New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-01
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE.
rNTuIrslAsM OF THE ALUMNI
.,nprssrs pY PREslpENT-ELEcr DWIGHT AM
PRESIDENT PORTER

u ,vrx. June 3O.--Yale commence
-, hss,u early and end late Things move ~
.,ou,v here and with less pomp ana enou"s'" -.
:. uarvart Yesterday was no ehcepuon W VI" -
IN. , 2o seniors the orators OF the uas =" u -.
IN no.. the others in anything from ene'h eo"'
ana s''s - ,ro,.ars assembled at $50 ~ before
" -. ,,,da,e y nile n combination OF the iuon"
"" ~ New York. and the New'h'oH
,ss hand stationed Just opposite 'he NC"
,,.. played some lively notes OF "A'"'"S
anoe-s and serenaders OF the night before 9o0"
So r r. Dexter. secretsty of the corporauon'
.a-.a IN black gown and NOxford cap ana ook'"
rns M the Sc and press tie ErSuu'eS :,
.,,,,r nv INTO service. The Rev. J. d. NyeAn"n' %
* ans the Eev George I. Woods, '33 were gwen u"
vista OF honor aud the proceSso" -.
ossr the green toward the old collage chape'' -
alumui 100 10 all. drew mp In two lines 10 reeo'o
precesson sheriff Gates was At ts mead ii,''Is
, Porter wearing hts oxford cap and gown TOT Wv
,,rr. and leaning on the arm OF Governor h"'i'"'
re.sea down the middle amid loud cheers Al'e' 'h'"
came the faculty. or most Of it. and many
OF the corporation All reached centre '>h"'e" -
OBS a. N. Tho cOmOnail0A-''"' ""N
,ronntei 10 the gallery and with some opeFa'o o'e'
,pre, ard 1,rayer By President Porter the eNrrc'sS
, The ,r,f,ops we're given an the following otler'
r.,, Observation-Disclosures Irving Hunt, OF Comm
hus Mich Renaissance Italy in the E1z'oe'n""
rrama' George Edwin Elliott IT,. Of Clinton; "oe'hv
srrows Of wer,her" William Ebenezer Nichols OF East
,on lee Cannon. IT,, Of Dover. Deli lne
.rsv.,dr,,n University in Mathematics" Judson
Schultz butcher. OF LlenViHo' y. -
"socalism" Benjamin Joseph Davis, OF New raven
The Early Greek Humorsts. Charles Ao'rt M'ore' q"
CoInrbqs OHIO: "wordsworth's View Of Nature ana
>, N.p~ Arthur Goebel, OF Covngton, KY; "1ne
Eastern Question" Arthur Acknowledgment OF iia'r
ford; "Luereus as a Moral Teacher" william A0ihs'
Browr. OF Sew-Yors; Life Philosophy Of scnopeh-
s.uer ana Hartman" John & schwah OF NeW-1
"Moaern Progress and the Stationery state Doctrine
wiki the valedctory address, Charles Wheeler PeTson
OF Florida. y. Y.
Flowers were up in large quantities 10 the speak
ers ribbons ana parssos hattered III the sses and gar
leries ard everything ITS most festive aspect Al
length the vaedictoran turned 10 20 and the veneer
able president smiling with his list OF Latn names
and his huge bundle OF sheepskina
The honorary degrees given were as follows;
Doctor OF Divinity-Professpr Dwight. president
cleo; Professor Franklin " F7N lsl9. Cbdess0 M
Western Reserve University, Cleveland r,
yl1"iet cyrus Ncr,hroP 81 University Of Mnnesota
Jnige Oliver r. ohiras, itT sch'o % Jud.e 81 Ihird
States strict Court Tor District Ok Iowa Judge OFer
Wendell Holmes. jr. OF 81 issscnuset,s supreme Court
Master Of Ars-tne R.y DAVID Il. Burt. AShviie, y c.
