The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-15
LEGAL GRADUATES.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE LAW DE-
PARrMzNr or THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK.
The commencement. OF tho class OF 1878 Of
tho Department OF tho University of the Guy OF
Now York attracted very numerous and brilliant
audience 10 the Academy Music last evening. Chan.
ceor Howard Crosby presided and on Tho stage were
John Taylor Johnston, General Franz Ssel ana rark
Comni ss,oner Lane After some Introductory selcc-
tons by Damros us orchestra OF the graduates
Frank Joseph Walsh, delivered an Grafton on
"Tho Code Napoleon and the New YORK
Revised Siatu,es,n which no hold up 10
public admiration as masterworks Of Juris-
prudence. Mr. Frank Scaman Martin delivered
the next grafton on "Negotiabity in It's Application
10 tho Modern System OF Credit.n Mr.. Martin was
presented by one OF his classmates with gorgeous
basket OF flowers. The orchestra played the Thou.
sand and Nights" waltz by Strauss. after which
Mr.. William George Opponheim spoke on the Law Of
Nccessarcs with Reference 10 Married Women"
Bonnels feathers laces ard ribbons, no iacctiously
said were excluded the category of neccssarios
In an English divorce by Lord AbinEcr Mr.
Oppcnhcm was also the recipient Of handsome
BOUQUET aitcr which tho band played Schubert's
estimate IN "rhe Chancellor in English History" fol-
lowed by the band playing keiar Bela,s ION ,he
Beautiful Rnnc.n James Brooks Dill, A. b.. of Yalc
College, spoke OF tho blessings oithe law aud tho
"kient 10 Defend tho Wrong"
The committee read the report on the prizes and
awarded the lrst prize of $3.50 John Edward
strom Tor an essay ''Ncgotiably: Its History and
Relation to the Modern System Of Credit" The Sec
ond prizo oil $780, Tor the best oral examination,
was awarded TO Burton Thompson Beach, and the
third prize OF $780, the best written examination,
10 j K Sh,phcrd A. NJ. Tho committee say IN their
report that the Of this Senior class IN equity,
real estate law higher thnn that
OF any OF us predecessors Tho following named
graduates then received diplomas from Chancellor
Crosby
GRADUATES
Wesleyan University.
Arnold, EMIL Beach "a. b. Burton
Ayers Donald Fraser. Thompson.
Yale College
Clark Fred Ketchum. Heath, Henry.
Conover, John Livingston. Hennesy, John Richard
Dcanc, Jr Geo. Bartch. Herman, Moses.
Din "a. b. j Jas. BROOKS. Horton, George William
Elliott, George Frederick. Humason, Virgil PetIibono
Eppiey, Francis Marion. hunting, Joseph keeo
Ferguson John Henry. Johnston. Albert 7.
Forrest Michael McLarty. Johnston "a. b. }, Colos.
Princeton College
JOSEPH. Herman Logan william James.
K,tten stroth, John Henry Martin, Frank Seaman
Kohn, August Martin "a. MI, Winnltred
Levy. Michael. Robert.
Liiliendah Horny Theo
Ote,iin College,
McCarty. George Dieter Pheian, John Joseph
Mclaughlin, Joseph A. Rhodes, Wm Parsons
NJ cEachran, Dwight b. Ripton, Benz. Thomas.
Moses Julian Edward Hugo, Joseph Schleicr
Oppenneim, VIM. George Shipherd "a. M, JacobR
Perry, Edwin Newton.
Harvard University
Steckler Charles. Van Dyke, James Cole
Steele. John Albert King. Wallace, George.
Slcinhardt, Benjamin. Walsh. Frank Joseph
Swanstrom, John Edward. Wensley, Robert Lyttle
Titus, George Francis, Winsiow "a. b., VIM r