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LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
Thirty-Second Annual Commencement.
THE EXERCISES OF THE WEEK.
Liberal Increase in the Endowment
$100,000 Subscribed in On
Day A. Pardee, Esq.,
Give3 $80,000 Alone.
BPKC1AL CORttBSPOKDKNCE EVBNINO TTXEORAm.
EastoW, Ptt., Julv 31, 18G7.
The founder of this quaint littlo town, vho
tver he may bave bnrn, displayed a fine appre
ciation of tbo beauties of nature In fixing upon
Its locution. The town is wituated on a narrow
peninsula, bounded on the south bytho Lehigh,
and on the north by the Bushkill, and termi
nated on the east by the shallow, winding
Traters of the Delaware. At this point the strip
of land lying between the two former rivers Is
low and level; but it ascends gradually towards
the west, until it reaches, at a short distance
from the Delaware, an elevation almost cquil to
that of the surrounding hills. These lust are
scattered plentifully about; enveloping the town
on all sides, and extending for several miles in
every direction.
The hill it is almost a mountain in height
which rises up at a sharp angle juit north of the
Bushkill, is the site of Lafayette College, an
institution which is now fairly on the high road
to prosperity. Crossing the Bushkill by the
bridge in continuation of the main street of
JCaston, the stranger is appalled by the prospect
of a journey up a flight of steps which seem
almost without limit aa to number. A careful
tally reveals the fact that there are only two
hundred and twenty-six rises; and when one
gains the top and pauses in exhaustion
to gaze npon the task he has accomplished, his
eye is saluted by a prospect which is almost
unrivalled lor romantic interest by any similar
locality in the State. Just on the brow ot this
hill stand the College buildings, aud the icsi
dences of a numbtr ot the professors. The
grounds include about forty acres, over which
the different edifices connected with taT.in8titu"
lion, are scattered, with a forming disregard w
tegiiiarity. The main building, iu which
arc the dormitories ol the students, and several
of the recitation and lecture rooms, is five stories
o height, including the basement and attic, the
rooms in the last of which are but little inferior
in size to those on the lower floors, and rendered
almost as pleasant by large dormer windows.
The structure is of stone, the exterior being
roughly coated with mortar, and altogether it
has that homelike and harshly-treated appear
ance which is characteristic of most of our
older college buildings. There is about it an air
and odor of departed day.and that quiet, dreamy
simplicity which is so much more conducive
to thought and study than the stiff, bright style
which so often pervades the architecture of
the present age. Adjoining this building on the
east, another and larger, as well as more elegant
and substantial, structure of stone is now in
nrocABi ol erection. The basement story is
already completed, and the whole, when finished,
will add much to the beauty as well as to the
capacity of the Coliogo. Further to the east,
and on the very brow of the hilt,
is an eleeant and substantial stone
building known as "Jeoks Hall," the gift ot
Barton II. Jenks, Esq., of Philadelphia. The
architecture of this last is of that French school
which has of late become so popular in the
suburbs of Philadelphia. Jenks Hall contains
the chemical laboratory, the cabinet of Natural
History, and a commodious lecture-room, and
will long remain as a substantial monument to
the enlightened liberality of its founier. To
the east and north stand the residences of the
Professors, several of which are old and plain,
while others are of recent erection, and of the
most attractive cottage style.
In Ths Evenwo Telegram of Saturday last
an elaborate and accurate sketch of the history
of Lafayette College wa3 given, so that it only
remains lor your correspondent to detail the
occurrences of Commencement week, which
were brought to a close this evening by a bril
liant levee at the residence of President Calteil.
Sunday's Proceedings
were the beginning of the regular ceremonies
of this time-honored college occasion. The
morning exercises were held at the Brainerd
Fresbyterlan Church, in the presence of a large
and attentive audience. Alter the prelimina
ries had been conducted by the Rev. R. A.
Brown, of Columbia, Pa., and the Rev. 0. O.
McLean, of Lewlstowti, Pa., the annual sermon
before the graduadlng class was dellvored by
the Rev. George Burrowes, D. D., Professor of
Biblical Instruction in the college, who took for
his text a passage of the Lord's prayer, from
Atatthew C: 13, us follows: "Lead us not into
temptation."
On the conclusion of the sermon, which was
equal in spirit and substance to the occasion
and the theme, the Baccalaureate Address was
delivered by the Rev. William C. Cattell, D. D..
the President ot the College. President Cattell
dwelt upon the lact that the full and harmo
nious development of periect manhood de
pended as much upon the cultivation of the
rPlieious as upon that of the social and intel
lectual endowments. He urged upon the
students who were comprised in his audience
the great reward which accompanied the attain
ment of a religious life, and, in conclusion, re
ferred in a touching manner to the late Dr.
Brainerd, of Philadelphia, who only one year
ago had addressed the students from the same
pulpit, and whose voice was then for the last
lime lifted op to proclaim the Gospel. But a
few weeks thereafter he was called to his re
ward and the admonitions then given seemed
now invested with the solemnity of a voice from
the crave. ...
