The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-16
IS ENGINEERS
Stevens Institute Of Tech
nology Awarded Diplo-
mas Last Night.
PRESIDENT MORTON PLEASED
Says All the Graduates Have
Secured Positions - De-
mand For Them.

The exercises OF the
aduat ting class of Stevens Institute Of
Technology, were held last evening at
the Lyric Theatre. Hoboken. Fifty-three
young men were awarded diplomas con-
ferring the degree Of mechanical engl-
neer. The exercises were extremely SIM
pie. no effort being made at elaboration
as in previous years.
The Rev. James Clayton Mitchell, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church, opened
the programme with prayer.
President Henry Morton, in his address
to the students, dwelt on the difference
between the opportunities of the gradu-
ates of Stevens last year and those OF
'99.
much history has been made since TINS
time last year. he said. Then, entering
upon a great laval war in which those
best informed as to the immediate re-
sources of our country anticipated at the
outset serious disaster, our students lett
US In large numbers to go to the 'front.'
and the majority of the class was renre-
sented only by vacant places. II any Oh
those assembled here this evening were
present on that occasion they will remeni-
Der that 1 explained the failure OF those
students to answer when their names
were called as being like the case of the
heroic ADMIRAL of Brazil killed in the first
great battle between modern ironclad
battleships. whose name is always in
Guided in every rollcall with the reply,
Absent but accounted for
eThis tragic omen has no realization,
however, in the case of our graduates,
who nave all come back after having es-
capped not only the shot and shell Of the
enemy, but the more destructive effects
of an unhealthy climate and the insid-
ious influences of an incompetent com
missariat and of canned roast beef. It IS
true that we will again find some names
to which we must answer when they are
called. Absent but accounted for but
these men are away only because they
have already entered the great battlefield
of the technical industries.
1.-THE grand revival of business which
has taken place since his time last year
has among other things resulted in such
a demand for our graduates that we have
been obliged to let some go out without
the formal completion of their course and
this orma commencement of their pro-
f~essional careers. Even among those who
are present this evening I doubt If there
are any for whom places are not already
secured. This is certainly very encourag-
ing, to say nothing of the other things
we nave reason to be thankful for.
s'For many years past we have suffered
in the institute through lack of space
within our original building or in such
extensions to the same as we have been
able to make; and it is with the greatest
1t.-A ~ ~, thof
through the liberality of Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie we are enabl at once to begin
the erection of the Carnegie Laboratory
of Engineering at a cost of $4,000. and
through the devotion of our Alumni and
others are in position to expend a like
amount for a new building which will
adequately accommodate our Department
of Chemistry. Mr.. Carnegie's letter con-
veying his gift contains some expressions
of so much commentator and approval
of our graduates that I cannot better
close my remarks than by reading them
to you.
"'My dear President-It would give me
the greatest pleasure to devote $500 to
the building of the engineering labora-
tory, as you suggest. We W much to
Stevens for many valuable men have
come to US from it,"
The reading of the salutatory address
by Alfred S. Loizcaux and the valedictory
by Arthur S. Wilson was much appreciat-
ed by the audience. Both papers were
excellently prepared. The latter was par
ticularly witty.
S. Bayard bod, president of the Stevens
Board of Trustees, awarded the diplomas.
The list of graduates has already been
given by 1.-THE News"
The following committees had charge
Of the arrangements of the evening
commencement Committee-Randolph P.
Jennings, Robert O.. Luqueer, Charles 5.
Hoffman, John H. Lidgerwood, Jr., Geo.
w. Martin.
Reception Committee-H. l.. Underhill,
n. j. Raphei, II. e. Williams, e. r.
welles, r. S. Carter, D. MEG. Gregory,
r. D. Brooks.