National Republican., 1876-06-29
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE.
Graduating Class Of 1870 Distribution Of
Medals and Diplomas

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Last evening the annual commencement exer-
elses Of the Junior department Of the Columbian
College were held at Lincoln hall. The fnclemency
Of the weather drew largely upon the audience,
although under the circumstances q goodly num-
Der were present, and were repaid for their at
tendance by the addresses delivered by the grad
usting class, which were rich with rhetoric apd
entertaining in character. Among those present
and seated upon the stage were Hon. John A.
Bolles, of the Navy Department, and vico presi-
dent Of the board oil trustees Of the college; Hon.
Mr.. Gordon, Professors Fristoe, Shuts. hunting.
@ason % and SSSie itSh and Mr. We WeSb D. nay he's
James Q. Weliing, LII. D., conducted the exer-
eises, the programme consisting as follows: Music,
Latin saIutatory, ihrst honor,l by VIM. B. Frisby,
District Of Columbia; "Ring out the Old, Ring
in the New,n BY E H. z: Brown, Maine; The
Columbia; music; "preams of the Dawn OF Philo-
sophy,m by Frank Fuller, Illinois; Genius by
VIM. b. Frisby, District OF Columbia; .dore
Light, tsecond honOr,) by Lucius NJ. Cuthbert,
Diftrict Of Columbia; music; yaledictory address,
The awarding of prize medals, by Hon. j. A.
Bolles, was then proceeded with. as follows: Mr..
Elton medal for excellency in Greek, the Slough.
ton medal for Latin, and the RuggIes medal for
mathematics; Mr. Lucieus NJ. Cuthbert,, the
medal for excellence in reading, and tho FIRST
Davis prize medal for elocution; Mr.. Frank Full
Ton, the second DAVIS prize medal for elocuti0n.
Presenting of the prize medal OF the Enosinian
Society, by Mr.. Huntington, IL D.; presenting
Of special certificates and eonferrmg Of degrees
by The president as follows: Candidates for the
degree Of Master OF Arts by examination, Lucius
NJ. Cuthbert- ID. e.; VIM. B. Frlsby, d. c.; Moung
Edwin, of Burmah, and Frank White; candidates
Brown, Msine; Edward Burcheil, d. O.; A. Il.
Waldo Clum, N. Y, and Frank Fuller, ILL.,: hon.
orary degrees, Prof. Samuel ]. Kirkwood Of
Wooster University, Ohio, the degree of LII. D.,
and Rev. hice Gwallney, of Rome, Ga, the de-
gree of ID. ID.
Students entitled to certificates ofprofciency-
William j. Baxter, mathematics: Gonzalez s.
Bingham, English, natural science moral philos-
ophY; John W. Chsppell, mathematics, natural
science, moral philosophy; Clarence Curtis, Eng
philosophy; Harry O. Davis, modern lnnguaSes.
mathematics, Latin, Greek; q. T. o. Earle Eng.
lish, modern languages, mathematics natural
mathematics, Latin: William b. King, modern
languages, mathematics, Latin. Greek; John A.
Klein, mental philosophy; William A. Leetch,
matics natural science, Latin, moral philosophy;
Theodore W. Noyes, English, moral philosophy:
Leonard II: Poole, Latip; J. sc. Rchasdson,
Frank E. Smith, modern languages mathematics,
Latin, Greek; Arthur s. White, modern Ian
guages: Thomas W. Wyman, English; George
YORK, English, natural science, moral phil Oso-
Students entitled to dipIcmas-wm. Bayne, ir.,
English, natural science: Gonzalez S. Bingham,
Latin, Greek, natural science, philosophy; Ed |
ward Burchell, English. modern languages
Latin, Greek, msthematics, natural science, |
philosophy; A. II. W. Clum, English, Latin, |
Greek, natural science, philosophy; Lucius. nj
Cuthbert, English, Latin, Greek, mathematics
natural science, philosophy; VIM. b. Frisby, Eng
philosophy; Frank Fuller, English, Latin,
Greek, natural science, philosophy; Leonard |
Marbury, modern languages; Theodore W |
Moves, modern languages; George York, modern