At 4. o'clock In the afternoon a religious con
ference was held in the College Chapel. Short
dresses on Christian activity were delivered
Alfred Tavlor, of
Philadelphia,
u V me
n n v,.T.tui. of Lewistown,
and several
other' prominent divines participated in the
Interesting exercises ot the occasion.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, a meeting wat
held by the Brainerd Society of the College, In
the First Presbyterian Church, a large audience
being present. The preliminary exercise, were
conducted by the Rev. S. T. Lowrte, of Phlla
"efphiat anr which tic Ecv. T. II. Robinson,
THE DAILY EVENlKgMLEGRAPH FHILADELPfflATlIUIlSDAY
pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of llnr
risburg, preached a sermon from the pasane in
John 2 : 14, which rcatts:-"I have written to
you, young men, because ye are strone." This
closed the ceremonies of the day.
Monday's Proceedings.
In the morning the examination of the Bibli
cal students was conducted in the presence of
the following committeeappointed for attend
ance on the same by the By nod: Rev. S. T.
I-owrle, of Philadelphia; Rev. 0. O. McLean, of
Lewistown; Rev. R. A. Brown, of Columbia;
Rev. T. M. Dawsou, of Lewlsburg; Rev. R.
Crulkshank, of Potutown; Jonathan R. Lowrle,
Esq., of Warrior's Mark; and D. W. Patterson,
F.tq., of Lancaster.
In the afternoon the Biblical students and
their friends assembled in the College Chapel,
and were addressed by the Rev. Messrs. Brown
and McLean, members ot the Synod committee
given above.
Tuesday's Proceedings.
At 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning reunions
were held by the Literary Societies in their re
spective halls, the graduated as well as active
members ot the societies being present In largo
numbers. Mr. John II. Ka?e, of the class ot
18C7, presided over the meeting in Franklin
Hall, the proceedings in which were opened
with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Eckard, Pro
fessor ol History and Rhetoric In the Col
lege. An address was delivered by II. L.
Bunstein, Esq., of the class of 18(U, the
subject being " Political Instruction.14 Mr.
Edward P. Coukling, of the class of 18G7,
delivered a valedictory address in behalf of the
members of the society who were about eoiog
out into the world, after which Mr. W. Scott, of
the class of 1867, responded in behalf of those
who were to remain active members of the
society. Addresses were subsequently delivered
by ex-Governor Pollock and others. The meeting
in Washington Hall was presided over by Mr. A.
B. Howell, of the class ot 18C8, and the exercises,
which were of the same general character as the
above, were opened with prayer by the Rev. R. A.
Brown, of Columbia. The annual address was
delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas C. Porter.
Professor of Botany and Zoology in the College;
the class valedictory by Mr. Robert H. Smith,
and the response by Mr. Thomas D. Logan.
These were followed by ex-Ooveruor Pollock,
Ashbel Welch, Esq., President oi the combined
Camden and Amboy and New Jersey Railroad
Companies, and several other gentlemen.
In the evening, the annual address before the
two Literary Societies was delivered in the First
prcjbj rian Church, by the Hon. G. Morrison
Harris, of Btwtimore' an alumnus of the College.
The subject of his .ad Jress was "Moses," and it
was handled in a mantle lDal a"orded great
satisfaction, and elicited unstintt1 applause.
COMMENCEMENT DAT,
however, was the great day of the week", and
the point around which all the Interest of the
occasion centred. A more propitious day could
not have been selected if the affair had been
postponed regularly until the weather and all Us
accompaniments were In perfect accord with
the spirit which pervades all hearts on this great
event in the lifo of collegians. The Increasing
prosperity of Lafayette, and the maguificent do
nations which it has received within a fewyears
past, are attracting the attention of the public
at large; and so great was the interest mani
fested m the exercises to-day, that the town wa3
quite overrun with strangers, many of whom
found it impossible to obtain satisiactory accom
modations at the hotels.
Previous to the regular exercises, the Board
of Trustees held a meeting in the lecture-room
65 the Brainerd Church, m toe purpose oi con
lerring the customary degrees and transacting
other important business. The Rev. Augustus
Bloombcrgh, of Princeton, N. J., was elected
to the Professorship of Modern Languages in
the 6oll ege; and on the nominatiou of the
Synod, William Adamson, Esq., of Philadelphia,
a liberal patron and benefactor of the institu
tion, was chosen to fill a vacancy in the Board
of Trustees.
While the Board were thus engaged, the stu
dents were lorming in procession at the foot of
the long stairway leading to the College build
ings, whence they proceeded, a few minutes
before nine o'clock, to the Brainerd Church.
They were there joined by the Trustees and
members of the Fasulty, and then the proces
sion moved, to the Bound of music, through the
principal streets, halting at the First Presbyte
rian Church. This edifice was already filled to
the extent of its capacity, the greater portion
ol the audience, as is usual on Buch occasions,
being made up of ladies. After the persons in
the Jine of the procession had entered the
church and taken up the positions assigned
them, the exercises were pioccucd with, ac
cording to the following programme:
COMMENCEMENT IXEBCISKS.
MUSIC.
J-HAYUK.
MUSIC
Oration-Latin Salutatory John F. I'fouts, Jersey
bhore.
Oration KnowThyseli fc.rraS.Heany.Doylestown.
Oration 'I lie bludy ot the Natural buleuces Robert
J. ileus, Eastou.
MfsiO.
Oration How Shall We Educate? Samuel W.
Knipe, Columbia. , , . , ,
Oration Our Gallant Dead Samuel L. Johnson,
fckeshurg.
