New-York tribune., 1877-06-29
ROCHESTER, UNIVERSITY.

THE AMUSING EXERClSES OF CLASS DAY-COM-
MENCEMENT DAY--BEIGHT MEN on TIE GRADU-
ATING CLAss-AwARDs OF PRIZEs-AN ALUMNI
FUND.
(FRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TfIE TRtBUNRl
ROCHESTER. June 2S.-Calculus lies mOlder
ing in the grave. examinations over each class ns
its supper, appointments are made, disarpont-
mcnt lived through and fair Rochester sits IN tie shade
Of her many leaves afflicted with the inevitable result
Commencement The regular exercises opened with the
annual sermon before the Young Mems Christian Assoc
alton Of the university delivered by the Rev j. W.
Northrop d. d. President OF the Chicago Theological
Seminary. His discourse the importance OF good
stewardship was marked by an intensity Of eancstness
which could fan OF good effect. On Monday after
noon 25, occurred The most interesting exercise Of
ali college year Glass day, with its curious mixture
Of fun and sadness never falls to attract inmo
ANA flowers, was packed hundreds faihg TO gam AUNT
taDce.
Edmund Lyon as master Of ceremonies opened the
exercises bY few graceful words OF welcome and an
nOunced the orator Luther NJ Har, who treated s sub
icct " WI and Humur," ~ inlsued style. The pUcm
was doubtless enjoyed by those who could catch the
words uttered In low, ieirs- mannr Dy Eugene Car-
ence AEu-but Tie world knows nothing OF. ner great
men" Dir. AKIN mt least showed rare good taste IN
having short production, which cannot De sdid oi the
others. All agree IN prOnOunsng IN exercises Inruer
ably long. The History by W. y; Jacobs, ws exceed
m-ly wei WIltcu ana Ntli Itad Ltch WeHDtI "i 'u'
class possessing an eccent city or pOnlnenJ Nrtue
received g0oduatUr "A d.g aud the episodes Oi class
history 6eIc IiuslIat bi Gay SA t's' Inc Puphct
j. L. Cheney showed tuud ~ Wit ana an originality
OF invention quite refreshing for after ls ming 10 half
dozen Cass day p0phet es, lhe cream plan oi Ih Tue
Vail becouos nobotonOus. As Nj Cncnel portrayed the
iutue ot eac1 ma oi - ia Noies, Le a9o ,''s!.s ou
irrrsiabiy iudlcros caIlcdtuits, executed II 'Iayon
by I.Ucuestcrs come artist, ktsh" The dulles Of r.
L. MaureI-Mas of the Loi-Weie pre,aeGd D1 IA Jew
racy fema Ks Inc awards distributed Dy lot pl, were
in based on SeIn rcay, but more frequently
the utter ntppfopnateness raised ihe laugh Inc
" Bone Man. TIE earring Oi SNeF9 senior o"s> AZ IO"n
waB extOued and submitted 10 the mercies OF IS ~
Imaginative speech by j. ID. Squre who was perhaps
ue pest orator oi Inc OCCASION Although lhe dtthIt'
make "a history Tor the Done man are becoming ,tle
stale, the theme oHtnng Smali scope Iof n,Nel3 o.
thought thc seahcr helu 1he at,eht,oh yl al 1housh
out quite lengthy discourse. G. NJ Brink IN bthdA oI
tle JUNIOR ct9' tcteplcu lue -llt ~ az ~ e.o
qucnt manner Headed 10y pand, the Oias' o. - iol
lowed by '7S, teuderly bearing the beloved bOncy,
marched to the circle designed for the scene OF tue
campus ceremonies me piahs Vi te '.ds, tIce Nis
sOcunZcd 10y remarks O f. /. Gates IN ms " tree
speech" The reading The resolutions and records OF
tno Class being concluded lbc i"st smoke ana shOhh
song" followed Tie pipes, yard long, more OF less
were broken INTO the urn, the sacred archives sealed
each grave ana reverend" Casting on shO' llul OI
earth, the parting song was sung and Class daJ Was
OF the past.
of the sophomore class, took place Monday evening
does not often happen that out Of II speakers ap
poiuted-nOt The score OF OTaturlcal aDl1, but
the ground OF scholarship aonethere should NOT be at
least really inferior Efforts but on this occa
siOn without an exception, e"ch speaker was easy and
sell possessed There was no sign 81 naung memory,
although the appointments were announced at a very
late date.
