New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.

THE EVOLUTIONARY RFnEARsAI-T1EsEs or THE
CuADU.TlNG CLAss-IuE ALUMNI BANQUET
TIE DEGREES.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
SYRACUSE, n. Y, June 23.-Commencement
week wa. begun upon Friday evening Last, when the
sophomore eocutsnary rehearsal took place in the Col
leee Chapel Notwithstanding the fact that upon that
evening exercises being held by several churches.
and by the Young Mems Christian Association every seat
was occupied If the attendance upon the exercises 0i
Commencement week is correct test Of the appreea-
ton ia which they arc held by the residents,
there would be but one judgment passed. Every
sneaker is greeted with full house. The re-
hearsal Is deservedy popular. Prof. Richardson has
charge OF tie exercises, and weeks are devoted
IN preparatlon In great IA test of the work
of tho year in that department Eleven speakers were
chosen and appeared aud to some ones credit let he
said that the out declarations rehearsed by stu
dents from the district school upward omitted, and
new ones substituted. That this was gratifying 10 those
present was evident. The evening closed with second
exhibition usually given the public by sophomores the
orgies AT tondant upon the destruction Of calculus.
ON Sunday evening the annual sermon before the soci
ETY. OF Religious Inquiry preached 10y the Rev. +.
Hurst d. d. President OF Drew Theological seminary In
ibe First Presbyterian Church The speaker intro
dueed by Chancellor Haven Among other things he
sad one does learn by first Directing but accepting
There may times when 1t is great to oppose Christian
y but sooner later time comes when its need is felt
puro faith gained by living obedienty to the light
we now have so lived Luther, Calvin. An intense life
can only he lived by him whose mind is intense upon the
work OF the moment. Such men rule the world OF
Thought The world wants workers, not spectators
those who have occasion for doing. These here,
their reaping comes yonder but 1t is rich harvest"
Monday was Day. This class being the first class
graduating which has been In the University for four
y,rs the event WAS watched with interest. The lral-
ang Of the previous three years came nom Cen
esee College at the time IL gave place to this together
with tloss who entered meanwhile. AT o'clock the
COLLEGE Chapel was crowded. The officers Of the class
were as follows:
President W II. DunIap Vice President. y. W. Goolcr
SECRETARY 81 u. Buck Treasurer ~ j. Wells orator. w
A. Wood; Historian, J. NJ. gilbert: Poet, y. ~ Wheeler;
Prophet j. C. Nichols iIo.entee ~ d. Buck froe orator
j. H. Colt; Pipe Orator. w. IL shuartj Adviser, NJ j.
Wells Parting Ceremony 4. L. Bcal. T. W. GOO'tr.
Every part IN the programme was hc 40 that II met
the expectation Of all present. The offices OF Pipe
Orator and Prcscntce were unknown in the college be-
Gore Monday The pipe after IL had been used by the
he was instructed 10 hand IL down TO all gen rati0ns
hereafter The latter In neat speech presented 20 the
Chancellor A clock costing 800 and already placed in
po,ton Ia the tower OF the Hall OF Languages TIE
N borne blythe class alone. The Chancellor accepted
the gift in behalf OF the University On the dial Of the
cloek appears the inscription. Class 1870" From the
chapel the moved 10 the place where the class
tree WINS planted. Near by lay a hinge rock engraven
with 1879" Here tho usual ceremonies he'd,
each member Ia wing small bouquet OF evergreen ivy
and forgetme-not given him resolution passed
In reference the class cup for the rst boy the
for the occs sion sung the University "hurrah"
vented by 40 given, aud the crowd dispersed. Tue
ladies' OF the class neither took part In the exercises in
te chapel and az the tree not appeared among the class