The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-26
PRINCETON'S GALA DAY.
Ending OF the Observation-Disclosures Yester-
day-Conferring Degrees and Fellow
ships and Awarding Prixes-A
Brilliant and Intsrest-
ing Occasion.


ing Occasion.
PRINCETON, N. j., June rs, 1873.
The last day of the 10th Commencement OF the
College OF New Jersey was blessed with weather
glorously brilliant, with sunshine and the lustre
Of the freshened verdure of field and wood. A
very large throng of visitors gathered at half
past nine O'Clock in the morning IN the little
Presbyterian church near the college grounds.
Among the persons OF note who were present were
Professor Henry, OF the Smithsonian Institute !;
Governor Parker, Ex-Governor Olden and ex-Gover-
nor Haines. Of New Jersey Judge Bryan, Admiral
Emmons, Ex-Governor Dennison, OF Ohio; Judge
Nixon, ex.President Maclean, DR.. Hodge, the theo-
Logan; Adjutant General stryker and the Rev.
Messrs. Musgrave, d. D.; Schenck, D. D. Duryea'
D. D., and Van Dyke. D. d.
THE EXERCISES.
At ten O'Clock the exercises were opened in O
touching prayer by DR.. McCosh the President The
Latin salutatory was then delivered by George
Stockton Burroughs, Of Pennsylvania. Music 1ol-
lowed.
THE ENGLISH SALUTAToRY
and the Bellies Letters Grafton, having as it's SUBJ
Ject Goethe and Mllton,n was then delivered py
Mr.. Henry Jackson Van Dyke. of New York. 1t
was quite an eloquent and artistic effort and was
frequently applauded. In comparing the two
great poets OF two great races. the Anglo Saxon
and the German, he pictured Goethe as standing
in the halls of fame cold, llfeless statue perfect
perhaps. but removed from human sympathies and
human heroics. Milton, although unsymmetrical
IN character and not perfectly polished, was .
man who mingled in the struggles OF the world,
at times erroneous was earnest and exalted in MS
work. He vehemently denounced the philosophy
of the German school OF Goethe as selfworshipping
and as being that element IN human thought
which had led to the ruin OF nations In the past,
and he held, up the life OF Milton as an
worthy ambition. The mathematical Grafton, on
"Harmonv Through Faith.'' was delivered by Mr.
Isaac Hiram Condit, OF New Jersey. Samuel Nc
Lanahan, Of Pennsylvania, in the metaphysical ora
ton dwelt upon 1.-THE Individual in History" The
thread OF his argument was the idea that the
result Of circumstance, but OF innate genius and
power. While the individual has remarkable en-
he h
ables him to use them as ne viii. Joseph Heatly
Dallas, Jr., delivered the surgical grafton, taking
as his subject public Opinion and treating it in
a very weak manner. The philosophical grafton,
on ''rhe Monk of Florence" (Savonarola), by
George Howard Duheld-truy eloquent-was de.
full oil nervous energy. He exalted the heroism OF
the martyr whose pyre was the day star OF the
The speech OF william Irwin Cross, Of Maryland
sENTIMENTALIsM IN POLITICS,
was admirable for the evidences when 1t showed
ofkeen and sensible thought. He dwelt upon the
moulded public opinion, but was himself destitute
OF new ideas. For him the laborer deposited his
ballot because he had gone to him IN order to
have bis opinions moulded, and came away with
them moulded into that purpose The great prob
lem OF American politics, he thought was to teach
men to tnink for themselves.
The last OF the bachelor orators was that Of
James HOagland Cowen, OF OHIO, on the question
.Should Education by the State be Entirely Secu-
The Masters Grafton was delivered by Elmer
Ewing Green, OF New jersey and was very warmly
Dir. McCosh then announced that the Alumni
Committee yesterday had appointed committee
to erect bust OF the late President OF the College,
for this object. The opening OF
THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
would take place on the 10th DAY Of September.
PRIZES AND FELLOwsHIPs.
DR.. NcCosh then announced the comforting and
award Of the following degrees, scholarships and
The Junior Grafton medalsts are-First, James
H. Ross OF New York; second, William II. Spons-
Jersey, and fourth Willis II. Virgins, New York.
The Maclean prize OF 500 for the best English
grafton on the junior grafton night was given TO
The George Potts Bible prizes to the two best
biblical scholars OF the Senior Class were received
by George s. Burroughs, Pennsylvania, and George
Ii. Dufield, New Jersey.
The Dickinson prize for the best essay by junior
on Religion and Culture" valued at SEQ, was won
The class OF 80 prize the interest Of $4,000 to
the member ia who might write the best essay
on the genius OF Milton and stand the best exam
ination on the life and writings Of Milton and OF
the leading authors contemporary with him, was
The class OF 'e1 prize, $50, to the sophomore
who should stand the best competitive examina-
ton in mathematics at the close OF his sophomore
year, was awarded to F. d. Van Worst, New York.
essay on Kant's Critqae Of the fhestic Arguments,
was won BY s. r. Winans, Jr., New Jersey
Fifty dollars, to senior, for the best essay on
the mutual relations Of the general and State gov
ernments In the United states, was won by G. o..
Vanderbilt.
Fifty dollars, to junior for the three best essays
In English literature In 1928, was awarded to
Charles +. Whittlesey, Virginia.
Fifty dollars, to junior, for the best French es-
say on Bossuet compared with Fenelon, was won
by Allan Marquand, New York.
The Junior first Honor Scholarship prize OF 5000,
known as the Mrs. J. II. Thompson prize, was won
BY J. 7. X. Bryan, South Carolina.
The Marquand Classical Fellowship for one year
valued at 5000, was given to David Scott, Jr., New
York.
South Carolina.
the class OF 1860 Experimental Science Fellow
snip, worth H 5000 was given to Walter b. Dew
The Boudinot Historical Fellowship, value $3.50,
i , the best essay on the Causes and Effects OF
tne history OF that period, was given to Clifton F.
The Boudinot Modern Language Fellowship,
value $3.50, for the best modern language examina.
ton, was given to John }. Hupbell, New Jersey.
The stinweke Scholarship was given to b. Z.
The Biennial Examination prize for the best
sophomore student, value 500, was not yet
awarded, and was, therefore, not announced
:. Fifty dollars for the best essay the theory OF
Darwin In relation to religious questions was won
by Isaiah r. Adams New Jersey.
HONORARY DEGREES.
Doctors OF L1sc.-H0n. George M. Stroud, class
OF ~, Judge OF the Supreme Court OF Pennsyl-
vania; J. A. Thomas. A. NJ, M. D., Pennsylvania;
William Cullen Bryant, New York Rev. Jonn For
sytn, ID. D., chaplain and professor at West Point,
Doctors Of Diutnttv.-Rev. William Irwin, Troy,
n; r.; Rev. Daniel =. Gregory, professor In
Wooster University, Ohio.
Master or Arts.-John J. McCook, New York.
REGULAR DEGREES.
Masters or ArtS.-Class or ,6O--H. r. Johnson
and j. T. Primrose. Class OF ,67-Wam Nell
vaine Jr.; James Richard Philips. Class OF 49,
John Robert breckenridge and George Critten-
den Young.