The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-24
vassar College, Poughlkeepsie.


Vassar College commencement. All the hotels
crowded, and many are turned away. There is no
city on the Hudson that lacks hotel accommoda-
ton so much as Poughkeepse. II iorty strangers
should arrive here at ten O'Clock tonight or any
other night, they would be compelled to leaye town
again or sleep out OF doors.
President Raymond delivered the Buccalaureate
sermon at Vassar on Sunday. Tonight there is to
be grand musical soire in the chapel, tomorrow
is class day and on Wednesday is commencement
proper. The health OF the pupils was never
better than now, which may account for
the fact that last month, Notwithstanding
bill was over four hundred dollars. And I may
add that the butchers bill was $1,000 Does not
pills Already hundreds Of trunks have az f been Sen
packed and hundreds OF railway and steamboat
tickets sold Preparatory TO the grand exodus OF
the teachers f9r last months salaries, and they
too, are ready to go. go. ~ a. :. =.
Among the teachers who will take an extended
Vacation Is Professor He sails to-day in the
petition to South America. Ascending the River
and CROSSING the EVE Eastern Andes proposes to
explore the almost unknown Valley OF the Upper
Maranon to the sources OF the great river. Two
assistants. He has unusual facilities granted him
by the Department of State and the various repre-.
sentatives OF Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. He Will
be absent six months.
AamIltOM COlfeyc com me nccments
CLINTON, N. Y, June %, 1873.
The sixty first commencement OF Hamilton Col
lcge was introduced by the Baccalaureate sermon
OF President Brown yesterday.
Rev. DR.. CULVER, OF Binghamton, delivered the
address before the Society Of Christian Research
to-day.
The Kingsley prize debate upon the subject
saond railroads t extending through different
on. The disputants are six seniors.
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ELMIRA. N, Y, June 49, 1873.
Last evening the commencement exercises
OF the Emira Female College were in
augurated by the delivery of the bacca-
laureate address by Rev. President Cowles.
This evening the Calisophia Society gave its
seventeenth annual public entertainment at the
College chapel. 1t drew the largest crowd ever
gathered at u college entertainment here. Anon q
the performers was Miss Kate MCGUIRE daughter
OF Mr.. Jerry Mcclure, Assemblyman from the
Schuyler district. Her singing was admirable.
Yale College-Commencc Exercises
of the Sheffield Scientific School-Award
OF Prizes.
..t. NEW HAVEN. June %. 1879
The commencement exercises Of the gradual
ing class at the Sheffield Scientific School
at Yale took place this evening in Shelf
field Hall. Tie objection usually rails ed
against commencement programme is the
extremely theoretical treatment given to
BuDJeCtS themselves 0O9tIaCL ana meLapnySlcal.
No such objection can be raised to the speaking at
the Sheffleld Scientific School commencement.
The subjects are most Of them intensely practical
and some OF them even local in their Interest,
though those on the programme OF this evening
were tOeraDly free from this last fault. The fol
lowing prizes were awarded
(rHE $40.
For excellence in German. the prize awarded to VIM.
L. Scaife Pittsburg Pa.
For excellence In French the prize awarded to Robert
Jaffray, New York.
For excellence in civil engineering, the prize awarded
to William l.. Seattle, Pittsburg, Pa.
JUNIORS.
For exceence IN the mathematics q Junior year the
aud Charles J. Morse, Poland, Ohio.
For excellence in all the studies Of freshman year. the
prize awarded to William A. Pratt New Haven; with
honorable mention OF George Il. Keeberger, Apple
River, Ill.
For excellence in German the prize awarded to Charles
w. Fem, Portland, Me. with honorable mention Of
George II. Kleeberger, Apple River, Ill.
For excellence In mathematics, the prize awarded TO
Charles Hildebrand, New Haven
For excellence in physics the prize awarded to George
L. Brownell East Haddnm
For excellence In orthographc projection the prize
divided between John g. Bromley, Bovina N Y, and
William A. Pratt, New Haven; wth4donorable mention
OF Frank T. Chambers Wilmington, Del.
The applicants to the FRESHMAN class OF the Shelf
field Scientific school on June II were thirty mine.
or these eleven were admitted, twenty-five condi-
tiOnal and three Withdrawn.