New-York tribune., 1890-06-13
HONORING YOUNG MEN.
THE UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.
ucE-cEAScELLon MAccHAcKEy SAYS THAT
HIS COLLEGE WILL NOT GIVE UP STUDENT

vIcE-cKANcELLoR MAccRAcKES SAYS THAT
HIS COLLEGE WILL NOT GIVE UP STUDENT
ADDRESSES AT GRADUATION TINE.
The Metropolitan Opera House was well hIed last
night when the University OF the City Of New York
celebrated It's ffiycighth annual commencement. The
floral display was beautiful, while the University map
we'll be proud OF the educational display Tie Rev.
Dr. John Hail. the Chancellor, prcslfcd and was ably
supported by vice-CbanceIor Henry NJ. siaecracker
and the board Of the University Connci WHO toSethI
with large number Of invited guests sal upon tho
platform. George Walters Bond acted as grant
marshal and Cappa's 7th Regiment band furnished
the music.
There were nine orations from members of the
graduating classes in arts and science as follows;
Greek salutatasx Oration-Wtlam Arnot Rifkw0d.
English SaluatOry Oraton-Ciiaries sterner Hue;
Scientific Grafton" Science and Peace Leslie Jay
Tompkins "RevivaI OF the American Spirit Arthur
Marcus King; "Cycles in Human Progress Herbert
Kimba SAKE; "The New Educ,tioh,' Prank Bergen
Kelley; "Impendng Social Dangers william J.
Grcanelle Philosophical Grafton" IndviduaIism and
Society," Alfred Charles Post Opdyke; Vslefietoy
Oraton-"The Hero.c in Lfe.' Gilbert Laurie Andersoa
THE vIcEcHAScELLoR's ADDRESS.
Before Chancellor Hall conferred the degrees, voe-
Chancellor MacCracken made brief address as follows:
The New York University continues TIC tme-honoFed
American custom OF commencement 0iatlons by rep.
rcsenatves of the graduating class. The faculty of
Medicine appoint single representative each year. the
Faculty Of Law appoint four orators to appear AZ
their commencement, the Faculty OF Arts and Sceneo
have given to-day nine addresses Inc 1trman
universities have no such custom. But 10 Germany
the Emperor alone Is ant0cra and eHpeciea 70 mas
all the speeches. In America, where eaeh han
expected TO be ruler and speaker II ssen,s ne's ~ a
nounce in royal way from the commencement, PA..L
TORN MS plans oT the county aa or I me old fashioned
custom Of commencement speeches VIII not NC aDosnod
by the University Of the City OF New-forh' ZAP
pauseD ,,, -
A larger number of Doctorates OF Philosophy are
given today than ever heiore BIt tRe sIa"a .na
under the Faculty Of Arts and science dnnng the pasi
nave seaty uno0 @ ss ee,nre there
fore are but decimating their number wen we today
confer ,ne oe6 & gS hsnored cd by his o eo
with doctorate of divinity.
Tho public seal is placed today upon the alliance
between that most eminent theological school th1
Union Theological Seminary Of New-f9rk and the Kew
York University, by the formal cogferins Of ths
Hail According 10 the terms Of agreement established
between the two corporations named. the faculty and
the Bachelors and Doctors Degrees in Divinity ana
the university viii confer these degrees.
coYFERRryG THE DEGREES.
After the applause that greeted the address hsA
ceased, the following degrees were conferred by Tho
| Chancellor:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Henry Henry NJ Brown, b s.. Alfred 6. p. opdykc
aepSss' GEORGE Albert Ii aaPBs.StGS BsSow. Morso @ EoSs
Arthur Marcus King frank DC witt Tllmsgs.
| william Arnot Kirkwood
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE.
| Gilbert Laurie Anderson, Raphael Monroe MekenrA
joseph SHn Raqm Non, hISIy hSsc, sTS BsrgaT Ph ns
| Rafaelo Angelo Este Cherries stcrner Rue
William James oreanee hese ao yu,S Iay IorpAin'
George TraviiIa MacNab
III A ATE q.
| Georee TrayiIia MacNab Abraham B. samuel,on.
| AWARDING MASTERS DEGREES
Master Of Arts (n eouisel-Jchn Rutherford Matthew
\. B.. 1850; George 4 Mlnasisn, A. b. lssS,
Master Of Science Gin eourse)-c' H. HeAamef b. Dc
Master of Science upon examnaton)wiiam A, Hoe.
