New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-21
PRIZES AT RUTGERS COLLEGE.
CREATIONS DELIVERED AND DEGREES co

CREATIONS DELIVERED AND DEGREES CON.
FERRED-NAMEs OF THE GRADUATES.
The commencement exercises at Rutgers College,
New Brunswick closed yesterday The opera house
crowded all the morning and into the afternoon.
The valedictoran of the class Sherman g. Pitt, Of
Crarys NILS N Y, who spoke also Elevating the
tasscs." NJ d. BRANDON, of Hornellsvile. n. Y,
dlvered the philosophical Grafton The Ethics
| Drwinsm." T. NJ Alden spoke on "InterdcpcDd-
| ene," H. b. Niver on 1.-TWO Volumes OF American
His9ry," W. J. Lansley on "Anglomania," F. H. Cook
on Arctic Exploration and It's Perils" and j. H. VOor-
| heeS Progress Through Conflict o. NJ VoOr-
bees VOn the Van Vechten prize for Missions and tho
Van Den prize; H. b. Niver the Moral PhilOso.
ply aneEngsh prize; o. NJ. Voorhees, the Natural
Science PIE; NJ. d. BRANDON the Broadhead Classical
prize; l. : Reynolds the Mathematical prze and the
prize Tor Ne best thesis: ii. G. sharpley the first
Busslng pre, and Z. NJ Alden the second for ex-
Temperament debate
The graduses art E. NJ. Alden, l. W. Reynolds
W. A. Beardsie, NJ d. Brandow, f. II. Cook, r. D.
Divine, f. L. Sayham, W. J. Lansey, H. w. Lockett
r. A. Wadron, / b. Niver, S. g. Pitt, F. W. Parker
- H. voorhees, 1 9. Sharplcy, o. NJ VOORHEES,, f. W.
o. NJ Voorhees, Bedminster delivered the rhetorical
Grafton, : dangers through Reform Then after the
W. oocoh Of bnss wo BY Syyadh as ag IN
80: The following honorary degrees were conferred :
ham Taylor professor Of practical theology in tho
Hartford Iheo9gcal Summary; the degree of Doctor
OI LAWS OIi lrNfV W. BOOkStdNer. the degree OF
Master of Arts On John lane Connel, Mitchell Anon,
William Henry EoocOck. A. Edwin Florance, Edwin
hnlckerbocasr Lo,ee and louis Augustus voorhees,;
the degree OF Mastr OF Science Frank Van Braklo;
the degree OF Civ'l Engineer on Asher Atkinson.
EXERCISES AT Az AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Amherst, Mass, June 90 9peclaD.-The eighteenth
annual commencement of the Agricultural College OF
the State OF Massachusetts, ended to-day. The
exercises began on last Sunday with the baccalaureae
of the Rev. DRY aker On Tuesday the regular gradna
ton exercises were heb. The following are the
graduates:
+ F T. +. RCyss' 4 l. f F. E sSIse,
u. s Coyley, Yataro Mishima,
II. D. Moore.
The prizes awarded were IS follows:
Kendall prizes for exceencein defamation Sophomore
Glass LIST, y. w. Mussnan % David Barry; Freshman
Class LIST, George T. Richard I'd g. r. Sanderson.
Grinnell agricultural prizes 1st Moore Cd Ya,aro
Mshma Clark prizes OF $50 70 excellence in anatomy
and physiology, LIST, @. J. Croker, ID WV Gay. Hius
botanical prizes for the Senior Oass Ist william NJ.
shepardson, ID L. F. Konney.
MoRAvIAN SEMINARY COMMENCEMENT.
Bethlehem, Penn, June 20 (SecaD.-The 1924
commencement of the Moravian Seminary for young
ladies took place here to-day. Ten Dung ladies' werc
graduated with the degree Of A. b.. Miss Ida Cole,
Miss May Taylor, Miss Marguerite thomson, Miss
Martie Bean, Miss May Gault, Miss sebecca Lyon,
Miss Grace Bleckensdorfer Miss Belle Lie, Miss Kate
woodward Miss Emile Gerssler. Gold medals wero
awarded TO Miss Gerssler and Miss Bsckersdorfor.
A musicale was held to night
DEGREES CONFERRED UPON YOUNG WOMEN.
Northampton Mass, Juno 20 (spccia The CON-
mencement exercises at Smith College held In
Social Hall at 10 o'clock The college choh of fifty
voices furnished the music under Dr. Blodgets lead
ership Tho Rev. DR.. Dwight, of Hadley, opeed the
exercises. Governor Ames was introduced by Prcsi-
dent seelyc and In brief speech he advocated equal
rights for both sexes. Tho address delivered by
Colonel T. W. Higginson. OF Boston The themewas