Orailou The Book Edward P. Conkllug, Mt. Plea
mot. N. J.
MUSIC.
Oration The Isle of the Ocean John H, Kue,
J j lift V i 1 1 9
Oratlun Our Own Noble River Peter a Berftstres
ser, MerrystiurK.
Oration A Mechanical Age Luidley C. Bailer, Jr.,
Chesuut Level.
Mrsio.
martkk'h orations.
A NobltvLlfe Alfred P. Held. West Chester,
Three years Henry 1- KuuBielu. Eastou.
MUSIC.
At this point the President of the College
conferred the degree of "Bachelor of Arts" on
the ten members of the graduating clas, and
that of "Master of Arts" on the graduates of
three years' standing or more.
The degree or "B. A." was also conferred,
cawia honoris, or by way of houor, upon Crit
tenden Horutou, ofCal.; James w. Davis, N,
J.;H. H. Hough, Penn.j and R. B. Andrews,
Penn.; and that of "M. A." in the same manner
upon E. B. Bierman, Professor of model
Branches in the Lebanon Yalley College, aud
upon George C. Buchr.
The other honorary degrees conferred were
as follows:
Th T). Rev. B. n. Annia Ppoalriant Mercers
burg College: Kev. 1'rederluk 8. Jewell, Proleaaor of
theEnttllHU .MtiiKuape aud Literature la ttew i ora
uii,m Normal hehoui.
D.D. Kev. William B. McClov. Ballomena, Ire-
laud: Kev. Nathaniel H.OrllUu, formerly Professor
ol Ancient i,auKuanwi iu wii lama college, juassv
..,,, ...iih: Kev. Alexaud.tr O. M. AnUv Pinimlmiilila:
Kev. Thomas M. Cuuuiuithaiu. lormerly President of
Msulson college, uinu, uu now im-.tor or tne Aie'
....rf.r i-rfNtivLerlun Chureb. Pullarialiihia.
1,1,. I) -liun. William fciroug, of the (supreme Court
of Pennsylvania.
The exercises were then brought to a close by
the honorary oration and valedictory address
which were delivered by Robert II. Smith, of
Lower Chanceford. The subject of the honorary
oration was "The Medical Profession." The
valedictory Is given below, In full.
This College Commencement was not unlike
all other College Commencements. The young
gentlemen who addressed the audience had done
their very best in the composition and rehearsal
of their orations, and the efforts of several of
them were exceedingly creditable to themselves
and their instructors. They appeared, likewise,
to be fully appreciated by the young ladles, who
had entered the church burdened down with
bouquets and wreaths, which were duly trans
ferred from their own keeping to the custody of
the speakers, as the favorite of each fair flower
girl prepared to leave the stage. Below the first
Master's Oration and the Valedictory Address
are given at length, as examples ol the produc
tions of all.
"A NOIiLE LIFE" MASTER'S ORATION, ST ALFRED
T. RE1D, EtSii.
Man, bis capabilities, his destiny, are momentous
pn blems. ah tiling within and wlthmit bitu inwn
that Mn Ixtlng has an t nil n He value, lie Ih a child of
the Jntinlie. He is a inyBtery to hlninull'. He Is sur
rounded t-ymyrtery. He Is a living soul the imrtna
ot hli Creator his Hie breamed in'o him by the same
Omnipotent lleing who uade all things, aud is In the
world around him. He finds it In his own soil. Ills
tyblUed Id nature. It is adatk slain ihjoii It; he knows
Ills such; he sees It reduce lis slaves to the lownt
de;tlis ot degradation. et he feel? tuut man Is, both
In kind and degiee, a b( log ot a tuither order than any
other ot the forms of animated llle, which, like him,
are nourished at the tubleof bounteous nature, and
"liod's Hiars aud alienee teacu him, as His aueU
only can,
That the one sole sacred thing, beneath the cope of
htaven, Is man,"
When he thus realizes the dignity of bis own iran
hood.an" ine value and Importance of I hen park of
Imniurtalltv entrusted to his care, be feels the neces
sity of guarding this nacred trust, and of so ordering
his life as to aevelope all tne resources of tilt nature,
and attain tbe true end of living. He seines fasl hold
of the conviction that the end tor wtilch Ood designed
lilui, His reasoning creature, was the conteniiilai ou
ot His works, the Improvement aud enjoyment or
himself, and In both to be haimy having this end
endowed him v. lib corresponding faculties and de
sires. He turns to nature as she Is revealed in the Dowers,
In the irees, In the whole of creation. Here all Is
order ai.d harmony. Noth ng Is done Iu vain Every
thing has acertaiu appointed use and purpose. No
Jenlouy, norlvulry, en tors here; but all things by a law
divine till their appointed sphere, Thesoedsof natural
llle are sown around him. The law of their being Is
$rm th. The tree sends Its roots Into the rich loam In
endless ramifications, gathering food lo sustain aud
enrich the vital principle witniu It. It shoots lortli ltd
leaves and brunches to draw from the air and sun
shine those elements that will nourish Its growth aud
accnnipllHU lis purposes in the Divine economy. How
ever advantageous or otherwise are the circumstances
that surround it, it still makes use of the means wlllilti
Its grasp to unfold its life, to perform lis allotted task.
