New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-17
COMMENCEMENT of THE FREE
ACADEMY.

Last night, tbose young gentlemen OF the Free Acad-
emy who have persevered unto the end OF the i've
years term Of instruction voucbssfed to intellectual
neophytes in that estimable institution of learning
having fairly won that collegiate utmatum, the
diploma" were presented with that tegnmentary
gnerdon in the appauding presence Of an audience as
large as Is compressibe within the circumscribed limits
OF the uDyieldng walls Of the Academy of Music As
the Comneu paradoxicaly comes at the inns or
the educational termat tie ereua rather than at the
eHtronc OF The stage Of the stndent rants we are
tnabled 10 determine the class status Of each one and
have documentary evidence to establish bis exact
scholastic deserts Hence the eager STRIFE, the mid
night OIL the earnest work. the ealousies, the long
continued emulation, and the biter heart burnings OF
the students md hence the trembling anxiety and tie
trent ling s0licude Of his sympahizing friends. And
never were the said friends largely represented,
or more demonstrative IN the loud npionslp of
toeir several fayoites thar last night.
Ihe shouts OF appliance amounted at times TO huge
roar and the isrhnTed bouquets ie 90 thi * aud fact
Oh the favored ones, that they seemed TO Lave been
caught out In floral tempest; the speakers were
peed with flowers and got the full benefit OF the hard
Stems and the sods OF the fragrant tributes
while the petals battered of by their long flight
through the air from the distant gallery and wed
the Stage to that extent that the Professors waded ia
rose -eayes.
Though the exercises were announced to commence
az the peternaturay early hour Of laf-past o'clock
the doors besieged by eager spectators early
lhli-past a, and those who as late as wended
their way home disgusted and disappointed,
compelled to wander dscOnsolaey the outside edge
OF multitude, tue density of which oe ed hope to
the most sabguine OF men, the most irepres-ible
OF paraso armed women, OF ever achieving front
seat. And the audience were brilliant in appear
snce 80 it was unusual iu NUMBER; had tue ladies'
alone been enumerated tie count would have into
the thousands.
Though the multitude peaceful one, every
dansel, Of all the many hundreds was armed with
.ffal Han lima With
which 10 testify her approval Of the efforts OF her
chosen speaker by pitching tue same at bis head from
the furtLest poesibe distance. The show oi flowers
was most gratifying 10 lhose who regarded them slm-
ply in the light OF tLin.s Of beauty, but must have
been rather appalling, than otherwise TO those trem-
biDg graduates who obi sed TO contemplate them
IL the light Of msiles, not TO be dodged save ut the
heavy coet Of being set down foreyermore as an un-
gallant aud ungrateful knight.
1t is, probably, generally well understood that the
Lee islature nas given the Free Academy authority to
confer collegiate degrees, 80 that those students who
continue In tie Institution through the entire course VI
study receive the egree Of A. NJ. with all The hob0rs
Tie names Of the Gradua ing Glass; aud OF those grad
yates OF former yeats who had returned to take ad-
vanced degrees will be found la The suDjooed list;
oeAeior Of Arts-Marnus wiet Backsr George Campbell
Se3ps Ss Mole hno cass: Gpso as. aSd saca
ord Hopkins Edward camphtld Hopping, Edwia Frsnei.
hsma9 ya@s. Ming r. C6sIe. ristney ht1nd Sia Siam
h,o n IT, i.as. on .Ss pS
orr Jsnei Ltder RAYMOND Geog. Washington Roberts,
Henry o sey.s. fsdses JIy, % I,ds DS Ssr pss Es
ysso esSyss WP.ow Ws.on ISG Ss wSon j Wsn
Ideisier u Sacncs-Throdcrs G,ipn A.coush, Beujs@n
,m @ snt. & IfaSs, Hi@s,u O PSar. G. XII sad Rosnd
Grssne Mitchell ia Jsme: hsrry Pullman. William Henry
msS2y nfIssI lsylof' cyru. Barker G bite, -
BencyiIle Thoms. Crowhs James osdwin William M g.
nd auock, Alexander Phenix hechem Thomas Jefferson
Degree oC Ma,tsr Of seienes-John ws.ley Pullman.
The sward Of medals, testimonials, and prizes was
as follows:
Prize for Pro~ observation-disclosures KiernAn, Senior
Pr,-s for Poetic Deelamatioa-JOhn Deacon. Sophomore
Glass.
First. Gold Medsl-Gilber NJ. Emott
secoud silver hsdsl-Oto Il Micbselis.
Third, Silver Aedsl-Ausns,u. d. Fitch.
7. Hsa,n cis.sHB'.i, y Mathematics.
Second Prize, Silver Medsl-Jo.ephs wood
I, Sophomore clan-Hatoyg ard B.ns Lsttra ..
second f P,ils, Silver M.dai-Eusscs W. Fisher.
MEDALS
FOR Chemis,ry-Frodsrics Jsnies slsde.
CeTudcaie-Wm J. West
Natural His,ory-CbArls, Y. Taylor.
Ha,un Phio'oPhy. y.Oto z Mehash
Neral PhilosoPky-GilbeIt NJ Elliott
s.MB Hopkins. Fred. H. Man, James Fl. pslusn, VIM Ii.
Sanger, George H. Ihur''on ,,
T. 'Fshh h'D' cxsrlYicArEs
ON Elliott, 8. NJ. B. Hopkins Nm c. hiniba' James H.
Pullman. -
sidney II. Stuart j.. .
Au,a..u, H. Fitch, Otto e Michsel', George Nssdh,m,
James n. IrpPe.
Gre.i-Georre NJ Elliott.
Iaiin--Oeorge NJ. Elliott.
Frrurh-Fdward X. Goodn0w.
syanish-Oeorgo M Elliott
CeEinAn-JOseph Koch.
oraiory George NJ. Elliott
Couspo.l,ion-Ceor2e NJ Eliou. -.
second Mea. for Compostion-Nm NJ y. west
Loec-Jsmes NJ. TnPpe.
william Bergman EdsArd A. Carey, Augustus d Eieh
Otto b. Michasls - vr.,
"h'o" De"' .srRosoxr cKRrIHcArEs.
An, ID Fitch Otto +. Miclselis, J. NJ. Thppe'
uAory-wm IL Roberts.
IrswinR-Jsmes H. Robinson
ALGEBRA and 0eometIy--lra heinsen'
TrgineeIing-Nm. c. kimbaIL
UyseIne--5lbert l.. Mann
French Translation-E Frank Hyde
With each medal is paid premium Of s. In cash,
and there bonus of $75 to the person who receives
line greatest number of prizes. Gilbert NJ Eui1,t nav
Ing taken eight. ..prizes. received silo in cash.
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ELIZABETH BARRETT BROHNiNG.
The latest foreign arrival brings us the intelligence OF
the death of Mrs. Browning an event which occurred
on the 2sth of June, at Florence. She was born IN
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