New-York tribune., 1877-06-28
The COMMENCEMENT SEASON
YALE UNIVERSITY.

YALE UNIVERSITY.
YESTERDAY DEVOTED To THE ALUMNI, THE LAW
SCHOOL. AND CLASS sUPrEEs-A EousTNG
sPvKCH BY Mr.. scOvILIr-EX-Gov. Cox's ORA
TOy.
lFsoY erAFr CORRESPONDENT OF THE TBIBUNE.l
NEw-HAvEN, June 27.-The forenoon OF to-
,sy has been occupied with the annual meeting OF the
aln,,i the afternoon with the Commencement exercises
OF the Law school aud address Of ex-Gov j. d. Cox OF
Ohio and the evening with the Law sohooi recePOon
and ne class meetings and suppers. The alumni meet
ing was rather disappointment to those VINO gatneiou
expecting to hear unusually good speaking Ifoin '"o
Great lights OF ;he Class Of 37, and others secretary
Frsrt dli not nut IN an appearance at all Minister
perrepont OF course not present nor expected 10
he Mr. T;ldeu for whose appearance pubhc
curiosity had been whetted by various con-
aictng hut encouraging announcements nsde no sisH
and the only lion" Chief7Justiee Waite whose en-
france 10 tie hail during the proceedings was greeted
with the enthusiastic denominations OF favor Win
which the alumni are accustomed 20 welcome any OF
their number Who h.s mace name for himself ana so
houored Alma Mater. IL Is one OF the striking features
of Co-.,nenceuent season at Yale-the intimate good
fellow shp and cordiaty among the graduates ana the
feeling of affection md pride in Alma Mater which rises
10 enthusiasm individual successes, which rehee'
homer upon the old college. The meeting to-day was pre-
sided over by President WOolsey in his usual GENIAL
manner and most ol the speeches were from mem
hers Of the classes which hold anniversary meetings
this principally the "sevcns' and the hyes The
most lively AMI rafting speech OF the day was by the
rev. Samuel ScOyill OF 81, wrich was not minister's
speech AZ all but was ever human and humorous, ana
kept every body in roar OF laughter from the start
dontsuppose 1t is at all proper thug to say but II
has occurred I know 70 several persons besides myself
that tie clerical nfusoucah h infusion, 1t actually Is
saturation-is usually little too strong for snch an
occasion as this should be- Not hut that everybody e-
oys sermons and sermonHEg speeches and the society
Inf tIRrt4 Al
this sort entirely with The cloth and strangle 1t with
,ylts ebokers is carrying M Just little too far. The old
hovs l.f pretty good time this morn lg, 0ut they
might have had better they hadn't been so frequently
and deeply zed." The average Of the speaking
was go nmonpaoe, with moral slant aMd melancholy
tnge II is not good year for notabtes or notable
speeches at Yale.
Tpis afternoon was devoted to the Lev school The
e1ercc We're a. usual Center Church aud the audi
ence large Outstanding the threatening weather
The programme was "a follows:
PRAYER l,v President Porter
sss. By members Of the Senior class for the Town
lord Nsasa,d" Albert Marion Tallmadge, b. a, Md
dlcroYG wesleyan UnvvrsiirL . o.. ,,,o,..s po-
90 EiTatd l4'l is,oL Is q Id" l'e4'''''i' N"''D
$1 ibe Present pou9ca Const Of France" Gran
e 6iaios historical Marms ior Troubled Times" the
4 Avir,.nF OF prizes
5. BeuedIc1on
The grafton b Mr. Cox ELSEWHERE given in partl was
listened TO with Interest aud occasional demonstrations
Of approval THIS feature Of Commencement week 20
Yale is Of comparatively recent origin, it having been
initiated by the present Board ~ Instructors IN the
law school who have taken pains 90 give to the dnnl-
vcrsary exercises o. their department seca interest ~
10 luang among them address rom some wcn huoWh
public man. Il otlar respects the Ia" 'oI H!s "lHh
the past live sX years shown marked improvement
agi j. is qualification to know thar the ehciEec ana
conscientious abOrs Of the present corps o; instructors
receiving their lnerlted reward ~ ahInt-I cIed'
ine classes ~ students. Al the close Oi tha Ar o
townsend prizes we're awarded u Mr Lueius !. Dom
0fner prizes we're announced follows:
Je7eeu PzeTo the student passing beSt e1amhaIoh a'
graduation $50 Hamilton NJ wright, NeN liaTGgn ,
JeioeH PrzeFOr best isseria ION iTOm mcs9sr .! Ser
Clast on The English Jmicsture Acts OF lsI2-3 S9"'
se Pc5o member Of Junior Glass rrceivpg highest
narS n bis a0nUa exasnaon 500 Burton A"hSe~' NV"
J,sI frzs-For best from monbaT Of Junior
The Power ~ tolris 20 Hestilct tipeo-c-il
tion' $50 Henry A. mes Bs niore, MD.
The sr'dna;i. e. G.ass - IS rs l2I'Ns- on Ms. o., n,
Alex Riaman Hack. l. John Howard Whiting, IL. B.
(Ualv rs.ty of Maryiand). ~
USUERGRADUArB COuasY for Decree 9f T. B.
Alvin Dr1r-s Ayres. Edwlrf Freasliy Mceser,
Ar,'ur Gordon BIZ. william Joseph M4iiN
John Parker Bronx, B A &dvsfd ilenry fos rs B. A.
(Waseyan University Charles Charles GeorSSe Root n
GimotSy DSveEPort, Albert Marion Tsili.afSs, b. A.
LueiGs rarmeaiu. Deming, CTe.leyan Tn,yeIsiiy)
ChaIics R,Vlant Dudley. James H@ry WcoD, T. s,
I4vorstt Camp Hnman, 9s~S Agiir C95lesel'
Francis q. ingcrsol b. A. Alfred y " GeeirI, Phi b.
Rirhars Henry Johnston Sterpe wheeler.
Edward lee Jindsicy, Granville Moss White
Joi,1 -,,,top Maxwell r. A. F-anf He1ry Wiienblrg.
(Wcs'ern Res College. Hamilton Mercer Wright, J. A.
This eyelng rne class slppets arc IN h.5a Pfo'IrS'
The Law School reception is gIY aud gii.t'rint dHd
much eating aud drinking and smoking VIII he followed
WITH foods 0i or2iory % wash iE Al down Io-norrow
the Commencement exercises proper take place ln C"rfH
Church, be followed by the 1nnus alumni dinner,
with the after dinner spee' hes, which wind EP h Ahi
then al who have nos RAD enonsn Of college ceobri'
t0Es and Commencement eXctements viii pack their
cpet-5ag. and gOtO - rim field. rle general I'M
rcs.ion is another triumph awaits Yale in the Yale