New-York tribune., 1877-06-25

IN Itself alone else excluded, else
than cycle OF numberess changes which ler:etually
repeat themselves. Perpetual repetition Is the nn,
cSa2a@Ss 2 @ my % be SO vast that untold ages are
consumed IN th supcnGous circuit or so minute mat
ant comp!c'ioa but. vast minute. 1t is Tue same
changoless round in all. Ntnre us this but moth
ing The thought of nature contains nothing
more Bat where Is the inspiration OF thought
how is tito stir the soul with ireless energya Tne sou
saving cch natures law, tncse are the circuits OF us
continual beng aud these are all we know or can ntn
Is render AnOwc Ike fruitlesJ and science yan ana
the desire 10 know hop loss yearning whose h9prss
only needs be deeply elt to become It's dcslrc
ton lne human mind cannot keep ap its niqutrs n u
finds that II get 30 answer ont tnat winch brings u
ever 90 The startiDg point again. Why rereai
question which is only answered by repeating itself
aelni Soon or late the mind tires Of sah proc s.
and ahanoous " weaiiness and disgust T.is las
been seen again and agaia IN the history oi human
thought IT.,
tle OLD Thought or the grand cycles which nature r.
pcats Itself nebunus beginnings 10 nobnlous enc
fruitful, IL u IN fact - lie any less fa'ai hth
is utterance ~ former times cas- SHOWN II mus in 80
itself me Thought which d!acerns Aboy" nalure 'ue pr pr
ence Of the supernatural. ana finds III these rrNolNs
cycles the evidence Oi DIV nc plan which looks o5"M9n M
their cOntinnanc" and tcir repetition To Wise anu III
yiney worthy consnmlnaiion.
Unusual interest attaches to Commencement ths year.
Tho Inauguration of President 5eclYe The memorial adj
dress on tho late President stearns by ProH Tyler
and addresses in memory Of the late Prof snel VIII pe
the special features Of this weeks exercises. Judge H.
NJ spoOFd Senator elect from Louisiana Is cxpoc'cu 10
he present and viii probably preside ut the annual eV
ing Of tho alumni, Wednesday forenoon, when the Rev.
Dr. d. W. Poor Of 37 and Prof W. G. Esty OF go VIII
speak memory of Prof Sncll large attendance of
alumni expected. and the classes of 81 '62, 6772
and "a will hold reunions A more elective system
OF studies has been gradually adopted. indiyidnai'
izlng the students and also bringing tnem
INTO moro close relations with their instruc-
tors. And although it feared that a mayor
ity of the students would prefer the sciences leaving
the languages to langush aud become more dead
tl,. ala I0nl
evenly upon the sciences and the languages win
their kindred branches so successful has this expert
proved that in the future nearly all the seS oi
Junior ear are elective the main studies brought
within classification being French, Germ ~ Greek
Latin chemistry physics. ZOOLOGY, botany and English
literature, most OF them being elective fer the whoe
year. while only partly so, beng required the
rest of the time Financially the college has prospered
as well as might have been expected during such imam
cial strngency. No OF the funds have become uh
productive, while several scholarships nave Deeh
established OF become available for the first time Chler
OF the latter are the FIVE "ScymOur scholarships OF
81 600 each given by James Seymour of Auburn NJ u
Mrs Dr. g. p Miller OF Montcair n j. has given 81 GOO
TO be called the Miller scholarship in memory oi her
son. Joseph C. Il. Miller OF 49, who died in his sophO-
more year. The late Quincy Tuts of Boston Deqeatied
SO 900 scholarships the Class OF 1867 mas COM
peted its scholarship of 81 G50 which, invested at per
cent would pay regular college fees OF one person
and the Glass 1855 has made up its $1,000 scholar
shin to be given in the French department. The chief
loss to the college comes from the continued deprecia
ton OF the 100000 fund.- the endowment OF 100 scho
arshps given by the late S. A. Hitchcock OF Brilnteld
invested in bonds Of the Portland and OGdcnsburg Rail
read vermont Divsion), for which Mr.. Hitchcock paid
| So few years ago.
THR GRADUATING CLASS.
The largest class that ever left Amherst College will
receive it's diplomas next week OF 103 that have been
connected with the class IS will he graduated OF tho
u.s. there are Sc church members, 80 beng Congrega
tionasts each Of Free Regionsts and fresby
while dozen other deno hnatiops divide te rel9aufr @ m E
Politically ~ are Republicans )e mocr.S5, anu 20 "a
dependents. Morally 1t an exceptionally good ciass
and 81 2lsy cards While o. - believing in total absti
nence, 24 say they have prac ~ The study OI po-
10 white philosophy won # 10, moral science
and Greek and Latin claiming Only i,ur or i've deyoees
each Compulsory atenGaUre ~ pryos . favored Uy
| IS, at church by "a at gyunas um D. 81 me rnklg
being engaged" The class has spent about $4,000,
the greatest amount by one man beiGg S6JtO ana the
IRE spent in any one year by enc student was
81 and The least $3.50 The class raised $3.50 Tor
tie college and all she sueils few years ago.
the college haa done nothing in boating. . ,,,
own A splendid nine good field, and hearty encour-
agement by TIE Faculty have al combnel TO creae great
enthusiasm over ihis sport vi zen games pye " he
University nine this year, thty have won elght win
total of 10 runs AGAINST ''l oi of io o opoao,gGs. ~
Tho next class prom ses 10 po as Ike ~ most o Tvs
predecessors, 70 having attended the examina-
tiO this week. win the nuniber ihlt usually come at
the beginning of the Fail term Tor he first ime tine total
Will probably be about 100 Among the sOiS OF more
noted public who have passed the examinations
OF Waypo MacVoagh, Rev. Roswell ID. Hitchcock,
and Lyman Abbott
The principal change in the Faculty, the coming wear,
will be that H. b. Richardson OF go formerly instructor
and study in Germany, viii take tho place
OF W. V. W Davis OF '73 in the department, VINO
aves 10 enter ministry. Prof. Bnu Root OF '67,
one of the accom- Psed yscists OF the country,
succeeds to the full crge g tat department, long
held by late Prof. Snc and A. -. Morse OF II VIII
probably continued Instructor " political economy,
la when given most complete satSactiOn during
the year Anew associate college pastor will probably be
! appointed bF trustees