New-York tribune., 1873-06-28
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
Continued from First Paxo.

forenoon did little moro than choose its officers for
the coming year make preparation for the election
OF member OF the Board OF Trustees OF the University
! next Summer. The trustees held semiannual meet
ing in the afternoon at which Frederick Law Olmsted
and ex-senator Campbell. Two OF the newly elected
fully written sketch OF the OF the University
from Its inception including an exact statement OF the
was heard with close attention. and resolution was
adopted TO print 1t 30 soon as the state Committee OF
Investigation should make its report It thought
that attempt ought no made 10 Orcsta the results
of the inquiry ordered by the stae IL was also deter
mined to proceed at once with the construction and
| equipment OF the experimental farm, with the
erection of tho hohouses asked for by the Professor
| of Botany. and with the laying out OF the botanical
| garden. The Executive Committee was authorized to
and mathematics But one now char was created, that
OF freehand drawing and deslgn-an addition TO che
faculty regarded Indispensable both by the college
of architecture tho college OF the mechanic arts
| ADDRESS or ERAsrUs BRoOKs-CoMABNCEMENT EX-
ERCIsEs-NEw PRoFEssoRsHIPs AND PROBES
| sORs-DEPARrURE or TTtE UNIVERSITY CREW
CHARACTER or THE UNIVERSITY.
ITHACA, June 27.-0n Wednesday evening
the Hon Erastus Brooks delivered the address before
the sibey College OF the Mechanic Arts His theme,
for want Of better tite might be characterized as
Talent versus Genius" BY sketches Of tho leading
disooverers and inventors OF modern times from Now
ton through Fitch and Franklin to Morse the speaker
cOnrasted the influence upon the world Of steady per
sseut research with that produced by the ffu cors
cations Of genius. Tho career OF the Ia
nous physicists and mechanicians were Aketohed
with terseness and skill, but the essay was
discursve character. and treated directly and in
cdentaly variety OF topics In his remarks on edu-
cation Mr. Brooks stated that he opposed to the
principle OF coeducaOn in higher Institutions, and
that had he been present at the meeting OF the trustees
in which the subject discussed no should have cast
his against the acceptance of Mr. Sages bequest
But now that the question had been decided against
him ho was favor OF the fullest aud farest trial OF the
Cornell and President White and cited the 1atterng ut
of Tyndall in regard TO the latter After the
close of the address, at o'clock the reception or Pres
dent White began in tho ToOmy parors OF Cascadla-
place. one OF the largest Of tho University buildings.
The halls we're tbronged for three hours.
Thursday the end of the old academic year and the
of the one, arrived at last with fair
skies and a GENIAL June atmosphere. Long before
O'Clock Library hall was crowded from wall to wall
The fifth class which goesOut from Cornell s tho largest
ono yet graduated. IL consisted properly Of % mem
bers OF whom failed. in consequence OF dencen
cies their examinations to receive their degrees Inc
failures, however. we're more than made up by the
bachelors who had pursuing post graduate courses
during the past year. preparatory TO tho d0ctoate or
second degree 40 that the whole number OF degrees
conferred 100 The usual class statistics haveb
published. showing that the class IA composed OF DO
New-YOrkers and 81 from the other parts OF the
world OF 81 Republicans Democrats II independents.
20 Liberals Of no politics. yaclatingsndl dsgsted
politician and alien Of 81 persons who propose 10 de-
vote themselves law II to business, to journal
ISM 70 teaching, 70 chemistry, 25 to civil and me
chancs engineering to medicine. and each to the
ministry architecture. agriculture. veterinary surgery
natural history aud art The hight IA feet 10,
inches the average age o. In this Niss l.. S.
Eastman OF Worcester, Mass. who ia the first woman
who ever received degree from any recognized col
egiae institution in this State. and sho is scholar Of
marked assiduy and ability. The order or exercises
follows:
"Ancient Literature "A a Means Of Culture." II. G.
johnson, Cortland Wnat Science has done Tor Agrl,
culture Charles Y Lacy ATon " Shakespeare 3 Use Oh
Prose-" L. q. Donaldson. Wallod Lake. Mich TurDne
Wheels" Frank Parsou Trenton, N. j.; g Mythology,
Universal Element" r D tnnegan opd daree us keP
ford Conn; The lScrew Propeller" X Preston VII
mngton. Del The Adaptation OF B9,anEs 70 t tnG M, 10
cation" j. r. schoonoyer. Bethany Penn me nloel-
ungenlied." Geo. w. Harris, Pictou. n s.; The Steam
EnRs I'm vSye a rhSs WoTnsSon p
Held, H.; The Linville Bridge Truss" T. & White,
Ne sfsneon' sreSm ENGINE. rSnn in Relation 70 HsS
Piston Velocity" Charles F.. Lipe, Fort Plain;
eias"W H. Smith Ithaca; Geometrical Perspective"
f. T.. Church Newburgh; The Translormation of tne
Christopher" Poemj, II. Carpenter Hlghland-on-Hud-
son 'fThe Productld1 and Strophomende from the
KellOggsvle Theory OF the Benzole Series A. Is.
Aubert, NewYork Roman and Modern Agriculture,
age the Science Of the next" tine WoodfOrd Prize Ora
ton Geo H. pheRs aarkesa1. W. G9 Key Enshsh
HALIFAX n s.; The Old and the New English" W.
HaIhDs HsdaIs sas s Adon Of Dilute saphTe Acid
upon Celluose." A. H. Phinney, H. o' Lansing hlch';
Tho Grafton which, for manner and matter most de-
served the ample pauds which II received WAS that OF
Mr. Bacon who treated Of the still felt Influences result
ing from the and labors OF COpernous Columbus,
and Luther. Mr. Bacon is greatgrandson OF Israel
Putnam and evidently keeps his New England blood
undefed The thesis of Mr. Church, at the request Of
the mathematical faculty, received the special com
mendaton Of the trustees as emhodyng some orsinai
and mathematical processes. The poem OF
Mr.. Carpenter singularly good prOducuoh eYlhc-
ing very striking powers imagination. 1t was notably
free any of imitation and certainly rich III
poetical promise. The scientific theses we're excellent
but elve a rude shock ones OldfashiOned ideas OF
commencement literature. The technical terms the
plain necessity OF diagrams. and the general character
OF these scientific compositions. certainly unit them for
presentation at a Commencement audience
In comforting the degrees President White addressed
those who we're to them in words so feeling and
an eloouent that they produced profound impression
upon the whole auditory. He exhOrted his bearers to
be thorough all the work Of their lives to be loyal TO
the institution which had educated them, loyal TO tho
faith OF humanity loyal TO their land lie stated that
for the past year beach Q discipline had occurred IN
tbe institution state OF things largely owing ITO the
a,mtrabe conduct OF those who were now leaving the
halls which for four had been their home' aded'
nerhaps by the refining influences exerted by the pres
ence of woman Turning to tho trustees no sau 'nA'
be presentod to them the young men before them ~
entirely deserving OF the degrees for which they were
candidates The Hon. Erastus Brooks replied on behalf
Of the Trustees ratfyng the action Of the Faculty The
Founders przes tho Presidents prizes and tho other
prizes voted BY University and the colleges were
them conferred upon the designated recipents.
AT an adjourned meeting of tho trustees IhursdaJ
afternoon professorship Of Spanish and Italian was
nled by the election of Mr. T. Frederick
Crane who has been since the first year Of the UNI
versty An assistant professor in the School OF MODERN
ianguages Mr. Crane is graduate Of Princeton, mas
snsnt some time in Spain and Italy, and is scholar OF