New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-16
PRINCETON'S CLOSING DAY.
THE USUAL EXERCISES HELD IN ALEX-
AMBER HALL.
ADMIRAL DEWEY HoNORED-MANY DEGREES
CONFERTuD-1HE PRIZE M1N-GIFS
TO TIE UNIVERSITY
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class members the received their diplomas
Not only did the graduating class come in for
honors, but mon who have gone ont In the world
and made places for themselves were a.so rernern-
bcred in the distribution Of special honors The
honorary degree of Doctor Of Laws given to
Rear-Admira George Dewey, and the announce
ment Of the hestowal Of this degree the hero OF
Manila Fay was received with storms OF patriotic
applause from the large and representative crowd
Of people present.
AT 10 o'clock this forenoon tho procession OF trus-
tees faculty members and the graduating class met
the front campus and formed In line Of march
Headed by the Annapolis Cadet Band. the process
sion moved promptly 10 Alexander Hall. where the
exercises Of the day were held. The procession
led by President Patton. ex-President Grover Ceve
land and Grand Marshal Professor William Libbey
Next came the members OF the Board OF Trustees
followed by tho members Of the faculty and finally
the graduating class and visiting alumni Upon
reaching Alexander Hall the members Of the fac
uty ana the trustees took seats the platform.
President Patton presided MIR. Cleveland Eat on his
right and Dean Murray on his left.
The programme opened with the Latin salutatory
by Howard Herr Yocum. OF Pennsylvania. The
next orator from the graduating class was John
Woolman Churchman, OF New jersey. and his sub
ject was The Isolation Of Princeton" Ezra Par
melee Prentice. OF New York spoke on The Anglo
American Alliance" Milton Floyd Loofbourrow. Of
ohio. spoke on Student Self-Government." Fred
eflCK Leopold Johnson, or NcWJerscy, TOOK Tor ms
subject. The Community OF Nations"
Following these student orations the pres
entation OF the diplomas 10 the members Of tho
graduating class and honorary degrees. More than
a hundred members Of the class OF '9s received the
degree Of bachelor Of arts. forty-sx received the
degree OF bachelor OF science, thirteen the degree
OF civil engineer and two the degrees OF electrical
engineer. Jason Rogers Burr OF the class OF 80,
received the degree OF ciyil engineer John d.
Davis. professor IN tho Theological Seminary.
ceved the degree OF Doctor OF Divinity. as did
Abraham Woodruff Halsey. OF New-Yorh. Then
followed the announcement that Admiral Dewey
had been honorod by Princeton University. and
the news was received with the greatest enthusi-
President Patton in making this announce
ment. stated that Admiral Dewey Is bound TO
Princeton University 10y the closest Ties. and that
the comforting Of the degree was most appropriate.
Admiral Dewey is not himself graduate Of
Princeton. but his son. George Goodwin Dewey,
graduated from this institution In the class Of ri.
The honor list OF the academic department is as
follows:
First group msgna cum Ieude,-iiarry Elilah
Deeher. q Newark Valley \. /; Robert smith
man, Of Burlington, y j. Frederick Leopold John;
sqq ~ SeS S5o Ezra p%q I Prenc OF Ne%
YORK CITY. RICHARD FredoFick l9t RdSway OF
JeSn aS and ddr59 III Herr Y6rGm % Of CS
Second group (cum laude) George Alexander
Brown Alexander Scott Bu1tt Edgar Marvin
Clark Roy Paul Miller Davis Franklin Wooiman
DOlier James Raymond Dunn. Isaac Allison
Gaines, Charles Harrison Hale Charles Wooirur
Halsey Edward Ruter James. Roy Iedhetter Lee.
Burt Haye1 Leonard. FI~d'ric Charles LotternoH.
William Frank McComts clifford Abbot Morton,
Stein. Frederick Judson Holden sutton. Thomas
Leonard Thomson. Frank k'ciy Watson ana Har-
Old Bertrand Wells.
There wore also number of special honors In
particular departments William L. Nicely sraiu-
aicd with high honors IN philosophy. In classics
four received high honors- Harry T.. Heicher.
