The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
Another Great Day for tho University-C Con.
ferriug Of Degrees-A Lesson for Our PoIi-

Another Great Day for tho University-Ce Con.
ferriug OF Degrecs-A Lesson for Our PoIi-
ticians.
Yesterday was another gala day for the students
OF Rutgers College and their numerous friends
The occasion was the annual commencement ex-
ercses OF tho graduating class The exercises were
held In the First Reformed church, which was
filled to repleton with the students ana alumni OF
the College and largo and respectable assemblage
OF gentlemen and ladies'.
The programme consisted or short discourses de.
livered BY the graduating class, followed by tho
comforting OF degrees ana the distribution OF prizes
among tho students OF the Junior and Sophomore
classes The young orators acquitted themselves
admirably.
An able English salutatOry was delivered by Mr.
O. X. Jones, OF Brooklyn. N. Y. The Latin sauta-
tory was delivered by X. A. Pearse Lishas XIII, NJ
scrption Of 0ur National Faults abiding specially
to the political corruption or the age and to the
frauds and wholesale robberies OF some public cor
poratlons. AS each speaker conc uded he was pre-
sented with bouquets OF most exquisite flowers,
thouahtfnly provided by some admirng friends.
The following young gentlemen received the de-
gree OF Bachelor Of Arts:--Asher Anderson, Pecks-
Kill, N. T.; Luther Barton, New Brunswick, N. j.;
ri george &C. Fr
Jersey City Alexander Johnson and Charles X.
Jones Jones' E Brooxly1; John r. Haley, Albany; n Y; L.
booker, Hudson, N. H.; CALVIN II. Lasher, Catskil,
n. r.; John II: Leupp, New Brunswick, N j.. John
Kin n. VI H. 4. Pearse Isnas Kill n v T.; Jacob ".
Schenck, New Brunswick; Graham Taylor. Newark,
n: j.; T. Markiee Trego, New Baltimore, N. y;
Heston, New Brunswick N. ].
Tie diplomas were delivered to the graduates by
the President Of Rutgers, Rev. DIR. Campbell.
on Messrs. William Clark, Charles a. Haven, Henry
9; Ives, George :: Seaiy and Doneyc d. Williamson,
all OF the Class OF 1870.
SIX OF the class OF 1867 received honorary degrees
and the degree OF Master OF Arts and Sciences was
conferred on twelve candidates in course.
proficiency In different studies :-Br0dhead prize
for classics, Alexander Johnson; +. A. Canheld
Suydam prize for natural science; X. A. Pearse
Snydam prize for compositions; +. A. Canheld
Bradley prize for mathematics; William Clark, Cook
prize Tor mneralogy; william Clark, Murray prize
Tor thesis tfirst c. z. Haven, Jr, Murray prize Tor
The Van Doren prize was awarded to Asher Ander-
son FOR the best essay on MISSIONS la the JUNIOR
class J. ". Conkn and Haley Fisk received the
Schermerhorn priZeslor composition and the Sopho-
more prizes were awarded Go william J. Legett and
d. Q. Miller fol superior defamation.
THE MASTERS GRAFTON
was then delivered by William +. Wilson, OF Rocky
Hil N. j., who In a BRIEF but very impressive dis
course pointed out the evils arising from the dis
semination OF lrrelgious and immoral publications.
and the dangers OF ndulRipgia taste for any Class OF
light and coarse literature. Tue evils resulting from
such publications. should not be charged to colleges
as the authors or that sort OF literature were
generally persons who never received a tho
rough collegiate education The discourse was
listened to throughout with marked attention,
recipient OF goodly collection OF beautiful b0rl-
quets, which the gentleman gracefully acknow-
lodged. The Masters Grafton was followed BY the
Alexander Johnson, Peoria, ILL.,, followed by the
benedlction which closed the exercises. The pro.
ceedings were occasionally enlivened by choice
musical selections, rendered by Grafullas famous
Seventh Regiment Band, which contributed largely
10 rcnder the exercises doubly attractive.