The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-19
STEVENS COMMENCEMENT.
A Large and Fashionable Audience
Assemblies in Jacobs Theatre.

Jacobs Opera House in Hoboken sell
dom held such a large and fashionable
audience as it did last night when the
nineteenth annual commencement exer-
cises Of Stevens Institute of Technology
were held and forty-three young gradu-
ates received diplomas as mechanical en-
gineers.
Although the exercises were advertised
to commence at eight O'Clock, long before
that hour coaches began to roll MP before
the cosey little theatre. By hal f-past
gathered in front of the theatre, but
the doors had not been op ened. and when
a few drops of rain began to fall the
crowd became impatient. Manager
Moore finally appeared, and the waiting
throng was admitted.
Within the sight was inspiriting.
Seated on the stage were the graduating
students and the college professors, and
Mr.. Erastus Wiman. There was a fine
floral display.
ADDRESSES AND MUSIC
The exercises opened with an overture
by the orchestra. The Rev. Edward Wall
delivered a short prayer and Prof Morton
of the college made some Introductory
remarks. ssaid that it gave him great
pleasure to address the students of Stew
ems for the nineteenth time. He said that
the class of '91 was the largest and one of
the best that had ever graduated from
the Institute.
At the conclusion of Prof Morton's
remarks, the orchestra played a selection
from Martha" and then Graduate Paul
Sp encer delivered the salutatory address.
Mr.. Erastus Wiman then addressed the
graduates on Success in Life" Mr..
Wiman told the graduates tnat their
most precious possession was their future.
Success in life would have TO be snatched
under conditions vastly different from
those which had prevailed in their college
days Mr. Wiman said that in those days
there was tendency to pawn the future,
and he advised the graduates never to
get into debt.
WINNERS OF THE DEGREE.
After Mr.. Wiman's address the degrees
of mechanical engineer were conferred on
William s Ackerrnan, New Jersey C. G. At
water. New Jersey; A. P. Boiler. New Jersey;
W. Carl, New York; John Darby, New Jersey; 7;
Jesse A. Davis, New Jersey; T. b.. De Gress,
New Jersey, Francesca de Ia. Rosa,
ander Dow. Massachusetts; Louis Elson.
New York; c. T. Emmett, New York;
Albert W. Erdman, New. Jersey; William A.
b. A. Hahn New Jersey; Johann M- Hansen
Jr.. New York; Charles b Hodges, New Jersey /;
George O.. Haibertson. New Jersey; Fred L:
Joubert. Louisiana; Anthony Kennedy, West
Virginia: Griswold Knox, New York; j. Henry
Linnau, New York; Edwin Lorsct. New York;
George L. Manning, New Jersey; q H. ucCu.-
lough Jr.. New Jersey; Albert r. Mount New
Jersey; l. II. Nettleton, Connecticut; ]. A Nor
cross, Connecticut; Julius Oebernlann Penn
sylyania @. Z. Pearce. Connecticut: George s.
Perkins, Connecticut: Arden Post, New Jersey
I'm Sanborn. New York; II. W. Smith New
Jersey; J. O. Smith, Maryland; Paul spencer,
New York; Frederick Summers Colorado: James
n Wallis Louisiana: Louis Walker New Jer-
sey; Henry A. wolcott, New Jersey, and Ed
ward S Winchett, Ohio.
Alexander Dow delivered the valedic-
tory ana the Rev. @. Houghton, of Trim
ity Church, Hoboken, pronounced the
benediction. After the exercises at the
theatre, the graduating class had din
ner and experience meeting at Busch's
Hotel