New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
WILLIAMS

Nuliamstown Mass June 2i-The exercises o.
| the 10Th commencement began Saturday evening
with the Graves prize speaking contest w. r.
Walsh spoke on city Government IN the oh'eo
States": James r. Pratt. on Modern AgnoS''clsh :
+ H. Truman Belief and Reason ~. u
Xire m "Cavour the Statesman and Mazzini the
Prophet": G. NJ Callahan. on The rrienhships
If rennvson" W H. Matthews. who was to speak
on Louis IX the Last OF the Crusaders was
excused s T Livingston presided. and the de-
cision of the Judges was reserved FOR commence
mcnt
After the baseball game at Amherst on SATURDAY
tho ,car, unanimously rc-elected Ross 80. captain
/ but he resigned and j. T. Reardon s" OF HoiEoh''
Wa chosen captain for next year. NlHa"S III"
ishos I'm second place this year. having won 'hree
oui of eight games.
mr. rranklin Carter preached tho baccalaureate
sermon TO the seniors Sunday morning l'e
Roy Or Rooth Of New-York city. opened the
services DR. Carter preached from the tent
Know edge plfTeth UP. hut ovc edihetn'
Tho sccond annual cxtcmporaneous debate was
held Monday night IN the congregational ""' ~
under tho auspices Of the Adelphic Union Frames
!, s.etson 81 presided The question was ~
solved -ha; the United States should control ana
govern the Philippine Islands The speakers io'
trc rhflo,ochnlan Society were i. NJ. brown %
T. = Hutchinson. '9s. and \. T. branch' >"
PhNorian Society was represented nv J.. IL "" ,no
,,d .qs. r NJ Shiuhcrd. 90 and T.. j. Bruno W.
,,~yr, r~.rrh hutchinson and Bruno took the
nr,,r,. Two and Mcssrs Brown. Shipherd ana HOW
,1 tho negative, The decision was reserved lot
Wednesday $3.50.
TUESDAY morning WAS occupied by alumni meet
i,,-. ard class reunions. DR.. Leartns 'oh"o'' 0''
,.,, ,n. r.nort FOR the alumni visitors. urging
os,ccla,v properly regulated physical exercise "S
- ,,,, or tho course and recommending the eIec-
ton ~ a phvsicinn to tho Board OF trustees i"o
matter WAS referred 70 the trustees diScusslon
81 the method 81 nominating alumni trustees io'-
lowed The officers for next year were announcer "
f,novs. President ". Il. Putncy. g. OF New-foIK
CIV. yicc-pr,sdent. DR. Hutchins. o. OF hrooN
,,r. .ocrotarv the Rev. T. Il. Parsons. b. OF
Wu,mstown: Executive Committee. Barton oo'
Ir.vklns 81. Ioyt 90 and Perkins -. the KEY
pr Gladden. 80 was elected alumni trustee
In the presidents annual report Or carter speahS
a., Ioncth Of the growing needs for instruction IN
accommodation and composition in connection WIN
the department OF English and the p'ep"a"''o'
49, moods carroll l.. Maxcy. 81, VIII I'LL a ne"
chair IN this department. having chh's' VI w.
work t. V. Huntington VIII con''''"' -
Mathematical department. W. !. MHhai" "'' "
.,roirted assistant professor Of the mafh"ha'''"'
f. g. e~pe.tcd ne Will go abroad AT the
i.o ~ tn, next year FOR two years pos'-sr''uN''
study MIR Congdon leaves his place II 'ne ~
partmcnt Of physics, and his duties are $3.50,
by e. T. Mcndcnhal, a graduate oil johns .''r' Sa
University Gray Hardy. graduate OF johns
Hopkins University. VIII be added 10 the io'Ne VI
tn. mathematical department. .
