The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17

THE GRADUATING CLAss-A NOVELTY IN COL
LICE LITERATURE-TEN YEAR BOOK :
CHANGES IN THE FACULTY -FREsaMAN RACE
WITH HAayARD-CoMMANcEM PAo-
GRAMME.
ITHACA, Juno 15 1878.
The tenth annual com msncsmcnt OF Cornell nivor-
siy Will begin tomorrow, with the Baccalaure-
sermon BY Rev. Henry W. Bellows. D. d., pastor
OF All Souls Church, New York, and tho town Is
already beginning 10 assume . holiday appearance.
From present indications there Will be visitors
here next wcok than there have been at any
previous commencement.
TIE GRADUATING CLASS.
Tho graduating class numbers seventy OF whom
ladies' OF these nine viii take the degree
OF Bachelor OF Arts, thrce OF Bachelor Of Literature
OF Bachelor Of Philosophy, twontysx OF Bachelor
Of Science, two OF Bachelor of Agriculture,
two OF Bachelor OF Architecture, thirteen OF
Bachelor OF Civil Epgn aud fourteen OF Bachc-
lor OF Mechanical Engineering. In addition to these
several masters and DOCTORS will also be conferred In
course.
BOOK.
In connection with the dccennial anniversary
OF the foundation OF tho university which
takes place on October Z. OF this pear, a
sTen Year Book has been published. This contains
the names of all professors aud students VINO have
been connected with the university since its esab-
ing the class OF 49, 555 alumni OF the university, Of
whom IL arc engaged 10 agriculture, 10 IN archtec-
lure ~ s 81 - ~ os - i.S ~
uacturinp Is 10 mechanical engineering, 20 IN medi-
cine 10 IN the ministry, 20 In special study aud scen
the % In trnde II reported aud 10
dead. fhe total rdmDcr OF students VINO ma
ir'cua,ed since the university nsst opened - 4os
TINS Includes OF course, the BOO students now pursu
sins Undergraduate studies
cnAScEs ~ Tnx FACULTY.
During tho past year several important changes
w. III.
A., has been appointed 10 an Assistant Proessorship
and Brsvot Major Third Artillery. United States
Army, has been assumed the char OF Military Scenco
and Tactics ): II. Gage, ~; ". y. Lucas, ~; " b.
Instructors iu Microscopy, Rhetoric, Botany and Ne.
chapic ArIs Respectively.
PRESIDENT WHITE.
Although the work done during tho past year will
compare favorably with that accomplished during any
presence Of President WHITE, who has been in EUROPE
recruiting his health since Oc,obsr, 1876 President
White IS now at the Paris ExposI,inn, having been
one OF the ommissoners from New York State. He
will return TO Ithaca early Ia the TALL to be here
~ time Tor tho decennaI celebration next October.
GoIdwin smith, non resident professor OF Engsh and
Constitutional history, who h also IN Europe,
has announced his rntnstion OF coming Ithaca
at the close OF the year and setting down here Pro-
lessor w T. Hewott, assistant professor OF German,
has been at Heidelberg pursuing his studies. for the
last vcnr Professors FAKE ana Roberts sa,I Tor Rot,
tcrdsm to-day on the steamship Schedan, Tor the
purpose OF spending their vacations abroad, aud Pro-
fessor Boyesen Will soon follow them.
coRSELL PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION.
During the past year the members OF tho faculty
have formed an association among themselves for tho
purpose OF mutual interchange OF opinions and nves.
legations They have named n the sCornell Phiio.
sophcai Association" II Is the 1rst association OF
Its kird IN American colleges and promises 10 uinl
the anticipaiions OF Its most sanguine advocates.
Many interesting papers have been read before H. and
It's meetings have been exceedingly interesting
BOATING.
Boating, which had been almost abandoned, seems
to have taken new lease OF lilo this spring ON
count OF Corncll's acceptance OF Harvard's challenge
for a freshman race. The prclim.usres have been
all arranged, and the race will take place Owasco
Lake on Wednesday, July IL. The course Is ono OF
Inc best That could possibly have been selected II
begins three miles down the lake, north Of Enscnoro
Glen aud terminates at the grand stand, which is
situated n few rods from tho Glen House railroad
runs along the shore OF the lake along tho en-.
tire length oil the thus enabling