New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-27
yAssAR COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT DAY WITH FoRTY-Two GRADU-
Arrs-RETRospEcr or THR YEAR's WORK


COMMENCEMENT DAY WITH FoRTY-Two GRADU-
ATEs-RETRosPRCr or TIIE YEARs WORK.
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
PouGHKREPs1E, June 26.-The college year
was formally closed at YRssar College to-day, whsn
forty-twO Young women received diplomas The year
has been marked It'll striking events but the col
lege has been placed on comparatively independent
basis as the debt which burdenod 1t before has
been removed. Many improvements have been made In
the college grounds In the arrangements for ventilation
OF class rooms and dormitoe and in the division OF the
suites Of rOOms by which smaller number or students
occupy a common sittincroOm for study The dhiry
has been greatly enlarged that all the milk useo IN
the institution is furnished there Among Tire $50
students In the aoedamo aud preparatory departments
not one death recorded during the year. and there
have been only two cases Of severe illness. these being
Of diseases contracted while the students were as homo
IN vacation The faculty has lost Professor Jas Orton
whose place will be supplied by Professor Richard NJ
Dwight OF NeW-Britain, Conn. Mrs, Julia A. Ray Oh
Chicago H. succeeded, as lady principal Mrs Harriet
W. Terry, who resigned IN December last senoar-
ship equal TO the interest Of $4,000 has been given
within the year by Richard II. Mcdonald OF this CITY
the incumbent being named by him
The college buildings are half-hours rae Hohi
Poughkoepsie They look out upon broad green lawns
dotted with trinity clipped oedars aud spuoes the "Aoo
inolosedlby thick hedge Rarely beautiful the place
looked yesterday In the soft light Of the Summer morn
inc II was perfect day in June-w1th the freshness,
the GOODNESS the namoless charm Of Indian summer AS
early as 10 O'Clock OF people stroed up the VIM
ing path to the college chapel few lottered about the
hall and studied the buletin-board This oVerhoWeo
with notices of furniture for sale ana pOoA'
lost Even a cot bed was offered at
ruIpous sacrifice. while lambrequins OF every
shade and material occupied the place OF hohor tS
notices TexbOoks geology seemed TO be lost WIN
fatal frequency as less than four owners yearheu O
these missing manuals laoe handkerchief ana s1li
Ind glove pinned over the papers with when tue
hoard was covered. -, ,,.s.
The chapel crowded with students their frepdsi
and invited guests The severest simplicity pfeyanSu
in dress and decorations. No attempt was itue 20 a
the hall other than the motto Of the graduating ehs
Ar0e ade" in letters Of green which were p I
above the organ. The gallery which eXlenGea along
three sides OF the chapel was freghted with undergrad
ates and preparatory Students most on tsem S3ups HS
of seventeen, In the body OF the hhi near
number no uniformity in dress was observed; black,
perhaps. predOmnated over white put thefe was.
marked absence OF any effort 10 dress for effect no
striking were seen oil were dressed plainly
but IN excellent taste . ,,..o,a
and the members OF the faculty the Rev. Dr. s. laensus
Prime OF Ihe Ne,D- YORK. Observer, aud the following
"a +, Maeoon. OF Philadelphia; the Rev. DR.. Edward
Iaihrop OF Stamford. Conn; Smith Sheldon end s. s.
sFE i. the Hon George Innis Matthew Yassar, jr.,
Henry L. Young, Cornelius Dubois. S. NJ. Buckingham
and the Rev. J. r. Kendrck Of P9ughLeopaie and the
Rev. William Hague, OF Orange, n. j. =, a.. ~,
The exercises ere opened VIE PRAYER 10y te hcn'
Dr. s. Iaeneus Prime, after which the following pro-
gramme was given;
CRATIC salutatoria Helen Elizabeth Thompson Bratte'
The Physical Needs Of the Intellectual Life Mary Isabel
The Phases Of Scientific Progress Martha Hillard. Ply
30 Dn Msin Holder Abendsern" Wagner Llsrt Amy New
VainSoy the Weakness Mary RawsOn Botsiord
sbSld America Modify Her Estimate Of Charles sumneri
Affirmative Eaton stanton. Tenahy, NJ j. Negative
Helen Dawes Brown, Concord, Mass
SooWIth VeTdure Glad Hayd Lizzie Thompson Bond.
The sgSdoSncso Of the voked Harriet Rosine Ransom.
%rs and the Phnisnes Gertrude BasoOm Washington,
An Exact Science Ine1aot Helen cOrdeA Putnam EliI-
1t Ist dstoumsu" Prans Iaszt Miss shepard
The VaedCt0ry Address Sarah Gertrude Winson DaYen
The Comforting of Degrees.
The essays or rather oratiOns a. they spoken,
not read regarded fully equal to any presented
on former occasions. In the yalodicory address Miss
reason after which she babe the usual fareWels 70
classmates faculty aud friends. IL was noticeable
feature that while the applause was hearty no oou-
Duets were thrown to any " the speakers.
In comforting the diplomas, President Raymond al
dressed the graduates In sOnOrOus Latin They then
filed around sOleInnly IN irOnt OF hin each RECEIVING
her diploma az she passed. lie said few words OF
counsel and iarewell-rather familiar talk With friends
than an Instructors advice 20 pupils He said The
for You that II falls for the last time on college
life The motto which In the Infancy OF your
existence as non Sas ou cleSp ustration of your
history and experience. H. 10 startling thing
how large a share Of your life has been spent in this
nreparaory work yet If It has been well done not day,
nav not au hour will have been spent In vain Bear IN
mind the cOmpementA truth that while work onnoDles
IL Is only noble work that docs so. Attempt MOI 70
without deeds worthless while action without hlgh
motives commonly result: IN painfully mean' unworthy
After the exercises all went 10 the dnng-roOm whore
lunch was served In the afternoon, meeting Of the
The folio are the Of the graduating class
abhott Mary Merrimap Hillard, Martha,