'''' DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
upon exsnination).
Charles Q. Dewey, Syracuse University A. b. iss';
Allison Drake. St xafer's College Cincinnati o..
Henry i; Hutton, Syracuse University A. b. is'''
Joseph lose h'yo ] La,npe College, A B.. 1864; A. NJ.
isaeI Il G Piepson University of CITY Of SewrOrk
as1;sS Shaw sSs% Gss;sss Gssysss
Henry II Sleeper, College of New-Jersey. A b. iss''
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE
John B. Allen. EIenkn p ? Lynch:
AssSine ass'h@ifE E. son"evile A. walter 9R,lsa
frederick 4. Cook: Henry r. RSsenthnai. SsInn b D.
TIs% SS,IItSn l. 4 p.ss GSc T's s.sdis g a'e s. B. c.
wS Humphreys, A. NJ wlsm TdbI', F. f5%Tso% Sl%psSn'
Leopold Hiboe,
HONORARY DEGREES.
Doctor OF Laws-Samuel T. Spear, d. D.
Doctor OF Diynity-Charles Cuthber Hall, nominated -
this degree by the faculty and the directors Of the Unoa
Theological Seminary, in alliance with the unVersv
the City of New-York Edward Abbott ~ y u class
Of 1860 Charles r. N. Y. U. class Of lsosi
Henry S. Jacobs B'nai Jeshurun; John MacNarfhton.
Presbyterian Church; Anthony r. Mscoubrey ~ y o.
class OF 1885, and William. T. Sabine. Reformed FpseoTsi
Church.
The first honor for students IN the graduating
class was divided between Alfred Charles Post Opdyse
and Gilbert Laurie Anderson.
Rounds OF applause greeted the announcement tnas
Alfred Charles Post Opdyke had won the prize rel
ony other S 'Is prizes awarded we're the Butler
Eucleian prizes which were given to Robert ir''n
MacBride and Arthur Marcus King
COLUMBIA GRADUATES HAVE DINNER.
The class Of 100 OF the School Of Arts Of Columbia c"i
Iere which was graduated wednesday night held dinner
A. sherry,s last night Forty-nve sat down 70 the
dinner and enjoyed :he solid well az the intellectual re-
past Marston Boger the class president sat at one
end OF the tss George w Whittemorc nj the o;hr
and Henry kISr Gderseeve. I., the toastmasuf' sa'
halfway from eSch end.
The toas:s were: salutatory address. NJ. T. Boecrt
"Ninety Past" Frederic II. Coudert ir "Grinds ana
Pseudo. .Srinds" Frederick Everest Gunnison; Nlnev
Present. Oswald Nathaniel Jacoby Athletes ana pseudo
Athletes w. irving A. Brauns Ninety Future" VILE
lam j. warburtonI ''Sweethearts and-Wves" Eugene j.
o'sullivan; "Ihe Unversty,' Charles Rborg Mann;
valedictory address. John Sage Ffske
The committee in charge Of the dinner was composed
11orn,on n penaeld chairman william J. warburton.
John S. Fske Charles II. Hayes and Oswald " Jacooy
George w Whi:temore had charge OF the music.
WINNING PRIZES IL DEFAMATION
Tho annual prize.speaking exhibition OF the West End
pfoht
,eran church al the Boulevard snd se'enty-,hri-st
The nun, who spoke were Charles Warren Edgar Palmer
william A. warren. Edward r. Beekwith Arthur l.. Mar
,n = w vaughan Buriette X. Marvin, Granville A.
49, - ,,ar,o, T. SAWYER Harold w. Crowel Frederick