New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-27
TIE COMMENCEMENT SEASON,
UONORS TO STUDENTS.


GRADUATION RXTRCIsEs AT THE COLLEGE OF TIE
CITY OF NEw-YcRK AND THE NORMAL COLLEGE,
COMMENCEMENT DAY AT YALE, DARTMOUTH
HAMILTON, DICKINSON AND BATES.
Tho Commencement exercises of the College OF
The City of New-York took place at the Academy OF
Music last evening. The graduating class num-
bered tifty-one young men. There we're oratlonS
and many prizes were given. The Normal College
graduated 3O3 young women yesterday, frlzes
were distributed among ten of the students. Inc
Commencement exercises of the Academy of Mount
St Vincent were also held yesterday. Cardlna
McCloskey conferred the honors The usual eAef-
discs of Commencement Day were observed SeS'ef-
day at Yale, Dartmouth. Hamilton, Dickinson ana
other colleges.
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NETWORK.
EXERCISES AT THE ACADEMY OF MUsIO-FIflh-oNE
GRADUATES.
The twenty-seventh annual commencement
OF the College OF the City OF NewNork was helu last
evening IN the Academy Of Music. The attendance was
very large The president Of the college General Alex
snder H. Webb presided and those ON the stage
were Robert b. Roosevelt. william Wood, president OF
the Board OF Trustees L J. Wheeler II. H. Perkins
Isaac Bell Bernard Cohen, James NJ Halsted Samue-
c. JeniGe Eugene Kelly, Benjamin F. Manierre' Jacop
Vermilye stephen A. Walker, and Benjamin r. watson
During the evening Grafula's Orchestra gave several
musical selections The following the order Of ex-
orcises:
PRAYER - -. al, Amor.
Ssiutato ~ address and second honorary Grafton An ~
tcau Phisntnrouisr" Bernard schultz. ,,.-..... Of,
FIFTH honorary Grafton FAILURE as an Element % ou'0o
rpiT5 6cporaT~ grafton "Prlson Reform Henry Miller
Third dissertation Iuduenoe Of the Ideal Niil'Iu a.
FoGr6 honorary grafton, Tho Suppression OF the lnd'd
Second dissertation The Mythology Of Ancient Greece
SIT oispertaiion Power" Joseph a. Fripp. =,
Fourth dissertation, subhmty OF the Ihmte IeAouSeo'
FiTs dissertation In Memoram." r. w r. Merngi on
First honorary grafton and NaleNctoI! Au~ieNs' NP
Sesame" Allan NJ StOddart
The ceremony OF comforting of degrees was then per
formed by the president. alter which the following
medals and prizes were awarded:
The Riggs medals FOR prose composuon-Senior Class'
G. IeRras Junior Glass; r. J. Mahon.
Kelly prizes-for best debaer, G.. Legras for best
criticism, f. ]. Murray.
Claim nedals-Greek first prize, gold Fl. Casper !;
second prize silver. j. Prochazka Latin. first price
gold NJ A. Lesser; second prize, silver. j. ligen - =,
Cromwell medals for proficiency in HlstOry-h n
Kenyon, A. I. Dennerlen and A. r. Bacon -,
The Ward medals for proficiency IN various DIdhches
were distributed follows; Drawing, r. :. fopptr;
chemistry H. f. Miller; natural history T. j. mOSthen-
thai; natural philosophy, r. a. D0ngaI NORA phosg9
SisfkS: Greek, A NJ. stoddart; Latin, H. F. Miller;
french T. W SHIT; Spanish H. W. r kOSt; German,
j. A. Fraukenburg; orstory. j. : McWllllams; compost
ton X W. f. Merington; logic, X. +. Clarke; astron-
omy, G.. Lcgras history, A 4. Deueriein; mathtuiaI
les " p ZwinGe; descriptive geometry j. Prochazkai
hygiene. j. PrOchazki. -.
The following students received the degree OF Bachelor
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