New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-30
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

1.xDsc,pr IupRovruF>Ts-s1IGnI' CHANGES IN
THE CuRgIcuLUM-FACUITY PrRsONAIs-TIE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPFDITION-TdE Gradual
ING CLAss-CoNMENcrMiNT WEEK.
IFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TnInuNEl
WuLIAMsTowN, Mass, June 29.-When the
improvements OF the college grounds and of the village
wmch have been going on during the pass ior years.
art completed this viii be the model country town. Az
the Commencement dinner two years ago, Mr. Cyrus W.
Field Of NewYork placed $4,000 st fhe disposal of the
trustees for improving the Hoosac River for boatins
purposes and Tor removing all the fences and Otherwise
Identifying the village As boating here Is al, INC
entire sum VIII he devoted to the latter use. Mr. b. =
Opsead, a New-Nork landscape gardener, was engaged
prepae plan, and has just been presented ana ao
cepted. The work viii accordingly be carried forward al
once TO completion, wnile has been aready accom-
plished Within four yea half of tie fences previously
standing in the village have been removed, and as the
citizens show dable spirit of cooperation INC
rest will probably soon come down. IL Is proposed 10
make a handsome ornamental park, VIII broad stone
approaches terraces, fountains etc. III The square o
poste Kappa Alpha House where the old church used
to stand. AT the other end of the town, East college,
hill Will ne converted into terraces
Corresponding TO these external Improvements, the
college is year by year adopting a constantly hlgher
standard, not OF requirements for admission or gradu
atou hui of regular work. TIE Faculty are OF TIE op-
that many colleges have gone too iar Do'h III "u"'
brdced III the curriculum While the amount OF prepara-
tory work has not been changed recently the plan OF
admitting students from regular and thorough prepafa-
tory Schools on ceIt cate Of their principals that
.thcy have pGrsued complete course ol STUDY 'q' "
that required. for examination mere h"' 80
adopted with good results. one enect -. 10
put the preparatory scho,is more uaon Of eXrel.
responsibility. thus securing higher ugfee " cN 49,
lence The deyeOpmen, 81 the curI'uuh mere u III NV
saiue direction. The number OF students now - -, a
great rs can be well Pfovd FOR or Us the
care 10 have; and there therefore no hcSld,i"" III y
curing The osi perfect worG. That TIE couise OF rue
college the above cslects is api roNcu rs Sy" 10
the fact thai the mum Ell OF ihtu III d. ~, ~
creased per cent within four years M ca lshgr ilo
tnau IN any OLer reputable college ia the country &c
number names now on the Catalogue IL ~ II Mi pe
over 200 next year At The same time me piuuiIIs
r0ccSs was never more Vigorously en.1i'c cian.ns
the cur gu UNI only a lew ummPorIh. t'a ans
onore year have been made optional VITA the eiisSiCs
and n the Freshmen mathematics more a'itnlln nus
been pad 10 practical applicant the field, IA survey
n s , i re- fri tfrin Of Sophomore year instead OF
in, third English literature has been taught 10y ffi
Griffin. aud the Winter the Sc ols ad taSdht
ana nfontlnle Shakespeare club un0er his dlfecU0n.
P.oi Griffin has also Had the charge OF the COLLEGE Ii
ba AIRY II &c he death OF the Rv. Dr. Grhln lie nv.
lceellyn Pratt no mad been provisional Professor OF
KDctorc Was clsc.ed 10 that by he trustees ana
Ice las also taught aesthetics. PoL George l. KY
who mad been m Europe year OF two. came BACK as
Professor II Orato g. new department created year
or two ago lie mas given the lower classes ede'ui
arm in ciocution ana the speakers at the various
uuilic college exercises have had the benefit
his training. AL the last Commencement, also the
departments Of Pnysics and Chemistry were separated
ami the former was with that OF Astronomy fioi
IL. Stafford, formerly Oh the Chicaso OBS 'lNat ~
taxing charge Of IT, lie has given The juniors hsfuc-
tiou Ia astronomy with the Textbook ana The senior, ny
lectures while both have had opportunity loi observatory
WORK. OF considerable Importance 10 we cuHrso
prom, scs ~ be the Rocky Mountain Natural History EX
cdItiOu which starts Tor salt Lake week a1er next
Ibrce on similar expeditions have bcen made
i'm wears past one under the lead Of President
hcn Professor Chadboune TO Greenland and another
10 SCUM Ameuca Toe phly TINS year is III
charge OF Prof Sinb0m Tiuny, Professor OF Natural
History ana IL composed 81 10 students selected Tor ner
aDu! t. do good Noik IN the different deial mtts Tue
objects primarily to enrich the college museum That
ls end may not ia of being ed, the members oil
party signed agreement ~ give the college
the rst choice OF whatever Is found The Lyceum OF
Natural History, venerable society OF the scientific stu
Geus ut formed over 40 years agol Is To nave lie
next place while the collectors must be satisfied with
tlrd choice. 1he second object III view Is TIE n>tiuc
non OF those VINO co. N"e III the 'hrd pace IL 10 hOpeo
To du Orllai WORK iOf the ads anccmoDto i science
TDe party vii pass month near Gre SAT- Lake and IN
the MasacI Mountains, and the next month H. Colorado,
returning aDOut TIE LIST OI ScpehDer Tue alumni OF
tie college ac t.SIns great Interest ~ TINS ex e1u9n,
aud cannot fan 10 extend tne relu non am tue hn-
oi Institution. 1t may he sid N tins cohnec-
uOu that Bumuer o. the students are nov engaged IN
making complete collection OF t"e nora OF WIh"ha'o"h
ana vc.uity.
