New-York tribune., 1877-06-27
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
YALE UNIVERSITY.

MENTS.
IrRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRTBuNEl
Nrw-HAvEN, June 26.-The alumni of
the soieutdc School have had their day to-day The
meeting at Sheffield Hall at IL a. IN. was largely
attended by graduates of the past 30 years fIoi'
Brush opcned the exercises with sketch OF the
rise and progress of the scientific department
of the college, and put the audience In exeelIeht
humor with his "reminiscences of the trying times te
institution has gone through He was followed by Prof
Brown and by some twenty more who made short
speeches expressive OF their interest in and affection Tor
Alma Mater
Mr. Clarence Kings address elsewhere given in fun
was listened 10 by q large and very intelligent audience
OF ladies and gentlemen who, Notwithstanding the IN
technically scientific character Of the address, seemed to
appreciate and enjoy IT. President Porter occupied
scat on the platform and gave unmistakable signs OF
satisfaction and approval OF the orators positions ana
manner OF stating them.
This evening the regular commencement exercises OF
the school took place IN Sheffield Han with the following
programme:
John i ward Bnddington Civil EnsineeTing) IInniing
Review Of Che PIVOT Bridge overtho HoHSa'oHio Oh 'he
Horace Icmuel Wcils Chemistry. New britain De
nc 4cid' .,... .o, ,,o
Afmentary canal ~ Iarval 3nLfrog (RnG CatebdG
Joseph Pax-on Iddiugs Cyil Engnecrne) Orange NJ,
UtbeToth eiSNlDG - Nine Friedetnsyie Penn"
oScGpatioi and cultivation Of the soil in Village Commu-
8 W1laa, Thompson sedgvics Iediean. Farming9n "on
the Fanctons Of the Appcndases aud tue Anatomy o INC
q dxa Young eee Saesas rfng; r., ON o 'eT ris an
agi Devc oilneui of Nations"
Tass , ls see ss, Sse fSRa lGEl ansR''IO
9. Joseph GilbcrtCa!houn Se,ci) Hsr4io M O 'No Al
To- Morris EurSe Beikh,p Dyramic cnneerins)' Louis
vile Ky on sanitary Drlrage"
1he following prizes were awarded;
CLASS oF lS77
For excellence in Geoo,v ana ZooSy the BeiSnap al1o
tween Joseph g. Calhoun Hartford, and Horace C. Howard
For exec ce in German the prize awarded to Henry l.
p,l czcecnco in french prize awarded to Henry L.
,ezsresn ciyg Egsineerns' the prize awarded to
Joseph T. iedi"ss' Orange; Orange N n o. u. 1878
Fur excellence toe anmacs oi Junior Year. the prze
awarded g. Walter l. Gowles Waliiosiord ,,soo no,oen
tor excel,snce ~ Cnem1Fy, tG PT55o P15 E6T5 H. enh
III FreScnec in ,ineralocy the pze awarded to Edward
J.. Brewster, West Cornwall
-, al, t ,9tit. Gr af freshman year the rrze
divided between Luaon Bates Chicago Ill., ana George \
for exec cce in German the prize awarded to William j.
T eTrlr" In Msihcmaics prize divided beween
I3ndon bates, Chicago. Ill., and George A. saundefs' Ne"
Fr cdc,nce in Pyc The prize divided 1sigeq Georo
I,i Honorable renton Of Albert L. Webster be'nclcn
Fof excellence in Mcchgnea Drawing the r.ze divided
between li9egl g f ~ ion of Iirdon Bates
Chicago III
Following is a list OF the members Of The graduating
class. with their theses:
o,.. James Morse r D. ncncer Mason Iron Bridge
Sonpen No N , .1a5 % built m the company across Mahol
I S i g 2e se enc and nS YonS e '@sr Gof FRANCE a improve
CHARLES Howard PhS1 SAN Fl b. Ne1mayen Design Of
Char ila-r ma IN r. New. Haven Design oi an ron
hN, lhl0lS " 90 i.i;it, iiiiL,,' Ydr,opr Mo con
'virSSy 8c"ry Bscla> owl Enenccringl Cleveland
oso 0u 'he Asaoal, Bridge ANA the Causes Of its Fail
or,. Henry BARTLETT tCiyl giueerng) Nora Guforl
"0n re ooi iras of c Ger shop OF the y ~ " II. and
NOM. Burke ncpap Dynamic Ensneerinsl Louisville
Bernard Bercns l-eccu Phi4delpha, Penn. "on the
The lSu Bovsifns ,iirdcr II al Westyiie' -. ~,
lanes ii,I1 lr,star -clecu NcvHayeu. con The oc
john n srds ruodn-ion t'lv Iligln, n4 m H. on ~
"Fci, o he llyot Bridge over The itousaiomcpA u' n
irnE c11Iel ,Ircar Cartilage Ohm "Ou The anatomy
Of tac american Medicinal .rch tacgo5Ie.a decol)"
Joseph gilbert Calhoun (~elecD HarugHa. ON me
NiFr,i.li. Ltolari lowls ,-ciec0 NevHarcq "ou the
OiI~i srr. iooL Guns Mciai ScfYorI ,ig. "on the
Eac.phli.lo Of ilc sAad tlos, 53nd.sSnial. ,,, .or
NE shor ae RAILROAD Bridge over the Qmunipac lavcr'
Wa'Is.s rruce Fenp owl E9sneerine)' NewIla'en.
