The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01
COLLEGIATE COMMANDMENTS.
COLLEGE oF the CITY Of NEW YORK.

Cullt6t W Inc ClI W NeW Iuhk
Eighteenth Annual Commencement-Oratori-
cal Observation-Disclosures Of Prizes and
Csnferring OF Degrees.
That the interest OF the people Of New York In
their free college Is very deep duly evnced last
evenings for Notwithstanding the fact that the atmos
phere was In that condition which the ladies call
''awful hot" the Academy OF VMusc was lite-
rally packed by sweltering mass of human beings
OF both sexes. 1t was perfectly useless 70 try to
keep COOL for the thing could not be DONE Every
one piled his or her fan in the most vigo man
ner, but all no purposes for the perspration would
pour down the lovely faces OF the young
sad,es who came to admire the nice
young men who were to do the heavy speaking
business land soil the shiny collars and cuffs and
Immaculate shirt fronts OF the male attendants OF
the damsels aforesaid. Nearly every one came pro.
vided with o bouquet, and the dealers in flowers
must have wished that a college commencement
took place every evening OF the year. There were
score OF ushers hand to seat the audience, and
they performed their duties as well as young men
could be supposed TO do while enduring the misery
Of q fun dress suit and tight Kids In place where
the thermometer ran up to ninety-fve. Still those
heroic ushers and those melting young ladies
endured the misery OF being compelled to listen to
three hours OF speechmaking In q manner highly
c0mmendable to their patience.
At half.past seven the faculty and invited guests
marched from the private room in which they met
and took their position upon the stage. Among
their number were many gentlemen well known for
the interest they take In the Of education. The
chairman of the Board of Trustees occupied seat
in the centre OF the stage, and surrounding him
were the following members Of the board:-Messrs.
Timothy Brennan, Magnus Gross, Samuel A. Lewis,
Nathaniel Sands, Bernard Smyth and William Wood.
Besides these gentlemen there were seated upon the
stage. among Others Messrs. Peter Cooper and j. ".
Gerard, Judges Larremore Joachimsen and Kirk.
land, Generals Deaned, Culiom and Casey, and
Presidents Barnard and Hunter.
The exercises were opened with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Hutton, alter which The orations were com
menced by Mr.. l.. c. l.. Jordan, who delivered the
salutatory address The number OF orations WIS
nineteen and the subjects sp ken upon OF a wide
range. The first address that attracted any con-
siderable attention was that OF Mr. Graham
McAdam, whose subject was "Now." This young
gentleman certainly mas original and brilliant Ideas.
He spoke OF the advantage OF tax ng hold OF the
present In comnendabie manner, and pictured the
ADVERTISEMENTS that always attend those VINO
look Tor the contamination OF Their plans to the
future His articulation was clear and distinct and
MS delivery was free from that studied stin-
ness which generally makes the attempts Of young
speakers appear ridiculous. Mr. Charles b. Jessup
Also displayed more than the average ability or
embryo orators. HIS SUBJECT "redium vlte,''
Aud he handed it with much skill and intelligence
Mr. Nathan ark spoke upon British Neutrality Il
was certainly timely aud attractive theme, and
listed the close attention OF the audience IL Is a
pity that some OF the old heads OF the British and
American governments were not present TO profit
by the capital IDEAS which this young orator ad-
yanced. There were several other line addresses
delivered by the speakers, which received due ap-
pause and appreG iatl0n from the audience
Al the CONCLUSION OF the .aratorical exercises the
prizes were awarded, as iolOws:-i
Pei Medas-General Proficiency. gold, J. ii.
D0ugherty Junior Class; silver, II. p. Williams, In
Burr Medals-Best mathematicians in Senior
Class-Gold, J. j. Ledwith silver, Charles A Kinch.
Cromwell Me, Medals-nlstoy and Bellies Letires-
woodward, Jr., Sophomore Glass.
