New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-23

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-s or or some ones toes had been occupied The bet
ter half Of the town had burst into harlequin display
OF ALI the colors Of the rainbow The two young ladies'
Summaries appeared in bright array to honor their young
companions in the paths Of knowledge All the vicinity
had poured forth its eager inhabitants, who come TO
town once year on commencement day. The church
ITSELF although the most elastic of al bodies but stage,
could hold no more, and around the doors surged the
crowds who could not gain admittance The graves oil
place 10 nut their feet No wonder that Rutgers stu
dents should he elaed at the interest shown in them
No wonder that their gowns rustled IN the breeze WIN
selfsatisfed Importance seeming to for them Be
hold I am OF the elect precious! Town and Gown
conflicts here hidden mystery, dspensatlon !e'
The procession entered the church at 1890 M and
The old organ had been condemned TO ignomlMo,mis
silence by it's noisy rival, Grafua's Band, and the walls
which for 80 many years have resOunded win the
"lmped sweetness" OF quaint "St. Martins or tne
grandeur Of old Anvern" now echoed the fnsy su Th
of Ofenbach the neverending waltzes Of strauss
invocation followed by serenade OF Abt; o6 to
not very inappropriate as the prayer itse t the
De verbal serenade to the Deity, dlIegueu d bv r.
audience The Latin SalutatOry was then te
A. Pearse Of Lishas KILL NJ Y His pronuhoaUat favor
by the audience, who all looked immensely ooliyn n
the delivery " the speech G. n Jones fo the Tfus-
Y gave the English salutatory, addresseu 'ossy,ates
Tees the President the Faculty, his Gl t, 81
and the audience futbe g Barton Of New Brunswick
gave tlrs philosophical Grafton lie was loiT h
nv Graham Taylor OF Newark, n. j., whose
35,,ct vas . Our Charter" D. NJ Knickerbocker OF
Hndson n Y spoke Of "Specalties;" j. W. Schenck
smoke on the 'nauence Of ATT g. c. Frelinghuy sen Oh
Scwark n L. on the Treasures of NATURE Nicholas
Pearse Lishas Kill n. V, ON self; f. A. CanGeid 0i
Dover n j. was advertisedtO ask the audience "Whatf
hut an grouse unfortunately prevented the anSWer
Abraham Van OF Jersey City spoke on the suDect
VicE on influence" Calvin f. Lasher of Catsk, n.
V. ON Public Opinion I. Marklec IregO, n1WDaiSi-
more n V ON "Patrotism." J. r. Haley Of Albany, n.
who was INJECTED to give some painful exhibitions
OF Mental Anarchy, was excused rom 50 HU5ls o. W
weston of New. Brunswick wished 10 know Whether OF
nof' Asher Anderson Of Peeksll, N. " told us "nat
we Need" c. r. Garretson or jersey DIy, nc III NJ
" nrsed g Forward as the true motto OF every true
man: L. L. Kellogg of New-York spoke OF the triumph
The prizes were then awarded follows The Broad
head prize Classics TO Alexander Jonsoni NY ny
dam prize for Natural Science TO FRED A. CaeI' tnc
Suydam prize for Composition TO r. Augustus Pearse
the Bradley prize for Mathematics to Frederick A. Gan
Add Me Cook prize for MneraOgy and the first Murray
prze for Thesis both 10 william Clark the second mr
ray prize for Thesis was aWar9eq 10 ~ " Mssohs To-
Asher Anderson Junior Schermerhorn prize Tor COM
position TO j. W. Conkln and Haley Fisk, r the hrst
Sophomore Myron W. Smith prize Tor Ds9ini'tloh 10
William j. Leggett and the second to b. G. Miller Jt the
aiD class No 2O the degree Of Bachelor of Sciences
us conferred upon William Clark, Charles c. Haven,
Henry Ives, George L. seay, and D0nWe d. William
The degree Of Master of Arts conferred upon 10
candidates in course Of the Glass of 67 The honorary
degrees were then conferred. The degree of A. b. was
conferred upon the Rev Elias Mead, OF COeymans, y. Il
the degree Of Bachelor of Sciences upon John Ferguson
of New brunswick; the degree of Master Of Arts upon
Robert Woodruff Principal of the Grammar school OF
the degree Doctor Of Divinity upon the Rev William
II Ten Eyck, Astoria n. Y; the Rev. Giles H. Mande.
Vile Harlem, N y; the Rev. John b. Thompson, Of
ssugerties. ~ y; the Rev. Jacob West, of New-York
City; the Rev John McC Holmes, Of Hudson, \. " the
Pobert b. Croes Of New-York City The honorary degree
Of Doctor Of Law was conferred upon the Hon Henry
HOgeboOm, Of Hudson, n. VI the Hon. James ~ Ludlow
nf Philadelphia and the Hon. Charles j. Foger of New
York. =, ,,,,,,..
= Wilson, followed by the valedictOry address, which
was delivered by Alexander johnson, of Peoria, Ill c.
K Jones announced Primarus and l.. l.. Kellogg
rs Secundus for the Masters Grafton Of 1875.
Thus ends the centennial of Rutgers Considering the
enthusiasm it has awakened among its old graduates, by
this celebration the generous responses OF the friends OF
the college to its appeal for ald anu me prominence
regarded meeting that will have small influence
on fhe future fortunes of Rutgers II is proposed
begin building almost Immediately, and the students of
Rutgers hope to long the college campus
adorned with n large and bcautifup chapel, "a gym.
nasium, and geological hall. The citizens Of New
Brunswick have been especially Jealous IN making the
of over co citizens provided for the entertainment Of al
offers of hospitality were sometimes ferOcOusly kind
All the town appeared TO be wrapped up il
the one subject Of commencement. lce-erean salOon
announced especial attractions for " Commemorate
bodawateT and pineapples recommended themselves
the mOneyed man as refreshing 10 IN
bSteIs tRrqw o WIDE ther doors Welcome
All with "dusy hands 10 hOspitabe beds. To he sure
there some little drawbacks Inc college stuuents
In Difference to the customs of their predecessors am
being utterly unable TO restrain the hunor bubDhn
within their breasts found the ouy vent for that hume
TO be in publishing The ISbmdeite This paper Is one
those sheets with which almost every cOtgt cufsot
paper published once year, in which all the rancOr
socety spite all the iealOusies OF factions combine
collect tie fifth OF the past year; paper conceived
secrecy and in guilt The contents comprise ever
filthy story that the malicious student can fasen upo
his fellows his professor, dragging IN IN
names of innocent persons, and not even sparng stu
dents lady friends. Fortunately for American colleges
this style of paper is fast disappearing The sOOne
Rutgers announces The IShaele dead the better 70
Its credit
But despite such little perturbations, everything Ia
worked smoothly che close of the centenary celebra
ZION has sent home every Aumnus with his love for hi
ALMA Mater revived and strengtheued it has fired ever
student with renewed zeal in aiding TO build up IN
college and it has convinced every friend and ever
acquaintance that Rutgers has great future before IT,