Eu kellogg Field (Clv luginecrue) Germantown Penn
ttU tI. tfLr Ii u .I. b..
Joachim Ioln tIaic'c tS''ou' No"-l'" '"!' We
, iiear Caid Chemistry New.york city. "on Tie
C.u.i.... f..f a carbon W .a r.chci.'
5a,n Ii1a Morpoh Han solecO Brooklyn y y. "On
'Wlilm stanley IIno lCiyl Enguccrug) bridgeport "on
nv o.ocss lciIii .eiueerue, New.uar'ord Tho
Iv nd Us application ID regard TO UNSAFE Engineering e'l'
H.cc Obj Howard solecu, Townshcnd, VI "on seri-
Ja,pf raz'on lodinrs cul Engineering, oansg,- y J.
"I.,.s a iuc rmpiD2 fIeng tuini- ana 9"u' "' '"'
.fou
N; b. on ~ SrylIity idi,ii NJ, u,.r''s1 Ir.o.yi r. y
"On ile Royal Guupo"Gcr FACTORY at WMthm A"DeJ' LII
Siia ri.n Fol- Iasur tCiul Eueinocung, Slanehai.
Cina con Underground surveying "llhei TO 'Ae cheshire
Fs5l Cooper Iavrance Dyuar c Fnein,crincl NewYotk
CIV steel. it- Mann'actufe ana It's Application 10
hjH Wia.i.T lcislton lCiFl Enrinc,rug), NcwHayen
GH.Tie, j9pc, Iacs Ccyn EqapecrHl Ecgscs Point
y . ou Mont fl. EDr.es Point \.
Frrir John Martin (,eccD, Orange y. ON carpet
G. Knox aIi4ter selec3 Rock Island, Iowa. "on wo-
as. Bl murray (selecu Norwich "on the Jeacrsonian
.saaei Lewis Pmnc,a Cacaistr1 catsknl \. Y "on
iWld Noarsc Pratt C-cecu, Emra n y. "on the His
Francs i,aw1sou Read (CiNl Eneneeriur, Hartford
aUn Explos,yrs ss Applied 70 Engneering' ,.-,-
Imous Waterman Robinson ,CiYli tngneeHng', falT FAR
Hayen q1 iIgl9y,a [Sn raven l3I wrought i'''
Thoinas Fitch Rowland Dynamic LnginccIns 6Icgnlont
War VestI, Of the United states Navy 40.
JAIME, ALVIN scott Civ Engncorngl NalgatucA. ION
william Thompson s,dsw ck CNedieaQ FaImineion. on on
thc Appeudlgcs ana the Atdoij OF The
Larger FIDDLER Crab ft;cilSimus minaN)'
G6of, DwigI Smith (Dy Engiuecring, Plantsyic
on DIop Iorgines.' t,- NO.. 80.
Cror-c smith l(yil Erciuccring), New Haven ION Tie
lroc,.- and Applications o. The sand Blast'
Waller -noNdon smith ,solocU Cincinnati, Ohio ION
Tra Jllrs.'
,.cfifrv Canal n le LaTys EulliiOg said C1its'al
Ar,rr john rcuuy dynamic EnginccIiAgl, Nc" HaVeh
" on le Drainage oi London
Circniaf0rv system o. ne Common FOUNDER
WrIaip Gilman Thompson dclcal, scN YORK Guy 'On
~, Fc.fai Cifcl at0rv system 81 TIE Domestic Pig
Weeks fSeiect), Ncw orr CliY On lhe Ia
,,er .iDD,y % il,r Amen an Revolution
IlDalc fcmut Wells chemistry, New Britain Deter
,f of Tfguic ACID "A Iron containing PhospA0lIc