The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-28
HARVARD COLLEGE.

THE COMMENCEMENT RECONSIDERATION
OF PRESIDENT HAYES AND oTHERs-THE
ALUMNI DINNER-A GRAND GATHERING.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June q, 1877
Commencement day this year at Harvard made
specially memorable by the presence OF the President
OF the United States and three four OF his Cabinet
one OF whom, Attorney General Devens, presided at
the alumni dinner. 1t also notable for the
graduation Of the largest class. los, which
lett the grand old institution Tor The presence at
the dinner and among the speakers OF the venerable
Bishop Loe, Of Delaware who graduated sixty years
ago; for the comforting Of the degree OF ID.
u. upon Episcopal clergyman, tho Rev Philip
Brooks and for several other things, besides
being the 236lh comm OF Harvard. Tho great
outside features usually incidental to Harvard
menccment were OF course OF more than ordinary
magnitude To-day OF the magnificent street
pageant and unprecedented attendance OF visitors
The bulk Of these attracted by the presence Of
the distinguished visitors and the welcome which they
accorded scarcely less husastc and ov erfowng
than that manifested in Boston yesterday
The procession marched to Memorial Hall and imme-
diately entered The students were drawn up In line
in the CORRIDOR the Presidential party and other
Of the procession passed through into San
dcrs Theatre and took upon the platform. Alter
prayer by Rev. DR.. Peabody the order OF exercises
Immediately proceeded with, as iollows:--
Latin disposition, Edward Henry Strocbcl;
disquisition, Charles Maynard Barnes; "Munici.
pal Government as Affected by Universal Suffrage
Joseph White; ''rhe Presidential Election OF $780,"
Francis Buchanan Tiffany; "Henrich Hcine," DIS
sertaton, william Hopkins Tilhnghast; "A National
Conscience" Alfred Goodipg; "Etycnne Marcel
Henry Pease Siarbuck, A. b. Candidate OF Law;
Lord Mansh Baron Parxe,'' Francis Bickiord
HorDUrook. A NJ, Candidate OF ihcoogy; s.Ihe Value
OF Aiiirmave Religious Statement" Richard Theodore
sa~sra DYER Ps.. Of Medicine Msssn.
Richard Theodore Slack A. b. and NJ d., and Edward
Dyer Peters candidate Tor degree OF NJ d., nad stner
thesses approved and have received honorable men,
The efforts Of tho gentlemen sraduxtss were Of un-
usual excellence and won hearty applause The cxer-
cses were Pleasantly varied by musical selections
by tho GermaBa orchestra which occupied place in
tine gallery. Tho exercises lasted until about one
O'Clock. AT the close Of the exercises In Sanders
Theatre about nall past one the Preside mt and family
proceeded 10 the of President Eniott whore
ihe time pleasantly passed until The limo Of sais
dinner Of the alumni
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Degrees were conferred on graduates as follows:-
BachelOr Of Arts l6S, Bachelor oil Science on l,
Master Of Mecnantca Art on TO- Doctor OF Dental Ned
icno on Doctor OF Medicine on 81 Bachelor Of Laws
on S. Bachelor OF Theology ON Q, Master Of Arss on O.
since tho publication Of tho annual neurology, last
June the deaths Of ninety graduates OF the college
TSc foiovinr honorary degrees we're conicrrcd:--
A. M.-r6omas Gold Appleton AMI Horace Howard
- D. Rev: Philip Brooks
III. D.--CharIes Devens, Thomas r. Bayard and
Rutherford Birchard Hsyca
Harvard Hail az two O'Clock, being hour late on
ccount Of the lafeBess OF tho closing exercises Ia
al nders' Theatre. The attendance Was small. Col
mai Hepry Lee presdcd In The absence oil President
erersI Dsvsns and DE- samuel A. Green was
Tss iylsv sssssriss N election Of efcsss BY ballot