New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-14
LAST DAY AT PRINCETON.
PRESIDENT PATTON SAID THAT THE
COMMENCEMENT WAS A REC
ORD BREAKER

Princeton, N. j.. Juno L3-The concluding exer-
cses Of the 1880 commencement Of Princeton Uni
versity held In Alexander Hall at 1920 o'clock
this morning. The hall filled to OVERLOOKING
At 1O1o O'Clock the faculty, Board OF Trustees and
graduates assembled in front OF Nassau Hail. led
by President Patton and former President Grover
Cleveland. President Patton introduced the
Rev. DR.. David Frazer. OF Newark, who offered
prayer.
David Laurence Chambers of Washington. D. c.
delivered the Latin salutatory. He was followed by
Herbert Kingsburg England. Of Washington N. j.
with an grafton on THE Medtative Mind" Byron
Keyser Hunsberger spoke International
Peace" Charles Clark Miller. Of Trenton. N. j.
lie Affairs
The Rev Dr. Elijah R. Craven announced the
following fellowships and prizes: Fellowship con-
ferred by appointments. S. K. Mathematical Eel
lowship. 1900. Albert Miller, Hitebeitel Penn: hon.
orable mention. Oliver Dimon Kellogg and James
Caddel The Southeast Club University Fellow
ship in social science $500. Herbert F. Fisher Mich
igan. The Glass Of IT University Fellowship in
biology. $780, Earl Douglass, Montana The
Charles Scribner University Fellowship in English
literature $500. Harding Craig. Kentucky. The
University Fellowship in archaeology, $780, Aymar
Euburg New-York The Thaw Fellowship in
astronomy, $780, John Merrill Poor, Massachusetts
Competitive fellowships-Th Chancellor Green
Mental Science Fellowship, interest $4,000
James Hugh F. Mofratt, Maryland The Classical
sylvania. The Glass of go Experimental Science
Fellowship. $780, Harry John Brandt, Missouri
The Boudinot Fellowship in history 5000, Edward
Lawrence Katzenbach, New-Jersey The Boudinot
Fellowship in modern languages. $500, Howard Nc
Bride, India.
philosophy interest of $500 James Hugh F. Moi
fatt, Maryland. The Lunde debate prizes: First,
$780, Joseph Addison Jones' New-Jersey; second.
Joseph Hall Hill. Pennsylvania; third. John Bailey
a1lxy Chi n y No ola of nrtZa
for best essay on John Keats, interest of 5000
Elmer Schultz Gerhard. Pennsylvania. The Baird
prizes Baird prize. 800. David Lawrence Chambers.
20, Washington. D. C.: prize for oratory $50.
Charles E. Miller 90, New -Jersey; prize for de-
livery. $40, Herbert Kingsbury England. 90. New
Jersey prizes for disputation, first $40 Joseph Ad-
Olson Jones. 90. New-Jersey; second. $50. Joseph
Hall HILL 90, Pennsylvania. The George Potts
Bible prizes SIS each, Samuel Robert Brown. Penn
sylvana; Byron Keyser Hunsberger, Pennsylvania
Tho Lyman H. Atwater prize IN political science,
$50 William Van Buskirk, New-York. The Fred
erick Barnard White prize in architecture $50 Will
lam Samuel Hammond Pennsylvania. Theodore
Cuyler prize in economics. $500, Robert Burns
Sawyer, Illinois The class of 1869 prize in ethics,
$3.50, Samuel Bryan Scott. Pennsylvania
Junior orator medals-First, William Arthur
Babson, New-Jersey; second. Antice Ford East
man, New-York; third, Ralph Powell Swafrord.
Missouri; fourth, Walter Ewing Hope, New-York.
The MacIean prize. 800. George Washington Kehr,
Pennsylvania. The Dickman prize for best disser-
tation on some theme in logic Bert Day Johnson,
Pennsylvania. The class of 1876 memorial prize,
800. AxteH Julius Byles, O3, Pennsylvania. The
class Of 1870 Junior prize in Old English SIS, Ed
ward Gassmeyer, Pennsylvania The class of 1890
junior prize in English, s45. Robert Bakeny Petty,
tr., PENNSYLVANIA The class of 1870 sophomore
vanla. The Thomas B. Wanamaker English Ian
guage prize, $50 Edward Glassmeyer, Pennsylva-
mia. The junior German prize. first, VS. Edward
S. Detz, Pennsylvania. The class OF 1851 prize,
$780, Franklin Pierce McDermott, jr New-Jersey.
The Francis Biddle sophomore essay prize, $50,
Harry Frank Stambaugh. Pennsylvania: Special
fellowship in ancient history and archaeology $780,
Samuel Bryan Scott Pennsylvania. .-s--y-
President Patton, on behalf of the Board of Trus-
tees. conferred the following degrees LII D., the
Rev. Dr. George Washburn. president of Rob
erts College, Constantinople; L. H D., Professor
Bliss Perry, Editor of THE ATLANTIC Monthly" ;
L. II. D.; Dr.. James Morgan Hart, go professor
lott Mott. pastor of Westminster Church. Eliza
beth. N j., honorary degree of M. As w, w.
Miller, New-York; William n. Fleming, '65. New
York; Dr. Joseph Marshall Flint, 95, instructor of
Beeber, of Philadelphia.
President Patton then addressed the audience:
He spoke of the commencement being record
breaker, and thanked the various donors of gifts
~, special comment being made on the gift of
Dodge Memorial Hall by William f: Dodge. of
NewYork; the gift of s25, 200 by Norris X. Jesup,
of New-York and the 100000 given by un-
announced donor for the founding of a new chair
in politics The first incumbent of this chair Is
DIR. John K. Finley. formerly president OF Knox
College, Galesburg. III.
James Hugh Fleming Mofratt, of Washington. de-
Hvered the valedctory GRAFTON, Purpose and
Reality after which the exercises were closed
with prayer.
loving cup in front OF ''Old North" and the $3.50
commencement was declared ended.