New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-26
PROSPERITY AT UNION.
THE SUCCESS OF THE LAST YEAR SHOWN
~ THE COMMENCEMENT ENTHUSIASM
LIST OF DEGREES GRANTED AND PRIZES AWARD
rp-ruE cnANcELLoR's ADDRESS
BY w. II. M'EDROY'

Schenectady y Y. June o3 (spec.aD-lhe ''''oN
third commencement Of Union Coilesc W. teu,,
dav The weather warm, bnt o'her"I'0 ao,.n
The audience large and the eh'h"'ia ,e tocos
than IN many year old srdu"'''' - voors
had NOT hecn seen in schenectady In score Va 80
~ rro.,,t e. rejoice in the success Of thcf Anna
Motor and n renew tho memories OF former u"s
The whole week has been a fitting close 70 tho Nv, -
,oa Tho EXERCISES today have all been h'u III
the First Presbyterian Church ana this I's 90
dltorum in the city was completely HH'"' .'.
o'clock fine procession. headed BY President "cps",
and containing the trustees, faculty. a'"'i
UNDERGRADUATES filed slowly up the aislcs on inc PS
dante r,obt on the platform sat the Board oi ir"9
AID 4, tho left were arranged the faculty anu
nrominent visitors. The exercises Deeah ~
fine CXVUth Psalm. the audience stahu"-' ~
ward the Rev DR.. Workman offered PRAYER "No""e
the Divine blessing upon Old Union anu Nv 49,
sons The following orators came next JON" ira
Rcnnctt circumstances and Men; Henry Wv"
no,r American Literature; Norman j. fsh'
Dangers in the Progress Of tic United states i'ou
erck Emmett Hawkes. Tyranny a. fNU' "
prorres,r Clarence johnson, A Legal fcuc" ''H"
j. Iochncr slavery to Custom hd"aIu ,''tt
81. rhe Cost II Victory George c. stewart "Ihal'IuI
Ism the BASIS Of Republican Government AlOcrt DE-
Van Voast valcdlctory, Patriotism versus i''i
autbropv7 f. H. baker had thesis III ehs''eri"e
After an interval If music. President Webster III Sono
happy remarks introduced the Chancellor W. IL
McElroy who spoke in part As follows;
What i, the great popular want In the niiel S',,cc
to-day Not good ministers, nor good laNyoF|' nv Y
goou doctors. nor good merchant, h"' r "" co,1
louont, Of any of tine ar> o. re. I'M, Du h;1bS
oiiilcns. This is the great POPULAR "a"t-,.i.hc, VIM
take personal, Hn-cln'h pl.Hott' un., M yon mr.
terc,t in public ahar'. We iy ana 'onvh' ~, !Y" If
,cvs, t.ai tL, Is 80. The quota # tnhl hiiu %
citizcns /, never lu, wnilc. ave ~ I'm. oil war u"
provision Is made under our s0veiHmeA'i' ~ go.
ior Ming the ranhs ~ drt We al ~ IN. - ,,n n
proposition that who would ie free thcn ''Vre lnu ~
.fr,c the blow but the practice OF too many 3i u,
Amends the words That they read. who W",ll nc
fee themselves must told their hands anu 'c''Sn
thcmscivts 10 mastery lha,tI'N l""l ~ ,'~ ~. IN
pcn-iye reflections toucng thg az "n n ''n pop.i
larry supposed to spend Ill rs TIM ,cr'tn- ";tr
admiration a, he surveys our hde AMI NE H'IoI o." T
which IL wave, And al thh1I dI,c',,,intnsly
uprcciatyc q, h, /, iutcls Is pat1ouc. ~ilI We SUI
MI t"4 nottc ~ for r.vinmcnt in leading american
cites it Is quite possible tna ne "Uu''
for sigh. II l. dihcut s1nitum'S ' 49,. r,nrb
conviction that Americans love oar o"intN muC"
,tiact maintain with all ard0r thai .uiias !, W
mo-, precious OF our rights We style IL var "n.H
rirlt lrcity's palladium. freedoms salvation. the
lulwarh Of our nst'u'ions me 'n u dc'e ~ en-
thelcs, in the concrct" S.Grag' T. not 50
precious in Our &C. eycI III h WAY w.. fy trc"1 1
sny a green upaS tree without making havoc 81 our
serenity Not many years oeo an election i'anl was
tory INVESTIGATED In ,lty not remote from scheme
tody and IN, Interesting and significant hct vas
elected \ person known famIorR a. a WdrI h"'it,
had been aPps'' h"i 10y ,t. v,ierS ~ III. ensuing
cIc'ri,r The hcclcr. who would seem 10 have teen
prudent person. was inclined 10 reject VI" r,"pi,
reminding hN ho-> thai IL ne sH' '"uSn, ,i,d Kim I'm
hard with h.m, Wh~rHp|h the D,,' ,s LII, Inv
with the assertion that '.n"h'in, ~ urJ I IN NO
was an oicn'c men was N,'N "".' P"' ,h, "a. tc,
state of New YORK. goo" HlhN -, 'i''' inv -,
To- me- perfectly well aware l.'' the v'' .''''
was true and being true. what an cAhAu'uNc con,
mcntay il j. upon the love passing me IVN' ~
woman which the right ~ suria-" Inspires IN or
patrot!c breasts. The situation would be- lancIia'r
rDon.h I'm an cunscicno"'S sale II reputable p'"p"'
without exception. regarded 81 with shame ana con
fusion IF inco. ii There va- general disposition 7"
drp1r,. IT, even II there Wa, not public virn" ri9nrh
In rle country - cure #. lHt. strange and revolving
+" ,lv n / m c,ro, d.f.nGca. lou are 'ai''d upor
IA meet vour ~ cations 20 vow country u n era ~
,v,f,lrd t-aupuii, 49, ~ % that what passes for
,,,Ic A. rnt rather orcrt1flon d,mOrha4afIpN The
,, art. of American critic, report. that this is iLc
tyilirht - the uDcf. Verify and discover II IN can j."
f,iry called The twilight or tine high Of public
snlrit
And in ANY event o. not despair n the republic.
when criticism ha~ exhausted Itself the fdci remains.
cod io fll,rI,d that l-ycu g. at work which nt-'
MI, mattel, l..ycu fine hmm. ~. wonderful nor.
,,,rf,, ,,~. .r,-. which l4at reform hl- made q
i,t. m man, state. Z. a most encouraging sign ard
~, All side. thor. are .th.r -iir indie alton, 81 % steady
o'. ,,,t "a 10 ,.,'- ~ tl..a whose ir'nr.-f In
lt',,. 3D.. .,,.r - 90, .ri,.,c. .arne.tr... and
t,. ~ ,.'.lG. 49,. "a, -.ll rr that II the .,ad
h ~ g., w.. o-,,.,rl %, ,,,,, t,'ffn.. Tie touus n,.u
- r. r,ur,rr r,,.,.,i,y lie etflt,.l y,ung men