The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
TRINITY COLLEGE.


DEGREES CONFERRED, ETC.
HARTFORD, Conn, June %. 1877.
The exercises held to-day the Hartford Opera
House, in the presence Of largo assembage. Among
the invited guests present Hon. II. J. Scudder
and Revs G T. olms,ed and G. b. Smith, of New York
city; Bishop Williams. of ConuecIicut; Bishop Scar
borough. OF New Jersey; Bishop Paddock OF Massa-
chusclts; Rev Dr. Hills Burlington, N. j.; Hon. John
T. Wait, Norwich; President GalaudeL Of the National
Deaf Mute College, Washington, D. c.. Rev. Dr., CAL
laudcl, OF ST. AIMS, New York city, and William c.
Peters, OF Boston.
CREATIONS.
The exercises opened with prayer by President Pyn-
chon, alter which the Latin salutatory delivered
Rogers. OF franklin. n H.. followed with an oraion
'rhe Mormon Problem" characterlzIng Mormon
question no lsss important to-day than s!av-
cry the past an representing the necessity Tor Its
extinction National Character fruuini topic,
well handled by Harry Mitchell sherman, OF
Ca, devoted his remarks 10 .Ihe Rclor-
nation in Mexlco," and predicted better
future Tor that distracted country. 'Gcuesis
Palingcness' was lhe subject OF the Grafton by j.
Ii. X. Burgwin, vi PtIsuurg, Pa. John Huske, OF
Christianity oil the battle Of Tours, which was check
to NJ semisni, and Edward Mansfield ScudIer, oil New
York city, speaking on ~ Lesson IRON History"
showed by analogy thai the extravaganza and potical
ucpiavliy OF the Roman Empire are equalled IN this
country to-day. be existence OF these evi,s Is due to
sccplicism, and remedy lies IN the usscm nation Of
n tirn religious belief The scientists who advance
theories ~ OPPOSITE the words oil scriptures
received snarp criticism from sidney u. Hooker, OF
Waiertown, n. Y, IN his Grafton, '.The Abuses Of
Science" The vaicdiciory, Il fnc effort, pro-
nounced by Charles Carroll Edmunds, OF Johnstown,
n. Y, alter which President Pyncaon inferred de-
grees us foowa:-
THE
Bachelors Of Arts-J. II. K Burgwin, Pitsburg, Pa !;
Robert H. Coleman, Cornwall, Ia. c. Q. Edmunds,
Johnstown, N. y: Jonn 4. George, Marietta Ca s.
&. Hewitt Burlington, N. j.; :. ID. Hooker. Water
town. N. Y.;sP. Hooper. Grggstown, N. H.; Jonn
Huske, Fayetteville ~ G. Edward T. Jones. Jr.
Strattord, Conn W. G. Matner, Cleveland. ONO;
Charles 1. Norton, Arlington, VI J. Prout, Troy n.
"; William L Rogers, Franklin, n. H.. Edward NJ.
Scuddcr, New York city; d. NJ sherman. Providence,
Van Nostrand, Muscatinc, Iowa; Charles I. Wilson,
Windsor Locks, Conn.
Bachelors Of Science-John Prout, Troy, N. Y; L.
NJ. Scudder, New York city.
Cotton, Rev. e. f. Craik, I. J. Drum, Rev. K. NJ. Ed
wards, j. d. Hurd, L. NJ. Pummer, Rev. f. Il. Small,
j. d. Smylhe Rev. +. Il Whaley, all Of the class OF
IA; Thomas G. Lewis aud Rev. A T. Parsons, of II |;
j. b. Perry, oil w, and Rev. W. q. Wilson,
Al. A. cd Eundum-Rey. q. J. Magill, OF the Univcr-
sity OF Bishops College, Lenoxvile, Canada.
Honorary ~ A-Jamcs Q. Knox and Augustus N.
Swift The exercises then closed with the doxology,
prayer and benedcon the latter by Bishop Williams.
CLOSING FESTIVITIES.
The Commencement dinner was served at tho United
States Hotel, with about ono hundred present Ad-
dresses were by Bishop Scarborough, Professor
Eggleslon, OF Columbia; Hon. Henry Barnard and
others and college sonRs were sung by the students
Al tive O'Clock The party visited The new college, bald
ings THIS evening from eight to ten O'Clock Presi-
dent Pynchon's reception was held IN Stabury HAIL.
prize has been awarded to W. G. Mather OF Cleveland,
ONO.