New-York tribune., 1873-06-16
RIrTGERS COLLEGE.


ITS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD COMMENCEMENT
GRADUATING EXERCISES or THE SCIENTIFIC
SCHOOL - BACCALAUREATB SERMON BY THE
PREsIDENT-THE GENERAL THEORY OF TIE IN
snTUIION.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., June 15.-The exer-
cises the 1O3d of Rutgers College be-
gan Friday last, and will close on Wednesday, this
evening being devoted the baccaaureate Sermon to-
morrow being an of" day, when nothing but exam
nations take place. Tuesday the field day, when every
thing comes IN rush. and Wednesday being graduation
day. Rutgers is one OF the hafdozen colleges in
America which may be called old, and is peculiarly o
Jersey college. Throequarters OF her constituency live
in Jersey while the other quarter the greater part
comes from the towns along the Hudson where there Is
a plentiful sprinkling OF Reformed Dutch) churches.
This Is the reason why her vigor is not diminished
her success impaired by the nearness Of Princeton
College-Only 16 miles away. T1e latter Ia more
national, and still has the favor OF the
Southern States Under these circumstances It is not
the ambition Of Rutgers to be great university. She
is satisfied with her place q small college, but at the
same time seeks to be most thorough One Her Presi
dent DR.. CaDpbel, whose soul is wrapped up in the
institution, thinks that small and, TO extent local
colleges a necessity OF national character and
adapted to our wants His idea is to gather about him
faculty OF thorough instructors, and TO exercise
paternal care body Of about $50 students beey
ing that but for such institutions many young would
fail 90 far away from home to largo universities and
would thus get collegiate education at all To say
the least the comparative amount OF good done and Of
influence exerted by small colleges and large
subject for interesting discussion.
The State Scientific Schools connected with Rutgers
and on Friday, s students examined before the
state Board Of Visitors, appointed by the Governor
The members Of the Board present tho Hon. c. Al
bertson OF tho Ist the Hon. william Parry Of the IId
ex-Goy. Newerhid r. K How OF the lid, Judge Jo
seph Thompson and ". X. Janeway OF the IYth, tho
Rev John steele OF Vh. Wm NJ. Force of the YIth
and A. H. Duryea Il the With Congressional District
After the examination the graduating class read their
theses, of which listfollOws:
Oswald Haldane Cold spring y. Y, " The Manutac-
improvements adopted 10 me Water Works OF Jersey
the Process VI BEiek4naktng;" NJ. c. Peck OF Al
hany, n. y, " The New New.fork State SaP-
mannfSctnTe;" VIM P stephens Of Railway. Light
Bridges" Chas. F. stlllman OF Piainhed, ~ u The
field "fGe Ashes Of Plants % c. I. Van santvoord OF
New.York City, "The Compound steam Engine -
Ebrdge Van syckel jr OF Bound Brook, ~ j., Pettits
stfiencd Triangular Truss - H. +. Fuller OF Clayton N
j., The HgntstoTn Bridge Truss n ana VII Widm anvil W
"a plan for new stone and iron bridge, which
lie wished could DC erected here over the Rartan.
These essays we're all upon subjects and written in
STYLE appropriate TO tho course OF instruction In the
scienfc school, and the Board Of Visitors not only ex
messed themselves Rfatncd IN uesrco
the method OF instruction pursued apd he proficiency
acquired by the graduates but adopted series OF COM
mandatory resolutions to be presented 10 the Legsla
ture next Winter The theory Of education here may
he added is not merely the pursuit Of special subjects
in science but the combination OF general culture with
technical knowledge; IN word, the institution Is trying
10 work out the problem Of how TO make tho scientific
or the "new" education equivalent as education to
the old classical course. The Committee Of Award or
Prizes for the best theses. gave tho first TO MIR. Van
syckel and the second 10 I. B. stlman.
Yesterday the examinations for admission took place.
and about 40 passed, threequaItors OF them from this
state aud the from NewYork, and about equally d
yded between the classical and scientific sections This
ia the largest number ever received the first day. and
will probably be doubled before the opening Of the
term making perhaps, tho largest class entered
The two sections will graduate together the scientific
course having been heightened from three to four years
Indeed this course is made Of more Importance than
formerly aud the sectional feeling formerly existing be-
tween the students has died out.
Tonight the graduating classes OF both classical and
snientifc sections gathered IN the First Reformed
Church They number 4027 in the former and IS In the
Iater having entered respectively 80 and 30 strong
nm all The general average OF the class has been 97,
rho grade first honor being 9T5 OF the 40 IL
win study theology 10 VIII practice civil engineering,
nine will study law three medicine and one each chem
istry and pharmacy. Toe baccaaureate sermon was
fu OF good advice 10 all the different professions the
subject being "COunsels 10 educated young men OF the
country who 10 be its future rulers" Tomorrow
examinations for admission VIII be Continued. On Tues
day comes tho reunion OF tho Literary Society the an
nual meeting OF the Alumni, at which something e1-
ectad 10 be better the finances OF the insttu
ton fnd in the evening the Junior exhibition and the
secret socety demonstrations.