New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-20
UNION COLLEGE.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES WORK OF TIE YEAR
NEW REGULATIONS.
irRou An occ ,srovAL CORRESPONDENT or rHE TRIBUNE
SCHENECTADY. June 1S.-Union College holds
It's nInetieth Commencement next week on Wednesday,
The Rev Dr. Ormiston OF New-YOrk CITY. will preach
the baccalaureate address tomorrow evening; the
Seniors Will celebrate" on Monday morning IN the
campus and at evening IN the Reformed Church Tues.
DAY rallies the Pal Beta Society anu tue Alumni AssocIa-
tion the latter general business. interchange OF
memories the deceased OF the year anu the election
OF trustee speak OF the COLLATION. spread in the
Central Memorial Hall for bodily rejection. and displays
Of eloquence The Juniors and sophomores compete in
the evening FOR oratoric prizes On the last and great
dav Of the feast senator Warner Miller delivers tine
CLanceoI's Grafton; and the occasion closes with
reception President Landon house. which transforms
itself by hapast 10 dancing party Of the grsdu
atlng class the STATE Armory. On Thursday anu Fri
day are the examInaLIons Tor admission
The co.. { year has moved quietly The faculty
have conducted their work VITA diligence and with AS
much unanimity as common humIn nIturs allows IN
colleges generally. President Lannon's judgment and
tact in both internal and external management have
done solid servic TO the institution His suggestions
have relieved the financial outlook OF the college and
have started encouraged Improvements on tne prem
well as some changes IN the Geoarteht' %! III
stlucuon. Daring MS presidency tns neavy noa'iRs
funded, the -olnd method OF leasing ne
Long Island property for present returns anu Oh see
porto OF the property here has been begun
ami thus basis reached for expansion with the
reyiying interests OF the country. Meanwhile the pant
in carpentry. the path yIng, sotdnZ Tree trim
ming anu fencing. completed will call out smiles
satisfaction from the alumni VINO shall return next
week.
Among recent regulations one prevents any student
with unfinished work frOn passing with lis Fellows 10
hi .her class Hitherto few students nave shlrked
duty deliberately throughout the four years course anu
then "crammel" their through with tine graduating
AlsO special honOrs are To be gwen AT gradha-
in department 10 aspirant- passing special ex-
amnauOns the hOuOrs 10 be recorded IN the regular
diploma ami the Commencement programme. A
new curriculum Will probably De submitted 10 the
trustees.
Tie present graduating class numbers twenty. or
these eight classical students aud nye scrntin'.
Seven belong to the n-uerrug departments The pro-
portion " clsscts Is trfe better than last year.
Tire students take first graie-LIniOn, or rchenec-
tldy son OF presea Ve"der OF schenectady, and
O.trander OF Slingertuds Albany County; seven take
the grair; the whole showing handsome pro-
portion Of good scholarship. especially some OF the
best were thrown QUE o. competition BY uAaVoidaOie
absence.
The election o, Z, permanen- president may be pro-
pose al coming mestIlg " the trlstees, nut Is
hardly Likely take place A. already sai Tor al ln-
terna cationa interests ~ IL not neeleI OuL Tue
pubic supposed to demand Que, whether necessary
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