New-York tribune., 1878-06-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEw-YoRK.

COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.
LARGE GATHERING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
GRADUATING CLASS OF FORTY-EIGHT.
The Academy of Music was crowded last
evening with the students officers and friends OF the
College Of the City of New-YOrk The front seats IN
the orchestra circle reserved for the members
of the class who filed in and took their places just
before vsledicOry address One Of the proscenum
boxes was occupied by the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity, and was decorated with the colOrs OF
tile college and the fraternity, and shield OF
flowers, bearing the letters Of the society. Pres
ident Alexander s. Webb presided, and at his right
hand sat William Wood. chairman Of the Board OF
Trustees Among those upon platform the mem
bers OF the Faculty and Mayor Ely Commissioner Agnew,
Judge Larremore, Chancellor Benedict, Ellwood +.
ThOrne Samuel b. H. Vance. b. f. Manierre, General A.
p Ketchum, ex-MayOr Wickham, Congressman Is. NJ
Willis r. Y, Beardslee Nagnus Gross, Davld "e'more
and Hosea b. Perkins. .,
The audience listened patiently to the ten orations
and applause ana bouquets dealt out In unstnted
The addresses which called forth the heaTeS
applause those OF William W. Smith, on Alnerlcamn m
statesmanshIp" and Of Paul KroteL on The Drama III
England aud America"
The following was the order of the exercises: =,
saluatory address and honorary orauon' sapere Aude
Fifth honorary OratiOn The Impulsive Man." j. AeTan
ThiTd honorary oration Capitalization" Walter r. Leg
Third dissertation, 1.-THE Muse in Science" j. Walter
Fourth honorary oratiOn youth Promise-DouOs' Ju'
Second dissertation, "Carlyles Message to the Age"
First dissertation, american staesmanship," W. Wick
Fourth dissertation Unity Progress" Eugene Fishe,
Fifth dissertation The Drama in England ana Ameil0@
% Honorary grafton and vaedctory address, Achilles"
The yaledicforian in his address 70 tho trustees,
thanked them for their action in defending me college
from tbe attacks of its enemies and declared that never
had tbe instuton been in hOurshing condition
than now, long list OF medals and prizes was then
reqd by the president, each prize man coming Iu "au
at tine mention of his name The following were tho re-
I3ei Medals cfor general proficiency 1s gold Robt
n Kenyon freshman I2d silver, Albert T. DenneHein
Bnrr Medals Cest mathematician in highest cassllst
C1iJ Allan ID Kenyon. senior; I'd, silver James A. SUIT,
6TomWrll Medals History and Bellies Lettresst gold r.
Clarke sophomore; 2d silver, Charles shanwad, sopho
more; sd silver George IL. Keim, sophomore. -,
Ward IedaIs-Cbemistry LnCius Ptku senior; Natural
History Ernest H. Igen Introductory Natural Pmlosohy
w IeggaL senior English JohD r. scout JunlOTi
STee sGddIr5 j1nGr SdbD St@ D. w% Mas 'f9ST ps{l
innOr German NJ scaaohtel,, junior ,b 0,bTa'ory y r:
fosic, Hpie' f. r. Nurgatroyd junior !; Astronomy. j.
II. Meyer senior: History, X. +. Clarke sophomor9i
r. brown ntTod Tory Descriptive Geomery. A. .Mestre
freshman; Hygie 4: Etunger, freshman ,-.,-.- -,
medal Subject "Tl Worth Of Pubic Opinion w W smith
junior class, gold ,dal-Suhieet Ihe Norman Element
Kelley Prizes 10 the best debatersRirst prize S35 w
W. smith second prize, $25, f. s. Wiams for the best
ClSiin Msials-senior class gold medal. flor Greek, D.
Mass junior cl,ss gold medal, for Latin. Felix
A. r. Deneriein tor Latin. H. ~. Kenyon.
In addition 10 prizes from the Cafn fund
TO Henry Miller Of the junior class for Latin Talnes
class Greek, Chambers Encycloedla OF English Iet
ton Knighrs Half Hours with the Best Authors"
prize of the President Of the Board OF Trustees 10 q
iitagsf1Te TO the best deciamer Of select
W. C. Hill, sophomore, Bryants poems :, n ,,.,,or,
MOliereB works.