New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-22
a,ur COMMENCEMENT SEASON.

U'HE GUM MENCEhAE A'
UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NE" i0''h'
THE FIFTIErH coMSfENcEMENr-AS ADD''i'''
THE ACTING CHANCELLOR.
The University of the City OF new lo'A
a.Iebrated its dftieth commencement yesterday
X, the Academy Of Music The rev. Dr. John man.
ct,ng chancellor of the University, presided colerreu
fbe degrees and delivered address in regard 70 'ne
All half centurv's work the Institution ana It's pres
ent needs Among those seated on the platform was
thu Rev. DR. Howard Crosby who attended the hrst COM
MANAGEMENT IN 1884, which his brother was graouaeu
pr Crosby was member OF the class OF le44' aA'er
a an instructor in Greek eleven years the Chan-
ceJior and is now member OF the University COunc"'
With the exception OF two or three years Wheh nc mas
been i'm Europe he has attended the commandments
every year since their beginning -Four OF the poAes
bore the respective banners OF the conege secre'
societies--Delta Phi Psi Epsilon, zeta Psi and Delta
IIn.,on In the boxes sat many young ladies behind
beautiful floral tributes
Representing the Council on the platform besides INC
Rev Drs Hall and Crosby, sat John Taylor johnston
Charles Butler, William Allen Butler, william "a
Wheelock Peter Carter, william NJ Hased the Rev. DTS
William NJ. Taylor Samuel NJ. Hamilton, and kodercA
Terry: Smith E. Lane j. W c. Leveridge DR. s. ONanuer-
poel Lemuei skidmore Williams opdyk Dr. Renlomln
b. Aycrigg and William r. Martin. The members oi 'ne
Faculty present were Professors Edward A. JonhSou
BENJAMIN n Martini Richard II, Bull, George W. coax
N.
Gaatin Charles b. Brush, Arthur spiemann nnu iSas'
f. Russell. Among others present were the Kew III
Samuel d. Burchard and Daniel s. Martini OF Rutgers
Female College, Rev. DIR. Philip ScAsn OF the union
Theological Seminary; the Rev Drs. Eluan D. Murphy
Edward Clark, William ormiston and John spsding' oil
this CITY: Inc Rev. Dr. Wilson Phraner Of Sing sing
Professor Charles L. West of Brooklyn and Dr. W. b.
Holden OF the American Museum ofNatural History.
THE CREATIONS.
Bernsten's orchestra gave the "Fower Song" after
which Dr. Hall introduced W. NJ. Kingsley, who pro-
nouneed tie Greek saluiatery Grafton j. Strachsn ahs
own request was excused from delivering the English sal
nta,ory al alton TO which had been assigned and his
brother Robert Charles Straehan, also excused The
rest OF the oratiOns follows "O0ject In Mans
Life" W. r. whittemore; 1.-The Tmes-Past and Pres
entp James Abbott "ScieAce in its Relations to Peace
william j. Hoe Progress of Electricity, Alfred G. Hoe;
"The Impending Future of Europe" John C. Gerndt;
"Tl,e Coincidence of Nations" Charles L. Brisoi, and
ssTbe Debt OF Molern Liberty 10 Geneva, James
M Paton Mr. Patton also the yaedctcrian, ana
while he was speaking q white cat was thrown on the
ate The appearance OF the animal caused moments
sensation 1t did not Interfere vita the exercises
and the society member who had placed te cat ia
The prompters box was not rewarded for his pains
CoNFERRlNG THE DEGREES.
The degrees conferred by DR.. Han were as follows
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Asss5s %% k Kasy 5s%s; EiG9
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.
b A9;hGar E X T5raa SsTS
Ip 1tSai a q TiSS 5ose5h sT ssS
CIVIL ENGINEER
Ts% mSS RGpsrt Ts saS9sn'
Altrod G. Hoe, Joseph S-raoh4n' W. u ""'Vein0io
MASTER OF ARTS.
Ma% KsaI asaaoison EasE bSyO van Dye
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE.
H. T. Bogar,ius SIN Mccullough. n. g King.
IL = ol nsN sip stesns L. 4 S RRaS
a. A kuLue1 L. z ClgFb, X. A Mort0Ds
Tho honorary degree OF LII d. conferred upon DR..
Alfred LOOMS professor OF Pathology and Practice
of Medicine in the University The degree Of d. d. was
given TO the Rev saInus NJ Hamilton, pastor OF the
Scotch Presbyterian Church and member OF the Unit
versity Council; the Rev W W. Rand. secretary Of the
Of BAH steuben County, N: Y. The degree
of Ph. D. conferred upon Dr. Matthew Leland Gland
N Penfeid the orgsnst or 81 Georses Ifotess@h.
ar PTncs Morrow OF this civ the degree OF
A. NJ and the Rev. Q. f. A. Klein OF Bergen Point ~ D.
Two fllowsos were awarded the rst u 1890, being
received by James Patou, and the second ~ 500 by
eaca wear oze for the essay in English compost
ZION. writen by member Of the sS S DIT a, Ian
bis essay wis on =" Calvin and serVetua
ADDRESS by DIR. HALL
After entering the degrees and awarding the prizes
DE Hall delivered an address, which was appauded
many times as he referred to the debt which science
and the church owed to the uniyer-
sity aad to the excellent work done
by Il through it's several Ecul'ies He tifsl called at
tenon to Immense Increase IN the number OF edGe-
tiona institutions since 1888, when the University came
into being and congratulated rs council ITS nmEi and
It's friends on the done aud the difficulties that had
been overcome The University arose in troubled times,
when General Jackson. having settled what threatened
10 be serious dispute with South Carolina was III
another struggle regard to the snfe keeping Of the
money United st.tss The great issue OF slavery
to be abolished slavery 10 be extended beginning
to agate the country New York CITY had fewer than
100000 people and It suffered in the early years oil the
Uniyorsy history singular succession OF calanities
the cholera the great fire Of 1885 and the terrible
mercal distress OF 1887 He defined the ACCIDENTAL
sense OF university distinguishing it from the Eng
lish se,.se according which university is central
body controlling anuInber Of affiliated colleges. II Ia
an accident this has to be the English idea,
which being carried 10 ireland where the Queens
Colese and some UNCONVENTIONAL Institutions have
recently been grouped together IN university.
Scottish lIly srses however. have nothing in
with the organization OF oxford or Cambridge. Ed.n-
buga University Is simply college, as are most OF the
German universities. While tho ce OF Theology Law,
Medicine and the Arts has long been associated with
that OF university tho original idea not the giving
nj all knowledge 10 the students: the idea Of universally
had regard TO that students from oil quarters
and OF al classes c0Gll enjoy such advantages the
college afforded. This University has Law School, fu
of usefulness a Medical marked energy and
and there is Strong lhtosOsIVh osIg D" Vu' o'a"-
borhOod The union OF which with s-when We become as
strong financially as cducatOnally-wo be a
mutual GAIN for recognize the value OF its work and
the braney It's corps OF Instructors aud 1t has re-
ccived from us many OF its studentsand SD We should
realize the OLD ideal defined already and have again
Theology Law Arts and Medicine
RESULTS or FIFTY YEARS WORK
After characterizing the methods OF old historical
universities, Ike those OF Paris, Bologna and
Others Dr. Hall turned TO tho results that had
been realized ~ the dfty years Of the UniveTsityf
work liking attention the effective labOrs