New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-24

,oss oEATIoN. AND Is HoNo1ED WITH
TIE pEGRrz OF DocroR or LAWS.
s.s.,ec.ndr Ny. June 2c.-'The io3d COM
s1sn,ep, exercises OF Uricn College were held
49, morning The FIRST IN order vss tho oTatorical
,,ss, for the Biatchforc Medal. Tho speakers
-, Howard r. FGrbeck. West CopaEo y. T.;
" tro,aunr. Albany; William =. Johnr'on. Paln-
.,.e bridge ~ y: Abel Merchant, jr" Nassau.
Y: Arthur H. VIM. Albany, y. y. D. /.
u,oos Mansfield Penn; Pitsoa J. Cieaver. Una
,ms \ Y. Lynn ~. schonold. Norfolk. Neo';
q Elmer Slocun Schenectady; va1eG!c'o!y' AoSer
p Cummings. Madison. Ohio
60 axe prize speaking 81. Clair MeIlevay. the
.,r,, chancellor delivered hlH orsuon. HIS
',,n,oct was Colleges and Mem" in part no said;
7. ,a,not be said ct general State schooling IN
,c~i~o as Dr. johnson said OF general State
Snhool,ng IN Scotland. thai every enc has q
rou,hf,.l and nobody full meal y. Here one may
nj den or taste not taste little the Pierlan
spring as ne peases but tgl, ana eqs9i h sup
niy OF the precious water Q! HnoW!Sase ~ no, ~
BE- viii take Il. and his tor even less than 'ne
In az coin OF courteous thanks or civil asking II
e his Iaw-Inade birthr.SEt ., ...u.,,,,.
Are colleges as a rule incSicSuny S;i2 eXSeinpny3
Ing the gospel q Plain S yi1S ana 80 hgS nS sn
DO those that can DC go yorid or bccaUse ,ney
mncft Does the noble battle OK the sinnderds pre-
cds dineFsn' sort Ic o. Sna .Se F dea.caS I of
IicSes to learning Fcw spectac.es are gros,seer
than abtec su2p"S cTSn o. ot te recent Years
bes Ss1en Ire rnuniAceni establishment or endow-
iboSe who have regarded great treasures as u
great duty enG sreot pFiFtese, go nd groItt~Se
,;9S VII .or such bentfec,ors from the hearts and
lives OF endless benet But ne , seam c o.
s s-' ard sycophancy or OF faculty su5servience
10 trustee piuiocracy Id susgested pY eAainpaF'
"a, need rot be cited, ana cannot be respected:
Scholars and statesmen have been forced OUT OF
seats Of lsaTnns , Een manhood ana conscience
could no; be treated US naVketabc assets oy 'nose
ro-:h -,tIl!ors-and little else. colleges cannot
What comes in other ways is likely to be L curse
az TN enter here. 90 have repeatedly entered else
where NY protest against tae policy OF 'he State
wh!cS rrescr!bes half million dollars OF property
fi..- Vale John Harvard, Mary Lyon and EApha-
lei Mott never SAN thai much m4ncy e5 me Gi'
and yo- would see ne iaohunTIs Oi not les
look around YOU Ihey are ehIit'e1 70 t1L 70 -
honor-and DO not Ray thGt thcy az enll'ieT ~
ama1bs7,s me 1ir~ens Peter Cooper Rockefeller,
Low Pratt Drexel Hopkins the Caldwells, Clark,
i6eral.:y 10 learning that has been without parable!
and without an inputat!on or qIallncatlon OF SirG
Ger than The foiE Who gave Of f4er
PPo93y t. sad "l gave tsG s GN a hy to IT,
and VINO IN truth. gave themselves 10 II.
Sometimes fear that, With the splendid dormtories
WIN Which some OF orr HIN
stab.!sh N our American colleges social NE com
The pace for luxuy and I'll Tor those wno Try ana
fs 70 maintain X a. truly a. PoSooIIg Syne oIb
The Nation Which abolished the sale of human
This IS an evil against which the colleges SHOULD
ST. hei5 face IKE Ht our es9a;gres Of AZ al
EVIL Tho venaIty OF aldermen Is a proverb Ihe
The ownership OF legislatures is constantly In evi-
dence. Tho assaults OF bonded interests affected
ICES the tiT.d scandaizcs the moral ana aprals the
thoughtful The illicit eettinG Of money by political
system which has enabled these bosses absolutely
deal with the very inlquities 10 which tho,- owe
their existence. The corporations which these col-
leCtOrs OF baCkmaI have successfully assaulted
seek compensation out OF the public treasury by
privileges and monopolies enacted in boughten
But this land has been saved ana can be saved
BY Us people and by their colleges, in both o.
whom ! know Il dead neither their fathers faith
nor their fathers fire.
The graduating class numbers forty-ive members
Special honors were awarded in Greek to Ira Hotal
Ing, Albany; n German. Ira Ho,aling ana D. l..
GOD F 4nief brd dem in FT en- snry a A
j. Vim Albany In mathematics, ; Elmer s!o
sum. schenectady; IN physi2s Elmer Socum; in
Edgar r. Cummings, Madison Ohio 49, 80
These prizes were awarted Warner prize TO the
colleglnte duties ana in moral department. Edgar
K. Cumming, OF Madison, OHIO; lngham prize TO
signed subJect IN English literature or history, :
Elmer slocuIn. OF Schenectady; Allen prizes FOR the
elocvn. third " A Jjohnstone paIstine bridge.
Clark prizes Tor the best two essays by membefs
O. the Junior class assigned subjects in English
literature, Pcrlcy POOro shechan, Cincinnati, ana
John G. putnam. sohene-tadyi engineering prizes
Cor the best theses by members o. the graduating
sas s T6 'nS snsSe1g sSon5 y55 Gen b5 sh9
Norfolk Neb,; Allison Foote prizes, one fog tho
literary society one Tor the best individual debater
regardless OF society relation Ph!Omat Society
and 7. 4. Cullen, OsSesO, Gilbert IL. HarrOun
prize FOR the best thesis IN sociology William \
Johnstono with honorable mention 10 : T. SlOcumi
prize offered by the National Society 81 the Some
o: the American Revolution fOr the best essat
q given subject " A JohnstOno, BatchfoTd orator
teal medals for the best two oraucns hy seniors,
y :. Wood and Edgar Il CUMMINGS
Tho following honorary degrees rere eon:erredi
- D.. tho Rev, Sheldon Jackson, y. H.; Washing
ION D. c. Glars OF SIS, J.. ii .. 81 Clair Mchelway,
Brooklyn u. D. The Rev. Alfred p Botstord Noot-
bury y J.: the Rev, Peter H. Brooks Wikesharre.
Penn the Rev Frederick j Bassett, Providence,
z = Phi D.. james = Benedict Washington. y. C.,