The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-15
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTS.
CITY OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

CITY Or NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
" all the college coamenceruents Ia this city none
attract so much attention that OF the University Of
the City OF New York, and these occasions the audi
forum Of The Academy Of Music is ded with
dence not less brilliant IN every say than those which
Ill thai noble amphitheatre on opera nights. A. shs
exercises yesterday many elegantly dressed ladies
were present and flowers were as abundant
as on the most favored occasion reign
ing prima donna. Among tho dlslingu ished gen.
slemcn on the stage Professor John W,
Draper the author OF 'The Intellectual Development
OF Europe" Mr. john Taylor johnston, long u mem
Der OF tue Board Of Regents Of The University. Park
Commissioner William X Martin and the Row. Drs
Hutton aud Deems The programme embraced many
musical selections iuiersporsed with the orations Of
the graduating class and par. OF the proceedings
passed 90 with much sppiause 10 oil concerned The
Latin sautatory was delivered by Edwin X uayt, .!
New York, and the English saiulatory by Richard ~
AAruh ol brooklyn Then followed Al Grafton
"Americaa Arlh Alfred BRITAIN, o! New YORK; u
dissertation Oh civilian H. sewardn ny Francis A.
Ice, me pnhosophical Grafton by Walter Il. Seison
OF brooklyn, the subject OF course being tho "Evoiu-
non q sc,sncei al GRAFTON on 'Heroi.m IN Woman"
ssiion on '.charloIls toraay.T by James IL BAR.
lngson, Of Sewark, \, j. al grafton on the .'Batl!e
an Grafton on Lord GIVE IN India" BY Hugh H. Ma.
caulay, Jrr OF New York, anu an GRAFTON gu "rho
Naturaized Citizen," by Wilson H. Durack. OF New
Thompson rue Awards Of donors we're as follows =
FIRST Fellow. isaac n. Thompson; second Fellow, Ed.
ward X. Hoyt; fhird Fellow, Richard 81. Martin. Tue
degree OF Bachelor OF conferred upon the fo.
loving named graduates ;-lsaac MeIss Bragg .homp.
Hugh Boarnonviile MuCauley. Wilson Mann Duracx'
john Manning McCnnd css, Andrew Purdy, William
Livingston Clark, Paul Richara Go.t, James Henry
The dersec oil Bachelor In Science was conferred as
foiows:-wiham Herbert Nelson, Charles geitner
Cooper, Hugh MAXWELL Livingston. Alfred Britain,
Frances Andrew Lee, John Thompson Wilson Jen
nngs. Douglas Coukin. EDWARD Waterman Gardner
Charles Alexander Rhodes, Robert Humphrey Shaw.
Tho degree Of Civ Engineer was conferred upon Tho
following candidates: Waller Herbert Nelson. Charles
Feitner Cooper Alfred Britain, John Thompson VII
son jennings Douglas Conkin-
The degree OF Master OF Ars was conferred In course
upon Charles X GIctI In addition, the following
honorary degrees wcro conierred:--
The Rev. Lyman Abbott, New York city; the
Rev Edward " Bentley, EiienylIle, n. r.; the Rev.
Gsorse Washington DUBOIS, M'naeso.ai tts Kew
Rev Bernhard Pick. Rochester, n. r.. Charles b.
Warr vs. o r,, LANDING \ Charlton Lewis,
vassar College. AN Samuel A. Farranu. Newark;
the Rev. !. 9, b. Heath, New York city.
The degree Of d. u. Was conferred upon the follow.
ing namea graduates ., tho Medical College --Alrea
Augustus LUX ms, Jersey city; Samuel eager John
son, Bozrah, Conn Charles slaughter, NJ. o.. Lynch.
burg Va John Bascom h'bben, u. D., Brooklyn,
Manuel Jesus Flores, Costa RIGA; DAVID Edward Dud-
ieys Altoa, \, T., Jo.e ignae'o Jeacano. Havana,
Hockbeimer, New York city; George Denson cltrt
Mystic Bridge. Conn Frederick rerey Jones. Keonc,
N, Il. samuel Harrison, Plnnstea ivic, Pa
rne Butler Eacieian prizes, tor tho best essays IN
English composition by members OF The Eucle,nn So
cie,y, were awarded as follows:-
First prize, Clarence Manners second, LOUIS Claude
Whittier.
rho following named gentlemen were selected 10
represent the University The coming
contest, namcly-Ih Greek, Albert W. Ferris; IN
Latin, Louis e. Wilton; in mathematics Theodore X.
sutteriee; IN essays, MACMILLAN l. Rosenberg and
james Henry Darlington, IN oratory, William j.
Roomo, Jr. IN mental science, James II. Darlington.
IN tho evening the annual mceting OF the Alumni
Association was held and during both day anu even
Ing there was much atuation the progress
anu PROSPECTS Of the University. Tho Rev. Dir. How
ard Crosby presided the CONNIE ncement excr-
cises, and announced the awards aud honors