New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-28
YALE COLLEGE.

encement day. and it is tine 17Sth anniversary OF the
college The hotels and boarding Of the city
filled and many hundred people ia town, though the
crowd does not seem TO be large last year.
Promptly at O'Clock the procession formed in front Of
the Lyoeum and in few minutes the march to Centre
Church began The speakers and their subjects were as
follows:
salutaory Grafton in Latin by William Howard Taft
DissfrlatiOn-'' Hardships OF Arctic Explorations
by John Trumbull, Valparaiso Chill.
Dissertation" Significance OF Late Movements In the
Engligh Church." by Joseph Amon Tieknor New-Mari-
Dissertation" Reform IN our Spelling" by Arthur
.paysOn Dana, Wellesley, Mass
Grafton" christianity the Religion of the Future"
by Harlan Page Beach, South Orange, n. j,
Grafton" Some French Experiments in Republican
ISM" by Charles Parsons, New-Iork a.,
Grafton" George Eiots Representations OF sm'' Dy
oration-a Count de Montalembert" by Stanley
Grafton" Two English Teachers by Harry clark
PbiosSphiesi Grafton" Papal Pretensons and Popu-
lar Freedom" by George Lewis Curtis Canandaigua'
Grafton" spnoza." by Frank Armstrong Beekwith,
Grafton The Bigotry of Independence" with the
Valedictory Address, by Clarence H Kelsey, Bridge
The speaking, while perhaps not unusually good,
was nevertheless creditabe both the men and the
college though it certainly tedious TO sit for four
hours listening to fourteen different addresses. The
speakers for the occasion selected according to
the merit Of their pieces About half of the class were
required 10 write for commencement, and the best
pieces were selected regardless OF the oratorcal ability
of the writer The valedetorian is young, fairfaeed
boyish-ooking man, of medium size, though he is
twenty-one and one-haf years Of age. He Is remark
ably cear-headed thorough in his scholarship, IS in
every way upright in ms character, snd-as is not
always the with Valedictorans-has the goodwill
and respect Of every In the class In direct oppOs
GiOn to him in physique, stands the salutatOran, MI
Taft who is not yet tweuyOne years OF age; is about
feet 4 inches tall. and weighs 225 pounds He also
is a Bnc scholar, and thoroughly upright, and is the
prince Of good fellows. Not man in the whole class
has the first word to say against Billy " Taft
After the vaedctOry. those who TO receive their
diplomas were divided into small squads, and each
party in turn went upon the platform. Having made
slight bow to the president the latter addressed
them in the customary Latin formula, after which
he gave one Of the number bundle of diplomas.
In this way 121 diplomas awarded to the Academ-
ica Department. As ten others have been connected
win the class up this me it seems TO the men that
the faculty has been very with them Only two
or three degrees arc withheld because of lack Of scholar
ship and these others therefore for violating certain
rules Of college discipline Ono OF the professors re-
marked day two ago that 70 had been the most reek
less class he had ever had anything TO do with They
seemed 10 run up their marks (every absence from
prayer OF recitation bringing penalty Of two marKs)
quite regardless Of consequences and this, too, when
men know that fortyeght marks generally and sixty in
the senior year, win suspend In this way then,
and IN other ways similar, or eight men will for the
present lose their degree though every member Of the
class may yet get his diploma.
ALUMNI DINNER.
Promptly at the close OF the exercises the alumni Of
this and other colleges assembled in Alumni Hall to do
Justice to the ample dinner which had been provided.
Last year the provisions gave out, owing TO
the unexpected plumber Of hungry Tnogtns which
their experience, the committee this year pro-
least 900 persons took dinner aud none went hungry
away After dinner was served speech-makng began
Bacon Governor Hubbard. JOsias s. JOhnstOn 49, and
the Rev. Daniel II. Chamberlain, '63. The speeches
short sharp and 70 the point They related to the
expressing their love for the college and the
Advantages Of her Instruction. which they had
found Of such great Importance. When Samuel
would say nothing but for the fact that his class wanted
70 oppose the sentiment expressed by ~ man IN the
e. send tser sous 20 Yale HE vaiediotoTian hInss
graduating class. When they thought OF the lives Of
Yales professors, both the living and the dead, they
and virtue could 20 together without conflicting.
They would DO ashamed to go home If they thought
inquiries made aud information received they were
assured that here science and religion we're not antago
President Porter then called for the Hon; Eugene
alluded Mr. Schuyler said he was pleased 70 see that
Yale except In the improvement In the buildings was
Just the she used 90 be- He had not seen much Of
the college lately, but occasionally ne had met Yale men
in Turkey, where great many Americans went. Ere
ting tracts to the CHRISTIANS OF Christians distributing
arms 70 the Turks. Other addresses followed, and from
In the evening the presidents reception at the Art
School held, and fine time was enjoyed - all
present and especially by the graduating class and
their ends for whose special benefit the reception was
given -
The following the list Of prizes awarded In the Law
School for the past year:
Jewell prize $780, the student passing the best
animation at his graduation. TO William r Booth b. A
Civil Law prize $50, for the best dissertation OBJ
legations ex DellctO" 70 Haydn G. Kelly. A. glutgers
College, EeW-BTunswick. N. J., class Of 1873. Commit
zee Of Award, Professor Francis Wharton La d. Cam
JeweIi prize $50. for the best dissertation from
member OF the junior class on The right 70 use force
in defending or regqong possession 3L pe7Gna 2EC
Haven Committee OF Award, Professor Henry Hitch
cock Ii. D., st. Louis, No; the Hon. d. Graft Brown
Belts prize $50. to the member Of the Junior class
receiving the highest marks az his annual examination,
to James II. Brewster Pb. B. gale COllege New-Haven
nsend prize $780, TO the student pTOnOunclng the
m 4Ss oiTsV a. q yale 6olese Hofwaf Committee Of
Award the Hon; Dwight Foster LII d. Boston, Mass
the Hon. l. DenisOn Shoemaker, WlkesDarfe Penn j.
EVarts Greene, Worcester, Mass
HONORARY DEGREES.
The following honorary degrees were conferred OF the
close Of commencement exercises to-day:
LIZ D.-ChefJustioe John d. Park, Norwich Donald
@. Mitchell, New-Hayen; Judge william L. Learned,
D. D.-The Rev Joseph Anderson, Waterbury.
shsrburne W. Durham. Chicagoj William B. HincKs,
Bridgeport; Dwight Norris, bridgeport
CLASS sUPPRRs.
Several Of the former classes had meetings and suppers
last evening The class Of 10 ate their rennia supper
at Marquardt Osborne & Co.'s. The class cup
who was born on the 2Sd Of last April Owing to the
shOrness OF the notice cup had been prepared but 10
will be hereafter presented. Owing 20 circumstances
over which he had control Master HOWlRnd was not
present The class Of '53 ate their supper &C Sayin
Rock. and the reunion was very cordial one Mr.. l.
IL Bromley presided, and each one Of the fOrty-One
melnDeTs Of the class present made speech.
HAMILTON COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME VETERINARIANS