New-York tribune., 1877-06-29
A REVIEW OF THE WEER-THR CONIMENCEMENr
EXEUCIsES-iHg PRIZES CONFERRED 81 WILLIAM


A REVIEW OF THE WEER-THR CONIMENCEMENr
ExEuCIsES-iHE PRIZES CONFERRED ~ WILLIAM
CULLtN BRYANT.
GFRoM \ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TMBuNEJ
EAsroN, Penn, June 27-Ihe 42d annual
Com,Docme O lafayette College has passed oil most
pleasantly. The exercises began on sunday, June -,
wn the Blcca aureae sermon by President W. c. Cat
tell, d. ID Monday given mp 10 Glass day exercises,
the Glass concert and the fraternity Tuesday
being Alumni day, the morning WAS devoted to The
meetings of the literary societies. In the Franklin, "
H. Larzclere TO- delivered the annual oation, and j. j.
Hale, ~ the val, ,dctOry; in the Washington William
Kennedy 81 was the orator Of the occasion. In tho
Afternoon the mnch Wa. gwen in Parco Han, with Gen
Robert Patterson Of Philadelphia, A. Pariee oi hazeton,
Penn, and others, as invited gue-ls
THIS morning the regular Commencement exercises of
the Glass Of 1877 took place IN rardeo Hall President
Caitoll presided. with him the platform were VIII
liam Cullen Bryant OF NcwYork Gen Robert Patterson
OF Phiadclp il, the Rev Drs. Joseph Aldca OF New'
York, and Byron Sunderland Of Washington, d. C. The
following was tie order Of exercises;
Music.
Honorary ORATOR ora LATIN salSilor j T. w geEsaer sns
! oraiion har,cter o 5cn Of Genius }. r. Dickson
g. Honorary Grafton CrboscPican "Tho Contentious Of
o.,.. A9eeln fRil2,gp,y' e - a. iiios lossiand
T. Grafton, Influence OF Democracy on Literature h''
to5uoo, i,pnorcanism in France" J. M,F 6, l., Ieieh
O. Grafton, "PfosreslveHe 5 ot Thought" O. NJ Wells.
Music. .,
10 sIionorary Grafton tMalhcnatcaD The Pre,aeneed
II pbio.oeI. Oaton. "Iaaguage of Thought" s. NJ Rey
T. sceadac oraiion, "rhe Problem Of Today A H.
- or1i,1 The students First Blun1er" B alexander
a. classical Grafton The Classics speciaiiy d. W. 'h
land.
IS Grafton, Interest IN Fiction" J. ShnmaEer: 80 p
TO- Oaton, The safeguards o me ei,,i W =" lis.s l
II Grafton, "Thr Interpretation ~ lJm 1.M itIO"'1-
lS tOfpuOu, The piDuecTs second WORK j. y. DAt
lJ Grafton, THE apuJ Of worship ~ MAN. H. A~
Confer Ing Of prz "a, t1iloNs'
FouLer pyze-,J. W. Bright. . 80.
Jnqi5r Crqir Pri.e- ". sands. irsti r. C. SioWari Sc
old C. Ieebuer third; with honorable mention OF " w.
IfirrSy Price p. C. Scott. ooe.,.,
me Eiriy EiDtish Ter Sac,e'ys Pze-C p g. Ge seo'~
RE %eiyogs5e tai P,isc-W B Ricgner win honorable
mention Of r. Fleming A. Hogeland, aal A. n iiog'iA "
me mathematical Pr,zs-C Heeon'r OiAs'i'@'' % -
T IN ne GSSrse Of Christian Gress and LaaG w Ter
bush senior G.. eeDner hrst H. d. oi'l,,' s,t -
Juniors. J. simpson, nrst ;. g. Afhisl'"ss a.. NJ
BeilrNily, second Sophomore. J. w hd'h''' a. nom
Calte W. Farquhar and d. D. Wag h, ss.Ve Ffssh.
Orable mention Oi n. c. Woods ana d. T. Dl'i0i-''''
the WaIeiisJtory addresses ~ o. scott
BoncdictOn
Equal in rank Excused
The rr,zes were presented by Mr Bryant. at inc to
ouest Of President Citiell. The President then eon
ferred the degrees. At the conclusion oi tne ,ss
the Alumni dinner was given in Able's Hall az VIM
GEN Patterson presided. Mr. Bryant responded 70 ',
toast our Guests and Gen Benjamin h'flson
Indiana TO that OF The States" This evening
Cafteu gave the annual reception to the 'l'i@e"S
Faston and the friends OF the students ana SO"'e'
pleasantly closing the Commencement season.