Robert & Birch. Frederick l.. Johnson and clifford
a Morton william NJ Gamble received honors In
English Frederick J.. Johnson Howard IL Yocum
and Paul G.. Martin received h.gh honors IN history.
jurisprudence and political science. Howard H.
Yocum took high honors In Mathematics i. Il.
Eobin-oh ia physical science and X. f. l.. KdBway
In natural science
Tho faculty announced tho following distribution
OF tho University fellowships ana prizes:
The Chancellor Green Mental Science Fellowship
William r. Nicely Of Indiana
Tho Classical Fclowship- Frederick Leopold John
The Class Of % Experimental Science Fellowship
Philip Ely Robinson. 81 Pennsylvania
The J. $. Is Mathematical F'Io~ship-Ho"ard
Tho LYME Debate Prize,s-Flrst. Ivy L. Lee. Q.
Missouri. second Matthew iowrie. Of Pennsylvanih.
third. Konert l.. Beecner. 81 British Columbia
Baird pfia.s-fiTst Prize; Paul curtis Martin,
syyans PFC FOR d,yeT$ Le,,eS hex hTysht OF
Przcs for Disputa,ion" First Howard Herr
Yocum. second. Matthew Lowrie Of Pennsylvania.
The Class OF - Prize Harry Bud Van Dusen, OK
The Lyman H. Atwa,er Prize in Political Science
HAIRY HudI Van Duson. Of New-Jersey.
The Theodore Cuyler Prize In Economics-Clnr-
ence Porter Cowes Of vermont
Haze .Hs Of Mississippi 100. 80
The Junior orator MedasnFlrst, Conovsr Eng
lleh Of New-Jerrcy, second Walter Collins Eriman,
Of Pennsylvania: third. jones Henry Harrison. OF
New-Jersoy: fourth. W. T. NJ. Beale Of PENNEY
Tho Maclcan Prize-wniter Collin. Erdmnn. o,
Thc Dickiason Prize-Olivcr Dimon Kellogg OF
The GAS OF 70 Memorial Prize-Donei F1cko'
Tho Thomas b Wanamaker Prize In English
Thr Class ~ ~ prize In Mathematics Thomas
Jaeger Snyder. Of fcnnsy lvania. with honorable
mention Of James Hugh Fleming Mo'rat OF Mary
II" The Francis Bddlc Sophomore Essay Prize
with honorable mention OF William Carleton Nc
The Southeast Ciuh University Fellowship in So
cial Sc,ence-Robert Comm. OF Onto.
The Class Of Il rnlverslty Fellowship in Biology
-Chuiiro kochi. 81 Japan
special Fellow IN Boiogy-James Edward Kirk
Thc George Potts Bible Prize-Trst Harold
Bertrand Wells. Of Ncw-Jerscy; second. Roy Paul
"Tbe Nfw.York Herald Prlze-Robert Living
stone Beocher. Of british Columbia, uo,r.. Mr.
rls Kusscl. Of New-York
special prizo IL Enssh rhilohlOsy-De wit Gin
The Class of 20 Junior English Prize-Alcxander
Armstrong, jr. 81, nj, ri,
Iaurancc Chambers.
The Class OF 70 AnSlo-SaNon Irize-hlchhrd Web-
ster. OF New-YOrk.
After the comforting OF the degrees. President
Patton announced a number OF gifts that had been
made to the University. The Class of 81 gave
SO 0JO to bc used endowment for an alcoye
10 be devoted 10 political science in the new Uni
versity Library. This gift was made as the me-
mortal Of tho above mentioned class, and ~ the
largest decennial gift made 10 Princeton by one OF
iis classes. The class Of 81 founded fellowship
I'm logic and metaphysics. The Class OF CS gave
0OD toward tho Mc'osh Endowment Fund 10
establish a chair OF philosophy 10 be known rs tho
Mctosh prof' ssorshlp o. philosophy. Five thousand
dollars or this amount given by the class, and
The remaining 500 given by the president OF
The same class. The new student dormitcry, given
hy Henry 5 Little. OF Trenton, Is to oe known az
the stafford Little Dorn!Ory and Will cost $4,000
Nrg Allen and Miss Wallace, OF Newark. gave
g. 90 to establish the William clay Wallace Schol-