New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-09
MANY DEGREES GIVEN.
COMMENCEMENT HONORS BESTOWED BY
THE CITY UNIVERSITY.
1T SENDS OUT LARGE CLASSES OF GRADUATES
PRIZES AND FELLowsHIPs.


PRIZES AND FELLowsHIPs.
| The sixty-frst annual commencement exercises OF
the University OF the City OF NewYork attracted many
friends OF the Institution TO Music Hail. at Fifty
| seventh-st and Seventhave., last evening. The
addresses OF the members OF the graduating class as
well the announcements OF the officers OF Inc
| University were Enthusiastically received. DR.. Charles
| Butler, the venerable president OF the University
Council, sat at the left Of Chancellor MacCracken
while Professor Henry NJ. Baird the dean OF the
Faculty of Arts and Science. sat at his right hand
| The Rev. DIR. william Kincaid, OF the American
Home Missionary Society, sat beside Dr. Butler ana
offered the opening prayer.
Among those who were on the platform were
| william Allen Butler, William A. WheelOck. william
S. Opdyke, the Rev. Dr. George Alexander. George
Munro the Rev. Dr. John Reid, Frederic Baker,
Israel c. PlersOn. william +. Havemeyer, Dr. Alfred
| l.. Loomis Charles r. Barney and Dr. John +. Mum,
representing the Council OF the University and Pro-
fessOrs John J. stevenson, Charles Il. Brush Isaac
+. Russell. Daniel W. Herring, Abram s. 1saacs ana
Jerome Allen, and 'Drs. Francis lIovey Stoddard,
Robert W. Hail. william Kendall Gillet. Daniel a.
Murray Edgar Dubs Sinner, Edward X. Shaw, Austin
| Abbott Morris Loeb, Ernest G. Shler, Charles ii.
snow John Dyneley Prince, George C. Mason and
Leslie J. Tompdns. The young men who received
bachelors degrees occupied the seats directly in front
| of the platform, while the neil and women who re-
ceived higher degrees sat on the platform with the
The programme consisted OF orations. rs follows
Latin salutatory, Gould Debeamus Romans, En-
ponitur,n by Henry Lewis New-iork City English
salutatory Grafton. "Whlther,' Julien Myer 1saacs,
New-York City; The American Motive Samuel Dob
bins Price, Newark, n. j.; "The Gospel Of the In
telcct," George Palmer Pardington. Brooklyn. ~ y;
"The brotherhood OF Man," Frederick James Fnulks,
Elizabeth " j.: "The Relation OF Wealth TO Educa-
tionn Francis Lorctte Strickland, jr Brooklyn n. y
Popular Government in South America Carlos Lobo,
New-York City; The Modern Bridge Frederick Ed
ward Ferris, Jersey City Heights, y. j.. Marcus
Aureus and the Philosophy of the Nineteenth Cen
tury. c. Thurston Chase, Brooklyn, n. V, and
valedictory "Perstando ct PraestandO Uati.' james
Francis Rice New-York City. Mcssrs. Isaacs Pardng-
| ton Lobo and Ferris were excused from delivering
their oratons.
The Young women receiving degrees in pedagogy
aroused unusual interest and when they stepped for
ward clad in gowns and mortar boards they were re-
ceived with cheers The awarding Of prizes and fel-
lowships also attracted much attention, and the an
nouncements greeted with enthusiastic applause
The successful competitors were
The A. ogden Butler Fellowship, awarded to james
| F. Rice, OF New-York City.
The william D. Inman Fellowship. awarded to Julien
NJ. 1saacs, Of New-York City.
First Butler Euceian prize. c. Thurston Chase, OF
Brooklyn n. Y: second Butler Euclelan prize, Henry
| Lewis, OF NewYork.
Hebrew przes-First Harold f. Osborn; second,
| C. ThurstOn Chase.
Prize In Chemistry Julien NJ. Isaacs. Of New-YorlI
City.
ireland Scholarship, c. Thurston Chase Of Brook
Ign. .
