New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-06
VILLIAMS COLLEGE.

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>,, ot ruv TRusTEEs-ALUMSI MEETISG-rRIzE
purrop1cu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAf-IhE
DEGgEEs-THE PRIZES.
IpnoN A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUNEI
Wu1r,NsTowN. Mass, July 4.-The Irus-
tees had three vacancies 10 fill In their Doard s ye,
d tho pe,v ,nebers are the Rev. Dr. ;. II. Tyng,J Oh
New York; Mr.. c. A. DAWSON New-iorR; anu h.u"~
Gov H. c. Knight, of East Hampton 'i'Ss' ~
wanted 10 raise tine tuition fee from SO to $50 aye'
and Prot J. l.. T. Philippe, Of Balston, ~ - ior"''
Professor Of Greek here, was elected Hoi ai'"' ~
coed the late Rev Dr. n. II. Griffin AT the Alumni "oV
ing Yesterday morning, VicePresident d. H. boai ''
OF Troy presided in tne absence Oh freSuo"' 49,"
Cullen BRYANT The result of tine vote for Alumni ii"
90, ,as tbe choice Of Prof william X. DimmocK OF
Adams Academy at Qaney, Mass request u ''o
town for permission to place a tablet on ti' "'u' ~
ders monument WAS referred to the executive COMMIT
tee For the year three officers were chosen e
ident d. L. Boardrnan Of Troy, ~ Y; Nice-Presii'ht'
Marshall wilcox, Of Pitsneld, Mass. Secretary rIof'
J. L. r. Phillips; Executive Committee the Kew III
Durfee Prot Phillips, Prof. Perry, Jusuh
kellogg. Dr. II. l.. sabIn The candidates ior
the trustee to be chosen by the alumni neA'
wear are: d. &. Boardman OF Troy, the rev
T. W French Dudley Field, and Edward Clark ol N'W-
York and Clement II. Hill. of Boston. David Dudley
Field in behalf Of the class OF 1879, presented, lof
Alumni Hail. portrait Of the Rev. Dr. Dnfe the MIS-
tor,n of the College The report Of the alumni VISITORS
given by the Rev John Tatlock, OF Hoosc Falls ~ u
referred particularly the excellence OF me instruction
and recaons in the departments OF natural history anu
philosophy The alumni visitors are a. v W. van
vechen Of New York, the Rev T. g. Darling OF sehenec
tady and the Rev j. T. Spauldng of Portland, Conn., In
the absence OF the Rev Dr. Tying Jr, Mr. C. ~ DAWSON
made An ann, al Tor new members OF tie Williams Cen
tury" Lac voluntary association OF the alumni 10 meet ING
deficit in the College finances, each mans Contribution
not 10 exceed 500, and number oil ne" nain'S
were secured. RESOLUTIONS to the memory OF INC
late Dr. Griffin were introduced by Mr. Alexander HYDE
Of Lee and unanimously adopted. Edward . Gonld OF
New York. was chosen honorary member OF Tie as'o
ciation AZ IL o'clock an address gwen by tie Kew
Henry NJ Field, ID. d. commemorative OF the Rev. d.
Simeon Howard Calhoun the beloved syrian missionary
for nearly years who died IN This country last Winter
DE- Calhoun was present at the last Commandments ana
then expected return 10 his laoors on MI Lebanon.
DE- Feds address Included sketch Of Mr. Calhoun as a
tp,or in The coeyc where he first became acquainted
win him. as well in his missionary work AZ ~ ilu
harmed m.etin, today a. announced that defer
yn,,nr IN rt viii hc N de to raise 100000 to 20 To tne
general lun OF The college, aud $1,000 was suD'cfoeoa '
the lime
Last evening the prize rhetorical exhibition of ihe
Sophomore and Junior Class, commonly hno%%h Ss TIC
Moonlight Cff;fGi,Gc,IdRi ''' -
A. H. Trick Chicago MA Legend AID IFS Tboughi:"
T. w. Peise CGesl'r Mas " Moscow oall BE the Prize"
ii. Fletcher Grady Mass Political Prospect oi C"S
iianlty" ,.>,,ops
G. NJ patt Iudoyyvlc y. IA eof Poetry and the Age
5 IL Reed Coxsac. e y - s, Of , Malta"
y. T. T. lrat1, $. il.iamsiown Mas Mir DE u"
j. r. AdIiince, fousnkeep-ie, y Y oayolaVola, ,
$40 t6 " ; Pratt: FIRST JUNIOR Pre-, -. 10 \. q.
