The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
YALE COLLEGE.
Closing Exercises and Award OF Prizes.

Closing Exercises and AVA d Of Prizes.
NEW HAVEN, June 13, 1873.
This afternoon occurred the prelude to the
closing exercises OF the college year at ''Old'
Yae-the De Forest prize speaking. These eXer-
cises are fairly considered the best exhibition OF
literary talent during the college year. Any or all
OF each Senior Class may write orations, OF which
the best six are chosen as those to be spoken.
The De Forest gold medal, OF the value OF
500, Is given TO that one OF the six who on
competition shall be found "to have written and
pronounced an English Grafton in the best possible
Manner and as literary merit Is considered i'm
college more highly than in any other leid the De
Forest man of each class Is usually guaranteed q
reputation in college for years after he has gradu-
ated. Andrew d. White President of Cornell Uni
versity was among the first OF Yale's De Forest
men, he having been awarded the medal in 1885,
This afternoon the speaking was very good
with exception two. Much interest
was felt in the speaking as at least two men
were to speak who had given no evidence
OF marked literary ability before during their
connection with the class. D,ioii reasoning
VIII not do in helping to decide what another's
chances are for the DE Forest medal, those very
two men were among the lavorites, If not pre.emi-
nently the lavortes in the groups OF students who
gathered about the Trumbul gallery after the
speaking to wait for the decision OF the faculty.
sutation, the faculty announced the De Forest
man Of 1878 to he Frank Bgelow Tarbell, OF West
GrOton, Mass. Some dissatisfaction prevails IN the
student mind with respect to the award, and Mr..
Hayward was considered by some to have deserved
1t better. We append the order of the speaking:-
pE FOREST spEAxING-yALE COLLEGE, JUNE 49, 1873.
J. The Greek and Gothic Architectures. by William
Becbe, Warsaw. n. Y. 2 The nqusiton in spanish His
ireck and Gothic Architcctnres by Aigernon Thomas
,scafs gE y ae oMa sw
s. Thomas Carlyle by James Hayward Hannibal, Mo.
George Eliot by Frank Bgcow Tarbcll, West Groton,
Mass.
After the speaking, President Porter announced
the following prizes:--To members OF the Senior
Class for English composition in the order OF merit,
those names connected by 'and' being equal III
merit. First rank-rarbel, Prentice, W. Becbe,
Elder, Bradford A. III. Allen, Boardman and Clark
and Collins. Second rank-Denslow. Houghton,
Bowen and Lewis, w. w. Beebe, Lathe, Bristow
and Goddard
The senior mathematical prize to $. 7. stewart.
Prizes for solution OF mathematical problems 10
Hill and Huntington, OF the Sophomore Class.
me w. w. De Forest scholarship, worth sI20 to
G. w. Benton, OF the Junior Class.
The winthrop Prizes-s200 and S100-"1or the
most thorough acquaintance win the Greek and
Latin poets,' to PECK ana Morris, of the Junior
Class.
The Woolsey scholarship, worth $50 per year for
four years, gwen to that member OF the FRESHMAN
Glass who passes the best examination In the
studies OF the year, To Hadey, a son Of the late
Professor Hadley. of Yale.
The Iiurlburt Scholarship, worth 500. given 10
the ono who stands in the same examination, 10
WILCOX.
The third Freshman Scholarship, worth $oO to
Worcester.
sophomore Defamation Prizes-To Cutter, Bou.
ton, jerks and Patton.
sophomore Composition PriZes-First rank,
Belts, Bouton, CULVER and Lee; second rank,
Fairlamb. Fuller Reid and G. smith; third rank,
Chester, Collin, Richards and Townsend.