The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-24
SPLENDID STEVENS.
Another Fine Class Added
to Its Roll of Alumni.
PROF. NORTON'S LIFE WORK
Liberal Contributions Towards Ex-
tending the Work of the
Institute.

The twentieth annual commencement
of Stevens Institute was held last night
at the Hoooken Theatre. The GRADUATE
ing class, numbering thirty-nine, sat on
he platform and Prof. Morton presided.
AT his right were the faculty, Profs.
Leeds, Kreh. McCord. Wood, Reisen-
bergh and Bristol, and the trustees of the
Institute.
A prayer by the Rev. Edward Wall
orened the exercises. Then President
Morton made a few introductory re-
marks. He was followed by William Orr
Ludlow, who delivered the salutatory.
After some singing by the Glee Club, AL
fred r. Wolf, a graduate of the Institute
In former class, was introduced as one
who had achieved prominence in mechan-
ical engineering, and he made the address
to the graduating class.
THE PRIZE OF SUCCESS
he said among other things:-"No one
can appreciate your hopes, aims and feel
ings at this moment better than one who
has ielt as you in such a moment. The
men who form the faculty of Stevens are
men who live but from their work.
VINO could be as well prepared
as men who have met their ex-
perience under such mastersf 1t is my
as this to welcome you into the ranks Of
mechanical engineers, and bid you God
speed at the outset Of your cal eer. What
we are all after is success. Whatever
you undertake In the beginning, for few
years at least, let the money conditions bs
of slight Importance" Start iu early for
| work. Adopt and follow specially. Ex-
cept to men of genius this Is the ouly
road to success, and whatever the con-
ditions genius will win the race"
GREAT GROWTH.
The Banjo Club then played some
sprightly music after which President Il.
S. Dodd OF the Board of Trustees pre-
sented the diplomas. Before giving the
diplomas he said:-"The programme SAYS
there is a prize to be conferred. There is
| no prize or rather there has been no con-
test for the prize. Each individual in the
class is probably SO we'll satisfied as to the
ability of his classmates that he did not
wish TO put his professors to the strain of
determining who was the first man ia the
class. Stevens has not been In the habiI
to US themselves. The question now
is what shall we do wiDn them?
In 1873 it was not difficult to handle the
graduating class, which consisted of one
, member. Now each year from 100 to 100
young men come to us. The trustees are
considering the plan of raising the roof
of the rear building to accommodate these
young men. The Alumni have gener=
ously contributed Sl7 600 TOR new Chem
| ical labratory; giving tas the meanssof car
rying on the work of stevens; givfng us
the means of sending out men into the
world prepared for work. A man Of
affairs told me he wanted NO better re-
commentator from man than certifi-
cate from the Stevens. Prof. Morton, in
addition to numerous previous gifts. gave
at the last meeting of the trustees, $20,-
600 TO the work. But far above all his
Gifts which amount n naarly 9E0 000 fan
times as valuable as that, yes. more than
that of incalculable worth, he has given
us his heart. his brain. himself for twenty
yeaIs."
The graduates and their friends gave
Professor Morton grand burst Of ap-
plause at this announcement.
THE vALEDICToRY.
After the presenting of diplomas Nicho-
las S. Hill, Jr., made the valedictory adj
| dress which was felicitously phrased and
Rev. George c. Houghton pronounced
| the benediction and the audience filed
| out to the music of Salop by the orches-
| ira. There were many beautiful forat
| designs presented to the graduates dur
| ing the exercise.
chanical Engineer are:--Nicholas s. T5ill.
Jr., w. Orr Ludlow, George II. Miller,
| Howard L. Gurney. Carl II. Hatopp,
| Horace l.. Sheppard, II. De G.. King.
William b. Powell, Andrew Shiebler,
| Franz Z. Law. E. d. Litchfeld, Herman
Loewenberg, Oscar C. Wlitney; Kingsley
| L. Martin, b. H. McGahie. Arthur w.
| Patterson, Jr., Harold b. Atkins, John
| L. Schramme. b. w. Cohen, William G..
| Cuntz, Lawrence B. Corbett, Pierson L.
! Wells, Lucas Fernandez, August R.
| Hake. Harold Harrison, Frederick Gar
| diner, Henry w. Jackson, Edward l..
Jones, Herbert l.. Merrick, Charles f.
| Vogelus, Louis +. Wettiaufer, Henry
G.. Meyer. Jr.. Henry D. Whitcomb, Jr.,
| John Fl. Murray, Andrew j. Post, j.,
| William E. S. Strong, Harry D. Reed.
PhiliD Vidal aud B. Louis Waefelaer Jr