New-York tribune., 1875-07-01
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

THE POETRY OF CLASS DAY-HOw 1T OvERsHADOws
COMMENCEMENT DAY EXERCISES OF CON-
MENCEMENr-THE EMINENT LITERARY AND
OFFICIAL GENTLEMEN PREsENr-EXCITING ELEC-
TION OF OvFRsRERS.
lyRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1RiBoNE'i
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 3O-As the scattered
members OF q NewEngland family delight TO gatner
once year about the paternal nresde to honor the OLD
home and to Join In hearty reunion OF those VINO In
early years shared shelter and were reared under s
blessed Influences hundreds Of the sons OF fair Har
ward every part Of the Union and even fro foreign
lands the return Of each Commencement season. arc
wont TO gather her beautiful green ana withih
her venerable halls TO renew old f1endships'
to keep green the memory Of the past, ana
IN hill "God spced" to the young who
are about 10 leave their Alma Mater for the serious bus
ness Of life. day, looked forward 10 IN
most American colleges by the members OF the gradu-
atng class great day OF their course has al lar
ward given way. many respects TO class Day lhen
for brief the Senior Class takes possession OF the
place. The buildings given over to their use. Inc
grounds are reserved for festivities The Memorial
Hall even echoes the strains Of their music and the
college authorities scarcely more than thcr hohoreu
guests When the last strain OF music has died away on
the air of class day night, when the last coored hght
which made the College yard as brilliant as some
charmed grove OF fable, and the last guest has
departed, the student Of Harvard considers
his college career as closed To be half dozen OF
his yet TO appear on Comm' nccnent day ana
deliver their parts" and all are TO receive their d.
pomas al the ands Of the Presidents but these are only
incidents of an anniversary In which the alumni play
greater part than the graduating class On class day.
the college green the chapel the Memorial Hall are re-
spleudent with youth, beauty, and fashion. On Com
meuccmcnt day, gray haired meD who went foFth IRON
these classic shades when the century younger and
who have won fame men OF learning In all depart
ments of professional life; middeascd men, on whose
a;i,i and ipQ Qfnen
entered but few years ago upon the Struggle gather
I'm knots about tho doors Of old HOwOrhy, Stonghton
aud Massachusetts, Halls and the ladies who accompany
them oftcncr staid matrons than blushnS uadens
The graduate OF 40, 80 or even lOycaIs aSo,who roS
to-day finds that Harvard College has caught the pro-
gressive spirit Of the and has grown almost out o MS
knowledge The venerable buildings that looked ont
upon the green fields Of Cambridge 100 years are
still there and little changed, but many new and stately
edices have meantime arisen around them until the Uni
versy yard assumes almost the proportions OF n CITY,
But the change the character and Of the nstruc
tons given is greater sim. The middle-agci man who
opens the catalogue OF this year and reads over some OF
maf ih opas 81 sG they s s 1 There
something about the air OF ones Alma Ma,eT ,Eo5
that takes the graduate PACK 10 s uS,nn
man the traits Of the friend OF youth The mum
Der Of the alumni who gathered at Harvard this morning
unusually large, and as early as o'clock the yard
presented a lively Nearly every class Of wi'h
hcidqmatcrs and the reunions which held in them
were Of Lcarticst and most cordial KIND
Previous to the exercises Of the graduate class IN Ap
pleIon Chap the Board of Oyerseers held meeting in
the chair and the Rev Alexander Mckenzie performed
the duties OF secretary Az meeting OF the President
to appoint Robert wheeler Wilson, i. b. tutor in
Physics for three years from sept j. is71 Ma1Tmnn
eel u Brsrs, A. e. Tios in Mahnaiics for three years
from sept 3, ls75Fancis Mnthrope Dean Tutor IA sur
ycyng and DraVlna for three year, from sept L. lo'3
IN (nr iOn pgtl
Music was received and referred to t3Ulmttee
sell NJ d. The usual degrees aud honorary degrees
announced later IN the day The eseeon to MI ,acances
setis Hall this morning, the polls being kept
open until A o'clock, under direction of Messr,
Charles W. clifford, 'G5, and Samuel IIoar '67
Tie follow ing named gentlemen had been nominated 10y
Charles Francis Adams, Alexander Agassiz, william q.
