New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22
CORNELL HONORS A WARDED
A LARGE CLASS GRADUATES AT THE
ITHACA UNIVERSITY.
THE rwENTY-sIXTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSoClA-
TON 49, TIE wOODTORD PRIZE
WON BY A WOMAN.


Ithaca June p (SpeciaD.-The exercises OF the
twenty-sixth annual commencement of Cornell I'M
vcrsitv we're held IN the ArmOry this morning.
Two hundred and seyenty-two baccalaureate de-
arees were conferred as follows; Bachelor OF Ar'S'
&c; Bachelors of Philosophy a; Bachelor OF Letters
-; Bachelor of Science, 81 civil Engineers -,
Mechanical Engineers. ST. including IS In Electrical
engineering: Bachelors of Laws. Co. Seventy-sX
advanced degrees were conferred as follows: Mas
ters of Arts S. Masters OF Philosophy, 3; Masters
of Letters 2: Masters OF Science. 10; Masters OF
civil Engineering. S. Masters of Mechanical En-
cheering l6 Masters OF Law, 10. Doctors Oh
Science 3: Doctors of Philosophy. l6. NO honorary
degrees conferred
The procession of the graduating class. alumni.
faculty. trustees and invited guests. formed IN
front of the library at 9l5 a. m. under the d.
reciion Of Lieutenant Bel. the commandant ana
marched to the Arnory, where the following ora
tons were delivered by seniors; John L. ~, = n,Fn.
: clark Denver COL The Scientist and the IN
gineer in American Progress Freierick g, @'aG-
YER: lanes T. Han jamestown, y. Y, TN,
Place Of the COMPROMISED In StatesmanshiP Nidl-
Of the Press: Miss Anna l. Perry. Rochester.
The Influence OF Homer upon hisiory 9aimnuig,
to the Punishment OF Crime .,
Prizes wcre qwariea ,, as follow. The c5 Sii4~y
second Edward c. Hager thri. Charles A. Mudsc;
fourth, Charles A. Lyle; hfih stephen X II iitT J.
george Il Powell second Harry ". lllson, The
Mrs A. ; Barnes Shakespeare prize. Mss FILA \.
Moore, the Eighty-siX memorial prize ia iecidihA-
Pr.ass IN the school Of Law: FIRST, Frederick C.
Woodward: second. divided between thhrl'S C.
Dickinson. and Samuel :. Slater. Rios tJr exec,
lencc IN debate. First David !. Maichett. f"c'h l.
On the commencement stage were sea,ed IIenry
W. Sage chairman ana other IN, mn.fs OF NE
faculty James 4. Roberts, Controller 81 the star
of New-York and other prominent guests; me
WOodf0rl prize in Oratory, 500 goa nria WIS
llncton. Iowa, whose Grafton on ih' 80 ~
the Spirit was nne literary pr"Hu' tGh an' u,
the nrst woman 10 VIA TIE ,M@oIit|'l p'lI l a.
received honorable mention. his Grafton bong en-
titled The Problem OF CITY 'harW., y. jug,
Roberts James Frazier Glnck. of Buialo' ana
General A C. Barnes Of brooklyn.
Al the conclusion ~ the COMMENCEMENT * 80.
the university banquet wa attended ~ u. Li,..s
tees faculty alumni ana guests oil tAc "Ni'''''''
IL lasted nearly the entire afternoon ,
The trustees unanimously voted 10 return 70 u
board for q term OF i've years peIlet"' S.DWHf'.
trustee. who elected for ne sane ,.! a.. W.
alumni meeting yesterday. Is Johh '"lN ""'"''
member OF Congress from New fork ,..,..
The AIasque the University dramatic also laU'N.
presented the play. "A Full Hand ~ the lt!tvI i'
this evening. and Sigma PHI and Kappa Alpha
rbr annual meeting Of the Alumni AssocaH. %
was held IN Barnes Hal yesterday. professor - j.
Fairchld - presiding His report ~ Almnl
Trustee Francis was ,h e;s AM VIZ var rr
dent H. r.. Shear u; vice-presieni T. L. i".k'r
"A. u. +. Van Nleei. -; O. j.. Wee ~. mI
4 b. Comstoc s.. g. 4. luni"ay " corrrsI'uI
coT1ing scc-o,arv c. " Harris II: tr"asure y.
H. ~ Hlbbard. "a. Executive Committee. Mr.. : =
C Conn G. l., ' Burr, G. " Harris ami } l.
Newman.