The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-25
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE.
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 Battell chapel was crowded to excess at the commencement exercises yester day forenoon, The exercises were this year patterned after the English type and were both very impressive and very much approved and endorsed. The music was delightful. It was by the New Haven Symphony orchestra, led by Professor Sanford of Bridgeport, On the platform sat the members uf the corporation; also Justice Peckham of New York, Theodore Bacon of Roch- ester N. Yr Henry Roger Wolcott of Colorado, Hon. J. w. Foster of eX-Pres- ident Harrisons cabinet, Hon. c. F. Brown, judge of supreme court, state of New York; Judge w. K. Townsend of this city, Dr William Fl. Welch of Johns Hopkins university, Judge Dwight Loomis of this state, High Sheriff Spiegel (who by virtue of his office is deputed to lead the procession to the chapel, which he did in a most dignitied manner) Dean Wayland of the law school, pr. T. $. Hamlin, Rev, Dr c. c, Tiffany, archdeacon of the Episcopal diocese of New York; Judge Simeon E. Baldwin of Yale Law school, Professor Fisher, Professor Brush, Pro- lessor A. w. Phillips; and of the mem- bers of the corporation there were Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart, Rev. pr. George Bushnell, Hon. F. J. Kingsbury, Rev, TN,, ,NIa Drs. Parker and Twichell of Hartford, Rev Dr. James w. Cooper of New Britain; also Secretary Dexter and Treasurer Farnam
 The following order of exercises was then carried out:
 Address by President Dwight. Announcement of prizes and fellow ships by the president.
 Music-Largo, from Xerxes, G, F. Handel.
 Presentation to the president and fellows by the deans or directors of the respective faculties of candidates for degrees upon examination, with the conferring of degrees.
 Professor Andrew Phillips presented candidates for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor If Philosophy; Professor Brush those for the degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy, Civil Engineer and Mechanical Engin- ger; Dean Wayland those for the de- grees of Bachelor of Law, Master os Law and Doctor of Civil Law; Dean Brush those for the degree of Doctor of Medicine; Professor George Fisher those for the degree of Bachelor of Di- vinity.
 The candidates for the doctors degrea went upon the platform and received their diplomas in person from the hands of the president; those for the degrees of master and bachelor receiv- ed their from members selected from their respective classes, who went up on the platform and received the covet- ed sheepskins, which thes- gave to their proper owners after the exercises were closed.
 The presentation and conferring of degrees was an impressive sight and one to be remembered, the large bodies of candidates, dressed in their sombre- colored gowns, rising in a body while their degrees were being conferred, and the members of the corporation and IaCultS OH lle Dldtlcliili LII tHCiI 1io'SN silk gowns, trimmed with the color ap- propriate to their department or the degree which they have.
 The scene, too was not lacking in in- l cident. and ever and anon the candi- dates broke out in hearty applause as some popular man walked upon the platform, received his diploma and ex- changed formal bows with the prest- dent and members of the corporation | Especially hearty were the cheers which greeted Judson Butcher, who was the most popular tutor in Yale while here, as he came off the platform
 with roll of masters diplomas in his l hand.
 The applause was no less hearty ir | the conferring of the doctors degree | and when four of the young women