New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-16
evening in Rosedae Opera House-Class Day eAefcse'
Wednesday morning Commencement exercises
AMHERST MouRys PROFESSOR MATHER.

AMHERST MOURNS PROFESSOR MATHER
MEMORIAL sERvlCEs-DR FlNKS ADpN'-'
BASEBALI-GLEE CLUB-CoMMENOhNi-Ni
Amherst. Mass. June 10 (specaD.-Services IN
memory Of the late Rev. Richard Mather' H. D.' Pr
fessor Of Greek in Amherst college, "cfc "o.I =,
morning in the college church. large congregation VI
eminent persons attending. The Rev. Henry A. fThh'
Of the college faculty. delivered the address "o "
viewed in detail the life and work Of PrVieSS"' a"o
| and especially emphasized bis spirit anu no' a.
a teacher and preacher AS tscher vi ,
the sneaker Professor Mathcr believed WIN MHtu'o"
Arnold that the aorist was made for man ana ho '
for tho aorist no mere word scholar ne chHreu
into the life OF the tragedy, the poem the ora'oi ",
revealed the heart and soul OF Greek htFa'ue' WIN
! hard work and much of ii. was required bu' ~
spring the student with his own enthusiasm uc "9N
| became Ike the joyful load whch inc h'n'oi 49, 49,,
hack from the successful chase. TO come INTO MS os
was an Intellectual awakening: for here was ai"aSs
observed the distinction pointed ont by DE quincy "
| tween the literature Of knowledge ana inc h'cr""'
Of mower Not that he failed to impart knowIedse' nh"
This Of the most scholarly type, but the especal an"
and result of his teaching was power. "rsdua'o' VI
Amherst College who read with him the StoN Vi
| those old wars with Persia and who heaN MS HPio"
did English version Of the Greek drana'i''S Vi '''
second heroic age. will never forget the GLORIOUS 'o
M liberty dawning upon Athens. and from Athens ann
roronce unon the Western World The classical stu
dent
and scanning was Taught to discover "ue, nv =,
ectnsI horizon and TO perceive the true relations vi
| Greek liberty 10 modern life
proad I'm his sympathies he had an especial dreh OF
| narrowncss SO from the desire to conhcl''' uo
oI6h intensity of business and professional lfe came
his lectures on art But undivided As was MS ios. ~
teaching the world at large will most depiore HIS io,'
| az a prcacher Never dull for moment, but bright
vigorous and picturesque in treatment Oh 'ie'"o' "
presented simple accepted truths Win oIreouo' "
earnestness always forcble and at tunes hsiiS eio
onent The secret Of the preachers power was HOW
ever. in the Christian. ,ea
His was favored life. Favored in It's natural gis
~ health and vlror happy, enthusiastic tcnperF
mont a mind brilliant and versatile, me anu apPIc-
catiye tastes. wide sympathics ana CHARM VI S
mower and best Of all an Inherited moral lof'c "'"
religions spirit Favored, too, in the later framing
o, winston and Amherst with opportunities Tor eN-
tended foreign travel and study III hhuig d6 i in
woIk in the glow and strength oil early maihoou III
his extended circle OF adnlTing ~ uh.aninl home
AND those VINO made it more than al thc NSl VI tc
World to him in his Increasing nsefalG , %i" ~ 400
houors with every year Ana wheh W. IVY m, t,aci
Win rpened powers enriched through recent trNci,
S,ndv and Investigation. he was again auorths VIII
n. what new and larger chapters tcng OIL lar mosG
~airohIe work and wider range OF activities proIsfu
s IN lie added. Yet because the stqueI r. hot a. w
had nIanned for him. shall VIC say the NE was no
longer favored The seeming blow WHICH SIssoY 10 a.
witch he bowed 10 a blessing. Win spirit porn on
cod he took what b were only blghted hopes'
min
tormed them into jewels Tor his crown OF glory. ,.
The election of the baseball manager ior hvAo se a
TOOK pace oo az lanes p woodruff '01. of Itch
Geld Conn was chosen on the first baHot ana 10
' The giee club oicers for the next yea Te a
VI The Kent prize Of s6 in English Literature has
been awarded to John NJ. Clapp, 80 Oh New io'A
The final number of The Literary Monthly n VIII
be issued on "Wednesday next ana VII To''i o. Wes
81, and a letter from a prominent a'tiiDn"' -" WV
Professor Montague will return to Amneis' IN .'e
to omen his summer school Of langusgeS, july =;
Professor Montasue Wiz oGtnmee III n roReae noifh
of the French department In Amherst Colcse' ho'"'
standing the rumOrs TO the contrary: &c.,. .
President secye gave the first Of his receptions 10
the members of the graduating class AT his mousse Oh
pretty souvenir of college life is to be issued ms
week under the name OF Amherst Memories. It, IS
collection of the written by Amherst under,
graduates since 1876, and Incl udeS the WIltlhss ol
some an. men onI m SS both Of 80 and
win be tastefully bound in pdrple and white H..
Amherst is TO have improved railroad facilities our
WI viii run special train from Northampton 10 p m.
to return from Amherst az about 10 10 on MonHal
about a. m. and going ives, at about II 80 p N.
train will pass through here each day going east AT
Tho Executive Committee on Chrlston WoFk n tH
drcth, 02; c. y. Norton, 83. and g. L. Leonard ~;
Professor Richardson has been confined 10 his house
for the last two weeks. and has been so seriously III
that time feared that 1t would be necc,-
sary TO have a surgical operation Vt present, how
ever. he is much improved and hopes to be out ms
week.
Professor Marshall Henshaw, lecturer on natural
philosophy. completed his work At Amherst College
last Wednesday. and took leave Of his class In few
remarks in which lie stated that in all the ortyhVc
years Of his labOrs as teacher he had never been
taught in this department of the college during tho
last ten years