The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-24
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
Commencement Exercises Yesterday-Award Of
Prizes Comforting Of Degrees.

The Grand Opera House was crowded yesterday by
thoroughly fashionable audience, on the occasion
OF the commencement OF the New York University.
The ladies were in the majority and perfumed fans.
In constant motion, aided the exquisite flowers
which everywhere appeared, TO give the place an
odor or rich sweetness
CHANCELLOR FERRIS
presided. There were also on the stage Peter
Cooper John c. Green, President Barnard, OF Column
ba College; Rev. DR.. Garfield. Rev. r. Campbell
General Foster, Rabbi Isaacs, Rev. ID. Arkman Rev.
Dr. Murphy, Rev. DIR. Zabriskie Rev. Robert Lowry,
Rev. Mr. Phroner, &c. The following was the
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Music-Overture TO 0beron (Grafulas BandL
Latin salnaiory oatIonEuscne Stevenson, Patterson,
Ensh s:ats9r Adss with oraOnJohn c. Van
Dissertation "lspubcs poSDn,y"-s. Alex. Steven
0raiion -aInrnsic Value of cul,ure'-Jam.s W. Long,
tation-.Yovsltss and Quackere." Richard II.
oraiion-Ihe Philosophy"Jo REID, New York
Philosophical ora,onrhe Nan of the Perod"- gorge
Disseration-charss Dickens George W. Hunt, Mount
Oration--'The Romantic"-wm. II. Nichols, Brooklyn,
Dissertation "Prosrsss-Geo c. Hunter New York city.
Woodruff, Paterson, Nj.
THE PRIzEs-THE FRESHMAN CLASS.
The following received prizes-Rchard r. Messi-
ter, as best IN mathematics; honoraby mentioned,
| VIM. II. Hon, as best In Greek.
THE SOPHOMORE CLASS.
To John X. Beam, best in Greek: honoraby
mentioned, Maras d. Buell. To Maras ID. Bue, as
best IN Latin; to Nathan Reeves Hart and Charles
H. Nichols. as OF equal merit and best IN
mathematics. For best scholarship in English
literature and essay writing to Borden p. Bovine,
years FRESHMAN and SOPHOMORE TO John X. Beam
FOR greatest excellence III the entire course Of four
years, to Howard D. woodruff The Butler Euclean
prizes for best composition by members OF the
society, the first to Ralph Wardlaw Little OF junior
class the second to Theodore f. Burnham, Of Junior
class.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Howard ID. Woodruff Of Paterson, n. j.; Eugene
Jersey City; Alexander W. Fraser, New York; John
Red, New York; s. Alexander Stevenson, New YORK;
George w. Hunt, Mount Vernon, N. Y; Richard II.
| Bull, Jr., New York
BACHELOR IN SCIENCE
Walter II. Nichols BROOKLYN, L. :; John II. CARL,
Flushing l.. l.; George Zabriske Hunter, New York.
DIPLOMA OF SPECIAL COURSE.
George zabrIskie, Jersey City; Frank W. Hand
York; u II Lewis o.
Arthur 3. Warng, Yonkers; James NJ Denton,
Jamaica, l.. L.; Henry L. Tominson, New YORK
John II. Carl, Flushing s' L. l.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY.
Iverson Graves, NJ d., Georgia
KS eaass h' Of class Aired sSs A dSn
1857. -
| MASTER IN SCIENCE
A. Il. Derece, OF class Of 1867.
DOCTOR IN MEDICINE.
W. F. Bacon, Connect!cut; Fred. r.. 3. Drake
| Connecticut; Geo. D. Hersey, New Jersey; Jacob p.
Kiilian. Virginia; Z. NJ. Rogers, Wisconsin; G. @.
Rogers, England: James l.. Sample, Mississippi; J.
Horace Tracy, Ohio; q. H. Jerrington, New Jersey.
| BACHELOR OF LAW.
George Bell. A. B.; Morris Dillenbeck, Augustus
| H. Drury Randolph Guggenkelmer, Charles Nc
Even, W. II. Morse, A. B.: John B. Otis, A. g.; w.
G. Peceham. A. b.. James II. Rogers, A. b.; James
7. Stewart, Eugene Stevenson, A. b.
| HONORARY DEGREES
| DOCTOR IN PHILOSoPHY.-George w. Clarke, A.
| NJ, New York; Rev. George X. Enther FRANK
| lin, N. j.
| Ii. DIV. A. Martin, d. d. President Of the Uni.
! verslty OF Pekin, China; Cyrus Hamblin, d. D.,
| President OF Robert College, Constantinople VIII
| liam Lakewood, d. d. Philadelphia; Hugh Lenox
Bond, Baltimore Nd; Richard L. Larrimore, New
York.
| D.D.-Rev Gilbert Morgan, south Carroll ma; Rev.
William Nell, New Brunswick, N. j.; Rev. william
| H. Steele, Newark, n. j.