The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-27
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
The Twenty-frst Annual Commencement-A
Brilliant Scene at the Academy Of Music
Last Evening-Awarding Of Prizes,
Medals, Degrees and Diplomas.


Medals, Degrees and Diplomas.
The twenty-nrst annual commencement OF the
College of the city OF New York took place last
evening at the Academy OF Music. The ANNALS OF
this college have for years past been celebrated for
their 'magnifcence," to use the descriptive term
OF the students themselves, which magnidcence
chiefly consists OF an immense gathering OF the fair
sex and q duly proporroned quota Of the male per-
suasion as guardians and protectors, much
enthusiasm, a great deal OF good music, and the
magnifcence OF the Commencement last evening
was by no means an exception to the general rule
Long before the hour fixed for the opening OF the
ceremonies the vestibule aud railways leading TO
the auditorium were
THRONGED WITH EAGER sIGHTsEERs,
and by quarter to seven there was not vacant
box or chair in any part OF the vast building. The
scene from the stage was q most brilliant one
Every tier presented an array OF beauty and
fashion that almost led one to believe that
the occasion which had drawn the audience
together was q grand opera with Lucca
or some other twinkling star rs its
bright particular attraction. Indeed, so
great was the crush on the upper floors that the
passage ways leading to the private boxes were
completely blocked; not only so great as to debar
anybody from going to or from box, but to rem
der short stay even among the fair ones thing
Of absolute danger to
THE COMPLETENESS OF ONES ANATOMY.
Yet the ladies managed somehow-those of them
who were unable to faint quick enough before all
the boxes were flled-to stand through 1t ALL
despite the fact that the lords OF creation, who
came to stand by them through thick and thin,
though the heavens should fall, had often to
give up the crush as bad job and go to
tha han fhav frnnd nrnnn
1t was a little after seven when the faculty
and trustees of the College. two by two
marched up the middle aisle amid the strains of q
most enlivening orchestra, that during the evening
lent an additional charm to the occasion by inter-
spersing the literary exercises with airs from Men,
delssohn, Goun0d and Strebinger. The arrival OF
the faculty was. OF course, the signal for the young
"bachelors' OF arts and sciences and their good
fellow masters" (who are, as yet, paradox though
1t may SEEM no One's masters) to fall into
line and follow in the wake OF their
beloved professors and the outside dlgnitaries,
who walled them IN like hedge fence as the
stately procession slowly made its way to the
STAGE The stage, however, was sacred ground
reserved for the faculty, the trustees and the
press, and SO the young gentlemen, notwitbstand-
ing all the glory OF their claw-hammers and their
badges and their tiny bouquets in their button
hOleS-nicely pinned there doubtless, by
SOME DEAR LADY FRIENDS
had to content themselves with front row in the
orchestra, where they looked all the evening as
happy as clans ut high tide.
THE EXERCISES
were opened with prayer by the Rev. DR.. Carter.
gentlemen VINO were about to become an active
part and parcel OF this active world of
ours should live up to the rgh. and be
were interested in their welfare. Then
came the addresses BY the students. They were OF
the usual order OF college dscourses and, as rule,
very well delivered. Owing to some wse-head's
foresight, although the programme was long, the
addresses. one and all, were short, confined to
limit OF seven minutes. They were as follows:--
SalutatOry address and second honorary Grafton,
Religion" By wenzsl A RaeSeh third
B Benno LeW sfSa Nature,S Henry
Tirt Liberty and Intelligence" Henry
Lssiger; Liberal Culture" Hermann Muller
Fagnani; ''The Nations loss' (poem), frederick
A. Lyons. 1t is needless to state that each young
orator, at the close Of his address, was literally
deluged with bouquets. One who is rather delicate
is said to have injured his spine in attempting to
carry away o huge basket OF flowers sent up to the
stage by his friends. When the first part OF the
programme was brought to close then came the
interesting to the students concerned at least
ceremony OF distributing the medals, testimonials
and prizes.
They were awarded as foows:-
Pe Medals for General Profciency-Gold, Samson
Lachman Junior class; silver. William Alexander Muir
Burr Medals for Mathematics-Gold wenzel A. Raboch
senior class syer Eugene Jones
Crawford, sophomore class
GLASS;
class law Solomon Kohn, senior class English, Ferdi-
junior class; LATIN samson tschman, Junior class
ss sarf or
Richard r Williams Jr junior class; oratory Charles
seniaF :s ose s WS% Murray Junior
astronomy, WenselA Kaboeh senior class; history Han.
siter sophomore class algebra and geometry John v b.
derson, freshman class descriptive geometry. William,
c ahs sesp
Frederick L and Abraham sa9mon seRiDr
Nikie, Introductory class; hygiene, +. r. Minrath
RIGGS MeSaifssnior classsuhlec. The l Influence
T9s wsm Murray
A. Lyons n
solomon konn Of the Cionian Society," second medal
caan medal Tor not
gold medal Sr Latin william Alex Murray unGr
mpn class silver da io tn alr s senior
French HeT rSnsaoR Il DAWSON senior
S'"''' coNrEnsrNG OF DEGREES.
The following degrees were conierred:-
e sosS Of A
CGe Charles sMn ennnr ym
Ey ySfe Henry huhcd Hermann Joseph Muller john
Murray, Isaac oppcnhcimer.
The degree OF Bachelor OF Sciences conferred upon
Louis Adler William sylvester Church, Knight Letting
well Clapp, David Henry Dawson, Charles Prosper Fag
mani Charles willis Fisher, william Fredbcrg Francis
Huber, George Martin huss, solomon kohn. Henry
Murray isaac Oppenheimcr, Wenzel Albert kaboch
Louis Henry huffman, Abraham Solomon. Michael r. V.
Schoening, Henry Neville Tiff, John Augustus Walther
Edward Marshall Wray
The degree OF Master of Arts was conferred upon
Thomas Herring Burchard, A. b., NJ. d.. and Thomas n
Cruise, A. b., NJ d.
b., received their certificates of fellowship, having
manner satisfactory the faculty during the past year.
The first honorary Grafton and vnledictory address,
"The STUDENT was delivered by J. Sherman Battcll
Il was not until after eleven O'Clock that the
proceedings came to q close.
NEW JERSEY NORMAL SCHOOL.
The thirty.sixth annual Commencement of the