The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-22
Annual Com meneement of the Univcrs
sisy OF the CITY OF New York.

The exercises OF Commencement Week OF tho New
York University closed yesterday with the celebration Of
its Annual Commencement. At half past nine A. NJ tho
Faculty Council professors and invited guests met in tho
Council Room Of the University. Among the latter
DR.. Webster President OF the College Of Now York.
Dr. b. Woodwork, Secretary of the Board OF Regents
Of the University OF the State Of Now York, and ORA
Benedict and verpanck members or that board Shortly
after ten O'CLOCK the formed tho fol-
lowing ORDER
Chancellor Of the University
President Wolscy.
Prcsidsnt Webster
President and Members OF the Council.
Regents OF the University.
Faculty OF Arts, OF Medicine and OF Law
Principals Of the Grammar School.
Clergynen Invited Guests and Friends OF Graduates
Alumni
II proceeded through waverley place and Broadway,
attracting little attention the way tho Chancellor
and faculty being attred In the ,radtonary gown aud
tho venerable and distinguished presence OF OF
gentlemen in the line presenting unusual sight In
Broadway at that busy hour Arrived Mt the appointed
place they proceeded through the aisle and
posed themselves upon the stage, the Chancellor
plying small stage erected In the CENTRE furnished with
chair and table, the faculty and professors passing the
right the council dlsposng themselves 10 the left Of the
char, and guests taking on either
side.
By this time the friends of the students the ladies'
being largely in the majority fllcd the auditorium
There was, 70 open, overture from full orchestra
under Grafulla The following tho order OF pro.
gramme, with music following each erercisc:--
Latin selutntory Grafton .......... Excused,
2-Engiish sAutaory Grafton, ri Il rf' Asa G. Hen.
s-orauon-The Power OF the VIII. Archibald w. IIai.
4-srAuon-riower. Of C,v',a,on cAalm.r. D. Chap
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Adslp5ns .lssse ,. Ludlam. New
6-oraiion-Knowlsdge Is Power .samuei b Duycs.
7-Oration-Ta Il. ocdney Keys.r New York
b-Oraton-Charscer. Henry spslnyer, Dr. New Briga.
sph,lo.opbicai ors,oninrusnce of External Condition,
Mar .Sainuci H. willis ms. Mironla 4.
Observation-Disclosures citsaship. .s"arsr hiaher New
lI--oraon Of Mad. james NJ Hunting Jr,
2oration-ocncral Mitchell With yaietc:oFcs jaime. v
s.wooiiey, Jamaica, l.. l.
The orationH were invariably greeted with marks OF
approval by the audience the Customary showcring Of
bouquets not being omitted Foliowingsho valcdiciorv
Medical College after which the Chancellor proceed
To The award Of prizes and dcsrcca In the following
ORDER
In the Freshman Cia.To John ot. as best In Latin;
honoraby mentioned Howard Woodruff 20 Hos ard Wood.
20 John T.. o.s ana Howard Woodruff. best Ia mAsae
matic..-
70 w l. indlarn as best IN Grcek % frank X renry
The Duryea frre. for best composition. IN Junior and
% s%s pe 70 ss. Iso opsan san'
Llichnslf ana John Love, Jr., OF equal merit
the Butler Enelan pr,e. for t., eunpo.f'iona ly mem
class. the second 70 Alfred v g. Johnson Or Junior es.
Baa.,or q. A,,'rsne. '. Woei-,, J.naca L. T. Rob
eft &. He'll Now York samuel D. WilIsm Mnegt8. r. d,
Isaae :; Ladlam Ssw farf Jane. .,nn,tns - ~.
keyser New YORK; Chalmera ID. Chapman, Irvingiou \
J, Henry speuuycr. Jr. New Brighton e. J.. Maurice
Inn Noble Ala 1i pe o Ss:"n se sop ss.o oni b
Shaw, Charles \. Roosevelt, New York.
BIeisloy ~ .eisueeAsa g cndrcsson Henps,cad, l.
y Cornelius Hendras on, Jamaes T. T.; Abraham iiedgss
DJs9r.s y J-rli cnI.-samnel B. Derye- Brooklyn. J.
l.. John T. Mrrsels Patterson. MI
cifR Eagfr-r-ass g Handretson Hampstead. l.. T.. !.
Cornelius Hendrick-nn, Jamaica, l.. !.
Eleit1r ~ PA,sqAg-Ahr.hsn Hedges Dayton, Orange,
Dsstyv ~ Pi,iorrhv-t GhlaansDmrant ". ~ New YORK.
D.fDr ~ sed.ise AleS. S<lh y. Edwin A. Rniahl.
charic. II STANLEY IL H. f-re1 MARINE We. fsdie:
Emilio A. samson, West indies. y W. McAfe-. Oregon.
Urges chnrn Ryan ~ iatska Syria Nrrsss knusan, o.
Master IN H,snoeAntonio L. LuAnss. Puerto PRINCIPE
Cuba.
John James Stevenson Chadss ". Lndafn. y, George
W. Robinson Daniel >. Martin Alfred T. stead. James
Brown Burnsl N. D.. Cornelius yfn Rper NJ D. u class
OF GO
Hosoro,y Dvseo--of L. Don Eeay.r lord. 81 sew
i.nil,on; Collage Charlie. D.risr Cleveland, Pha..
Se oYIsss Of New YORK o. i b-on r., AIsssse.r 4
Thompson, ~, Of New yoh Psslcrof Twsn, css s,fes
New York, Rector Of Church Of Tho Rssnfscuon Rev.
and Toreisa BIB. soasiy Rev. ismss Dsk A " rrole.
OF Dldaee ard Pasnlc rhsn.ers 10 Rsfon.e Presby
tel1an cbsrh Ireland Rev Peter ftryscr A NJ Pastor
rhlrsy Reformed Dutch church New fors
OF Doctor IN Physical seen-eon Irastu.w Smith, Of se-
l.
Tho degree Of Doctor in Physical Silence conferred
Erassus " smith, Of New York, the h~i 81 this nd
bestowed by the University and perhaps IN this county
and n the hst reception IN that 81 ~. praci al
tndency Of American advancement The sxsrc,es closed
uxi4l hon.