New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-05
WILLIAMS COLLEGE C0NNENcEMENE
A SPEECH BY GOVERNOR BUTLER ON RELIGIOUS
ELECTROMAGNETIC GRADUATING EXERCISES.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNAL


WuLIAMsTowN, Mass, July 4.-Governor
Butler was present the dinner of the Alumni Of
Williams College In Goodrich Hall to-day and made a
brief speech Ia Of his remarks he commended
williams College for clngng to an orthodox Christian
ity aud stated that In his opinion the giving
M OF the divinity Of the Son was to give
40 the whole OF Christianity During the course
of dinner word sent In that MIRA Garfield, wife Of the
late President Garfield in town. Governor Butler
left the hail and after going TO her hotel and failing
find her. drove to station and there paid his respects
Ia her s she about TO take the train Aerward he
returned 60 the dinner
President Carter then announced that 900 had be
given 10 the college to make good the loss oceasoned by
the destruction OF the gymnasium building by the
of Monday. Speeches were made by Ex-Governor Hoyt.
nj Pennsylyauia; by Judge Barker, OF Pttsfed trus
tee: by Horace T. scudder, Of '55; by Martin Town
,epd of 49, and by Arthur Brooks, OF New-York The
alumni elected as trustees the Rev. Dr. William w.
Adams of Fall River MI the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF the Rev. Dr. Flint, OF Lsdaie Mass and
ID L. Boardman OF Troy, N. X. 10 Oil the vacancy oc-
casioned by the expiration OF his previous term.
THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES,
The commencement exercises Of Williams College
were also held to-day. The graduating class numbers
forty The programme OF tho exercises follows
pravor py the Presidents Latin sautatory by Henry Le
Fayour Salem; dissertation, 1.-THE Irrevercnoe Of the
Aaev william N. Hubbard, Greenwich. Conn., Grafton,
"Proyincsl Influence Of English Literature Joseph T.
PIerson, Pittsheld; philosophical oration Originality
and Knowledge" f. NJ. Rice, Natok; philosophical
oration premature Gensrazations In History" David
h. Pratt wiamstown dissertation. Socialism" John
p Hubbard, jr. Philadelphia; GRAFTON, False Modes
of Thinking" Lewis u. Rogers. Albion, N Y; phllo
sophoa Grafton. "rhe Position and Duty OF Scholar
ship" f. d. L. Smith. Glastonbury, Conn; phiosoph-
ios1 GRAFTON, "The Influence of Intellect
on Character" Frederick n. Herrick. Constantnople,
Turkey; grafton. 1.-The Bohemian Element In Genus"
Herbert g. Underwood, Glens Falls, N. Y; Grafton,
.Noblesse Oblige" Samuel " Holmes, Albany. N. III
yaledctory GRAFTON. Evolution Applied 10 Politics
and Ethics" Frederick Geller. Albany.
After the completion OF this programme the prizes OF
the year were announced. They were follews (:
Benedict prizes" Latin. fret prize G. c. Cobb; second,
H. D. Bailey; Greek. fret prize, H. ID. Bailey second
9; 3. Penross; smsthensflcs first, frst pFize,
prize, r. r. Bickpell; second prize A. W. Underwood
natural history. arst prize. O. L. Goodrich; second. H.
B. Ward; Fgeneh, first prize, r. Il. Blekneli second.
r. g. Holmes jr. German first prize, A. W. Underwood;
livery, J. p. Hubbard, IT,, class OF '8s; Van
vechten, for extsmporaneous speaking. >. ".
" Holmes, class OF 1873; Rice prlzes for
second N Gest Groves prize for excellence OF de-
exrelieEcs In Latin and Greek frat prize, Gcer S3
SECOND prize, r. NJ. Herrck, 'e3. Book prizes from Rice
fund, d. s. Herrck, H. b. Ward Il. I. Penrose, H. IL.
Wentworth. Rhetorical prizes, general, H. p. Dewey,
St Junior rst, n Bull; second. q. E. Grsenmsn. S4.
Sophomore, frst r. Tacott; second, n b. Fatoute,
's5 Prize for prizes. r. Geller. GLASS OF 'S3.
The college granted no honorary degrees shis year