The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-25
THE COLLEGES.
Commencements in New York
and New Jersey.
HARVARD EXERCISES.
The First Banquet in Me-
moral Hall.
ALUMNI DAY AT YALE.
An Grafton by Hon. Edwards
Pierrepont.
dwelling Of the Statue of Presi-
dent PierSon.
UNION COLL EGG e.
Governor Dix Addresses the Grad
uating Class.
w. NJ. EVARTS AT DARTMOUTH.
His Eulogy on Chief JUS
tice Chase. ssa as
M. EvARTs AT DARTMOUTH.
His Eulogy on Chief JUS
tice Chase. ~
COLUMBIA COLLEGE.


COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Award or Prizes-Confcrence Of Degrees.
The one hundred and twentieth annual Com
mencement OF Columbia College was held yester-
Gay at the Academy Of Music. The spacious build
ing was filed with an enthusiastic audience Of
we'll wishers and friends Of the successful youths
who were the enviable recipients OF Columblas
valued prizes and degrees ias. s4N
The proceedings commenced at ten O'Clock and
we're not concluded till halfpast two in the after
noon. So unremitting was the interest sustained
BY the several exercises that hardly single per-
son Of the numerous assemhlage left their seats
till the close OF the meeting, Notwithstanding the
great warmth or the day. NI anaaI
Vice Chancellor Benedict in the scarlet robe OF
DOCTOR OF laws accompanied by the Faculty OF
Columbia College, In full academic costume, took
their places on the stage punctualy at ten O'Clock.
The exercises OF the day were interspersed with
pleasing musical selections, commencing with
6uppe's overture "Bandtenstreiche,n and giving
afterward various well chosen neorceaur from
Strauss, Meyerbeer, Wagner, Mozart and Gungl.
The various orattons, and especially the prize es-
says called forth loud plaudits from the audience
and many roral tribute to the successful talent
Of the eloquent authors The vailed ictory address,
by Mr. George Christian Kobbe, was marked by
Rev. Cornelius r. DUNE opened the meeting
With prayer, giving also the benediction at tne
Previous to distribution or the prizes in Greek,
Professor Drisler stated that 1t was most graft.
lying to him to be able to say that the answering
IN examination In this subject this year had reached
very high standard, lar SURPRISING that OF pre-
vt0us years. Is
The following is the order Of the exercises
Prayer, Rev, @. X. DUNE; Greek saiutatory
grafton. George Forest Butrerworth. Succeeded
tHe Exercise or suffrsreh neniamin Avmsr SANDS.
the Anglo-saxon." Frank Drisler; "Practicai
ASr Jared horsr 9TH.
nSsay; "Inausncss q cTscan Ar upon
s a. s5 Flsnx Dunlap shaw; "vonasrs q
He,nricss, an Grafton on "T6e Choice Of Proles.
Science BY Thomas be Witt Thompson, but these
gentlemen were held excused.
Chancellor announced the names Of the Honor
tine the class the re-
IN the Fresnman sopeomore and Junior casses
and awarded the Trustees Prizes for ex~elling in
German, the Trustees Greek Prizes, the Trustees
Prizes for English Essays, and the prizes IN the
School OF Mines. George Forrest Butterworth was
the fortunate recipient OF that reward-the prize
Of the Alumni Association, gwen TO 1.-THE most
class"
the prizes awarded were For proficiency in
German (more advanced class FIRST prize. $50.
Herman Drsler; second. $40, william Cleveland
william coriso top rhine Rninesnder ssc paadd &c. O
Frederick stiiwen Ackerman. The prize Of
the Alumni 500 n,or
Perry; second, $3.50, William James Adams;
next In merit John 4. Browning English Essay
F. Hendricks. Scholarships Tor 1874 FRESHMEN
classl-Greek, not awarded. Latin-John Buck.
nation. Henry Goldman. Mathematics CharIes
Montague Ward honorable mention, Bunting
Fletcher. Rhetoric-Wilnam Henry hyde, Jr.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
Scholarship in Greek-Eugene seligman; honor
able mention, David CaIman. In mathematics
Frederick Cakes; honorable MENTION David Cal
man, Eugene Segman, Leighton Williams and
Richard In. Ely. ] In nlstory-Davld Calman; non.
Orable mention, Eugene Seligman and J. f. Hindon
Hyde. In Latn-Irvin Auchinoss Sprague: hon
oraols mention, Easene seiigman, George wash
ington sehgman and BENJAMIN Franklin Mayer
Scholarship in Greek-Edward Lyman short:
honorable menton Edward Deavap pe1r
mention, T. S. Omission. The scholarship in
physics was not awarded In mechanics-Harry
Greene. In English-Harry Innes Bodley, Jr.;
honorable mention, Duncan MeKtm. In Latin
Edward w. Prices honorable mention, II. l. Bod
ley, Jr. The School OF Mines-A friend OF the
school has offered prize OF $50 to the student OF
the sS yeas wno the best sns Elk
evidence Of the most thorough knowledge OF the
John TOrrey. In accordance with the terms
sis, $50. was conferred on Nathaniel Wright Lord.
Thomas s. Allen and W. L0wrie Hoyt arc reported
- entitled to honorable mention in the same ex-
animation Tne prize IN 8sSaytng was given to
Eben Erskine OicJtt; entitled TO honorable. men,
tion, J. G. M. Cameron and +. H. Williams.
The aforementioned gentlemen were formally
admitted by the Vice Chancellor TO deRrees:--
HONORARY LII. D.-Rcv. Eben Edwards Boards
ley, rector OF st. Thomas church. New Haven,
s. D.-Rev. Joseph Hart Clnch. chaplain to the
puollc institutions Of the city OF Boston,, Mass;
College, N. j.; Rev William H. Harrison, rector or
Grace church, Newark, N. j.; Rev. II. Norris
Mcrrett, rector OF St. Peters church, Morristown
M. A. GLASS OF 1871 Robert Barbour Clarence
Kapelye Conger, LII. b. /; Stuyvesant Fish, JACOB
Ranars xseh Fancs aH
IL. b.; James Brander Matthews, James Otis
Morse, Jr; John Watts Russell, IL. b.; William
Joseph Feneon vermiye, Robert Waller. Ir.;
Ges2rge Francis Work. aud also George Starr Sco-
neIu, IT., ~. Is, or the class OF 1870.
B A. GLASS 1879 spencer Aldrlch w. $. Al
E lSrson, y. IL Buckley, q. II: Butterworth, l. NJ.
Foster, P. r. Narrower, s. 1. S. Henry, r. W. Hen
drlcks, Jay Humphreys. W. W. Johnson, G. Ken
R Rspa Reed A LSssr AreG Mysr r. =
D. shaw, Frank Storrs. I. d. Thompson. Otis
Field, Jr., or class '73 also presented himself for
ENGINEER or MINEs.-wam DC L. Benedict
Q. n cameron, $. N. Lille, George Murray Il. Il.
CIVIL ENGINEER.--John Gedney Mott Cameron.
The honor men OF the class OF 1874 are -
FIRST CLASS. q. +. Butterworth; .. r. W.
Henrichs; .. b. A. Sands; 4. Frank DrIsler,
SECOND GLASS;. A. J. Loder; 2. George Ken
nedy.
az D. Shaw; 4. Alfred Meyer 6. +. storrs; .. +,
d. Thompson; Z. q. @. kobb6.
Tho Committee OF Management. which mar
fairly congratulate themselves on the success Of