New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-26
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
YALE COLLEGE.
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rrnor THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE fHiboN.''
NEw-HAyEN June 25.-COmmencemchtw eoh'
the exercises OF which ended to-day mas lui' zee"
unusually lively from the crowding INTO VI 90 49,.
features that in previous years nave o'e" 60
through the closing term. ana oy 'ne oee".
-, 80 ,orts such as the Law School anniver-
49, Tho r,vanpg OF the Person statue, ana 'the lay
inc of the corner stone of the new ehspe'. vi a.,
,bese THE TRIBUNE gives very fuii anu uoe'eu
.o,orts The meetings OF the Alulnpi' 'ne GLASSES
chose trenuial and decenuisi gatherings occur
this year, and the several soeeues' nav
neen for the most part we'll attended ana Tue OK
ercses interesting and entertaining especially 10 'hoSe
,aline part in them. The story OF commencement
Week at Yale always IN its essential FEATURES Ps
much she same The old buildings never grow any oiue'
the elms carry their without showing iIe&ceP '
here and there overcome by worms or gas-pipes' VI ~
session Of the General Assembly, or some sucn '"h'
one throws up bare leafess arms and passes mo oV'
mary The Professors gray and bent they may
yet 10 be during time are just as young ~ NO"
mepcement as they were twenty-five years "No' GU
the girls that dirt remorseessly with genera''on "'
generation OF studens-why, bless me, they nave s"'"
a fashion OF disappearing Tor h'ue ""'
then reappearng in the fair forms, fresh features
and winning ways of their daughters that 10 Que "n
.oes hack wear after year and looks at the rushing
xsdiant array IN the galleries OF Centre Cnurcu AT
Commencement there seems TO DC no ch"us' 9" ~,
they seem the same. Ana even thoSe "n w
marry carry along their youth IN sucb "o""e'i"i WY
that the Old fellow who back after % years. see
ING them in the streets is fam TO think tha' ohy Ut mas
heep or the rolling part OF the world and that whe he
and Time have been turning round and growing gray
together the old University town has stood SUN anu
held its youth. Only yesterday met gay young XIII
who % years quite the toast among he
and had been for l would not say how long do
not think she attends commandments ana slts
In the open windows of the church so regularly
ss sbo did IN the earlier part OF the century, but as
saw her Yesterday she ss well preserved as-"e'
,sy the elns-and much better than the state house'
Twenty-Five years! And she so young And l-ah' IL
was not wandering sunbeam that lighted on my heau
rs looked glass yesterday morning; IL was OUT
OF all question, fixed color and gray DO they 1901 US
the grls perish the thought! it's Time tha' treats
them gently and keeps them forever young
And vet there changes, II you look ci9sely. 1ne
poys-I beg their pardon" men" who SIT on the renee
by South College look the same-with stereol!peu
freshness OF face and constant JoyonShess VI
,outh-as Is years. ago; but the faces after
oil are new each year-ihe old familiar
look and voice and attitude fixtures permanent ana
continuing not OF individual boys or men, Dat OF
perod-of Youth. The old fellows como back and look
at them with kind OF solemn interest, and listen 10
them IN dazeG dreamy way, because III them 'hey To
touch the shores of ago and look old pictures OF
themselves With all exeitemen and jolliy It's cor
dial greetings and reunions, and its happy renewals OF
old associations Commencement week has Its solemn
bits pathos and some suggestions OF sadness Inc
old fellows who go wandering round in the crowd look
ing for classmates and finding none, suggest an lnde
.cribabe loneliness; cannot help wondering why
they came here 10 make themselves unhappy. Ihen
the groups Of two or three, representatives,
Of a whole class, getting together and making
much Of each other, trying 10 half hearty, insncere
way 10 make themselves believe they are having good
une The old boys with white crayats; the teachers
and preachers and and doctors wac come back
every year. and because they don't know anybody else
bore the Professors who would much rather be frisk-
ing around with the last class but am morazn.
Les drop H.
A little pamphlet entitled yale College in 1874 and
which contains much information respecting the late
progress aud present condition of the various depart
lnens Of the University sets forth very prosperous
condition OF the University. The new chapel the cor
per-stone OF which laid to-day, viii be M
shed m September 1875 at cost including the organ,
OF $4,000 The PiersOn statue rs the beginning Oh
what should and probably will be followed up IN the
direction of the adornmen of the college grounds Win
the best works OF memorial art The academfcal de-
partment is made and more valuable to the stu
dent every year improvements and additions for the
promoon OF sound learning the elevation of the stand
ard scholar ship and broadening OF the shore Oh UNI
yersity education are being made constantly All the
departments connected with the college are ID most
prosperous condition. and the friends OF the institution
had never so much for the future as now
STONE OF THE NEW CHAPEL-ALUMNI DINNER
AND SPEECHES BY EX-PREsIDENT WOOLsEY, DIR.
BACON AND OTHERS.
tFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSEJ
New HAVEN June 25.-The 174th anniver-
sary Of the founding of Yale College was celebrated TO-
dsy with appropriate exercises. AT u. the ringing
Of the college bell brought the Graduating Class and
crowds OF the Alumni la front OF the Lyceum, where
the procession was formed TO march TO the Centre
sIn Comm anG rel
we're held. Tic graduating class, numbering
a the largest except that has ever been graduated
from Yale College, formed in line first. Then followed
President Porter, Gov Ingersol, exPresident "oosey
DR. Leonard Bacon, the members OF the Corporation,
the Faculty and members OF the classes in the
order OF graduation from 1914 70 1873 The church was
crowded with ladies and the gentlemen friends Of the
college After music and prayer by President Porter,
the salutatory Grafton given in Latin by William
Parnn of New-York. The following is the remaining
order Of speakers:
pi.raion Poyu. Standard HoDo"by George Levi POI,
The 1850 the DTa,es and Maroue' Of Mt
0rsuop-"Ths skeppeisn Montague Henry wsleott
orsGcr-' Hermson' b, wsyaod spauidiur, N.whsyea
John MIL" by George England Doughty Gin
Os.o~SThe Philosophy Lord BOagbrole" by John Les,
Rustic by Charles Edward Humphrey Ensle.
otct-" Taxation ofEceleA.aoa Property" by Arthur Dexter
DsseIscn it sogksh Revolution Of 1855 by Henry B.
Bic Wiiulrgto Del
o,on The Of Edmund SPencers Literary ReDuaoa
~. ewi Gurus. Rockford III.
Influence Of William Perm American Rtpub.
6e,ru bv james Csdwa scer sellers Phlsdphis Penn
Faith Revealed 10 bic Poems" BY James
Town,eDi, Bssi Haven. 5000. . .
Goehes PHILOSOPHY OF Evil VIII TIE Naeceoy Al
Ares by EdNsrd DeuEore Robhias. WethersasL
The following the honor men OF the class:
Robbins vaie3ietorv Orsson wethes
SslutAioy Grafton, New-iofk CIV DAVID
Apdre~ Kennedy Hsves; Bwafd Lewis Curtis RocEfgrf III
AIrsc Beaumont raehe NewHsv8 EtHad Alexander Bouche
Wseott FGIam NewBAveu Arthur DeIer
NLtmort sesYork City: John Wesley Peck Da1buy; WaUsnd
WilcoI New Haven Thomas Williams