The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
COOPER UNION.
COMMENCEMENT ExEIcIsEs LAST EVENING
THE PROGRESS or THIS ENGINE OF EpucA-

COMMENCEMENT ExEIcIsEs LAST EVENING
THE PROGRESS OF THIS ENGINE OF EDucA-
TON.
The eighteenth annual commencement exercises oil
the Cooper Union hold last evening the inst-
tute. Friends OF tho students and OF the Union al
tended numbers than sufficient to Gil the large
hail Upon the platform the trustees, consisting
OF Messrs. Peter Cooper, John f. Parsons Edward
Cooper, Daniel y. Tieman, Wilson G. Hunt and Abran
s. hewitt together with many ladies' Of the Advisory
Council. A band, under the direction OF Mr +.
J. EDen FURNISHED music throughout tho evening
The exercises opened by the Rev. DR.. Peters
with prayer Following, and alternating with music,
were tour oratons :"National Safeguards" by Bcr-
nard Rosenthal sCorruption the Cause OF the Fall OF
States by John standt; Hope" by David L. Buck
man, and .The Work OF the Iniel!ect," by Albert
Locbenstcin. Tho young gentlemen put forth their
best cGorts and considerable appreciation rewarded
their endeavors. Hon. Abram s. Hewitt, secretary,
then read the trustees report. showing tho favorable
on srractioai Art Edacalion by Mr. John T. CuyIer,
was listened 10 attcntvely.
PRESERVATION PRIZES
Mr.. Potter Cooper then made the distribution oil
prizes among the students, as foiows:-
The Cooper medal and diploma TO Henry Btman
Hush i. Dolan, John 7. Leo Albert Loebcnstcin aud
Thomas A. McBain, OF the graduating class The Fred
erck A. Lane prlzes-urst, $50 IN goid 10 Miss Leila
NJ smith; second, $50 IN gold, to Miss Josephine b.
Hall; third $40 in gold, 10 MISS Mary b. patt Tor
drawing from cast The A. A. Low prlzcs-Grsi, $50
in gold, 10 Miss juliet L. Fish, second, SO in gold TO
Mrs NJ. w. Fish; third, $40 in gold, to Mrs. > I
Apollonio for ornamental scroll drawing. The trus-
tees' silver medals 10 Miss Anna Huntington, Mss
Mary A. O'Connor, MISS Ida Burgess ana
Miss Rosalie Bell, tor drawing. Bronze medals
to Miss Isabel n. Miles, Miss Marion Bioodgood
Miss Rosalo Palmie, Miss Mary +. Robinson. Miss
Selma Morris and Miss Henrietta Winant Tor drawing
Prizes OF $40 artists' materials from Massrs. i. W.
Dcvoo Co. to each OF tho following students Miss
Resale Hetser. tor drawing from cast; MISS A. l.
Wettmore, for ornamental scroll drawing; Mrs. NJ. Z.
B. Ellis, Tor photography, Miss Amy Cross, for normal
drawing; Miss Anna q. Barton, Tor oil painting In
the Engraving School, the prize OF $50 in gold Mss
Sarah ". Smith; second prize, silver medal to Miss
Alice Thwaitcs; third prize, bronze medal, 10 Miss
Minnie Howell, for drawing on wood bronze medals 10
Miss jessie A. Nayior and Miss Aida Van Dyke tor
engraving wood prize from Messrs. Mitchell Vance
& Co to Louis Rocth, tor ornamental drawing. Prices
OF SIS in GOLD from Mr.. Wilson g. Hunt TO each OF the
following students:--Jonn +. Leo, for mechanical
drawing Charles Schmitt for architectural drawing
William Hanselmann, for drawing from cast Carroll
S. Faunce, Tor form drawing Honorable mention to
Alfred f. Sale, for form drawing
The annual report OF tho Union has been published
making gratifying exhibit OF the labors OF tho several
departments. The nnancia statement shows current
Of $50 current Indebtedness OF s22 9SL