The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-27
OUR COLLEGES.
commencement Exercises and Alumni
Meeting at Harvard.
SPEECH OF EARL DUFFERlN.
Law School Exercises and Glass
Reunions at Yale.
NORMAL COLLEGE HONOR STUDENTS.
SPEECH OF EARL DUFFERlN.
NORMAL COLLEGE HONOR STUDENTS.
ThIrty-third Annual Commencement OF
St. Johns College. Fordham.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.


LARGE AND. BRILLIANT ATTENDANCE AT
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MEETING OF
THE ALUMNI-sPEEcH OF THE EARL OF
DUFFERIN.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 20, 1875
Tho commencement at Harvard University to-day
was largely attended. Governor Rico and his guest.
Lord Dunsrin, OF Canada. escorted from Boston
TO the College grounds by the National Lunoers. The
following honorary degrees conferred -
Degree OF LII. D-Fredcrick Temple B;ackwood,
Earl DuIerin, Nathan CLIFFORD and Thomas Case. rhe
latter Is president OF Havcriord College, Pa aud
OF tho Bble
William ingalls, aud Joseph D. Morgan, oi tho class OF
70; Hsmsn y. Brown, Williams D. Hodges, +.
styles. X. Taiiant Robert j. Meliedge r. 5. Sunsade
H. Upham and Thomas Macaulsy, ull Of 1T: William
Z. Cary, OF 1877. ana H. A. Clerk.
l.. L. b. J. Richie.
A. ~, course honors--George L. Harrison.
Al ten O'Clock the usual procession formed in
The olo~ing order and marched Sanders Theatre,
where the commencement exercises took place: -
Class marshal, Germania Band, candidates Tor de-
srees, commandments marshal, President Eliot and
Earl Dunerin with the Governor and staff board OF
overseers, faculty ana the alumni :.
Degrees were conferred on tho members Of tho
graduating class AS oows:-Bachelorso OF Arts. las
bacneors Of science, Doctors Of Medicine, ~
Bachelors OF Laws. Al; Masters OF Arts, Is; Bache-
lors Of Tneoogy 4; Doctors OF Science, 8; Doctors
he seats in Sanders Theatfe were pretty well
allied an hour before the arrival Of The procession,
in the main Ia front OF The plat
,orm' ard The President, Chaplain. fac
guest. h.a taken their sns
platform the galleries were densely packed with a
brilliant audience composed mainly oil friends OF the
graduating class The amphtheatre OF bright faces
ana brilliant coiors presented OF the veIest
interest The exercises were introduced with prayer
BY Rev. Andrew ID. Peabody, d. d., President OF Tho
college, aud then who mad selected TO
euclvcr parts, were introduced the customary Latin
I'm
iaion Uxioru gown spoke In the follow
Ing sr:-LaiI ussertation, Clintou William Lucas
thesis, .Goeihcus Man OF Science. - Barney Sacks;
disqusition, Progress in Theology" Eu-ene Tyler
chamberlain; dissertation "Victor Emmanuel and
IN America" Samuel Shepherd, and Tennyson,s
"Epic," Paul Shorey. Other parts the program me
wsrs:mFlaIIk kim Bartlett. a ~, IL b. "s,rSgg,o
lam Erastus Cushing. "Benlnam AZ Law Reiorner;''
FreaerlcK Acakn. ''Some Aspects OF Ullarianism."
The delivery 81 the parts was warmly applauded
and conclusion degrees were conferred IN reg
uiar form, after which the audisnce dispersed
MEKTiSG ALUMNI.
Al the meeting oi the Alumni the afternoon the
following officers were elected :-Presidsnt, Samuel
sliot LII y; Vice Presidents, George s.: Hillsrd.
Ioscph II. Choate, Rev Philips Brooks, D. D.,
Fraucls J.. Chiias; Henry ). B,geiow, William q
Directors Colonci Theodore Lyman, Colouel Henry
9. Russell, Arthur Russell, Charles Eliot Morton,
James Lawrence, William Brandt Stogeg Oliver Wen
Treasurer. Lothrop TborndiKe.
Sccretsry-Samuei A. Green.
Tho Alumni dinner was served IN Memorial Hall,
Two o'clock Among the guests were tho
Earl OF Dunern, Governor General OF The Do
Wintnrop, Charles Francs Adams, Henry
WAds orth Long fellow Edward Everett Hale, James
Freeman CLARKE, Rev. DR.. Henry W. Belo~A Vi New
YORK; Professor Wiiiiam Everett members OF tue
Governor's stan Attorney General Dovens and Con-
gresham Loriug.
President Eliot made graceful speech, recouating
the events OF the year.
Governor Rice also made n neat little speech
LORD DuFFkRx's srEKcH
Lord Dunerin was nexl introduced IN words OF
eulogy, and was enthusiastically received HIS
rank was indicated by a sash and the star which he
wore his breast Tue Earl that ms nigh
onice OF representing Her Msjesty's government
In Canada had given him opportunities
which he had more gresIiy valued than
those which had enabled him to have the
privilege Of cult,vatng> friendly relations with
government and people oil tho United States. After
q graceful reference 10 the august surroundings
when envHoned MN to such an assembly vi men,
noted as statesmen scholars, poeIs and historianS
he saiu that he ict himself at Aome Though hts own
Alma Mater OF Oxiora VAS far away. Ito rcjoiced
In the great work OF th,s University, which Is doing
ana 10 assert the worth oil something which wealth
pnnn0t Lrouuc,. For this nation, In which IL
works, nation blessed by nature and
pcopled BY raco SO skilled IN sclf-gov-
lod by social anomalies aud 10 ncics
he could say that should be country that Is des
tined 10 prove mans pest experiment, and In which
snail DO solved the problem Low TO dHuse the great
est amount OF nappiGess among tho greatest number
Of people no closed with eloquent allusion TO the
giories Of Oil Harvard.
= sSou Save the Qucen5 given w the orchestra
MT. Robert u Winthrop, Mr.. Lcvcrelt Saltonstai aud
others also spoke, anu tne exercises closed.
The result oil tns election of ovcrscers read,
showing the choice OF Alexander Mcksnzic, Lie Baron
Russell, Robert u. Hodges RoDort ID. Snltn Charles.
X. Couman.