The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-16
COLLEGE COMMANDMENTS.

THE EXERCISES THAT ATTEND THE UsHERrNo
OF MANY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INTO REAL
LITE.
There Is exceedingly largo and not unimportont
section Of the community to which the public eye -
wont to DO directed about this time Of the year. Az
each season comes round supplies the popular mind
with its own special items Of ENTERTAINMENT spring.
summer, autumn and winter each contributing In turn
lis varied but accustomed quota About the season
when the largest share Of usually allotted TO them
il given the national sports the columns OF the press
are reguia ~ opened to announcements of urpre-
tending character but burdened with tho aspirations Of
the section which reference is made above, aud
which may all DO summed up in the ons
word commencement" Upon the exercises
so designated the community generally looks
with both favor and sympathy. Tho word
itself summarizes world Of steady. painful toll and
striving; It is colored by the lawful ambition and hopes
OF the coming generation OF men and women, TO whom
the country looks forward the husbandnan 70
the rpeung 6eIds OF grain Il Is to thousands the
termination OF career preparatory TO the stcrnes
duties or lfe to which they will In years TO come
ycarnngiy look back they como TO the maturity Of
life and all les Imaginary ana oven real troubles
dwarcd by the greater OF the real struggle
and tinged with the soft, golden gores which age like
declining SUM- throws back upon the clouds that still
stand above the mental horizon where youth fingers
forever The memory OF the days when they
cherished the Same fond hopes nursed the
same ambitions aud Graded the same illu.
sions warns the hearts Of the whole community to-
ward the young people Of both who. in certain
numbers each year, ask their friends and see
tho strength and temper Of the Weapons with which
they have by study furnished themselves for the bat
tie OF life. So, during the next two weeks month,
the colleges Of this city and OF the country will be alive
with the 5ustlc Of preparation Tor these exercises and
with the commandments themselves. It Is imposs
bic transfer paper all tho anxiety, tho hopes and
fears misgvngs incident to these the
part OF the chief actors, that is we'll appreciated by
those who have gone through the crucial procesa
To-day the HERALD devotcs portion Of its space
the enumeration these interesting many
Of most prominent educational institutions Of New
York ana IT'S vicinity
First may be mentioned the University Of the City Of
New York, with It's Commencement Wednesday,
Juno 81, At half-past ten A. The vaicdicory will DO
pronounced by Ernest H. Crosby, tho creek sautatory
by Henry &. Avord the English sautatory by WILL
lam r. Thompson Edgar MoHat will deliver the philo-
sophical oralion and will be supported by SIX other
orators.
As kind OF antcpatory set on 10 the storm work Of
the University OF New York, tho Sophomore class OF
Columbia College announce, deep funeral note paper
the burial ceremonies OF the "Ancicnt'' probably
TOUGHEST GREEK OR ROMAN
whom they had TO dissect during the tcrm) for this
evening The funeral cortege will leave the Worth
monument at halfpast ten r. N.
The beautifully situated Academy OF Mount ST. Vim
invites friends TO It's Commencement on Thurs.
day June -, at four Il. Nj.
BEYOND the usual attractions OF the closing exercises
the weknowu Charer lns itute. Central PARK, the
presence OF The Marquis do Rocheambeau Professor H.
Lcvasscur OF the College de France; the Hon. Detz
Monn and other French gentlemen, visiting this
country Is an extra induccnient TO the friends of that
Institution be force Monday the lsth at half
past seven r. NJ.
81 Johns College rorlham will give It's friends m
insight the classical ana general education Inn
parted there Monday, 10Th, at quarter past one A.
Hobart College, at geneva n. Y, has wha. may DO
termed live neid days. beginning with sunday, juno
Is. aud ending with Thursday, June - The intellec
,ua bill OF iare is heavy one, with tow hors donprcs
Tho Rev. Morgan Dix, d. D., breaches the bacca-
laureate sermon.
The Packer Collegiate Institute Tor Young Girls In
Brooklyn. has its Commencement Tuesday evening
10Th. at eight o'clock so great crush Is expected
here that tickets are Ia railway, not transferable
Princeton holds It's ground with commencement
programme extending five days. The CON-
mcnccmcni proper occupies "Wednesday, the 18TH and
Lyndc brlzc debate the baccaaurca,e sermon tho au
nuai ~ nnastic exhibition tan excellent fcatnrc, with
promenade concert at eight Y. NJ, and the annual
Grafton before the literary societies.
Brown University Providence X. l., begins It's losh
annual Commencement to-day, and carries u until
Trinity College, Hartford Conn starts with its class
day Thursday, June - and dnisncs with the Com.
mcnccment proper on Thursday June %
Mddlebury College. Vermont announces to the world
lie seventy ninth annual COMMENCEMENT beginning on
sunday, July Is. with tho haccalanrcatc by President
Hubert, and ending on July 10 with the commence.
mcnt exercises.
wilbraham Academy, at wibraham. Mass. "a carl,
ON hand with the baccalaureatc scrmon-Sunday June
Is, BY Rev. DR.. Joseph Cummings. The exercises viii
extend four days
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, " j., stands on
the list with us exercises at the Masonic Hall for June
| Fl. Tho programme occupies three days and the
nouoiony Of The scycrer will here too b
diversified by a collation. on Tuesday.
Dickinson college, OF Carlisle, Pa has \ stately COM
mencement programme OF I'VE days. in which the Com
menccmcrt 70 Al the end. The programme Is a good
one, but leaves the collation. VIVA; Latin gram marians
| will cali stbdndifd. -
the University Of Vermont and State Agricultural
college announnrs four days exercises bcg,nntns wth
Sunaay, June Z, The programme a really solid or
e"n'snlhg no less than seventeen lengthy items wilh
TWO ahners Music will 10 furnished BY the Scycu;s.
hyst Regiment Band OF this city
Nost interesting 10 very great numDcr Of New
o.Ners every year are the OF the studns o
.he College Of the City Of New York ihs year the
commencement exercises OF the College win sa.et- On
we night Of Thursday Juno a. and tho prs. spcaxag
WI Akc place a. Boosn's Theatre on Tuesday evening