New-York tribune., 1877-06-25
WESLEYAN UNIVERSI ITy.
tbs COMMENCEMENT ExERcIsEs-NUAibER AND
OPINIONS OF sTuDENIs-RAISING fHh STANDARD

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trpoy SPECIAL coRrEsr,SDEyr or TIE TRIBUSE.l
MIDpLETowN, June 23.-lhe torty-sA'h
animal commencement of Wesleyan University VIII De-
M it,, o paccalaureac sermon by the President, the
p,r Cyrus u Foss u. D. on Sunday, June 2i Inc
University sermon Will be preached In tue evening ol
the same day by the Rcv. Charlts NJ siihhs H. D' VI
Brooklyn. ON Monday, june %, there VIII DE P'o
sentation OF prizes and the Senior class CiaSS ~"
,xerc,.es viii, hc held Tuesday there viii be a gym
nesic exhibition at $50 meeting Oh the trustees
at an; the eighth quadrennial meeting OF the Psi
Ir,silor Fraternity Chapter 1850 m. on Weohes-
dav at 10 a. H. the anniversary of the Alumni ASso''a
tion will take place. Thursday the commencement
exercises will take place. ~
The most important features Of the year are faiihg
off in absences college in order to teaeh ana con
seouept higher grade in scholarship. The accident laS
FAN that resulted in the drowning of Mr. O. r. Marsh OF
the Senior Class while practcng for the University s
atta cast gloom over the college from which IL has
not recovered ana a natural consequence poahg HAS
been practically abandoned More attention thereioro
has becn given to baseball The university h'he was
chosen at the bcgiDning OF the Spring term Oyer T1Uo
was expendeI repairing the grounds ana pui
suits iho club has played SIX games ana "oi .,oo
Of the six The requlTemens Tor d E,isS n ,n
college will be increased. In the Lhuh ara fHSl 'il
quages the same amount but better WOIh, WIN DC ~, IN
qurtd, while IN the creek deparlnlen. rirrh pp'
be required and in mathematics alSehri snIVus vtu
ratics aud all of plano geometry In nndi ION M 10 ns
st,cnts taking the scientific cohfse VIII DC eA1hcu
on an of the mathematics that is now pursued py me
Freshmen class w, all OF geometry ana algebra anu
of borier, OF rDauyeuet's plane aud three 0f speri
cal tfi Ionometry ibis latter change Wiii rehor S'i
sary revision in tle present scientific course. WEI
tIe new course Will he has not yet been determined
J,ut 1t is probable that studies tbat are now
elective will be required There VII De no cnanseS u ~
The faculty except tutor take the place OF M0rr. Is
Crawford A. b.. OF the mathematical department niI
Crawford intends to study three years III Ge'ihdy' nv
woo nm ober of students siJoUdance during the yef
was lSi. distributed among me various classes as ll
lows Seniors 81 juniors 80; sophomrres, 90; lrtsi-
meD 80. and specials, >. The graduating cltSs Oils-
nay nun bercd 3D. t.ese, has died. VIII grail
ale Iris wear in colleges, are III Other Glasses III
tE!s College and 90 have given bp their cohge c"us
leaving 3 10 graduate, two OF whom are iaheS lbcy
will be distributed among the yarCu5 professions rs Ioi-
lows: Ministry, IL; law, q 70 ng' .; Dhsbr,"'
medicine. L. and uniecided. , ono - malIed IL ate
engaged Is favor cOeducat0n 10 are opposed 10 IL ann
are indifferent. The oldest member o the ciaSs Is oV
wears f age the yongea q average, % 1t hHS cost
tho most extravfcan $500 nor year to hYe heft tnt
most economical $500; 1850 Several me Defs
the class have bcen appointed anu NiiicoPe'e oi l
prizos az the next intern rtiona contest