New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
DE FOREST PRIZE AT YALE.
AWARDED TO JOHN CROSBY, OF MIME
APOLIS.
THE FACULTY MAKES PUBLIC THE LIST OF
SENIOR MISUNDERSTANDING MEN AT
THE TOP THAN USUAL, BUT
BETTER AVERAGE.
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New-Haven, June 21.-The exercises Of the com
mencement week at Yale College began today win
the speaking for the De Forest prize in Batte Chapel
The speakers and their subjects were Henry Opdy kc
Plainhcld, y. j., The Counter Reformation Of tho
sixteenth and seventeenth Centuries; Henry Manning
sage Albany, y. Y, New France-The Destine' OF
the French Race in North America; John CROSBY
Minneapolis, James Grahame. Marquis Of Montrose
Charles Humphrey IIamill. Chicago, The Counter
Reformation of the sixteenth and seventeenth
Centuries; Arthur Wills Cotton, Wayne, Mlch''
THE Court of King Rene; John Day Jackson New
York. The Applicability Of the Federal system 10
Great Britain and her Colonies President Dwight
presided and introduced the speakers. and among
the members of the faculty who were present ana
who acted judges with President Dwight were
Professor H. W. Wright ProfesSo? seymour Professor
Newton Professor Bailey and Professor Dexter.
The prize Is gold medal OF the value Of 200, given
by David c. Dc Forest. Of New Haven. After long
deliberation by the faculty it awarded t. John
Crosby, who the contest at the junior exhi
bition last year
The faculty of Yale announce the senior appoint
mcnts follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c. F. small, pawtueket
II. l.. salutatory, o. l.. Amcrman New-l Haven third
Frederick Bedcll, Montclair, y. J.
T. r. Brooks. New Iiavcn; Walter Alden DcCamp
CINCINNATI Henry Thacher Fowler PonghkeepIIlc,
IIo>lam. stamford. Conn. Elliot Proctor Joslin. OK
ford, Mass: Yale kneeland. Brookyn. =. y william
Appleton Mcconnell. Beaver Penn; Frank sherman
Meara. Cottage city. Mass; sidney Nelson Morse
ton. ohio; Nathan Todd Porter, lT. Montclar. s. J.
OrationS-Wilam Hale Beckfor Beverly. Mass ;
Charles BcmiS Bliss, Abingdon, Conn; John Crosby,
Minneapolis, John Day Jackson, New York Charles
Ftch Lester, Norwich, Conn William Ch!ttcnd[ehn
/ Vonn., George Nathan Newman, Buffalo; Henry
Ep D1yS EGSs ae% NnS ~ stuart SG BONN CONN New"
Dissertation Albert Binglcy Bennett, williams
town, - 1 Edward Brooks IT. P l,,, John
York wolco;t Webster Ellsworth, Hartford Arthur
F 6pma, EGMa cF R94'd nopndn Ma
Parsons; New, York David Scharps Ne%burg. y H.,
sherwood Ward Washington.
First D,puc;,-lIarry Jenkins Bariwcll Tqnkhan.
Charles Cranston Boory. Minneapolis: George Henry
Capcn St. loniS Ams>a Day Chafoc Moodn', Conn.
,ireen, BROOKLYN Bert Hanson, Great Falls. y. ! =,
George Day iomcs. MontoAir. y j. Thomas 10. Joy
Whtnsvlc, Mass; Ralph Augustine Mcdowell New
Haven John Francis McGulrc. iopkinton; Mas.
Robin HUSKY. l.: Henry Leo schcuraann, Gru
Ca: Howard Van Dorcn shaw, Chicago. Wallace Della
field simmons. IT. Louis, James WILCOX thompson
Second Di,rates-Jaco9 Joy AIT, Chicago Maxi
Ill; Howard Dennis Collins. newport. L. l. Arthur
Willis Cotton. WAYNE Mich Albert Gushing Cropor,
Hm4 name ingnl barcs mssIcr Cl,Gc Y John
Fairfax Harrison. New York Roland Holt. New lor.
NAV Humphreys New York George Arthur iIuri.
New York. knowton Mixer. Buffalo. William
Greenwood Morris. New Haven; Robert E,tow
Phyfc Delhi. y. y. Henry Manning sage
ALBANY. y =: Ralph Martin shaw. Lexington, Ky. :
Albert Arthur Tilncy. Palnicld. y j.. Lewis ia,
tholomcw Woodruff. NcwYoTh, Albert Jackson VIII
son. Marion, Ind.
First Colloquy Stynuld Bishop. New Haven {;
Bert Francis case. Granny. Conn. Rodney Lawrence
ellison Portland ore. Charles Houston Haskell. NOT
wich Conn. Addison I'M lou-h. t'"NrHnd ld'h
ard Truman Percy. chicago ,'c'rsr Naa VIZ" II
Ravuc, Clarlc. town, Mas. Charlie Alexander NIcl
don Rutland. VI: william Howard smith, 'Iurh
city. Utah. Henry Ncadcr. chicago. -,
second Colloquy- Edgar Amcs. - Louis James h'i
ertson Barbour Montreal Charlie WRIGHT boit"osi.
New Haven: John William Brady. Nar,a" y. -
George HIS Gilman. Hartford Elihu Marion Drs"un'
Erie Penn: Robert Hale Merriam, - faul "',,s"
/ Frederick Peter. Louis, Eugene E"'hWcl. f.h'.
chicago: Frederick William Robinson. Auburn ~ ,.
Percy Hamilton stewart Painneld y. ). MlIHn'
white jr. DriiiOn, Penn, samuel AIucrt l'rh' IT,
New Haven.
4 great many changes arc mode from the l'' -
n was in the junior year. The number OF pmo'
sophcal Grafton. Is reduced from five to three. The
smallest number Of philosophical, for several years
The noticeable fact :, The way the appointments a'
launched in the dispute. Of which there are forty
I'm The class while thcrr were only lu3 on the h-t
last wear. This Is somewhat remarkable nasmu,h q,
The class IS about fifteen smaller than That OF lat