New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-05
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY.

The exercises on the occasion of the annual COM
mel cement Of the New.York University. took place
Wednesday The occasion one of considerable in
teresi, and drew tog.the a large audeLce. At lol
o'clock the procession formed at the University build
ire Washington square, and proceeded TO the Scotch
Pr. sbytersn Church tDr. McElroy's) on 18th street.
In the procession the regents faculty. teachers
and students Of the University representatives of the
city government, the clergy and others.
The Rev. Isaac Ferris, ID. d Chancellor of the
Unworthy, alfred IN collegiate robes presided On
either side of him members Of The faculty Of the
nstiuti n and Others. The exercises were opened
with prayer. Orar.ns were then delivered by the
members Of the graduating Class, in the folio wing
md.r:
Latin Salutatory by Charles w. Opdyke, New
York City; Engi-b Salutstory Addresse- with Grafton
Nap leon, the Maj, the Hour, and the I-sue, by
Cbsrl.s H. Van Bru.t foh Hamilton 70 II M"assy,
gtpses, by John Owen New-York City; Geous and
H. Kt ws.d, by Edwin NJ Felt NeT-York Cry; The
Poetr, Of the Bible by James II. Ackernsn, New
N,w.YoIk City; Tn French RevO ution By Authony
X. Macoubr,y, N-w-York City; The Development Of
the Passions, by Gabriel Cb, valier Ne r-York City;
The Grandeur Of the Soul, by Ira W. Steward, New
York City.
The yaedictory on "The Federative Principle in
Cove nm enis" was delivered by VIM. s. OpdyKe Of
New-York City.
Tie adOr "a. were not equal to the efforts Of stu
dents ge orally on such occasions. those OF Mesers
WLeelwrght and MacOubry were * ep'lons Ihey
were well written aud eh,ited much applause.
The de- gree Of Ia cb lor Of Ars was thea oeafered
upon the following students: James H. Ackefm.n,
Gabriel Cbtvali !, Edsin VI. Fit, Anthony IL Ma
coubr.y, John Owen, William s OJdyke, Charles w.
Opoyke, John q. Ry.rson, William Starring, lrI w.
Slew ara Charles II. Van Bruut, William G. Wheel
wright
~ I D.tfa .f(1 IF trrd
Sbsper p. Harwood Vernon and Benjamin A. Slei'
don u Class Of 1853.
The Degree Of Doctor of Medicine conferred
Joseph Biuxome n. Y; James VI. Parerson. n. Y.
Josepb Cra~fofd Canada. Solomon Andrew, N D.;
Ara +. May l-t, Pa; p. H. V,uoeweyde, n. y; John
C. Draper N Y; jams II Bedell, n:
Tie Hororury Degree Of DOct1 Of Divinity was
alss conferred ou the Rev Alexsnds q. vsazer Pres
ioent Of the Coli &c of PooDa, lnMa; nsv. kobt r..
vIue, Psstor Of X OK Church, G. Wi Rsv. WIN. w.
BIapvelt, Pastor of the Presh1ss,iAa Church. Lsung
ton, N j.; Rev. Abraham ISf'emus, Pastor OF the
Doctor Of PhnbesYby on George Cook Professor OF
Chemistry and Natural History, Rutgers College, New
BIuDfwicB, n. j.
MIR Professor in the Law Dpartmen; of University,
Penn.
Doctor of Medicine on Stephen Templeton speer,
CbelteDbam, England.
The e1ercsts we're closed with benediction.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI.
A meeting of the Alumni Association OF the Univer-
sity was held Of 8 o'clock at the Aston House, the
President, George II More, in the chair. About
Thirty persons in all present Mr. Martin the
SecretsIy read the minutes Of the previous meeting,
which were approved. Communications we're re-
ceved from CbsIc, or Ferris and Charles Butler, re-
GREETING Their inability TO be present at toe neeinz.
The r, ports of the Exe"u'ive Committee and Irear
surrr were then read ahd approved.
w B. WeogewOod Chairman Of the COMMITTEE
on the sul ct Of the advitahlity of establishing q
Law School in CONNECTION with the Onlvenny, sue.
nited the report. 1t aoverted to the necessity Tor
such a tcboul ap recommended it's establishment IN
conn, cion with the Unworthy, PROV led n o1nld DC
done; if not in come cton vito some other literary
Institution IT recommended plan OF Organizotion
and corc uct and the appointment of Co nmttee to
cary out the views Of the report. The report was
adopted.
for the cemipg year On notion the present officers
OF the Association ANONYMOUSLY reelected 70 ther
ttytrsl po.itns by sccamston. the list IL as fol-
kws: Pr deDt, George Moore; ' ce- President,
How ard Cosby; Secretary, Wm. r. Martin.
Prof. Tboma- g. Sitting vas introduced 10 tue AS
socis,Iop. He delivered the ADnual Address, Aver
general Introduction upon the subject of collegiate
instruction, b. said that Decesslty now existed 10 tx
t.nd the system of iD-t uctiOn that woud embrace
the % oessoDs of the engineer he MINER the m-tui-
gst the chemist and others. That the Ne i"k oai-
verify w.uld su,tain any movement 10 increae tue
usefulness Uf on .0ucat"pa system, he belevep, was
,yjd, need by 'be fact that II was tbat ',thuloh
which had initial ed all the advances now made IN in-
.tru ii. in me- diral sc@pce in hi city. At single
bound 10 1899 the pumber of medical professors vi The
Uni, GRITTY were trpled aud the number OF brnocoes
greatly enlarged. The Students nov were greatly
augueIte in numbers, and the Uoiver-i'y hd1 .he
hon share which due her "a the reward OF nef
epterprise. The sp' aker alluded at considerable
lei pb TO the advancement made m medical II fruc-
ton and the advantages nov posses led oy -tu'en'e
over tboee who STUDIED twenty years rInce me SUD
.,t Of the establishment VI law sch0o was thee taken
up Quoting from pamphlet published many years
AGO H.. speaker raid that The knowledge possessed
by Atom, Us and CosI .eors, was to- often ootah'o
nj II expese If their clients. In view Ut these facts
be a ked why would no. the mercantile community
ard Others ur1irh the means 10 secure the oeg'nhi"H
OF a law school; or why could n ia few members OF
the profession unite form the nucleus vi a tcnooi
AID n This were ~ acti abb. why could not other pro
n s rs now III provided for do the same thing III ordei
t. relieve Co -ees of the burdens which now devoveo
uppn them owing 10 the great demand made upon
IN, m 10 extend thu number of branch-s Ut INST uction
IT. boweyer these w.rr to be forced upon Colleges,
the aids mus be increase ard the duration VI the
curse of instruction be alec Increased at least TWO
years ,u..;,,a
ard wa. kudly applauded vote OF thanks was TELL
6trcd to The speak'r
The Pr,,id. Mt announced the following gentlemen
upon the subject Of Law School in accrt.nce WIN
the ,epor ADOPTED: w. b. Wedgewoed, A. oak.y
Hal Tb. O. T.. Tominsop, James I. Brady, WIN. III.
Evsrts Edwaro PieIrepoDt. ~.
The meeting then adjourned 70 the smaller oin,ng
hail Of the Aston House IN plrtake OF colaon "hcn
had been or. pared for the OCCASION About forly OF
III Alpmi seated them elves at the tables M
Moore presided. Afer various tossts and speeches
IL. company arose.