The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-22
YALE COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT pRoaRAMME--THE DE FOREST

COMMENCEMENT PRO6RAMME--THE DE FORLbT
PRIZE SPEAKING.
NEW HAVEN, June 81, 1873
Tho month OF June brings 10 New Haven annually
two peculiar classes OF visitors II opens with
fiction OF worms, which devour The foliage with
vorscity and closes with inroad OF Yale alumni a
less obnoxious but equally hungry host, every ,ne
can testify, from the hotel keepers with Dankrupt
larder to the sculled Gem'men," who run their
weary legs of at The free lunch at
Alumni Hall which tops of the weeks
festivities The hotels and boarding houses are al
ready doing a brisk business IN supplying the wants
OF this army and by next Tuesday the tardy alumnus
will be lucky II he dnds a which to lay his
head
The treat in store Tor visitors this year Will embrace
the usual attractions. The ball opened to-day with
the speaking tor the De Forest prize. On sun
day the baccaiaureate sermon Will DO delivered
Ia the BasIell Chapel by President Porter,
and the embryo alumni viii begin TO re-
alize their Imminent dissolution as class
Monday afternoon the third Uall game oil tho season
Park. THIS game Is looked forward 10 with great In
tcres Tor II Yale wins the cole &c championship VIII
rest with the blue tor the year, as tue req has
been beaten IN botn the rst anu second contests In
the evening the anniversary exercises oil the Medical
school win occur. Tuesday viii be Pre-
the morning the class poem and Grafton
Will be pronounced aud The announcements OF
prizes made. In the afternoon tho class histories
read the campus, the class IVY planted and
the customary march around the college buildings.
In the evening the graduating exercises OF The
ShefIed scientific School will take place IA the North
Shetied Hail, at Music Han VIII occur the SENIOR
Promensac Concert the great social attraction OF tho
week. The Committee have engaged Lander's or
chesra TO furnish tho music, and the hall
will be tast.iuily trimmed with prize flags,
&c Wednesday morning the Society OF the
Alumni will hold It's annual meeting IN Alumni Hail.
Al twelve O'CLOCK IN the Baiis Chapel, Mr.. Beujamn
h Phelps, OF New YORK CITY, VIII deliver an Grafton,
aud Edmund 4. StedInan poem, N conmemoration
OF the quarter century Of the class VI 1885, 10
WHICH both these gentlemen belonged. From Two un-
til four O'Clock tho polls will DO open IN the north
wing OF the library building tor the election OF some
OH the vacancy IN the corporation OF the col
lege caused by the expiration OF the term Of Office OF
Mason iousg. At the same time the anniversary ex-
ercses OF the Law Sonool viii occur III the Centre
Church, together with an Grafton by some distip-
gushed Jurisi The orator was 10 De Mr Randall CID
son, Of New orleans, but sickness VIII probably pre-
vent him IRON beng present Ex-hayor Robinson. OF
Hartford, may deliver the GRAFTON. In the evening
brilliant reception will take place Ia the rooms OF tue
Law school the ual summer concert OF me
Yale Cilee Club will gwen IN Music Hall The club
IN good practice, ana the concert Is always feature
oil commencement In the evening, also. vsri
Gus classes viii hold reunions among the classes
Of rs, '53. '63 ana 'i5.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
The exercises OF tue viii end on Thursday,
which Will DO Commandments Day. la the morning
Will occur the speaking ny members OF the gradual
noon the annual alumni dinner viii DO eaten, when
the bcst part Of the paDuam always the mental re-
which follows the satisfaction of the inner man.
Inc president will hold his summer reception AZ The
Art school the same evening.
TIKI DE FORREST
Tho speaking Tor the Do Forest prizo medal
OF The valuo OF 500, ~aich - awarded
go tuat scholar Of the senior class WHO shall
write ano pronounce BEglish Grafton ia
tho beet manner took Place this afternoon
IN the Bael Chapel before large audience OF ladies'
anu gentlemen. Tho men selected to speak we're
CHOSEN from tho scuiOr class Tor having tho best
OF English composition, and ~ the name
OF '.fvwnseDd menu The speaking to-day was OF
good oruer, and was participated Ny SIX contost-
ants. Tue gentlemen, with tncir subjects, we're as
follows:-
Jonn Proctor Clarke, New York Guy. SubI ect--
al a. Adams ia tho HJuso Of Representatives"
Harry Clark Coe, New Haven suuJsct--"ine An
cient aud Modern Jcw.D
william Lowry Dickson, Cincinnati, OHIO. Sub
tect-"Powsr and Influence OF the Christian Clergy"
George Benjamin Buwsrds, kussclivillc, Ky. SUBJ
iect--"Clssses IN a Democracy
Roger sherman BALDWIN Foster, Boston, Mass.
SubJect--'J. U. Adams Ia the House vi Representa-
uyes.n
Louis Hood, Newark, N ). subjcct--''1ho Ancient
ana Modern Jews.U
When the speaking over the faculty, who con-
sttuted the Board OF Judges retired 10 their seact
sdctoruB,, the presidents oice, whore faculty. meet
ings are always bcid for consultation, aud alter some
dellbsratlon AWARDED the prize TO Louis Hood