ped by the Rev Dr. calvin Duriee ana Ia b. presented
at Alumni meeting Oh tuesday, contains tlri names.
sixteen oi them were ccrgl men, SIX Ia yr, three py-
clans ana the IN business. Thd avcIa4e a.e
was ucauy 90. The most prominent of the aumnl ue-
ceased past har are eX-bON Emory NaSAOurn Class
o lsl7 whose death Is so recent ai need NOT he re-
fcI,d 10; David a. NODe Class 1928. u oninent
railroad man al the "es, AM formerly member OF Con
,ess the I'D Vi ch IAN District tnc Rev Dr. Sim
con u. Calhoun Cis, Oi ls23, the WcIcmcnOered ms
Lt,t winter tue Rev. ~. \. IL. Griffin, Class OF $751;
for many cars Professor qua the librarian of
the college; Water wight, Class Of 1886 "A long
time Ol Tue editorial writer's Of me Chicdg0
lrq6uHc; and Thomas Colt Of Pit, shtld, Class OF
ls42, former member oi the Governors COuncl
and Presidential El.c,or. The neurology this year
makes volume OF 90 pages, aud the me
mors of GOV Wasnbuiu and DR.. Calhoun especially
uodceabc. Tnclc VIII he reunions tLs year OF the
Glasses of -. 81 a.. 80 81 '62. o. aud "a Pros
Perry and Pat, ale menbers Of 3D. Prols. Griffin
and Rlytn' nd of 'G2. The cand dates for Alumni
trustee Tor whom votes have h coming Prof.
Pcuy, secretary OF the Assoc- tion, William
H. Dimmock OF quincy The Rev Dr. Stephen II. Tying,
H., New YOrk, E1ward Clarke Clement II. Hill OF
Boston and David Dudley Field The friends OF Dr. Dim
mock making strong push for him, and is
und, rstoOd that DR.. 1lug has withdrawn IN his
favor. lhe TRIBUNAL catalogue, due TINS year, has
issued next IN 1850, in Eagl.sn instead Of Latin
Tie giaduatiug cldss numbers 40, ali but four full
rur. Futy-ilye men have been connected with II In
younl est 20 wears months; average, % years
bubhcaus, 10 Independents and Democrats TIere
are ~ ,ontit catOnaists PresbS tcriaus, and .
Episcopaans Inc class Is unanimously IA favor OF
nee trade Twelve ncu viii deyOte themselves 10 tie
ministry, nine 10 business, law fou to nedi-
cine 40 Ia Journalism one each ~ literature, natural
examinations end, and tAe ndcs OF A. H.. are
announced to-day. Tue exercises of Commencement
~aurdai june JO-int'Tooog g. rhetorical Contest
July Address 10 the Mills Young Mems Christian
Association hy the Rev Joseph r. Du yc. D. b of BROOK VI.
Al 1913 e. m bicca"uoac nn"u by President Chadbou.ue
kn. ,si,, a. D. u alumni rrsyer 90 so r.
Afarew T. Peabody OF Ciu'tridse. at 7SOp m.
Tuesday. JOLT S-Alumn- nicotine, william Cullen Bryant
(C,ss % 1870 !" pi'sAc at NJ address 10y the rev
nrnD NJ f.cld D. ~ commemorative Of tic hcv Dr = H.
ae' aa j. mn ,, try n M pr,ie ,,s,re
q ir,ion al 30 ~ n. ~ om,ae con-, ~ az p IN N
Commencement dinner Al y uL lfcsdonts reception al
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UNIVERSITY or PENNSYLVANIA.
uFAITuY CONDIflON OF IFS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.