New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-08
COMMENCEMENT AT THE RENSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE

TROY, Wednesday, July 8, 1867.
The annual commencement exercises of the Rensse-
Polytechnic Institute Of this city held at the
GrswOd Opera House. last evening. The spacious and
beautiful edihce was thronged with the beauty wealth.
and intelligence OF the city and the exercises In all
spects passed off with degree OF before
institute The stage was occupied by the Hon John r.
Wnsow President Of the Board OF Directors and his col
browne Principal Of the Faculty, and the various pro
fessOrs of the school, lie Chevaler DAguiar ConsuGen
bers of the Common Council and other distinguished
citizens. Prayer was said by the Rev Dr. Kennedy in
II Moss Of NewBern, Conn OratiOns were then deliy-
cred by Palmer H. Baermann OF Troy and Pompeyo
Valedictory. which honor was conferred by the
members OF the graduating class upon Mr. Frank
men acquitted themselves WELL indeed considering the
fact the Of instruction at the Institute de
little attention being paid 10 literary and rhetorical ac
complshmcns, may say the addresses in point OF elocu
ton far superior to many have heard pronounced
AZ the higher and pretenous colleges Of our conn
try The GRAFTON of Mr. Baermann upon Theory and Prac
tice mastery production in which he showed the re-
aOn OF thinkers and workers one to the pointed
out briefly, but cOmprehensiyely what each had done 10
father il Professor in the Institute and prominent
Republican orator and the In his Grafton, In matter
sire as a person OF clear and comprehensive views,
scholar OF wide and varied culture, and graceful and
almost drowned in shower Of bouquets Mr. saros
ton was upon Science Mr. labored under the disadyan
Grafton with entire distnctness, and that abundance OF
gestcuaton for which his cOuntrymen are noted the
world over The demands OF science upon the attention
OF all were thoroughly enforced and the results already
accomplished well the mysteries OF nature awaiting
solution aud later 10 be uniolded 10 the com
prehenson OF mankind, described Ia eloquent ana
glowing terms Mr.. Hearnes yaedetOry was
full OF kindly mdnton TO his class,
and his farewell words TO them ana
10 the Faculty most gracefully and tendery eX-
pressed After these exercises, Mr. President Wnslow
conferred the degree OF Civil Engineer upen the gradual
ing class, % I'm number, ms follows:
Palmer Troy NY; Arthur Bearey Poughkeepse N
Y Abraham b. Cor A. D., Cherry VALLEY, n A. w. FerTeira
Cuba samuel Fields Buffalo n. " Max Lazarus Godea New
YORK CITY; Gueero b. s. Havana Cubai Albert NJ Harper
Pttsbab Pa Frank j. Hearne Hannibal, No. Jose Hernandez
Havana Cuba; Charles T. ley A. b. ST. Louis No Enesto L.
Iaaee. D. Puerto Principe Cuba George Mallory Mystic Conn.,
Tomas Marsha r. Pittsburgh Pa Albert H. Milet New York
g. FAeie Fond du Lac Wis John Satar Pem9eron
j. Pompsyo Puerto Principe Caba Francis H. ss'9r b.
Schayi Haven Milo Smith, Detroit Mich William b. stsou
New Milford Conn. Cyrus r. stone. De kalb, \. Y
This Is the largest class the Institute ever graduated
I'm any year The Senior Class for 1868 now numbers
49, and the next commencement viii probably send iuy
as large graduating class that OF 1867 into the world
departments OF labor and thought the benent OF tnat
practical instruction afforded almost exclusively In this
country by the Rensselaer, Institute Of Troy.
The Delta Phi Fraternity have been In session IN this
city for two days and this evening close their convention
with public exercises and supper. MessIs Charles r.
whitehead and Edward j. owen OF New-1ork CITY VIII
deliver oratOns. Capt O. L. Michaelis, United states
Army will preside. There large number OF dele
gates present from all parts OF the country.