New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
EYERCISES AT LAFAYETTE.
PRIZES. HONORARY DEGREES AND
CHANGES IN FACULTY AND
TRUSTEES.
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Easton, Penn. June 1S.-WIth to-day Lafayette
Colleges sxty-seventh annual commencement ex-
ercises came a close. The exercises OF the
senior class held in Pardee Hall Herman
Styles Ficke OF Dubuque. Iowa. delivered the Latin
saIutatory; Frederick Starr Wright. of Barnegat.
N j. the historical oration Otto Frederick TheiS.
OF C;ermania Penn. the philosophical Grafton, and
Thomas Morgan. of Wikesbarre. Penn. the vale
d.ctory address. The ffty-seven prize winners OF
the class received diplomas and their degrees
The prizes were announced as follows: Francis
A. March pathological prize; Thomas Morgan,
N-rkesbarre astronomical prize; James Rea Stock
ton Allegheny, Basset prize in civil engineering
not awarded Senior debate prizes-First, Parke
Richards Pttston: second. J. A NesoItt' Colora
Md: third. D. A. Kline. Liverpool; honoraoIe
mention F. S Wright Barnegat Charlemagne
Tower prize in French history. not awarded; B. 2.
Barge gold medal. $780, Thomas Morgan, Wilkes
barre: prize scholarship in medico-chirurgical col
lege ". K. Seibert. Worcester; mathematical
prizes 800 each. classical. Carl Pfattecher. Eas
ton; technical F. 5. Cunningham. Indiana the
Early English Societys prize not awarded; the
new Shakespeare Society's price. E W. Greiner.
Benezette. Junior oratorical prizes-frst. $50
Thomas Burns; second $50. Otto A Greiner. Bene-
zette: third 500. Daniel E. SteckeI, Easton honor
able mention. Z. ". Grener. Benezette- The class
of 50 in physics. ]. NJ Shelley, Bally- Chemical
prizes-First term. ". l. Jacobus. Newark, " j.;
second term, W. p. Fitzgerald. Wilkesbarre; tnird
term W. J. Welsh. jr, Scranton. The BIoombergh
prize. Carl F PfattelcAer, EaSton LOunSDury
prize In Chaucer R. ]. Snyder, of Lehighton
Class of s. prizes in French-Classcal. Z r.
LAYERS Easton: technical Richard y. Hart. Eas
ton. Lyman Coleman Biblical przes-Secton A.
E. E Case. Patchogue y. Y: Section 5. W. H.
Kirkpatrick Easton; Section c. D. w. Phillips
Scranton. 5. r. Park prize in Latin. W. H. Kirk
patrick. Easton
The trustees of the college conferred honorary
degrees as follows: Doctor of Laws. Franklin
Murphy. Governor of New-Jersey; a. NJ, on George
McCurdy. class OF '4. president OF the Common
Council Of Philadelphia: D. D.. the Rev. H S
Swift. pastor OF the Presbyterian Church. Homes
dale. Penn.
Governor Murphy expressed his thanks to the
trustees for the honor conferred on him. and
then addressing himself directly to the gradu-
ates spoke few words of advice and counsel
He said among other things: Every OF you
may go through life Of success from this day II
you will It depends upon each one" Again he
said: This is a bad world. Some OF you may
think now. but il is NOT. Whether II is good
or bad depends the point of view
The Governor congratulated the graduates and
bade them godspeed in their career to success
Governor Murphy was accompanied to Easton by
his father. ". II. Murphy. of Newark. and Judge
]. W. Whitehead of Morrstown. w. s. Kirk
patrick of this city. ex-Attorney General or
Pennsylvania, was appointed by the trustees
Warfelds absence sick leave. The resignation
of the Rev. j. NJ Machlin as instructor in modern
languages accepted, and j. l.. c. Rauschen,
A. NJ. was appointed to fill the vacancy DR..
Ma chin will occupy the chair of Greek at Wash
iugton and Jefferson. F. II. Mofft. instructor
ma thematics, resigned and George E. Fetters. a2
appointed instructor in mathematics and
graphics. David Bennett King OF New York class
of II and Nathan Grier Moore. Of Chicago. class
OF 70. were chosen to I'LL vacancies as trustees
representing the alumni