Ward Medals lbronze)-Chemistrv, Charles A.
Doremus, senior Class; Natural History, w. A. Muir.
ray, introductory Class; Natural Philosophy, ]. H.
Dougherty, Junior Class; Moral Philosophy, G. Nc
Adam Senior Glass; Law, Samuel NJ Jackson SEN
Tor Class: English, }. Ii. Dougherty, Junior Class;
Greek, Graham McAdam Senior Class; Latin, J. II.
Dougherty, Junior Class; French, Il. o.. A. Klein
mole Class; German, John IL. lnness, Senior Class;
Oratory, Graham McAdam, Senior Class; Compost
Thornell, sophomore Glass; Astronomy, John II.
Inness, senior Class; History, solomon Kohn sopno-
more Glass; Drawing, Charles Il. strop, Sophomore
Class; Algebra and Geometry, George jeremiah, In
trOduct0ry Class.
Hygiene, John s. Battett, Freshman Class; En-.
gineermg, Graham McAdan, Senior Class.
Riggs Medals (god)-PrlZe Composition Senior
Glass, Charles b. Jessap; Junior Ca s. Daniel Bonte-
Kelly Medals tgoldl-Prize Debate first Charles B.
Jessup, Phrenocosmlan Society; second, Graham
McAdam Cionidn Society.
French Prize Observation-Disclosures E. Lydecker,
Junior Class.
Glass; Poetry, A. p. ZemansSy, Junior Class.
Additional prizes, awarded by Professor r. O.
Doremus.-Platinum notwithstanding, On lrles A.
Kinch, Junior Glass; Magnesium metaphysics,
john b. McMaser, Junior Class; Aluminium medal
Chemistry, Henry Dwight, introductory Glass.
Certificates OF Equal Merlt.-Compo position John H.
Inness and G. II. Nettleon, OF the Senior Class;
history, jed Frye, Jr.; ii. l.. Thornell and J. L.
woodward, Jr., Of the Sophomore Glass.
The concerning OF degrees came next In the order
OF exercises, and the degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was
conferred upon the following persons:-Robert
Able Charles Avery Doremus Joseph George Furey,
Samuel Macauay Jackson Arthur Bates jennings
Charles Barnum Jessup, Charles Kelsey Jr Charles
Augustus Kinch, David Demarest Lloyd. Addison
Jesse Lyon, Graham McAdam, Charles Clinton
Mcbride, John Howard Montgomery, BarDere w.
Throcknorton and Frederick Lacy Underhill.
The following are the names Of those who re-
BOurquin Michael Hart Cardozo, Nathan Clark Jr.:
Geo &c Everson Cay John Beverly Crowell, Isaac
C0utant Halsted, Thomas Charles Huxley, John
Henry Inness, Louis Charles Levin Jordan James
Joseph Ledwth, Charles Hine Netrleton, Allan Lee
Smdt John Isaac Waterbury, Thomas Randolph
White. Jonas Ezra Whitley, William Henry WILCOX.
The 1ollOwlng candidates received the degree OF
Master OF Arts:-Eu gene Louis Busne, A. b. Louis
Fe lows, A. b.; John Poo,e Garrish. A. b.; Eleazar
Goldsmith, A. b.; Maurice Henry Grau, A. b.; Ber-
mar Grunhut, A. b.. Arthur Morton Hankes, A. b.;
William Hlndhaugh Jr., A. b.; Charles Edward
Hiscox, A. b.; William Ladd Moore, A. b.. Martin
Hasset Ray. A. b.; Samuel Edmund Seaman A. b.;
Francis Mark0e Scott, A. b.
The degree o. Master OF Sciences was conferred
upon three candidates, as fOliows- James Franklin
Donaldson b. s.: william Gustavus Simmons B. s.;
Henry Clay Harding. B. s.
After the concerning OF the above degrees the bene-
dicton was pronounced aud the large audience took
their departure