New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-27
HARVARD GRADUATES.
OVER Two HUNDRED REcEIvE DEeInrs,
MANY HONORARY DEGREES coNFERRED-NIAx.
LIZ Loo ALUMNI AT DINSER-srEEcHns
BY EDMUND wErMoRn. pREsIDENr 4
ELIOT AND oTHERs-GIrrs OF q

LIZ Loo ALUMNI AT DINNER-sPEEcH1g y.
BY EDMuSD wETMoRH. pREsIDENr
ELIOT AND oTHERs-GIrrs OF
100000 TO THE UNIVERSITY. q
Cambridge, Mass, June 90 speciaD. was cen,
mencement day at Harvard, and tho usual largo NUN.
Der of alumni wore present renew old seQuaintanees
and to do honor to their common mother. NJ
weather was cloudy, but there was no rain to inos
fore with tho proceedings and tho graduates both u
md young, enjoyed the day to tho utmost. AZ 5
meeting Of the Board of overseers In tho morning hoo
orsry degrees wero conferred as foliows: Doctor a
Lsws-Francis Psrkman, Edward John Phelps, Josiah
Parsons Cooke Samuel Chapman Armstrong and David
Ames Wells. Doctor Of Divinity (Honoris cssa,-
Thomas Lamb Eliot. Master OF Arts tIionors Cansa,-
Oliver Wendell Holmes George Wallis Haren, Jonsttaa
Baxter Harrison and Hiram Francis Mills
At 10 O'Clock, following ancient custom, Gov.
Ames and his STAFF, escorted by tho Lanoer a.
rived and met at Massachusetts, Hail By PresideU
Eliot and the college officers, who attired In ths
robes Of Office. procession was then formed, end
tho president and fellows, overseers and faculties T.
seher with the invited guests escorted by the gradn
atlng class proceeded to Sanders Theatre, where tis
commencement exercises were held. The Latin
lutatory delivered by Clifford H. Moore, Of Cam
bridge. Dissertations were given on "The Key-Nots
OF Keatss Poetry" By r. E. N. Dodge OF Brookline,
Mass. and On Tho Duties Of the Scholar to Public
Lfe," by j. B. JacoDs, OF West Norwell. Mass. Tho
orations were: Sir Gawayns and the Green knight
by II. u. Lathrop, Of Oakland, CAL. One Hundred
Years: Washington and Lincoln by J. II. Ropes OF
Andover, Mass. The candidates for the higher d.
grees were represented by James Geddes, of Brook
line, Mass who delivered thesis entitled Lencaret.'
The graduates OF the Law School represented BY
Edward J. smith, OF Lincoln, Mass whose subject
Law and Public SENTIMENT P. r. rockingham, Of
Jamaica Plain, Mass. candidate for the degree OF o. b.
I'M on ha N NJ Mvat
Tho president, in sonorous Latin then conferred tho
degrees on eli seniors. Last year ga degrees
granted. Five men werc made doctors Of veterinary
medicine, and seventeen dc$less Of dentistry Thee
figures show great gain In the lahss of graduates
these departments and indicate the prosperous con-
diton OF these later additions to tn, university.
The degree OF N. d. conferred upon ffty-seven
men, and that of IL. B. upon twenty eight which
are somewhat smaller classes than those Of last year.
Three men received the degree Of D. D., one thas
of s. b., twenty-three that OF A. H., two that OF
s. d. and four that of Phi. d. and a. N. Eleven
degrees were given out OF course, maxpg with
the honorary degrees, 37S degrees conferred IN AZ
Honors were gwen as follows: In ancient languages
Irving Rabbit, W. F. Gcse, @. L. Huntley and C. Il.
Moore; English literature, highest honors, d. b.
