The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-21
COMMENCEMENT AT STEVENS.
Exercises Held in the Hoboken Theatre
Yesterday.

| Yesterday.
| The commencement exercises of Stew
ems Institute were held yesterday after
noon at Jacobs Theatre Although the
proceedings did not commence until three
| O'Clock the building was full of fash ion
| ably dressed ladies and gentlemen by half
| past two. An entire new set of scenery
| had been provided by Manager Harrison.
4 The stage was occupied by the Faculty of
the Institute on the right, and the gradu-
ating class on the left.
| The orchestra played the "Crown of
Diamonds" overture, after which the
| Rev. Edward WALL M. A., offered up a
prayer President Morton made few
introductory remarks
"Since | met you year ago" he said,
| "our Institute has grown and prospered
in every direction. We have fitted up
electrical batteries and considerably in
| creased the list of books in our library.
The school buildings have been improved
and altered and special precautions have
been made to prevent the loss of the valu-
| able machinery and books in the build
ing There has been notable increase in
every department of the work, and every
year the theses are more valuable as scien-
tific works"
The salutatory address was made by
Robert Gasten Smith. 1t was a careful
piece of work, full of good ideas.
Prof De Volson Wood made a review
of the theses offered by the members of
. the class, and had few words to say
I about each.
scientific schools and theological col
| leges," he said, "have the best fields for
| good theses, and we often find the young
mind has picked up line of thought
which we have overlooked. For that
reason they are valuable, and the scien-
tific publications copy them. and that
stray line of thought often leads to great
results.
Mr.. Robert E. Wynant made a good
valedictory address. The Banjo and Glee
| Club gave some good music, after which
| Mr.. S. B. bod, one of the trustees, dis
| tributed the diplomas and conferred the
degree of M. E. on the following gradu-
Hawkins, William j. Beers, Jacob
c. Danziger, Charles P. Benns,
! Louis B. Bennett, Wallace NJ Hill,
Frederick N. Comet, Robert Gasten
Smith, James Eastwood Robert E. Wy
ant, Henry L. Ebsen, P, G. A. Graupner,
w. ]. Fellheimer, E. M. Rosenberg,
David H. Gi1dersleeve, Jr., c. G. Rich
ardson, Frederick Gubelman, E. J.. Nc
Burney, William J. Hamilton, Will
liam D. Hoxie, es1 Nicola sia Hitler, wv. w.
William d. Palen, George G. Plyer, H. J.
Prentiss, James H. Scott, Clarence A.
| Willis, Ira Wortendyke, Charles F.
Wreaks, Jr., and William B. Wreaks.
| The following gentlemen otticiated as
the reception Conmittee:-W. F. Phelps,
Harvey, A. X. Winter, A. r. Whitney,
Jr., G. t. Manning and E. HI. Whitlock
| The theatre soon emptied, and the
| guests went to the Institute, where
| they inspected the machinery at work.
The class rooms were all decorated with
/ flowers.
In the evening at the German Club the
| Junior class-that of '90-held their an
nual ball. The handsome ballroom of the
club was tastefully decorated with the
college colors and large and fashionable
assembly was present Among MOI ,nose those that M
Comb, the Misses w. McWhorter, E.
| Lockwood. Miss Alice Dielingham, Miss
Sally Montague, A. Zeno, the Misses
| Jeannerette, Z. Ebbetts, r. Garfield,
Miss Alice Peacock, ~, Miss Kate Kate
Eta Burhorn, Miss Jennie Kroesch, the
Misses Alice and Jennie Herbert, Miss
Lima Hart Miss Mary Harvey, Miss Alice
Huhrmann, Miss Katie Hodges, Miss
Jennie Gelbach, Mrs G. Broadhead, L.
voorhes, Mrs. Stevens Miss Ida Teese,
w. d. Hoxey, c. G. Richardson,
r. j. Echevverria,. w. j Hamilton,
| n II. Hillen, G. C. Plyer, George Armour,
w. j. Biers, Charles p. Benns, Louis B.
! Bonnell, Jacob C. Danziger, John East
wood, Henry L. Ebsen, n. J. Fellheimer,
David H. Gfldersleeye, Paul G; Gaubner,
Fred j. Gubelman, w. G. Hawkins, Wal
lace N. Hull, w. w. jackson, A. G.
Mehr, Frederick Comet, f. McBurney,
| Geo. B. Mul daur, Robt C. Oliphant, John
| r. Underdunk, William P. Palm, Henry
| ]. Prentiss, E. M. Rosenbaum, G. G. Rich
ardson, james H. Scott, r. G. Smith, C.
! A. Willis, IRA f. Wortendike, G. f.
Wreaks, Robert E. Wyant, Prof. and
Mrs. Morton, Prof Leeds, Prof McCord,
Prof Wood, Prof. Webb, DR.: and Mrs.
| Stielmann, Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Cannon,
Mr.. S. B. bod and Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Mabon
Messrs. E. S. Wuichet, H M Brincker-
hoff and H. p. Jones, the Floor Commit
tee, and Messrs. r. S. Twitchell, C. l..
Manning, e. S. Wuichet, A. II. Hall, H.
| Ionas were the ReceptiOn Committee