Jn tills process of grow lb it is doing good, purifying
1 lie nlr, beautifying the landscape, aud dispensing Its
health giving streams all around: mid when its work
Is over It returns to 118 tuotlier earth, enriching her by
the product of Its growth, the accumulations of Its life.
Its mule teachings lind uu echo In the Ingenuous heart.
With the lesson thus tnUKht, the soul turns In upon
itsell aud learns its woudrous siguiiicauce. There are
the germs of an immortal growth, attributes ukla to
Divinity, an intellect possessed of capabilities that
cannot be tut homed, ailed Ions susceptible of cultiva
tion to an unbounded extent, and moral faculties that
link him lo the Inliulte.. To oevelope these bis
whole nature his bead, mind, and soul Is the true
end ot living, Is true manhood To bouble to give a
good account ot these lacullles-those laleuis en
trusted to his charge according to the opportunity be
has had, is his high destiny. To accomplish this, life
and the opportunities and advantages he enjoys are
given him. Kven the disappointments and trials he
meets witb are the Divine messengers sent to work
out the smue result. Kvery event of llle is an angel of
myrcy to bis soul, to advance Its proper growth and
complete develoi- ment.
I, lie bas then a glorious meaning. It Is a constant,
never-ending growth: a growth ot all the faculties of
the eoul Into a likeuess of Him who la the sum of all
perfections.
The man if ennobled. Duty Is bis watchword: duty
to hlmseil, to his fellows, lo his Uod.
Nomatler, then, whether his position In lire is hum
ble or exalted, bis consecrated spirit will make it sub
lime. For in the words of one, "Heroism, the heroism
ot duty, is not a thing lliat grows out of mere position.
A violet. In Us way, is as beaulllul as a cedar of Leba
non, (self-denial, fidelity to principle, and godly sin
cerity, muv bloom iu bouses as well as In courts, and
these are the best elements of a true manhood. Who
ever developes these gathers the true harvest of life,
and be may hod that harvest more abundant in tho
sheltered valley than on the lolly hillside."
Then a lofty Ideal of a true manhood possesses his
soul, to which be Is ever aspiring, aud as he lives
grows with its likeness. He studies the models of
literature and art as a means of sell-culture , lo gain
Intellectual impulse, refinement ot perception, aud
exalted perceptions of the true, the bcauillut and the
good, and thus give completeness to bis own intellect
ual powers. His mind, alive to the graud leadings
and hnrruuules, of the uul' erse, then finds with the
Bard of Avon, ... w ,
"ToDgues in trees, books In running brooks.
Pennons in stones, and good in everything."
Science brings her tribute to develope and iructifv bis
nature. The book ot creation writf n on the roCkJ
opens to bis touch, anil on its ancient pages be reads
its wondrous story. The canopy above him, studded
with its countless gems of IIvIiie worlds, eularges his
mind anu mouuies bis me. lie stuuies tne race ot
which be Is A VRrt; man his no le gilts, bis moral
perversion, ills deBtiny and prod is by the lesson they
read him. The literature of the world iurnlshiW food
lor bis Imagination and reflection. The "Book ol all
Books," traced with the lieu of Inspiration, unlocks
the tecret ot history nd explains many of the mys
teries that girt his life. There.God Himself, the f un
taln of all truth, the souree or all knowledge, speaks.
Christ, "the USht ot the world," speaks as man never
spake. There too. speak all the holy and wise men
ot God who bave lived, and died, and ascended
to rest. Truths are here which Uod Himself
uly could teveal trutns that ouru ana name
WUh their own divinity. in tuts ne nuus
that chart by whicn lo nine nis voyage, ihihut
veuled that compass, the spirit that will salely rnide
blm through the storn.8 aud shoals ot life, luta the
harbor VI perieci rest, mere i reaas mat periect
moral law under wb,!o'n God has placed him; and
there. to, of that "love which Is the fulfilling of the
law;" love lo bis fellow Biun, aud supreme love to his
Clod. Outot the dejiUMi ot a mysterious past it comes
to him. It leaves diiu on the shores of a mysterious
lulure. lis proejwes, precepis, auu exaiuim iihuu
teach him to true relations ot lire, yet inesuauows
Of its lutiutle source linger still upon Us opening
pages, and the glories ot the wailing heavens Mug a
feewt deling radiance upon its closing lines."
Thus ail thlugB witiiin uis reacu are ujtme n.- i
to the lormatlon of his character that cuarooier
w hich la daily and hourly being written out iu Ws own
heart, and which will he the page In the Lamb s book
ol llle Irom which, In the final summing up of so
counts that Kevelatlon teaches ua lo expect, will he
reud his II ual destiny. What a mystery life Is! But,
when viewed in ihe light we have been endeavoring
to unfold, how radiant it becomes! It then appears a
path to hlguer uesiiuies, anu, rising uu iw '
nias al last lo something nobler allaiu. Then cau we
sink with the poet:
' ou ilUKunuue wen uuiu ..
That ol our vices we can frame
A ladder, If we will but tread
Beneath our feet each deed of shame.
All common things, each day's eveuia
That with the hour begin aud end,
Our pleasures aud our discontents, (
Are rounds by which we may ascend.
