New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28
ALUMNI THRONG NEW-HAVEN.
YALE COMMENCEMENT ORATORS SPEAK
IN CENTRE CHURCH
CuAUNCEY NJ DEPEw DENIES THE CHARGE
THAT THE UNIVERSITY is BECOMING LESS
DEMOCRATIc-soME REQUESTS TO
ny 1prvGrApu TO TIE TRIB-Yg. ;
THE INSTITUTION.

Now-Havea. June 27-The 194th anniversary OF
Yale University occurred to-day, and the COM
mencemcnt exercises were attended by larger
crowd Of alumni than was ever present on SINH
lar occasion. President Dwight presided over inc
exercises in Centre Church. The sauta tory grafton
was delivered by William Z. Thoms. of Waterbury,
After prayer by President Dwight came the speak
Ing for the Townsend medal by six members or the
graduating class The names and subjects are az
follows: John Loomer Hail. Of Willmantic Conn.,
Dangers That Threaten Legislative Bodies HoD-
ert II. Nichols of Binghamton. ~ y "Ihe moral
Interpretation OF Nature: Charles y. Kyle, OF
Cayuga y. Y. The Pagan Element IN MODERN
Christianity; Ralph u. Paine. OF New-haven.
Thomas Hardy's Novels'; Edward Is Reed' OF
Holyoke Mass The Moral Interpretation of
Nature: George Van slyck. Of Orange. y. J..
The Pagan Element in MeIaeva; Christianity
The valedctory address was delivered by FRANK
Herbert Chase OF Haverhill Mass
Those who received honorary degrees were the
followlng
Ii. D.-Ex-Justice Joseph F. Barnard. Yale Al,
of Poughkeepse ~ Y: Edmund Clarence Sted-
man. Yale 3d. OF New-York CITY; Professor John
c. Gray, of Harvard University Law School; DIT
William T Lusk Yale. SO. of NewYork city; Al
bert +. Judd, Yale. 60, Chief Justice OF the SUI
prerne Court Of the Hawaiian Islands
u. D.-Professor Joseph J.. Daniels Yale. 60. OF
Olvet College Michigan; Professor Francis Brown
of Union Theological Seminary. New-York Cry'
Professor Charles J. II. Ropes, Yale. -. Ban
gor. Ne.
A. M--Homer f. Bassett, librarian Of the Eron-
son Library OF Waterbury. Conn. Thornton NJ
Hinck,e Ya,e So Of Cincinnati; Caleb Lamson
Ya,e 49, Of Newburyport. Mass; ,ne Rev Samuel
II Lee Ya.e JS Of Springfield. Mass; DR.. Charles
Iuleking Of Stamford, Conn; Professor Horatlo
W Parker. Of Yale University; Nikola Tcs.a Cor
neus Vanderbilt and Or. Andrew 7. White or
Two hundred end twenty-sx men then received
the degree Of B. A. TIE ether r. degrees Ws'' i
NJ. e., 4; Pm p. q; b. p. 30; NJ D. l'' Id. b.
IL Iii lanes M q 5 ID e. BENNETT % IS prize for excellence in
political economy and literature was AWARDED to +;
Kb9grne Of Mede9 Ths F For is S He r.; me
The John A. Porter prize OF $3.50 was awarded 10
C,air Day, ~, Of Ncw,York city. for HIS essay on
Tne alumni dnnsr SroSsh' into Aumn H' Pts he
S Ss@ rhf hs h onenns to 2aS cone
OF the snallness Of the hall and expressed WISH
President Dwight announced the bequest OF u me
library valued at $1,000 eft by Edwafd sr inuT
other s!f,s among them being one Of $4,000 from ON
Steam pon anG one FOR Of ' $500 fr6m H. g
IN winner Of the DE- Forest prize medal was an
nouncei 60 be John L. Hail. , .
The alumni speeches this year were all interest
ing 2 Rnus nS !haa ~ me
land II New-York Congressnan wtlliam fVeTS Td
.c,s'r Daniels Of Ann Arbor Mich. and Professor
.irar u Harvard Law School. cssagc OF CON
g,a.u.l;on was sent to President Eliot, of Har,
ward Tel.greml were also sent TO the Yale Aiunn.
) rs -latipq cf Texas. from whom a telegram was
r.ca.cl s;ailns that IL had organized to-day with
thirty members. and also 10 tho Rev Henry her
rick IN, patriarch OF the college. who is the only
survivor ~ class OF % and Is to-day ninety-one
years Old telegram wa. also sent 10 benjamin
u Siil,man. sole survivor OF tho class or "A
Afr Depcws speech ana others that followed
touched upon the erroneous reports that heye been
/ circulate about the threatened destruction OF
Yaie's democracy. This subject had been the topic
of much talk among the older alumni. and notably
In the case Of Judge Atwater. Of Minneapolis who
| made some ambiguous remarks Yesterday al me
alumni meeting. II IL s2id to-day that they were
/ uttered in Jest Mr.. Depew. however. gave II IN
! serious attention After making one Of his brilliant
and witty ntroductlons he settled down TO serious
talk and said that the object OF Yale wac to be "A
poor mans college. He alluded 20 remarks made
/, alumni who were. he said. unrcasonably critical
about everything
/ And now he said. with great vehemence. they
shower all the sins the head OF our honor"i
president, a who has every year turned over
his salary 20 the Of the university"
Mr. Depew said that the new buildings. Instead
/ Of destroying the democracy OF the college. would
/ bring TO 1t every year new men and thousands %
/ dollars which needed 70 keep II ahead In the
competition with other colleges.