New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05
N. I. L. ALUMNI MEET.
Plans for Commencement at Uni
UerSity Heights.


It was alumni day yesterday at the New-York
University. and nearly three hundred of the odd
timers attended the exercises and luncheon in the
gymnasium building at University Heights. With
sixteen exceptions every class since 1A3 repre-
scented; '43 sent delegation Of three-Henry Van
Setback, Lewis b. Reed and William A. Wheelock-
Richard B. Ferris. seventy-eght years old. the old
graduate present, the sole representative OF
the class of a. His father. Isaac Ferris.
chancellor of the university until 1873 and his
Professor Albert W. Ferris. is of the
faculty.
The Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott. 80. who had prom
ised informal address. sent a telegram at the
last moment regretting his inability TO keep the
gagement. Chancellor MacCracken announced that
the two schools in The Bronx would graduate
forty-ive students. and that two hundred and fifty
from the other six schools of the university would
receive their diplomas Thursday.
These officers elected by the Alumni Asso-
citation for the coming year: A. B. Carleton. ~.
president: Albert ". Ferris. rs. vce-president;
Cyrus c Miller. SIS, treasurer; r. w Abbott. 81.
secretary and Henry NJ. Baird. jr.. '9S. registrar
The Alumni Association Of Arts and Sciences
adopted new constitution. to take the place OF
one that has not been changed for years. These
are the chief features of the The voting
Tor all officers is hereafter be by printed ballot.
either sent through the mail to the secretary or
handed him at the annual meeting In June: any
ten members of the association may nominate
candidate for any Office by sending his with
their signatures TO the executive committee by
March 10 of any year. In addition to such nomi-
nees. the executive committee may present candi
date and all these nominations Will be sent
printed list every member of the association to
enable him TO prepare his ballot the printed
ballot will state the name. class. home and business
of every candidate.
After the adjournment OF the meeting the pres
entation OF hagpole. Ohio Field. by the class
OF 81 in celebration of its decennial anniversary,
took place. 1t this class which ten years
Laid the first cornerstone at University Heights.
The exercises continue to-day. when the Rev. DR..
Charles E jefferson. of the Broadway Tabernacle.
will deliver the bacCalaureate sermon in the audi
forum 10 the senior class. On Monday afternoon
the orator!cal contest for the George Augustus
Sandman prizes Will be held in the same place
Class day exercises OF the graduating classes Of
the University College and School of Applied Sch
ence Will be held Tuesday afternoon Battery
Hill In the evening beginning at o'clock the
Senior ball will be held In the gymnasium.
At $50 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Profess
sor Ernest g. Siher will deliver address al the
annual meeting Of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
rs New Renaissance Possible?'
The exercises of The week will close on Thurs
day with the seventy-third annual commencement.
Degrees will be conferred the candidates pre-
sented by the eight schools in the following order:
College Of Arts and Pure Sciences, School of Law.
School of Applied Science Graduate School, School
lege and School Of Commerce Accounts and FL
Ten honorary degrees will be announced. ono
of these has already been conferred on a distin-
gushed European scholar In absentia, namely. the
degree OF Doctor of Laws upon DIT Fritz Nnsser,
Of Cologne. Germany. and was accepted by him a
few weeks ago. Since that acceptance ESws has
been received OF his death. He was the chosen
representative of the late Oswald Ottendorfer In
collecting the Germanic Library for New-Iork
University. The cost is estimated at nearly $1,000
All the other recipients Of honorary degrees VIII
be present receive their diplomas. Two Of those
honored women who to receive the degree
of Master of Letters Both members OF the
women's advisory board OF the university-Mls.
Russell Sage Mrs. Edward Q. Bodman. Tho
degree OF Master OF Letters is also 10 be conferred
on ". IindElaV.
Two jurists will receive the honorary degrees
of Doctor OF Laws. Both OF them graduates
Of the university. one IS Elihu Root. who was
graduated from the University Law School in the
year 1861 and has filed the Office OF president OF
The University Law School. The other IS Willard
Bartlett OF the class OF SO. lie is justice
OF the Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court OF
the Second Department.
The degree of Doctor OF Divinity will be conferred
on only alumnus OF the university the Rev.
Jesse Bush OF Buffalo, y Y. Of the class of -.
The other recipients will be the Rev. W. u. Sexton,
OF the Consolidated North Presbyterian and the
Washington Heights Churches; the Rev. X. I.
Nichols, % Holy Trinity, and the Rev Morris W.
Leibert OF the Moravian Church OF New-York
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