New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-05
n. Y. /. COMMENCEMENT.
FIRST JOINT CEREUONI.
Eight Schools Take Part ~ Exercises
nnd ProcesaiOn

over two thousand persons gathered ~ Univar-
sftv Heights YESTERDAY afternoon 70 see the seventy
first annual commencement ~ New-York Fniver-
sitv For the first TIME joint conuIet cement o.
the eight schools Of the university held ~ thN
same place degrees being conferred in the CcIieee
school Of Applied Science. law School. Medical
School Graduate School Of Pedasosv. Tetertnsrz
school and School Of Accou9rs and Finance The
honorary degree Of doctor ~ divinity conferred
IN the PEI John r Wright Of jersey City: TIE
Rev Vincent Pisek q this c1tv. and the Rev
Franklin Z Hoskirz. Of Bevroot. SYRIA ard the
degree Of doctor Of laws on Lyman J. Gage and
Charles A Gardiner. Of this city
Among those present were William \. WheeIocE.
president of the University Council; Or. John ?.
Mum Dr. / c Pierson and DR.. George Alexander.
Of the Council and Judge Charles H. Truaz The
Rev. Dr. Donald Sage Mackay and Mrs Russell
Sage
In the absence Of Chancellor MacCracken. the
Rev DR. George Alexander vice-prezident Of the
Council presided Prior the exercises IN the
auditorium the visitors gathered the lawns OF
the north and south campus. while the procession
forming at the Hall Of Languages marched TO the
Gould Memorial Library, by way OF Founders
Road and the Mall The procession comprised the
faculties Of the various schools, the council and
the graduates numbering about five hundred
The exercises were opened by prayer by Dr.
Nackay. after which the candidates for degrees
were presented
a public concert was given by the 7th Regiment
Band while the exercises were taking place. for
the benefit of those for whom thsre not seating
space in the auditorium
Prizes and scholarships in the Law School we're
awarded as follows
First evenlng-Honq5shis mention II m order
Schwartz New-Yor CIty. prize Of SIS 70 Archibald
s6koSs s"H2k &c Si5 n s Y S eT-I G "
Junior mention in the order given 70
zilta {: vaaalysF, Sai4 Eeist Ssy-Y0FE city
tBryn MaVr), Phnadephia. Penn hrst faculty scncsr-
YORK CIV second faculty scncarship Of 500 Caroline
Smith b-ooklyn. y. y third faculty scholarship Of 800
seo>nd year evsning-ionorabe mention. the order
Iode aenpstesd Long Island: Moses G Levine Nss-
l>ew- YORK GiLy: second Priz7 OF 8" 70 joseph -
hire year svsaiag-H9norabe mention in the order
given to John G 4rs1 and Isador Il Ley OF Ns S 9G
y J; second prize Of $50 Robert a Maddox OF Last
senior eiasHonorable mention the order given to
Jeremiah a Leary Nev-YOrk City. and Hugo MoeTner
A (assaI1 Of Nev5-York CITY second prize SO 70
David I Goastein. A. 3. tCity ColessJ OF Nsv-foTA
CITY third prize OF so to seg Edelnan. B. CITY Col
Medical collegJames Peter Hunt. valsnrine Mott gold
medal George reilly stuart Valentine Mott silver mega
lawrence Bell Ptlsoury. william Lusk memorial scisnce
University College and school o APPLIED scencs ,5(
fellowship Gncoe $500 Arthur Butler Port Rich
come 5000 carencs soaring FIsndreauz NsT-Roohee-
on the gIbiect He Rsistin o. lists 20 the Tari
$500. William Howell (Stys Butler Eu-
caian Society submitted first TO DAVE
Floyd Barnett Topeka kan: Louis Otto Berg
Ne-York City; Frederick Seward Gibson prize $50
Frederick Edward Beebe. NeW-York CITY: George Az
gustus Sandman oratorcaI prizes first $50 Joseph ;
GLIB. Paterson. y J (S25). Chester H Lane
Ser IN sa Ris5s f liam R ~ S r New
York city: Charles W. Gerstenhe-g. Brooklyn, n Y:
George Charles Norwood. Hoboken. n. J.; William A
sanitary investigation prizs. SEQ divided equally be
Arthur Agramonte. 3 8, and Adsibert -
Nichols. 3. s.. Nev-York City.
Among the degrees awarded were the following:
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Sarah Jane McNary. Trenton. y. J.; William James
Elmhurs1. Long Island y. L. and James Palmer
New-York City.