New-York tribune., 1890-06-12
AWARDS AT PRINCETON.
ORATIoNS BY CHOSEN MEMBERS OF THE
GRADUATING CLASS.
DEGREES AND PR1zEs-A LIST OF THE eRADu
ATEs-spDcIAL HoyoRs CONFERRED

Princeton, N. j., June 1.-THE closing exercises
OF the 143d annual commencement OF Princeton Col
lege held to-day in the First Presbyterian Church.
The exercises consisted Of the honorary oraons, an
nouncement of fcllowships and prizes the conferrns
OF degrees and the presentation Of diplomas Presi-
dent Patton presided over the meeting and introduced
the speakers. The exercises began with prayer Dy
Dr. William Paxton, of the seminary. The commence
ment orations were delivered I'm the following order
the Latin salutatory, by Edward p. Burgess, 1r' Oh
Massachusetts,; the English salutaory, "Ihe Inter
national American Congress- by Robert F. shck Oh
Pennsylvania Philosophy and Civilization, by Edg-
worth b. Baxter, OF Georgia; 1dealism in American
Institutions Tleston Fracker Chambers Of the Dis
trict of Columbia The Historical Spirit Harle
w. Hathaway, of New-Jersey; "The State and the
Railway Robert T. NJ McCready, OF pennsylvania
"Thought and Literature Huntington W. Merchant
of New-York; "The Ravage OF Poland John NJ.
Yeale Of Pennsylvania; the valedictory oration-
"The Positive Religion Francis Palmer of Maine.
The degree of Ii. D. was conferred upon Daniel
Gould Fowle, Isl, Governor OF North Carolina, and
Francis H. Snow, chancellor Of the University OF
Kansas. The degree Of d. ID. was conferred
upon the Rev. Thomas Boyd Mcleod 10, OF
Brooklyn the Rev. George Conrad iesley, 10
Liverpool England. The degree Of Ph. d. was
conferred upon George Eastburn, OF Philadelphia.
The degree Of A. NJ. conferred upon Phoebus w.
Lyon and Frank S. Presbrey, and that Of c. E. upon
William s. Bacot 49, The degree OF Doctor Of Science
by examination was conferred upon Dayton c. Miller
The degree Of Master Of Arts by examinations, was
conferred upon Lucien waggenner, jr., s7; Winthrop
NJ Daniels, '96; Edward NJ. Hopkins, '55; William H.
Runyon, 'ss; Hugh T. Dobbins, '9s; Ralph f. Prime,
49, The degree was also conferred by examinations
upon the following alumni Of other institutions James
Cannon, jr., Randolph Macon William S. Bannerman'
Toronto Henry II. Crawford Geneva; Fenwlck W..
Fraser, st. Francis Xavier; John X. McGilnvray'
naIbn
Mickey Wooster: William Murchie. ewBrunswick; {;
Luther A. Oates Davidson Henry Il. Pemberton, Ran
dolph Macon Charles II. Reinsberg, Niesky; William
c. Templeton, Park; William McC. Thompson queens
ont; Lewis C. Wainwright, Western MARYLAND.
The awarding of feowships and the different prizes
we're announced as follows
The Chancellor Green Mental Science Fellowship
Edgworth Bird Baxter, of Georgia. ,, !.
The Classical Fellowship-Ro Porter shick, OF
Pennsylvania; honorable menton-Morrs l.. sutpheh
The Glass Of 1860. Experimental Science Fellow
The ]. S. K Mathematical FellowShip-Clarle Bene-
dict Williams, of New York.
The Boudnot Historical Fellowship William Dwight
The Boudnot Modern Language Fellowship-LOuiS
The +. NJ Biological Fellowship William Cowper
The Alexander Guthrie Mccosh Prizes-First senior
senior prize Frank Lukins, OF NewJersey junior
prize, Edward w. Evans, Of New-Jersey e...,.o -.
rhc Lynde PTiZes-First, James jeffrey Charlton Oh
Oregon second John Morris leakle, of Pennsylvania
third Edwin G Rawson, of New York.
The Class of 1859 PriZe-William Sanderson Hurst,
Of Pennsylvania; honorable MENTION Harie W. HATH
away, of New-JerSey.
Theodore Guyer's Prize in Political Economy
George Bishop CovngtOn, Of Maryland.
Glass of $50 PTiZe-First, Henry kreder Denlnger
of Pennsylvania: second, Huntington Woolcott Wer
chant of NewYork
The Lyman H. Atwater Prize in Political Science
Joseph w. Lewis jr., Of Missouri.
The Macean frzc-George II. Wallace of Penn
sylvania
The Junior Orator Prizes-Flrst. George r. Wallace
Of Pennsylvania; second George j. Parker. OF Penn
sylvania third Prnge Carlisle Jones, OF Ohio fourth
samuel semple. of Pennsylvania
The Class of 1851 Prize in Mathematics-Walter Liv
ingstOn Wright Of New-Jersey.
The Baird Prze-Edg gworth Bird Baxter, of Georgia;
in oratory, Francis Palmer, of Maine: In delivery,
Walter LOwre, OF Pennsylvania In poetry Harlie
Wallace Hathaway, of New-Jersey: IN dispuatiOn,
first Robert +. " McCready, pennsy ylvania second
Henry Krcider Denlinger, Of Pennsylvania
The Dickinson Prze-GeOrge Herbert stephens, Of
Pennsylvania honorable mention, Daniel Warren Poor
IT., of Pennsylvania.
Francis Biddle sophomore Essay Prize-Caspar Wis
tar Hodge, Of Princeton.
Southeast Club Fellowship in Social sclence-John
Wall Queen, PHI. D.. Of New-Jersey.
University Fellowship in English-Bena amin Hay
wood Adams, of Ncw-.ersey.
Class of '76 Prize Joint Debate-Bowdre Phnizy, Of
Georgia.
The Thomas B. wanamaber English Prize-Samuel
Grant Oliphant, Of Ncw-Jersey
Junior Mathematical Prizcs-First, John Preston
H0skins. of Pennsylvania; second. Clarence W. Gordon
of Pennsylvania; third Robert stuart Stewart, Of
Michigan.
The graduating class. numbering 141, then received
their diplomas. The exercises closed with prayer and
the benedictOn by the venerable cX-presidcnt James
NcC'csh The graduates are