The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14
GRADUATES OF STEVENS
Programme Of Commence
ment Exercises to be
Held Next Week.
IT'S a CLASS TO Be PROUD OF.
The Year Nog Near Its End Has
Been a Very Good One for
the Institute.


Next week is commencemt week In
Stevens Institute Of Technology, in Hoo
boken, and great are the preparations
made therefor On next Sunday the Rev.
G. G. Houghton, A. M, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon at Trinity Church,
and until next Thursday the college boys
have prepared special programme for
each day.
Forty five young men will graduate on
Thursday. The number is larger than
has ever been turned out at any previous
year, and reflects credit on the faculty
I called at the college yesterday and
met Professor Reisenberger. Although
very busy the Professor found time to ex-
toll the class of 81. He said that they
were all thoroughly proficient and he was
well satisfied The majority of The forty
five young men who will graduate nave
already received tempting offers in me-
chanlcal engineering.
THE LIST OF GRADUATES.
they reside are:--W. S. Alderman, New
Jersey; Q. G.. Atwater, New Jersey: A.
Pennsylvania; Benjamin w. Carl, New
York; John Darby, New Jersey; Jesse A.
Davis, New Jersey; f. =. De Gress,
New Jersey; Francis DE La Rosa, Mexico;
Alfred J. Sexon, New Jersey; Alexander
Dow, Massachusetts; Louis Elson, New
York; G. L. Emmett, New York; Albert
w. Erdman. New Jersey; William A.
Field. KENTUCKY; f. c. Cause, Delaware;
r. G. Ham, New Jersey; John NJ. Hansen,
Jr., New York; Charles B. Hodge, New
Jersey; George G. Holberton. New Jer-
sey; Frederick L. Joubert, Lonisi-'
ana: Anthony Kenwood, West Vir-
ginia; Griswold Knox, New York; Henry j.
Lienan, New York; Edwin Lorsch, New
York; George L. Manning, New Jersey;
G. H. mccullough, Jr., New Jersey;
Muschenheim, New York; L. II. Nettle-
Ton, Connecticut: ]. A. Norcross, Con-
necticut; Julius Olbermann, Pennsyl-
vania; g. E. Pearce, Connecticut; George
s. Perkins, Connecticut; Arden Post, New
Jersey, +. N. Scanborn. New York; ii. ].
New Jersey j. c. Smith, Maryland:
Frank L. Sneekner. New Jersey; Paul
Spencer, New YORK. Frederick Summers,
Colorado; James E. Wallis, New jersey;
Henry A Wolcott, New Jersey, Edward
S. Winchet. Ohio.
OF the above graduates Mr.. Knox has
accepted responsible position III OHIO,
MIR. Kennedy has decided to accept
hattering offer from the Baitt-
more and Ohio Railroad Company and
MIR. Buoinger has been offered position
in Pittsburg, which he will probably ac-
cept. Nearly all OF the graduates nave
offers Of some kind under consideration.
ATHLETICS OF THE YEAR.
The Institute has taken a great deal OF
interest In athletic sports this year. They
have leased st. Georges Cricket Grounds,
one OF the finest sites in the country. IN
football anu lacrosse Especially the lat-
teri the Institute boys nave been very
nf1 ff1l Is,,r 10
to none in the country. There has
not been much interest taken in
baseball since the club went up
along the Hudson River. although il the
boys would take more interest in the
national pastinle they could get together
quantity of good individual ball players
III the college. Alexander Dow is con-
coded TO be the best general all round
athlete.
AS has been the custom for many yea rs
the college nine will play the alumni of
the college on the grounds of the Ath-
lettc Association at eleven O'Clock on
next Monday morning. The members OF
both mines are daily practising for this
match and the game onrht to be a good
one. Captain Darby of the college nine
says that his nine has ''cineh'' and that
.'the other fellows won't be in it." The
alumni nine won last year. however, and
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.
After the excitement over the game has
subsidized President Morton and Mrs. Nor
ton will tender areceptlon TO the faculty,
alumni and undergraduates. This recep-
ton will beheId on Monday evening from
five to seven p. n ut President Morton's
residence adjoining the Institute. From
four TO six p. m. Delta Chapter Chi Phi
Fraternity will tender reception to the
Class of '91
From four to six D. m. will also be held
the Quinquennial Class of 'S6 and the
Alumni Association will meet in the hall
of Steon's school at eight p III. AT
eight O'Clock Calculus will be cremated
with imposing ceremonies on the college
campus. At ten O'Clock the Decennial
Reunion Glass of 'S1, will be held at
| Meyers Hotel in Hoboken, and at half
past ten O'Clock the Triennial Reunion
! Glass of '68 will be held at Martinelli's,
Fifth avenue, New York.
Tuesday will be rather quiet day
about the college. The only event of in
terest will be the reception rendered to
the class OF '91 by Xf Chapter Chi Psi
Fraternity from to q p. NJ.
The Class Of '9I will be the guests Of Rho
! Chupter Delta Tau Delta Fraternity on
| "Wednesday from TO Q p. NJ, aud at half
past o'clock the junior ball at Sherry's,
on Fifth avenue, New York, will be
4 given.
The commencement exercises Will be
held at Jacobs Hoboken Theatre on
Thursday evening. The thentre will be
| prettily decorated for the occasion.
| The exercises will be opened by Presi-
dent Morton. who will make some intro
ductory remarks. Paul Spencer will then
deliver the statutory address. Erastus
Wiman. Esq will address the gradual
| ing class. His subject will be "Success
in Life" After Mr.. Wiman's address
the degrees will be conferred and the
/ Priestly prize announced. The vaIedictory
address delivered by Alexander Dow will
| close the exercises at the theatre.
The class dinner will be held at Busch Is
| Hotel, after which an experience meeting
| will be held. This meeting will be de
cidedly interesting and novel one and Ii
! looked forward to with great deal o.
! pleasant anticipatlons by the graduates.
ROD AND GUN.