New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-26
COLUMBIA COLLEGE COMMENCE
MENT.

Tie Academy Of Music yesterday morning pre-
senied an animated and beautiful appearance on the
occasion Of the lOSth Commencement Of this time
honored institution. The friends and relatives Of
the graduating class, with the invited guests filed
the building TO its utmost capacity Above the stage
xyas suspended the na'ionnl emblem. The splendid
toeties of the fair scX gave briancy to the scene,
aud the classes a yeais gore rati were quite Wen
represented by shoulcerstraps from the Chickahom-
my and the Msaisripf
IN. following we're the Committee of Arrange
uen's: &. Sigouruey hu0x, W. \. %. hegcnian,
". Gerard Lathrop, IT,. Gtrardus POST Charles ID.
Fuller, John 4. yanderpoel, Francis Babcock, Geo.
W. Gillespie, and Cornelius Il. Mitchell, OF the
Graduating Class
UPON the stage Were the Hon. hamilton Fish,
niIop Potter, Chancellor Ferfis. the Hon. Cuban
L. ycrrauck, Bi hoe Delaney the Rev. Drs. Yer
milye. Ninto and Gaauiei, Wm. T.. Curtis. Pres
dent u the Board OF Education, Prof. Coakley Of
tie New-loIk University, and irois. Liebsr, Maine.
Dayi,s, Pe,k NcNicker, Drcslor, Schmidt, ard An
dcrson, OF the College.
PTe-ideni Charl,s King, LIZ D.. presided. Tho
exercir.r were oIeneJ with prayer by the Rev. Z.
L. Duflie, Chaplain Of the College, after which the
following oralions were delivered IN their order:
Gree. sLata'ofy Pom. G sigouu ~ Knox LAIN si!u-
t.tory Poem John 4 'su5erPDe, Ensn s-luisi"iy n''
ton FIsn,s bab,ocS u,fn.n ssu,,tsS O.''0n' -
Morally ". a Ogi'u iies,man Ofson D. nc b-tl ..
Chs-i,. h. Consd5u. Grafton. The Elements Of irue
sa.ces" G~radus Poc, Grafton, Concerning Realize.
Henry 4. po~., osaiou. ComPs-sapsns Of LIE W.
Hop.rt csnh,d Mater. orsiio4 irl,. Of the Cl.
,,os,.s IN Tl,ssrd H.nfy Alderaou 4 Is Nsedr;o- =
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The oraiLons were meritcrious competitions, and
delivered with customary ease and assurdLCe. The
friends Of each speaker saiuted him with shower
Of bouquets
+ TIE degree Of Bachelor Of Arts was conferred on
the members Of the graduating class. Their MINES
are as follows;
william H. Beujsulu II. Csuiu, Bolton, John r. Bun,
Robert b. Carnod. Lssls Chtss. John l. Churchill tAafi
/ a Coaedon. y ll.wsr,h Cornwall. jr j. Hisoy Curtis
Waite, Caitins Henry A. Dows. Janss O. X puef. ? For
re,,er CLsile D. Fuller, Orolse v. Gic Louis Hsht
/ Wn l. ogden Ies,msn. BURIAL Hoffman. Laurence Y.
I Hopiins William H. D, son c. sgourey Knor, William
J.. Lasnt W Gerard La,hop y, George a; L.wfetce'
Charlie. W. ogden, Disid y. Olyphent, Edward VI Pel
Rchard v Psii 6erLdus Post r. Harper Root Charles
Spencor osler 1syer g. Rockl.nd jug John A. Wander
peel Francis Wills, VILLAIN II. Wills j., Leroy NJ. Yale
J. B. Mitchell
The degree Of 4. VI. wss conferred upon the fol-
lowing members Of the graduating class Of 1852:
EdwNd II. Anderson, Thoils ;. B.rJiui Edward
Browning Frank r. Church, Wm j. hmsn. Corilaudt d
p Fioid Cls.. A. Jackson, james T. Lseomoe George "
Maynard Jas. Frederick Moore, Nm. : Raymond. WIN T.
sabine J. Augustus sleeper. j. b. Trenor, Robert Ven
Keock IT, R.chsrd Bacon John Co.oy Brown, Elisha q
Csldwel Gouycrneur Cus-T, John w. Durr. J. Frederic.
/ jesner Wm Jay, VIM. Lummi. J. Emery McCiniock. ;
Whitney PheniI stephen Il. Reynolds Oscar y. Schmidt
O. 81 T,oEer Henry b. Wlehouse. Glass Of ls5C-Ioui.
A. Cutlie,. Class Of 69iNm ). Jsques Glass Of 1888
Allied Werd Halle.
The degrees Of 4. L. and 4. NJ. were conferred on
Irving Grinne formerly student Of the College
and the degree Of 4. NJ. on Henry L. Balloon, Su.
perintendent Of Public Schools, Middletown Conn
and Henry T. q. Scudder OF Trinity College, Conn
TIE degree OF Doctor of Sacred Theology wa.
conferred on the Rev. Ssmue! Buell. Rector OF Christ
Church, Poughkeepsie; tho Rev. George Jarvis
Geer, Rector Of st. Timothys Church, Newly ork
the Rev. John Cotton Smith, Rector OF the Church
of the Ascension, New-iork and Bepjamin NJ. Mar
in Professor OF Philosophy and History, New-Yorl
Uniyersity.
The five honor men Of the graduating class were
e. SigOurney Knox, John i. Nanderpool, Francis
Babcock, n. Ellsworth Cornwall, jr and William
7 Ii. benjamin.
Ir. G. Sigoumey Knox, az the most faithful and
deserving member OF the graduating class, received
/ the tJ0 prize OF the Alumni Association. 10 mem.
beis Of the junior class other pIizes Of $50 each
and two OF $50 each We're awarded After the
names Of the honor OF each elias, were AN.
nounced, the prizes Of the Trustees Tor proficiency
in German were awarded, when tas benedic,ion
was pronounced.