New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
PRIZES AND ADDRESSES AT UNION.
A LONG LIST OF DEGRTEs-CHAR1bs IMoh'
SMITHS ADpREsS-THE TIMES
NOT DEGENERATE.

NOT DEGENERATE.
sohenectsdy June 60 (SpeciaD-The most success
n, commencement season that Union Coiege mas
known in many years closed to-day "heh 'Noi'y
men were given the degree OF Bachelor OF nr's "u
e,,vep the degree OF Master OF Arts De'laes 'heso
the university graduated during tho year '"ohS-
three men in law, forty.two in medicine and twenty
81, IN pbarnacy or l24 IN ALL The attendance q
The Alumni to-day was large and tho euthusiasm 10
narhable The oratons Of the graduates werc un'
usnslly able. Honorary degrees vere conicrreo Is
follows:
Bachelor OF Arts-Joseph Price, lieutenant II. ID
Benham and John F. C,ute. Master Oh Are-N'aro"
H. Smith of New.York City. Doctor OF Philosophy
w. A. Crawford, OF Washington, d. c; John II. Kid
ne. Of Chicago and =. Lowell Elliott, OF brooklyn.
Doctor Of Dyinity-The Rev. Henry A. Powell, OF
Brooklyn; the Rev. Franklin W. Bartetee, OF WIZ.
Jamestown, Mass, and this Rev. E. A. Bartlett Oh
Providence Doctor OF Laws-owen I. CONN, OF
, Peekshl; s. X. Williams, OF Newark, ana Iharies
Emory Smith, Of Philadelphia
J OF the prizes J. Howard Hanson took oIe wager
Gun for department, Edward T. Carroll the Ing
ham prize for the best essay: J. HOW
ard Hanson, John L. Simpson ana a
X Conover the FIRST second and third Allen prizes fof
| essays Fred. l. Carroll and George G. stewart Vic
first and second Clark prizes for essays; ". t. McDoh-
| aid and T. II. Robertson tire sophomore oratoricai
prizes; j. l. Bennett and T. c. Hawks the junior ora
! torcal price, Henry W. Preston, @. T. Mosh.r and
| Albert NJ Banker tho military prizes; =. II. Blessing
and j. H. Hanson the first and second Blstchford ora
| torcal medals.
| The address Of Charles Emory Smith, Editor Of
| "Tho Philadelphia Press" tho honorary Chancellor
was q brilliant piece OF oratory. His subject wa
" Our Times Not Degenerate" His discourse was an
| answer to Bishop potter's famous Centennial sermon
IIe said he docs not sympathize with the wall OF thu
possims and he does not accept tbs unfavorabe CON
parson Of tho present with the past. lie quoted his
tory TO show that the charges made against public
officials now are only copies OF what alleged II
the carly days OF the Republic. lie told the graduate
that the root of the evl Is not lack OF Integrity o.
capacity, but the lack OF RIop,r conception OF IN
sona appurtenance. 1t is not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., bu
The Organization Of the Administrative machinery out
duty Of American scholarship Is more commanding, b.
said, than that OF leading tho awakened America
;ho true governmental system. The speaker was In
ierrptod by frequent bursts Of applause, and whom n
concluded congratulations were showered upon hin
| GENERAL wooDRoRb AT DICKINSON COLLEGE
| Carlisle, Penn, June GO (spociaD.-At 0 o'clocl
this morning tho Phi Beta Kappa Grafton was dc
llverod IN Boster Hall before the Cnitod Literary
| soc,sttes by tho Hon. Stewart l. woodford, OF New
York He took for the theme Of his discourse Labo
| and Capital. Tho speaker showed what influence
educ alton has upon capital and labor and The ad
vancenent the United States had made upon thom
He opposed trusts and all monOpolies. One grea
MONOPOLY. and an evil one. Is the banding down Q
| money and estate TO one child. There ought 20 30
law which would restrict this. In France therc Is
! law which prohibits the bequcathng of money o
property TO one or two children. II must be cnual
divided and no father can disnhert child.
This morning another meeting Of the trustees wa
held Thomas Beaver qualified as trustee.
President Reeds report 1t was recommended that
graduate course be established. and that he
empowered to confer the degree OF Doctor
. r" To.nisSt the address before tho alumni was d.
0 ,,vered nv the rev DR. Charles +. Deems. class
d 1889 Tomorrow IS Commencement day and lara
. | crowd will be in ATTENDANCE
h pAnpIs FROM THE HEBREW UNION COLLECT
J., Cincinnati June 2G-The graduation and ordination
crc,ses Of the Hebrew Union College VIII be he'a on ~
a day June o. at Dr. wise's Temple The names OF u
nav abbls and the congregations 70 which they have bee
annoIned are Holman flkins. OF Hartford, Conn. Tnb
At SAT- Lake City, Utah; William Friedman. Of St. LOU
.. penvcr Col Moses Grlsa OF Newatk At Chattanooga
J. | Ado,ph Uutmschsr OF Chicago, at Fort Wayne, Ind
xv,,,sTn R.seuau OF PhIadslphis at Omaha Neb lisa
| Rypne Of New-York. st Evansville IND Max werth'
msr Of Buffalo at Dayton. Ohio Charles Lev OF Cinci
natl s.sistan. rabbi a Dr.. w!ses Church Cincinnati
ao,nh tYosspsn of Chicago assistant rabbi ut Dr. Kohle
!. Church New.York City.
/, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA COMMENCEMENT.
Csariottesville Va, Juno 2o.-Ths was Commeuceme
p.y At the University Of Virginia. end degrees were co
,er ana diplomas swsred In the presence OF the facult
" the beard Of visitors and large assemoase Ihe nee
y Ing OF the Alumni Society WIS addressed BY Henry
Kan, NJ SC Louis on tho danger Of Unrestricted nmT'
IL ten and ths want Of stfonRer National spirit E~oo
T. erpsr Lee Of Virginia. and Ex-Governor watts OF Al
ID bsa made brief addresses In response 10 repeated cal
TIE Cercorsn schosrship swbrded to James o. seut
- all OF Richmond; the Isaac Carey scholarship 10 A.
N Bsndussnt Of Mount Vince, Vs. tho Mccormick sohos
~ Ia n "a H. Frey n Greensboro. N. c., and the MIL
=, 20 john D. Lnaey. OF Charlottesville. Va
t<4.ls J.
Is AT THE UNIVERSITY or SOUTH CAROLINA.
of Columbia, Q. c., Juno 26.-Tho commencement Q
sriss Of the University OF south carohna TOOK pla
lk today. The annual address was delivered by Ewa
Il nm lmif