The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-11
DIR. M'KIN'S CLEVER JOKE
Excellent Showing Made by the Pupils
of the Preparatory and Graduate
Schools of Columbian University.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Reynolds Was a Scholar.


Lawrence Chambers, and whenever the
name OF a prize winner was read out, if
he did not get first, he was sure To De some
where in the neighborhood in the way OF
an honorable mention.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by the Rev. r. Z. West, after which
Stanton C. Peelle, who received the Sec
ond honor OF the school, delivered bright
and witty salutatory. In the oratorical
contest which followed the participants
and heir selections were: Manfredi F.
LauZa, THE Rayen;' William d Ster-
rett, The Barons Last Banquet Stan
ton c. Peelle. '.Kirg Robert of Sicily
Otto Yeerhoff. "The Tempered Eagle;''
Lawrence Chambers, The Revenge
Preston B. Ray. Bernardo del Carpio;"
Rapael n. Gwynn, The Second Trial.
and q. Emery Green, Mark Twain and the
Interviewer"
CARRIED OFF FIRST HONORs.
The vaIedictory was delivered By d. Law
renee Chambers, Tho carried off first horors
of his class Tie first Norment prize,
$50 in gold, was won by d. Lawrence
Chambers; the second, $50 in gold, Ray
mond Out water; the third, S15, Man
fTedi F. LauZa.
Special prizes by the faculty, Rucme
medal for Greek. ID. Laurence Chambers;
Jackson medal for Latin, d. Laurence
Chambers; Hodgkins medal for Mathe-
MATES, d Laurence Chambers; Alden
medal for English composition, ID. Lau
reace Chambers: Cuthbert medal for His
tory, D. Laurence Chambers; Townsend
medal for eiocutou, W d. Sterrett.
Class medals: First class, first prize
to ID. Laurence Chambers; second TO S.
C: Peeiie: second class, first prize To
Manfred; F. LauEa; second TO Arthur p.
Spear. Third class, first prize, Nelson
II Rollins. Fourth class, first prize
ID Raymond 0utwater.
The Sayre gold medal for excellence
in debate went to Manfredi F. LauZa; the
HermeSian gold medal for excellence IN
debate, LbreRzo Starr Brown. Jr., the
HerTnesiaa gold medal for the best essay,
Rolyix Harlan; Webster gold medal for
oTltorlcal contest, D. Laurence Chambers,
and Depew medal to W d. Sterrett.
Department and Attendance prizes for
four years, George Emery Green; for three
years, d. L. Chambers and S. C.. Peelle;
two years, W. S. Manning; one year, LOnls
CLAWS. Selma Al. Mason, Raymond Out
water. George Irving-H,ay bold, Nelson H
Rollins, Thomas Wnlia~S. JT, Walter L
Woodman, and W. B. Yoder.
The graduates We. j. William Beatty,
Lorenzo Starr Brown. jr., d. Laurence
Chambers. William PluTer Copeland, VIII
liam Lowry FaTnham. Donald c. Fugitt,
e. Emery Green, Rolyix Harlan. William
Saunders Manni ng, William Mitchell,
Stanton c. Peeile, Bishop Chaplin Per
kins. Preston B. Ray, ana George Irving
Raybold.
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES.
The commencement exercises Of the
school of graduate studies OF Columbian
University were held in the assembly hall
of that institution yesterday afternoon.
The opening prayer was made by the Rev
J. MacBrfle Sterrett, d. D., of the school
faculty, after which an Grafton was de-
Iivered by the rev. t. Edwin Brown, p. d
OF Philadelphia, an alumngs OF Colum-
bian.
DR.. Brown delivered an able address.
taking as his subject "A scholar-CitiZen.
As a type OF this class he pointed out
George William Curtis, a man whose life
he advised the graduating students as
semhled before him to initiate.
The fuIlowioE received The degree OF
master uf science: George Estes Barton,
3. s., uf Massachusetts: subject chemiS-
try; thesis, a Study uf GlyCeTot" Fred
erich Ludwig Johannes Boettcher, s.
of Virginia; subject chemistry, thesis,
Analysis uf SaIsola kali ira gus" VIII
lam Asbury Case, B. S, ur Maryland,
subject. chemistry; thesis. The proper
tieSaad Analysis of fNitrOgIycerin-" George
VuSe Chandler, b. s., OF Pennsylvania;
subject, electricity; thesis. design for
Dynamo for Lighting the Columbian
University Building" Louise Connolly.
B. S.. uf District OF Columbia; subject,
mineralugy: thesis. The Minerals OF Wash
ington and Vicinity" Elmer SeIah
FarweIl C. E, of Illinois; subject,
advanced calculus; thesis. "CUDfcrmal
Representation OF One Surface Upon
Another" Revere Randolph GurIey. III.
D., of Virginia; subject zoology; thesis,
'MyxoSporiGiao or P PsorosperInS of ishesand
the Epidemics Produced By Them Hor-
ace Mann. r. S, Iowa, subject, econ oIniCs;
thesis. The Measure OF Valye." George
Baden Pfeiffer. r. S. subject, chemistry;
thesis, "A study of tile Picrates." Caben
Whitehead B. n, subject. chemistry; thesis.
separation of TeIlgriUm from Copper
ResidueS. with Notes on Some New Re
actions
MASTERS OF ARTS.
These received the degree OF masters Of
arts: Jonas Emil Blomen. Pm. D., OF New
York. subject, continental history; thesis,
Life Of Gustayrs AdoIphus" Joseph
Herbert Ford. B. s, subject. ethics;
thesis. The Ethics OF Aristotle" Edmund
Pavne HALEY, Jr, A. B., OF Kentucky;
subject, English; thesis, Shakespeare,
the Youth" Mary Mcpherson, A b,
of Districs Of Columbia: subject. eeono-
mics; thesis, Some Social and Hygienic
Institutions of the City of Brunswick,
Germany" Rev. Edwin Barnes Nivsr.
A B. B. b., OF Maryland; subject ethics:
thesis s~The Ethics of Aristotle" Mara
thon MontroSe Ramsay, B. s., Of West
Virginia; subject, philclngy; thesis. WORD
Making in the Romance Languages. John
Merriam Reynolds, B. E, VI. E. Of Penn
sylvania; subject, ethics; thesis, The
Ethics of Aristotle"
STUDIOUS GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
The last named gentleman Is at present
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Al
though a college graduate and a man of
great legal and academic earning, Mr.
Reynolds did not think himself too old
or too learned to be taught more. so he
spent his spare moments in study at the
university and succeeded in obtaining
his degree.
Miss Louise Connolly, TO whom was
| awarded the title OF master OF science
| was one of the first female graduates oi
! the institution. and has made much Oriei
nal research in her specially, miHeralogy
She recently discovered that several rocks
hitherto regarded as not existing in tim
/ locality were quite prevalent.
George Wesley Hammer, A. B., A. NJ, LII
! B., Ii NJ. OF Alabama, was granted tht
degree OF doctor Of philosophy, q title re
| Quirlng at least three years OF graduate
| study TO obtain. DR.. Hammers subject!
were history, political economy, and anthrc
| pology, and his thesis. Researches Hpo1
| the government OF the Greek Indians
| The hoard of trustees and the faculties
conferred the degrees or doctor OF laws on
| the acting president OF the university,
| Rev. Samuel Harrison Greene, d. d and
| also on DIR. Oliver Wolcott Gibbs.
Rev. Joseph johnson Muir, pastor OF
| the Il Street Baptist Church, and Rev
Alfred BaEby, OF Virginia, were made
| doctors of divinity.
| College Games.
University of Pennsylvania. 13; Brown, g.