Russell, MoreIl Wyman; john H. CLIFFORD, tGyerctt Sal
Eot SnSt Cabot, Sa,D and william r. huntingdon Tor the
term OF five years John Lowell and James 7. Fields;
Abbott t"' Lawrence i Samuel LoDgfcllow william l.
THSsJ isE and f HT q sos S result %a
this election, announced later IN the day. wac as fo
Adams received 454 Alexulier ,assiz, 429; William
Russell 395 Morell " yIn"n 39s aud John H. CliioId
@S~e @ f'9toc o 'io rcV1 ~ votes and EiI" Saot
1886 and were elected for two years. W. G. hndcOt re
celved 3y7 votes, and was elected for one year
Appleton Chel was olcnsd at t. o'clock or Tue aGInls-
Gston and ls - ~ osrSlicd by the IMnce.s preceded
by the Chelsea hand arrived the grounds shortly after
10 o'clock aud immediately tIsreaiter the soinary
% fSm,i % 6 IH' +! PaV s uas TGs
procession included canldates for degrees, the
yiied guests, and marhed to Appleton Chapel.
Tie chapel completely 1led Among the dis
a croft James Russell Lowell the Hon Chas Francis
Adams President 4. H. CaPen Of Tufts College Senator
boutwell,. the lion. Geo. Is. Loring. and H. W. Long
| fellow The exercises began with music by the Ger
Dnn br@d reSy FytF was tn'a e TT
crmalce Of the Pastoral s, symphGy ffgm rom tL'
orator, Mr.. Henry Prchic, who spoke in Latin.
The remainder OF hS p"gripme was a. tooTs; ps
3S,1.c ona Tine Eyoon n Of Msal ~ % Tnong % by William
Taylor Campbell, and The platonc Idea" By Richard
| space" by Albert Smith Thayer, and "FataIsnI," by
Jacob sullivan 0CaiIa;sIan 9Ia'i%n "sumna mn Cum
field. All the speakers did themselves great credit
Of the Graduating class that OF Bachelor OF Tncoogy
upon four young men OF the divinity school; that OF
former classes and that Of Bachelor Of Laws upon 80
graduates Of the law school Four graduates OF the
scienunc school received the degree of Bachelor
| OF science and one each the degree OF Cy
Engineer ana Mining Engineer. Tne degree OF
Doctor OF Medicine was conferred on 70 graduates ot
the medical school, aud Of Bachelor of Laws out OF
samsc as of Ars w To. S s
Bellows, A. D., -; Michael J. Caaoyan, A. b. y;
IicTnrl za Mltn Fass az 4 h M A'nur m W. 6%t Knit
Lamb Lincoln, 4. b., ia72 Lib, 1874; VIM. Caleb
is7y hd"ard il AIler lD A. g. is45 ' mcy
| A. b. 1871 John H. Wheeler, A. b., 1871; Geo. Vim.
wads worth. A. +, 1884, Charles llsben o, Wilas.,
and Political eeicncc-stuart F0rds, a. Il. Doctor
OF Philosophy in Natural Hsiory-wn. keitl,
| Brooks of Williams College, 1870 Doctor OF
Philosophy IN PlnoloGy WIN. Everett, A. B, 1859.
Honorary degrees were conferred az folows: Lib
VIM CASTOR of Boston, stephen Salisbury Of Worcester
Asa GRAY Of Cambridge Christopher Columbus Landell
of Cambridge Ihos. Carlyle Of England, - Washington
OF Wales 1he announcement Of these was received and
applause. The Benedeti0n was pronounced BY tho Rev.
DR.. Peabody.
THE ALUMNI MEETING.