The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW
YORK.

The commencement exercises Of tho College OF the
CITY OF New York. held at the Academy OF Music last
night passed on nicely large audience
was present and the number OF graduates
was larger than for many years before Inc
exercises began promptly at eight O'CLOCK
with an overture, LA Gazza Ladra," OF KOS
SIM Dr. Burchard offered the prayer. Leigh
Harrison Hunt delivered the salutatory address and
the second honorary The SUBJECT chosen was
"Tho Conqucsts Of Napoleon" Edward Ciar y, ave
q very Interesting dissertation on Nv huter Whhaui
]. wilkie delivered fourth honorary Grafton on
s.The Llie Coal Lewis Ssyre Burchard delivered
Bernard 10th spoke the s'drst dissertation %
HIS subjec, was sPlayng tor Position" Irving H.
OF Prncipie." Emil Neumer gave Tho second dis u;
sertation, on knowledge and virtue. Daviu
Hunter delivered The ss'5a o 4ns ps
honorary grafton valedctory address was deliv-
cred by Charles H. Wilson. the subject OF the GRAFTON
Individual in his inner self the lessons to be
drawn from It In the valedictory address he paid
tribute TO the memory OF one OF the teachers VINO
had died during the year.
Tho degree OF Bachelor Of Arts was conferred on
the following candidates John Arthur Barratt,
Ernest Reeve Birkins Nathan Brill, Lewis sayrs
Burchurd solomon Soils Carvslho, Edward A. Clark,
Henry Gilbert. William Charles Haun, Howard Her.
rick Henry, Emil Andrew Huber, DAVID n. Hunter.
James auCy wsp
cite Ranney, Henry Marcellus Rau, Charles seymour
Shepard, William Henry shipman, James Albert
smith, Kent X. Stearns, Edgar Theodore Weed, Will
IAN James wiikie, George Nelson Williams Charles
Tho degree OF Bachelor OF Science was conferred
the following candidates: Victor Bunzi Joseph powd,
George Anthony Luripg, Richard Jerome Hayes, Sid
ney Wlel. Hoag Jr; Leigh Harrison Hunt. bernara
10th, Hugo 5. Mack, Louis D. Marx, ROBERT n.
Nc utchoon, Jacob Nehrbas, Emil Aeumer, Charles
Coffin Protheroe De Will Clinton Romano, JuIus
Silverstone, Louis Sommers, William H. Starr, Irving
Howard Tlrt George A. Tuthil, William Storm
White.
following candidates:--Ferdnand shack, A D., Henry
Loewenthal, A. b., Daniel Van Pels, A. b., ana Henry
Van Kleeck, A. b.
The degree OF Master OF Sciences was conferred on
Henry Neville Tiff, b. s., and William J. Underwood,
b. $.
THE PRIZES.
The prize for prose speaking was awarded 10 j. :.
New lams, and for poetry speaking TO Thomas Y.
Ives
Introductory class, and Charles H. Wilson, Of The
senior class. = -
The Burr medals were awarded to Leigh H. Hunt, OF
tho Glass; Joseph Dowd OF the senior class
The Cromwell medals received by Alan NJ.
Stoddari, Joseph F. Gray and Leo DinIespiel, all Of
The Ca1ln medals awarded as follows:-Scnior
class, gold medal Tor excellence III Greek, d. NJ Hun
ter; JUNIOR class gold medal Tor excellence in Latin
j. c. Morgenthau; fresh man class, silver medal Tor
excellence in Greek, G. j. p Torck; freshman class,
silver medal Tor excellence In Lain, ID. ": Mack !;
sophomore Glass; prize tor excellence In Latin prose
composition. f. II. Damrosch: honorable mention was
made offs. c. Pozer; sophomore class prize Tor pro-
iciency In Greek, Il. Perrin.
The Riggs medals were awarded as follows:-
Senior Class.-Subect--'Th Choice OF Pro. ession
aflor Grad uaton as modified by the circumstances OF
the present age" To Lewis Sayrc Burcharu. oil the
senior class.
Junior Class.-subject- ..Culture and DISCIPLINE
their Mutual Relations and Comparative Importance
In Education and IN Lie" To Eugene Fishe OF the
junior class.
Tho annual 'prize for the best translation from tho
French into English, !" was awarded TO William Wick
ham Smith, of the Junior class.
Honorable mention WINS made OF Lewis Sayre Bur :
chard, vi the senior class
Prize from Kelly fund for the best critlque writ
ten by any member OF the two literary societies. Sub
jeci-Gray's Bard" To E. Yancey Cohen, Of tho
Phrenocosman Society.
President Webb made brief address to the graduates
and the exercises closed with music.