New-York tribune., 1899-06-08
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED.


Walter coluzzi Kretz
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED.
After music by the orchestra the conlerrlng OF
honorary degrees took place. and Dean van AM
r,nga awarded the following diplomas; The degree
~ master Of arts. honoris causa, to John Aikman
stewart who was presented by Professor Nicholas
Murray Butler; the degree Of master or science 10
Edward L. Trudeau presented by professor Johh w.
Curtis and Rear-Admiral George w. Melville en-
gineer-in-chef of the United States NavY' present
ed by Professor Frederic Remsen Hutton The
degree Of doctor Of laws was given TO Carl Scnurz'
who was presented by Professor Munroe smith,
and 10 Theodore Roosevelt. who was presented oy
Professor William Mlligan Sloane. The exercises
were closed with the benediction by the chap
lain Of the university
GOVERNOR RoosEvELTs ADDRESS
In the afternoon there was a meeting OF the
alumni in the gymnasium. Following procession
st o'clock Dr. Van Amringe made few remarks
and then called on the Governor.
After Governor Roosevelt had been introduces "
The large audience by Dean Van Amringe as one
NM "a today become a Columbia man--one who
is great in war great In peace and dear TO the
hearts Of his countrymen." the different classes
represented cheered several minutes. He said;
appreciate deeply and peculiarly the honor . con, 1fv
ferred upon me to-day by the university oL we a vy
erations my ancestors have been born ! could T no.
have been a New-Yorker and worked 1or any any
graduates Of Columbia The earliest expeTienSSs Sro
had in politics had With your CHAIRMAN, 1o5ned the
iess lessor political n association to which he belonged
s ,oss,s % she snS SoR Of %
sSIappfaees of that work was that came IN CON con
with your marshal Of %i5n nv eHperenceI mean
when l was on the Police boaia-'uuee
Hitherto have spoken of the living ! wlsh no 20
sneak few moments of the dead year ago nart eie
snpedtQP6 Of wah my S Tampa Bay One
felt proud d Of rders en aea paemen from
West-ranchmen hunters and couple OF score bois Hi
Young college men from the East on tne m0ns
fssTe Ssm tSan Nai n Hamilton Dins Fish Of Columbia
/ remember his class we'll FROM t1e M ~ i,, vxhon,
piaced peeuliar trust He was employed al once & ds
Commissioned officer in the dineut anu ma S9 i'm
born Amercanism and desire to take me idune wss
made il no easy task To dlsciPine ey inet Two or
three other men did theirs
HOW HE PERFORMED HIS DUTY.
On the train from San Antonio to Tampa we nao axl
little trouble told him on the car ,,sb that him e 10
eGted him to keep but f # hurt
them instantly They had to haye one espvyId bs would
and they had IL Eh and adfG pomp as
The last time we had any insubordinaton IN IHe y.
regiment This Is what u, maRrS anr COLLEGES le It is good
thing TO have sound body as we'll as traineu ,al
mind especially when you get uo"" W Wv
Wbsn ws landed in Cuba we struck siooney tho
second Right had Fia he best TsS CAPTAIN the regimen
Young Capron That was on the evening oI SIe heayy Wv
& AFTER f6 ssveFS s9 hours Word was brought
70 us that we were to be sent forward TO h@ght @ IN
sT the Srn1s no bS FISH Mhen snd 81 drying
their clothes before the FIRE Capron Mas va t Sav
Capron had been told that he was to nave the au e
vance guard, and he had selected Pish tho o Extreme
remember Capron saying I'VE have the pos, OF
danger and that m anre is ,ne PSs that is Where honor
lies" Fish answered: Yes, captain 4hS' ]" what
That was after 10 o'clock Within twelve ;t hours 9bsI
PASSED them both yns M seepes m she y1mphy for those
Who oved young Fish and for capron's wife but
not no, i16 gI6r,nss ine ns prze OF death with honor
Governor Roosevelt referred to the Dreyfus Incl
dent and said that the French people had been
humiliated by setting their standard upon religion
and race instead Of righteousness lie declared
that every man should have an equal chance.
without reference TO what his religion or
iced was and that 1t should be the aim of all to
endeayor TO make America the greatest among the
great nations Of the world
The following was received from President Low,
md read al the commencement exercises;
The Hague, June 7, 1899.
All hail Columbia and her honored g1esiLso e iSoo My
hearuest eoou "'' SETH Low.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HoNoRs
The following honors were awarded IN PAM
phlet given to the audience
rhn ,r,ze ~ the Alumni Association to the most
,oitby,,I ana deserving student or the srauuaung
10 sn syas eiven 10 John Smith Harrison VINO was
selected by a vote of the class from 'hIee haines
submitted by the faculty; ,n was awarded tn
The Chanler historical prize was a"Aoeo 10
sopbomore Junior and final honors were awarded
As follows -.ar,o Languages John
goyce smith tr; mathematics Moses hIsenpIoefn G f
Ji,nior honors-Germanic languages Ea"Ih IN % J0-
semi Walter romance languages, JaIhes epA
Finniean. English Oscar Lowenstein rhe.oiS G % aiIu
EnglIsh composition John Ersklne. o,.v asir JVart
sky; literature John Erskine; history a'''" "o''
Final honors-English, Charles Henry. Iutstie;
economies Charles Adkins Baker Erhes' A'' '"'
CardoZo - cu,eeons the
Harsen prizes for proficiency at examhau@on, @ 80
ued respectively at 500 800 and SDo Weie ,I aw 80
10 the most meritorious competitors az sPecial
aIninations The ten honor-men, enutiea 70 oino oo
pete for these prizes each receive T5I 1V ~ P,t
of S25 They were Rolfe Floyd. Everett WiIlougnpy
Gould Eugene Hillhouse Pool, Haven EfneIsVqn isq,,
Edwin Beer James Alexander Miller. George hlnnus 1
Davis IT, and Frederick John Hughes. The Harseh
prizes for clinical reports were AWARDED as loiIoms
frst prize, William Mcdonald. Jr. 4. second prize,
Russell Aber Shrrefs; third prize. EDWARD Aai"i'
Aronson - x.-.
The Cartwright prize was awarded to G. Judson
Herrick Denison University, Chic. The Joseph
Mather Smith prize was taken by Dr. FREDERICK