New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-03

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
The exercises Of Commencement week are now
in progress at Williams College. Satisfaction is
expressed by the faculty and friends of the
institution with the work of the year. and extensive
improvements haye been made in Williams
town, the seat of the college. Class day
exercises at Syracuse University were given
up on account of differences among the seniors. The
alumni have adopted resolutions protesting against
the dismissal Of Professor Winchell on account Of
the expression of opinioQ
THE.EIGHTY-FOURTH YEAR AT WILLIAMS.
GIFTS TO TIE COLLEGE-HAZING-TH GRADUATING
CLASS STATISTICS ALUMNI OF DISTINCTION
WHO HAVE DIED-THE WEEKS PROGRAMME.
fFRoM an OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
WILLIAMSBURG, Mass, July 1.-The COM
mencement week at Williams College for the eighty
fourth year of the institution began Saturday The past
year has been very satisfactory in all respects Finan-
ciay the college is just $4,000 better of than 1t was
one year ago. There have been losses during the
year and the gifts have amounted to the abOvenamed
sum subscription was started at the beginning OF the
year under the direction Of the president but although
he met with fair success and raised $4,000, owing to
the hard times was thought advisable TO drop the
subject for the present The other $4,000 was given
by Edward Clark the class Of 1881, who has given
notice that lie will send check for that amount next
Monday.
hazing any kind. There has been only one case OF
difficulty between the faculty and students, and that
was very slight Notwithstanding the exaggerated re-
ports that went abroad One OF the Juniors was suspended
and his class, thinking it done without sufficient
reason escorted him to the depot. Those who Joined
the escort were reprmanded by the faculty and there
the matter dropped. Several papers gave remarkable
accounts Of what happened afterward, which were quito
as new to the students here to other people There
the very best Of feeling between the two lower
classes and every effort Of the funovlng Juniors and
seniors 10 get them into scrapes has failed OF success
The whole number of students Is 20i, of whom sixty
seven belong to the freshman class There have been
no changes in the faculty during the year. except the
one caused at its beginning by the death oil Professor
Tenney His place has been filed by President Chad-
bourne No arrangements have yet been made ior new
professor in natural history. Probably President Chad
bourne will continue to i'll the chair for next year with
what help he can secure The president considers the
outlook for the coming year very favorable indeed
There are to changes made in the requirements Tor
entrance except that better work VIII be required Inc
college dormitOres and recationrooms are calculated
for four classes about fifty EACH and the intention
is tn keen the classes down that number by re-
curing better and better work Of those who remain.
The class, Judging from present appearances VAL
not be above the average in number II II reaches IT,
Balloting has been going for some time for new
trustee in the place of Dr. Dimmock, deceased TIC
vote so far, gives pretty sure indications that d. L.
Boariman, esq, of Troy n. Y, will be elected.
Wilamstown the seat Of the college, has been much
improved during the past year. aud bids1ar within the
next to become beyond dispute what IL has been called
for some time by many, The model village OF America
When the main street first laid out II was maze as
wide as at least four ordinary village streets and was
literally planted with trees Now nearly all the fences
have been taken down. and through the combined efforts
of the college authorities and the village Improvement
association and by the beralty of Cyrus W. Field the
streets and grounds have been beautifully graded and
1oln vflTof in poUfIU
70 all this the beautiful mountain scenery and the many
quiet drives wemade roads, and is prepared to
challenge any village Of America TO say why it should
not be called the model village. Many people IN New
York ana other cities have learned Of its attractions
and it is fast becoming popular Summer rcsort-butit
has not considered such long enough yet to lose us
native character.
The Glass Of '7s numbers fortyfOur of whom thirty
nine are fun course The class started out with
hftyhree men, and altogether has had sxty-eght dlf-
ferent mcmber il is pronounced by the president ana
professors be Of the best classes that have gradu
ated for some time Tie average scholarship is ahead
of any class for at least sixteen years The average
man is TWENTY-FIVE years, months and twenty-five
days old feet 3 inches high, and has weight Of ll7
pounds The oldest man is twcnty-eight years and
tweny-three days old and the youngest is nineteen
years three months and six days. The valedc'Orian
is tweuy-one years four months and wcntythree days
old and the twenty years eight months
and one day average age Of the first seven men in
the class twentyone years eight months and twenty
five days The talest is feet q and the shortest
feet inches. The heaviest man weighs 100 pounds
and the ightest l2i Eleven Of the class expect go
into business eight ministry six medicine six teaching
four law and nine undecided Eighteen are from
New-Yofk State and ten are from Massachusetts
while the rest come one and two from a state.
One was born in CcylOn and one In England.
In politics, 90 Republicans. are independent,
are Democrats and the rest have various little qurks OF
their In religious preferences, IS are tchgIeEa
tional 10 Presbyterian. Epscopallans Methodsts,
is Baptist, Dutch Reformed Reformed It0leslahl,
Israelite one undecided and two have no preference
,th the exce3tion of one who Is on the fence" be-
lieve in form OF protection sixteen are regular
formed ana nOn-smOkcrs Twentyseycn play cards
in fOrmWhIsI bein. the general iayoriie d"eniy,
members OF secret GTeeh-iticr societies. ana
p belong to the two literary societies OF the college
test took place The programme was as follows;
"The Scotch COyenanteTs," II. u: Fletcher,, y,
inc Prophet jeremiah" r. J.. Jones, 49, Washington,
j. C.; Music W. S. Pratt, rs, Williamsburg Mass;
let A. III Trick 10 Chicago, III; e" The Prophet Jcrc-
miah," W. L. Roe. IS, Cornwall. n. Y; Hamlet"
Yesterday day the exercises were as follows: Address
TO the bliis 1oans aieps vii,;I, M q"Vior ID ID
EeW-York; baccalaureate sermon TO the graduating
S GTs 2SeeIHs In Mission Park at O'Clock p M Dr.
Hopkins TO preside alumni prayer meeting IN Colege
Chapel at haltpast7 O'Clock p in' PROFESSOR retry 70
To-day there were no exercises until 7sO p. m when
nv the Hon Stewart l.. WOOdfOrd OF Ncw-GOrk.
Tuesday Is alumni and class-day. AT O'Clock a. NJ
there viii be n meeting OF the Society OF Alumni IN the
College Chapel ID. L. BoardaaD, class OF ID president
At2 o'clock D. M the elassddy exercises VIII begin at
the Congregational Church There viii be reunions OF
the classes Of %, 3S, AS 53, 80, 6s 70 and To- On
Tuesday also the class Of 70 Will present 10 the college
memorial window In honor OF the late Professor Ten
ncy. The presentation speech viii be made by A. H.
Trick 10 Chicago H. In the evening Will be the pres
iIeuts reception OF the Williams Century al 6OcOCk
The prize rhetorical exhibition, by members Of the
sophomore and Junior classes viii began al 1850 O'clock
The promenade concert Will be in Goodrich Hall, at
o'clock.
on Wednesday the commencement exercises begin at
10 o'clock, and immediately after these the trustees
graduates and invited guests will dine IN Goodrich