New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
ITS ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT HELD IN
CARNEGIE HALL.
THE oRArIoNs DEGREES CONFERRED AND
PRIZES AWARDED.

PRIZES AWARDED.
The first commencement OF the New-York Uni
versity under It's name took place last evening
at Carnegie Hall The hall was nearly ruii OF IN
terested spectators and the boxes were occupeu
by the Greek-.etter fraternl,ies and their frenos'
whose cheering served en.ighten the occasion.
Chancellor MacCracken presided. and at his lcft
and right respectively were DR.. II. NJ Baird, dean
Of the faculty of arts and sciences, ana Dr. bu'er'
president Of the university council. Mayor ot'o"s
also occupied a prominent seat upon the PLATFORM
The programme Of commencement orations was as
follows:
salutotary G. F. Swan; Latin philosophical Grafton
j. p. Taylor scientific Grafton. T. ]. Maccabe;
grafton, The Science Of History" F. B. Gibson'
oratlon. THE Ills OF Civilization c. g. Whee'er'
oratlon, Public Services OF Albert Callatin. H. w.
Whitney; grafton. c. NJ. Myers; oration Ihe
Attitude OF the United States Government Toward
Arbitration" c. F. s. Whitney: valedctory, j. H.
Shpley The first honor for 1896 divided equally
between G F. Swan and J. II. Shpley. the salutotary
and valedctory having been awarded to them with
that understanding. Messrs, Swan. Maccabe and
Myers excused from speaking.
After tho oratons Chancellor MacCracken con-
ferred the following degrees:
". b. Firth. F. s. Gibson W j. Greacen. Z. T.
MeKsnze Ia Rue Mead par,6Ss f. s. Mili Swan NJ
j. p Taylor and G. r s Whitney.
pssn n%Gn' g x Of pdsnM l. 6a4a b'sa'5
T. Maccabe. 2. G. Phillips; J. H. Pritchard j.
Walscheid and C. g. Wheeler Z eer.,s, F. G. Eck.,
Maznr G. H. Meyer, J IL shipey and {, 6. Smith.
cr csrsa1s X EasGefTnsJ e Never creede0 Il T.
Civil Engineer-Thomas Floy Adriance. B. s.; l. II.
Master Of Arts-E. W. Atwater Mitchell Bronx.
r. A. Gessler. Josephine Howard. A. v Hilster.
T.. " McGuffey. f.. g. Mateer r. L. Rudolph. T..
y. Thomson. Rawson Warren.
Master OF Sc.ence-W. l.. a. Dalton. 49, -
Dudek and G. q. Shaw. 49,
Master OF Pedagogy-Eva Averell. Marion McA
G. A. D.sbrow Esteile Forchemer, J. J; Jenkins
f T. Johnson. Mary T.. kerrigan, Flora A. Martin
and Mary a Requa. - o~
Doctor OF Pedagogy-T. o. Baker. Mary f; Comm
Russell.
Doctor OF Philosophy Henry Lewis. D. MacRae.
Honorary degrees were conferred as follows:
Doctor Of Laws-Thomas Hunter president OF the
New-York city Normal College Israe! c. Russell
lclass Of 1872 New-York University. professor oi
Doctor OF Dlvinity-The Rev Francis n Marnng
New York City; the Rev. Frank O. Ballard. Ind
ianapolis; the Rev. James NJ Phhputt ew-forS
| City.
Chancellor MacCracken then referred briefly 70 the
most prominent occurrences in the Universitys his
tory for the last year. saying that in some ways
the year had been the most prosperous In the his
tory OF the institution He then awarded the prizes
| Of tho year follows:
The notebook prize - Daniel Tompkins. the Latin
| prize 70 Eugene s Mills the German prize 70 j. r
solomon. the Hebrew prizes TO Vincent Noll and
I,ti.r Ftcleian prizes 10 +. s Gibson and L. W.
Whitney, tho James Gordon Bennett prize &c l. j.
Maccabe the A. ogden Butler fellowship 10 j. +
al Sbinley