New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-25
THE DAY AT YALE.
ORATORS OF THE GRADUATING CLAss-THE DE-
GREEs CONFERRED.

ORATORS OF TIE GRADUATING CLAss-THE DE-
GREEs CONFERRED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
NEw-HAyEN Conn., June 24.-Ihe lSotn
commencement of Yale occurred To-Day AS carry as
m President Porter and the rest of the faculty. mosI
OF them In their shovel hats and canonca rODcs ioreu
OH the college campus marched to the Centre Con-
gregatonal Church. where the commandments always
occur They headed by brass band, ana wheh
they arrived the faculty took seats on the PLATFORM
The young who delivered the oraons sat III 'front.'
pew The oraons were delivered by the following
graduates Latin Grafton by Herbert Henry WHITE Oh
New-Hayen; saiutatory Grafton The Theory and Prac
tce Of Party Allegiance" by Paul IT.
wing Wells OF Fayetteville. N. Y; Grafton
" The Development of the American Political Creed
Robert James Ptkn, of Pueblo Cal; dissertation COL
lege Graduates Useful Members of Society," Chares
Samuel Wiley of Charleston ILL.,; colloquy' Evolution
and Design Lyman Plimpton Peet, OF west baven
Grafton, The Democratic Spirit of the century W.
Jarvis OF Louisvie Grafton, 1.-THE Abe'Bodied foor'
George Augustus sanderson of Lteton Mass; disputa
ton Republcanism in France" William Merle Car.
hart of Peeksk, n. Y. Grafton. The War or Glasses
Edward Augustus George, of Proydence dIsputation,
Modern Philosophy and Religious Tendencies" Colin
Sherman Buell.. OF Madison; GRAFTON, " Prometheus"
ton Government Intervention In Education" with the
valedict ory address, Levi Olmsted Virgins, of New
burg, y. Y At the conclusion Of the speaking, Presi
dent Porter conferred tho degrees that OF Bachelor Of
Arts conferred upon 1l9 candidates that of Bach
upon g. that Of Bachelor Of Laws 81, and that OF
Bachelor of Divinity upon 80. The other degrees
ferred Master OF Arts-GeOrge Levi Fox, OF New
Haven; Daniel sammls Sanford of Reddng, Conn Civil
Engineer~Samue Eben Barney, Of New-Iiayen; George
Leverett Nilsson of Minnesota. Doctor of Philosophy
Charles Newton Little, OF Lincoln. Neb.; Eliakiam
Hastings Moore, Denver. Col; Thomas Burr Osborne.
New-IIaven; Samuel Ball Plattner, Newark; samuel
Wendell Willison NewIiaven. Master OF Laws-James
Thomas Morgan, New-Hayen william Ellsworth Toll
colt, Jefferson, Ohio Doctor OF Civil Law-Edward
Vilcttc Reynolds Grand Rapids, Mich.
Honorary degrees were conferred as follows Doctor
Of Diyinty-The Rev. A. s. Cheeseborough, saybrook,
Conn. class o 1s3J the Rev T. B. Coe class OF 1862
New-York the Rev. T.. Kinks 1866, AndOver. Mass
Doctor of Laws-Governor II. b. Harrison, Connecticut
class of 1916; Senator H0ar, of Massachusetts,, and
Eugeue Schuyler, OF Washington, class OF 659 Master
OF Arts-E. NJ Reed.
AT o'clock the ALUMNI dinner was eaten at Alumni
Hall aud 600 Yale graduates old and young grave ana
gay, lively and severe, were present. They were
warmly welcomed by President Porter, who took
occasion say in gratitude for the prosperity of the
college, that II needed endowment from large
hearted person OF 100000 Tor new library His re-
marks loudly cheercd Governor Harrison took
occasion thank the college the honor conferred
upon him and spoke many good words for old Yale.
Tonight there a brilliant reception at the Art
Building, and the commencement was at an end