New-York tribune., 1876-06-28
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
AMHEKST COLLEGE.

AMHERST COLLEGE.
CIAes-DAY ExERI Es-nYDE AND KELLOGG Ph@S
sPEAKiN,i-THE PRlzE LIST oF THE VhAR-Ar"-
LET1c SPORTS AND PHYSICAL cULTURE-ihh
GRADUATE DEAD.
fPRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT oP THE TRiBuNEI
AMHERST, June 27-An excellent Grafton,
Cal, p,,n,-s. class poems gv--und ordiLary grove
orst,oots Tor substanoe the record of this Class
day, OF 70 The Grafton by George L. Sfnitp o' "'ho
sor N Y. treated OF Exclusiveness among Amofican
schoars" arguing against it, and demonstrating from
hisery and the state Affairs that the educated men OF
the country should take their part in the active work
OF the times In which they live. Compact
ness smplieIty, and not the least, brevity
were among the merits Of the oraion Tue style was
clea the Thought direct aud wen defined. and the effort
a. wboe free the pretentOus and attempts
into which many class ORATORS left To themselves
fall The DOet, W. H. sybrand OF Argyle, N w. did per-
haps tho best possible with metrlcal version OF the
legend of Jane McCrca, the murdered maiden OF Fort
Edward N V. during the Revolution. but tie prodnc
ton was rather lored and tire suject too somDor
to be exactly appropriate and Satisfying this midsummer
day
Tho farewell ode of 7e by Dwight NJ Pratt OF West
Cornwall Conn., and that OF rs t, 70 by r. g. Burgess
of Dedham. Next Thursday ng at New-London the
senurs will hold their farewell dinner and finally sep
arate.
One OF the most interesting contests OF the college
a. the s,eakug for the prze 500 given By MI Henry
br ayss mbep of the Senior Class The Hyd prize
Amherst what D' Forest medal "a to Yale, nd no
earnestly disputed Six contestants. selected by merit
from the entire seior Class, appeared m IN Tue cor
tanned the bigh standard OF thr easloh. hs
wirdr tue orations were wen wra.'en ,nG "m1 WI WI
effective, and the declan adon gn'fod ala graceful
Prod. Nein tie Instructor ia rheto 10 anl oratofy lSs
and deveiopineut of us department from one oi tne
the aud iportant, and the results Of the Hyde
prize ls waId aud encoura1 mens
A l. s@i Of Columbus oho-Tie Genius Of BeethO en-.
a. s, M N s Wiaso and German Unity
O. d. Leynols Of ST. Augustine Fiafhe Failure o. Spain
n crss cl ItIhusnno0s ne % saa NarolsoP Ideal.
Last evoihug occurred Tue deUan..'.Oh oi selected
pieces by five members Of eaeu OF tue lower glasses Tor
INIT tie exresson OF the hope chat futuIe genera
tiou may Dy the favor Of gods or mrn bc provided wlt
btion stage Look NJ al this ye'rs ~ oslaline oU-
serve at Perices' GRAFTON ber re- tie Areol aeus ol
whic we HcId many yers Is sui uniiisned;
tn still tI1lcS er the cUse 81 Odal hdt thc
moving iaDlc Oi Parrhasius AMI tHt Captive Is once
ehearsed to the horror OF the popuace while Ph
lus, tie unailns Resource Oi eie mouefh orator, IN
eoa Al o. was nighiy crediiabe, aud music 10y The
new college satisfactory to the audience and
The roll o. g,auaes died during the last academic
year is rather longer t"du si and Includes oohe %
tie mdst tInineut and use nj alumni AnUi- the crigl-
men were P1oi HOrItio b. dacHctt Oh h1oh"stei LOO
Logical - nInary Rev. Dr. a. X BaKer Oi bUst'l
aud tue Rev. william Pnrps o. fiaukin, Mdss; among
lawyers Judge Nid IA t. SiuaIt "a iogSnNlor lnI.'
ex-Uted states D.siIci-AttOlDey Sanio'd, and CoIge
~ H1rner esu, vi Boston an among ly oicais ff"I
j. III. T. frOgJ uf Dauyihe, Penn. .
An increasing ami suggcs I'VE commentary upon the
FOREGOING facts Is the NlabILts IdVic pfeiaIe"
this yesr Ior the time by P.Of HcHcO,E VI the
Pm sioa Culture Dop1rth, i, J,sis Ia snow tht
living condition capacity IOr nviuS of thc hhhes'
Qr,du tps The the principal deductions
from tho statistics these faUtS: I.c VidDiig oI
ali tie taken wIoC, Is ~ per conf maj
OF the drst 10 clsses, % cent mat oI tbe aSt
IA o.ss g. 81 pr codt, ,4i fHo aIIdhl vtDty oI the
fss Az classes Is 80 per cen. Ihc enec.s
of tho gymnasium discipline and pin. aIoiI ctl-
sruIe os aDl sued AnILerSg in loO1 are most
ga fSfartOiiy cOnclusiYeiJ sOwp by -i OF tbler
ptr cent ~ viaD.iS IayUr OI tDe .OuIte~h cLSse
Graduating coInIaIcd wan iLo s"e uih
beI pr,N demonstrating Lat the OohcHts vi
pDys4cl IIng iooW tic mt
from coli active aAd ckdcJug mo Ut
Itc.cucA's OhcIi vi tc Deal.h Oi tHc si'liS
during tine gives tue aNeiuEe Ost Time 10 caNh
siudrn OH sickness t tss ldD twU per Gene
the Woe nunl,cr sex t la~ylHs b;ch IL o'ei
oue-haI ui AL tue of Gods of "CaA eye
whiie te, pl cent were caused Oy aocIcDs OF hotI-
dentsl injuries. -. -, .
Tls co ieye to-day n'ierred Ie seectl"h oI
Tia, Presidency VI IRE COh re IA place oi
ID Stcalus. CUui.iittte cui.lotcd oI TIE
lev d.. R.sMeIi ~. H.tcLcVUk 81 lOra, cA-OoN'
AeXanuer III. SulIYcA Of MuIccsiei, 1T bOI A'ihrus
ua,dy Boston, JOna l.. o.nlOr. OF TauntOL dld ti'
key. l.. I. DwGnL nGuIey