New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-11
COLUMBIA AT THE ACADEMY.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF 1885.
ADDRESSES IN GREEK, LATIN AND ENGLlsb-MAN'
DEGREES CONFERRED.


DEGREES CONFERRED.
The Academy of Music was filed yesterday
vrorning with fathers who looked proud OF their poS'
with sisters whose color high and whose hearts pe
ouickly and with mothers who couldn't quite keep o
their tears their sons names we're canea W -. y,
scholastic honors. 1t great day Tor the oN''o
,s5 of Columbia-their commencement day. Inc on.
s hecan with mn sc at 10 o'clock butlong before thal
tue the dress circle was filled with spectators o'
OF them young women who had not been IucAy enVue
10 obtain tickets for the parquet Atlo:oo fIeSuon'
nard clad In all the dignity OF academic IoOs' ~ NV
tar board hat. marched down the mduie as.'
NV the trustees and the faculty all IN cnaIse
n, the Grand Marshal of the occasion. freuer
,ck NJ Watson They all took seats on INC
platform After them came the graduating ciasses
from the School of Arts and the School OF Mines WHO
Ned the places reserved for them in the front OF he
house brief PRAYER was offered by the Chaplain OF
,he College the Rev. Cornelius r. Dutfe, s. T. d. linen
great many OF the young who weret be graduaeu
cot M and left the house, not caring 20 steu W ~
Greek sautary poem Of their hrsthonor man. NeiSo
Glenn MoCrea Nevertheless, Mr. McCreas poem was
f, OF elevated sentiments For about ten minutes nc
nonred forth series of haxameters so polished tha'
sooa nersons limited that Professor Driser must nave
had hand In their composition. After Few WOrus Vi
general welcome he turned TO the trustees Oh TIC cooEe
aud expressed thanks OF his class for their ape anu
efficient mana cement of the affairs OF the institution AS
he approached the president Dr. Barnard touched MS
mortar-board and Mr.. McCrea bowed low. The esteem
and admiration felt by the class OF 80 Tor FresueV
Barnard the whole corps of professors were neatly
expressed, and the salutatoran turned once more
10 the audience and addressed special
welcome to all the young ladies and ther
mothers He was loudly applauded at the end OF his
poem and received two large baskets of flowers Ihen
John Albert Ryerson the second honor man. delivered
another poem Latin herocs this time, upon the per
ennial theme, Noster Populus L0erls.' lie spoke
soouently about the srri brandi and the cinc~d pa
,t,o lo,a thaftl
would adhere strictly the principles OF Civl Service
reform.
After these two learned productions had Deeh pro-
nounced. the audience treated to little EnghSh'
Ysldoro Ygnacio Poledo OF the School OF Mines spoke
uuon the Genesis and Growth OF Mining IhOmas
Ewing, jr., Of the Arts, delivered an excellent adj
dress upon The neglect Of liberal studies by Alumni
He proposed that the study OF the natural sciences
should be substituted for that Of the classics In order
that the knowledge impaired to young men in colleges
may have direct and practical bearing upon their
lives after graduation. The band then played some
music from The Black nussar" after which Charles
Everett Graf, of the Mines, spoke upon "Technical
Education" and Robert Coleman Kemp, OF the Arts
delivered a eulogy upon Gaspard dc Coligny, Admiral
OF France"
The announcement of the honormen to the successful
competitors elowships and scholarships was next
in order The class of 1855 is regarded remarkable
for its scholarship and the honor role is unusually
large. In the first honor class, including those
who have received grade or 20 ana over.
are six names-Neson Glenn McCrea John Albert Ryer-
SON. Robert Coleman Kemp, Thomas Scott Fiske, jr,
Frank Tying Warburton and Edward Lincoln Stabler
Tbee are twelve the second honor class who re-
eeiyed grade between 80 and 3d. and twenty-four IN
the third class who received grade between 30 and 90
The following of those receiving fellowships and
scholarships
ellowshps-Letters, n. C. McCrea; science, Thomas
Ewing, jr. - ,,,
scholarships-Junior class-Greek NJ L. Earle
lat o. j. NJ. IL.
Charles D. Faher; physics. Lincoln Cromwell. sopho-
more class-Greek, Charles Knapp; Latin, Charles
Knapp; mathematics, not awarded; history T. r. Cod
dard chemistry, L. ID. White Freshman cass-GIeek,
C. s. Baldwin; Latin. II. A sill; mathematics, W. T.
Humphreys; English. ii. D. Eriing.
Chandler historical prize-RObert We'll: ~
Prize OF the Alumni Association TO the most faithful
and deserving student OF the graduating ciass-George
Drew Egbert .
After the awarding OF the prizes the following degrees