The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-21
RUTGERS COLLEGE.
The New BuiIding-The College Farm
MMsicaI and 9th err Eesti iYities.

Musical and Other Festivities.
The commencemento of Rutgers College, at New
Brunswick, N. j., takes place to-day. The Pei
thessophian and Philoclean Societies hold their
respective reunions in their rooms at 10 A. NJ.
The orations will be delivered by j. G. SAKE
and Rev. Mr.. Cornell. At IL A. NJ. the Alumni
will hold their regular business meeting in the
College Chapel, while the general meeting will
be held at l P. M. at the First Reformed
Church, and be presided over by General George
II. Sharpe class of AZ. The address will be
City, of the class of 80, and at $50 P. NJ, the
cornerstone of the new Geological Hall will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies. The address
will be delivered by Cortlandt Parker, L. D.
OF Newark, and Governor Randolph will preside
and lay the stone.
The new building will be about 43 feet wide
by 100 in deptb the first story is of stone, and
the other of pressed brick, and the plans pro-
vide for very slightly edifce. 1t will be three
stories in height; the second will be devoted to
such studies as require laboratories, while the
third which will be high enough for a spacious
gallery. will contain the geological treasures of
the college,. 1t is intended to make a rich coll
lection of the works of this in addition to nu-
merous other specimens The first story will be
sfSed for drill room for military exercises. The
eost of the building independent of furniture,
etc, will be 8400 900, and it is situated between
the college and Van Nest Hall.
SIDE SHOWS.
The Beethoven Memorial Concert was not a
great success so far as regards the size of the
duulcHCc, NEW DTuUSWlckeTS not D6ln0 vet
quite up to that sort of thing but the perform
ance was unexpectedly good.
The tub ACE was very funny, as such races
always are. There was dense crowd on the
bridge and the banks of the stream, Mr.. Davis
being the winner, it, indeed anybody could be
said to win All the contestants we're Fresh
men. Between forty and fifty students have en-
tered college.
COMMENCEMENT.
The list of commencement ''poets" prizes.
and degrees is out. 1t is as folloWs:-
E. D. Delamater, Hudson; Latin Salutatory
w. p. Voorhees, New Brunswick; English Saluta-
VI. II. Lawrence, Trenton; Philosophical Grafton
James D. Graham, Berne, N. Y; "Character and
E. b. Williamson, Newark; 'The Scientific Way"
q: Berdine, New Brunswick; "What Next?"
-. K. Barton, Brooklyn; "Mmeralogy."
J. Garretson, New Brunswick; "Self-centrol."
J.. Miller, Newark; 'Memory."
&C. w. Merritt, Piscataway; "Why MOI?
G. e. Pace, East Milestone; 'Truth and Error"
IS. 3. Wen. Jr., New Brunswick: "Not Yet"
w. s. Lasher Germantown, N. Y; effort"
John H. wyckoG, New Brunswick; acknowledge
the Mother OF Admiration"
aotis @. Tiffany, Newark; Wherefore ?"
And. Hageman, Readington; ga Fast Age"
John Woodruff , Conklin, New Vernon; "The
Joseph Ward Jr., Newark; "Regretsn
J; Fischer, New Brunswick; ''The Living Idea."
stephen q. Gano, Oentrevilie; "Action"
Halsey Fisk Jr, New Brunswick; "The Lesson Of
IHe GdElS commune"
PRIZES AWARDED.
Senior Prizes-Broadhead Prize for Classics, W.
p. voorhees,; Suydam Prize for Natural Sciences,
II. G. Oakley; Suydam Prize for Composition, j. w.
Conkl!n Bradley Prize for Mathematics, W. N.
Todd. First Scientific Prizes-Cook Prize for Min
eralogy, J. K. Barton Murray Prize for best Theses
Qst, S. G. Cans; (2dl. j. A. Miller, Jr. Junior
Prizes -Schermerhorn Prize for Composition, B; g.
Miller Jr. Sophomore Prizes-Myron w. Smith.
Prizes for Defamation Qst) f. E. Allen; (2d) NJ. M.
Ball. College and Seminary Prize-Van Ooren Prize
for best Essay on Missions" j. G. Cortelyou.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
Degree OF Bachelor OF Arts conferred on following
candidates. :-George Berdine j. w. COndlin, Z. ID.
DeLamater Joseph Fechter, Halsey Fisk, Jr., ]. c.
| Garretson, j. E. Graham Andrew Hageman, w. II.
Lawrence r. c. Oakley, G.. E. Pace, w. N. Todd,
o. f. Van Inwegen, w. p. voorhees,, E. B. William
Degree OF Bachelor of Science conferred on the
| following candidates:-J. X. Barton S. @. Gano
W. 8. Lasher, @. W. Merritt, j. A Miller, Jr, C. L.
Pruyn, 0. c. Tiffany, Joseph Ward, Jr., S. E.
| Weir Jr.
Degree of Master OF Arts conferred on candidates
| in course.
Honorary degrees conferred.
| Van Rensselaer, Weston, East New Brunswick
"Master's Oraton."
| Charles Francis Van Inwegen, Port Jervis, New
| York, "Vaedictory Grafton"