New-York tribune., 1877-06-27
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

A REVIEW or THE PAST YEAR-CHANGEs IN TIE
-PREsrpENcY-YAMES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE CLASS OF '77-PRoGRAMME FOR COM
MENCEMENT WEEK.
[FEoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE Ik'boNhl
HANOVER. n. H., June 25.-The Commence
ment season opened Dartmouth College on SUNDAY 'no
2iih with baccaaureate sermon by Presideh,eco'
Bartlett. The past week has been occupied WIN inc e
animation of the different classes and the closing up oil
the ork of year. Commencement VISITORS are rap
idly flowing ill., general cleaning up is in progress anu
the beautifu village is being made ready for the eAer
cises OF the week. The "sng Cut TOOK PL'oo
ON Wednesday evening and was well at'endeu' l"''
the last chapel exercise attended by the senior c
and made of interest by the singing OF hynh sunS
on this occasion so years. There was also
rhetorical exercise on Wednesday afternoon IN the
chanel IF which II Of the chosen to speak
upon subjects relating political economy IN lieu oi 'he
regular examination on that subject
The past year has been in most respects prosperous
ono although the hard times have been fet here, as
elsewhere and have affected in some degree the Nesteu
funds OF the college, thus occasoning some nhlhc''
strnceney For time previous 10 the present year
the college has been running behind each year. some
900 on the average Tic trustees decided TINS year
that the expenses should he kept within the income anu
close economy in all departments has made the ehort
successful This was brought about by reducing little
the corps Of instructors aud raising The tuition Ices from
SO to 800 annually The whole number OF STUDENTS
cataoened this year 439. against 40 last year. OF
these 2i0 are memoers OF the Academca Department
beloug to the Chandler Scientific Department. SO TO
the Medical school. and 81 and respectively 10 me
Agricultural and Engineering Departments ihe inoSt
prominent event OF the war VIC % ll' it,, ~, : Z,
idnt Asa smith February, and The election of = -
Bartlett, d. D., LID, OF Chicago 10 III ine ne facgy. M c
Dr. Bartlett has not been long among US ptt .l's ia %
has uIeced-d him, and 10 IS already cfidrhl tha ne VIII
be the author ,eT %i @ ah1y No change is now con
tcmplated in the management OF rue coiTs HnisS 1t Dc
expansive policy of prey yous years S1hr chdhsos uhc
been inade in the Faculty. Prof T. W Dim2h, IN me
department of chemistry, died iaSt July. nc was ,h9
,cldnr instructor in tIc agricultural department. and
his services both IN and ont of The lectureroom, VIII be
r, drcs by DR.. Lanarcc aud Prof Mark Bailey IN colse-
quencc OF The want of funds The Rev H. O. Jcsup has
cultural department, and c. II. Pettee, -.
the Tlaycr School, professor OF civn enSheerlhs
in the same department Prof. Il. r. Banped mas also
promoted TO the full PROBES 'orshp OF Chemistry
1nt next to ,hr change IN the presidency tne lust I'M
ironony and physics Piof NOuHe eocs 10 princeton,
but it = yet possible that he NAV return s lecturer on
Cs, and eu+nlGns r.,acics amontns together to Slj
the law school does not yet permit fs establishments
Wentworth estate is likely 10 be the college
The graduating class number, IN all G6 mon, OF whom
81 are Acl cncs and II are -cIencs, that the class
Is rather under the usual size. More than 30 men have
been lost during tnc course nom bohd ld tmthts ~ tc
mics, l. intend study ing law, ii VIII each, VIII
preach viii study medicine, VIII soinio business VIII
y literature be miss and tie rest are unde
cidcd Eleven stales and Canada are represrnted Ihe
average axe at graduation is 22 years aad Z mOnths
average hight, ice ~ inches estimated COLLEGE eN
ucnses-largcst, 2,GCO; smallest 800; average, lf3O
During the course the cass has, collectively earned
Nl9G77 10. The largest amount by ohe man - S-uVo
SiI men only have earned nothing az tll. During the
ro,Ise 37 man have taught school 20 months.
Twenty are Consegaiicnals :, 3Epi'co@Idhs' . pap
:, iuitlrians Roman Catroacs >. E-ht have pref
creuces Forty-one are Republicans l5 are Democrats
Thirty favor free trade. - oppoNe if, and are unde-
cidrd Nine favor woman suffrage, Wiiie " oppose.