Then sweet couientnieul wlih our lot win uuw
upon our souls, reeling lhat we are m "
Bphere; that we are in some way mysteriously wora
lug out tue eua oi our exwteuce; iu. - --;.
workers wllh Him in lhat lucomprebeuslble plau luat
pervades all things. ...
v We never truly grow bv Imitation. The duties pre
scribed in formularies, the rules of llle laid dowiilii
the past by men the wisest und the best wil ol iau
us to our highest oevelopmuut by blindly loiiowiug
them. . .
new occasions teacu new umw
Time makes au lent good uncouth:
They must upward still, aud onward,
Thai would keep abieaat ot truth.
Lo I before us gleam her camp-Uresj
We ourselves must pilgrims be,
Laumh our Way flower, and steer boldly
Through the desperate wlulerseas,
Kor attempt the luture's porials
Man Is the architect of bis own ouaracter.
w liu lue past unu-ffu't. w . "As he
thiukest.so la he." As be builds, so win -...J
wouiuhe a wise master hulider.be must
fashion all bis lacullles, wllh all ihe iueau u'
command, iuio a beautiful, a symmetrical teiuP",
wllh lis pillar- strong aud complete, aud iw c mui
bers tiaruished wiln purity of thought and devotion
to nolilu alms. mnnlv
In the silent hours which bolv menspent m moo
licieils. or in the quiet aud lonely s.udto, wher e ue
sound of no fooiiail penetrated, and lu ""Jifit out
Its bustle and caiea never came, geulus ' lf
palleutlv and aiituiU-aa though Hbu,5"tt"ftU.y
stretched through agee-lhose woik.ol '"""''"T""
wnlch adorn ih rlcu museums ol .urote, a
celved ana completer! those uialerplec " ''"':
lure and a. t tne world admires, bo in ihe B"" ' "
bliowa thouguta-lu the -ecrei chambers ot his owu
loul-man mutt mould his owu character. woia
bis Individual destiny. No oub can ao. 'VV.is a d
Others may limfuut. ami bnug material to hi uiaiu.
buthlsowucieatlve energy aloue can mould them
Into his own llle, and make theiu ubservlen 10 u
soul's growth. ki.-trnrture
Christian civilisation Is bulldlngupamiblestro0'"
all over the globe, and to its graud and 'nim;,'i7j
completion all tilings laud. The W'1,
who contribute to it are, in their separate ! h eras,
all working together. He does most towards ivw
moulds his owu nature Into conlormlty w'tn '
qulremenis, aud develops the powers or U '""Vj
null 11 Iuio that complete manhood which It ""j'JJj
j nun no win uecoiue a ua" r Lii nlraotloua:
the benign Influent of IU principles In ' . (V. .obi
thecoucrelloooflufundaiBeuial standard l
lima example for ihe world's guidance. .
Iu this healthy growth of the whole man
true secret ot happlneas and suooeas-m f'v"'' JJ1
very lacull, due occupation In ih.lr rll?.r. "if
, uperlorltJ-lUst. U klViue.thoM VUlbuM WUICU
Itrlal I BWmKVr'hllih-hl,,?"n, ln" th mft"
cast there w can nnri r J,,i'"e '" which onr lot Is
all our ftcuHlw Tb . L?Ln t0 ,,rlch ni developo
we ry M& by Pn."te
make a successful Journey thrnush'liri ...
the IrsKmenta of truth InA r?"?,", ife-"fRl
ua we shall
ntbnrlng up
Immortal feature of loveliness and ? fL"f.?mL"
living we win answer
the ends ol belnc. bo
rn? cy4." ur soul's, fulfil
nor Ood, hlens mnirin.i u ,i.
a consecrawa spirit, w lb so nnhla i,i,, i ' I ir
si riven tor. w III ennoble the feasor mllThV
consecrated spirit, with so
smiles o. a faithful God. and view the t"Tm,atlon of
lis earthly career aa only u18 outrL lea , m,, n
eternal existence, as merely the prnnarailon I .r
hlBl eraiidpnrerllfe.asa toVelaste To? "eavin Th
Influence oi such a life and charscter will be a tUr
petunl sunshine, not circumscribed by the limits of
its earthly career, but its wavei will flow on and' on
trntherlng strength as they flow, until they strike
npon the furthermost stores of eternity. Its silent
lesons will loll on many a heart with more eflli-ient
power than any sermon or book, and tl.a Innume
rable veins of Divine llKht and truth it nnnn ui......
every part of Its pathway, will enrich the world by
their products, and glorlly (tod In a rich and plenteous
harvest ol souls." Ihus living, llle dial I be a glory,
and death a passing from glnrv to glory."
"Think truly, then, and thy thought
Khali the world's famine feed,
(peak truly, and each word of thine
bhall be a fruitful seed.
Live truly, and thy lile shall be
A great and noble creed."
TI1E VALEDICTORY ADDRESS, BY B0I1ERT H. SMITH.
Gentlemen of the Hoard of Trustees: When the
c)as of t7 entered, Lafayette was passing througn
her darkest days: we count her happy that she has
been intrusted to your care. Ynu called the pre
tent 'resident to preside over her; you have Joined
with other men ot large means and large hearts la
rnnmnftcenl contributions to her lunns. The corps
of prolessors has been largely Increased; costly huild
inns have been erected; you have added new courses
of stuoy to Ihe old clashic curriculum; the number
ol sluuents bas been doubled. For this glorious
career of our Alma Mater permit us Ij oiler you
our tribute ol thanks and praise. The names of
I'tirder, Jenks, and Anderson are known and
hommd whevever the hlslory ol education in
America is studied. The soni ot Lafayette delight to
do (hem lioui r aud not them only. We know tue
names and labors of all your honored bund.
