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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Harvard College's July 22, 1765, commencement in Cambridge featured multilingual orations and disputes, including on African enslavement legality. Degrees awarded to many bachelors and masters; honorary doctorates to Pres. Locke, Rev. Mather, and Prof. Winthrop.
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Boston, July 22.
(HARVARD) COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, after a preparatory
Prayer by the Rev'd President
Locke, the Exercises of the Morning by
the Candidates for the Bachelors Degree
began with a salutatory Oration in Latin,
then followed syllogistic Disputes on several
Subjects--to these succeeded a forensic Dispute
on the Legality of enslaving the Africans--a Dialogue in Latin--a Dialogue in
Arabic--An English Oration on the Progress
and Advantages of the Arts and Sciences.
The Exercises in the Afternoon by the
Candidates for the Masters Degree, began
with a Dialogue on Music and Poetry, in
English--the syllogistic Disputes in Latin
followed--An Oration in the Indian Language
was delivered by an Indian Missionary-- An Oration in English on the Advantages of the Study of the Laws of England concluded their Performances; The
several Degrees were conferred in the usual
Manner, on the following young Gentlemen, viz.
Nath'l W. Appleton
Joshua Armiby
Moses Barnard
Jeremiah Barnard
Ebenezer Boltwood
William Bradford
Isaac Bradish
William Caldwell
Stephen Crosby
Nahum Cutler
Joshua Eaton
Samuel Fales
Thomas Farrington
Thomas Flucker
Samuel Henshaw
Martin Leavitt
John Low
Tilly Merrick
Abner Morgan.
Daniel Parker
Warham Parks
Theodore Parsons
Oliver Peabody
Eliphalet Pearson
Joshua Plummer
Thomas Prince
Benjamin Rice
Nathan Rice
Eben'r Rockwood
Manasseh Smith
Charles Stearns
John Trumbull
Abel Whitney
Solomon Willard
Robert Williams.
of ARTS.
graduated 1765.
Jonathan Barns
Abner Smith
Nathan Goddard
Samuel S. Pool
Thomas Conant
William Stearns
Benja. Chadwick
Master of Arts.
Lemuel Williams,
William S. Hutchinson
Gilbert Saltonstall
William Winthrop
Paul Langdon
Ward Chipman
Jonathan Stearns
Amariah Frost
John Mellen
Aaron Hutchinson
Jonathan Newell
Edward Sprague
Samuel Adams
Samuel Osgood
Joseph Hunt
Zebulon Butler
William Wetmore
Isaac Stone
Henry Bright
David Townsend
Joseph Pope
Phinehas. Wellington
Jonathan Hicks
Owen Warland
Jacob Burnap
Aaron Crosby
Rev'd Joseph Howe, graduated at Yale-
College--Mr. Thomas Melville, graduated
at New-Jersey College, were admitted ad
eundem.
The Degree of Doctor in Divinity was
conferred on the Rev'd SAMUEL LOCKE.
President of Harvard-College, --and on the
Rev'd SAMUEL MATHER. Of this Town.
Also, The Degree of Doctor of Laws
was conferred on the Honorable Professor
WINTHROP, pro Meritis:
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July 22, 1765
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After a preparatory prayer by Rev'd President Locke, morning exercises for bachelors included a salutatory Latin oration, syllogistic disputes, a forensic dispute on the legality of enslaving Africans, Latin and Arabic dialogues, and an English oration on arts and sciences. Afternoon exercises for masters featured an English dialogue on music and poetry, Latin disputes, an Indian language oration by a missionary, and an English oration on English laws. Degrees conferred to listed bachelors and masters of arts; ad eundem admissions; Doctor of Divinity to Locke and Mather; Doctor of Laws to Winthrop.