New-York tribune., 1871-06-29
PRINCETON COLLEGE.

COMMENCEMENT CREATIONS AND ALUMNI DINNER.
The Commencement exercises began yester-
day at a. m, and consisted Of oraons by members OF
the Graduating Glass, the Masters Grafton, the CON
ferrng of degrees, and the awarding of felowshps
and prizes. OF the Senior Class, consist
ing of rs members, 70 received diplomas.
Upon numerous persons degrees were conferred, the
more prominent being Prof. Niche Of West Point, who
received that Doctor of Philosophy and the Rev. Nor
rs c. sutphen of New-York, Doctor Of Laws. Fellow
ships awarded to members Of the Graduating Class
as follows: Marquand classical Benjamin s. Lassiter
of Oxford, N c.. Mental Science Chancellor Green),
Charles s. Barrett of Ewing N j. Experimental Science
Cass of lsGO John c. Pennng gtOn Of Newark ~ j. The
Jay Cooke Mathematical Fellowship yet to be awarded
it being still question which Of the members has earned
it. The prize for proficiency in English Literature
given by the Glass OF 1885, was awarded to William b.
HOblOwer Of Paterson, N j.: Bible prizes toChauncey
NJ. Field of Boundhrook, ~ j., and Albert b. Marshall oi
Echo Pa 1t was announced that the f0OWng prizes had
The BOudnOt Fellowship in isOry by the Glass OF 1901
the interest upon 81 200 prize for the most eminent IN
the Sophomore Class the Dickinson Prize for the best
entrance in the Sophomore Glass; the Stnnecke Scholar
ab5ut TO enrr the sophomore Glass who shall passed
the best examination in the Ode of Horace the EclogueS
of Virgil, and the Latin Grammar and Prosedy as wei
as the Anabasis or CyroPgdia Of %enophon, and me
ter these ahno1ncernents, yaIedictory SPOKEN.
the young men received their diplomas ana t1efe Was %
an intermssion until p. M. the hour liked fof the
Dr McCosh at their head, arm in arm with Cen Belknap
and other guests following, moved to the quaint little
hall where tables were IN waiting laden with dinner
impOrted from New-HOfk.
Ex-Governor Pollock Of Pennsylvania made ringing
speech to the toast: The President of the United
States" The Rev. DR.. Cattel, President OF Laiay-
cite College, and an alumnus Of Princeton. res
ponded to our Sister Colleges" in humor-
ous vein which elected shouts of laughter
The Rev. Dr. MCCOsh made brief speech, ful Of coral
aty to the alumni Of thankuness for benefits conferred
unon the institution and Of resolute determination
10 advance It's standard. Secretary BelEnap
the Rev Dr. Van Dyke of the University Of Pennsyl
vania the Rev. VIM. France Of Paisley, Scotland ana
Others followed. The remark which received the ond
est and most prOracted applause was that OF Dr. Van
Dyke, who said that What Princeton espeGiay needed
was hall whore 1900 $500 people could assemble at
commandments. Dr. McCosh SAID that means had
already been contributed for that purpose. -
The Alumni OF Princeton Theological Seminary held
meeting in the College Chapel in the course OF the day
I'm which il was resolved TO endowment OF sO
600 for the chair occupied by the Rev. Dr. Hodge, VINO
has presided the Seminary for nearly 20 years and
attained great eminence among eccle,iasica scholars
His semicenteDnal President Will be celebrated DeXt
April.
The Junior Exhibition was held on Tuesday evening
The Board Trustees yesterday pronounced formally
that the speeches of Me-rs Lane and Daniels were the
first in merit and that those OF McssIs Berry ana Mar
tin were second.