New-York tribune., 1876-07-03
- ST. LAURENCE UNIVERSITY.

THE FxERCIsEs OF COMMENCEMENT wEEK-GRADU-
ATEs IN THE COLLEGE AND IN THE THEOLOGICAL
SCHOOL
[FRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rliiBuNh'
CANTON, June 30.--The past year has been
the most prosperous year ST. Lawrence University mas
ever known and such to give its friends M assurance
O, useful and prosperous future. Under tne direction
OF the President, A. @. Gaines d. d.. the staedaa Oh
admission has been raised and the tenn aud year exan
nations increased in severity. The Facuty has been
ipcreased and large additions have been made to the
library
The exercises OF the week began with the baccaaeate
addresses before the graduating classes OF the coego
and of tile theological School Sunday last PRESIDENT
Gaines OF the college addressed the Senior Class taking
for his the 18th and 14h OF the fifth chapter
OF Matthew The Rev. T.. Fisher ID. D., President OF the
Theological School, preached before the theological grad
uating class IN the evening Monday evening, the KEY
T. F. Forester D. D., OF Newark, n. j., delivered an ad-
dress before the Fromathian Society OF tue Iheoosa
School on Some OF the Forces In Modern Cuiture'
Tuesday evening" John S. Miller, A. NJ, OF Chicago gave
scholarly address the anniversary exercises OF inc
Theomathesan Society OF the college, The Relations
OF the College Of Liberal Arts TO the State ut large Inc
annual reunion OF the Alpha sigma chi fraternity WIS
hello at the Hodskin House, Immediately aft A' Mers
address, and largely attended by tne graduate ucui
bers.
wednesday was occupied with the Commencement eH-
srcso of the Theological School The following the
programme:
Morality Religion and their Relation Eugene b. Coo?eT,
Ne,y Work, > Concerning He-Wiliam Y. Co,"aul, NcW.
Tork & Miracles az evidence Of Divine Eeyelatou-Ltry
= Fortuey Virginia I. Music IN worship Joseph =;
rdhiI ohio T. What grounds for believing mat ren wiz
hereafter recent and saved l-JOnat2n NJ johns hins
Tc re- 's Sew YORK T. the religion 70 dive men or
10 draw theml-Annete J. Shaw Massachufettf o. rls-
sioDs and MissUnares- EOla G. Syanotd, lL'ngS = Ch
there be science human nature f-Ihpmas ihUhpsph,
Was,arhnsets TO- the Dsgree Of b. d., ora 0doNy an
In the evening the Rev Summer Ellis OF Chicago adj
dressed the graduates. AT $50 the Utica fBlDarmonc
Society assisted By Prof ". Ap Madoc, gave an oX.el-
lent concert in Miner Hall under the auspices OF the
senior Glass ~ the college, ..,..
Tlmrsday forenoon the Commencement exercises or te
college were held. The following was the order OF eAer
cscs: r,-,.. 49,
York MacIi"lism and Books, aud the AntidoteJnhn ~
Ifacarty New.YOik 3 Woman m Lit .Iatpr@-l NINA g.
Powell York 4. Physical Energy the Ground OF lgh
InteIlectna Achievement Seymour j. Merrel New lOrh
phi;usophy aud some Incentives to ifs Pursalt-Oara
Weaver ohio g. The American CuiOn-EdHard ii. Bn2DCe
The Uses OF ScIentih Nherles-Eess; a HseN'
Vernont o. The True Aim and Business Of Coleae fhuc
ti0u-Ciarles h. Games NeSlors 10 Literature ljcpe
ept ON Men Genius than on Ctisnstancts- heI ~
Jones NewYork H. Relation of AIT to Educ'tloh-Johh -
Lee New.YOrs. ,,,.o -
Tie gnnual meeting of the alumni was held mt p M
Thurs Nv and the alumni dinner at the liodski b'uSe
was cV,.n at d. m. The dinner was very .nloyab.e
affair Speeches were made by the Rev. f. Fisl'r
ID ID: V p Abbott of the Class oi 'G7; g. +. Babblit
'7G Theological School g. B Il. Clark; J.. r. Hale, 10
college; Prof o. Cone; ID. NJ Robertson; and w. A
paste OF tie Glass Of IL The annual alumni reception
was given in the evening ut Miner HaiL