New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-26
NEWCOMERS AT HARVARD
MOST OF THE HONORARY DEGREES CON
FERRED ON RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY.
ADDRESSES AT THE ALUMNI DINNER BY GOV
ERNOR BRACKET. PRESIDENT SETH Lo"'
LESLIE STEPHENS AND OTHERS.
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LESLIE STEPHENS AND OTHERS.
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Cambridge Mass June 25-This commence
mcnt day at Harvard and the usual large nuDer vi
alumni were present to renew old ties OF friendship anu
TO honor their Alma Mater. At the meeting OF the
overseers in the morning honorary degrees were con-
fcrred follows -
A. M-Richard Watson Glider Alfred Treadway White
Charles Fallen McKm. Charles Herbert Moore.
IL D-scth Low. Henry Charles Lea Leslie stephens
D. D.-Henry Goldman Potter Lyman Abbott
Just before 10 o'clock Governor Erackett and his
staff arrived escorted by the Lancicrs. and together
with the president and faculty and other ohlcers OF
the university and alumni marched escorted oy inc
graduating class to sanders Theatre where the com
mencement exercises TO take place. The bal
comics were already filed. and President Eliot and
Governor Bracket and his staff and other distinguished
gentlemen took the stage while the cahulua"s
for degrees occupied the front benches The speak
ers were announced by che president in sonorouS
Latin ard we're Latin dissertation, Francl' Kingsley
Ball: ds1uiston, william Edward BuIghairt DUBOIS
Jefferson Davis as a Representative Of CIVILIZATION;
disscrtatfhn Dayd Clarence Torrey, How I'M
vcrsity Can Pay Its Debt 10 the People nay Inohu
7 Weeks Harvard and the Vest; George JACOB
pierce candidate for degree Of Bachelor OF science,
essay "The symbioscs Of Ants and plants. Inc
dissertation by Du Bots is worthy OF special mention
He like MORGAN. the 80 class orator. Is coio'cu man
,d his sncech on this occasion remarkably well
thought out and very original After these literary
exercises were over the candidates IN inc various
departments received their degrees from '"e pfeSi
don't There we're more men by far this year TO re-
caavc degrees than ever before. Two h'hoied ana
rverbt men got the degree of a. B. forty eight
that OF L. T.. siXty-nne that OF NJ DE- Din ud' III
NJ D. w. seven that of >. b., foif W@V vi d. ~
thrty.one that Of a. NJ and eight I'M oi In u.
MANY received more than one degree IN al a'o
Individuals we're honored with degrees HonorS were
conferred follows: 49, -
u n provn H. T. Benton, l.. II. DON NJ l. Gill;
E. P Kelly NJ. w. Mather, Charles Peaoody'
In Engish-Hcrbert Bates, l.. II. Boynton r. ;.
Duncan. J. Hartridge WI,
In modern Northumberland hdPsoo" ~ " ''
In political scicnce-A c. Burnham, f. B. Greene.
Henry Hudson F. l.. olmstead and w NJ Cole.
In histOryR A. Clark W. X. Rose D. b. ''0'''
In mathematics-N. Il. George.
In physics Chorles Mutt.
In Observation-Disclosures honors w. L. Jennings. A. B.
At / D. m. the business meeting OF the alumni was
held al which John Quincy Adams, OF quincy was
elected president of the association for the ensuing
YEAR At = O'Clock the alumni began To gather IN
front of Massachusetts, Hall, and 10 fall IN Inc a.
the chief marshal Horato &. Curtis, called out the
classes beginning with that Of 1917. N which l. inc
Oldest living graduate. George Bancroft Inc sradu-
ates WHO were present formed long line as they
marched class by class over 10 Memorial haIl' "h'h
they completely filed NJ thc long tdp'o VII "'0
elevated platform sat John Quincy Adams. president
of the Alumni Association. and on either side OF MN
President Eliot President seth Low. Of Columbia Col
lere Bishop Potter. Leslie stephens, and other gen
tlemen receiving honorary degrees, together Win
Governor Bracket and stan and many other as
tnguished Prayer was offered by the lev.
II. q. Humphreys. After the dinner was disposed
of the LXXVIIIth Psalm was sung, and then NI.
Adams opened the spcechmakns By welcoming the
alun,nt in humorous address. lie tAch
introduced President Eliot who san that
100000 had been given the college during
the year. large part of which had been used IN ra'
ing salaries lie spoke Of the Few gate. and sald an
other was 10 be built. lie explained the uhiEihS
measure by which the Department Of Arts and sciences
has been organized. The quinquennial catalogues 81
different colleges furnished answer he SAN 10 tis
oueston What is the outcome of college training
In those catalogues II VIII &c seen that more man
600 families have been represented In different col
leges for over 100 years This shows the worth OF
college education IN the formation Of character.
After the singing of Fair Harvard Mr. Adams
introduced Governor Bracket. who IS member Of The
class Of G5 In the best speech Of the day the GOV
crnor spoke Of how the magnetic associations Of 'ol
lego life draw men back or commencement day. ana
how no elixir Of youth is equal ~ chclch,y - Inc
food of memories that thai occasion r"vlvcs. AIlun
ing 10 TIE proposed three wears course. he sad ne
was glad that he permitted to spend ioui
Of DuONdNt coleet me- NC s''V'i' iNN'H''"~'
he said that all men Of college education ought u"
enter public lfe and improve the method Of political
warfare A new revival Of public splrli j. Hccd'H
and college men will be able 10 respond 10 the CAL
Of duty
Mr.. Adams next introduced President seth Low "S
man who was doing services N reforming Ne"
York CITY and needed no title. President 10" sPo"c
In humorous way Of the fact that Ne" YORK men ''d
received five Of the nine ho,crary degrees conferred
lie spoke Of Harvard beautiful situation IN li' Vu
skirts a city, and said that tO!uilhla va
doing her work IN The ncart Of the hclloPoIs WIZ
there problems % DC soNtd anu Ia '''-
Influences can be directed The tenement ho"s.
sysiem must be stamped ont and mnil'pal sVNcf'.'
rc: ,rmed College education furnishes me mean 10
bridge the zap between the poverty tilc hc ana t'
wealthy ca.scs 1t college tine best we % chaIaotI
is developed and man learns 70 hpid ms Sou"'IN
and his all else ana estimation.
Iishop Potter the next speaker. declared u'at uo
degree from Harvard College was the crownino gOrN
Of his life. The burden u bis adore Wa tic S"n
icct Of international copyright. \ plraicd BOOK, 40
ms l,icd, wa 10 be looked upon % thh'c inlht.
The chairman introduced Lc.ie Stephen the i-hEl'
0f Letters humorous HidnN'f '''
niaccnt country II they Joined IN one, ana tlai
merriam, ireland which making such Il sur wouI1
soon annex them both. Mr. stephens apObc III an
vein 81 hi visit I" America anu
IN particular o the value u college lrahih, any 'hc
work college men had djnc ana hih SIN !" 40
The Rev Lyman Ahh0i aid he HAD never cI w
any religious services in which the Wor'IPcrs Wrr'
more devout. rcvcTcnt iod sprtual man ,'"'' WIN
gathered every morning n hppeiIn thaPc. ro,.o.
A II Va. growing l1t. Richard W 'llu'F' f"I'i
~ - The Century and AZ ed I. White were iolccp
10 cut their specific SHIRT while = r ''h'"' wa
excused . A.. ,,,or ne ,rou
a. al inc exercises IN the morning. Her entrance on
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