New-York tribune., 1879-06-12
GRADUATES OF COLUMBIA.


pNR HUNDRED AND TwENTY-FIFIH ANNiNSksAEf
THE SPEECHES, THE PRIZES AND ThE HONOR
MEN.
The ono-bundred and twenty-tith COM
,or,ept NJ CoIumbia College celebrated yester-
aav ,noruing az the Academy OF Music The building
~ 1el allied with friends OF the graduates, and many
nes in brilliant toilets made the scene very AMI
,o,cs one The boxes occupied, and several
i,. Of Young people sought the secusion winch the
ner gallery grants The front seats in the orchestra
ero reserved for the graduating class. On the stage
~, President Barnard with the trustees and faculty Of
lhe college The trustees were representedby Hamilton
Fisb Guuverneur NJ. Ogden stephen p. Nash, DR.. Ed
ward L. Bea1le, OF Poughkeepse, and Charles A. Sill
man. Ofthe professors and instructors there were
prescnt Thomas EglestOn. Charles Z. Chandler william
e. Peck Charles Murray Marine, j. Howard Van Am
rtpge Henry A. Drisler. Ogden N Rood. Frederick
s1epcel Henry l. Schmidt ard Charles Short, the Rev.
Cornelius H. Dunie chaplain of the college, X NJ
smlth, Jules T. Loiseau, william Halsey ingersoll, Jas
per T. Goodwin, william PIsOr, Frederick r. Hutton
and e. Austen Pearce. Among the others on the stage
were f. f. Waters, OF The Boston Adeertiser Henry ii.
Anderson Isaac Newton and Judge Mitchell
Beore the exercises proper began. Graiullas orces-
ira PLAYED Rossn's La Gsz5a Ladra selections from
Pauquctie's Chimes OF Normandy" and Lodermans
mswedish Wedding March," The faculty and trustees
lbcn assembled TO the stage. and the exercises were
opeued with prayer by she College Chaplain, the Rev
r,r,e,ps p Dnffe After the Swan song from LOhen-
grin had been played by the orchestra Edward John
son Rupk delivered the salutatory IN Greek Al It's
rios. no was presented with some beautiful devices IN
flowers and was loudly applauded. All the subsequent
speakers were also honored with handsome bouquets
borseshoes, and baskets of rich flowers. Edwin r. A.
seligmau WAS excused from reciung the Latin poem
which was down on the programme. During the waltz
that was then played the audience busied itself IN CON
Sersaron Otis NJ Munroe delivered an Grafton on the
Advancement Of Science. The End OF this World as
an Inhabited Planet the subject of an Grafton that
was then delivered by William Halloc6 Edward Lud-
low spoke on The advantages OF large city for the
location of University" and Theodore B. Foster on
ETbe Future OF Arbitration"
President Barnard then nnOuuced the names Of the
following honor OF the class of 20, IN the order
gveu First honor class T. J. Runk, L. r. \. selgman
and W Hallock; second honor class, = b. Foster T. 5
Barnum A. Ilch ana j. II. Muicahcyi third honor class,
T. A NJrlan, l. Joseph, J. a. Lynch Of A Kellogg s..
D. Osborne, II. a knesbury and H. o. Lacey. 1hose
in The honor class rave attained general average
of over % per cent those in the second class between
p1 and % cent ana those IN Inc tfd class btWeh
- and 81 per cent President Barnard Then read the
list 81 scholarship awards Zach of the thirteen
scholarships is valued at 500 Ihere are fourteen
scholarships i've OF which are gwen 10 the Junior ana ana
fre>hmou Tue sophomore schoii SIP Ia MATES,
however, Withheld. The awards were AS follows /:
her h. Draper and NJ l.. Lehman; SOphoInoTes y. +.
stuart, H. 7. Peek W. A. Dunnlng and n. Sayre :;
rhe ua Ies OF many who were " honOraDy men
toued we're read. The fellowship of 500 yearly for
three years was awarded to William HaOck, Of Milton
3u-th,-IludsOn who delivered one OF the orations.
The presentation OF prizes next took place Prizes OF
$50 each awarded 10 V. Arnold ana B. Glover Jr
and o. $50 10 c. Egbert, jr and TO H. May for eN-
scellce German. In awarding the first Greek prize
$500 q W. W. Scrugha, and the second OF 500 40
s B. stuart. President Barnard sand that whie the
enege fully equal To, and perhaps ntJe ID advance
Dr. any other in the facilities which offered for studying
the sciences, 1t tue trustees no tte pleasure 10 be
able offer its largest prize for excellence IN the
classics. Ihe EnglIsh essay prizes OF S1OO and 500
were awarded respectively to T. j. Runk and NJ. A.
Kellogg. The society Greek prize of $50 WAS given TO
T. B koster. All tue prizes were given To the students
In the form OF checks, and tue hltle presentation
speeches of President Barnard were loudly cheered
Alter The last of a Strauss Waltz had dled
away President Barnard conferred degrees On he nf-
beIs VI the gradnallng class. rs iOliOWsi