New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.

rnr B,CCALAUKEATE sERMON-A NEW DORNTORY
-sTANDlNG OF TIE GRADUATING CLAoS-NEw
PROFESSIONS.
IFRoN \ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP TIE rRiBUNE.l
EAsToN, Penn, June 21.-Ihe Commence
ment exercises OF Lafayette College began to-day Dr.
Case in his oficia roDc, delivered tho Baccalaureate
sermon il the chapel. 1t Impressive solemn dis
course and ono that could fail to attract the atten-
ton of the young who soon to leave the halls
o Lafayette. Ia the afternoon President Hickman,
graduate 81 Lafayette AMI now President OF Hanover
College, Indiana delivered the usual annual address to
tie Braincrd Missionary Society connected with the Col
lege in Branerd Hall This hail. in reality Is tie only
old landmark left at lafayette
The great gifts OF Arts Pardee OF Hszleton, PENN and
many Others placed the college upon sound imam
cial basis Dr. Ciitel It's President, has been ndoat
gable In his efforts TO bring the college u to standard
which shall be surpassed by nOne During Lis rule, ex-
tending over period OF eleven years. many new build
ns have erected and the number of students Is 80
much greater that its friends would scarcely
ognizc II "a the same Institution Over million OF dollars
has been collected by him. which has been partly applied
TO the sinking fnd and partly 10 the erection OF new
buildings and In the endowment of new proiessorships
Inc amount OF money spent upon the college grounds
proper been but has III tenold manner
proved t. nunetve TO Lafayette The college Esituaod
ON The brow 0f College Hill about 200 feet above the city
Of Easton Tie grounds in n very coed condition
considering the long continued drou'h Their admir-
able arrangement is due entirely TO the good taste and
Judgment OF Don ii G. Mitchell better known az TX Mar
vel OF New-Iaven During the past year East Hall,
dorrntory having roomsaor about 80 students has been
built upon the eastery lots OF the college property
This together with McKeen, Blair, Powell. NewlIirk,
Martieu and South Halls afford for about 800 stu
dents. Many OF the students live In the town The
trustees at recent meeting resolved to establish
a Law Department. in connection with the regu-
lar academic course. -Four professors and one in
tl,ta IN a .lasted Tla RnarJ nt
the same meeting elected Dean Of the Department the
Hon william s. Kirkpatrick late President Judge Of this
district Judge kirkpatrick is well qualified to I'LL the
position o is graduate Of Lafayette, OF tho Class of
1868 and holds the Office OF President OF the Alumni
Association. r. A. March, IL. d. well known In this
country and England the author Of an Anglosaxon
grammar and reader has the Senior Class in Blackstone
at present Slight changes have been made in the cuTi-
cJlum.
During the past year, through the munihcence OF Benz
Douglass of NewYork CITY, the Patrisc in Latin
and Greek founded several years ago. has been placed
upon more certain footing new profess
sorship in this course has been founded. ~
which the Rev. Addison Ballard, d. D., formerly
Of Williams College, Massachusetts, and still
Gently OF Ohio University, has been called. Dr. Ballard
takes deep interest in the success Of his Mr.
W. b. Owen OF the Glass OF 1877 has been promoted
from tuTorship to Adjunct Professor" In the same
parng SCI OF textbooks FOR this department from The
completed comprising Teriulllan. Eusebius, Cypian,
Latin Hymns, JUSTIN Martyr Augustine, AthenagOras,
Greek HyInns ChfysOston, and others, sufficient for
complete classical college The numbGf OF stu
dents In this Pdtrsc course Is gradually increasing, and
bids fair In time 10 vie In numbers with the Old estab
lished classical course.
The number OF students at Lafayette Is $40 divided
folows Resident graduates, Seniors 80 Juniors,
7y SOPHOMORE, o6; and Freshmen, llj; total, 3l9.
IL In the largest number that she has yet attained.
Next year a still larger number Is peced tn I've enrolled
by reason OF the loss Of only 80 by graduation and the
probable gain Of I'D or 100 now Students The present
graduating class II the last OF the small classes at Laay
cite. What 1879 loses in numbers she MAKES up In the
quality OF her No class has entered these halls
with brighter prospects, and class has left with bet
ter record Ito members are 9dct and genemany meu.
and all good students. To them aud to tbs class
OF 1870 belongs the honor OF sbelisbhg the
practice of "hazing" at this college. j. W.
Scroggs OF this class has published this term book
containing the songs OF Lafayette. IL shows musical
ability The book comnends itself TO all lovers OF cob
lege music and college songs. or the 81 who will
receive diplomas expect TO take up the profession Of
law 5. the ministry, z. engineering, aud o. teaching
Six men VI tho class have taken honor grades w. T.
Thomas, Pennsylvania, takes the ealutaoy Dr. Evans
Pennsylvania, ths valedictory IL. II. Jackson, New
York. the Pathological Grafton; H. Henderson,, Mary
Philosophical Grafton. aud CRAIG Pennsylv ania tbs
Scientific Grafton The Faculty of the College very
harmonious one, and contains men VI very marked ab