New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY.
FOUR NEW PROFESSORS ELECTED.

FOUR NEW PROFESSORS ELECTED. .-e
Syracuse, n. Y. June % (speciaD.-Last week
busy for the trustees alumni and undergraduates
who have throngcd the hill upon which situated the
buildings Of Syracuse University on Sunday, June
81, the Rev. Dr. Charles J. Little preached the bac
calaureatc sermon In Grouse College Hall. In the
evening the annual address before the Young Mems
Christian Association and Young W0mens Christian
Association was delivered by the Rev DR.. J. II. Day.
Of the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church of New
York. Chaplain McCabe and Chancellor Sims assisted
In the exercises which were led by Howard J. Banker;
president Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
The cass-day exercises were held in Grouse College
Hall on Monday afternoon. The exercises consisted Of
the presidents address, by j. V. Bromwel class history
W. II. Goes; Grafton, by j. A. Hamilton poem, by
G. w. Douglas: essay, by Miss Bertha sawyer;
prophecy by Miss Florence Worster pipe grafton, by
Frank Oliver; farewell, by g. +. Shepherd The eX-
ercses ended with the class song composed by Miss L.
Blanch Root. A musical entertainment was given on
Monday evening by the faculty and students Of
the musical department OF the College Of Fine
Arts Tuesday the trustees met to choose pro
fessors the places Of Dr. Little and Dr. Under
wood resgned) and also the election Of two additional
instructors The following elected TO the chair
Of biology Charles W. llargtt, of Miami University ;
chair of history, william II. Mace, Of Dc PAW Uni
versity adjunct professor OF Creek Edgar a. Emens
Of Genesee Conference Academy; assistant instructor
In modern languages Francis HolzwOrth, Phi d. At
the alumni meeting tho following officers were elected
President ". A. Holden; vice president, Charles
Eddy secretary and treasurer, j. IL. hartman. About
200 alumni assembled in the chapel Of the Hall of
Languages at l o'clock p IN, Tuesday, where covers
were laid for their entertainment After the feast
John T. Roberts rs called for toasts from Chancellor
sims, ID. Little, Mayor COwie, Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood and others. The university glee club rendered
various college II the evening the alumni
Grafton delivered by Mrs. Beiva A. Lockwood
on The Conservative Force Of the College and Uni
versy, with Some Practical Thoughts on
University ExtensiOn.o On commencement day a
class numbering fifty graduated in the five courses
Of the liberal aI1s and me arts colleges on the
platform seated the faculty Of both colleges con
ference visitors and number Of the trustees. The
great feature Of the afternoon the Grafton II
Massay0slli Takaki, Of Yokohama, Japan. The names
Of the other speakers follows Frank Lincoln
Mead, Krkville; John Veranus Brownell, Wilhebarre
Penn: Harriet May EUdd, Syracuse; Paul Fitzgerald
Minneapolis. Mimi. Frank David TOrrcy, Vernon
Frank William GOreth, ialdwinSvlc Bertha SaLin
sawyer Syracuse; Charles Wesley TO)He, sandy Creek
Lille scoresby smith, Elenvillc; Frank Hoyt Wood
WeStbuTy. When the programme WIS concluded
Chancellor Sims announced that the following honorary
degrees had been conferred: ID. d.. the Rev. Carlton
G. Wilton, Of Elmira; the Rev. f. ~ Packard Of
syracuse, and the Rev. John W. Thompson of Troy /:
Ii. d., Warner Miller, OF llerkmer