New-York tribune., 1879-12-18
4 coLLEGE COMING or ACE.

PLEASANT FXFRCISFs At PACHARD'- BUSINESS coli
LFGE-ADDREs BY ME. PACKARD AID THE
RFv. MR. IIOyD.
Packard's Business College last night cele-
brated what NJ Facklr calls it's coming OF age"
Ia PACKARD College. which ls now az No 500 Broad
WAY. The dare ~ us establishment has given IN
strucriou To over 5000 students. OF ranging
from sixteen 10 twenyone wears The number OF these
who nave graduated IL comparatively small. II being
5OO and ibls explained Oh tne ground that
although the college conouced on tie same principe
as scaoOi Of Law medical college, diploma Is not
necessary purposes end aieo because the
rxaminati Tor sradaates i OF hieh css, a'd eX-
tends larger range OF subjects than are IN every
case studied. Tn years lady students were al
mi,cd and Tor the ast years there nave generally
been q eozrn or more on the college list
The celebration as night took place IN the handsome
study y-rOoms the partitions being removed 10 sum lent
extent provide seating accom- nodafion for about
fifteen hundred neouc Nearly all rhe seits were occu-
pied a large uumber O. ladies'. and OF gentlemen who
were amoug the first students Of the college. beng
among those present The rooms tascfully deco
rated nd she moto Of the college D. ugnt and fer
uobndv." was prom nentiy li-rayeG During the even
N recttions ana Exercises were given bT the students
wncn fhc audience manifested special interest," the
music oi E,.n'. orchestra ada ~ pleasant variety TO
ln, programme.
slr Packard whose sparse hgure ami sharpet. ener-
-eic face appeared Oe familiar 20 every person pres
emf. del velrd ttc opening address. Friends, ne be
.au ia anv cas, confidential tone. eve appear before
won under circumstances OF great interest CO. MS a. es
whatever DO may be Geo We hav' arrived a last az
te year of our majority. aaa be proper for me,
a. . sponsor o this snOn, 10 give very briefly ihe
czuerisnce of the last y-one ycars. II
,va- starred twcntr-onc years ago. and wag The
nr- tenant OF The famous Cooper Institute buid-
n- and renamed tacrc the first seven years Of its
EXISTENCE From II vas removed from the corner
90 rwen-vseconds and BROAD Tay and remained there
r .egrn vear n -h0u took possession of its present
rooms Ysu VII see that in a certain sense We repre-
sent a BbicM character know very httle
about rhe BiDle hut I recOlect some per
son mentioned therein serv.d three tmes seven
wears and got a good wifr 40 the end. Laughter
20 would De- exceedingly peasant d. We "crr rewarded
Win soue ang u,arv equal is valne. namely good
reputation. Anpitu.el We go INK We nave some
ma, ,cr ls mat we are I'D exs euce. thai invita-
ton has assembled together so many pleasant iaces
say "A iew words which none Will SINK deep into your
hearts make YOU the friends of TINS institution IN
deed might that from purely So nsh p"ni bui
s 40 cr.raop haca,,-- we are doing somerninr how
ever ll. o. ate ihe andard 0i manhood 10 young
men. and 1ttng both young men ana young women
to take important positions in life. lAnplansel We
do moi aim thar our education broad others. or
n sesses as much culture nut ciam that every siep
in IL reference - the immediate future oi thosr VINO
are under instruction. know that boiacr Cretiei
nd ro sav You are making too many clerks; tue
cr,f nlari,e g. ov.reruwd-' We no. only make good
cer- hut GOOD students and ur these there
/. n r.iys "a le,uapa." fAppau-f.l
re f1en o.~.ribrd tur m-tnod of TEACHING. and read
tae professor reports 20 SNOW me great care Ahrh lo
f rf th, canah Sizes of students and q direct ihem
infn be proper groove.
h R0t.sci 3D. .r au OLD student. reciied he garaeu
,, ID, vt.f tlth-lil and iago. with dramatic effect
ld was liudlv lppauted. after whicn the students
rreffta tur news of lie day thnt had particularly
--,..- ih.u-4 nfarf.c which j. observed ~ The
..e- ,.v -y CAY. and Dir. Horton tested their prn-
crtacv n arithmetic " lse eA ciith't "l " tl.l'"'.
iv o, of fheI WAS ihc next item on thr tioerhmine
ono ~ them proved 10 bee lady. VINO Hau written An
Interesting argument n favor oi the more practical cd
fiou az Wolcu. nu Wa unable o. muster courage ~
rsaI ff ~ fle dutv dey0lvea upon NJ. ciard. Tie
lctarv address delivered ry ". T. Arno Il, one
of tae graduates of tie .lcrr, after which diplomas