New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-26
COMMENCEMENT DAY AT VAsSAR.
WHAT THE GIRLS SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE RECEIVING
THEIR DIPLoMAs-$1O.OOO FoR NEW LABoRA-

WHAT THE GIRLS SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE RECEIVING
THEIR DIPLoMAs-$1O.0OO FoR A NEW LABoRA-
TORY.
lFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBUNB.l
PoUGHKEEPsIE, June 25.-The annual COM
mencement exercises at Yasssr College took place
this morning in the chapel After an organ
voluntary and prayer, Miss Arnold, Of Ar
cade, n. Y, delivered the salutatory address IN
Latin Latin scholars were pleased With 1t because OF
the distinct enunciatiOn and careful emphasis with
which t pronounced. Miss Wentworth, OF Dsnyers,
Mass. followed with an essay " The Modern School
Of German Instrumental Music" which showed
both study works OF the great tons masters and
an appreciation OF their beauties. Mas More, Of
Geneva, y. Y, then read an essay on " The Unity OF
Science" tracing the great progress mada IN
classifying the infinite diversity OF Nature
and the discoveries OF the correlation OF
forces aud the identity similarity In character Of
substances widely Offering appearance and position.
Of the modern school Of German rausc IN beautiful
song Uebsrall when she with English words.
"Ths English Initiate 10 Improve" was inc proposi-
ton OF the essayis Miss ar1e, OF FluShln- N Y
The question shou q the Northern or tHe sou hern
Coonsts OF tns country command grssterrespect was
then discussed by Mss Hssos, OF HsrueisyiIle' n l.,
VINO cnAnWoned ths Purtans aud hlss Jordan, o. EiL'
abetb, n. j., who upheld the cause Of tho Vrstnl-
ans. The discussion was cousaed TO a dls,
cussOn OF the hstorical merits OF Mssachusets and
Virginia. Miss Hakes apparently forgetting that there
any othsr Northern colonsts than the PuritAns
Her opponent had mere carefully studied her case ald
much the stronger rsusnent OF the two and Won
approval. OF ehcc, spite OF lb
natural prejudice IN favor OF tb6 Northern side or the
controversy.
Miss Nsgicy OF Pttsburg, Penn, played R0ndo from
one Wsbsrs sOnstAs, after watch Miss Dixie, OF Nan
uet n. Y, spoke on MAN and Nature the Subjects
OF Scisnes" The Relation OF Statistics to Re
bginn" Was discussed by Miss Colgate. or 1onksis.
n w Miss Perkins, OF COOpsstown, y. Y, closed the
literary exercises with eloquent and forcible plea
for education IN which abe argued taat II Is
User and CHI aper we'll benevolent, TO pre-
yent paupeS and crime by educating the children than
In prevent the aud punish the other, aitsr they
have established through the Ignorance OF the
people. Sac spoke most feeIngy and appropriately OF
The Of the late president under whose care the
r. three yeArs Of the class had been spent and at the
same gave honor 10 his successor, nov about To
seud forth his first graduating class.
President Caldwell then assuming the gown and Ok
rora cap which seem 10 have been selected the in
sgnis " his ONCE pronounced tue few words Of Latin
which formally confer the degrees and handed 10
member OF the her diploma. The degree OF A. NJ
was conferred upon Miss Cynthia II. Fisher. " Cleve
land Ohio, of this class OF 1876 after which The dOIO
oy sung and the president, Trustees, and faculty
followed by the Alumni ana the crO~d Of visitors,
marched Ia solemn procession TO dinner
Tbs eveat OF the day the informal announcement
that Messr Mattnes and John Vss.sr mad gwen the
college $4,000 for the purpose Of Chsmea and
Philosophical Laboratory, each giving $4,000. The
pupils the college rapidly leaving for their homes