Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-01

New Haven have generously contributed
 $45G toward providing physiological appara-
 tus.
 One of the Japanese students in the law department. who was member of the grad ratinp class in 1877, has, since his return to Japan, been elected by the Government to aid in the preparation of g new system of le- gal procedure for civil actions in their courts. The following gifts were received by the
 School of Fine Arts:
 From Mir. Charles L. Mitchell, sL'Art,n ? Cbound copy) for 1878-79 and 1880. Also $1OO for fitting up class room for etching. MT. Mitchell and Professor Hoppin bore the
 expense of conducting water to the upper floors of the building. From Mir. R. s. Eel
 loves. tHIhe Portfolio" (P. G. Hamerton, London), for 1S78-9 and 18SO From Pro- lessor Hoppin vols. Kugler's Handbook of Painting; Italian Schools. From Mr. Thill, nine engravings from the works of Boccaccio. | From MT. W. P. Bacon, vols. Ferguson's Hist. Architecture From Professor Nie- meyer, a collection of Art-catalogues and a
 plaster cast of 'sMoses, J by Michael Angelo. From J F. Weir, 8 collection of catalogues of foreign art galleries and museums A great and notable increase to the col 1 lege library was made.
 Only in 1871, when both the Von Mohl library and the greater part of the Salisbury Oriental collection were received, has the in crease of the library exceeded that of the past year. The purchases for the college i- brary amount to 4, 100 volumes, the gifts, including 220 volumes and 157 pamphlets l from the Brinley sale, to 1, 360 volumes and 3, 250 pamphlets, and the addition to the | Linonian and Brothers library to 920 vol | umes.
 Class Meetings.
 '45.-The class of '45 had dinner at Red clifes in the afternoon. There were present Hon. A. P. Hyde, Hartford, Ct.; Rev. MT. Reynolds, of North Haven, Ct.; Rev. Dr. l Crane, of New Jersey; Gen. H. B. Caring ton, U. s. A.; Dr. Peet head of deaf mute asylum in New York city; Hon. Daniel Chad
 wick, of Lyme Judge Esty, of Birmingham, Mass; Wm. B. Downes, of Derby; E. P. | Olmstead, of Wilton; Mr. Goddard, manu-
 facturer of Worcester, and others Two
 members died last year.
 '5O.-The class of '5O dined at Redcliffe's about eighteen members present, including ex-Congressman Ellis H. Roberts of Utica,
 N. Y.; Prof. Martin Kellogg University of California Dr. Lucien Wilcox, of Hartford E. M. Jerome, of Ansonia, editor Shore Line 1 Times Rev. G. S. Plumley, New York; w.. R. Bliss, banker, New York.
 '55-The class of '55 met at the Elliott House last evening" and sat down to supper about 9:3O o'clock. Hon. Stanley Woodward, of Wilkesbarre, Penn, presided, and Rev.
 Henry N. Cobb, D. D., of Millbrook, N. Y., was the secretary. There were twenty-eight
 members of the class present, and with their wives and children they numbered forty-fve. The class now numbers seventy.nine members, among whom, besides those mentioned, are Rev. Dr. Todd, of this city; Hon. Lyman Brewster, of Danbury; Hon. L. E. Stanton,
 of Hartford; and Hon. Calvin G. Childs, of Stamford, all of whom were present. There | are at present 169 living children belonging
 to the class. The United States army was
 represented by Surgeon Huntington, of Washington D. c. Other prominent officers
 were: Colonel Clarke, Bureau of Education, tion, Washington, D. C., Colonel Seeley, Patent Office, Washington, D. C., Dr. Judson B. Ewing, of the Buffalo, CN. Y.) lunatic asylum. Prof. Timothy Dwight of Yale College, was also present at this reun-
 ion. After the supper, which was gotten up in Landlord Cranes best style, there were
 short and pithy speeches by members of the class, which added greatly to the festivities of
 the evening.
