The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-24
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.

ADDRESS AND CoNFERRING OF DEGREES.
SYRACUSE, June %, 1876
Colleges of sickly growth or uncertain tenure
OF lie are not apt TO make many friends, but
rather to receive the cold shoulder OF manv who
would be friends TO them II their entrance into
existence among the colleges were OF sound and
nealtkg birth. Hardly institution exists to-day
which cannot point to the time when its funds
were low, It's students few, ana friends fewer
still, and the chances OF its living very slim. Not
no was it with TINS university. IL was exceed
inqly fortunate at the outset in obtaining from
Genesee College the endowment library, museum,
the best OF its professors and last but not least
In obtaining, by judicious and generous stroke
of policy, the Alumni OF that institution
as it's friends. This was accomplished by
'adopting' as Alumni all who signlfed
wish 10 hold tnat relation 10 the newer institu-
tion Among these men and women tcosc
who mold hIgn positions In every department or
life. Since the founding OF this college its
libraries ana museum have been greatly increased;
its faculty made larger by the acquisition OF sucn
men as Alexander Winchell, IL. d., OF Michigan
University, q man widely known in America and
Europe as a p ofound thinker and scientist, and
who belongs TO a half dozen European scientific
associations, ana the Rev. E. 0. Haven DID,, LII.
D., the present Chancellor, the former President
OF Michigan ana Northwestern Universities, and
the Methodist Episcopal Church. The same
cess that attended DR.. Haven In building up those
two universities has attended him In the work OF
building up the Syracuse University. He has
freed the institute from debt, and added more
than 100000 to Its endowment The original en-
dowment was $4,000
on Friday evening last the decamatory contest
of the Sophomore Glass took place in the College
chapel. No prizes awarded. Men are
Ma
receive instruction from the Professors OF Elocu-
tion and appear 50 as snow the progress made
by the class in tnat department in the year just
closing. The one In question was highly appre-
ciared by the large audience Us IL was Of more
than ordinary merit.
Monday was class day. At Two P. NJ. the gradu-
ates except the. laoies, took position upon the
chapel stage, where the following programme was
carried out:-Address, William A. Wood; tHis-
tory" J. NJ. Gilbert; Poem, Wheeler; "Prophecy,"
J. c. Nichols. The History was especially good, be-
Ing fresh. humorous and entertaining throughout.
The Prophecy had the charm OF novelty combined
with wit. Tue graduates then marched to the
'front.' OF the building, when the presenter, on
behalf ID. Buck presented In behalf OF rs clock
TO Chancellor Haven for the University. 1t was
accepted in short speech. 1t IS placed IN the
engraved with the words, "Class 1851
0lner exercises then took place az the class
tree, consisting Of an grafton by ]. ID. Colt; Pipe
Ceremony, by w. Il. Shuart; Advice, NJ. j. Wells;
Par ting Ceremony. L. W. Cooler and A. r. Beal.
The crowd dispersed and ,75's work was done. Tho
class numbers ninet teen, four Of whom women.
They took no part In the exercises In
4. Arnold, Alpha X. beal, Charles Black, NJ. d.
Buck, ]. b. Colt c. A. Congdon, J. NJ. Gilbert, Z.
Goodier ~ LS'afoe srS d =. SiGnVs, r.
M. Wheeler. For b. S.:-clara Bannister ID. +.
Chichester, W. IL Dunlap, K. g. Hogeboom, W. A.
the other degrees 10 be conferred are as FOL
lows;-M s., 9: Il. Bakert \; X; Fowler IL =.
Hhese have already the degree OF b. 5. Tor oe-
gree OF A. M, f. ID: Blakeslee, 7. J: Cheney, J. q.
Doris, A. M, Genesee. ad eundem: J. G. II.
DRYER, 0. =. Pscn, Z. W. Hall A. NJ. Genesee, al
cauSa hoYsoris r. s. Keyser; W. Mann, A. A.
Phelps, A. NJ, Genessee, ad eu,adens. W. IL. Rog
gree OF Pm. d. James X. Jacques, A, NJ, Bloom
ington, Ill. L. ID. watson, A. NJ, Orleans. Taf5
and all other degrees are conferred alter passing
examinations. rigid proportonately TO the charac-
For degree Of N. d. Louisa L wOodin.
For degree OF b. r. bachelor OF Paintingl, M. NJ
Maycock, who viii be the nrst man In America re-
celving that degree from university.
Tuesday, which was large attendance. G. N.
Underhlll, or Bufrao, was reelected President OF
Club poem by NJ M. Merrill, aad an Grafton
by Rev. J. M Reid constituted the literary
features OF the meeting and they were both ex-
ceent. At the banquet at the Temperance Hotel
these toasts were offered and responded to-
s'Svracuse UniverstLy-Our Alma Mater.n Re-
apo nded to by llor Haven. "old and New.u
Responded 10 by Dr. Bennett OF the University.
'The Alumni OF syracuse university" Response
Chronicle. ''Co-Ed1caton.n Response py MRS. Is.
A. Lockwood, Attorney, Washington, d. @.
comment upon the success or co-education that y
LADY should come so lar 10 respond to q toast.
sine well behaved aud loyal students. the
a. tennessee Colege.n Response by REV. Mr. Reid.
The Commencement exercises proper we're then
begun, ana Chancellor Haven delivered brilliant
CHANCELLOR HAvEN's ADDRESS
The subject OF the Chaucellor's address was the
sSigns OF the Timesn the following are passages
nom the latter part OF IL, and viii sufficiently
dictate It's purport and SPIRIT
aggressive il should assert its righteous claim 70 ali that
good aud tearessy and heartily and with the strong
est faith, adopt every agency material mental and
spiritual work Il up 70 the sxinum o. It's useful
and for whom All thing, were made, even Christ once
that opposrion should exist no longer Chrstanity the
whole should absorb science one Of us parts Those
new scientific hypothe SIS Is announced new Gen-
TsyoIuuoa, q nomenclature, and ,nrodueng new
roneh thng brsg e he siTo own
not the inndelity OF science A true Christian never
worked His purposes through ms material fabrics
theory and struggle Tor existence chrisss oSi q
All should desire Y know S It and G when l. Is anowna
tween Ills material and spiritual kingdoms,
co@m1nee WITH the stsreoyped thought we i've N
wS Won age an age q mat H. Is
Philosophical for popular impression. In
o. coming sreaSnsss his age stands quite siSSs
among The centuries yet asroctated with only few,
ana they actually the most marked Of all ancient
times You seek IN vain IN The classic literature OF
Of virgil to Poe when Pope has ss iHfG
adapted 10 prophecy OF Christ Is almost alone in
both Greclan and koman literature in foretelling
brighter But visions Of coming barbarism and an
age lower than iron, then the minds
of Aged left the world grooming with pity
that their descendants were doomed 10 live in such de-
generate days, instead Of, now longing to the
wondrous advancements that another nifty years will
produce study will show that within 100 years
this general EMULATION and promise Of better days has
sprung Not until after the dawn did few watch.
men raise the shout. The great and comprehen.
sive student OF all wisdom, Leibnitz, was
ringing voice 10 favor Of tile worlds speedy
and sure a yancemeuL Hls theme found amid much
opp0ston. some responsive and Descartes, man
who, had he lived when Aristotle did would have had
more influence than the Stagvrte. and whose empire
the thought Of the world became less extensive and
lasting than that the former only because there was
thought and u would not be governed by soul
spoke out nobly and heartily IN LANGUAGE such a. fato
used then started all no considered H. but
now u common thrice told tale. The noblest
minds of Germany and France and England caught
Mp Lhe LleMc- and the music Lhat once