New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
VASSAR COLLEGE.

VASSAR COLLEGE.
COMMENCEMENT FXEDCISEs UNUSUALLY ATTENDED
--FOhTY-Two YOUNG LADIES RECEIVE TIE DA0-
CALAUEEATR DEGRKg-A SUGGESTION FOR I"h
ELECTION or LADY TECsTEE-APF"iNihhNi
or VAssARs FIRST LADY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or TIE CONDITION OF HE CoLLEOE-slAIi'
TICS OF TIE CLASS.
lFBoN A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE Thibo"i
PoUGnKEErsiE, Juno 23.-The Annual Com
mcncercn Exercises Of vassar College brought together
to-day an unas assemble 20 OF the Alumni ana feh'"
Of the institution Among tho distinguished guests pfos
cnt were Prof. Robinson Of Brown uhlVei'iy' 'o V'
Mr. Kellogg OF Connecticut. Gov. Pease OF Texas, in""'u
Lathrop. u. d.. Edward Bright OF me h~a"''"" az"
Chronicle, and Mrs Lucy Stone blackwell" inc i"c."t!
trustees, Instructors students, and Alumni 10 nan
past ten moved IN procession to the ch'P'l'
vdJo voluntary was perforated upon tho organ IieSi
dent Raymond and Miss Terry, the lady Principal oecn-
uicd prominent seats upon tho PLATFORM Ia,
graduating class occupied the front scat Inc ouci
cxcrc .es was according to tho programme pnDi"c" Ia
TIN TRIBUNE OF yesterday. TIE Sah'iai"fy Ol'"oi' -
Latin, was given Ivy Miss Frances Goldsmith o"Ht u
Pouahkeepsie IL was animated and graceful prodt
tion The German Grafton DR. Natiedn'ihu'' ~ Ni'sS
Lucy wright Kellogg OF Waterbury, Conn., Was hEH''
qpokcn II by competent critics VINO HsVch'" !"
IT, SO was "a colloGuy on tho " Comparative odpe''
ory Of TITO Fine Art, and Of Science IN theif luehcc
ON Civilization" by Miss aialtly Of Waterbury, Conn
and Miss AicIlain OF Toledo Ohio The Naedctofy was
nv Miss Florence Clinton Perkins OF C00pcrSt0Wn, ~ l.
II was beautifully written, full II excellent feeling ana
admirably delivered. All the music. vocal ana ihStu
mental, this year given by young Iadits Oh 'he
graduating elass il should have been Thcle were
two selections from Beethoven, the FIRST from
me Minor 8, nlioly ind tho last an Aniauic ana NJ
losrO rom IN Sonata A?passionata' bsioPs "'o"' ~
Al the conclusion, President Raymond conferred tle
Baccalaurcae Degree with the formal Latin 'dHS ans:
suhsoqIenty another English of wise adnon lion ana
iadics ~ IN number. upon whom tue degrees were con"
feIrcd ,., c,.,,o. p,r.o,
MAMMA Aton Of cico!e o. sr;aqnah chase BARON Ts
OF oil, N -, 1ai w. WarT Frame : 6ningon OF
KttanAing Tenn Emma Jida Clamb'r oi NeW S Vls
temerf o. ansor O. icia HasEe Connor OF faiIned
Ne; A@a Bert CnMmnss d, naii0EEiI' 1 DoIgnrry Of
Mansfield, o. Adile Liza to,.I OF 30, s s v 81 an
ton. IL lmGa Eidwoli HOLSTER q cine n.a.l u ara
o Of Wa GgSS 81 Conn SD Is avis ErEioi w
Ch1ord Fontane io'cIino Galveston Teas AiiI Of
M"nr,a Caa ,a Ilarret Eilabct LYON Of f,seA; hate
M "i NARY a. wiz %S ns IN iS q cr Adams Mass Alice
Maud Mitchell q Dn01qae Iowa jury d. i, r,, Lillian
Eliza rldlon Of Newiaven Conn., Emma Au,," ncT %,
: vase o. roxy Lu ySes OF We la ,rlp r. Iei,,
~ 5 9eI,,n nr o. D1,i wit Of Ponglkccpsc;
sarah Whiting alcott Of West Hartford Conn Eya MarGe
~ 81 Florence curry Wh"a Of Leayenworth hasSSi 'Of'
al tncH,l GA tc hoard Of Trustees yesterday, 20
members were present Dr Rnius W. BlDcOck ana tie
W.
having died during the year, william Allen Butter OF
NoWYork and tie Rev. j. Il. kclrloh OF iOubh"o PHic
elected fill the resolution dhnOi
zng election of lady to the Board was Oheted Dt
il not seconded ierhaps ii was iclt tnaI 'e .s t
had for this innovation II IL luucIstuuu 't
several members the Board are III faNCi Vi II. thc
Hon. Ira Harris reelected Chairman; AatthoN n'
VI. Bl kSIltil,
President and rEy, together tn ost ~ th' Gheir
were reelected without opposition. bliss lf-cLld biiS
ln teacher OF mathematics since the opchn- Oh me ,O
lrg was elected Professor AT aa annual stipend o - oVo
and il the lfst woman upon whom That dignity hs oc
confrrrrd AT Vas,ar II is probable that tie pccelept
Will ne followed The general feeling certainly i tiat
should be- and thai reason Why WOMAN %"
egc should not have women in the taculi{ me p, ~
teachers when are vacant VIII he ni,d bliss iio,H
g. Hsoock of syracuse, " " no" IN OeIhihg' oi 'io
class 70, of winch Was NaledlcOiah' Was """he
those appointed ,
No s;,.cuis presented themselves for tho second
degree. Tie Usual reports were read ihe hilhioi 81
volumes ia the library il 1891, there having bce an al
ditiJ 0f 3J7 during the past year Inc iieiIth tVCo
WAS good Two students have died during the past year.
hoh from acute discusses An actual inventory al the
College property shows its value 10 bc nearly TaooVVV
with additional inv camoLts to the amount 81 soOOOOO
the last year has been 72OooUO Of TINS fiODoo mas
expended In repairs and inpIO, eieiS cs.'io
amount in the gsOss to upward or T'O,UD; liEh anu
heat, <25UJO; board and washing S'J,oNp q Fesoih
ton udcpted rcuitt5 the reports OF the President EAect
tive Committee, and Treasurer hereafter 10 10 "Dsi
o. TUESDAY rcuni Of thc classes OF lSbe ana l.
t1uA pace. Among t.e lurlDcF was lddy VINO
back To Vassar. iamlnE httc gtl VINO was WIN ner
u,ti upon tno PLATFORM ana attfa' ttu huoh d'ch
ton .
iuing the last year the number OF students has been
s0honorcs IS: Freshmen. 50; pursuing special collie
ia average grade Of studies juniors, . )
-ophulnores ); Freshmen, 81 students IN the PIelai;'-
tory DEPARTING nj. 100; total ISL Htw-1o rk sch IA
tn, other Midaic States. "A; Ncw-kngand, IS; Inc
Weston States, 81; the Southern >; inc DstllcJ OF
CulrlIDia, . Canada, ., and Russia, l.