The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-01

The annual commencement. % his institution was held
at Eblos yesterday morning. At half past ten o'clock
The President and faculty aud invited guess convened at
the University 10 NJ, and proceedei in rroce'sion
to the theatre where they occupied the roge The body
Of The holse was, usual these occasions, sdsd
vita sDgI5n. shionabie audience composed u,ruly
OF ladice whose variegated ceure, eIorge,Ioay flirting
fans and musical whsperngs during the Latin aud Greek
ora,ions (for which they could hardly be bamei) lent
additional attraction occasion The Hobbies usual
were Of many pleasant tSe tie bs.wecu tho
gosned .tudenfs-the l,ns OF the day-and their fair
fricrds, while delicious music from Doiworths Sand
assisted to make the exercises pleasing well
stTucve ard during the day nersprsed the addresses
with -h,Ico opci attic and other sclcc.i,ps.
Prosdeat fsAAc FERRIS opened tie proceedings with
prayer
sANrKI T. CARTER Of New York. then proceeded to de-
liver Tie sausa,ory address in Latin, 70 tho Chancellor,
the faculty and TIE auditory, closing With Easlisa
ton uzt ,tpg the pr ,posop tra all the on sc;I Ct On
ture have Interior purpose and, net oven excluding
msn from the rule have purpose exterior 10 themselves
and berisccpty ordained by provd,scc. His delivery
WIS sprised and he rewarded with shower Of bon
qusts.
addI.Fs tho Preside nj and faculty concluding with
orafon being general disse ration yrais Ia general
ard i1uis Napoleon n particular. rhoush soms~hn fall
tevrg at nrt bo gained confidence, and 81 tho con
cusi5n was reward cd With the customary oo@pnrcnts
Trwg i. Tospcg, OF Jamaica, L. I, then delivered
philosophical oration on Silence IN Amsrcs" consndins
that gepti ally the ACHE ns OF science In Anefcs
were sadly inferior TO thoss OF the Old World. He &C
kpowed The supe macy Of our masters and tlsts aod
ne architecture, and attributed the arkHardno1s
Of science 10 a love fer wealth.
slyrpI B. PARIrr, 81 Newark, y. j.. nex. delivered an
ss thai while i, Produced IL ooashed and havoc also
bIs usks forth ia HaTe'ock and Florence Nightingale
=. fAwnsr yix kIErx, Of fla,oush, L l., iOllord
wrh an Grafton "Duty ana Dignity AZ the CONCLUSION
Of which he was perfectly pated with eoulus.s
sAMrrr Dorp, Of New York ciy, gave ab5.ruse ora
Il voud be quite a. unfair 10 Judge OF whole systen
By any example ~ 1; would bo TO sake Lord Bacon
ard Judge BIncas types Of their repec,ivc counscs,
and claim ,urerioriy for England THAI account He
w.s rewarded 9Th bonqut..
ehono eo,r q q, Ssn gave N crs,,n On ,se
uon ARD delivered with somc proicn'lon' u eoeans'on,
lousn perhaps, too rapidly for eh-c Tho p,rrct maj
bay cccssioped this. He was oxarjsG vi n shower
0. bouquets and laurel wreath.
usn on he "s,udents Ms,cn' giving an exceon, SAN.
q LIFE relies for himself and associates, a1d received
Ne customary tribute II 10 yers -.
Jogx l. SEyry OF Haverstraw, ". Y took "Eoquonoo"
for his theme, end psia glorious tribute 70 IL 20 scs.
ne podsetoo was wIi,sn IN an sssy a,wiSs syle ard
vel committed 70 memory, though delivered, perhaps,
In a lille too morotoIous q tone.
Iswrsyoy H. Mis-, Of New York, then rsoiisd poem
In pleasing style Of ver5hcsion, bu accompanied with
q pelrlri rnpeyaburdarco OF gesture. His delivery
clear end fcreisle, ,nd his share q eoulnsss lrg,
pecrrg va'edstry acdrs 1885, which wors rec scf win
much iAver.
Trc degree Of Bachelor ~ Arts then oonerred up,n
The following candidates. Frederick W. Adams, samuel
r. Carter, Thomas Carter, Charles W. Cnaunoey, william
II. Coke, Samuel nctd, George Cray, la-fenoe
Mn ssmre u. Parish, jam l. scr7n, n. Lswrcrcs Van
Kle.k and VIM. X. ysn Eoyyor
Tie degree OF Bachelor u science WIS conferred upon
Lvts T. Fosdick George r. Post add Joseph Framc Jr
Tho tesrec of Masser Of Arts ter Conferred tbs
.oicvir candidates I, Ci-uthers OF Acho-
son, Of Glars Of 1852 Nm. W. stcpacnsoD, Of New
YORK Of cINs Of 1851
The degree OF Doctor OF Medcne was conferred upon
VIM House, CT New Jerecy; j. w. Mitchell, OF Virginia.
ChnTite Cumming, or Central America; Orrn D. auov "
Connecticut Cherles w. hro2, a Massachusetts; Bcnry
W. Carpfnier, CT New YoIl; II notify Babb, of flnfte
Edward brslore, Of New York. Aaron r Smith, Of Flo.
rlca
The folio. ing honorary degrees we're c,nferred:--
A ", On Pew. James rsisd.
u H., on Rev. Daniel Clay H,-ghtou, John " Reid, A.
NJ, Rev. Peter schcmerhorn Cnasncey, a. n Rcv. g.
Var PadIto, Rev Noah Porter, A. Dr. Rev. Joha r. Mac
dur, A. NJ Hcv l.. n. Dupgencr.
II D., CO John Toahror Motley.
tc~sor tf Music on Thomas Hasilrs-
The following prizes wers rsxt awarded -Froshmn
class, best In latin, T. q MaIrr best In Creek, !. q.
Murray; bsst IN ma.henais Join T. Crane, and sps-
ca p5izs The standing these three de-
par,tntF ard hs very eomys on with each OF lbs
successful oabdcatss 70 Iemne Sxdmore, of New York
In TIE sophorsorc class. best IN latin aud best
Greek sbd test ia mshcmatss, W Vim. H. rhransr, Of