The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-12
sEVENTr- FoUR GRADUA TIES.
Columbia College Uoids her One Hundred and
T,yenty.Hrh commencement.


The department OF letters and Of science
OF Columbia College held its one hundred and
twenty-nfth annual commencement exercises
yesterday in the Academy OF Music Under tho
light " tho great chandelier President Barnard
led the way from the main entrance to tho stage.
stepping to the music Of n march by Grafuas
orchestra. Following the President were Trus-
toes Hamilton Fish. Gouvorneur VI. Ogden.
Stephen p Nash. and Charles A. Sillman, and
Professors OF the Faculty II A. Driser, Thomas
Egleston, c. i. Chandler. II. j. Schmidt. w. q.
Peck J. Howard Van Amringo. c. NJ Nairno.
o. ~ Rood. Frederick Stcngcl, Charles Short.
Jules f. Loiscau W. II. Ingersoll, jasper f.
Goodwin. William Piston and +. r. Hutton.
Then followed tho graduates in evening dress.
VINO filed into tho scnts reserved for them inn
mcdatcy in front Of the stago-3G bachelors OF
arts. 10 engineers of mines. 10 civil engineers.
7 bachelors Of. philosophy, and 2 doctors OF
philosophy The rest Of the parIuet and the
boxes was sea OF Tutoring fans that tossed
back ribbons and fri1zrs from the faces " the
graduates gentle friends. In tho doorways
leading TO the stage lurked boys with floral
baskets. ships and bouquets. gifts for tho
speakers who were 10 be chosen from the grad
uating classes.
The exercises were begun 10y President Bar
nard. who arose from his great arm chair. TAX
ing OF his shovcl-bonrd hat nnd announced
that the Rev. Cornelius IL. Duiilc. Chaplain of
the college. would offer prayer. Mr. DUMB. in
n long black grown. read prayer wherein 1t
was asked mat tho young men might become
an honor to the college. Then Edward j. Runk
pronounced the salutatory Grafton in Greek,
aud carried OF from the stage an armful OF
flowers. OtsM. Munroe spoke on the" Advance
mrnt OF Science and Wllliam HnlOck followed
wtR an STS,2H SG 4S End 'aS MSEd as
Tho Advantages of Large City for The loca-
ton 81 a University" and Theodore d. Foster
President Barnard announced tho names Of
the successful competitors Tor prizes offered
for work done during tho year and Of the honor
men or those standing highest in the scale OF
100 ut tho end OF the entire course Of study.
Those Obtaining not less than ~ were I. J.
Runk, Edwin X: \. Seligman. md William Hal
lock not less than 81. 4. b. Foster. f. - Bar
mum; abraham lileh. and John II Mulcahry;
h'I less thuh - Ii \. NertnAli; T. Josepn' y
kingsbury. and Harry q. Lacey. Then the
President announced the names " those who
science oil $500 annually for three years was
awarded 10 William Haock ot lIiton-on-Hud-
son. Fourteen ilOO scholarships 10 nnderGrnd-
yates were announced as follows: jmniors-In
Greek. Henry A. Short; ia Latin. William W.
S.rugham; in logic and English literature.
William &. IL Boutillicr; IN, mechnntcs, Frank
Draper. and IN physics, Milton T. Lehman.
Sophomore clnss-ln Greek, Eugene T. Stew
art in Latin Harry r. Peck in history, VIM.
Snyre. Freshmen class-In muthr niatics. Jo-
seph f. Baker,, in rhetoric. Nirhoas NJ.
La,in Joseph T. Baker. These scholars stood
NJ 30 per cent or more in u scale " 100. Tho
Arnold. $50; james G. Egbert. Jr., 500; Der
tram Clover. Jr $50: and Henry Splman May,
~. The trustees Greek priz" ~ $500 went to
William W. Scrugham; of slJOtO :. u. Stuart.
Thu trustees English essay prizo 81 500 went
10 l.. j. Runk. anu OF $50 To- Melville \. Kellogg.
Tho socrty Crock prize OF $50 went to ThcO-
dore H. Foster. The successful competitors re-
ceivrd the reward OF their Abors from presi-
dent Barnard ia the shape OF checks. Finally.
all the graduates were summoned before Presi-
dent Barnard. class by class. To- receive their
diplomas. and t. listen to concentrations and
in line on the stage To receive the degree Of
NJ, Ster Of Arts nj the hands " the President.
The vnledictory Grafton was delivered by Her
bert Alan kingshury Tn" humber of gradu-
Ates WIS seNrnty-four. and their names and de-
grees are as follows:
Bachelor ~ Art.-Frricric Stone Barnum. Thomas
John Brereton, Frederic William Blowuiug. Charles
Gcorse Hui AUGUSTUS lmbue burton. Charles Ezra
Cornell william Earnest DaW. Charles Eliredgc. Th~o
orS o;sore, BrSol Han bavi M"rssa tss,.h. Jr
Henry Graham Hilton Abraham Heb fml Joseph
uim."Hd Lacey thhri.s Henry Lott James Alexander
Lynch. Charles Edward Mudehnke. John ilrnshaw MAJ
chahey. Ldwafi arthur Nnrthali solomon Jay chart
samuel purieid osborne. wilHm BARCLAY Parsons. Jr
nSTD.Is p Pn rrI 50 gr REM ki wc
SEAMAN Edwin Robert Anderson SeligmAn Nande rhit
spadcr. Charles Young Van DOren, John Chetwood Wet
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Degree oi Engineer Of Mines-Nathsnirl Lord Rrton.
summer iarKcr HERMAN liollrrrith Isaac Bradley john
son Edward c.htt kOch, Thomas ltisht Lrsgeit Jr.
Mlikrn. James Ncsuth. Charles Ni'tlu noble Kohcrt
Dunn hhoie. franci. Morris Ru hernri. Gardner
Nli, whhre,,y Williams. Henry Morgan Murphy.
, D,,rcs o 'i',l kn-ineeT-Lgu;s Philippe dc Lug.
Rocrt Andrew }, hnsion. Ralph Edward Mayer Joseph
ham Henry smcaton. HALEY WINS, T.. "
Decree % bAehcgr ct ihuos phy-ChHrles Arthur liol.
Cameron st.uo Marcus II. uiaui.n Walter Grnus Elliot
e. T.. EiNari Au.un Metuuon.
n.srre Of Dneior of rmios.ph ohn adams Church.
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