The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-02
Commencement at Princeton College

Prom the Newark IN j. Advertiser. June I'll
This has been proud day for the College OF Nav
Jersey. Prom early hour in the morning the M &.
merous vehicles crowdng every road leading into ths
village gave token OF gala day approaching. The
day has been beautiful as only day in the leafy
Of June can be The College OF New Jersey has never
at any preceding point in her history rendered more
religion, than IL is doing Her able faculty and
her Industrious name, more than bsfa century since,
crvasng reputation keeping pace with the claims Of
progress In science and in like the Of Lord
Chatham with reference to England has rendered tbs
state OF New Jersey respectable in every country Of
the globe.n Long may she continue 20 dispense her
golden stores enriehng herself and blessing the State
Nhere she abdee-for learning like mercy in its dis
pensaion Is twice blessed Ii besses him that gives
and him that takes"
Al O'Clock, procession was formed In tho College
Chapel composed OF the faculty aud studeats OF this
venerable institution and IN long Giles they proceeded
TO the church which crowded In every part with
the beauty intelligence and fashion Of Princeton the
neghborDg towns the adjacent cities Of Philadelphia
and New ork and even from distant parts Of our
tensive country Upon the stage. noticed the Co.
vernon the Chancellor, and the Chief Justice Of tn.
state Of New Jersey the Hon Richard Rush, Of Penn
sylvania the Hon James Buchanan, of the State
Col Geo. W Boiling Of yirginia the venerable Mr.
snowden graduate Of the class Of 1857 the Hon Mr.
Nevn Of New York President Charles King Of Colum.
bia COLLEGE New York and many other persons of dis
tinction.
large number Of the second degree we're conferred
in course upon Alumni. and among the honorary de-
grees. Newark not forgotten The degree Of
ID d. was conferred upon the Rev. Jonathan French
stesrns
The degree Of A. n. was then conferred upon the
following members Of the graduating class -
Thomas Anderson, n j.; : Lee Kyle Va wm:
y, - fendall NJ. Marbury, Nd Joseph Bardwsli
Miss; 1,.e Marsh. Ca Thomas A. Bisland si- /:
a Marshall, Pa; William N Boiling. va; } l. Ne.
MILAN, Miss Charles D Bonsall, Miss william ~
n. J.; Jos II Bruere, n J.; W. n Montgomery Miss :
Wilism Burns, ireland; Aldus J. Nef Pa; william
u csShsld' n j NJ o.mond Pa jesse Cian-
J Jno. q. Paul. N. J; John 7 Colt O.; A. phil
llps rs I. 4; cernelison, Pa $. y. Pierce, n v !;
bowman, Va; Levi I. Rodes, Ky; WIN A Drsss
La IbIan ,. Rice, 3. G.; Jas. G Agan, Miss WIN A
Geo. A. Emnell, J.; Jno r. Everheart, Pa severn
Eyre Va Jno 9 FAIRFAX d G.; Jno. Foreman. ".
J. IL Gillespie Tenn james B. Grant, Nd Roes-
Edvd 7. Heb.rton, Pa; Jos Hedges, NJ; Lemusl o
Howell ~ Benz. Huger, Jr., CT Jas. Hughes,
Kennedy Miss Kirh patrick, Jr NJ; Geo. SER
gesnt ~ J Eyre shaw, Pa VIM sha- Mics I;
snossra SY Reasr s STEWART Nm
Md Thos Stone, Md Lewis stoyer. Pa; Ailsu
TsDT, Nd L.sh, Ma N w% G' sGs5h.
wethered. Md A. p. Whitehead, N. J. Edwin r.
Williams, ca Alex NJ. Woods Pa.
The second degree In the arts CA M was conferred
upon the following graduates Of the class OF 1891 in
sourse:-IIoratio Hopkins, Augustus d Martin John
VIM Z Whitehead Frederic n ogden. wni n Berry'
James Thomas. VIM. II. welsh. WIN Sergeant T.
James Fountain u Cameron Beverly r Wexford.
Murdoch NJ. n. John n strother. Aaron p Dairymple
Alexandcr G STARK, septimus Brown, RYAN. vii.
son, John N. Benbury, John Wesley Benn, Alfred
Cuthbert. Jr. Robert Foster. John BOSNIAN, Mont
gomery Johns. Henry Rinker. Joseph NJ Rittenhouss.
Henry II Mum. Geo. NJ Robson. Henry Taylor. A q.
Thurp, John Chetwood. Jr., Chas \. Bellows Chas.
Mcknight Alfred Mar,ico, Leone 7. H. Irving eister
Clymer.
HONORARY DEGREES.
The honorary degree Of ID d. was conferred on the
Rev Alexander Beth, Of Sterling Scotland the Rev
shepard X, kollock, Rev. John Haul. Of Trenton Rev
Jonathan Y O News Rev l.
Janeway Of Philadelphis and Rev James Woods,
Of Levistovn. Pa
The honorary degree Of III n was conferred on tns
Hon. James buchanan, the Hon. 4. ID. vroom ana
Chief Justice Henry W Green.
The degree Of A NJ was conferred on Daniel v Phn-
lips, OF Benz Matthias Of Philadelphia; samus
Miller Breckenridge, Of Missouri; Lorenzo A sykes,
efN. J.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Laws was conferred upon
Jos,ph kesrney, OF Newark. and Peter l. Voorhees,,
OF Blsuvenburg, graduates Of the Law school
At the meeting OF the Board Of Trustees, on Tues
day, Caspsr W. Hodge, son Of the Rev Dr. Hodge, OF
the Theological Seminary was chosen tutor Of the
Greek language