New-York tribune., 1886-06-10
GRADUATES OF COLUMBIA.
TIE COMMENCEMENT IN THE ACADEMY.

MISS FDGERroN MADE DOCTOR OF rH'Losofh'
-o1HwR DEGREES CONFERRFD.
There was not vacant seat I'D the hca"ony
OF Music yesterday morning when Pre-'""u' o"'D"'
and the OF Columbia Col ege led the way L" 'o
stage at the oue.hnndredanltnirtys second commence
ment OF that institution. The exercises oeeA" WIN
mus,c az 10 clock whils tho spectators rapidly hieu
the boxes and seats On the STAGE at the presoe"'
.ft A, C,orce william Curtis with the trustees ana
faculty of the college, among whom were tue hN' ~
Morgan DIX. the Rsv. Dr. IW Chainoers'"eoIto L. ~
Edward Mitchell and Professors Charles r. |h""uer'
Harry Drisler H. III Boyestn. Richmond NJ smith ana
John K Recs The spectators ON the stage ana III the
boxes were by this time all a-enbed among them 'cin1
the Rrv d. J. II. NJ. Knox, president OF Lafayette
Coilege; Benjamin IL Fed, ex-Judse Chares A. lea
body the Rev Dr. Howard Crosby the Rev. Dr' "ii''"n
O mistou. Julien T Dawes. Robert G. Cornell Iohn w.
Knox Thomas Hick. John Ftch. Major Asa H. uardnoi'
Mrs jay Could Miss Helen Gould. Mrs Barn'ri Mr'
and Mrs l. Y Bowler the Misses Bowler. Miss Nellie
Bostv,ck the Misses smedburs Miss Belle M"rr'son'
Miss Lentlhon, DR.. AMI Mrs j. G. BAldwin' MISS a"
Brunt the Misses MacCready Miss Canblos' Miss ius
Looms Miss Minnie Lord, NJ IS Aitken'
brief prsyer by the college chaplain. the Rev. Dr
Cornelius r. DuGee. opened the exercises. Iheh many
NJ the rr.duating class left their places III
,be orchestra and joincd their friends In the
Ooxes o. J. Cohen. who ranked mrs. Id tue
class in scholarship began with Greek sau-
tstorv poem. The Homerc hexameters flowed smoothly
n the close wneh tue poets ehorts were erected with
annIause from All siies. L,tn poem ny Mortimer L.
rle whose theme was " De PhH0sophi6 ptg"tDnS
drighi ed tire members OF the faulty AMI hose OF the
audience who the heroic measures OF the ode
wait frSm Wsldteuf.'s "LE.tuiinatIna and then
the four oratons by the speakers from the U.s., O
g" "Nigado and Ernine were gwen in the ntervss i
Engine.rins as means OF GENERAL Education"
followed by Caldwell Morrison whose snolect was
"Cnri-tanity amt Ethical Philosophy J. H. Jaleway'
jr. spoke on d" Why Embrace Engineering as a Profe.,
slon, and NJ. IL. Turk on Education and Literature
plauded ana received numerous floral piece. 49, .,...
The ANNOUNCEMENT OF the honor men OF the c'as1 d
scholarships was next in order Tne cas, o. 10 stond
Tn srs Of a%ef @ thus to
rank in one Of the three honor classes ilve M
95. They oscar ]. COnen, Mortimer l. Earle
Caldwell Morrison. Leon Harrson, Milton IL in,M ih,,
honors taken by students. The following
list OF those RECEIVING feOwship' and ,choIarsnIp, W.
ihen read. 1t announced that the fellowship IN
science had been awarded 10 Lincoln Cromwell ana the
fellowship in letters TO Mortimer l. Earle. Inc vs'u o.
each fellowship il 500 year for three years; AN m
then made IA follows OF the results OF
the competition for Scholarships each worth 9loo' III
the junior. sophomore and freshman classes
Junior Class -schoarship IN Greek. Chare. Knapp in
Iaun, Charles Knapp English William 0asten' Fhy'c''
SSpSS@e -choar.nlp Greek Charles s,;Gs scans
BALDWIN Latin Henri august slli hls.Viy hSp hrin1
Denman Ewlng Mithenalc. Perry Foster Han CheMi''
,1snln1 SDScho arsp in Greek Dana Mum
fori Lain. Benjamin Nathan eardozo tnsiS' henl'e"
Chaner Historical rr4e CONSISTING Of y"f ot an n'es %
sa mstO conrct between the INIT d states
regri 10 tn lands OF ne CerH
and CherOSees The prIze the Alu IN As u s
for tie most IA THU ana deserving mro'I Vi 'o s'a"
atlng ass" gwen to Joseph GOuli Snyler
The interest OF the an Hence conferred in the comforting
OF a diploma on the hrst woman To receive that ais
uncuve mark oi merit from Columbia COLLEGE; EVery
one was on tiptoe with expectancy Mss ired
EdgertoD tho young woman To he honor-tL nor name
was called wi those OF fOur men by Presld nj bar
nard escorted ny Mrs. Barnard TO the W n rs sue
mOdrstly made way g. position In front OF tne
nres dent There recelvsd the degree or Doctor OF
Philosophy Hearty and lpns-continued ap-
pluse grcee her app, lrancc AMI whrh shr 'tare 10
return n her ok with her several exquisite
hOral which venerable Professor Drsler Gadhly
assisted her In carrying off the stage. Tue ex~rciss
closed with the vaeictory address delivered by John
Vernon Bouvier, ir.