The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-28
YALE COLLEGE.
THE ALUMNI MEETING-THE LAW SCHOOL Ex-
ERCIsEs-A DAY OF SPEECHES AND ORA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GUESTS PRESENT

THE ALUMNI MEETING-THE Law SCHOOL Ex-
ERcIsEs--A DAY OF SPEECHES AND ORA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GUESTS PRESENT
New HAVEN, June 81, 1877.
In the morning, at haf-past O'Clock. the annual
meeting OF tho Society oil the Alumni took place In
Alumni Hall, which had been the scene OF terpsichor-
reveis the night before and from which the last
tired dancer had departed scarcely six hours pre-
viously. The meeting very largely attended, and
there wcrc ladies present than usual. Mr.
Evarts not present Mr.. Tilden. Among
those who were present were Chief Justice
Waite, 'S7; ex-sccretary TAFT, '33; ex-Prcsident
wooIscy, 20; Rev. DR.. Bacon, 30; Hon. Truman
Smith, rs; Hon. William Grape, '52; President Porter
and many others. Ex.Prcsident Wooiscy was chosen
president OF the meeting. and Judge Putnam, 37, of
Massachusetts, vice president, aud Professor S. E.
BALDWIN, OF tho Law School,, airy. Prayer
offered by Rev DR.. vermiiye, 'l5 Speeches were
~; Hon. William Grape, 80, oil New Bedford. Mass.
DR.. A. H. Stone, '37, San Francisco, Cal Hon. J. T.
'67, Rochester, N. Y. Professor William II. Brewer
To-, $. ). D.. Hon. Truman smith, 10 New Haven,
~; Chief Justice Waite S7, and Rev. Dr. Martin, 49,
The neurology list for 1877 was distributed. The
number oil deaths reported during the past year Is
eghtyhrec and the average age of the graduates OF
the academicai department Is sixty years. OF the
academcal graduates twenty were clcreymen. twenty
SIX lawyers, three ihysiclans, ten IN business and
three teachers The Oldest surviving graduates of
the class OF lS06George Goodwin, OF East Hartford
Conn.,, horn April 81 1885, and Seth Porce, OF Corn
wall, Conn., born May 10, 1885,
SCHOOL EVENING RECEPTION
In the afternoon the anniversary exercises of the
Law School took place Centre Church. Here large
and learned audience gathered 10 listen 10 the competi
tive speaking for tho Townsend prize, winch ~
nuay awarded TO that member OF the senior class who
shall write and pronounce the best Grafton or thoss
at his graduation The ordes OF exercises fol-
lows
l. Prayer by President Porter.
=. Speaking by members OF the senior class tor the
TO Prise.iord ansRsld" BIZ asert Mssoa Tai.
nsdgs. b. A.. Middletown tWsseyan University, Conn
edward Livingstone Law Refomer. by Lncius Par
menus Dcming New Haven. Conn; The Present Politi
s. Ursi,on on Historical Maxms for Troubled Tines"
bv Hon. j. ID. Cox
4. Awarding OF Prizes
3. Benediction
IL viii DO that only three spoke In competition
for the prize. The orations were interesting and
closely listened TO- Tho GRAFTON by tho Hon. J. ID.
Cox, OF Toledo, Ohio, on "Historicai Mlxims Tor
Troubled Timcs'' a most mastery eiiort, which
commanded attention throughout tne two hours OF lis
delivery.
Alter the Grafton tho following award Of prizes was
mado The Townsend prize TO Dcnning, tho Jewell
senior essay prize 10 +. Root, Of Waterbury,
Conn. tho Jewell senior examination prize to II. ".
! Wright, New Haven Conn. Tho senior honor men
l, Wright 2, Root; Webb; 4. Wheeler; D, Lindsey.
| The junior examination prize to Il. Mansfield Now
Haven, Conn. tho junior Jewell essay prize 10 H.
James, Baltimore, Md. The JUNIOR honor men-1,
Mansfield; 2, Booth; y, Lyman; 4, Talcott; D, Long.
This evening brilliant reception Was held Al the