New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19
LAST DAY AT PRINCETON.
BRIEF ADDRESS BY DIR. MCosH-NUMERoUs HON
oRs CONFERENCE.-The LIST OP GRADUATES
lRRoM 4 SPECIAL CoRREsPONpEsT OF rHR TRIBUsB-l


oRs CONFERENCE.-The LIST or GRADUATES.
IPRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRIBUsB-l
PRINCETON, June 1S.-Tbe Commencement
week at Princeton closed to-day with the regular exer-
cses In the morning az 1890 the procession FORMED
in front Of the chapel President McCosh, eiad IN
academcal robes was followed by the trustees ana Iae-
ulty, the members OF the graduating CLASS shd 'he
Alumni OF the institution The president opened the eA-
ercises In the church with prayer; j. d. Davis the rst
honor man. delivered the Laun, and Donald McLaren
the English sautatory The special honorary orauons
awarded for excellence particular departments, were
follows:
Adrian Rlker Gntin). "Lucretius."
Fletcher Duren (mathematicsD, 4" Mlnons self-Reve-
renee" ,-., D,
W r. Wilder (ethics). rhe Hercsy or YUltaire"
K. L. Henderson tmental scieEce) " Shelley Tue
A. L. Dennis chemistry. 1.-THE Pope. Reformer and
j. Parr lmodern language "The Mephisopheles of
= sroutenburrh philosophy, "Our Debt TO Pl1to."
{. II. Dodge (physicll scencel, Phases OF Mexican
W b Lee political scence Heroic Period Of Amer
" j. Dodge philosophy, "Tne Philanthropy of the
r. Bridges English lterature A Literary Artist"
Honorar, oratous and theses awarded TO Messrs
p d. Handy. \. L. Ptrkc, c. v. Mitchell. J. l.; Kerr 4
ii. HcCartcr, 4. r. Milford, O. l. Prvntlrs = Shefno
O. h. shoemaker +. NJ. AicNair. g. ,. WBbur ". -
Srrl.y, L. " sheldon /. J.. Gilman. Z. c. Felt. J. H.
OrDson H. b. smiln, I. ". wilson J. l. Leeper, Harold
GodwIn. ". b. Isuam ana W. I. Elsing.
After the orarOus OF the graduating class, Mr. T. d.
Jones Of the class Of rs delivered the Masters Grafton
His subject was Emotional Logic" DR.. McCosh then
made a short address the condition Of the college
lie said
Z" am not in the habit Of making Ions speeches.
although tIus class led 10 make two very lOOiish
ones on Monday; but must claim few minutes %
explain the stale Of the college 70 is many friends
can safely say that faculty and the students have
never speut 80 pleasant aud successful academic
year There has been uniform good order, good feeling
among the classes resistance OF the authority or the
f,culrv ana a great deal or nard study, original
research and careful reading done by the Young mrH
There has been great DIVISION OF labor among tne
our library is bling rapidly hlcd M with carefully
selected loo ~ booss our scientific school is obtaining
many -u.nccut lustIulHeHi-, anu ous museum has
sr 10rhlad I'D sig fhs and beautiful 900 ION.
point with tender interest tine tue 1Oral built
iuy Murray Hal. There has long been need mere Tor
more tlirenf system Of writing and Cratoricai
training. The committee OF the Board OF Trustees nave
presented report on the matter "a.Dl las Dtch
adauted and winch viii make Our English course
equal to tiuJ OK any in the country.
We have need OF dornitory' in which
desire 10 uut themselves through college live. and
uav tnelr own 10 is not charity institution. Out
INTENDED for earnest. seIrt4aut men II building
ID has been resolved 10y The tru tees % build. During
Inc year about 100000 mas been -ye 80 tnr COLLEGE,
$4,000 of which HU.t o. fIe pun eIa-a UT tIt new
presidents mansion. lhave great pressure u aluoILc
ing tat the college does uOt 80 rro~,lt owe one cent
anu t has signed Iu a. cement NOT tU cnntacl any
moro debts. The friends Of my college 10 they walk
around. viii see that still need other thin Es
ANA they can be assured, II they IN t0 supply what
TIE clerk OF The Board OF Trustees tleu calrdUp the
MON .ers ~ the graduating class M divisions and stand
iug fn srmic,tcle around Presidents AcJVsn, they re-
c..ra er dcrre@s The degree o. 4 ,. was conferred