureate sermon TO inc
graduatng class yesterday, being the first tnS on 'he
programme proper. This evening has baen devoted 20
the exercises tho graduating class OF the Shed sci
ennfc School The large han In the building, ded
cated wear or two since. was filed with very
intelligent audience Of ladies and gentieDon who lis
tened with attention TO the reading OF the eight selected
theses occupying two hours The subjects OF the papers
were Of the most practical character. relating TO ques
toDs OF physical science, civil and dynamic engineer
ing. astronomy architecture. &C. Unlike most college
exercises and especially unlike the usual Commence
ept exercises of the Academic Department there was
no fuss OF display OF oratory clocuton IN them but
each paper contained practical truth and sound sense
that though scientific was entirely Ineligible to the
ordinary understanding conveying valuable inforna-
ton as well as entertainment to the audience.
paper on the railroad bridge over he Connecticut
River at ddetown, by Neville B. Craig Of Pittsburgh
Penn. one on English Society in the fourteenth Cen
turv by Robert Jaray eff New-YOrk, and one on Fire
proof Building. by VIM. L. Scaife Of Pittsburgh were
especially wou written and meritorious The exercises
all highly credable TO the students and their IN
structors.
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within few years is steadily increasing in favor, ana
the system Of education becoming each year more pop
ular. The number Of students in the graduating class
this year 81 OF % received the degree Of Bach
elor OF Philosophy, two Doctors Of Philosophy, two
Civil Engineers and Dynamic Engineers the last Sax
having completed Post Graduate course.
The recommendation OF candidates for admission 10 the
Scientific Department took place last Saturday There
were % applicants and, to the standard Of scho
arsp required for admission, 10 now be stated tla
OF the 90 only Il we're admitted % being conditioned and
withdrawn
Occupying the platform this evening during the read
inc Of The theses were exPresdent WOoscy President
Porter. Gov. Ingerson, the Rev. DR.. Bacon and Prof
Brush Of the Faculty of the School At the close OF me
literary exercises the company were invited 70 the
Lal in the fourth story OF the building, where an
ample collation. was spread. AL the rooms in The build
ing were thrown open al the time FOR the inspec
ton o. ysitOrs who roamed through them, examining
tie various apparatus and appliances with interest.
TIE scientific school n under tho MANAGEMENT and
control OF Board OF Instructors who are mostly young
men. iu OF enthusiasm for their calling, and thoroughly
Identified win the development and growth Of this
department o. the University. Nominaly 1t 10 under
the direction u the President and Fellows. though they
90 not interfere at al with the management
The Iot far distant when che membership o. the
Scientific school will outuumber that Of the Academic
Department as the knowledge OF Practical and Applied
Science comes to be more and more appreciated, and
the value OF snch an education compared with the
regular collegiate begins 10 be appreheneed by
the people.
The town "a already well ned with visitors, though
the great influx viii be tomorrow and Wednesday
Until within The past two years the exercises Of Pre-
sentauOn OF Glass Day OF several weeks before
Commencement and divided w4sA that occasion the
gories Of the collegiate year; rather it nearly mo
n0pOized them, for in the larger attraction OF Class
Day Commencement was almost neglected, only a few
hundred battered Alumni coming together there 20 ex
change greetings and put their digestion TO the dreadful
trial Of the Annual Alumni Dinner. Within two years
Commencement has been moved back, 50 that the two
now come together making high festival week Of it.
The Class Day exercises take place tomorrow, and
great circle OF seats have been built upon the College
Campus o. accommodate invited guests, the graduating
clAs5 occupying the center