The New York herald., 1873-06-20
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
The Annual Commencement Exercises-
An Enjoyable Entertainment NJ
Booths Theatre-Regular and Hon
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An Enjoyable Entertsinment ~
Booths Theatrc-Regulsr and Hon
orary Degrees Conferred.
The commencement exercises or the Class OF
1873, University OF the City OF New York, were
held yesterday at Booths Theatre, and. were at
tended by several hundred friends OF the institu-
ton and OF the graduating class. The occasion
was most agreeable one, both to the graduates
and TO their friends. The faculty had, it appears,
designed to hold the commencement exercises In
the Rev. DR.. Booths church. but they were sur
prised, some few days since. to receive cards Of
invitation from 'the boys" asking them to be
present at the ceremonies In Booths Theatre. The
faculty has, on several occasions, expressed them
selves as exceedingly adverse to the Influences OF
places OF amusement, and the Class OF 1873 prob
ably congratulate themselves upon getting final
joke on the faculty. 'The b0ys'' had their invita-
tons all out, 1t il asserted before the faculty were
apprised regarding the change Of programme
from DR.. Booths church to Mr.. Booths theatre.
The facilities OF the stage manager OF the latter
institution enabled him to convert the stage into
vast hail. with Its arches and emblazoned panels,
In which sat the chancellor trustees and faculty OF
the University. The scenery was painted for the
studio OF Richelieu and is familiar to all theatre
goers. The boxes, parquet and dress circle were
hed with the smiling faces Of relatives and friends
presented were very beautiful and expensive The
rumor was circulated freely in the lobby that one
OF the Greek societies INDUCED Its love for floral
presents to an extent dangerous to its finances.
The 0ratiOns were listened to with the attention
usual on such occasions and each was loudly ap-
plauded.
THE oRATIoNs.
The following was the order Of exercises. the Rev.
Howard Crosby, Chancellor OF the University pre-
siding:-
Masic-overtpre Merry Wives Of Windsor .Ncolai
the RsS Df ca%pbe PRESIDENT Of RSsers
Mus;c sn,S 4, s,.
Ts'S or s's or.ton jaime. wilson Hman Brook
sfE Of
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Disssrtaton.rhe liberation Of Crime" AonzO Bauveit
Knox Brigham Brootyn
Disssrtaon Crust and Cake" Ia. Gardiner Dudley
orsonMTne ss9onsa 6i1aslon of
koDfTt George EksmssT New YORK city
Rs@an bosns 2wooa Ssrssy o,z
Mmusc..Ara, La Favorita, .Donzsth
Oration-,"The Channels OF American Thoughs" with
valssdictory Addresses, William Moore Hoh, Jr. New
Musc-waitz. "on the Beautiful Danube' w Strauss
The three feilowships In the classical course were
william Hon. the secona o Re5 yee
Hillman, and the third, $780, to John X. Brigham.
Ine Butler prizes for the best essays in English
composition, by members OF the Eucian Society,
were awarded:-First prize, to Samuel L. Beckley;
second prize, to Charles Hedrick.
THE REGULAR DEGREES.
The Following regular and honorary degrees were
then conferred
bachelor of William Moore Hon. Jr, James Wilson
Hiiman John Knox Brigham. Robert George Remscn,
bachelor Of Scence-Heman Doane Atwood Charles
Albert j. Lignot, Aonzo Bauvelt Isaac Ferris Lock
wood, Edward Gardiner Dudley.
CsrN Eagineer-Hcman Doane Atwood, Isaac Ferris
Master Of Ayts-Howard D. Woodruff John G. Oakley,
Eugene Stevenson, William Erastus Reid.
Master IN Scie,ce-William H. Nichols.
Joseph Daily Charles Maria verninc Miguel Antonio
Barbarossa, William Robert Berry, John Bcrtrandt Hays
Reuben y Carpenter, Edward Livingston Scha1er,
Frank Lons0n Cherry, William Wiley jackson.
HONORARY DEGREES
Bachelor Of Ars-James Davies, New York.
Master Of Arss-Elliot Sanford, New York.
1umbia College, New York.
Doctor u PSiosopky-Rev Albert BANKER Little Falls
N. Y. -""
Doctor Of Dyintsy-Rev Hugh s. Carpenter San Fran
cisco, Cal; Rev. Sanford W. Roe, Schoharie N Y;
Rev. Adam L. Simpson, Derby, England; Rev. William
Hayes Ward New York; Rev. William Arnot, Edinburgh,
Doctor ef Laws-Professor John Foster. Union College.
Schenectady.
The Chancellors then rose and pronounced
eul0gy upon the late Chancellor Ferris. The bene-
diCtiOn was next SAID by the Rev. DR.. Rodgers.
The career OF the Glass of 1873 was finished and IL
was generally hoped that they may find In the
world yerifcation OF their motto, Nothing is i'm
possible"
The Alumni Association held its annual reunion
at the council room OF the University at I'M.