New-York tribune., 1878-06-22
cn,1mrScE.IENr NOTES.


The annual commencement Of st. Johns
Couerr Fordham, viii toxic place on Wednesday next
at l:I5 Cars leave the Grand Central Depot at 1880
A gentleman of Philadelphia, whose name
ia not made known has bis check Tor $4,000 to
the centennial und Of Pnlllips Academy az Andoyer'
Mass.
The closing exercises of Peekslill Military
Academy IN this state held at Pcekskl on Ihurs-
day afternoon last The exercises consisted OF reciia
lions aud deelamatlons which were very credt"by dr
livered.
The graduating class Of the Newark High
School held its commencement exercises on Thlr.iay
evening large audience being present Ihc address
was made to the graduating Glass by Aie&andcr H.
Freeman, a member OF tine Board OF Eiura'l'u
Class-day was enliyencd mt Wells College,
I'm Aurora. n. Y, on Tuesday by a p'escniauon to
the graduating class OF young ladies by one Of their
number OF a very large rttl,bOX aud rubber ring
Of nearly two In diameter Tho gyer Of ;neso drt-
clas said the idea Of presenting them originated from
long Study uf aneon history one of tno other members
cave thanks Tor the gift and said that IL recalled 10
memory the glad scenes ana hapy DAYS %! chiIdHyou
when all were pleased Win raltc ana u'Aicu Win
straw"
Brown University lost thirty-one of its grad
mates during the college year s7775 The casscs Of
1890 1924 1929 1922 1885 and 1sii eacn lost two ~
their members. Sixteen OF the deceased belonged to
classes from sos TO $780, the other Geeu 20 classes
from 1880 to 1876. Tho oldest aged ninetythree
years. the youngest twenty-throei Two were upward
OF ninety years OF age. upward Of eighty.
fourteen were upward Of seventy nineteen were mp.
ward of sixty All but six OF the tiryone were over
fifty years Of age The u the entire number
was gxty.dve years and five months. Tire Hon. Jared
whitman OF the class Of 1905 who Was the oldest grad
nate was one OF those that died Tho Oldest living grad
uato now Is probably tho kgy. John Burt wight OF
Wayland, Mass, OF the class OF l5O5'
The school year in Carlisle Institute, at No.
572 MadsOn-ave. closed yesterday with the distr6u-
ton Of awards 70 the most advanced pupils The
honor students were Misses Florence G.. Bry-
ant Gamiela Il. snow Tettie r. ODonOhue,
Sarah Falk. Helena Bryant, Susie V. Holder,
Ollie B Fountain and r. J. oDonohue to each Of whom
WAS awarded q gold medal silver medals were also
prrgented 10 Misses Annie T.. Holder Florence A. Baz,
Dahlla Hcnr.ducs, Rosa de Lima, Alice Chap
man, and others Honorable mention was made
Falk, Lille Fountain, Claudlue CTesef, Ida
Hills Esiea de Lima, Alta G. Stearns Amelia de Lima,
NAV DOnney, Alice Wattenberg HOrtenso de HeNia,
Lulu LOew, and others The school and classTOOms
were prousry decorated FOR the occasion by floral gifts
from the pupils 20 the Principal. Miss COnnel
The members of the Junior and Middle
classes Of Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, at No
40 ngou-square. held their closing exercises yes
terday afternoon. The programme consisted
of dialogues, rotations, etc. Master John A.
Creger gave the salutatory, and Master Francis
Y King the yaiedlctOry address. Master Arthur
= VOsburgh received the first prize for
depOrtment In the first division and Celetta vi. Green
Master Thomas r. Way Of the first ana Master Samuel
y. Truesdel, OF the second DIVISION received
first prizes. For attendance and department, and
for map-drawing, first prizes were awarded to tine
Masters Thhas and George IlDDuls received tho nrst
nOnor for bookkeeping. The appropriate prizes were
distributed to the most proficient puPs heif comrades
commencement exercises Will be held on Monday even
ing at Association Hall.