We delight .to remember all your self-denial
and energy, your prayers and counsels. Your names
shall he Iragrunt wrli the sons of Lafayette while the
ruck stands ou which she Is louudod. As we nave
now united our rejoicings with your rejoicings for the
past, and our hopes with your hones lor the lulure, we
are lo-day proutl of our Alma Water, and feel mat
though we may never be uule to add to her glory, yet
she will 'etlect honor upon our fuccesses.
Air, Fresid-nt: 1 he purl which you bave taken
In laibiug Lat.-yetle to her present position Jusllv
ueserves the heartiest pral.-e of all lliuse who
have au interest in her With a heart zea
lous In the woik to which you were called, you
have labored unceuj ugly, and accomplished vastly
more than even the must sanguine hud anticipated;
wlille you have found liberal benefactors, who have
co-operated w ith J on und lent you tiie aid which
has been so valuble, yei all grateful hearts will grant
you the return which such uuexpecicd sell-donlal
and untiring zeal Justly merit. You have awakened
an interest lor Ijtlayetle In the minds ot countless
frieuds of education. While many bave given the
must abundant evtuence ot thai Interest, we d ill. it
not thai even l ei us Ut.tleulHblu mniilleslatious will
be given. Theriseol our Alma Slater will be asso
ciated with your name, and upon you especially will
the honor he rellected. Aud when tne work whicn
you have taken in hand bus been accoiupllHUed,
may length ot years be granttd you, iu whicn vou
tuay rest Irom your loll, see Lulu.ye.ite prosper
ous under your ellorts, and receive sutnewuut of a
recompense for your labor.
Gentlemen ot the Faculty: Few ties are more
Sftcrtd than those lhat bind the teacuer aud the
pupil. But with us tjitse lies have been strength
ened bv long inlercoute with you. As the lime is
now al hAiU when we must bid larewell lo scenes
lhat have become eo tumillar, to friends that have
grown so dear, and to Pro lessors that have merited
such bigb rtspect, It finds us not tree from sorrow.
The course ot study here Is uiiPurj fts-ed. We bear
witnehs that you huve lJYvtO(l yourselves fclost
assiduously to your work. The debt which we owe
you we cannot estimate. The most satisiactory re
turn we can make will he the proper use of
the education which has beeu Imparled
to us with so much lab r. The course of Instruction
is soon finished, and we go lorth to employ it Iu dif
ferent spheres. F'rcm au observation ot our college
career, you muy have marked out the course or eacu
of us. Whuieiuit Is prulseworthy, we hope to follow
it; aud waereiu blameworthy, to aliun it. And as we
say lareweil.we can but express the wish that the
paths which now begin to ulverge may oltentimes
meet.
citizens of Kaston: We should fall to perform an
urgent duty did we not m ike some reoognt'iii of
your kindness towards us. These green mountains,
winding rivers, and yon College on the hill,
are nut the only attractions here. You have
received us as frieuds: you have welcome.!
us to your homes. We can but leebly express
the pleasure you have afforded us. and the
lhauks which we would return you. When the stu
dent is wearied wltu excessive study, no ono can loll
bow Ihe associations of friendship ana of home sus
tain and cheer him. We have our thauks also lor tne
1 ilit ralily of your men of wealth. '1 hey have gene
rously responded to the cull fur contributions that bas
been made by the Irieuds of the College. The presence
ol to many of you at luese exercises cannot be other
wise construed than as a mauilestatlon of yuur In
terest In Lalayelte. But we must bid farewell to
1 iiblon and to you. Let us, at leaving, express the
hope lhat we may again return and mingle In like
scenes. aLd let us assure you that If the hope should
not be giatiHed, the recollection ol the post will lung
!. cherishtd.
College Males: As we take our leave of you we shall
doubtless bid adieu to some that we shall never again
he permitted lo greet this side of the grave. And yet
w hat could give us greaier pleasure than to happen
upon cue ol our dear old college mates, from whom
we bave beeu separated long years. Gladly would
we return lo our college llle, and review the scenes
that yet lingered in our memories. We would feel
that we were living over agulu those days ol iuter
mlngled pleasure and pain. Though we never
chance to meet you, we shall In our memories dedi
cate a place to each of you. We despise the man who
loses sfuht of the friends of youth when the vesture
of manhood baa beeu put on. TUough we are widely
separated irum you, busied with the duties of active
llle, we scull ntver be so absorbed as to forget the
'"P'.'j hours that we e wbiled away iu compauy witu
OU, when each opened bis heart and confided o
the other its most sacred secrets, always tiudlng
svmpalby where sympathy was wanted, aud a heart
fii II of Joy when kind Fortune bad shown her favor
ing hand. Aud ibouah there bave at times been
slight disagreements, yet they should now he lor
gotten, and ail, striking bauds, pledge each other
eiirnal friendship. Wherever you may go our eyes
v. Ill foilow you. The path ol each of us is delineated,
though we cannot trace IU Hut what Joy would It
give lo know lhat all terminated in that laud where
pi-rung Is not known!
