New-York tribune., 1877-06-21
The COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
TUFTS COLLEGE.


BAccALAuREArE SERMON or PRESIDENT cAPEN-
CLASS DAY RxFRCIsEs-A LARGE NUMBER OF
VISITORS PRESENT.
lFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT TRIBUSE.l
COLLEGE HILL, Mass, June 1s.-Tufts Col
lege adds every year feature make its
mencement week more and more interesting both TO It's
alumni and 10 It's patrons and friends Ten years the
annual public exercises at this young but nourshng
institution Of learning with the exception OF the bacca
laureate sermon all crowded into day. and It
was believed impossible to attract audience
Boston moro than about year Now, the years
20 by and The Hill" grows in beauty as the college
grows IN usefulness, the chapel will hardly hold the
people who here o attend any the several
anniversaries OF this week. and Commencement Day
part OF the audience y overflow into the several col
ege buildings and be scattered through the beautiful
grounds While Tufts suffers greatly from the present
financial depression, all enterprises whose in
come is IN large derived from the rent OF real
estate, IL gains slowly but surtly popularity. is
proved by the annually Increasing OF its CLASSES and
the greater interest in its welfare shown every year by
its patrons and friends.
The public exercises began last evening With
the baccaaureate preached by President Capon.
special train from Boston brought many people a.,
with those who came from the surrounding towns com
forably filed the chapel President pcus subject
"True Greatness, what 1t Is. and how IL att ined.'
Recognizing the fact that the desire for greatness uni
human soul by God himself he said that It always hap
pens that of mo crate abilities are called upon 10
nil stations of uncommon dignity and influence, ana thus
arr given opportunities when do not fall 10 ordinary
moTtas. Bui does not require extraordinary talent to
perform the duties OF these stations bOnorably by their
Industry, their dgent attention 10 all the demands Of
iheir trust, their patience and general fidelity, they
lufl the conditions and reap tie just rewards
II greatness. The highest ana most beueH-
cent form OF greatness too, does not depend station
II intrinsic and eternal The faithful man, the true
man. the who honestly seeks the blessing Of the
race invarahlyr his legitimate place In the en-
pre Of the world Ircatness IL not alone acquired by
those who do their work n public with the eye Of the
world upon them. Especially II tn tue ~ the scholar
only the nan who is prepared 10 90 h work IN ohscu-
riiv, tJ III the lumbi1st station 70 which he may be
called, to bear II need be, witnout muurng snd with
rrproacl, the neglect and couiumeiy of the word
counnZ tie privilege OF sclO aFsiip it.cif al sui
cent reward t candidate fOt the hishesf priesthood
In tie teinpe OF learning or worthy 90 niu s.er in any
capacity il aacs President Capcn closed hts ser
with address TO th' gaduatl.2 class giving s
mrmbers valuable adyco and suggestions for tueir gu
ance the future.
The Glass Day exercises took place to-day. This IS
of the new institutions Of Turt- ihe - cell brdt0n Of
This Kind having lakcn place lasi year Ar noon rye
company gathered H. the coll 90 chapel, ana after
prayer by President Capn the oraon and poem TI ne
delivered, the former ~ Mr. II. L. MT
Eoad and the latter By Mr.. ID. r. Brown Nj Whhead's
subject was The EY0lnuon oI tbe institutions OF
Society and Government ana it, Influence M "0rhlg
Social aud Political Eeforn The orator adopted the
theories or Herbert spencer ana tlc pHo oPheS o his
school, and in the trettment 81 his subject csp it'l
much skill I'll DOam "C1iegt i-nd@IlpS hsr
production II greater merit in"n similar productions
usually ald CXceilcnf!y read.
Ali, the ia the chapel the students aud eir
friends marched 20 Fe class tree, tlrfiy eim Jdst
~ the college building nnving been selected
There history az A0 class, cunt1lulg nj my illusions
eVeas Of the last fOnr year, mpre utelglDle 10 me
students than O strangers, was read ~ MI H. Is it-
urr This followed ~ tie pres ntaiioG % ncnen
toes the lower clscs 10 t3c ss Of 1873 was given,
ny the Seniors dre' gingerbread hcart cD 'inate of
cOuquests m love HhCL tine nenuvrt or tiiat ciaS
are e.ct.d TO mako dGun- the ensuing year To the
Ciass Oi 1879 tiu wbIst.e Ic,euird. showing an
appreciation % liz musical talent. th' Glass ~ 1850 re-
a small 4lOr-e with IHIuGctnns TO trct- the
| pony gently ANA usc hiui Jndciot7y. AT address
graduating class iOllowCa from one 0i ls bGtDer,
Mr.. H. D. Sash. \ box containing ctiaioSu- oi the
col eye copies Oi the Boston Gdly ueWspapTr-t ana te
manuscript Ot tie Grafton poem, &c, winch nad Deri
then buried at fODi al tine c,-s irt io De
suryying member of the Ciass. Eion senior threw INTO
tEe pit q spl,f Ol elrh. atr~ wdrh tlv Class of ~
,tIu, .fic ou the grass around ne tfoe sni"hc"
/ tne pipe Of &c ,c," and sang tIc class ode.
Al o'clock private ' sp.rad, Oi l"e class were
ready aud enjoyed by tho invited Stesir alt;r
which there was dancing, and ~ the eyeiEs ,ctpu"p
O. ss Day Is low established nsi iutiDr III Iuts anu
week.
BosrON June 20.-The commencement ex-
ereses AZ Tut College OF to-day. Charles y"
Parmenter II Mcchanicsyi.e W. delivered the saluta
tory and Charles Il. Jordan Of sOmorye tne valriic
sory Decrocs we're then conferred follows Bach
elors Of Art. rs Btchsors oi Divinity d; DS"ee of
Civil Eng,nerrl l. Tne Comnenc. mont dinner followed
IN the East Hall ard reception held ni- evening
at the residence OF President Capen.