New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-15
COMMENCEMENT NOTES.


The Commencement Ball at ashhsUo" "''"
Lee University will occur June 3D.
John A. Finch of Indianapolis will deliver
an Grafton before the Associated Alumni OF Wabash Uni
versity OH .?ne ~ -. "a,
Prof Homer B. Spraguc, A. NJ, of Brooklyn,
will mako an address at Wells College, Aurora, NJ " on
June u.
At Ripon College there will be lecture be-
fore the College literary societies by Prof Hiram Mead
ercises of the Graduating Glass VIII occur on June oo
The following is q programme OF Commence
ment Week az Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Penn:
June Address by Prof Mnhlsneerg
D 81 JSna beors the Literary Societies the
Rev. Edsai Ferrier A; M.-June 4-Commencemen|
24.-Mceting OF Alumni
The Commencement programme at syracuse
includes sermon before the Society Of Religious Inquiry
by the Rev. j. f. Hurst d. d., President OF Drew Theoog
cal seminary, an Art Exhibition. Class Day exercses
an pn Grafton S M Sy te gv Icr A. H. Of Buffalo and
Baccalanreate Address by the Rev r; o. raven ~ ~
LII. ID. Commencement Will occur on june I"'
The Baccalaureate sermon at the PennsyiVa-
MIA Military Academy at Chester. Penn, was DC
liyered on Sunday by tho Rev, p. W. Mowry OF
chester The Alumni meeting will be held at p m on
Thursday II. G. Bughman. @. f., making the man au
dress Col Thomas Wentworth igginscn VII mas a"
address I'm The evening "Arstocracy OF the Doih.
The review and dress parade will be the feature ot inc
closing day, June IL.
A chapter of the Psi Epsilon fraternity was
established in Syracuse University June The install
laon ceremonies were conducted by delegates from Tue
Gamma OF Amherst Tho other chapters OF the FRA
tcrnty were very fully represented, both by under
graduate mombor and Alumni The new c9 5nSter will II
Cornell University having been repudated by the last
regular Fraternity Convention.
There will be two Bono Songs" "Tree
Song" a Smoking Song" and parting Song" on
Class Day at the University of Rochester An oraon
md biafn wi
spccchesv and Tree Speech" complete the pro
eramme. The sermon before the Young Mems Christian
Association will be delivered by the Rev. George Dana
D. D. D. OF Of nrford viii
ton before the Alumni, and John Page Munro 81 syria
cuse tic Poem, on June -. Commencement VIII occur
June 80.
The following is the Commencement pro-
gramme at Tufts College, College HILL Mass:
June I5-Przo speaking BY members Of the Junior and 10
S Ss senior Shs @ The
cs Z the Dyy sS
Glass q The College BY The sv J E@e5
a annns a meeting me Of the Alumni in
James Eastwood Of Brcckton, Mass.
The following is complete programme of
the exercises OF Commencement week at tho University
OF Virginia
before the Young Ms Ma,S Ghs
ans Meeting Of the noaTd OF sSae June
sns
,ns Chapel Il g. Sy A ,Ss
Mcn T. Johnson BarDo Society BY
PANEL H a a c@ss
Exercises q the 10 OF Diplomas JasS
Preston Of south Carolina p m-Aiumn Dinner in the
public hall. OF. m.-Final Ball
The pupils and many of the friends of
Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn. assembled in
the chapel the Institute last evening to listen TO the
Baccalaueate sermon preached the Glass Of 1875 by
" II nfGf ANN on
the Nights The "a young ladies Of the graduating class
occupied the pews directly in front Of the PLATFORM upon
which were seated the Trustees Of the Institute and the
Rev. Dr. Hall. The exercises were opened with hymn
and prayer after which r thS ey Y D ha d sa
head Of every is Christ and the head OF the woman
Is the and the head or Christ Is God " taking 81
Paul's view of wOmans place and duties IN the world
This afternoon the Class Day exercises VIII De held IN the
chapel and on Thursday the commencement exercises
will take place at the Institute.
The concluding examinations of the classes
in the College Of the City of NewYork held yester
day. The subjects which the students examined
were the Calculus Latin, Greek, Spanish, German.
Moral Science and Drawing Professors Hebermann and
Docharty conducted the junior examinations. The
papers required close reasoning and very minute
answers. and altogether were Of nature to
show thoroughly how much the students knew
about the subjects The examination Moral Science
was conducted by Prof G. W. Huntsman. The topics
were as follows: "The elements composing the moral
the evidence OF IT'S Delng
under what circumstances its dictates nallibe
What the imperative of conscience The relation OF
moral feelings the judgments OF the understanding
The nature OF Obligations. The relation OF belief
in the existence OF God to moral obligations The rea
tion OF human liberty to moral responsibility. The
nature of yirturc The arguments for the existence Of
God"
The freshmen were examined in Spanish, German, and
Greek There have been 622 applications made for ad
mission to the college. OF the applicants only 434 have
passed the required examinations for admission.
The following changes of pastors and assist
pf pastors have inst been made by the Cardina-Nc-