The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-02

vne rate war ne eit tnsS ne nao peen spared 10
see bhe end OF that conflict he now extended
ns nahds 70 Drotnery loVe 70 All. tLouo anu con
prayed that they might AL conLinue u united peO-
pie. Renewed applausel.
AVOlCe-Go 4, bless the south.
mr.. jarvis speech continued In ike patriotic
SGrain, and he SAT down amid dsalening cheers.
Three Old-iashOned cheers were here proposed
and given for Judge Bates. Then ike deafenlng
cheers we're given for the South.
ar. Henry Brown, Of the class OF '65, followed
IN speech OF most exquisite humoT. Alumni
Han IN the old time was something fearful 70 MIN.
He then read IN 'front.' she inscription. ''Lst those
VINO enter here abandon hope,h He then here
met Tutors IN Greek ana Latin, with all
those terms imply. After reeOunting many
changes in The ten wears since his graduation, ne
saia that old Yale was Olo Yale yet-a university
o. which they might all be proud, college that
mas history college born IN poverty
MT. JOhn A. FOOte, OF Cleveland. ONO, OF The
class Of 81 gave some "reminiscences o. Presidents
Day, when were listened 70 with great Interest
Having finished with old-time histories he came
down ~ mOGern times He SAID he Was interested
was mad as thunder Qond applauseJ-on
when Yale won ne ala not know when
TO stop Aurrahlng. tKenewed and protracted APP
Governor Cox OF Maryland, OF the class Of 'a5.
WaO made the next speech, said ID beginning
mat ne should bear IN mind what
what ne sho1ld preach aDout--preach ABOUT
restpe paee IN The NE eurnsy or ia 0psaSates
He then proceeded TO graphically portray
the changes SINCE his college days. Re
lessons now deceased, whose portraits hung
the walls about them, be said their influence sSul
lived, and in conclusion he prophesied for Yale
the grandest future OF any college in>tne country.
President Porter here explained the absence OF
Harvard, where he had gone TO give lecture be-
fore the Phi Beta Kappa society. tie humorouslY
commented on the differentiation OF ex-President
WoOisey with the President OF Harvard as form
Ing a pleasant companion picture to the lrater-
nlzayion between the captains OF the boating
crews OF the two colleges.
Judge Dewey, OF Massachusetts, followed He
said that, though graduate OF Williams college.
ne considered himself son-tn-law OF Yale He
showed how much Williams College was indebted
TO Yale College.
President Porter stated that they were getting
some OF the dCbt back having lately stolen TWO OF
the professors Of Williams ana borrowed ex-
President Hopkins. lLaughter) He then added
thaS, by an association OF ideas, Massachuset us
suggested south Carolina, and be therefore called
upon Governor Chamberlain, OF South Carolina,
for the next speech.
Governor Chamberlain, promptly rising, stated.
aller tne applause greeting MS appearances had
with sort OF dread OF being called
upon Tor a speech. After twelve years
absence ron his Alma Mater, he felt a
coming back again TO the scenes OF his college
lie, more ike wandering about THESE sacred
classic GROUNDS ana being silent locker on here
But 10 his absence ne mad kept Yale close in MS
conservatism. President Porter had in him
the right kind OF progress and con-
scFNdtlSl. iLbuQ applauSe.J he wanted
Yale 10 continue substantially what she had
been IN the past. There were two influences ne
could never forget, the Influences OF his mother
and Of Yale. lAppausel lie hoped in South
Carolina 70 illustrate the principles OF truth In
tegrity and honor, which he learned here, and
without which teachings the college must ulti-
ma tey perish.
President Porter proposed three cheers from the
alumni OF Yale College now assembled, TO the
al1mnI OF the college residents In South Carolina.
The cheers were given with hearty viii, all
rising 10 their leet
Professor Marsh, OF the class Of go, spoke upon
an aboriginal tOplc-lndlans. He then deScanted
upon the ne " museum IN process OF erection for
the college.
Mr.. Starne Chit5enden, OF the class OF i55, fol-
lowed Ia a brief nut apostle speech. IN the
course OF his remarks he referred very feenngy
10 his classmate, Mr. Wheeler, the letter OF whose
mother, giving money 10 IOund fellowship, had
been read. IL was such gift rs ne and all his
classmates wEO get mOurHed his loss would LOOK
Tor rom the mother OF sucn son.
EX-hemoer or Congress Ellis u. Roberts or
Utica, ana Rev. G. =. Pumley made eloquent re-
sponses for the class OF 80. Other speeches
rom inc representatives. OF other classes fol-
lowed, all Of brilliant ana impressive character.
II was amer SIX O'Clock wnen tine 'cOm pany rose.
CLOSING RECEPTION.
Winding lp she Commencement week exercises
was a reception by President Porter at the school
for Emo Arts IL tue evening. Every Yalensian n
town called, taking WIKI them, II also IN town,
tnelr wives and sons ana daughters OF sweet
hearts. The occasion will long be remembered.
In another twenty our hours the COLLEGES viii DE
scene Of desol2tion aud tie city the person non
VI dismal dulneSs.