New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19

F Ragss hyS pbt H. Mann stephen e. Wood + wiz
Fori Arthur i. MetcalG Harold.
Gamineli Arthur A. Newall Andrew
The following students gwen the degree OF Bach
elor OF Philosophy: George Henry B0ttqm herman
way Hammond James Lawrence jerks, Edward Whltten
Shedd
At the close OF the exercises IN tho church the process
sion was reformed and marched to sayles nem0rlai
Hall which was well filed with the alumni and invited
guests and the usual collation. was served In quo time
President Robinson raped for order ana maze tne Gus
tOmary opening speech or welcome lie spoke vi tne
present general prosperity S6 1g The nesr fu Tu He
said among other things that gentleman was ready 10
pay into the treasury 100000 for the erection OF new
Astronomical observatory soon as the proper site
can be selected His allusion to what II is hoped VIII
before long be an assured fact Istclass ~ T
greeted with round OF hearty apPiauseS. d nen n
that completed and ready for use he sad ne shou use
his influence TO secure the appointment Oh S b
hygiene and physical training lie announcer as en-, tne
committee of ten to have In charge the necessary ia
for building the gymnasium ar as Y p W. NereS
Read William Goddard, Charles M Stead Joseph r.
Earle, j. 3 l3rayton and W. e, Foster s,so 70 no
paid to senior who the best IN the
fourth book Of Iomes lllod or IN the ORATOR on tno
Crown by DemOsthenes was awarded to Noney SKINNER
Ieonidas r. Higgins aud +. NJ Bronson. The premium
for the best philosophical essay was awarIeo 10 1" H.
and the Rev Chares-w Wood for the class Of 1884, The
Rev Dr. Edward Everett Hale made one Of his mimi
P fSTie ar responded for the class OF 1859,
,syinc that his class would pay $1,000 toward the
the same class rccited brief but witty poem The Rev.
r. D. Anderson of the class of 1874 said his GLASS would
pledge 81 900 for tho gymnasium provided the whole
amount needed should be raised IN five years President
Kendall Brooks, OF Kalamazoo College, Mich, made the
closing speech In which he dwet especially on the In
debtedness OF Michigan to Brown University.
Mr. ana Mrs Marshall Woods In the afternoon one
of their evees which, in other years. have formed one OF
the great charms OF and tho OF
the college holidays closed with tho usual CROWDED leVee
In tho presidents house IN the evening. A..
since ago the alumni were brought into
closer connection with the university by an act OF tue
corporation requesting them TO nominate candidates 70
I'LL vacancies In that body Occas0ned by resignation OF
DEATH the graduates Of the college haVe
taken much interest IN matter III Mh.oa
they feel they have personal concern: Ihere
are now three vacancies in the Board OF trustees,
one Episcopal and two Baptst Judges have eonh.ea
the ballots sent In from the alumni and the result Is Tor
Hal Hartwel class OF 1870 30s Professor o. Chace,
class OF $780, 1906 these being the three highest TOT
Baptist vacancies. Fpr the Episcopal yacaney-E l.
CasweI NJ d. class Of 1858, $40; and A b. Underwood
class OF lS40, 227 -. uoo.o,
Twony.four names appear In the neurology prepares
with great care and mnuteness OF detail by PROFESSOR
lincoln The oldest the list in relation 70 classss
the REV John Burt Wright, who died In Wayland, Mass
ecember 90 1888 age nnetythree years seven months
and thirteen DAYS OF the class OF 1905 and the ast
yiylng member of the class The Oldest In actual age
Thaddeus Allen of Boston, who lacked but few days OF
being nnetyseve years old. He also was the last sur
yiyOr OF his class The ReY Avery Briggs and Bishop
B. smith, OF tho class OF 1915, complete the starred
names OF their class Other prominent men who died arr
the Rev. Dr. Joseph Muensches OF the GLASS OF 1921