New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-27
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

EXCELLENCE or THE NEW PRESIDENTS ADMINS
TRATIoN-THK GRADUATING CLAss-AWARD OF
PRIzEs-GIFTs TO THE COLLEGE.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
HANOVER, N. H., June 25.- Hanover has
donned her cheerful Commencement robes, and Dart
mouth prepares farewell 10 one OF the largest and
best classes that has graduated The first
OF President Bartletts administration has closed
and all friends OF the institution justified in enter
tanning the brightest hopes for the future IL evident
that character OF that administration Is to be Ugor
Gus and progressive. Excellent work has been done
during the year. In order and application TO study tho
year has been unsurpassed In the history OF the college,
The only changes in the faculty during the have
been the elections Of Dr. j. H. POrley, of Columbus Ohio
Professor OF Surgery In the Medical Department. Phn
cas- g. COnnOr OF Cincinnati, Lecturer on Surgery; Pro
lessor Louis POleas Instructor In French. and j. H.
Wright associate Professor Of the Greek Language and
Literature Some valuable aocessions 10 the faculty
still contemplated besides improvements in tho curricu
lum The standard Of the Thayer School Of Civil Eng
neeriug was greatly raised carly in the FAN, and
recently the OF the NewHampshire College Of Ag
rcultIre was changed three full years with the de-
gree OF Bachelor Of Agricultural Science During the
year q number G. prominent alumni have died; among
them the Hon = sanborn, L. r. Pcaslee, and George
W. Burleigh The two latter trustees, and their
DEATHS together with the resignation OF Nathaniel Bon
ton leave three vacancies TO be filed new plan OF
nominating by the DelnB received
with great interest Two Of the three trustees TO be
elected must be residents OF New Hampshire, and
must be laymen Votes are coming In not only from
ew-England but literally from the whole country.
The gifts 10 the college during the year have been
neither numerous large. The only one OF any inn
pOrtance Is that OF Dr. Peaslee and Is based upon
many contingencies to DO practically useless He
left 100000 70 Mrs Peasee for use during life. II
neither or only one OF her children survive, tho whole
amount Is 20 20 Dartmouth College, 10 be devoted TO
founding prOfessOrship OF modern languages, bus n
botn survive the college is % receive only $1,000 IL
well known that Dartmouth greatly III need OF tunns
The difficulties attaching TO the famous Happen Went
worth fund OF half million familiar 70 the public
II is vested In property in Lowell, Mass. ana cannot
be made use Of before least dozen years An eh0rt
10 secure from the New-ampsnire Legislature Tor her
only college, ana In recognition OF its eminent services
OF more than hundred years, the very moderate sum OF
So 900 year for years, h looked upon as hopeful
Inc graduating class the largest that has graduated
since 1843 and the fourth largest that has ever Rradn
aied The academical clAss numbers seyentyhye only
one less than entered and the scientific class eleven.
eleven less than entered Tho scholarship OF Che cas
ranks exceedingly high The yalodctoT1sp, O. H. Gli-
bert, Of Dorset VT received perfect mark during the
Winter t0r the fourth that has been given In the
history OF the college The other three were given 70
Rufus ChOate, tho Hon Waldridge A. Field and TO j. H.
gmth OF the class Of ~ FOur Of the cass have paid
their way through college, while he average earnings