Lathrop modern languages, Max winkier; philosophy,
r. C. Cabot ]. b. Fletcher and z. r. Reynolds;
polItical science. C. A. Bunker. Wesley Paul and
c. E. Wright; history, ii. H. Darling Marcus Gefstie,
C. A. Wait F. L. Haynes and ". +. Piisbury' music
A. H. Hebard, NJ. A. Taylor and L. Il. Hws'
mathematics, L. L. Hopper; chemistry, w. b. bentley
and W. II. Warren natural history. II. ID. fle'o ana
r. P Johnson. One hundred and twenty seven
graduates received honorable mention In particular
studies. i.
Coon after O'Clock, tho alumni, in order OF
s.niorty formed line Of march and proceeded from
the ward to Memorial Hall 10 partaks Of tho COM
mencement dinner. Nearly a thousand OF Harvads
sons, from those who left her in 1913 down 70 mo
Youthful graduates Of 1850, filed into the great dining
hall In the absence Of the Hon. W. C. Endlcou.
president OF the Alumni Association, Ehmund Wet
mora NJ Ney-York the newly elected president pro
sded at the dinner and his right and left sat the
distinguished guests and graduates After oiesslns
nv. tho Rev Mr. Humphreys and the disposal OF mo
dinner, tho seventy-eghth hymn was sung. linen
all prepared for the more Interesting part vi lns
interchangeable speech-making Mr.. Wetmore pus
over, one In GOOD huInor by telling his hearers that
this was family gathering, and by reminding hem
,bat though Harvard not victorious on nc
athletic field, "tho race IN Tho Gnu Is NV '"
swift, Haryard's records IN the psst ana ner eo%
catonal reforms In the present mark her as tno fo
most among American colleges. President Eliot fol-
lowed and announced the receipt OF s3ooooo IN gus
during tho year. AS showing the extension Oh 'h'
university he referred the recent request from tns
University of Toxic to send graduates 10 oecome
| instructors there and 10 conduct c1amnauohs IN
| Japan. .,,..,
tisu,enant Governor Bracket was then INTRODUCED
| IN place of Governor Ames, who was unaVonsoE ao'
sent from the dinner lie spoke OF the relaons OF INC
state to the college. Josiah r. COOKE said ho p0 -
| learning could better bear the scrutiny
| ~ outsiders than Harvard; there IL Dan
| ger hers not OF dissipation, but OF oVer"orA'
With an Intimate knowledge OF the coiieee anu '''
students extending forty years OF service as W
stctor and professor no could say that never oeio''
WAS the scholarship and character OF tho pupus Sho'
| than to-day.
| Tho Hon. Edward ]. Phelps late Minister TO Eng
land was next introduced and spoke briefly saying
that the colleges were the property OF the nation and
that Harvard had stood IN the eountFys history hA'
| a light on q rock. Among her noolest sons WAS
| y Adams. 10 whose services In England during th'
Civil War more Of the success OF the Union III cas
| struggle Is due than Is often thought
| President Patton Of Princeton made good speech
n Which be said no favored manly aid not grand
| ,pothorly discipline In college lie dweit esreaan
on rho advantages Of spiritual conception Of life and
showed that were the idea OF expressing the phenpm
Oa the mind IN symbols adUp have aHSrS saI b,Si
memorials Of the P' for "a III, The ia9r Ina IN beer
decent boast MY The y hal, century has bcen one
| srcat development. and Harvard has furnished many
aa sSsr lIn Armstrong, OF the Hampton School, spo
OF the nero. as showtr: what enerx' ana WORK VII
David A. Wells made fluent speech, saying TIA
N an unequalled period of progress there was res
| or p0rtrInily for achievement than ever. Modern
cyizaton has given great problems 70 b solved an
| trained college graduates arc needed 70 Work thea
| out. -
After two other speeches by George Q: crocnr
class OF a. and Mr.. Knapp, recently non japan I'M
| alumni separated. 49,, a,
| During the dey ovcrsecrs were voted for, and th
| following were elected: A. p. PcGbod:. Roger Wol
colt, Everett Saltunstall. Edmund Weiriois an'
| Robert Bacon.
NEW PROFESSOR AT HAMILTON.
Clinton n. Y, Juno 90 Special. Hamilton Coues'