The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-29
THE MARQUIS or RiPoN MADE A LID
Magnificent Gift TO Princeton by Citi-
zen Of New York City.
CONTEMPORARIES TO TAKE PLACE.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
One Hundred and Seventeenth Commencement
at the Academy Ct Ausic-A Musical
and Evolutionary Display

The one hundred anA seventeenth annual Oom-
mencement o. Columbia College was held yesterday
In the Academy OF Music, and was well attended
ailnOuch the ram began 10 iall heavily some
time before tie beginning OF the exercises.
The orchestra aud palGIer were well flied
and the dress circle also contained fair proportion
or spectators. An open space had been kept
for the passage OF the President ana faculty, with
their guests, and at han past ten O'Clock the PresI-
dent OF the college, DR.. +. A. p Barnard, followed
by long line OF the faculty ana invited guests,
walked IN procession from the front OF the
building to the stage. Among those occupying
seats on the stage was Secretary Of State Fish,
General Alexander S. Wchp, President OF The Co..
lege Of the CITY OF New York; Rev. Drs. Acvicker,
DIX living. Dyer, Morgan, Flag, Harrington and
Ormlston. Judge Batchiord, Chancellor Crosby, of
the University; eX.Cbanceor Ferris, Professor An
derson, S. B. Raggles. Rev. Mr.. Walker ana Mr.
Belts, OF jamaica, As the procession flied through
the opera nous Inc orchestra performed Aeroids
oyEArURG 70 'zAMPA,n
ana march IRON ''DOra, y Ly Bacll A brief PRAYER
was offered by the chaplain. Rev. C. R. Dune, d. d.,
during when the wAo.e audience stood.
The first olaIoh vas The Greek Salutatory Ora
tlon,n by Clarence RageJe Conger. Which was fol-
lowed BY the Lain poem ',Dc hepas kpper Gestis.u
by william Henry sage. the remaining speeches
on the programme were.-"rhe Safeguard OF
.'The Franco prusslan War; by Henry Day
Lodre; "lhe study o. Political Economy" by
Error, poem 10y Oscar solomon Straus; 'Fhe CRISES
OF Lie, by Jacob Aerrlck Henry 'IlIstory.n hy
James Gus Morse. JT.; ''Success,' by Richard
Busted Kelly, son OF eX-oudge Kelly; 'lhe
Amenities OF Le4ru,ne,n by Benjamin Frank
I'm Romano Jr., ana The Responsibilities or
the Press by Robert Barbour Ihe oratons were
intersperseo WIt instrumental selections from the
works Of heyer5eer. &eIli, strauss, Verdi ana
Others, the audience tost ying their appreciation or
the entertainment by frequent applause. AT the
conclusion o. the speeches Or. barnard proceeded
10 announce the names OF the honor men IN the
graduating class AHA 10 distribute various
priZos 10 the successful candidates. including the
pri2e OF the Alumni Associ ton ior the most faith
ful student 10 Joseph Fenelon VerIniiye. The de.
gree OF Bachelor Of Arts was then conferred upon
the following named members OF the graduating
class-Robert Barbour, Valentine Alexander
Biacque, William Halliburton BRIGHAM, sp. gr.;
Frederic Bronson, Clarence kapeje Conger,
William Henry Conover, Robert Fulton Cut
ting, Dennlng Ducr Jr., Moses Henry Ep-
Stein, Stuyvesant Fish, Frank Gocdard Haughwout,
Jacob He-ricH Henry, Joseph Hooper, Francis
Hnstace Richard Busteed Kelly, Henry Day Loder,
James Brander Matthews, James Gus Morse, IT..
chester Clark Munroe benjamin Franklin Romano,
yr.. John Watts Russell, Lib William Henry Sage
Henry Mason Smyta, oscar Solomon Strauss Robert
Swan, Jr Obadiah Valentine Joseph Feneon Yer
mye. Robert Waller, Jr., George Whiteheid Ward,
Up. gr., Augustus Ward Wilton, sp gr., George
Francis WorK.
several honorary degrees were also conferred.
The exercises terminated with The valedictory ora
ZION, by Henry Mason Smith, and q performance OF
college airs by the pand.