New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-21
GRADUATE DAY ATCORNELL.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-sEvEN FIRST
DEGREES GRANTED.
m.ss RppREsENTEp BY SEVEN ORATORS
THE DEGREES IN COURSE AND PRIZES.
r,Y TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal

THE DEGREES In 'cOchShA NM t'-
Iyr 1ELEeRAFa TO THE Tribunal
,n.ca N Y. june 2Q-COnell University was
.,.".s,e in tho selection of . day upon which to
1900. IN. elias, of 1882 There could be no brighter
90. NOR more inv lsoratng air. THE commencement
srcss, took Mace In Gymnasium Hall this morning.
"a. hall which will seat 1000 PERSONS WAS hieo
-, A,snnn ,,sbed visitors and residents OF ithaca
I'll. m.mbers OF the crsduan: class had sears oree.N
m Srout OF the hall platform, upon "nNh "oi' 'oa o
covsrnor Cornell, Henry W. sage eA''uus0 Dous'"'
....r and other LEADING trustees OF the university.
~ na.,a.n, Adams and members OF the facuity
~. ..tv.,n, class had three Japanese students
- Zee r,.mhers one Of whom was graduated az
p.,hsIor q, Agricultural science and two as bacneios
1870 Moreover another japanese VINO heid Ine
ANT NJ mechanical engineer. was srShus"u
u.st.r ~ Science The exercises weo oponeu WIN
,r,yer by the Rev. A. g. FtsEe' Oh inc fi''o' '0N'
Church OF Ithaca. A. ....,r
r. a., came from Miss Mia Frances
60, of Sioux Falls. OAK, who was supse'
nu.rt,y graduated as q Bscheor OF hs'er'' quo
,.,.,ts "a become Q Unitarian preacher' mas Already
....,s6 one sermon and Is 10 Decomo pastor VI
church In Kansas The supIect Oh ner orsuoh was
srbs Newtonlan Method In Religion" ana as m'sn'
=. .,n.c,sa I, was an argument, which was strongly
s.a,sd ~ the wisdom OF applying scientific methods
- ~. ,,usv Of religion. Albert H. Washburn, OF
Sud,.ho,. Mass, who has made q good many stump
..ch.s in recent political contests, delivered an ora
Nan an q Roscoe Conkng as Party Leader" 1t was
s.uvsr,d with great ease OF manner and In clear,
i-.II modulsted voice. His Grafton was also well
vrt,sn Its sketch of Mr.. Conhlng rs party leader
,s t,,,,v rood and yet the speech would have been
much h.tter II Ex-Governor Cornell who listened I'm
t.n,,v 70 IT, could have read It over and then would
have bssn willing to have revised IT in the light OF his
atsep years intimate acquaintance with Mr. Conkiing
IN the height Of his power.
The winner OF the wOodfori prize for oratory
last plight, Howard A. Oppenheim, OF Albany.
again carried OF the highest applause
with an Grafton entitled a Tribute
90 the Founders OF Maryland Mr.. oppcnheim spoke
mpressively and yet with great quetude of manner,
while his English was notably good. lie Is Jew
and therefore spoke with great fervor In praise OF the
found Of Maryland because they brought religious
freedom TO America" In fact the main theme OF
his tribute religious liberty. the most precious
right he SAID, (which our Constitution has secured
for U.S."
OF art, three OF whom were women; 10 sixteen
bachelors Of philosophy. seven OF whom were women
10 two bachelors OF history and political science;
TO thirteen bachelors Of science, two Of whom were
womsn; to SIX bachelors of agriculture to one
bachelor of chemistry bachelors of architecture,
one of whom was a woman, To nineteen bacheiors Oh
engineers: TO thirteen mechanical engineers to nine
teen electrical engineers and 10 thirteen p~heiois
of laws.
graduating class: 'The NewtOnian Method In Religion
Mils Frances Upper, Sioux Falls, Dakos "Nictor
Hugo as . ReforIner.- Frank Mcfarland, buffalo;
" Union, Henry clay Stanclift, spencer; Roscoe
Conkling as Party Leader Albert Henry Washbuin.
Middleboro, Mass; " 4 Tribute 10 the Founders OF
Maryland Howard Ames Oppenheim, Albany
stolcism In Rome Frank sydney Fielder, Dausville
Thomas Paine Simon Louis Adler. Medina First
degrees we're conferred on 49, graduates.
President Adams announced today that the follow
ing sdS anced degrees had been conferred: Master OF
Arts Andrew Es,rem, A. B.: Masters Of Science Isaac
Martin Brdgmsn. Il. 6 Hstsune Nskano, NJ. F.;
Julia Warner Snow, b. s.; Ida VI. Metcalf, Pm. H..
Franklin Sheble, b. s.. NJ +. Edward Daniel Wight
man. Il. S. Master Of Mechanical Engineering. john
Henry Barr. B. NJ E., NJ s.; Doctor Of Philosophy,
EhEa Richie, A b.
The sbley prizes in mechanic arts distributed
follows First Olin A. Stanahan; second, Louis J..
Bentley; third Oliver NJ. Mowat; fourth Wilson r.
Higgins nth, Carroll l. Hoyt The prize Offered by
lhe now Shakespeare Society OF London was Won BS
Oliver +. Emerson, A. NJ. the Mrs. A. s. Barnes
Shakespeare Prize, also by Mr.. Emerson, and the
EiShtysix Memorial Prize IN defamation by Frank
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