New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-30
UNION COLLEGE.


ALUMNI NORTHUMBERLAND or PRESIDENT
AIKEN-THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
SCHENECTADY, June 29.-Tho exercises OF Com
mencement week at Union opened on Monday evening
with prize speaking Ivy members OF heSophomore ana
Junior Classes Yesterday the Phi Beta Kappa Society
held their meeting early in the forenoon and at 10 M
the Alumni Association net In North College; .o,,.x
In the afternoon President Aiken who has been Acting
President since the beginning OF the year was inang
rated il his The end @ t1Gk address ncs 81
" have been remarkably hne enort rres'uene hSon
belongs to the progressive school C e1ucalon ana -
very popular with the entire college, which, under his
management, IL likely TO see most prosperous tys. IN
the evening the RSW Tsr1 laTsels attended,
The Presbyterian Church at Schenectady UNIQUE,
tTS3 it we'll iIsd when the sound OF martial music in
the distance indicated the approac OF the
ries with the graduates about to take leave OF teir Aa
Mater with farewell eloquence: Go. -,
Tic chief honors were the latin French, German ana
Greek orations Vaedctores seem to have re place ~
Union, the farewell, far as it Is said at al Deng
spoken by the Latin sautatorian mat gentleman, on
this OCCASION addressed first the President, who sitng
in the aTstieay sarygd pulpit maay sasd ms
head ami mortarboard 10 ciGerolan ooi H
and mildly nodded touching his top piece IN response,
The Trgstees, or, learnedly Spending crStores We're
Then came Facutys turn. or oouIse they were at
home in the language, and distinctly knew what
neGGe@icis" His fellow Students and tho audience
y sS s al ss TO @pa sp as
eminenty proper. Tie Latin was rather transparent,
S se to be oFe an SGeS ah the ss
y college Latin orators Concerning the French ora
ton your correspondent II not competent To express an
opinion further that IL sounded FIenchy." The
German excused The cream Of the occasion,
however was the Greek Grafton the Chinese problem.
Noticeable the others were the speakers on
" Academic HOnOrs."
of the exercises IA q whole II may DO said hoy pos
sessed great merit; the speeches were short none
exceeding minutes In length the average being about
eight minutes.
AZ the close the oraons the eass assembled the plat
FORM and surrounding in line the President, Trustees
aud Faculty President proceeded to ask the Trustees
I'm Latin whether 1t pleased them to admit the class 10
the degree Il. A. There audible response, but
Immediately handed around. Honorary degrees were
then conferred follows: Phi. D., Prof. Leroy Cooley
state Normal School, ID. D.; the Rev. stephen MatOOn
President OF Bidale College, the Rev. VIM. H. DE Py or
NewYcrk the Rev. r. " Yeeder OF California, the Rev.
Phillips Brooks of Boston, the Rev. Dennis Workman OF
scbenectady, IL D. the Hon. Ward Hunt, late Chief
Judge of the Court OF Appeals; the Hon. Rufus W.
Peckham Judge elect OF the Court OF Appeals the Hon
Charles r. Jenkins late Governor OF Georgia. ana tne
Hon Horatio G.. Warner Of Rochester. The audience
then united in singing Old Hundred, after WHOM
solemn and respectable exercise tneIe was an auOuoc
ment OF college prizes.
The Warner prize for excellent scholarship combined
with punctuality and exemplary conduct was awarded
10 j. H. Clark of the Senior Class. The lngban prize 0r
ESsay To j. f. Gcnung of the class. Inc Blatcll-
ford OratOrical Medals awarded, the LIST to Cyrus A.
Peak the Clarence W. Backus. Honorable mention
was also made OF j. W. HOag, Geo. +. tienung ana WIN
j.. Mapes. The Prize Essaysts in English Literature
were A. LybO and A. ID. Peakes. The prizes Tor speak
ing which took place Monday evening were awarded
i'm the Sophomore Class 1st Wright ID SeDeck IN the
presented the awards In very feictous manner not
scornne to crack stately joke or two as ne dd so Inc
graduating class numbered 81 and IN addition SIX young
men took the degree Of Civil Engineering.