Cunded second junior Pro- SD 10 = ~ fat
second t,oSi scpomo.e Prz sI5 10 H. il Fletcher Earer
ar,t,ou to Ihr mclUcrs ot tne Williams Century"
and after the spraAmg came TIE prom made concert
m G%odrich Htll. The concert tuis year was under
rho. mi b.
and the proceeds to lessen the cIas;-,ay eN-
this morIu. according 90 Tie iollowns programme;
Id, a III Air H. rolman Pitsded, Mass.
Di,sritaiion The Mental DHci. line OF Business Mag
The Nations Birthday" samuel :. Rogers,
It wodsworths Theory George T. Clark, os"eso
Noltiou~wlat shall be Will The Indian" Charles
D. WEIGH To s.g M a Done with the Chinese - jacob B.
Grafton Tic il,eness Mani" Michael E. Ddseoll
- Eastern Question" Herbert w Gleason.
'''i ii H. p.cal oraon-"The Argument from Antiquity
T,".,fsr' he Pao-op rll Tendencies OF the Age;"
i@,sI w w r French in War lilm l. Adam, Pitts,
"I The French in SCIENCE" Robert J. Kent,
r.io Sr bal Grafton The French in Social Life:"
H''6sS..oniai orlt he French and
AT H,,i ,i "r The Nr% Asuooe, : william D. Lyman,
GG,lon~ horizons - Howard W. Carter, stockbFdse
Bi,.,Itation-"The ruritans in America :" sumner C.
6Ttiior-. Ihe G,rmars America" william H. Saunders,
WiIamsowu. Il asa -. ....t.., ID
Philosophical oraiiun--"lho IuSrGotS III Am'l'd' L.
nTaiioa Harmony Character samuel D. Dodge Cleye-
o. ltion" Mortality and Immortality" Charles D Plat.
V1rIeioy 0raton Breath National spirit" En-
". Judd' AtLoL Mass
nc foil"ving are the honorary degrees con erred;
IL DYenamin Robbins sheldon, Judge ct the Illinois Su
lie Rev Edward Payson Iugcrson, Of Brooklyn, y.
v and Prot. Lewrli'u Pratt -
ph D-pr0i Frank Carter, ~ YALE aud Thomas Hunter
pr,siJ. ni nf the NeW York ttt Normal school
A. nh, lie j.. =. Roe If Cornwall, y. y.
Tues, prizes lor the year were then announced:
Graycr Prizes for English COMPOSITION, so each. TO j.
g. IiuLiar. Of SIrIngtr q. MISS i j. hth'' 81 bf1oith
\ y. W. H. men II Poorest Grove. orea y. OGDEN.
49, fi.ir burg s. y A. I. % ual, of Pttsird Mss.
nm If 1877 Prize Of Zoo Tor the bet Delivery to A. H. Tol
. .-o o.. . t ,l, t,,s, ..,t,,,
royurofs sneaker in cOirs, Vcnly divided lie
iy.ru Ruhrrt j. Kent, ~ BROOKLYN y y, atd Alhcr ~
Touian OF Pltisd.'d Mass TIE iliz tr pre-, sd.
MAS given 10 f. " Judd. Acr The he. edciiou me pr
IlaI whore the auuui! Alumni dinner WIS proNldcJ.
kfer-f.iuucr speeches were made ny Il'-lith tHai-
nrpe +, President Hopkins. tie RrY d. Andrew L.
p,3hoIy of Cambridge; the Rev. DE-. D0ucs CLARK, 81
IIo.u d. c. class ol 1877 Dra Asahrl FOOte OF VII
Ii, ,.u ~: Dir 4. Y. ". Van N'chtcn, 90 New YORK.
~. The Rev Dr. Pratt and others. ~ GOV Il ross, OF
4 ic.pa CO.. gresham IuWu'tnt 81 II'f ana olutt
cones the sideut's reception, nom To IL O'clock
and tomorrow ul.lt the graduating class have thcf
final supper al the Kellogg House
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