New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-10
THE N. Y. q. COMMENCEMENT.
UNUSUAL PATRIOTIC INTEREST IN THE
GATHERING.
AN IMMENSE AUDIENCE IN THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA HousE-AwARD OF DIPLOMAS
AND PRIZES.

| University, which celebrated last evening at
! the Metropolitan Opera House, was an occasion of
more interest than the usual college commence
| nent The vast house filed from dome 20
parqret with the friends and relatives Of the stu
! dents Of the University. and there deal Of
enthusiasm manifested. Part Of II the usual
! sympat hetic demonstrations made by the friends
| OF those who ascended the platform 10 receive
diplomas and part Of It aroused by the play
Ing OF the various National airs. while third part
was due TO the presence among the candidates
who received the degree Of bachelor OF laws 81 q
man clad IN the fatigue uniform OF the National
Guard leggings and all. who had obtained leave OF
absence from Camp BLACK 10 come and get MS
diploma. Moreover. John Bradford Briggs. lr, VINO
delivered the bachelors GRAFTON. is the on? son OF
Lieutenant commander John Bradford Brggs' eA-
ecu:ve officer of the United States cruiser ba'u-
more now with Rear Admiral Deweys FAMOUS
squadron al Manila. Altogether II was pa'riouc
night.
THE CHANCELLOR's ADDRESS
After the bachelors GRAFTON by Mr. Briggs and
the doctors Grafton by Charles Wesley Mccormick
% TISckettstown. y. j.. Chancellor MacCrachen
addressed the assembly briefly. He said:
Let us tonight. under the stimulus % these times
YniWersit,es Of Inc Tn,cd States a single Iegi
ment apportioned as is usual into ten companies
co,Dnanv' Arrange these ten companies accordins
TO age. NewYork University, being siAlleth II -
u nj into the second company. Arrange th'in
according to productive endowment or toial lncom5;
Network University. ranking about fOilelN, WIZ
barely gain admission to the hrst COMPANY ana 10
the lover hai o. t9aJ &c sp6ot istrsied and
New-York University ranks twentieth. or N ne ne
u9pcr ha o. ne s9.eT9s and have raned over
The soiution Of The question how we can rank
twentieth I'm the work done when We are foIueih
In The amount O. means sven as or Us ,In n,
fessors, who now as ever, make their pecunary
rcompense an entirely su99rd1ste con ati9n
TINS epth1sam OF our Is nf our y
school OF perfectly united faculty sustained by
unanimous corporation II our consiituenry OF
citizens will do Their >9nsi par neXt year MI
has any OF the threescore and six years that
Wills New-York University has its base Of work
A. the three points Of n triangle within New-vork
City IT'S aim Is now more thar ever to put forth
years ago undergraduate college was purely
local; This year We have styicnts At niyersly
In the entire University twenty nine States and
TeiorSs are TgJI y Ss9g hG or dgh
University ought TO find stgdenis in eyeTy STAT
that is reached by New-York hnance ana New,
our country who have Understanding Of ne times
10 say when we shall have the endowment that
While !mliing myself to very few words feel
words in pavirg honor before this vast assembly
70 the sons Of New-Yor.l University. graduates
ng I'd c Te2 erye gone o Ss Taon
Their devotion srs our hearts also 10 oiIcr each
America
The executive officer ~ the varship HtIimorH,
high in command at the battle Of Manila. IS
justly deemed by. you patriot but his only son.
The honor nan q URyenrs,y College iosn eo @h9
Q 2atriot II he DO scholarly wo.k for his country
al" The pe great seal " Of this University shows torch
uplrted high. We purpose. az God may give rs
Of Srs Snowe sa 2ue and Of epoas h h
the eager sons and daughters OF America near and
far may be lighted by It's rays
coNFERRING OF DEGREES.
The candidates for degrees in the various schools
then presented. to the number OF more IMAM
three hundred. Dean Clarence d. Ashley presented
the candidates FOR the degree OF bachelor Of laws.
and In so doing took occasion 10 say that severa! OF
those VINO were entitled TO degrees had enlisted IN
the volunteer army. and among them J. Francis
Mack who had come from the I'D Regiment TO get
his diploma. The audience appauced Mr.. MACK
long and loudly when he arose al tho can or his
name For the degree OF bachelor Of arts six candi-
dates were presented for the degree OF bachelor OF
philosophy. eight: for the degree OF bachelor OF
science nine FOR the degree OF civil engineer. three
for the certificate OF engineering, six; for the de
gree OF master OF arts. twenty eight for the de-
eree OF master Of science four: FOR the degree OF
doctor Of philosophy six: for tho degree OF master
Of pedagogy twenty-one: for the degree OF doctor
| OF pedagogy. six; for the degree OF bachelor OF
| laws IA; for the degree OF master OF laws six
teen The following honorary degrees were con
ferred:
The eegre. 81 Master Of Professor T1fAD-
mrs d. KESNISON, New York CITY. and Professor
| GFORCE a MILLER. New York CITY. - ,.,,,,
The derrse Of Doctor Of Laws upon JAMES bAhh
AMI33 Dean Of Harvard University Law School cam
bridge Mass. AmAsA A. REpfrELD, New-foTk
he degree OF Doctor Of Divinity upon WILLIAM ~
0y5cszrSOR New-Yor City. GEORGE S PAYSoS.
Nav yorx city; CHARLES RIPLEY GILlE1T. New
york CITY and SAMUEL y. STEVENSON. Belfast. lre-
land.
Tha award OF prizes. fellowshps and scholar
ships was announced by the chancellor as follows
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
William u. Innan fellowship WILLIAM Mr7A"AN
CAMPBELL. Sew-iork CITY
William A. Hoe IT, eng n.ef'nS pri1e, Vs sue egtv
lanes Gordon Bennett prize. value $p-EENJAMlN D
RARRINGER New-York city. 49, - o,
Terrnan Rider German prize. value sbo-STANl'Ef H.
yorI,EsON New York Clty. r-o
Tatn prize value yG0-Divlded equally tetween IftEo-
r,SrsT I, SHEAR. Sew York CITY. and THOMAS X
HEBREW prize value goethe Rev. NATHAN A SEA-
GLE New-NOrk Ciy. - -. -, .. ,o,,.- n
Butler Euclelan essay prizes-rT pri1s 70 yDly" ~
EVANS Berlin Nd e-obnd pIlD" 10 hb""i'" w.
1BDOTT. NcvYcrk city.
LAW SCHOOL, PRIZES.
Senior class Afternoon division. -
r,rs. ,rizs Of 500 70 JOSEPH NJ GAZZAM New-Yorh
Second prize Of SEQ to LOUIS HOFr. Nsw-York City.
third prtzs OF $40 20 FREDERICK +. GIBSON. New
York City . ., . AprrIr-p " waDIcK