Commencement of Dickinson College. COMMENCEMENT OF 379 On Wednesday last the Annual Commencement of Dickinson College was held in the Presbyterian Church of this place. A very large assembly of citizens and strangers attended on occasion, and evinced their entire gratification in the exercises of the day. section of the country where his work circulates extensively; if from any of these circumstances he refuses to give it a place, he runs the risk of offending the writer; perhaps forfeits his own patronage and that of such friends as he can influence. Men ought to consider the peculiarly delicate situation in which an editor is placed and allow him to determine with what matter he will fill his pages; and if the productions of any are cast aside or delayed longer than they could wish, they should conclude that his reasons are good. It is impossible to please every one, and men State, and G. Hiester,esc.the Survemor who profess to be governed by religi-General, seated with the Board of ous principles, should not abandon a Trustees, and manifesting by their valuable publication because their hu- respectful attention, the interest that mor is not in every respect complied they felt in the literature of the Com with. It added no little to the the pleasure of the scene, to observe his Excellency, the Governor of the At fifteen minutes before 11 o'clock The last difficulty is the want of monwealth, and in the welfare of punctuality in subscribers. Most of Dickinson College. the publications in our own country have failed after a few years for want of support. Many of the subscribers the procession of Trustees, Faculty, never think that the publisher of a pe- Students, &c. moved from the Colriodical paper needs pay. Their neg-lege Chapel to the Church, where lect arises from mere thoughtlessness; they arrived at the hour appointed to if it ever occurs to them that they have not paid for one, two, or three years, they say, "it is only a small sum, and it can make but little difference in his expenditures." We need not stay to point out the absurdity of such a sentiment. The whole amount of dues to a periodical work consists in little items, and if they are not punctually forwarded, bankruptcy must follow, and the publication be relinquished. We hope subscribers will receive this hint kindly, inasmuch as it does not come from any bad motive, and will do every thing in their power to promote the circulation of a work which may have an important influence the character of many. upon We have been disappointed this week in receiving our usual kind of paper, and obliged to use an inferior quality, for of our subsribers. many commence the exercises. Although laboring under the effects of recent indisposition, the venerable Principal of the College presided on the occasion. Eleven young gentlemen of the class that graduated, were selected as speakers, who acquitted themselves much to the gratification of their large and highly respectable audience, as well as to the honor of the Institution. The following is the order of exercises: MUSIC. PRAYER-By the Principal, 2Latin Salutatory, Paris Spohn, Philadelphia, Pa. 3 English Salutatory, Wm. Annan, Frederick co. Md. MUSIC. Oration-On Virtue as the princi 380 Commencement of Dickinson College. ple of a Republican Government. Cumberland co. Pa. Strictures--On the Writings of Washington Irving, Mathew V. L. Ramsey, Pittsburg, Pa. **Those, to whose exercises, figures 1,2,3, are prefixed, received the honors of the Insti Isaac M'Ilvaine, Harrisburg, Pa. Saml. Montgomery, Danville, Columbia, co. Pa. Wm. B. Norris, Bellefonte, Centre co. Pa. Mathew B. Patterson, Columbia co. Pa. Mathew V. L. Ramsey, Pittsburg, Pa. Samuel Smith, Gettysburg, Pa. Paris Spohn, Philadelphia, Robert P. Lee, jr. Westchester, co. N. Y. and James Nourse, District of Columbia. The Degree of A. M. was conferred upon the following gentlemen: Rev. John Lind, of Hagerstown, Md. Dr. Geo. D.Foulke, and Dr. David N.Mahon, of Carlisle. Paul Immel Hettick, Esq. and James Dunlap, Esq. of Chambersburg. Thomas B. Vezey, Eastern Shore, Md. The Rev. Professor M'Clelland has declined the offer of the Presidency, which was lately made him; preferring his present situation, as Professor. The Board expect shortly to supply the vacancy occasioned by the 1esignation of their late very learned and renowned Principal: but should it not be convenient for his successor to be tution, the highest being indicated by the U-present at the commencement of the nit, &c. session in September, Mr. M'Clelland will act as Principal, pro. tem. penses, which will reduce the whole amount of a student's necessary expenditures to $169 50 per annum. Twenty four young gentlemen were admitted to the degree of A. B. viz: The price of boarding has been lowJohn E. Annan and Wm. Annan, of ered to $2 per week, and other alterFrederick ro. Md. Samuel Boyd, jr.ations have been made in the bill of exN. Y. Robert Bridges, Philadelphia. Wm. P.. Cochran, Millerstown, Pa. James Culbertson, Andrew Parker & Charles M'Clure, of Cumberland co. Pa. John M. Dickey, Chester co. Pa. John R. W.Dunbar, Winchester, Viring the day of Commencement, the David Eyster, Adams, co. Pa. S. A. M'Coskry, Henry M. Watts, Moses Williamson, James Knox, Carlisle, Pa. On the evening of Tuesday preced Students of College were all assembled in the Presbyterian church, when agreeably to the previous arrangements Poetry-Marriages. of the Faculty, a commencement, discourse from Job. 28, 28, was delivered, by the Rev. H. R. Wilson, of Shippensburg. A large audience assembled with them and evinced great satisfaction, with such a prelude to the Commencement. The discourse was fraught with sound and seasonable advice to the youth. Printers friendly to the interests of Literature, will please to publish the above. Joyous, flew swift away, not unimproved→ How solemn, how magnificent the scene! 381 The Great First Cause, the Alpha & Omega, Before whom angels bow, and archangels Being of beings, Incomprehensible! Father of light, and former of the darkness That nightly veils the world,--darkness and light Are both alike to thee: and in thy view Is ever present. Thy Omniscient Eye And open in thy sight O thou supreme. With thy pure light. Thy sanctifying fame To Thee, the holiest, wisest, best of beings! Have mercy, Lord on those, & leave them And I must bid thee, Night adieu, till once And waiting for the coming of the Lord, N. MARRIED-On the 1 th ult by the Rev. J. Williams Mr. Wm Kerr, jr. of Huntingdon co. to Miss Eliza, daughter of Mr. David Sterret, of this county. In Harrisburg, on Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. WR De Witt, Dr. Joseph. Smith, to Miss Eleanor Graydon, daughter of Wm. Graydon, Esq. INDEX TO VOL. II. American Captain & Scotchman, 56 Chinese Advertisement, 214 37 Christian's Monitor, 215 92 Converted Catholic, letter of 293 312 of a learned Jew, 376 200 331 Cross of Christ, ✓ 264 Adviser, Prospectus of 333 Active Piety, 230 Dueling, 240, 266 Demerara, insurrection at 94, 151 171 Dickinson College, 333 190 Commencement of 380 America, 287 Bencoolen, Bible Society of Harrisburg, Brief hints to Parents, 319 Earthquakes, 214 26 Ethiopian Mirror, 234 121 Europe, 286 Bible Societies, 125 Engagements, fulfilling of 285 patronage of 154 Epitaph, 304 zeal in 139 Early instruction, 331 |