New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-03
GRADUATES OF WILLIAMS.
THE COMMENCEMENT ORATORS AND THEIR
SUBJECTS
SEVENTY THREE GRADUATES-PPIzEs AWARDED
AND DEGREES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CARRIERS RECEPTION CLOSING
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCSE.1


Williamstown Mass, July o.-The final exercises
Of commencement week took place in the Congree@
tional Church this morning. The speakers anu tIei'
subjects we're as follows Latin salutatory, Ira WIN
throp Travc Troy y. y; dissertation george Alpcr'
Baker. MachaS y. y. Grafton. The Evolutoh Vi ''c
Modern European Charles Cooper Mott. IT, WASH
nr+on. Grafton. Alexandria and Her Poets" Mar
shall Spring HaCar, Richmond. Me; dissertation
Egbert Smyth Ells. Portland. Me; plhosophcaI ora
ton Christianity and scientific Progress" "eorgc
Wheeler Clark. Troy, y. y: dissertation "St"'i'h'
Homer r. Scoville. Harwinon, Conn; dissertation
De Quincy Alfred NJ Hitchcock. Ncw-OrleanS
philosophical Grafton. o." ST. Augustine ana Herper'
Spencer stanford W. Edson Indianapolis oratioh
Partisan Politics. Theodore Whittescy, Providence
r. L. philosophical Grafton, Modern PROPHECY
cambridge Colby. IT. Louis, valcdctory, "A True
Estimate" John II. Dcnson. Wilamstown.
The senior appointments were announced as foi
lows Neutrality-suspicious. II. Denison. salut'tory
Ira W. TIavcll Philosophical orations-Talcott NJ
Banks Everett D. Chadwick George W. Clark, BAN
bridge Colby. samuel Crook. Hanford W. Edison. ora
tons Marshall ;. laSar. Franklin 7. Nevn, Charles
e. Not IT,. John D. Seacord Benjamin NJ Southgaie'
Charles Spaulding. Charles r. Walker. Theodore W
Merritt. Joel Winchester. Dissertations Henry F.
EInwood, Alfred " Hitchcock. John {. McMynn'
George X Turner, Christopher L. Ward. George A
Baker william r. Bennett William a. Brown Frank
F. Carr. Egbert :. Ellis. George p. Heating, William
: Miller, John X. MCGlNcrt, Homer X. scONllc
Joseph :. strong.
After the valcdcjory address. Dr. Carter awarded the
following prizes and degrees Benedict prizes In
Latin-First. Robinson p. cambridge. o.; second
Walter A. Weed jr 90; honorable mention Russell
/. Tarbox 30. In Greek-First. Weed second. BAN
bridge honorable mention, TarboX ana Ernest e.
Bartlett. 90 In Authenticated, Weed; second
Edwin Van Werner: % honorable mention. PAW l,t D.
second Frederick r. Woodward. ~. honorable men
ton. Charles II. Wright. o. In natural m@i"lN
First, James f. Peabody, 02; second Hahbr I,
honorable mention. Orton b. Brown 03. Grave
prizes class Of 1-9O-T. NJ Banks, : ' bcck"lth
" : Hagar /. \. lIerrick. G. Perry and r. Whtlc-eX
For excellence Of dcliycry-Divided bctwcen HcckWW
and Perry Van Vctchcn prIze-Gcorec W. Clark. 80
Rice prize, Latn-Fii~t. George W. Clark, 80
second Marshall iiasar go GrcekLtlrs'' Ian .r,
prizes elias, Of 90. b. Brown, ". H. Greene
II. II. Johnston. r. l.. Tarbox. F; Van Wormer r l.
WoGiward PCrry prize n P political 'cen'el r
prize English literature. \. lcrrck 30 Klct"r
cal prize General prize l.. y. Merrill. ~ junior
first, Edwin liolmc, second G.. \ CoWen, sophomoF
prize excellence In commencement exercise DNldeo
between H. ". Edson and ". = lia-ar. Prize i"i
prl5cs-John II. Dcnison. 90.
The degrees granted were: 4. r.. 10 seventy
three graduates IL. D.. John b. Gale, Troy. ID. ID:
II u Hamilton " Nahic Nc,r York Phi H..
J. !. Peck. \. VI, honorary. William 7. st. John
After the exercises In the church the alumni dinner
served in the Tmnas nm. DR.. Garter presided
Aftcrdnncr speeches were made by Dr.. Brown, OF
Franz CHAM: Henry II. Anderson. president II th'
Ncw-York Alumni Association, Carl Mott and samuc
Crook. of the graduating class William kincshurv and
others. CONCENTRATIONS were sent 10 DR.. HERNIA
Ilalscv on his attaining his ninety eighth This
evening President Carter gave reception - M
graduating class the alumni and IN" friends ~ th'
college, and with this the nncty-siNth commencement
Of Williams ends.