New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-29
Comm enc.ment mt the College Of New Jersey.

PRINCETON, Wednesday, June %.
This has been proud day for the College Of
New-Jersey At o'clock procession was form
cd in the College Chapel, composed of the faculty
and students OF this venerable Institution, and in
long files they proceeded to the church, which wa,
crowded in very paIt with the beauty, intelligence
sns fashion Of Princeton, the neighboring towns,
the adjacent cities OF Philadelphia and New York,
and even from distant parts Of our extensive
country.
Upon the stage / noticed the Governor, the
Chancellor, and the Chief Justice OF the State of
New Jersey /; Hon. Richard Rush, of Pa. Hon.
James Buchanan Of Pa. Col. Geo. w. Boiling, OF
Va. the venerable Mr. Snowden, graduate Of the
clsss of 1887; Hon. Mr.. Nevin, Of N. Y President
Charles King, of Columbia College, N. Y. aud
many other persons of distinction.
A large number of the second degree were con-
lerred in course upon Alumni, and among the hon.
orsry degrees Newark was not forgotten The
degree OF ID. ID. was conferred upon Rev. Jonathan
FreIch Stearns, the Pastor Of the First Presbyte-
riaH Church, in your City.
The usual exercises were had and then the de-
gree Of A. B. was conferred upon the following
members ofthe Graduating Class;
H. BsSsf fSaS'C Joseph Bs d Tho%s. B.s"d
Miss Robert Boiling William n Boiling; Va Charles
s1,r H' w.% S.5. gIss ifgs e.a
6ele. Jes.e R. clsntoD, Archibald Cobb j.; John T.
@Ism DowS@s a6 Sa William Dss s'f Is Jane;
NJ John Evsihssr Pa Severn Eyre HSs Va john
Fairfax D. ! John l. Foreman, y G. j. Il Gillespie,
Colby r l. A Hsssy NJ I'd ward Hs5slIoa i Pa
Joseph Hedges, Lenle c. Howell; Benjamin Huger,
Jr Jsmes 2 hughes n j. James Hurt J Il.
5 Lee Kyle, Va J. Lohgsireel, N. j.. Fendall N. Mar
bury N D. lssse 81, nsr.h, Ga George NJ. Marshall
Mellon miss l. Msr.on, " ss Mo1tgo@sry
hiis Adus Nph, $; NJ, Osnond, Pa D. II. Pscssr
n Y Jackson PIPER bid Levi Rodes, Ky; Ihzan j.
Rec, c.; WIN 4. sesy, We Charles Sergeant George
Mss; J. W. sinonon Pa Henry smith James snod
eTass, N. Reu I Stewart \ J J. r. Socket rnos
b. Stone Nd Lewis slower, Pa Allen Thomas Nd;
Jr.; VIM. L. Wells \. {. John L. Weihered, Nd; A. r.
Wtiieteed, J Edwin 4. Williams. Ga Alexander ~
Woods Ps
The Second Degree in the Arts a. NJ was con.
fened upon the following Graduates of the Class Of
ls47 in course:
Horsiio Hopkins, Augu.tus L. Martin, John siger,
MD Augustine II Fish, Eusebus l. Jones' William s.
Whitehead. Frederic B. Ogden, William H. Berry. James
ThomsS WIN. II. welsh WIN. Sergeant E James Foan.
tam II C. Cameron, Beverly r. Wexford, Jr William W.
Marsh, Nsihan A. c Steward, Thomas Hurdock, Nd
spha: BSewp Evan: Wilson, JOIN BsSbuy John
Wesley Bum, Alfred Cuthbert Jr, Robert Foster. John
SS.ms1 m0Tisome,y I91 5' nnsnry KRasr Joseph
Taylor A G. Thorp John Chetwood Jr Chal T. Bellows
cbss Mcknight Alfred Marnen, Leone H. Irving, Heis
The honorary degree Of d. d. was conferred on
Rev. Alexander Beth Of Stirling, Scotland; Rev.
Shepard X. Kollock, Rev. John Hall of Trenton,
Rev Jonathan Il. Stearns of Newark, Rev. Thos
L. Janeway Of Philadelphia, and Rev. James s.
Woods of Lewiston, Pa.
The honorary degree of LID. was conferred on
Hon. James Buchanan, Hon. p ID. Vroom, and
CHEF Justice Henry w. Green.
The degree OF A. NJ was conferred on Daniel E.
Phillips OF N. j; Benz Matthias of Philadelphia;
Samuel Miller Breckenridge Of Missouri Lorenzo
A. Sykes of n. j.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Laws was conferred
upon Joseph T. Kearney of Newark, and Peter l.
voorhees, Of Blauvenburg, graduates of the Law
School.
At the meeting of the Board Of Trustees, on
Tuesday, Casper w. Hodge, son Of Rev. DR..
Hodge Of the Theological Seminary, was chosen
tutor Of the Greek language.