Judge Jonu q. Crump. N~wLphion, Neville Eg~sion'
washing DW1-ht SolurOO6 Clinton, Conn, Charles
Hopnus Bro0tlyn. n Y; Thomas NJ North Wv
Ing. Chicago: Eiwin 5. Wheeler. Ne~-Haven The
sbrfne,d 9ciennc school hal sXS-twO graduates, the
medical sch,O. I'VE ana the divinity school thirty
The corporation AMI fact. the whole body Of officers
npd alumni turned strongly Al the dinner given IN
the Afternoon IN Alumni Hall Nearly Oil the classes
fire. 80 down represented AMI their numbers H.
creased 10 such alarming extent that the men OF So
~ - AM pushed out ALTOGETHER aud had TO
rake their meat. cold under adjoining tent The meet
the whole the most saccessiC and enthusiastic
held for years. President Porter presided and near
him sal Dwight, Judge Holmes. Governor
Harrison and President Northrop. President Porter got
NJ madoty the and wanted 10 be let of
hon vh4r Was "A
for three IA nutes H referred TO- his pleasant la3ors
"a president aat SAID that 10 one had more
70 be thankful for and TO regret than he
There would be changes for cd Yale or young
Yale the corporation remained seadfast to the prin-
cipes OF tho co eye. The moral iuhGence and manly
bearing oftne students had largely he hal
begun his ExJudse strong OF 81 aud Judge
Holmes followed. Governor Harrisous speech however,
was the one mat sent the cheers and hats flying m
toward the roof ninutes a time. He euogized
ale as the grea: university ." and urged his
.s.-e-s = stick TO the Old college traditions The
class of SO then sprung six verse comic tine
res, Of the alumni Then the banner OF the Christian
o. ece was waved by President Nortnrop and
there was another Outburst OF cheering.
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT DWIGHT.
President-elect Dwight closed the afternoons hariy
with a Willy speech. He said IN part:
On the 18th of August 1893 the distinguished man
who was at that called the Presidency of this
college IN hts letter OF acceptance addressed the
temen. to say that few undertakings
human lie appear 20 to be franght with more
difficulties han This which am now entering It is
a consolation know that, when faithfully pur-
sned there not many which are more beneficial to
mankind The Most High hath been pleased IN His prov
icepce call to this employment feel obliged.
though without great diiience, to obey the
mons. On his direction and blessing I hope l prInci
paly depend. and the efectui support and counsel
of tins body. who his ministers IN this concern"
by one OF those singular movements % Divine
Providence which occasionally seem to make history
repeat itseli. md myself to-day summoned
The oce to heh he tnen chosen the progress OF
two and OF ninety years piai lug the
grandson aud he bearer OF his name where he al
that moment standing The words which he wrote /
would make MY own now aud would say for
called shall principally depend Divine direction
sUG bless wne IN the edectua support counsel
OF the 30 which has given Office aud OF ms as
% tom VIE vs. aud lifelong frisndS5,p '"
A. the nineteenth CENTURY begins open toward the
that Of 100 year. ago The colleague school was then
college "a 10 grow into university
THIS 49, think. what We WAC belong TO IL and love II
OF saving another to-day. TIE thought
itsei Inspiration OF the hour But eud TO
BE- secuted ami what are eas when THIS university 10
represeuii We must remember tn Il we planning
for or creating new institution; We are beginning d
new epoch IN the history OF ae which has existed for
nearly twO centuries our university ust be built upon
the foundations o. an already existing college. For
more IMAM hundred years tnl- college constit ui-d
the whole Institution Ii hal become great Institution
lsh-d Il matter OF course. almost Of necessity
that the cOiiee SHOULD eohtnne IN every hold
tue pre-emiuent position. Wh the last thirty years
the condition OF things nds greatly changed The Othcr
departments nave gained Iacreasng success reputa
uOu- cannot bur feel thai are 1T p.rOi IN
history when tbs work OF cO-ordlUa-
ZION can be successfully accom- plished. The |
president OF the college. al
Instructor IN a single department. time and |
strength To meet with ana WORK tn the facnl
ties. and staLd AXE Relation ~ al the
Of the university eoHrge president. ia my Judg-
meni. should not be a mere business agent,
giving -hls attention only financial /
aud material interests lie be n teacher In some
Bsy and Ia sOtnr measure. Bat do every
thing L. or Ter to S"na MS best nh hrOng All
the parts hr must Anlt
single one. But the great call Of present |
Iine 10 LIN - 10 make hluseI felt |
throughout the whole hope may De able In |
some degree 10 respond - tins call
tny Inheritance aud trust may not be un-
becoming 10 me u say. 10 tHe ill-