The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-16
COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL.

Eighth Annual Commencement = Seventy.
Seven Students Receive tho Degree Of
Bachel0r of Laws.
The eighth annual commencement Of the law school
Of Columbia College took place last evening at the
Theatre Fancais The building was crowded in every
part On the stage seated the professors OF the
faculty OF the school and many Of the prominent legal
gentlemen Of this city and Brooklyn The exercises were
opened with prayer by the Rev. G. A. Dunle, D. D.,
Chaplain Of Columbia College, after which Professor
Theodore W. Dwight LII. D., on behalf or the
faculty addressed the graduating class regrstung that
they were now TO part from their tutors and to seek
fame and fortune in the pursuit OF the honorable pro-
esson Of the law He also briefly rscounted the history
nine ago With
number seventy seven. From the success which had
attended the past the speaker argued that s greater
Tue ALUMNI or9iton was then delivered by H. Everett
Russell, A. n, whole remarksln general met with much
matter e. 70 ~.
sex the speaker was greeted with decided manifesto
tons Of disapprovaL q. esAa 0
The orator OF the evening was Mr. Benjamin D. Sill
lman LII D.. who gave an exhaustive and instructive
account o. the origin progress and codihcation Of the
the school and rs ess so4
The reports Of the committees prizes were then
read. the awards beng - follows the best essay
90 political ecieoce the annual pF'se $780, was awarded
me three prisss Tor essays on municipal law eevon
c0mpeus0rD were bestowed on the Following graduates
Fist t426OA John Edwsrd Brooke second $780, Frank
Thompson; third ttl00h Horace w. Fowler Honorable
mention was made in this connection Of the essay Of
John b. FsfGse, A. n efaass Aaf&
I The acting President q Columbia College, Henry
Drser LII D., then conferred behalf OF the trustees
and faculty the degree OF Bssheior or Laws the fol-
lowing named young gentlemen: -
Wilbur Russell Bacon, A. b. Charles Henry Baldwin,
Trumaa Hsm'ltos baldwin. A NJ; Gerard Beekman, A.
. ;ss.ss ssss, sds.as BIOL
ward PAyson Brewster, 4 B. John Edward Brooks, A.
B. John Lovsts Brewer, A. n Edward Ssan Clinch,
8; Edwre walasr Cogseehali, Theodore Pea.e Cook,
Bsdios Crosby, A. b.; n. Gano Dunn, Clarence Uriah
Embuy, Thomas Rawdon Fisher, William Hubbeli
Fisher, A. B. Hnsacs Webster Fowler, A /; william
Edgx Glover James sanford Groves A. B.; William
Mssry Bailey Hathaway. william Herring, Archibald
0osiss Kip A b william Jay, Charles SWIM Josiyn,
man, M,,nsm e Gilman Low, i Ea~in n SoCshn 4
B. John Alfred Mack, John Hobart McMurdy, Thomas
Martin Moore, Philip Murphy, David wier Norshup,
David Robinson Nu.isv, 4 b; Sidney O.ksmh. Daniel
Rice, = X; Joseph swim Richards. n g.; zsb
diel Sidney Sampsou, A. B.; Henry Augustus
schsmsrhcrn, IA. n; VIVA Andrew ssnGer, Nor
cSs:.s ss.s s s o;. f s: s css slsn:'
william sssriin0. a y william Edward ktissr Johu
nss.sg ss gsa' r w''%s ss9rs's 'Sa!
Charles Aarmsy H5abrd Henry Edwin fremsls. a. u ;
John HamiMsn Turner, a NJ; Augustus Grnord Van
Ssrpcs Philip Lvne''Gu Yer Rsn wl.: "a vi A0Is
s. Edmund Augustus Ward, Francis b. Weeks A. 3. |;
James K. Hamilton WILCOX. B: g William Henry VIII
MAms, A b. William Clitus witter, A. B..
tory address, delivered BY John w. sterling, B.
and the proceedings closed % very late hour.