New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-15
TILE CONRENCEMENT SNASON.

LARGE GATHERING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
PRIZES AWARDED AND DEGREES CONFERRED
AN ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BARNARD.
The one hundred and twenty-eighth Com
mencement of Columbia College held yesterday in
the Academy Of Music Bernseins orchestra had enter
tanned brilliant gathering which filed the boxes,
galleries and all chairs reserved for students for
short time before 1890 H., men the procession OF
trustees professors invited guests and students up
peared and walked down the aisle to the OF
Meyerbeer's Coronation March" President Barnard
led the way with gravity in keeping
with the picturesque oxford cap and ample
gown which he wore and this mildly reflected in
the demeanOr Of the class orators who also had donned
the time-hoDoTed black silk garment The president
trustees faculty and few others occupied the stage.
Chancellor Howard Crosby sat the left OF the pres
dent and four OF the Board of Trustees
William c. SehermerhOrn, stephen Nash, Joseph W.
Harper jr and the Rev. DR.. Talbot W. Chamoers-be-
John Jay at his right The professors
grouped the LETT, and like the trustees,
the words of thanks, approval and congraua
ton with which the salutatOrian greeted
them in rhythmic and sonorous Greek, after
the chaplain the College, the Rev. Cornelius r. Dufe
had read the Commencement prayer.
The ssiutatory Greek poem, delivered by NichO
las Murray Butler. and followed by a Latin poem
entitled Rebus Britsnnicis." by Joseph Edwin
ker Then came the four English orations follows:
The Educational Value Of Scientific Studies" by VIII
+.
Louis Dwight Ray; speculative and Exper-
mental Science" W. Adams Subway, School
Of Mines; Science and Nescience," James
Carter Music diversified these exercises and after
selections from "Tanubduser' had been performed
President Barnard read Of the honor men in
the graduating class These men, he said divided
into three classes, the first containing those whose
standing was between % and 1907 the second those be
tween go and 80 and the third between 50 and 90 1t
was due, he said, TO Louis Dwight Raw who led :he
second lass say that he lacked the requirements OF
the first class by only few units The names OF the
honor men gwen the order Of their standing
FmsT-HONOR CLASS.
Nicholas NJ Butler Joseph L. Baker
sECOND-HONOR CLASS
Iou dwight ray J%e' Garter Mead f Ea%n ae e.
THmDHOSOR CLASS.
r. b Van COrtandt Drayton Bqrri Harry D. B. Parsons
Rein AID W Rives Bernard Drachnan John Weber ir
David Gale Maclay E1gsr Lee HydeT r. d. T. i4yinsstGn
Frank Lyon Henry LeOnce G. Romaine William o. Wiley
The fellowship in letters granted 10 Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. Dr. Barnard IN granting 1t
said that it was required that
the study chosen by the recipient should be pursued for
three years in the college, and that it expected that
arrangements would soon be made TO confer degree
upon the Fellow al the expiration Of that time.
The result of the competitions for the scholarships Of
500 each il the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman
classes and for special prizes announced fol
lows:
Junior C1Gss-Greek Alfred Gudeman honorable mention
Michael Pupn and f. stiwen Lain Abraham Val
WatGer Ednund benjamin Alfred Gudeman Michael Pnpn
ad "T mention Sugasias DiekersoR BAKER ana william
Hawks f PsTv IS 2oG oSs King HAND and F ef
Hawks Physics Augustus Dckerson BAKER; honorable
SoS%oiaors nelson Glenn Mecrea honorable
s Tr9Gy william Robert sSiduo d Barclay tche9es
John Conge Baker ShaIes Waer ae u b bSbo
bay History Nelson LENA MGGre WINNIE Chesir wafer 5
bright stevens ana Oliver adw1Tq Se oror.
mention John Albert ysTsph asn Robe Hgs
honorable mention and l KTt oieman Kemp Ishemates
Thomas scott FsKe III honorable mention John Ebert
French, honorable Mention Henry Hyde whitman
The socetys Greek prize was awarded to Robert Sam
uei Carn The socely English prize was not competed
for Three essays entered IN competition Tor the
chanler Historical Prize II the ts ssoeeI wa, given
Isi2-1s15 on the Consolidation OF the American |
Union" The prize Was gwen TO Nicholss Murray But
faithful deserving student OF the gr@dualng class
elected by class from the three men Nominated by
tT e degree Of Bachelor of Arts conferred ON
The members OF the graduating class as follows:
Arrowsmith Robert, Henry. Frank Lyon Ray Louis D.
B iaS j HG1SPI IT, Kess5oy Z Rogers = p j
ha aT yr nsI Lev ffsdcrieI H. Ryder Edgar Lee
6u ii+ ,@bols NJ Livingston de T.. Smdt Frank b.,
D.. an lOrtI1ndt H. T., |
, aI.ot' Han,. Moore William a, Warm. MARSHALL
a. t 80 11fbnie Murphy Deas. Weber John lr.
Do 4 49,, scruard NASH Thomas, Wiley. William o..
DI~chinai, - SIe4 James b. Wilson, Marshall D., |
Greene, EDWARD r., Gus Nlliiau "VOu"04'H' ~ d.
u alssy, j. Spencer ~ Suns 1919 ~
IIarvey Alexander Purdon James W.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Science was conferred on
Bainbrdge Percy Clark and Harry de Berkeley Parsons
n,.Srses cere then conferred the graduating class
OF the School Of Mines a. ioi!o"s'
Degree Of Engineer Of Mines;
copan+ T1,o,nas Oothout Edward AVOndz Rudolph II.
Croker, Francis b. Page, William = WaIu N ~
Downs William r. Payne Clarence " Mnto, ~ Ia - T.
Fitch, Charles l.. Porter, John H. MIhaIhs NJ - T.
Hooper L. q. L. Shum " a 4 wilson w laH a
IIhg William g. stanton Wm. T., IT, Young. l. l.,
Leary, Daniel j, C. Il. ,tOckWe1, n. >.
Moses, Alfred J. TOncey, Donald b.
Degree Of OtpA Engineer:
Ijownes stanciH FaIk David b. Ill., ". D. Jr, A. L. |
Parsons. william
Degree Of BaeheiOr of Philosophy;
Calman Albert Going. H.. PoWera C. Wv.