New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-26

number OF Alumni and ladies, proceeded to the place
" here the college chapelis 10 process OF erection
for tho purpose Of laying the cornerstone As tho
building has been already described II is only neceS-
sary state that Is situated between Farnam ana
Durfee Halls opposite the Divinity School, and VIII
form corner OF the quadrangle that Ia to be- After
the singing OF the DoxOlogy. President Porter made
short speech In which he referred 10 the cost or the
building and the purposes for which IL was ereeteo'
$50 gwen three ago by joseph buue' i"
sum and the accumulated interest, together with oer
gifts make the whole 900 With this sum TAO
corporation thought they might safely begin NO"
chapel expecting Others will step forward as 'nc
work advances, that the building when comp'e'eu
will be free from debt copper box was piaceu u" '
stone containing the class poem and oratioh ooP' "
The Yale Record President Porter's Baccaiaurea'c s
mon and other papers After the proper cereno"'o,
p,,o, por,er rro,ouneed the cornerstone well ana
firmly laid and the exercises brought TO close ny
prayer by ex-President Wooscy ana the peheu'o'o'
- THE ALUMNI DINNER.
Tn the afternoon the ocular Alumni dinner was he'u
rally zoo aeople we're present Around TAME on ah
elevated platform sat President Porter exPresiden'
Woolsey ChiefJnstice Waite, Judge Picrrepoh', a""
the members of the corporation. After the dinner wa"
served President Porter and was received VII"
lond applause spoke of the wants OF the uhNerss'
namely funds for the chapel for new ieno"sips'
and FOR new dormiiores college restaurant was also
needed. A.,
President Woo,scy was called upon 10 respond 10 the
toast, Yale University. present and fnture' ne
would speak of the future and leave others W spo"h "
the past Yale College he said Is Ike boy tnat mas
outcrown his clothes. We are spending so Wuch ioi
new buildings that the inner suffers. He looked
forward TO the time when poor young men wouu ho, oo
kept away from the college and when there would be
perfect equality among in the world OF letters he
was glad to see post graduate department hourlsn-
ing and hoped that 1t might continue growing uhocr
larger number of better paid professors.
Speeches were then made by DR.. Leonard Bacon. IN
behalf of the medical school; F. j. Kingsbury OF the
Glass Of 4s, OF Waterbury, in behalf OF the sclehnc
school and the Hon. Judge Pierrepont, III behalf OF the
law school, Mr. Pierrepont censured. IN an amusing
manner expresident Woolsey, who IN Ms historian
address yesterday had omitted 10 mention MS hae s
an instructor In international law at the Id" soho
| He then spoke OF the CROWN I" '
law school and OF the fact that the Hon.
lanes NJ Townsend of New Haven had agreed to give
nrze of 800 every year Grafton delivered AT the
| annual Commencement OF the Law School MT rerrc
pont then spoke of the great advantages OF INC iao
| Law School, which was placed IN great uhlNei'''S
town. and gave bis opinion that young men cannot
learn law by simply reading it or working IN an ONCE
Inn, rnst regularly attend the lectures aud recatous
Of law school.
The Rev. Thomas Egleston OF the class OF "a theh
spoke for the Theological School President Porter sara
that Chief Waite member OF the nrs class
he ever taught and in looking over his marking pooA,
he found that the ChefJustce had received very good
marks. MI. Waite was then called upon " spo"A' III
| said:
This IL not the first time have spoken nor me nrst
| time have wanted TO speak, but have now COME 10
the time people talk to ana am not iorcen ~
| sneak unless want TO- I cOmmenced as student
under YOU Mr. President but the Yale College that YOU
have asked and is not the Yale Coiege
of 40 years ago Many changes have taken place. Ihe
rich today are not the rich men OF rat b b o,ere
then with more difficulty than s1O0O,oOo to-day, whco
make mp the Woosey fand inns pre- t6a nave the
desire. left New-Haven 81 years ago. IwehtyIone
years and of ground made me citizen Hav-
ing east nv first vote In Lyme rode the same morning
to the water, took the boat and went TO the West ana
Tor me. But, President think the class of 81 has
done something toward making you what you are, iOr
Won are TODAY know that you Sir, have had indu
enee class and have shared largely In making US
what we are.
wNu Smith, class OF "A. OF North Carolina, in HIS
remarks said that Yale College, as It advanced, would
accomplish for the country than any Civil Rights
bill could do The Hon. Amasa Walker OF Massachu-
sets introduced as "hard money" man. ana
spoke at length on the currency question For nine
years. said the country had been IN state OF bank
ruptcy Ii kept promising without fuhihng
its promise Greenbacks only local
currency. They cannot be exchanged for
foreign commodities. The specuiatlng c'ss
and not the of the West demand an expansion
Of the currency. Ellis II. Roberts, Class Of go Member
Of Congress from 1Ofk, anu huuocI VI "V"oi'
smoke This evening the Senior societies skull ana
Bones and "Scrol and Key" are holding annual re-
nnons and grand closing reception is taking place IN
tie Art School Friday and Saturday the examinations
of Freshmen occur
THE PEABODY MUSEUM BUILDING.
Some years since late George Peabody left large
beoaest to Yale College for the establishment OF
museum During the past season the Trustees deter
mined upon the erection OF the building. The de-
si,,ps NJ Mr. 7 e. Cady Of New York selected and
the work nrusted mis- charge. The site is to be on
the west of the present college buildings forming the
western boundary Of the college quadrangle which is
| being gradually developed. The Museum when entirely
CONNECTED will be $50 feet length its greatest width
50 feet; hight OF central building 1876 feet The high
basement il TO be Of reddish brown stone, the walls
above of pressed BRICK dressings OF Nova Scotia and
Belevie stones. The architecture is Of the French
Gothic school, the trea OF the various being
so diversified give effect to the design aud ompha
SIS 10 the more important portions No small amount OF
sudy has been necessary meet the rather eIactng
requirements OF the Museum, and still produce dgni-
ned and effective building. 1t 10 be repr0o; through
! out, ana in every respect extremely substantial.
| COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NETWORK.
| COMMENCEMENT EXERCIsEs-LIsT OF MEDALS AND
| PRIZES DISTRIBUTED.
The Academy of Music was last evening the
scene OF large gathering the occasion OF the annual
! exercises OF the College of the City of NewYork.
The stage OF the Academy filed with the officers
of the College and the alumni President Alexander $