The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23
FAREWELL TO ALMA MATER.
Ealutatory and Valedictory
Addresses Delivered.
DEGREES And DIPLOMAS CONFERRED.
New York and Rutgers Colleges, Brown and
Georgetown Universities.
Mount ST Vincent Seminary and New
Jersey Normal School.

MOUNT 81 vincent SemlndTy ana New
Jersey Normal School.
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
GENERAL REUNION OF sIUDENTs-vIsIr OF
JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS TO THE INsTITU-
TON.
SALEM, Va, June % 1875
The Roanoke College Commencement exercises bcga
on Sunday last when Rev. r. IL Suffer and W. w Hous
ton of Virginia delivered tho baccaiaureate anu Chris
tian Association addresses respectively On Tuesday,
Rev. L. A. Fox, OF Virginia, addressed the alumni and
at night r. G. H. Kcan. OF Lyn.hburg Va adj
dressed the literary societies, instead OF Hon. A. NJ.
wadde. OF North Carolina who recently lost his wiic
Yesterday tho closing exercises were held The grad
aatcs from tive different States g. y. Keedy OF
Maryland, took tho first honor; S. r. Crewason, Of
kentucky, the second and ". Grosecose OF Tennes-
yee tue third }. D. Fray. OF Virginia, received the
faculty medal for Creek G. Bla, kstone, of Virginia,
The trustees medal or mathematics; W. G. Dreher. Of
South Carolina. the so homore essay prize; Johu Has
up the sophomore Eu.sh prize lgoid nedal) for
Tory; j. W. Ounby, OF Texas, tho Freshman medal for
w. D. Frantz of Illinois, and Mark Jarrett, OF West
Virginia, will represent the college he State
torical contest The dcsree o. D. q was conferred
upon Rev. :. I. w. Huoper, oil Lynchburg G. Domer,
Of Washington CITY, ana j. II. Barclay, OF Baltimore
During the exercises OF Commencement D,y, Lieu
teuant General Saigo and Mr. II. Y. Hedaka, The I'm
pcria Japanese Commissioners at the Centennial Ex-
hibion, arrvcd aud were introduced to the audience
and were received with enthusiastic applause. They
lett in the evening train Tor Philadelphia They will
return 10 Salem Tor he ceremonies OF October 10
During the week general reunion OF students was
held with great success At night the grounds were
Illuminated. The Town Was throngcd with VISITORS
and aItog Their commencement week passed oil with
Another students reunion will be held in 1873 when
occurs the quartocen ennai Of the college There are
Ill students from fourteen different states Professor
J. D. Droncr, the financial secretary OF the Board OF
Trust reported that $l2 0Ou haa been raised Tor the
Lewis Centennial Hall, named in honor General An
drew Lewis. Of Revolutionary lame. The corner stone
vii, be aId on the 10Th OF October, the Que hundred
and second anniversary OF the battle OF Point Pleasant
GEORGETOWS UNIVERSITY.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE COLLEGIATE
DEPARTMENT LIST OF The HONOR MEN-THE
MASTERS AND BACHELORS or ARTS AND THE
PRIZE AND PREMIUM MEN.
wAsHISGros, Juno 20 1870
The aity-nnih annual commencement OF the acade-
milo d, primcnt GEORGETOWN University took place.
to-day, the exhibition ball o: the colleg in honor
OF the Centennial year OF the republic The apartment
Was richly aud profvseiy decorated with the national
co ors, and with banners, bearing the Of the
principal butte fields OF tue Revolutionary War. The
char was occupied by Rev. p. +. Heay S. j. Presi-
were Senator Herman, OF New York, aud Congressman
Bernard Caufed, OF Illinois, both graduates OF the
college The proceedings interspcrsed with
by the Marine Baud
The sanitary Grafton was delivered by John Grit
1ss aud the valedictory ny John Carroll Payne The
Intermediate addresses made by Clement Manly
whose subject American Poets, Jonn g. Agar,
sAmerican Orators" and Bell W. Etheridge "A
Century's Progress" ft
The degree Of Master Of Arts was conferred upon Dr.
Eoule Young, oil Washington, D. c. and DR.. William J.
BlakeIv, oI Erie Pa
The degree OF Bachelor OF Arts was then conferred
On the graduates OF the academic department iol
lows
John q. Agar New Orleans.
bell W. E,nuridge, Tennessee (son Of Emerson
Etneridgel
John J. Grinss, Baltimore.
