The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-03

university OF New York. The government of IL
power over all che institutions In the state, Its
grand conception contemplated one University
ooextensiye with the State Of New York. other
people had said that common school education
was the right OF al but New York has said that
the pest education Is the right OF al
system and wisdom in the nrst legislstors. why
had tt not been perfectedf The answer was that
nsw acdk then a. regards power and
Tor ndependence the whole world rushed into her
territory ana u was rapidly filled until third OF
connict with those Of the earlier founders
fathers were somewnat marred by { spirit
which prevented them being perfected In full
measure o. success. Sometimes even she Regents
a. times seem to know why 1t was created. But
now the policy pursued was q reproduction Of
would rise and reassert itself and become the
grand feature o. the educational system OF New
lie would now speak of the Union University. It
mad broken away from monastic ideas. Even IL the
institution had no previous history he would look
ton OF our state. Under ' the Structure built by
our fathers we could have as many schools
an and a., academies as we chose. but all would
sect would be gratided. yet there would be no
sectaranisrn In che whole. A great broad, liberal
giving ali their rights. lie Congratulated the
trustees OF the college on taking step In the per-
ieoting Of tue plan OF what our fathers thought
university should be, when they were acting under
the lights OF all the various civilization and wisdom
which they derived from different nations OF the
sity and thus harmonizing and strengthening,
these tour noble institutional, was D glorious one,
and it must 90 given all honor and be faithfully
Judge A. J. Parker responded az representing
in Albany. Henry r. Pierson, Assembyma Vice
President OF the Aiumni and trustee OF the Col
he REPRESENTED large and distnSushe ID CON-
stituency; thousands OF eminent men known Tor
their learning. ior their practical usefulness and
VINO had earned and received distinguished hOnOrs.
whether dead or living their records and their
deeds pointed here to-day and marked tins occa-
the College that it had made practical as well as
scientific manhood, and now catching the spirit OF
the age, seeing the necessity Of broader scope of
educational facilities, 1t entered upon new and
larger scale OF studies. The age was one OF great
want-the demands upon the educational institu-
ula:ion, the march of science, the discovery and
development Of mineral resources, the fr fiction
between consumption ana production. the power
law making and law defining powers, the
discoveries OF sciences and arts, the pride and dis
growth, demanded and should receive the con-
sideratiOn or the noble and distinguished instl-
pact and & banded Se re- aa
fully.
The following degrees were conferred upon the
following graduates
ClassicaL-John ID. Coun ermlne. William Teller Clute
sa fond inter
Potter William Plat hudd. Benjamin irving Stanton
James Lansing Vecder, Joseph II. Wright
Scentihc.-Jasper Calvin Gates, John willard Lester,
James Brown Potter, John Morreu Rider Charles Ten
Brock William Earl Faulkner.
Civil EnKineerS-Andrew Buchanan, Leonard Fred
erick Croft hesden Prior King, Edward Fayson Jen-
nings, John Boyd Packer
The honors OF the Phi Beta Kappa were given to
Henry Oscar Hill, Eugene L. Mapes and Benjamin
Irving Stanton.
The prizes were announced as having been
awarded as iOllOws:-
!. The Ingham prizc-To John Countermine.
:. The Inaugural Drze-To h. j. Stanton.
s. The Warner prizcs-To II. o. Hill j. z. Rudd and j.
H. Hoyt
{ Pfze Essays in English Litoraturo-(Not yet award
s Junior prizes in Natural Philosophy-(Not yet
g. sophomore prizes in Ancient Languages-(Not yet
awarded).
T. Mott prize Scholarship-(NOt yet awarded.
g. Prize Speaking Junior and SophomOre-To p. r.
McDermott and J. 4. H0yt Juniors and " v. Raymond
and c. b. King, Sophomores.
Blatchford Oratorcal Medals-(Not yet awarded).
Benediction was pronounced with great
sOlemniJy and old Unions Seventy-seventh Com
mencement was over. The citizens OF Schenectady,
at one O'Clock, received with generous hospitality
the friends OF the college at the classical institute