The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-23

PROGRAMME 90 rAE coNMEAcGnESr WAX
fEsrlyirps INK m FoEksT rsIxE sPKAK-
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Nav nAyEx Jans n 1877.
The Comm ssass. q is-T ~ sas. whseh
was begun to-day sta tas s.eaxsns ior iIs 10 Fws-s
prize, bids tan - 10 snusa@ly uterss.sE IN sld-
tion 10 tue other attractions pres Us year
the hrsl time. sIch "a gros sgsentae schooi
union. several noabiss arv expected Among them
are Secretary kyaru. chisi Jassce waite ssa -.
Soyornor raden, VINO al belonged thc niuss sus
cass Of lsS., which eessfase, seal ~ssk Ae iosaeth
anniversary Of re graduation. Prom ~ 81 thee
speeches all be extracted Mr. Eyans nrch tie as.
sppon,men, Of ALL 9th prossslv sos he present Al mo
alumni meeting % enpes. ~h.ah gatherings have bsss
IN past years snlv.nsd ~ his ~s.tc,sms ne ,.ulss
IN New Haven eay iopg snoasa 70 stlsnd s1s business
ana social reunion Of his Glass; soa thea
Boston be present ~uh the Prcs snG and ,he rest
Of the Cabinet a. the harvard Commencement sxsr-
cissA Chief Jusuee Waite wall he ne gaes, ei ss
cisssmals, Professor sallnan. ~h.le here. aud MI
Tilden VIII probably stay Win ihe ho1 Cora n.
Ingersoi.
The hotels and boarding hoasss are ra,saly sling
M. and by next Tuesday she tasay aismnus wih se
lucky n DC npds stone on which 20 lay his head. On
SUNDAY the eaccaaursais sermon ~in he dsAserea "
President Noah Porter 10 the Balici Chapel and tne
embryo alumni viii bsEin 10 rssiife tncir imni.
nens dissolution as class. hssasy sysn,rs oeears
Tuesday wiii be "Prssentation Day, !" when ~t
the speaking Of the class poem aud GRAFTON, the class
histories, the oaii ana other interesting academic "A
ercsss Tuesday N aiso tho scls0uaes log aay, I" "a
beng the twentynitn anniversary OF the bounding u
the Shenicld Scientific school In tho morning there
Will be cai reunion o. tho Norm sheffield Hail. "a
tho afternoon an address Clarence King. the we'll
known Seoosist and Graduate Of the schooi snd "A
the evening tho graduating exercises OF the school
"Wednesday morning occurs the annual meeting Of The
alumni, when speeches may DO expected from Chef
Tn Wuta Han
othsra Wednesday assrocon oocur the graduating
exercises Of the Law school, with an Grafton BY Mr.
held ~ the rooms Of The Law school. the Cleo Llub
will give their annual summer conccrt anu
classes VIII hold reunsns, among them the classes OF
CONTEMPORARY DAN
Thursday Will DO commandments day. when Oil
~ the morning tho speaking by members Of
graduating class and the conisrrng Of degrees. la
The afternoon, at two O'Clock, tho alumni dinner viii
be eaten anu post prapdai speeches. INDUCED In Tho
President will hold his summer reception In shs Ara
school at eight O'Clock the same evening Ihls vli
end the festivities.
rRixr SPEAKING CONTEST
Tho speaking tor the Do Forest prizs medal, OF the
value Of tl0o, which 10 awarded ITO tina, scholar OF
the Senior class who shall write aud pronounce an
English GRAFTON Ia the best Manner to place this
afternoon IN Tue Bat.ei Chapel the men selected TO
best specmens Of English composi.,on AID 60 by shs
name Of Townsend men" The speaking to-day was
OF good order aud participated In by
The gentsmeu with their subjects. we're As ioows: =
Edwin Ruthven Dillingham;, Brooklyn, N.Y. SUB
jcct, "Furg0L"
Samuel Lewis Eaton, Lancaster, Wis. subject.
aErasmus.n
Edwin Baker Gagu. Scotland, Conn. Subject,
"rurgo.'
William Henry Upton. Portland, Oregon. Subject,
.Iaiayettss Career IN Frapoe,n
Edwin Barpee Goodell, Ellington, Conn. subject
ssErnsmus.u
Arthur Rsads kmball, West Haven, Conn. Subject
..Erasmus.'
When the speaking was over the faculty, wno COO
stitute the board OF judges retired 70 their n
conference.-the Presidents office, whsro faculty
ings always held-for consultation Alter about M
hours consultation the award Of the Dciorest medal
was made TO Edwin Burpee Goodei, VINO spoke on
"Erasmus,"