New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-29
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT YALE.

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4 GRADUATING CLASS OF 115-HONORARr ID
GREEs-ALUMNI DINNER
| Tvpos A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TUE rRIBUsE.)
| NEw-HAyEN June 2S.-Commencement Day
Is proverbally hot But cloudy sky and cool breeze
have maize an exception to-day to tas old rule and The
weather Is all that could be desired. There IL an IN
usually large number Of graduates ia town this week
The Commencement exercises the lS-d anniversary
OF the college at Centre Church this morning attracted
audience than has been there for several
years. the exercises themselves were Of such e1
ceence Justify everyone in making effort to be
present The following programme was carried OUT!
salutatory GRAFTON in Latin by Frank Frost ABBOTT
Grafton MohamIned." by Julius Howard Pratt, IT,.
The Mechanical and the Ideal View Of Man. oy
! Charles Locke 5cudder.
The Sympathy Of Nsture," BY Bernard T1tche.
Socrates" by George william Lay.
The Melancholy Of John Stuart MIL by walter
Murphy.
our Relations to Other American States" by Harry
Dean St9rley, the Broad Churcnman." by Daniel
TIE Divine Poet" by Asa Palmer French
"Dr. Leonard Bacon" By Cyrus Bentley, Jr.
"Englsa Liberalism" by BE jamin Brewster.
College Edncauou N America, with the vaiedictorJ
address, by Barely johnson.
At the conclusion Of the speaking the degrees were
conferred upon the graduating class. numbering lis.
every member OF which received his degree.
The following honorary degrees werr conferred:
LLD-senor Dom Marcisl MARTINEZ. eK-Chihsn Minis
s 10 s cTaPo, Member Of Con-
grrs-, MassacnIsetts, class 1892.
D.D.-Ibe Rev owen street, OF Lowell, Mass, class
1877
MA.-CoIonel ". L: BarrOvs, Of winimantc, Conn;
J. Twag Brooks Of salem, ONO. class 1861 william T..
Cushing. o: New-Hsv-b. class 1872
The average age AZ the graduating class Is % years
months days. The class therefore the oldest Of
any ever graduated Yale OF which there Is any
record except the class VI 81 whose p
years % days. The youa sest Is 20 years
! month 10 days the oldest Is 81 years months :
days
Alumni Hall crowded this afternoon the Occa-
sion Of the ANNA Alumni dinner Al the close Of the
dinner Pre.ideut Porter addressed the Alumni and
briefly history the Institution spoke OF he
Improvements 10 follow. and paid glowing tributes to
the memory OF Yales graduates who died during the
last year At the cOncls on OF his speech senior Mar
rDez Minister nom ChA, nade Al address ID ni, uat We
Professor Knapp. the professor ~ modern uIses ia
college The Kew. Dr. Brown, Oi Eng and the six
succession 10 the ptBtOrar 81 ;hr cuurcL Ia "Lch
john Buuyau preached, a.SO aud essed the graduates
lie alluded the feeling existing bet geen this and the
tLer country, and beeye1 tAdt theV ouSnt 10 stand
together the dlsscn nation Of earn aud the estb
haAucUt # truth. Ills remarks were entausAstlcily
rtCr we'd.
Charles Tracy 80. president Of the Yale Aluaui As
ISOLATION, OF &ewNorA CITY, male appropriate remarss
Iurre loud calls for cIutI j. IllGen u FespOnG
for tue class Of 80 but MI Illdeu mad disappeared
Speeches made Jy Henry Hon, o.; Professor
Phelps. Kew. Thomas Bacon, T.; Professor Baird
JOAN tarrcI, 20, ana Others.
Morrison ate Cliet Justice OF the Supreme Court
of tine Uni e. sCes, Las been CHOSEN member Of the
1air corporation.
corporation meeting to-day the following changes
Iaciury voted: Dr. Russell IL. CLItteudcn,
OF the ohciclu Sclcnn- school, % De lecturer ply s.
iOlogcal chemistry; Iutor Lee0e TO DE professor "
asueac- Tor ave years Tutor Iaroe 10 be professor
OI creek Tor nH e