A SCHENECTADY July "a, 1Sl5.
Prospects n Union Colfege--IHe Recent Celebration
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Prospects nf Union Coifege-IHe Recent Celebration
-Pickpockets and Philosophy.


It will, believe, be admitted by ALL and truly said,
that this summer has been of the most favorable
character. | attended the meeting of the Alumni on
Tuesday, and the commencement on Wednesday
They were the most animated assemblies have wit
| messed for many years A larger number of visitors
were present than on any prior occasion. Union
| College begins to assume the rank among similar
institutions, to which it has Just claim. Some of
the more distinguished men of the present and past
ages-men emi mt for intellectual and moral attain
ments as for the station which they have occupied
Ii public regard, and the part which they have per-
formed in public Iife-have honored these days, by
engaging even in the humbest labors and details of
the occasion.


The semi-centennIal gathering on Tuesday, was
proud day for this city-graduates of the old schoo
of 1897, and later up the presenyear, adorn-
ed the walls of the church in which the exercises for
the day took place, and felt that, In the calm pursuits
of this anniversary, they have found an nexhaustbe
source of interest and recreation, and more grateful
pleasure, than the most brilliant of public life
have afforded.


A large number OF citizens. from distant countless
congregated with the general mass OF coleglans,
among whom were the Governor OF this State, the
Corporations of almost every city, the State Officers
and Regents of the University, and last though
least OF all. the VentTdDle CoOht vi
and favorbly known as the Chancellor of one of our
colleges and the patron OF education, who was no.
ticed walking in the procession nearly the whole
route with his hat ofl- the observed of all obser-
vers' The aged patriarch, who has recently return
ed from England, added much TO the dignity of "lhe
gathering" Over half century ago he was com
parativey an iniant-today he is the honored friend
of honored thousands.


Occas sions like these are replete with interest, to
both the young and the old, II they wise enough
To improve similar neutrality-suspicious., inte-
rest, and wise economy all combine to produce
such result


The light fingered gentry did not forget the day
il was harvest 10 the pickpockets | am informed
that many large hauls were effected among which
was valuable gold watch from a of one OF the
Professors, and also from many of the under sradu-
ates


were in the vicinity OF thus place during the holiday;
and that not many short of thousand dlned toge-
her in the admirable grove selected for the tents
the greater part of whom adjourned to Saratoga
Springs, as soon the commencement closed As
soon as a successor TO Bishop Potters' Bshoprck is
appointed will give you the earliest, and perhaps
the first intelligence.