On rising to confer the degrees, Chancellor Mac
| Cracker said
Tho New.York University wears q triple and
utes honors in three realms Tho present she
gives 312 degrees; 151 in medicine. az In law IN 'rS
and science. s. We give also four degrees In theology
but b. do nothing more Than recognize ooorS
| Of divinity; We Do not make them Inc present year
closes with the largest undergraduate enrolment In the
history Of the university The Increase has led US u add
a regular college fee the nominal charges when have
enforced since 1870 but we have are'dy
until the year 1900 prize scholarships which rep
resent the income Of s200, 600. We believe that
before the OF the century we shall have means given
ia to make these prize scholarships permanent sixteen are
given each year at examinations the others
are gift OF preparatory schools We have received
this year additions wealth Of over 100000 actually
paid. Of legaclcs or subscriptions Appause) b'sde'
moneys actually given us, the recent pledges OF alumni
and their fraternity houses nj University
Heights ore a real addition to the univer'itys strength
They will be happy useful centres Of undergraduate HE
IL wisely directed. 1t will take less than sioooOO In
addition 70 present pledges whole University
Heights property Of obligation Only one opinion
Of its character heard that college has site more
beautiful. (Applause.)
.One more fsct-we have sent TO the Chicago Worlds
Fair an exhibit which placed In the gallery Of Liberal
Arts which all who journey 10 the Fair 10 visit
containing among other objects the first telegram In ex-
istcnce and the first picture OF the human face. bou
made by professors OF the New-York University hut
tho very best we 10 Chicago We have already
received three weeks ojourn in that city, and
that president OF University Council Dr. Charles
Butler thoroughly inspected the present World
Fair and whom expect, when in his one hundreith
year. to visit Worlds Fair seven years hence II
IL Is not held away than Constantnoe or Jerusa
lem daughter and aDpause)
The following were the degrees awarded;
DEGREES.
Bachelor Of Ars-C. Thurston Chase. r. Franklin de
Frece Henry Lewis Francis l.. Strickland. jr, Percy
Butler Wiehtman Samuel Dobbins Price, James Francis
Rice Charles Warren Willard, George 7. Pardington
| Bachelor Of Science-WllaJn Whlock Brush, Norman
Wilson Crosby Frederick James Fauk Frederick James
ferris, Virgil Clyde Gates. julien Myer 1saacs Henry
| Fleming Lewis Carlos Lotto, Frank w. Malaleu' Elias
| L. Robinson, James T.. q. Walden.
Mastr Of Arts upon examnaton)-Henry NJ Baird, jr..
Frederick W. Evclelth. Farqnhar u. Mciae. Arthur
Murphy, Clifford w. Bates, Winthrop Gates Walter T.
Morrey, Ache Naesscns Squire T. Willis, Grace Thorn
PompiIIy, Charles Herbert 1yndall.
| Master Of Arts Tin coursc)-Lcws Baylcs Paton
Master OF Science upon examnation)-Henry schoneid
Cooley, Solomon Achillowitz Jofe.
Master Of Science Tin course)-wlam Forbes Cooley.
| Civil Engncer-Gcorgc Cotner Mason. Anthony Fer
dnand Won Sicghardt Clarence Randall Van Buskirk
Master Of Philosophy upon eAamnation)-John Francis
| Yawger.
Grant Robert u. Kcyser William II. Lawrence. Henry
| IT. McEwen lockwood MacQucsten. Daniel Rcdmon. Ed
| ward NJ Deems, Tbccdorus is. Hascal Benjamin +.
Kidder Robert II. Mccready, John j. McNulty. Lnd'oy
| Parker Ernest Voorhis. Edward Gaylord Worncr. La
Senc Hayden White, Arthur Lester Wolfe.
Master OF Pedagogy-Elma a. Bourne. David Birdsall
Corson James NJ. Crane. Alice Day. Lillian NJ. Elliot.
S. Josephine Genung Eliza A. Harris. Katherine j. King.
| Andrew J. Kinnaman, Johanna Leo. Edith o. Martin.
Julia A. McFarian, Mary +. More, Catherine L. OBrien
Jennie NJ schoonmakcr Irving T. Towne. Dora NJ. Town.
send, Henry 7. Van Lew
Doctor OF Pedagogy-Moses Becker. IT,, Isobcl camp
Macmillan p T.. Grosznann. William ID. Heyer Frederick
| Monteser Andrew Thomas Smith and Frank A. Young
Doctors Of Dlvinty-philp Schan. d. d., LII. D., New
York City, This degree conferred in December last
upon jubilee of Dr. schans entrance upon his WON
and the diploma was presented TO DR.. schan by special
committee consisting OF the president and secretary oil
the Council and the Chancellor Lewis Lampma, Newark
NJ j. (upon the nomination Of the faculty Of Union Iheo
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