Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-30
THE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.

The Graduating Exercises Last Night
Names of the Graduates-The
Award of Prizes.
The exercises of the graduating class of
the Sheffield Scientific school were held last
evening at 8 o'clock in Sheffield hall, north.
The class committee were: John Marvin
Blakeslee, Willis Benjamin Herr, Emanuel
Frank Selz The exercises opened with
prayer by President Noah Porter. The pub
lie reading of a selection from the theses
then followed. The names of the speakers
and their subjects were:
Henry HAYES Wadsworth, civil engineering, Glen
coe MINI. On the Strengthening of West river:
Percival Ranney Bolton, biology, Cleveland, O..
by the action of pepsin hydrochloric acid:
Abraham Lincoln Hyde civil e1EneeElng, anew New
bridge over the Housatonic river.
David Neil Harper chemistry, Shippensburgh.
Pa On the quantitative separation OF beryllium
William David johnson, dynamic engineering,
huence of the reciprocating parts of locomotive
John Marvin Blakeley, select, St. Paul, MINI. On
federal aid to common schools.
George Eugene Potts. agriculture, Philadelphia,
Pa. On sorghum sugar cane.
Emanuel Frank SeIz, select. Chicago, III. On the
punishment of crime
Theodore Newton Case, dynamic engineering,
Hartford On natural burning gas.
The theses were not prepared for public
audience, but were presented in the final -ex-
animation by the candidates for degrees as
evidence of their ability to investigate Sc
Iected themes. In all cases much the larger
part of the thesis was omitted in the reading
last night.
The candidates for degrees with the sub
iect of their graduation theses were:
Civil engineer-Henry Holbrook Gladding Phi.
b New Hayeg On mVWniera S1gsneerng pb
r ManitOu SPRINGS, Col. On the construction of
Franklin EIdred Worcester. B. A., Phi. B., New
York city On continuous brakes.
Bachelors of philosophy War en- Bartlett,
select South Orange, N. j. On the government
Joseph Augustus Blake, B 4, biology New Ha-
t te tissues sH and T organs Of the body "
John Marvin Blakeley, select, St. Paul, Mimi On
federal aid to common schools.
Percival Ranney Bolton biology. Cleveland. Q.
On the albumo:e bodies formed from egg albumin
Theodore Newton Case, dynamic engineering,
Hartford. On natural burning gas.
John Chamberlain, select Kansas City, Mo. On
Frederick William Darlington, dynamic engi-
Alexander Harrison Davis select. WATERFOWL.
On the status of the New England farmer.
Texas. On the haIogen derivatives Of oxaniiide
and new acids made from them
neering Stamford. On the Corliss valve gear.
William Wallace Atterbury. dynamic engineer
ing, Defrot, Mich. On the Westinghouse automat-
ic air brake, as applied to the driving wheels of
locomotives.
Henry william Blake, civil engineering, New
Haven. On the theory of the telephone.
Howard Gone Bolton, select, Cleveland, o. In
sects Injurious to agricultural products in the
United States.
Thomas Stoddard Bronson, biology New Haven.
On the influence of silver nitrate on ferment ac-
ton, studied quantitatively.
Louis Whitford Bond. select. New York city. On
arctic regions.
Harry Lockwood Burns, civil engineering Mil
ford. On foundations under water.
James Eugs ne Greenbaum chemistry, Chicago,
Ill On the separation of zinc by HamPe's Method.
Harry Cloyd Hamill, select Georgetown, Col.
On the silver question.
David Neil Harper, chemistry, Shippensburgh,
Pa On the quantitative separation of beryllium
from aluminium.
William Barlow Hill, civil engineering, Green
field Hill. On reservoirs and sources of water sup
ply. ,,-,, ,u,-,,.ou;,,. No.
Haven Review of the New York & New Haven
railway bridge over the Housatonic river.
william David johnson, dynamic engineering,
New Haven On the nature and extent OF the Inf1u-
ence of the reciprocating parts OF locomotive on
its steadness.
United States geological survey.
Edwin Frank Meyer, select, Chicago, Ill. On
beef production in the United States.
George Eustis Potts, agriculture, Philadelphia,
Pa On sorghum sugar cane
Samuel Bostwick ROBBINS civil engineering Lake
VILE On the Salisbury iron region.
Emanuel Frank SELF, select Chicago, ILL., On the
punishment of crime z5
cisco, Cal. ON irrigation in California :
Calvert Townley dynamic engineering, Cincinnati,
o. On rotary fans and their application to the ven
tilation Of mines and large buildings.