The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-20
COLLEGE CONTEMPORARIES.


Tho Froe Academy.
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or H0NORs, HrC.
Tho thirteenth annual Commencement Of the Free
Academy took place last evening at the Academy OF
Music That building well oiled rs In the days q
Piccolomni and Patti fine orchestra band supplied
music to the largo and intellectual audience Tho stu
dents auttersd about with their badges the committees
from among them performing their duties with the on
cal appearance The stage occupied by the Board
OF Education the professors Of tho Free Academy and
number Of gentlemen Of literary tastes and friends OF the
Gerard Andrew III Nilis Hosea B. Perkins Thos Boess
other gentlemen well known for their interest In
the great question Of instructing the people.
The following was the Ps asIc 81 '' 'A''''''-
Overture-yubel. weber
Academy March. ..Doimeck
Music-Finalo from La Juve. .Halsvy
sautatory Address and second Honorary Ora
music-sslscsion, BarS re- di siviea Rossin
Third Honorary (Philosophical) Grafton
Fifth Honorary oration-The EIi.abethan
MusiS-Romanza Die Rose ioor.ct,. spohr
John P. Crosby Jr.
Seventh Honorary orat'on--The Don ouxotes
OF the Nineteenth Century. Leonard Friedlsnder
Musc-Humoristen Polka .....................B ilse
Eighth honorary Oration-Reform william H. Heisser
Fourth Honorary lEthica) Grafton ,- r-.-.
American Patriotism Benjamin Grinen
Music-Fest March and Chorus from
First Dissertation Modern Alchemy . William H. Lane
Second Observation-Disclosures. Charles H. Smith, Jr.
Music-Ratapsn, from Fora del Destino. Verdi
Sixth Honorary Oration-Acta d.
urna. VIM. Henry Van Arsdaie
Students and Revolutions. WIN. h J. sieberg
Musc-Amazonian March, Observation-Disclosures. Mchaels
Masters Oraton-Soldier and Suf-
frago. Lieutenant E MichsslIs, A B., U.s.
First Honorary Grafton and vaiedIctory Ad,
dress-Ghosts Of Memory. John A. Knapp
Music-Iass Greeting College sonss. Schubert
medals testimonials and prizes were distributed among
number Of the expecant students Music from the band
conferred upon the following candidates Robert Do
madison Bronson John Player Crosby, Jr,. William
Daniel Trmbe Gilman Benjamin Grinen William Henry
Heisser Urban Gillespie Hitchcock John Sanford Hunt
John Augustus Knapp William Henry Lane, william
bury Sampson. Rudolph William Setback, William Henry
sieberg John Hervey stit William stratford Charles
The degree Of Bachelor Of Sciences was then conferred
upon the following candidates: Edward Sears Cnch,
William Moore, Charles Henry Smith, Jr, Thomas STRAIT
ford
the degree Of Master of Arts then conferred upon
Edward Hofmire Boyer, A. B., John LOvett Brewer A.
B., Eldred AbsaIom carey, 4: B., Elihu Dwight B.,
Malachi Lee, A B., Edward McCutcheon, A. B., g. Emile
Mchaeis B. Lieutenant u A. George Gordon
cs Chateau Roberts j Adoph Lewis SANGER
Dennis Francis Sullivan. A. B., Caleb Theophilus Ward,
Alb.
The degree of Master Of Sciences was then conferred
upon the following canddates:-Evander Childs, yr, B.
g., Joseph Koch, B. S., William Edwin slocum, B. s.,
Sidney Harrison Stuart, Jr., B. g.
A benediction then pronounood aftoY which the
band played 80 Amt Glad to Get Out OF the Wilder
ness while the asscmbags streamed out of the build
ing The exercises all credtably performed, and
the young rewarded with the usual number Of
smiles aud bouquets.
The following is tabular statement Of the admissions
Of scholars from tho Ward Schools into the Free Academy
at the last annual examination held July 1885,