Clement Manly, NewUerns, N C. tson Of Judge
j. Carroll Payne, warren,on Va
William j. Wilcox, Philadelphia, Pa
Medals and premiums were tnen awarded ~ fol-
Gold Medal ia Rational Philosophy to John Carroll
Pa, ne, oil Warrenton, Va Premium to John G. Agar,
Gold Media, IN Physcn, to J. G. Payne. Premium to
A. Tnoma- Harvey, oil Washington U. G.
Goiu Medal IN Mechanics, 10 j. c. Payne Premium
Medal IN Rhetoric, TO James A. McEihnny, Of New
York city. Premium TO Arthur Hood, Jr, OF Cuth-
berL Gu.
Medal in English Studies in Rhetoric, to Enoch B.
AbciI 81 Leonardtown, Nd.
late Of warrenton, Va Prem um 10 sydney 4. Mudd
oil Cnares county, Mary land
Medal English studies in Poetry TO sydney 4.
Mud
Medal in Fir Grammar tFreshman), to william
Gas,on Payne, OF Warreuton, Va Premium 10 Edward
D. Russell, OF Washington. d. e., late of Wheeling, w.
Va.
Premium for English Composition. same class to
Scorgt Carroll Horsey OF Frederick county, Maryland
The above comprise the unvcrs ~ class $
Tue ollowng rewards are gwen, irrespective OF par
hcuiar
Cod Cross Tor Elocutou TO Ciemcn, Manly, OF New.
bern, y. {. rre.niuus 10 John o. Agar. OF New or
leans; Raphael ). iaynet Of warrenton. Va, and Will
lam Bennett OF Brooklyn, ~ y.
Mcfrlcs DEBATING Medal tgodj to Bell W. Etherdge,
of Drcsucn. icnu
Morris Historical Medal tso.a for best Historical Es-
Holman AIsebrac Metal lgold, for best Algebraic
Problems. r.ugene :. Ives.
Toner >ci'nnc Medal tgodh TOR Collections and Es-
saws Natural History. 10 Charles A. DE ,ourcy. Of
Llwrcn g ms
Pnno emic cod Medal for best Essay, by q member
OF he fhuoucmlc Society, TO William T. Smiln, Of
Uagerstown, MI
Cull,re journal m re pod rnc,is for best contrbu-
lions o the Cotlsge Journal, tue students monthly
Medal IN second Grammar Class, first section, 10
James Glennan o. Washington d. Z. Prem um Tor
En-llsn composition, same class, 10 Dominic Z.
swecuy, Of nazleton, Va
Premium Tor Engisn Composition, in second section,
same class, TO Harry c. Wash, OIL ,amdcn, y.
Meaa. Third Grammar 10 Oscar J. Mudd. OF
rhurns county, Maryland. Premium 70 Edward A.
schaarn,an. oil MaitinsUurg. w. va
Premium English Composition, same class, 10
Springer cunningham, OF Pittsourg. Pa
No m,da earned in nrst ruunrnts, but premium
gained in English Compost on ny Jonn H. AcGraw. OF
Alexan IRA, Va
MEDIA ~ e .ond Rudimcnts to Francis McLaush-
lin, of Boson, Mss. now Of Geor etown. D. Z. Pre-.
num- Ia class, 10 John d. McL ushl'n, brother OF
tile above.
Premium Tor English Composition same class, 70
Joun ~ O'hara, OF Chicago. lii
Medal IN English class numerical coursc) 70 Ray
mond ~ fuy, of Philadelphia late OF MOBILE, Ala
Premium, IN same class John J. STEWART OF Lancss-
ter Pa
Premium in English Composition, class to Ray
mond Du Pu..
uAraExArics, CHEMISTRY, LANGUAGES, &C.
Medal In FIRST Mathematics, 20 Eugene ). Ives.
Premium to Charles A. he Cou.cy.
Medal in Second Mathematics. to Dominic +. Ssceny.
Premium To Charles y Donovan Of Baltimore Md
Mcdass IN THIRD Mathematics, 10 Edward y. Russell
Premium 10 Albert J. Lapiace, Of New Orleans, La
ac.a. 10 Agebia, 10 Frsncs r. Ciaik, OF Montgomery
cnuny, Maryland Prcnium 70 Edward X Smith. Of
CrcicvilIe ohio
Mslsi IN First Arithmetic. 10 Oscar J. Mudd.