The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-26
SETON HALL COLLEGE.
Healthy Grounds and Summer Thoughts-The
Laics and the Clergy Present-The Exer-
cises Among the Trees-The Degrees,
Medals and Premiums Bishop
Corrigan's Address-The
Institution in Flour
ishing Condition.

N. j. by Bishop Bailey, now the Archbishop OF Bati-
more. In 1860 1t was removed to its present loca-
ton at South Orange, spot than which nothing
more desirable could be selected. The college and
the college grounds are situated short distance
| from the village of South Orange sixteen and q
half miles from New York and six and q
| half from Newark To the north are the Orange
Mountains, and, surrounding the college buildings.
is lovely piece Of country, varied with hill and
wood and dale, affording to the eye as pleasant q
scenery as the eye might seek to look upon. Yes
terday the air In the vicinity was fresh and balmy,
the wholesome smell OF new-mOwn grass being
most acceptable to the visitors from New York
city, to whom country air and the perfumes OF
Summer fields are 80 great rarity. Seton
Hall college buildings are OF great architectural
beauty, and are admirably arranged TOR collegiate
purposes, fortunate circumstance for which
Archbishop Bailey deserves due credit. Great as
may be the desire for the students Of the college
to visit their own homes and to mngle once again
with their relatives and friends alter the hard
studies OF long year, with all a students little
cares, troubles and anxietes yet to the we'll
worn wording who drops in here OF o day like
yesterday, and rambles among the trees
OF the college grounds and rests among
the woodland recesses Of natural bulwarks
against the SUMS heat, the wonder Is that the stu
dent should not love to linger here In recollection
evenings
now upon us among the shady trees Of his alma
mater, revealing In ureams II he would, but nur-
tured, as his mind must be- with the more exalted
thoughts which the beauties OF the fields and the
mountain scenery, unornamented and unadorned
ny mans skill or handicratt, must necessarily
supply to his imagination.
As usual on Commencement Day, there was
large attendance yesterday. As rule no one but
the relatives or immediate friends or the scholars
are invited; and though Fordham Commencement
was held yesterday, yet the New York priesthood
and Catholic families were well represented here.
exercises all OF whom one way or another, were
connected by some tie with the college.
THE COMMENCEMENT
Adjoining the college buildings Is goodly group
OF trees and at the southern end of these plat
with seats stretching to the beginning of the trees,
Some five hundred ladies and gentlemen
ssTs n the Of dos Of oSs
other OF the students. At about halfpast eleven
O'clock the youthful modest and saintly,looklng
| followed by number OF priests among whom were
the Rev: Father Curran, st. Andrews, New York;
ington Heights, New York; Rev. Fathers Lilly and
| New York; Rev. Father Bodfsh, the Rev. Father
Brady and the Rev. Father Rosencrans, of the
Principal OF collegiate institute, New York. ''
Bishop Corrlgan having taken his seat in the
middle Of the platform his BROTHER the Rev. James
Corrigan, took his pacesin front OF the table
ing the medals and premiums, and the plan Of ex.
ercises for the Commencement was begun. The
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Music.
Grafton, accomplished Facts;' James Augustine
Grafton, AN Aim in Life :; John Joseph o'connor.
Grafton. "sare and Praise;' william Farrell o'Con
Music.
Mccabe.
Masters grafton 'anRind Elevated by Labor;" viii
| liam Henry Dornin A. b.
Comforting of degrees
| THE CREATIONS.
1t must be said in all fair play and justice that
| at commencement this season has there been
| so little buncombe displayed as among the stu
among the young orators It was that they were
INTO INTO, airy lights q Imagination, such as
men~n fact boys only that It would be now S an
awful offence not to acknowledge the liberation
when they will wish to live these same days over
again and will look upon them as the happiest Of
the happiest days OF their lives. There was
another merit in the orations. and 1t was
this, that they were not too long, did not
close that was only the BEGINNING Of new
point; and there was another point still. better
than all-namely, that the orators said what they
had to say in manly way without the absurdi-
ties of the customary brandishing gesture, and in
earnest spirit, as II they felt what they were ut
tering. This is high praise to young men, but it
MEDALS AND PREMIUMS.
next proceeded WITH the senior, junior, sophomore
and freshman classes consisting Of gold medals,
| and the preparatory and the commercial courses
consisting Of the works OF standard authors.
DEGREES CONFERRED
The Rev. Father James Corrigan, Vice President
| of the college, and brother OF Bishop Corrigan, had
charge Of the table containing the formulas OF the
degrees and the premiums and prizes. Father
Corrigan having read out the names OF those
honored with the degrees or the other premiums,
each OF the honored ones stepped up to the platform
and received from the Bishops hands the especial
|
The following were the degrees conferred -
MSay Bavaria nanss MSGa Sss Iaas Sn
McFaul, Maurice Potter oConor and John Joseph UCon-
Master Of Art. Caonoris eausa,-Rey; W. P Salt.
James Augustus Glover, Edward Vincent Keogh and
PRIZES AND MEDALS
The following were the prizes and medals dis
Good conancsnIhe Hamilton, Gold Medal,
Medals John Francis STANLEY, Miguel Ramos, Francis
Christian Doctrine-The Seton Prize Edward Francis
Ethics-The Preston Prize. John Joseph o,connor.
Senior Glass Of Philosophy-The McQuaid Prize, John
Junior Glass Of Philosophy-rhe Gold Medal, Henry
LcgicIhe Professors Prize cv. Father James corri-
Latin"The Anderson Pyae. william Farrell o,connor.
foca Snysy ria fg nS
senior Prize Essay-Thc McGynn Prize, Luke J. Null.
History Of European civhahon-rhc Professors
historymfhe Bruner i Prize. Encsnia P. Nicer.
Civil Poiity-The Crimmlns Prize, Christopher G.
Faon
Mountaineering Gold Medal William J. Mcclure.
Natural science.rhe Barry Prize, Daniel J. Elliott
Eocuuon-The Byrne Prize Isaac Palmer Caldwell.
French-The Gold Medal, Miguel Ramos.
0erman-The Bossier Prize T. Frederic Bruner.
Bible Hstory-Ihe Doane Prize Francis L. Ferdinand.
Penmanship-Thc Foley prize, Pedro A. Quintero.
For Improvement in Drawing-The silver medal,
George A. Blume
For Highest number OF Notes In Freshman Cass-The
Presidents prize, Matthew j. La Marche
BISHOP coRRrGAN's ADDRESS.
| hOnOra Riobo
Corrigan stepped to the front Of the platform and
addressed the audience as used to be customary
with Bishop Bailey, OF whom 1t may be said that
his absence from the commencement was due to
absolutely necessary visitations in his arch.
diocese. Bishop Corrigan began his address by
saying that he felt delicacy In addressing
the audience inasmuch as he was not only bishop
Of the diocese, but President Of the college. Per-