Oh Tuesday evening the oration and poem deliy-
cred before the alumni at Corinthian Han The Genial
president OF the association, the Rev. Charles DE W..
Brdgeman, d. d., OF Albany OF the Class OF 30 intro
orator, President Lemuel Moss ID. d.. Prcsi-
OF the University Ol Indiana hls Grafton on FINAL
Causes was mastery, beng OF profound metapL
characters interest beng increased by the admirable
manner in which delivered The poem, by Joseph
O'COnnor OF New-York, WAS hne-rather IN MiltOnic
veln-but ITS real excellence somewhat mared by some
impcrtectiOns IN the manner in which lt read.
1he exercises Of the graduating class we're held at
COrinthIan Hall on Wednesday morning, commencing At
SThe civilization Of Turkey William Wilson Jacobs,
Byron rhe Moral Element in Literature John T. Brown,
Gillette y. J. "Ihe Moral Basis Of hygienc Reform.
Charles Erastus Darior Rochester The CRISIS and the
MasnIu Gon
pcrisisni Fred Taylor Gates Highland Kan Socialism"
Eugene Clarence Akin Auburn The Religious Of
eofs Bass es ststs s Js SPs4Ss W.
James Lorng Cheney Chicago Ill The True Function OF
Pot,cs" Joseph vsnor Carton, Des MONIES. Iowa The
Living speaker Andrew Jackson Eg6ert SMeago III lhe
Wayeey. Roger v Wlliam' Edmund Lyon, Brighton The
Lcmen Denver Col "Ine Satesmanshp Of Milton" Luther
The ts, OF ~ Is regarded and Justly as remarka-
bly, able one It's reputation for general woih arising
from the strong independent minds OF whieh 10 Is com
posed The orati0ns OF Wednesday considered collect
lively and singy, only confirmed this opinion Is mere
imp possb to mention the e1ceeneies or detects OF
each speaker Al The close OF the speSAs nISsent S
Anderson conferred the degree OF b. D. upon George
Cooper Hoister CALVIN Patterson ana ho"'td norton
EmssDs Clarence Akin Duane Prescott Andrus Edward
bSyntoT AEsS sTR iS TaGess wilson Collins IT, Ads6eTt
Cronise Charles Er4sgs barrow George heny Domaine
Egbert wayand Forbes Joseph yano. Carton tred
ienry Harrson Ryon Ives william Wilson Jaeobs,
Theodore AdOthus Iemeu Edmund Lyon Edward Washing
Ton Maurer Henry clay Aiiman Herman Kent Phiuney,
Benlamn Irankn simpson, John James smell James Duane
Souires George stevens Charles COnkey Townsend
/ Charles Perry work, and Jesse ". Buell.
The degree Of A. NJ IN course was conferred on James
C. Fooy Edward Paine, Albert r. Chadwick Frank Il.
Glen Arthur q. Slocum, Fred l. Nott Charles X sum
ner Henry O. yedder. The honorary degree OF ID. ID.
was conferred on tho Rev. W. b. Clark OF Albion, and
tae Rev Way land Hoyt OF Brooklyn Tho sherman and
townsend scholarships were awarded 10 Eugene Clar-
ence Akin and Jerome Loring Cheney. The following
prizes were also gwen
senior Cass stoddard Prize Medal John T.
The for this medal for the
the probes of Loomiss 0eOmetry and