The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-12
After tho prizes were announced PRESIDENT
Patton conferred the degrees.
THREE COLUMBIA CLASSES GRADUATE
An Address by President Low Instead or
the Usual Addresses by Graduates.

An Address by Preaident Low Anatehu Oh
the Usual Addresses by Graduates.
Three distinct graduating classes OF Column
ba College, for the first time in the history OF
tho institution hold their commencement on
erclses together at the Metropolitan Opera
House last evening. The innovation was at
tended by another-the appearance OF the
faculty OF the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons (the medical department OF the collegel
in black gowns and mortarbOard caps Thirty
nine happy young men received tho degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts, $50 were made physicians.
and twenty-nine civil, mining. and metallurGi;;
cal engineers. The School Of Law ErH ,h a "a
Tho big auditorium was filled with the friends
them while they were waiting for the learned
professors and beGowned doctors led by lresl-
AmorS s' the I p pc Who received h
diplomas from President Low were two GIL
graduates, Miss Lydia Potter and Miss hate hate
Bird Runkle. who marched before the FRESH
dent In u line OF twenty black coated men and
were rapturouslY hpplauded by the chlvalric
classes sitting in tho orchestra They were
honored with the degree OF Master OF Arts.
:, pr James y. MGLane, the President Of tho
is I the IIirpociatic oath 10 tho 80 young
doctors. The ten honor men Of the class were
nrs. Austin WiikinsGn Hollis Boiling Anthony
Henry Richard Barry Walter Bcnsel. Walter
Adams DunkcL laGobcrt GumpeEt. William
I DuTIcS bulu, NuNlIc CucILlhl JCNlLt, anu
Harry Lucian Palmer.
These honorary degrees were conferred:
Doctor of Divinity. Samuel Bowden Doctor of
Laws. William II. &. Bartlett and James Wat
son Gerard; Doctor OF Letters. John Howard
Van AmrinGe.
The usual valedictory and honorary adj
dresses wero omitted. and President Low
spoke to tho classes instead. lie referred to
the unusual trple graduation OF three classes
together and said:
What is it that has brought them together now Ia
Il the impapRbe but irresistible power OF the de
termination in New York that here shall he university
complete and worthy in al its parts Of Americas great
est city, Columbia s.l believes that the best ply
Bcian. tho bost lawyer, The best OF science tho
philosopher and man 0f letters VII! the man who 10
ton OF a general culture. II is accident shat
historically lie school OF Arts came trst specialize
tUn the child OF general culture not tho mother Of
aud general culture s contributes TO the specialist
that which is dispensable 10 the truly great
sympathy with all learning. Some one has described
tie specialist being likely to be bright aud sharp
as needle. qualities of tho highest value certainly
hut needing for their greatest effectiveness the breadth
and body which supply the necessary Strength. con
1t he spectacle of more than Ordinary INTEREST,"
believe Is to 10 occasion fun nf inspiration
aud powerthis stately gathering OF COumbias to
night to receive tho guerdOu OF their toll in all
ArOus fields OF intellectual cndcaNOr She is Alma
Mater worthy Of your highest regard who holds in her
hands the Keys Of 50 many doors INFO tho rolns OF