4, o.clocl TUESDAY the class exercises were n'i'
rho r.hals were James +. Bacon and J. H. I-o'A'
u N Fifer delivered the president a""t
Rurr the class Grafton. l.. Il Howard INC ~
Grafton: Arthur Kotchum, IN" class poem -
pat, tho iv, song. C.. NJ Callahan the library
,,o,,. LOWS Perry the address TO inc o"e'
l.sses. "a r Quinn. the PIPE grafton. l"e az
mi p.l4 Dramatic club rendered an o''s'"~
comedy. written by Ketchum' ~ anu No"e
and omit ed The House Party. Inc paris 80
,oL.u rs, osborne o.. Whipp.". on o"h"'""' 80
E,rrln 'ol. Kc'chum. q. and St'aihs ~ -
A. ,he trustees meeting on Tuesday pr. Le'a'ou'
..a. ,,,,poln,ed dean : r. Livingston was reap
nointed an Instructor In ciocuion ana J. ~ -
r,ologv and botany. Dr j. r. N''"oa''
choson assistant in chemistry. ana H. a. n"u1l'e
ton 'ss ana o. q. scott q. assistants IN p'o'os,
I'm the evening tho senior prom"nade was nv Ar
the L,seu gymnasium. The ,9n1rin,,Jtse Ham
Teascnr"; TI,e l I@H4'H Newman "'' and owie
Tie moonlight orator. "t ,o''''s', ,yhIer,s we're
q = Mcrrei Thc PoNsr of Thought nouano OF
s.clev ir "(ilatsfonc's FarcMcH 10 INC ~ presj
oinfn Wrti,l@,"; = " cross WAR a. Cyiiizng
rover" Those speaker "ric norI ~" It Uathe.
Wv NILSSON" u ffuek. 'Gusiayus AtolpnuSn
j NJ Inns. Tho sensei, 0, bXysRE,hhm The
Wndey,. "lmmisr,atiss,a, 49,. H. &. ""'''"e"' ''''
T.Re cornmcncemeut exercises were heid on
vcdrest,y morning IN the Cougree rIonnI huIvnh'
Tin. speakc-s and ihelr subjects were: H. ~ i i
bcn rEr s,, ~ u W " Micconncn Future
81 .tr,'s az ENGLAND and The United states g.
=; Srnft .%clson and Ills Bographrr- I" -:
Howard. christian Movements IN 'gI.'tVvS frs,
+ Walsh "Practical Stat.sn"nsh,p =, ~ ,uf.
canning AMI the Holy A'i""'" 80 - INV '
rbe following honorary degrees we're conferr@-d
Doctor OF Divinity The Rev Nll"tn r., -
isro ,nd the Rev Pau Van Dyke. professor erect
az history i'm Princeton University DOCTOR OF LAWS
tuJe. william Il Gilbert, ~ ana fayHaa.s,er-
General Edwin stewart, ~ lniteh SUES .Sa'
Nns,er Of Arts Samuel Johnson and Charles B
Rackermann. ,. ,ho alumni
Artor tho commencement exercises INC hluHili
and friends dincd IN the Iasell gymnasium pr'
Carter was toastmasier. Paymaster General stew
arr 80 was the first speaker, and culogized me
NJ ponkor T Washington az TuskCgce lnsti-
tuic smoke in praise Of General Armstrong ana ne
work among the negroes. Ex-Governor Fiter OF
Illinois followed him. Judge Gilbert. Of the Ninth
JmdicI District Federal Court. Dr. Paul van
Bacon ss the Rev. Dr. Roe, - Hharles
peckcrnnnn Dean Rlrge OF the University or
Wisconsin and g. l.. Macy. 81. professor-'lc ct OF
English also addressed the alumni. The class ot
10 the athletic fund and one OF $50 20 the new
Young Mems Christian Association Bullding fund
President Carter gave the alumni a reception OF
Wednesday evening IN the iasell gymnasium.
Tho farewell banquet Of the class Of ~ was held
n, tho Creylock on Thursday evening. Z. W. Floyd
vas foa4fnaster. and the responses were given by
Fl " Ffer J. I. Bacon. O. q scott. J.. ~. Tru-
man " r. Quinn. Lewis Perry. r. T. hutchinson
mnn,s were darrell. g. H. Davis Hamilton Walsh
and Denman.
HAMILTON
Clinton y s. June - The term and year. as
Oar a study goes closed to-day. and tomorrow
h, Gin. the eighteenth commencement week of Ham
Z 10 sal fhn ole