New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-25
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
COMMENCEMENT EXFRCtsES - RESIGNATION VI
PRESIDENT CUMMINGS.


PRESIDENT CUMMINGS.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSEI
MIDDLETOwS, Conn, June 24-The ami
versary exercises at Wesleyan University during the past
week have been Of unusuJ interest Not only have the
literary exercises been good bat the business TRANSACTED
the meetings OF the Alumni and the Trustees has also
been OF great importance. The Class Day exercises
on Monday were very good, and especially inc
afternoon memcnto ceremonies The Grafton In tne
evening by VIM. C. Kellogg was very effective
az WAS also tho elias history ny j. Zweie'
The trustees were all day Thursday The re-
ports Of The officers showed that the univ was I'D
prosperous condition. The financial exhibit Is as io
lows
Proporty sooG COS incluicd in which is bank stock.
S5s $50; bunis AMI Iortgar"s. S6JO7o; and bis re-
ccivabe, $2i6,5s7. The income last year Was $io'
ST. go.
The absorbing topic at the meetings of the Trustees has
be, the resignation of DE- Cummings Fur several years
he las wished to resign. AID has only been peEsuad 10
retain the position by the earnest enIcatt5 OF hs per
sonaI friends. His resignation on Tuesday was
very uncxrcctcd The Board in acting on the reTgna
ton adopted tho resolutions which TIE Tribune has
printed Remarks made Ivy several prom
iBcnt members OF the Board and by bTh"p
James in honor Of DR.. Cummings. The Irus
tees when they adjourned agreed to meet on July -
TO elect Dr. Cumning-s successor. a committee was
elected to nominate candidates The Trustees voted 10
raise $500 900 centennial endowment fund TIE meet
and the proceen%s we're anrnscd judge Reynolds Of
brooklyn was elected trustee. The ohirfs eieo ny
L. H. DIN Vicc-Prcs,d,ni: Prof W. n. Rice s,eletMy
In tac evening The soVelI eNefe,ses N.Y. M NJ u md
Dr. Cummings, j. :. 9pinney. etc. -.
The following was ule o!der OF the CONFERENCE.-The
j. The ii'laion Of Catholicism to Civilization" Leonard
O. "Amcgicaa EN rlyagances." Franklin Harris driSn'
g. roman In the United states, Austin enre
g. "nrs its Cfaiacicr aud influence" William G. Kellogg.
o. TO-DAY and TO morrow Thomas Raymond Knci West
" johI Brown" Isaac Chase iihhy Saccarappa, Ne
T. The Factors Of Human Progress tyrds Ccsna Love
g. "rc scnri; Of Democraces" James Nixon, IT,, Middle
O. "THe b ties of wealth." Willard Mayh Parker. Liver
TO- "nerrcgaion Marks" Wilbur Samuel Raymond, Lock
H. Dur comirylncn," Abram Sutton Una,r, chsppaqaa,
T. Hundred Years. Clarence Abatlr Waldo Gov
The iaowing we're the honors in general schoarship
First GradeAustin Henre Her1tcA, Clarence AOiA'har
second GradeArthur Leonard Andrew Isonari Le%on
a@ q T CiS fio1as laymoa k1c Iasc taase
LIBBY GYMS co gga lo'sjo mtL,d Iyg ,I frAei h'"
Ine following werr Dhe honors N spc7ai dop1rimants
Nanr si"ry, AnT1ni sutton tni.rhii 'rsncc ahar
c T.tt.r Aas 1ilii II rrie Here
nc following are me MANS Of The grnati9F e'nSs
"A L. AnDrc~s, New liave., l. \, Mar an Aild"''o"h'
~ !, Bcrroan. y Far'ay " e. b rs Boston H'.s
y. II. NJ Par - LiVer"ofc
r. r. BisL.e North Arson, FalIs Ne.
J p Birnk Miadl,fow,, Conn. Conn.
q. n Coleman Cco.ersto"n. H. G. Iflsbary' Midale'o"n
w. !. come. Norwich. Conn wJircnts Iiarifori
+. =. CrandaI, Ne" London, W hiy n"hd' L"" Pof''
Il cnlvcr Mid,lle.own J. " v Rich MclGcld, ,ias-.
Conn j. l.. Ro,i ns,ai. t1a'b is'i, L. !.
w H. Downs South Berwick, G. T.. Henderson. LuncDJJtg,
Me Mass
A. C. EDDY Gouv,rueur " y NJ \. simpson, Philadelphia.
q Fa,iou p,.-r y ~ VI. -keel. snnqrdii y. Y.
r n F,r FIauh.fn. H. j. /. u. >ktCi @dnIhIii, y. y.
p. II: Griin. lms ing L. L. 4. ID: smith, Ai"I'"wn'
a H. He.ucI, AthO Mass l.. -. Tb1ver, Boston M1ss
G.MIiug.cs iir dgcfOt.Cuun ~ - netihI 'idP'Nl''
/. Mel. Jackson, Cnrham Ne. " \.
w. g Kellogg. Norwich t"Dn. &C y. Waldo GouVcEheui'
IT. r. g., " ~ eel, Mass. " \.
j. G. Ii ~acClriupa Ne. C. ~ warren 80 Oc't isle,
g. G. IONcOr, ottawa, H. NE.
W. 4. Luce, Vineyard iiaVcn,
Mass. l. H. ~ ih'h'
Tie weather was exc llcn' The aldlcn q WIS large,
and the mornings work passed OF pea-Antig. Dr.
Strong, Bishop James {. {. North AID OrinG Judd,
were among those who present Tic degree of
A. ~ in consc was conferred or Joselh lIonIy B.a!e,
James Madison Bocdr, II sin AOmzo Blake, JOHN A. or
Cass Benjamin stephen Clark, Samuel Gire''leli
Cushing, joan AlphOnsc DAY. AIn1n Everett
Ilan, join Newton Holt, Slas v lllm h n,
Isaac J. lansing Edmund NJ. Mills. Frank Mason North,
Watson LYMAN Phillips, Charles Francis ri - N.tInr
Benton sanford Allen EO1encIansr ihy, ituS enc N"AAo
Webster GeOrge Washington tight, all OF the tGss "f
-; Marcus Rlteu Hatfield. 20. and Clarence Williams
III The degree Of \. NJ also conferred on tin Key
L. T. Meredith Springfield, Mss; the lcy Charles IL
rfn BrookISn n. Y; and the Rev. wesley x. DAVIS.
Brooslsn,N y. \. Inc degree of LID VS. con erred on
DE Rev. Charles II. FOWLER, D. D., IresNIent North
western University, Evanston