New-York tribune., 1872-06-19
RUTeFRs COLLEGE " J., CoMMENcEMEYT
DEDICATION OF GEOLOGICAL HALI-ADDREssls
BY GOV. PARKER AND oTHERs-oIHEh

DEDICATION OF GEOLOGICAL HALI-ADphEssl
RY GOV. PARKER AND oTHERs-OTHER
EXERCISES.
College Commencements are similar In spirit
and programme and IL there little novelty ia Ine
exercises at Rutgers, in NewBrunswek, N D., yesteI
day. there was the usual large gathering OF gay
ladies' Joyous graduates perfectly contened In the pos
session Of newy-acqured honors and finally Of grave
and reverend professors Considerable interest was also
derived from the formal presentation OF Geologcal nan
TO the Trustees This addition 10 the College properly
has been erected at cost OF S6OOO, suDscriDeu
at the Centennial. last year, exclusive OF
$4,000 for the endowment OF new proiessorsmpS
Of chemistry and metalurgy and mineral
ogy These chairs were recently filed by Prof. f. T.
Van syck and Prof. j. c. smock Tho building Is 10 py
as feet and is of Connecticut brown fstone the base
mept being intended for drill room the first floor for
chemical laboratory, and the second hoor Tor nuseu'
to be devoted mainly to the valuable geological miner
alogical and metaurgical collections already III Ihe
possession Of the College. The services yesterday eo
memorated the completion and dedication OF this suuc
ture and the distribution Of degrees, and the Commence
ment exercises proper will take place this morning
Gov Joel Parker. in taking the chair briefly eongratu
lated the college officers and the alumni on
the increasing prosperity of their institution as
evineed by the completion OF the beauuIu
and eommodious building which they theh DC
cupied. He added that the Building committee
deserved especial credit for having, In these DAYS o
prohigate expenditure, limited the cost to the amount
ORIGINALLY estimated The Rev. Dr. Duryea OF Newark
Chairman OF the Building Commtee then presented the
KEYS of the new hall TO the Rev. DR.. Campbell Presdeht
of the College, who appropriately responded - a.. a.
Steele made an address of thanks IN DehaiI Oh Vno
students and the Rev. Dr. John Todd OF the Cass oi 20
responded substantially follows for the alumni;
the alumni desire TO do more than congratulate you
They desire to offer their hearty tha1s loI te
erOus devotion, far-seeing WlsdOu anu elnCiSnt
which have marked your efforts 10 promote the inter
ests of this College, and to extend IFS usefulness ho
wider sphere II need not be said that TINS feoogG
hau With its fair propOrOns and added facilities Tor le
advancement Of genuine science, VIII oeaI III eio
tant future eloquent witness TO your cOunses your
Itte%s were read from Judge Joseph p. Bradley OF
the Supreme Court Theodore f. Freliughuyseh' an SA
Ctef JndCe Johu A. Lott Of the Commission OF Ap
meals and II. J.. LarTemOre, President OF lhe Ainiul
Association after which the services were clOseu' ,h
the evening the Junior Exhibition was gwen III tno
First Reformed Church. the essays being as fOlOWs ,
How will it look fA ID. Minori " The lnteinatohai,
s. Oakley Vanderpoel, jr; Republleamsm Joseph NV W;
sutphen; Practical Men," George sharpj The Hero,
Robert Adrain; 1he Spain OF To-day j. De NIL Io iela
"The Orators Cross and Crown" f. T. Alehj ana
Justice and Mercy" II. Weston. ,.,
The Alumni held interesting meeting, ana eiecteu
the Rev. j. L. See OF the Class OF ~ Presldet e ~ Iey
Howe Of the Glass of 49, Secretary; ana H. u baIWn
OF the Glass of 49, orator. Active endeayOIs are naks
TO establish portrait gallery OF all graduates since the
foundatou of the College, and several or the alumni pre-
sentcd pictures yesterday The IoilO"lnH uesrees Will
oJ BS5lIet OF Irfhomas Clemens SIM Demas c A. Dan
ham G9O w T. HqsIas g. u L1Ts W. D.
G H. Steele, H. stevens f. W. Strong j. A. Van Se' Charles
"Hal lrssg t6S 6g eE 81 NJ Brooks Joseph Burroughs Coot
W Herbert jr W. King g. b. osoen, j. Potter j. T. Ran
tne urzemen include George II. Stevens, Edward w.
Strong gold medals for classics; Joseph X Duyea g0d
medal for defamation john ~ WyckOh silver medal
prize Dr. Van Ceef will deliver the Master Grafton aud
G. Ii. Stevens the yaledictory