Clasi males, a more interesting period In our lives
iliun ibis we should in vain attempt to point out. It
is i tie towards which we bave looked lor long mouths
with anxiety. When tatigueu witu lauoriuus stuuy.
or disheartened by some misfortune, we
will naturally run forward to the time ot
our graduation, when we should once mure breathe a
fiee air, Aswestaitea m ine auu jootteu uaca over
our college llle, does the wish come up that we could
relive It? Do we see thai some precious privileges
bave been mlstmproveu r ir so, it is now too late to
recall Ihem They can but leach us their real value,
and a uselul lesson for the future. Our association has
beeu so constant and our labors so similar thai we
seem to constitute a family. F.ach one has made his
classmate bis advisers, aud appealed to them when be
was In need ot assistance. Alour entrauce into college
we were lew In numbers; ot theoriglual number, there
were but tour among us. The class has beenJucressed
and uecreaseo. mere was a nine wuen it was hue
laruesl In College. Oue classmate i In the far West, en-
gagtd iu the stuny of law: another, In that ol medicine;
another, Iu business another we have already lost
sight of, and so the catalogue runs. Bui there is oue
of whom 1 enouiu make special mention, cany in
his college course be was employed by the Govern
ment in ihe Wavy Yard at Washington. He was thug
emyaged but one year, when be was selited with rapid
disease, which allected his braia. and In oue shiut
week be was pale In death. Iu the country, ou the
hill, the nlace of his burial Is marked by a Plain slab
of marble, on which la written. 8acred to the
memory of Edwin D. (Stem." His character was irre
proachable; his talents were superior. Ha was be
lovtd by his classmates, respected by his instructors,
and deur to the hearts of all bis friends. From bis
early death, "let us be wise and take heed." The day
we have anxiously awaited is at hand. With what
riellgh'. we landed we should we'eome Its adveut!
But as it comes upou us. we dare not, we cannot say
that it is a lovous dav. Thouirh we are freed from
luiDftratlve studv and cnlleue restrlc.ions, yet we
Hbrlnlr from uivlnir nn Llia nl ensures of Our College
life, ana especially those arising from our Intercourse
with each ither. The college bell, with Its lainlllar
tone, has tor ih last Lima broken In upon our reve
ries, aud summoned ua to prayer ball or lo the recita-
tion-room, ana we are caiieu upon w boiiu.
our Alma Mater we shall always look wllh interest,
And nn imtrM wuIivimia num. nun reach ourearsltiao
thai of her prosperity. But lo Alma Mator, to the
auiilluniun i.f tl,i lo.urrf ,.r 'I'ruateMS. LO Our WO r til
I'resldeut. to our esteemed Prolessors, to the klud
citizens of Fasion, aud to our college mates, the Class
ot t7 now say "Farewell !"
THB COMMENCEMENT DINNKB.
On ths conclusion of the regular exercises in
the chnrch, the Trustees, Professors, Alumni,
and students of the College again formed in pro
ce sijion, and, preceded by the band ol muHlc, pro
ceeded to the Lecture Room of the German Re
formed Church, to partake of the Commence
ment Dinner. This repast was provided oy tne
young ladles of Easton, and as far as its
component parts were concerned, was
substantial aud elegant. The guests, to
the nnmber of two hundred, were seated
at four long tables, while for attendants they
'enjoyed the presence of the youn& ladies who
were the givers of the feast. Beauty served
youth and knowledge, and did it with a lavish
band, and with great seal ad earnestness.
, ' , , ''irvftlpd, 'I II
AUGUST 1, 186T.
Ex-Governor James J?o11nck, of rhilaJelphin,
the President of the Boiird of Tiustces of the
College, presided with his accustomed grace,
mpportcd on the right by Presl lent Cattell, and
on the left by Ecldcn X. Ecranton, Esq., ol Ox
ford, N. J.
Aficr a persevering and pleasurable effort on
the part of all present to make an impression
upon the contents ol the tables, rendered ex
tremely difficult by reason of the quantity aj
well as the variety of the viands, ex-Governor
Tollock arose and requested the company as
sembled to Join in singing the 121st Psalm, a
metrical version of which had been placed by
the side or each plate. This done, the Chair
man said:
"For lha 1i,..nl -.i.v , . .
J"?'" are Indebted lo our elherlal friends, the
vT! -J1"!' Umi ibeyara nothing more than air. for
Tii r . ,.he'" to b" '"""l ""d substantial blessings.
5,r ,?7..Cn".r" hV the young men.) As the 1'ieMilent
r u" ,? OI t rustees, and iu their name, I wel-
: - i vu nil.
,.,lu
it n. a i L - 18 rapioiy approacning
ihevaniV w.ye'4,;',.a0 I" " darkness ot
aron. d tL V"1'1 m,t "'e ov" mountains, nor
e "d i niS;.1: !""?,,f "J t,,at ,ue aar'1 of Truster
er IredbTsJ h rrn-h,""d?l,,bl- charac
It exTemUrt i, i?,"""1 ",,d nlous deliberation that
was ihn thai He.l,mRl1 "ou" of morning. H
Catte 1 as PreT.?ntWr n.'U u,,ou election ol Dr.
and adilresMnl t?- Un1J,M,r e'llon (turning to
cleared awai in J t hT, , , the ulou,1s were
cm areu away and the brlcrhL airtr ....
