The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-05
MRS, TRUAX MASTER OF ART.
JUSTICES WIFE RECEIVES THE
DEGREE FROM ". y. UNIVERSITY.
She Graduated From the Law schooi
Three Years Ago-1SO Graduates ~
lntversity's COmmencefnent-H
airy Degree to ExSecretary Gaze.

airy Degree to Ex'SecretaT! "s"o
AT tho seventy-Arst annual commence
ment OF New York University held yes
terday afternoon in the auditorium at
University Heights. the eight schools
combined in the exercises for the first time
In the history Of the university Dlpiotnae
were awarded to $50 graduates.
Among those receiving degrees OF Master
Of Arts was Mrs. Caroline G.. Truax, ~l1e OF
Justice Charles H. Truax Of the supreme
Court. Mrs. Truax graduated from the
law school in 1900 in tho class with MISS
Helen Miller Gould and has since been
studying sociology and English literature
in the graduate school in preparation FOR
the degree NJ. A.. which was conferred upon
her yesterday. Her thesis, on the Social
and Economic Aspects Of the Teachings OF
Jesus was one Of the best submitted 10
the graduate faculty.
More than eighteen hundred persons
gathered on the south campus to witness
the procession which formed at the Hall o,
Languages and marched to the library
through the Hall Of Fame. In the line were
the council of the university, the faculties
OF the schools and the graduates in cap and
gown The procession was led by the
Seventh Regiment Band,
The Rev. Dr. George Alexander. vice.
president Of the council. presided at the
exercises in the absence of Chancellor
MacCracken. After the invocation by the
Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay the candi-
dean of each school and the diplomas were
given by Dr. Alexander The honorary
u upsn the S, R aS JOHN R"thesford ~7sst q
Jersey City, the Rev. Vincent P1sek OF New
York city and the Rev Franklin Evans
Hoskins of Beirut, Syria Tie degree OF
doctor Of laws was conferred upon Lyman
J. Gage, ex-Secretary OF the Treasury,
and on Regent Charles A. Gardiner Of the
State University.
The candidates OF the SCHOOLS Mere
presented in order Of the dates OF founding,
Prof j. j. Stevenson officiating fol-, the
college, Dean Ashley for the law school,
Dean Janeway for the University and
Bellevue Medical School, Dean Snow for
the school of applied science, DR.: Daniel
Charles G. Shaw for the school OF pedagogy.
William j. Cootes for the veterinary
school and Prof Joseph F. johnson for the
school of accounts and finance.
Among those present were presloen'
William A. WheeloGk, Dr. John r. Num-
Justice Truax and Mrs. Russell Sage OF the
Women's Advisory Committee. The prizes
ami fellowships were awarded az follows:
University College-Butler Philosopher
fello wsl,ip. David +. Barnett. Topeka. han.'
lnman scientific fellowship. Arthur 4. Butler
Port Riohmond, staten Island; Duryea enet-
neerinx fellowship. Clarence s, flandreaux.
New Rochelle James Gordon Bennett essay
prize. William II. Orr. New York city. Butler
Eucieisn prizes David 7. Barnett and Louis
Otto Berg Frederick seward Gibson irile,
Frederick +. Beehe. New YORK City; Sandhaur
Grafton prizes. Joseph S. oibo. Paterson
4 j. and Chester II. Lang. New German
town n J William 4. Noe sanitary lnvestl.
CATION prizes. Albert A. ARTamonte ana A4pett
r. Nichols medals for debating. William q.
Charles G. Norwood, third.
Law school Evening class: hTst year.
first prize. Archibald Palmer. New ORR City.
second prize. Elias Loewenkoh SeW YORK
Bertha Rom baunh, Philadelphia. Pa other
scholarships to Gustav Hartmann. NeT forR
city: Caroline H. Smith. Brooklyn. aud Hugo
Levy, New York dty: second year tevenng)-
first prize, Charles \. Hawthorn: second prtze
Joseph A. Whitehorn; third year 'eyenlnglI
first prize, Joseph B B!o9n. Newarx n. ~
second prize Robert 4. Maddox; East 0rsnse,
y. j.. senior class flrst prize. Helen +. h9S.
s fasnsn S ssw YER {oIk e e|sy 'h''o se
University end Bellevue Medical Collage
Valentine Mott gold medal. James P HUNT;
Valentine Mott. silver medal. George II.
stuart: Valentine Mott bronze medal Thomas
Francis Lancer Jr., William I. Luck Me-
mortal science prize. Lawrence b. Pillsbury;
In addition thirtv-seven men received hosphai
appointments