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

New York Uaiversity Cosnmer cement
Tho annual commencement. o. his wstuiion held
NJ Eibos yesterday nornirg At half past ten o'clock
The President and faculty aud invited guests convened at
the University at 10 A. NJ and proceedei in rrocesson
to the theatre whore they occupied tho stage The BODY
Of the horse was usual these occas,O,s sdsd
vita sD.i5n fsshona able audisncc oonpossd mr,uy
OF ladics, whose varegated cfe.ue enorao,cay flirting
fans and musical whsperngs during the Latin sud Creek
oraons (or which they could hardly be banei), lent
additional attraction The obbes al usual
the Of many plc,san, tSe ats bsweeu tho
gowned studcnfs-the lions OF the dsy-and their fair
fficrds, while delicious music rom Doiworths Sand
assisted to make the exercises pIesAing well
shucve ard during the day nterspsred the addresses
with -h,co operate and other sciccsi'ps.
Prosideat fsAAc FERKIs opened uo proceedings with
prayer.
sAuIr T. CARTER, Of New York, then proceeded to de-
liver Tie salusa.ory address in Latin 70 the Chanc-lor
the faculty ard Ire auditory, closing With Esgss
ton lusr pg tho pr posuon tina. all tho on CT
ture have ultericr purpose and not oven excluding
from the rule have purpose exterior TO themselves,
and berisccntly ordained by provid,scc. His delivery
was spirited and he was rewarded with shower Of boa
quete.
addI.ss tho Preside and faculty, concning with
oraon being general disse ration iyranls Ia general
ard I1uis Napoleon n particular. rhoush com o~ht fall
crirg .. nrst DO soon gained connaencc aud tho c'n'
lrwH J.. fosDi,E, Of Janaica, l. then delivered
philosophical orstion S'cpcc IN Amsrcs, containing
that generally the ACHE vemsnts OF science In America
we're sadly inferior to tboss OF the Old World He
knowied The pemAcy OF our matters and artists aad
architecture and attributed the bark Sardnoss
,f science 10 q love for wealth.
s1suyi q. PARIT q Newark, y. j. nex, delivered an
eracp "war ana lie Conpensatacrs, fclicaang him
sell thai while produced fs booishod aud havoc Il also
bte an, forth h ha Te'cck and Florence Nightingale.
y. fAvusT Wax kIxrE, Of flaibu.h, L l., iollo.sd
Of Nh,eh hs was pe,;ee.iy psl,ea WI, sOrsas,s
sanrr Dorm, Of NeS York cay, gave an abstruse ora
ton on Greek rhlos ,phy hkirs oooss.1n 70 sn'w has
By any ex,mrlo would bo 10 saxs Lord Bacon
ard Judge Bsnoss ~ types Of er rspcc'ive counlrcs,
and claim ssporiority for England THAI account he
s-s rewarded 9Th borqusb
f,uncs u GgAY, u Cilon. s. T., gave orsion the
am NJ 64he Old w:rld +" k~ss excellent conposi
,on ara Delivered with pro;rn'ons dosaps;,on,
oush perhaps, TOO rapidly for eh.ci Ihc p,rfrc mai
p,r n which u rss c,rmiicd TO nsmofy msy, b,vevsr,
bay cccssoped this. re vas rewarded wi shower
Of bouquet. and laurel srea,b.
wuruNR VAN RrrrrN, Of Bs-rcn, Y. j.. ga-c an ors-
dare q LIE rules for hrsef and associates s,d received
Ne customary tribute Il 10 vsrs.
Jolx l. Sxrvry CT Hayerstaw, ". Y took "Eopuonoe"
for bs theme, end pai1 glorious tribute " Ne DO
Tte productop we. written In IN essy aswas syle ard
vel Committed 70 memory, though delivered, perhaps,
I.vrpyes n nuts Of New York, then rrciied poem
"rho Way Of Life ned with sxoosn seutmsn's, and
pslrisi rspsyssusdsIeo Of gesture His dsiivery was
clear end fcreible ,rd his share OF bou7rsss largs
fnovss CAuxr, q Now York cozed tho speaking Nib
peerrg vaiedstry atdrt Escs which wsrc recs,cs win
muct faver.
Trc gree Of Bachelor ~ As then concrr.i upon
the following candidates Frederick VI Adams, samuel
r. Carter, fhona e. Carter, Charles W Cnsuno~y william
II. Coke, Samuel nc;d, George u Cray, lssferce IL
Mil eamuei VI pnrh. jain I. Ser Yin, r. Lewrcrcs Van
Klesk and VIM X Van Eoyycn
Tie degree OF Bachelor u Silence conferred upon
Txvis r. Fnsdck George p. Post nod Joseph Frnmc Jr
Tho tesree Of Mater Of Arts ther oopfsrrcd Tbs
foicvr candidates IN c7urseoan Ci-utbers OF Ache
son, n Of clsss Of 1859 Vim. W. stcpaensop, Of New
York Of clNs Of 1851
me degree Of Doctor Of Medrne was c,nrerres up'n
VIM House, CT New Jcreey; j. " MI he'll, Of Virginia
Charles Cumming, 81 Central America; Orrn v Anov VI
Connecticut CSsrles w. Ia hrop, a Massachusetts,; 1cnry
W. CApfnier, CT New yoit; n notify Babb, cf tlpcis
Edward Mslore, of New York. Aaron n Smith, Of Flo
RIGA
The following honorary degrees c,nfsrred-
A ~, On Pew. James Baifd.
u n, on Rev. nniel Clay H,-ghtcn, John " REID, A.
n, Rev. Peter schcmerhorn CDauncey, a. Ecv. q.
Var faclto, Rev Noah Porter, A. d. Rev. Joha r. Mac
dur, A. NJ Rev l.. D. Durgencr
III D., CO John ToShror Motley.
Tccsor tf Hpsic On Thomas Ulsiire-
The foliosing prizes vers next a~arioi -Frcshfnn
class, best In ain, j. n MaIrr besi In creek, J. n
NliIsy; btsi IN na.hemaiiCs J1u J. Crane, and spe
cal pT'zs fer The hgbc standing In these Three de-
paI,s Dts ard hs very competition siih each of.hs
stectssiu oabdcss 70 Lenluel S<idmore, 0 New York
In TIE sophor1oTe cess, 81 best IN LNin and beet
crech AEd test ia msthcmatss, ~ Vim. IT, phransr. S
~. .segcis.. cior<d w ith ,hn ha-e aic.io,