New-York tribune., 1873-07-01
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.

IuE PROMINENCE GIVEN TO ANGLO-aAXoN AID
ENGLISH STUDIES - BACCALACREATE ADDRESS
AND CIAss-DAY EXERCISES.
lTRoN AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oF TIP rRmUNE.l
EAsroN, Penn. June 3O-The exercises Of the
Thrtseighth Commencement OF Lafayette College be-
gan yesterday morning with the Baccalaureate sermon
Of President Cattell The graduating class is larger
this year than before, and is expected that the
viii present yayer appearance from the influx Of
visitors through the week than At any previous Com
mencement Friends OF the College who have visited
the place for three years express surprise
al the great Improvement IN the appearance Of the
grounds and buildings shat taken place during that
time. At the last commencement the cornerstone OF
the scientific building laid by Mr. Pardee the
founder Of the Scientific Department Of the College. and
the gentleman through whose mumscent uberahty the
building being erected The work has been pushed
energetcaIly forward. and October the building
will be ready for occupation The structure will
feet IN length, the building five stories in
hight IL IL built OF Newton brown-stOne
with trimmings OF Ohio light sandstone The fullest
provision Will be made Tor the courses chemistry,
metalurgy. civil aud mining engineering. The cost Of
The edifce s20O1OO the gift OF Mr Pardee, and it VIII
require perhaps an additional slO0OOO grade the
grounds in the neighborhood OF the building and supply
the needed apparatus and furniture. During the year
new chapel has also been erected. at cost Of 100000
It should mentioned. the experiment will
cite general interest among educators, that the college
during the past year has established additional
course in the Classics which the Latin and Greek Of
Christian authors only are read. This Patristc
course was endowed last Commencement by
Mr. Benjamin Douglass, formerly OF New-YOrk
City 20 meet the objection that some entertain
against placing the Heather Classics in the hands
" students account OF their demOralizng
influence At the beginning OF the present College year
the Freshmen offered the choice between these two
tha PAT rio
Course Prof March has busy preparing the neces
,ary text books prizes have been established, and the
success Of the experiment seems 20 be assured The
regular Classical Course. similar TO that existing IN
other colleges remains unchanged.
ASGLosAxOs AND ENGLISH STUDIES
Lafayette College differs almost any other edaca-
uonaI institution in this country in the prominence
gwen TO Angosaxon and English studes. Throughout
the Junior both branches pursued with great
deal OF thoroughness In English, Milton and Shakes
peare are the text For the student showing the
greatest proficiency 10 AngoSaKon, the London Early
English Text Society prize offered. Last year t was
awarded for the first time In any college
in this country. Prof. March's Ango-saKon Grammar
and Reader text books IN this department In
review OF these works, The London AheH>Em, some
time ago, pronounced the Grammar 70 be an inyalu-
able work 10 the comparative phloogfst" IL also paid
noble compliment 20 this College IN remarKns that
the studies Oi philO0gcal character cErloi On AZ
this comparative small American INSTITUTION are not
suruaS-ed In horoughness by those which We are accus
toned 10 associate with German unIyerslues
TIE BACCALAUREATE ADDKi-ss.
Yesterday morning pleasant and beautiful for
the first day Of commencement could wish. and
the town river and valley rising upland and
uplaud TO mountain until the blue slopes were lost IN
the horizon never looked Ovelier than IL did 20 those
vim lesurely made their way up the neatY-Gradrd
walks 10 hear the Baccalaureate sermon OF PrUdden
Cattell. At 1880 the ehaUei filled, and ia few
moments the graduating cass Numbering ~ members,
walked IN, two By two and In their usual seats IN
front. The beautiful chapel was only dedicated IN
March last. aud THIS the first time since then that 10
mas used other than the guar chapel services
DR. Catte. lu his able sermon, discussed the general
doctrine OF Providence. The of the discourse led
The speaker also discussion Of the supernatural as
opposed 20 the views ~ the Materasts, 20 whom Prov
idence Is an mp0sssibty and prayer an absurdity A.
the oOs Of the the members Of the graduating
70 their feet. and the President addressed
them He referred u the pleasant relations that the
class had ever sustained 20 the college, aud assured
them that the interest OF himself aud colleagues IN their
welfare would with their leaving college The
att tlchment OF the Alumni 20 Lafayette prOyerbal
and be sure THAT they would prove no eK
oeptiOn. lie alluded 10 the death Of their
ciass-mates, Kline aud smith, and tears came
into the eyes OF many OF the students as
he smoke OF tue made grave of the lameuted Prot
Coffin whose pure and sanity face for the nrst time Ia
over quarter OF century was missed IN the audience
on the occasion Of the annual BaccaaureAie sermon Al
DclJck religious conference held in the chapel,
At winch several OF the Alanui made intereAting no
marks II the evening tho sermon before the BranHri
Evangelical society delivered ~ tha old First Pres
by tsTIaH Church ~ ~ ksS. De- Wss DAssor OF tse