Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-25
YALE,s oommENCEmENT.

TO center Church-The Exercises
The Comforting Of Degrees = The
Honorary Degrees.
It is proverbial that Yale always has
beautiful weather during commencement
and yesterday was no exception. The
Center church was crowded before nine
o'clock with brilliant audience eagerly
awaiting the exercises. There was the
usual lengthy and dignified procession
from the college campus to the church. It
was headed by Professor Dexter and Pro-
lessor Stoeckel, followed by the Wheeler &
Wilson band. Then came the graduating
class, a very dignified aud pleasing sight,
arrayed as they were in cap and gown.
Following them came President Dwight,
ex-President Porter and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Merwin, then the members of the
corporation and the invited guests and
then the alumni in the order of their class
number.
The stage was beautifully decorated and
was occupied by the faculty and the invit-
ed guests, President Dwight occupying
the chair in the center. At the right of
the president sat Lieutenant Governor
Merwin in the post Of honor, and among
others noted as present on the platform
were: Secretary Noble of Washington, Sen
ator Higgins of Delaware, and Justices
Brewer and Brown of the United States
supreme court and Rev. Mr.. Andrews of
Waterbury. The fact that Sheriff Tomlinson
| did not head the procession was owing to
misunderstanding, the sheriff surprising
| an official invitation was necessary.
While the people were being seated the
band in the gallery played an overture un-
der the direction of Professor Stoeckel and
| at it's close the exercises proper began.
Prayer was made by President Dwight,
after which came the Latin salutatory ora
ton. The sa1utatorian, William Tenney
BARLEY of Bridgeport, delivered his address
in Latin. After saluting the president and
faculty and his classmates he alluded to the
successfulness of Yale's life. The alumni
were greeted as a body best able to sympa-
thize with the graduates The new custom
of wearing caps and gowns was referred
to. The honor of inaugurating this clas-
sic dress was assigned to 81. Another
the merging of the Townsend speaking
with that of commencement. He also
said:
"Though we have INDUCED in many
sports beneath these dear elms, and par
ticularly during this last year, have spun
| tops, danced around the liberty pole and
| first crowned and then cremated the May
queen; in spite of all this, the governing
powers have smiled indulgently at these
last outbursts, and are still ready to-day
| to render us bachelors of arts by the de-
these memorials, placing the proper
value upon the distinction granted
to us, and ever strive to sustain
the name and fame of our alma
mater; and let us all, with one voice,
repeat those words dear to every son of
YALE DUN mems grata manet nomen lau-
desque Yalenses, Cantabunt Soboles, unan-
| Unique Patres.' Friends, once and again
all hall"
The contestants for the DeForest prize
with their subjects, were as follows: Gros
venor Atterbury, the French Professionals
of the Sixteenth Century; Howard Thaye1
Kingsbury, Francois Villon; Edward Ma
thaniel LOOMS, the French Protestants OIL
the Sixteenth Century; Herbert Kn no
Tolstoi's Applied Christianity; Luther
Henry Tucker, the Pastoral Poetry of the
Sicilian Greeks.
The philosophical Grafton was delivered
by William Nevins Thatcher of Pueblo
Col, on "The Causes of the Failure of the
Reformation in France" Those of Fl. W
Gruener of New Haven, Joseph Bowden
| jr., of New Haven and Lafayette Benedict
Mendel of Delhi, n Y, were considered
too technical for delivery.
The orations were all delivered in
manner very creditable to the speakers
and showed much thought and study.
The valedictory address was delivered
by Nathan Glicksman of Chippewa Falls
Wis.
The program was closed by the distribu
ton of the degrees and prayer by Presiden
Dwight.
The whole plumber Of degrees conferred
was about 419. The number of 1873 Sc
cured the degree of bachelor of arts,
master of arts, 80 bachelors of philosophy
3 civil engineers, % doctors Of philosophy
a bachelors of divinity, Is doctors o
medicine, A bachelors Of laws, 2 master
of laws, doctor of civil law and 1 bache
lor of fine arts.
The one securing the bachelor of fin
arts is Miss Josephine N. Lewis, daughte
: of ex-Mayor Lewis of this city. This
1ege that lady has secured degree il
the art department of Yale, and the sec
ond time that lady has been thus honor
ed in any department of Yale in it's Who'll
history. The first lady to receive dc
gree from Yale was Miss Jordan, VIII
| graduated from the Law school in 1885,
At the close of the exercises Presiden
Dwight announced that the John A. Porte
prize in English had been awarded to Ra
Burdette Smith of the junior class, for hi
thesis on "Subsidizing American Ship
ping" The amount of the prize is $3.50
AS stated elsewhere the DR.. Forest gol
Kingsbury.