New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
MADIsON UNIYERsITY.


COLGATE ACADEMY AND HAMILTON THEoLoGI-
CAL SEMINARY.
[FEoMAS OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
HAMILTON. n. Y, June 90 Hamilton
village thirty miles south OF Utica, derives ITS Import
aucc one might almost say its existence from It's being
the seat OF Madison University. Hamilton College, at
Clinton is only eighteen miles away. Men Of
the college at Clinton invariably speak Of their
institution as Hamilton while Madison often speak
of their institution by the neme from the village
in which it is situated To students Of both colleges there
is much annoyance caused by this careessness OF men
from Madison University.
The Lewis Prize exhibition, which corresponds with
tho WoodfoTd, at Cornell, and tho Clark, at Ham-
ton was neld on the evening OF June z.
The writers Of the best six Orations on sub
iects assigned by the faculty, competed for
prize Of $40. This year the orators both IN compo-
son and delivery above the average The faculty
awarded the prize to s Terry. This is the frat Lewis
exhibition in which the vaiedicoran has been tue sue
cessfu competitor.
Last Sunday morning President Dodge delivered the
Baccallurcate. 1t n profound and eloquent
sermon on the text "GOd made Man IN His
Own Image" The address to the graduating
class was brief, but earnest and practical In the
evening before the Society Of Inquiry the Rev. Heman
Lincoln DID, of Newton Theological Seminary delivered
a learned discourse, which he arraigued certain
class Of scientific and metaphyscians for their
infdelty TO religious truth Dr. Lincoln convinced his
audience that he thoroughly familiar with every thing
relating TO the subject
Tuesday morning were held the graduating exercises
ot the Senior Glass Of Colgate Academy, an In
sftIiion founded and endowed by James b. Colgate,
OF New-York a muni6cent patron OF the col
legp A class OF over thirty graduated, all OF
whom, as far Is known. will enter college
next September The founder Of the academy gave the
address to the class. It was listened to with
marked attention as coming from q man versed
in the practical affairs OF life, and who In
business has been remarkably successful. In the
afternoon q large audience In attendance upon
the Royce Prize Defamation. The four best speakers
from each the three lower classes OF the college are
appointed TO compete for prizes, TWO for each
class No man, having once competed IS engi-
BILE TO n second appointment This system has
becn remarkably efficient in raising the standard
of speaking In the college II Is very doubtful II cass-
cal prizes in Madison produce such an eject IN their de
partmens, but elocution, under the instruction OF
Professor Lewt prize system has been Of great value
The awards were follows: Class Of 70 first prize
j. Bea second W. d. Richardson. Glass Of ,sO-First
q / second l.. A. Eaton. Glass OF Sl-tlr5t,
ID. D. MacI.auTin second, g. W. sheldon.
Wednesday morning held the nfty-ninth aunyer-
sary Of the Hamilton Theological Seminary. Fourteen
! young men, all except one Of whom are bachelors
] Of arts, delivered fine orations on appropriate
| TOPICS These fourteen constituted the gradu-
| atnr class to whom Professor Burnham delivered
the address, It having been announced that In the large
| chapel OF Alumni Hall there would be public
| recognition OF the Phi Beta Kappa, the chanel,
utmost capacity long before the time appointed for the
regular exercises Of the afternoon few minutes be
fore O'clock president Dodge, followed by large body
! Of alumni including the members OF the society from
Class 78 entered the hall and proceeded to the stage.
in short address the president gave 70 the audience
something of the history OF the fraternity itS general
i'm behalf of the faculty thus to recognize publicly the
recently established chapter OF the Phi Beta Kappa IN
TSs following rs the scheme Of the Glass Day exercises
,vbicbb son after 3 O'Clock President T. c. Cass
nrafia ~. r. y. II.
| H. w. Foster; Address, w. q. Partridge Responses
| from uderclassmen Presentations 10 members Of
On the Campus-Ivy Grafton, J. ButterwOrth; De
Tine address was thoughtful and eloquent The history
was interesting this class has had more eyeniiui
career than class that has graduated for several
years After the Grafton large stone vase on the
campus unveiled In lts base were deposited the
wednesday evening very large audience greeted the
Hon. HOratiO Seymour IN his ADDRESS To the Madison
/ Alumni Your readers nave alteady peeh Iurhlsheu
with a report Of his eloquent and scholarly oration
tIrd animal commencement OF Madison Uniyor-
sity Following is list Of the speakers and their sub
santatory Grafton The Loyalty Of "The New Madl-
| son University Henry DenisOn Baldwin, Pitcher,
Natural Law Inexorable-Allen Albert Jones. Hamil-
The Political significance Of Raways-Joseph Butter
worm Heit TTTbadIeus Guilford Cass Albany Y
| The Age and Human Cnaiacter-COrnohus Jen Clark
Repu6licqnsm in Franee-Judson Kincaid Foweu,
81 Political Herolsmy Smith Thomas Ford, Camden,
! New-YOrk.
The Siege of Leyden," Frank wymah Foster, Tren-
.Non-taxaton Church Property" L. S. Duane Hop
! kins. Carthage New-York
! Progress and Penalty" James Haswe Mason,
| Chelsea, Massachusetts
| g English aud American Systems OF Representation"
| Breuctt s. MIX, BlnghamptOn, NcW-1Ork.
Faust aud Parakse Lost" Alfred Taylor Sandford,
| Syracuse, NeW-YOrk.
q Higher Education" william Franklln socum. Low
| ell, Massachusetts.
Tie Jacobte and the Confederate" William Wither-
! man Staples, Dayton, Ohio.
Rhetorical oratiOn-" Theodore Parker as RefOfmer"
/ Warren Graham Partridge, Hamilton, n. y.
Classical OratiOn-" The Ksthctic SeBsc.'-FenimOrc
/ Hoffman Cooper CandOr, N. 7.
ValedictOry Grafton and addresses" The Decline OF
American Commerce "-Benjamtn Sites Terry ST. Paul,
| MINI.
The President, in n short address, made a recognition
OF the successful intercollegiate competitors. A. p.
| Brigham who took the first Latin prize, and 4. @.
! Brownson who received honorable mention, equiya-
! lent 20 second prize, in essays.
The Of PHI b. was conferred upon tho FIRST
speaker and A. b. upon the others. The following are
| the honorary degrees conferred:
A. M-PrOfessUr W. Thomas, Concrete College, Texas;
the Rev. j. Parker, Halifax England; the Rev. W. W.
BatsOn, Marion, n. u the Rev. j. G. Emery Amster-
DAM n Y; Professor Barney Whitney LawrenceYnle,
d. DIV n Clarke, Newton Centre. Mass
At the Commencement dinner, speeches were made by
eminent alumni and friends OF the college j. IL. Colgate
presented his views upon the silver question. The
Presidents eyee IN the evening Was brilliant anali
and closed Of the most Interesting COmmencemeuts
| in the history Of Madison University
PITTsBURG FEMALE COLLEGE.
EXERCISES oF COMMENCEMENT wEEK-NAMEs OF
THE GRADUATES.
[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNEl
PITTsBURG, Penn, June 21.-The Pittsburg