Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-17
COLLEGE DAYS OVER.
Graduation Exercises at the University of
PennsyIvania-Where the Prizes Went
-Pennsylvania Boys Got at Least Their
Share of the Plums,

Graduation Exercises at the University of
PennsyIvania-Where the Prizes Went
-Pennsylvania Boys Got at Least Their
Share of the Plums.
| PHILADELPHIA, June 16.-[S Special T.
College days are over for the class of '92 at
the University of Pennsylvania The ivy
and the ivy tablet which are to remind
future classes of the greatness of those who
have gone before were put in place on
the walls of College Hall on Tuesday
with appropriate ceremonies, and the
fun of four years was summed up at the
class-day exercises yesterday. To-day the
class took the final farewell of alma mater.
This was the university's one hundred and
| thirty-sixth annual commencement, held in
| the Academy of Music. There were 1O8
| graduates in arts, science, law and veterin-
| ary medicine, besides II who received
certificates. The medical and dental COM
mencement was held last month.
The exercises were begun at noon to-day
with the procession of the provost, trustees,
graduates, guests and undergraduates.
Matthew Patton, of Pennsylvania, was the
first speaker, delivering the bachelors ora
tion, 'Celeritas Ingeniorum. Robert R.
P. Bradford, of Delaware, had the law ora
Ernest f. Mel, of New York, '88, deliv-
cred the masters oration, "New Wine in
New Bottles" and the valedictory was de-
livered by William Duane, of New Jersey,
the subject being "University Extension in
Athens" The candidates then came for
| ward and received their diplomas from Pro-
vost Pepper.
Besides the comforting of degrees upon
the undergraduates, five masters degrees
were given, seven technical degrees in en-.
gineering and IL degrees in divinity, medi-
of Philosophy were conferred, including one
upon Miss Anna r. Brown, who is the first
woman to receive this degree from the Uni
versity. William w. Gilchrist, the COM
poser, was made Doctor of Music; and
Richard G. McMurtrie, the well-known
lawyer, was made Doctor of Laws
The prizes were awarded Is follows: By
the college faculty, senior essay in philoso-
ply, William Duane, New jersey; junior
Greek prize, Arthur w. Howes, Pennsyl-
vania; freshman Greek prize. Charles Moore
ical prize in quaternions, equally to c. H.
Hallett and A. M. Greene, ofPennsylvsnia; Of
senior essay, in literature, to Carl Friedrich
Haussman, of Adrian, Mich.
Sophmore defamation prize to Ernest M.
Paddock. Prize for drawing, James II.
Collet The alumni of the university
awarded two prizes, one for the best Junior
oration, to S. M Kendrick, and one for the
best senior English essay, to q. s Schaul.
Chas. M Magee, of Pennsylvania, took the
freshman essay prize, and the senior political |
economy prize was awarded equally between |
William Duane, of New jersey; v. f.
Gable, Pennsylvania, and Clifton Maloney.
Frank P. Wilmer took the junior engineer
Ing prize, and E b. Fetterof the prize in |
sophomore composition offered by the Phi |
Kappa Sigma Society.
Christopher Graham, OF Rochester, Mimi, |
was awarded the prize of $100, in veterinary
medicine.
In the Law Department, the Sharswood |
prize of $75 was given to Francis II. Bob |
len, of Pennsylvania, and the Meredith