New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-03
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON
WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

INTERCOLLEGIATE oRAroRIcAL CoNIEsT-THE BAG
cAIAUREATE SERMON ADELPBIc UNION ADJ
DRFSs-CLASS DAY.
tFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
WILLIAMsTowN, Mass, July 2.-It was the
opinion 81 the examiners that the seniors passed the final
examination for their degrees here rather better than The
Of classes and all succeeded in getting through
the settled policy of the college beiu drop carly in the
those who not likely 10 graduate wta credit
The exercises OF commencement week began with the
contest for the selection Of orator TO represent the col
ege at the next intercollegiate contest The programme
follows 1.-The French Revolution" Charles
Gross n. y Causes OF the High Artistic Culture Of the
&reeEs Howe Paige. Rushville NJ ireland ana the
Irish" Micha I +. Drisc0ll. Ehridge, \. Y; Thomas
CARLYLE, Charles NJ; Plat. Lualowviie. y; ireland
Mass; The Work Of tne Teacher Halsey b. stevenson
Sayuga, y y; The French Revolution Rolo O.den'
tor. with M Drisco alternate The college orches
tra fuIn shed the music.
addressed the Mills Young Mems Christian Association
upon the Foundation of Character" Worldly sue
character is Character is set forth by the 81
bic a. that which men ought 10 form The Gospel does
not deal With what 10 have or ENJOY IN TINS
world the next, but with what they are to be- In
character formed after the divine IDEAL win love TO
JOY. In the afternoon President Chadbourne preached
wisdom knowledge shall DC the stability of the tini
fceasuTe" The discourse was an earnest pea for up
the ana Tor integrity every citizen Ns
at tie foundation OF public welfare.
Last evening the address before the AdelphiC Union
given 10y tue Rev Andrew L. Peabody, DID. Qi Har
yard College.
Io-iay has been Alumni and Classday. Among those
pr sent AT the class reunions about % 80 and
Of 80 The latter have had dinner Al GieylOck Halt
Iros Perry and Pratt secretary j. v. Dickinson, OF the
STATE Board OF Education, the RcVDr DickWsou,Of Ford
ham and Other prominent nen,aTc of this class Prof
Cartel ale and n. Armstrong, OF Hampton Na are
both ncmb '62. though unfortunately they not
here POL j. l.. L. y. ips. the Coll Librarian
aud Mr. A. V. W Van Nccnen, Of New YORK, represent
a. of which class tue Hon. DAVID A. Wells also
ni-uber la 81 President Andrews. OF Marietta
Cucge Judge stephen j. Field OF the United ,taes
Supltln Court deacon EOOte OF tnS town. about TIE
class living. Ii u noticeable that twenty-five out OF
tie th.ry members OF tbls class were ministers 1he
cole living member Of tne class II II Is the Rev. DE-
Clarke Of Bofnn. He here, aud took part III tue Mis-
siou-wOrk 80. I-neetng sunday. Othtr prominent
fiitudS OF a.. College ueie aIe Lleut-GOV. II. i"
kuight, Of kastaampt"n. and eNGOV. William
bfosS uf Illinois. Inc Cassay exercises uegan IN vhe
church at ocock The orator ol the class, Mr. sam 81
ID. Dodge II Cleveland, ONO, TOOK for ms SUBJECT EV
dencc" Tue poem by MI. Alneu II. Iouan, OF
Iltsied. Mars On The campus the Ivy Grafton was
gwen iy George l. Clark Ol OsWceo, y " and the " Ii
lrarS OatOu' by Mchaei +. DliscO, Of l. bridge y y,
tic atter's subject being Tue Geulus OF Burke" The
Class have their supper and final bIcah-up Thurs iay
night evening Junior Sophomore prlze-Sctk-
ing promenade concert while toInUriOW Is the
la>l great day