New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
sr STEPHENS COLLEGE.

GRADUATION EXERCISES-DIsTRIBUTIONo OF PRLlES-
CoNvoCATIoN OF TIE ALUMNI-ADDREss BY
BISHOP POTTER.
ANNANpALE, N. Y.,June 1s.-The Commence
ment Exercises have Just ended. The proceedings OF
the day began with carly Communion service IN The
Chapel att m under the direction OF the Cohvoca-
ton of the Alumni conducted by their President assist
cd by the Rev. Messrs Haskns and kimoer M " the
regular business meeting Of the Alumni was held In the
library with largo attendance. The most important
matter discussed was that OF Alumni Representation IN
the Board OF Trustees this subject having been us
cussed at tho last annual meeting Of tho Board Inc
Committee was appointed with power The elections
resulted in the unanimous reelection OF the PRESIDENT
President and Secretary and in the election OF Mt
o p vInton Brooklyn, Treasurer Tae Commence
ment exercises proper began at $780, at which time
procession was formed In front OF the mlin college bud
ing, and marched to the Chapel, when the htahy
was sung by the Rev. Arthur c. Kimber OF
the class Of 1906 At its conclusion the procession
reformed and marched in the same order TO the stage
erected the campus, where the line divided allowing
the bishop and warden and trustees and Faculty 10
proceed 10 their seats upon the platform first with
them were afterward seated the officers OF the Alumni
the Rev. PrOfs. Seymour and OhVer OF the "enei"
theological Seminary Drs j. :. CLARK ana 1losoh )
Messrs Harrison Seabury, Sill, o. C houghtoh' oo'e
W. r. Thomas, Gay, Fred. s. Sill, Murray, Chadwei
Granns Capron Delafed, Aspinwall. Gilbert Iaskins,
GRAY Darby, Norwood of Derry. England; Grubb
Livingston Cropsey, and others Among lhe prominent
layinen the stage were Messrs william a. Aspil
wall Thomas w. Ogden. III. c. Braem, Joseph Harrod
and John Campbell. Tie Sdlutatory was by kusseIl IL
Neyins of Philadelphia and was contrary TO general
gress." Victor c. Smith, New-Yors; "Thacke,ay;' W
Picklay. jr., Albany " Heroic Element in Man" j. 9
George A. Keller, Philadelphia; READING" George II.
Wilson Epochs in History" +. ". knight Washington
CISCO and "Tne Anglo-saxon Race" James H. WassOn
New-York. Tie Valedictory was by John ID. McConkey
NaNC .Rrifa nj AT
lowing contestants who had worked hard Tor them, as
Will be seen from the numbers after tue name, when
give results of the examinations GU tue Ds OF Vo
maximum: Hebrew, McConkey, 99o helieniste Gieen'
Neyns g95; Metaphysics, WdsSOD "; Eyhlcs IiilOsOi
Lewis 9S Greek Unsworh, 90 L tin, Unsworth 800;
Pure Mathematics, Rlthbln s5'5 me McVlcker Loeu
The degrees conferred were B A. upon the graduating
class composed Of John Tack Archdeacon George Alex
COnkey Russell Hubbsrd Nevius. William lMortOn Pick
Law ir Victor Cnateauneuf Smith, Cyrus Ouey Inlot
SON. NJ a. III course; Rev. MessIs. D. Ii. WelOie, H. NJ
Hayden, ]. G.. Rosenkraniz. aud NJ W. Darby OF the
Id Euiidem Degrees: N. A.. the Rev. J. Van Winkle,
the Rev C. l.. Noble and Prots. Hopson and OLSEN y
T. d. the Rev. Warden FdlrDairn d. u. OF Trinity Col
lege The only honorary degree conferred was tat OF
s. f. ID. upon the Rev. George Penne ID A, 0i Tie Do
cese Of Albany. .
The literary exercises were concluded with the sing
ing the Gioria IN Excelsis by All present and ihe
pronouDcing of the benedelon by Bishop Potter Alter
which speeches delivered by Bis2op Potter, War
den Farbairn, Profs Seymour and HOpsOn ana Messrs
Norwood, Harrison, and Keller BlsAOp Potter IN ms
remarks elected great applause by saying III reference
To the present condition OF the cnurch that though II
SAD the cOmmotion that Is III sOne places maze
matters like tlat of the position of the cele
years Of his Episcopae, more earnest and faithful work
part OF Clergy and people than there Is at tue
present time. Within little over two months he had
confirmed over 2OJ0 persons At the meeting OF the
Trustees yesterday TO NIL the vacancy IN Tue
faculty caused Dy the resgnaon oi iLo pos'cT' wo %
ble NJ A. elected Professor of Eaglsn Literature.