New-York tribune., 1899-06-10
GRADUATION AT POLY"
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT DIPLOMAS
AWARDED LAST EVENING.

EXERCISES BY THE SENIORS IN THE INSTITUTE
CHAPEL-A DANCE IN THE GYMNASIUM
DIR. cocHRAN's FAREWELL.
Graduating exercises Of the academic depart
mont OF the Polytechnic Instituteswere held last
evening in the chapel Of that department, at
O'clock Edwin r. SPHINX the acting principal pre-
siding. There were many Interested guests present.
The programme opened by the singing OF "wakeu
Lords and Ladies Cay" sung by the Choral Club.
This was followed by an oraton. "The Eve OF the
French Revolution" Henry p. Journeay; essay
The Sepoy Rebellion" by Benjamin Swan; an
oration from the writings Of John Greenleaf Whit
tier. by J. Ralph Royal and essay on The Ad-
vantages to BE Derived from the Study OF Foreign
Languages" by WolfganS l.. q. Joerg The Choral
Club sang The Rustic Coquette,' by Champneys.
, after which there grafton. The Triumph or
the Teuton." by Richard c. Harrison; an essay
The Superstitons Of the Southern Negro by
John F. Elliott, and oration IAN Anglo-Amer-
can Alliance" by Clinton G. Abbott. Then fol-
lowed the awarding OF diplomas and the singing OF
THE Peasants Wedding March" (Soderman) with
which the programme closed The graduates are:
CIasscal-Clnton g. Abbott. Frank T. Bogue'
Richard G. Harrison, Charles lie Roy Hendrickson'
Ralph II. Nesmlth. Granville F. sturgis, Benjamin
Swan, Walter b. Walker and Frederick n. Wilson.
Liberal-Rudolph O. Bothfed. Philip l.. Farrell,
Henry w Gissel jr. Richard w Hubbell Henry
p Journcay. Harry c. Martin. J. Ralph Royal,
Harry H. Sherman and Clarence J. Wyckof
Sclentlhc-Grlswold Denison. 2d. William H. p.
Feey, August G. Gundrum, Charles Heutschel. jr.
and wolfgang L. @. Joers.
Commerca,-Richard f. Brown, William A. Burt
enshaw William Campbell, John F. Elliott Will
lam J. c. Flanagan. John c. Giles jr George NJ.
Gillespie w. Herbert Gilley. Cnares J. Godfrey,
jr. Ralph b. Hasbrouck. Gustav E. Henbach, Jo-
seph Keller. John r. Kuhlke William {. Middle
brook Joseph p. Quin James S. Wilson Jesse X
l.
Zoebisch.
While the graduating exercises were taking place
in the Academic Department, the seniors OF the ne
institute we're holding their class-day exercises IN
the chapel of the institute building These began
at O'clock The stage was dressed with palms,
and a large audience was present. An overture by
by the sautatory, delivered by Ernest H. Wepo:
r. Irving Kearsing; the class ode. by william n.
Onken Jr.. music by the orchestra. and the class class
prophecy by Frank NJ. Schumann. and the class
will by Charles G. Huntington both OF whcnn
caused much laughter as they were fun OF grlnos
The programme was really a souvenir Of the oc-
casion having the outside, outlined In silver A
The class officers are: President, Ernest II. Webb;
yicePresdent Milton SEnPsT Frank ssfrsaaT NJ scb
mann: poet William "A. Onken. tri historian T.
Irving T6S s1d cbares Wycko jr Exeeu,
tive Committee-Jsy Chawgo' wSanns panie o. tG~ ISss
Dsy Committee-Lincoin Burrows. Charles r.
Wyckon ir T. Irving Kearsing, Charles '.
Rapelje and Joseph s. McCord. the class NUMBERS
fifteen -
The Class Day Committee also had charge or the
dance which followed the exercises. ana whlch was
bed in the gymnasium. Here there were no dec
orations but about four hundred guests were as
sembed mainly those who composed ihe llst OF h the
faculty and the juniors headed by their class presi-
A. the last morning exercises OF the academic de-
nartment President David II. Cochran, who retres
this year delivered brief address OF farewell
Among other things he said: ,.
MY connection with the Polytechnic lnsttute u,
nv life has been spent in its upbuiding. In leav-
Ing il do not cease to cherish continued hopes for
lie success and expansion. and ! express to you
INV thanks for the way in which you have aided US
in making the institute what IT is.