New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-27
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
CLOSING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF COMMENCE

MENT DAY-LIsT OF GRADCETEs.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
MIDDLETOwN, Conn.,, June 26.-The weather
to-day Is delightful The exercises of the graduating
class are receiving high compliments. and arc pro-
nounced better than usual such occasions. To-day
the corporation Ia session. but at tn early hour when
this is necessarily written report Of their action
De Obtained. II Is thought that they add several
members to the Faculty of the University. and that
their action several matters which will be presented
to them will be very important.
Tie annual rymnastic exhibition held In the gym
nasium this morning at $50 o'clock. large audience
attended, and loud in their applause at the various
exercises In light and heavy gymnastics, eapng. vault
ing. and tumbling.
The following members OF the graduating class have
received elections 10 Phi Beta Kappa:
Forrest E. Barker. Worcester. Mass Joseph C. Burke
Mlddleiown, Conn; Morris b. Crawford. New YORK
RrOse person, wAfham, Mass L1yi doeI'
Thomas b. Lindsay Lynn Mass; william W. Martin,
Frank H. Parker. East H.ddam Conn; Edwin ?. ste
Mass.
II Is quite noticeable that OF the 50 men composing
this class IS opposed to coedncaton while two are
neutral. thus making the number OF advocates Of this
mooted innovation nine. or one-fourth the class and
this with years. experience OF the society Of ladies
in college. which has been regarded by coeduoatonsts
as the great converting power.
This afternoon the annual regatta occurs. The Uni-
versity crew, description OF which appeared in THE
TRIBUNE OF last Saturday will participate. This crew
possesses The qualities attributed to them by your cor
respondent and II they lack SKILL as he remarked they
certainly have even in their Old boat done some very
remarkably good rowing The following was the order
OF speeches exercises yesterday
The Oh Catholic Moysnent-MOs Barker Crawford Sewro1f
CitV.
Luther the Diet fworD,-D,niel Dorchester Maiden Mass
Th New r3e0gY-Theoioe "A Duncan, Nbrnham hasA
Crrmaioa-Ihonas h nd LINDSAY. Lrun Mass
Science And ReIgon-A llam Wallace Martin Brooklyn,
Get;rs1nrg -jh .rles Foster Merrill, ROcEport, Ma's
Polite. and the PuplI-Anhie L. Palmer WnteEt0n, " l.
Tie Influence H. PA0ury, Lmiason, Ne
Goeihe-bnery II. Talbot, Boston. .
Our SouthHIssrt d. rove South Restng, Ms@
Tue following are names VI the graduating class
The degree OF Il. 8. was conferred on John Edward
Elstis.
The degree Of A. b. conferred on Arthur Prince
Adams. Benz amin Jarvis Adams, Albert La FORREST
B4cneler Forrest spn Barker, Joshua Rogers BncKr-
lew, joseph Chester Burke, William joan Chapman,
Morris Barker Craw ord Albert Prescott Doe, Danlci
Dorcnester ir George Borden DUrsett. Theodore Au-
gustus Duncan. George Russell Emerson Leyi GliDert'
Joseph Brown HamDlen. IT,. George Henry HardY.
Foster Merrill George Wesley Osgool, Archie Emerson
Palmer Francis Hubert Parker. George Adelbrrt Perry.
John Nehemiah Pierce, John Henry PilisDury, Byrdm
Greene Sanford, Amos William seayey joseph b'ateIi
SHEPHERD Charles Wesley Smiley EIwln fltmah oJo-
vens Emory Harlow Talbot Albert Marion
BuslroI sied ten Taylor, Edward David fowle' Jonh
Corn veil MeiwOOd.