IM f. PI, uuO I I . . .
ion found the College not onr uT,.r -
t.i .iiiki.,11 a :i .. . -. y. " jto
J.. .1 1 'i"iu inn euueatea patriotism
ol the land, you demanded turn 0"0 as a permanent en
dowment t-carcely had your appeal hcen made, when
yon doubled your demand, and asked for Iikkikiu. Par
ue responded w Ifh IIHii.oiiO, and Adamson and Jenks
responded. (At the mention or these names there was
aloud outhuistor applause Irom all present.) Mr.
r-cranton, who is here by my side, and others re
sponded. Now are you to stop here? Your banner is
not yet on ihe summit, although It floats beautifully
In the air. The amount should be doubled again, and
f 20'i.in n more demanded. The moment Is auspicious, the
sky Is bright, the grass is green. Let your endowment
he doubled, and then I.afaj et te will lift up her head in
pride. We can well afford to do it in this grand old
Commonwealth. Let mind he educated, let citixeus
be made men; for that purpose are colli des Instituted.
In conclusion, I propose tho health of President Cal
tell; may be and the college ol his 'ove ever prosper."
This proposition was received with hearty
cheers, and tho toat was drunk In cold water.
President Cattell responded by saying that com
mencements were always occasions of great
solemnity to him, notwithstanding the music
and general gayety. He referred to his first con
nection with the institution, and to its present
pronpccts. Three courses had been established
the classical, tho scientific, and the poat
praduate and jet their present endowment was
sufficient to support only ouc of these. There was
therefore an imperative necessity for Increasing
the permanent invested endowment to $1)0,000.
The President appealed to ex-Governor Pollock
to know if it could not be done, and the Gover
nor thoupht it could, and that within the coming
year, President Cattcli then staled that he had
made a beslnning that very morning. In answer
to this appeal for additional endowment, Wil
liamson Adamson, of Philadelphia, bad sub-
cribed $10,000; Thomas Beuver, of Danville,
$10,000; and A. Pardee, of Ilazleton, $80,000.
The announcement of the first two subscript
ions were received with great applause; but
when Mr. Pardee's nume and douation were
announced a grand outcry arose from the assem
blage, and lor some minutes the tumult was so
grei.t that the speaker's voice could not bo
beard. When the uproar had subsided. Presi
dent Cattell read a letter from Mr. Pardee,
stating that he desired to make his whole dona
tion to the College full $200,000, and therefore,
in addition to the $120,000 already given, he
now added $80,000, on condition that the re
mainder cf the $200,000 proposed as an increase
to the endowment should be raised within a
year or two. President ottell, resuming his
remarkf , said that this could not be done by
magic, but only by the favor and blessing of
Almighty God. He trusted that with such assist
ance they would be able to build up the institu
tion, ppd that it might long live to His honor
and glory.
Selden T. Scranton, Fsq., of Oxford, N. J.,
was then introduced, and having recounted his
first acquaintance with President Cattell, and
the earnest and persevering manner in which
the latter had gone to work to secure the ne
dowracnt of the institution, declared his
conviction that, judging from the success which .
had attended these earlier efforts, tho present
one would be equally fortunate.
Addresses were subsequently delivered by the
Hon. G. Moirison Harris, ot Baltimore; Profes
sors Coleman and Porter, of the College Faculty;
and tho Rev. Dr. Edgar, of Etoton. Tho com
pany remained at the table about two hours,
during the whole of which time the utmost good
humor and geniality prevailed. 8everal of the
speeches contained sharp and telling points,
and the chairnjan every now and then, in a
parenthetical remark, set the company in a
roar, '
THE PRESIDENT'S LEVEE.
In the evening, the exercises of the Com
mencement season were brought to a close by a
social gathering at the residence of President
Cattell. The house was brilliantly illuminated
for the occasion, and on the lawn in front was
stationed a full brass baud, whose melodious
strains afforded an excellent excuse for the
young couples to undertake a promenade about
the house and grounds. The company present
was a large and brilliant one, and included the
Trustees and Faculty of the College, the stu
dents and alumni, aud that vaguo portion of
the community which is characterized
as their friends. The young men appeared to
be extremely fortunate, for their "friends" were,
without exception, tho youth aud beauty of
Eastou, which is somewhat celebrated In this
quarter of the world. President Cattell and
Mrs. Cattell were stationed in the parlors
to welcome the guests; and the latter,
after paying their respects In due form,
turned aside Into the overcrowded rooms,
to mingle with a merry tbrong, whono
mingled voices and laughter sounded like the
noise of a mountain torrent. In a side room a
substantial and elegant collation was spread,
and vlbits to this locality served to vary the
evening's social enjoyment. In this hearty,
joyous manner closed the college career of the
class of 18G7. To-morrow they will have be
come men of the world, and before many , days
are over, they will discover that the great,
whirling, jostling world Is not aa enchanting as
the little learned world they bave left behind.
Oxikbon.
Me. BrrjRouoii'sOBPHArf IIocsK. The South
London Ves says that tho lady who gave Mr.
Hpurgeon 20,000 to erect an orphanage has
since ordered her plate to be sold for tho same
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