 '6O.-The class of 1860 held their reunion and class supper at the Fremont House last evening. There were present about thirty members. Prominent among them were Professor Eugene L. Richards, Professor o.
 C. Marsh and Dr. William L. Bradley, of this city; also William Walter Phelps of Englewood, N. J., member of the corpora tion of Yale; Marcus P. Knowlton, of Springfield, Mass, one of the first lawyers of that State. In this class were three mem
 bers of the. University crew of 1859, who
 were successful against Harvard, namely, Henry L. Johnson, of Staten Island N. Y.;
 Dr. F. H. Colton, of Brooklyn, N Y, and C. H. Owen, of Hartford. These gentlemen still take a lively interest in the athletic sports of old Yale, and spoke of the advisa-
 blity of the alumni assisting in the purchase
 of land for athletic sports as proposed. In- teresting addresses were made by the mem
 bers of the class and the reunion renewed the friendships of twenty years ago more.
 '65.-The class of '65 met at Redclife's last evening. There were present John Dal-
 zell, of Pittsburg, Pa. Rev. Allan Mclean
 of Litchfeld, Conn. Professor Payne, of Nashville, Tenn. MT. Duycinch, lawyer, New
 York city; s. Mann, lawyer, New York city ; Riddle Shreve, fancy farmer, New Jersey Rev. Mir. Isham, of Cheshire, and about a dozen others. Toasts, speeches, songs etc, and fine spread occupied their attention
 '4-The clase of "A met in Grand Army Hall, about thirty members of the class being present MT. Dickerman presided. Among the New Haven members present were George L. Fox teacher in the High School Edmund zacher, attorney, both of this city, and James M. Townsend, jr., of the noted Chittenden law firm, New York city, who has just recov- cred from 8 serious illness. The banquet was provided by Radcliffe, and after dinner speeches short and spicy were in order after the good things provided had been disposed Of
 '77.-The class of TT held their reunion and enjoyed their class supper in Atheneum Hall. This was one of the most interesting
 of all the class meetings, from the fact that the first male child born to the class was to
 be presented with a silver cup. This custom has been followed for years and is always at tended with pleasant memories. Nelson Ab-
 hot TrnSidn1 at tba nantIpo an6 if hnino suggested that the class of "A should be in vited to participate in the presentation pro- ceedings committee was appointed to invite them to the hall. They responded to the in vitation and occupied side seats while the interesting ceremonies were in progress. The first male child of the class was then presented,a a son of J. R. Hatch, two years of age, and his name was Charles Tuft Hatch, grandson of MT. Hatch, of the firm of Hatch 6 Fiske bankers, of New York city. The young candidate for honors a bright and handsome boy, and wore a lace dress elaborately decorated. The presenta- tion speech was made by Mir. A. Gould, and was happily responded to by the father of the child The cup, which was a massive one was lined with gold, and on it's face inscribed Charles Tuft Hatch, Child of Glass IT'D The class then saluted the child, class songs were sung and after sing ing the class of "A retired to Grand Army OAesooOo oAAO OOSN4ANA- full repast prepared by Radcliffe, after which there were pleasant "reminiscences of class days by both organizations
 Graduation Exercises of the Law School
 at Center Chureh-President Hayes and
 Other Dignitaries in Attendance-Ad-
 dress of Hon. E.J. Phelps of Vermont.
 The Commencement exercises of the Yale Law School were held yesterday afternoon in Center church Before the time appointed for the Commencement exercises Mrs Presi- dent Hayes and Mrs. Professor Wayland en- tered the church and took seats in the center aisle in front of the platform. Shortly after President Hayes, accompanied by Professor Porter and Professor Wayland, arrived and proceeded to the platform, President Hayes taking chair on the right of President Porter. Then followed other distinguished gentlemen, among whom were Hon. William M. Eyarts, Secretary of State Hon. D. NJ Key, Postmaster General Hon. William B. Washburne, of Massachusetts Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, ex-Minister to Eng land Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Vermont ex-Governor h. gerson Hon. Francis Wayland, dean of the