New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-27
HONOR MEN OF YALE.
NEGRO IN HIGHEST R4NK.
Pickefls Retains His Distinctions
Commencement Week.

New-Haven, Conn, June % (speciaD.-The
list OF the 1876 men of the academic senior class
who will receive diplomas next Wednesday was
announced yesterday. The high honor men to
whom are awarded philosophical orations the
highest graduating rank are Frederick E.
Pierce, South Britain, Conn; Dudley F. Sicher
New-York; Laurence Selling, Portland, Ore;
Arthur Kingsley Porter, Stamford Conn; Clar-
ence Whittlesey MendeJI Bnsten-s Arthur EGurir.
Neergaard, Concord, n. H; William Pickens,
Little Rock, Ark; Lawrence Mason, Chicago:
Stewart Lea Minis. Durham, " c.; Edward LIE
Roy Dennis Norwich Conn; Joseph Austen
Bancroft Barton, y. s; Guy Burl Morrison
Lincoln, Neb-. and John Smith McFadden. John
sons Mills, y. B. OF these men. Frederick Z.
Pierce was the winner on Friday evening of the
De Forest oratorical prize, and Pickens who is
q colored man. gained distinction last year at
the junior exhibition by carrying off first hOnors
In the James Henry Ten Eyck prize speaking.
The high orations" appointments are as fol-
lows:
Seth Weaver Baldwin, Naugatuck Conn;
William Arthur Bremen, Canton, s. D.: Edwin
Clapp, st Paul, Mimi. Willard Higley Durham,
Holland Patent, y. Y; Herbert William Eales,
Bridgeport Conn; Harry Glicksman, Milwau-
Aee; Herman Charles Groman, Odebolt, Iowa;
Raymond thompson Hll, North Branford,
Conn; Francis Edwin Rowland, Ashevile, y. c.;
Henry Strong Huntington, jr-, Milton, Mass;
Newell Jennings, Bristol. Conn; Theodore Nc
cIirJy Marsh East Orange. y. J.; Fred Maurice
MaxW=I. GloVersviile \. Y: Julius Hall Par
melee, TrebizoDl. Turkey; Lansing Parmelee
Reed, Iiolyolce, Mass: Harry Wilson Reynolds,
Esst HadoGm Conn; Arthur Sandiford, Law
renee, Mass; Herman Henry Schermerhorn,
Sandy Creek. y. z, and Bronson Mills Warren.
BTidsspcTt, Conn
Third houors. Grafton" are awarded to the
fogo wing:
George Williams Anderson. Delhi. n. Y;
Thomas Hopper Beardsey; Utica. y. Y;
Otis Munro Biseow, jr, BalGwnsville, y. Y;
oil al
Howard Wadsworth Church, Meriden. Conn;
Frederick Campbell CostOn, Baltimore, Nd;
Jean Naije2A Cooke AIorgantoNn, West Va;
Charles Alexander Esty, sraTniEg!l2In, Mass;
Joseph Alexander Falvey. Meriden, Conn; Har-
old Irving Gardner, iieTtford, Conn William
Dickinson Hart Stamford Conn; Arthur have
meyer, New-Eo.E City; Samuel Burdett Hem
lngw&y, NeW-H2geE, Conn; William Barri
KirhaTn, Springfield Masa.; Allen Perry Love-
10Y Jr., GAINESVILLE, VS.; Charles Smonton Nc
Cain. little Rock. Ark; Charles Everett Moore.
White Plains ~ y; Martin Henry OBrien,
Pattsourg, \. Y; William Law Learned Petty.
ALBANY, \. L; Willard Franklin Fitz Randolph,
Rye, ~ Y; Arthur Bernard I.echnaSel Brook
!yn, X. Y: Harry Izard Bacon Rice, Coles
Ferry Va: BraineTd Edwards Smith, Melrose,
Mass; william Hyde Warner, Hartford Conn,
arc Aaron WItistein, Bridgeport, Conn
Tpgelty-nine men :ank under the head of
"3lssertatons," fifteen under first disputes"
iLirty under second disputes" twcnty-nine
Ger first coIoquies" and thirty-hve under sec
snd cCloquies."
years are awarded IS follows:
IN classical languages and rte,a atrre, Clarence
u. Mendell, Boston.
J;ermeaic languages and literature. Howard
". Church MeTiden, Conn.
Romance languages and literature. Otis NJ.
Bigelow 5r. 8aldWiGsvile, y Y
English Sanue! i. Hemingway. New Haven;
14awrence Mason Chicago, and EdGar Le Roy
POND jr TerTyville. Conn.
NIathematicc. Seth ". Baldwin. Naugetuck.
Conn.
Physical and natural sciences. Joseph \. Ban
cToft Rartca, y. 6; Guy B. Morrison, Lincoln,
Neb and David lindsey Randall Athol Centre,
Mass.
History, Stevsason II. Evans, Buffalo n Y;
Allen z. LoveJoy, IT., GAINESVILLE. Wis; stewart
j. Minis Durham y. g. and Brainerd h. Sllith'
81, Aeirose, Mass.
In the Sheffield Scientific School prizes have
been awarded to the following seniors:
Tor excellence in mechanical engineering, d.
vided between Harold X. Beach, Seymour Conn.,
and John II. Thomas. West Chester, Penn
Excellence IN civil engineering, divided De-
tween goseph ID. Williams. Rocky Hill conn
and Joseph bernstein. New-BayeH. win nono,-
able r@cntion OF Ernest =. webster Litchheid'
Conn
Excellence IN electrical engineering. Edward
L. Moran. Hartford, Conn.
The Tucker prize in sanftary engineering Is
~on by Alfred C. Prime, philadelphia, with non
prable mention Of Herbert ]. Ord Yonkers. ~ Y.
1he Relknap prize IN natural history is d.
sidsd between William ~. Duke. Kansas City'
no.. and Philip Henry Mitchell. South Britain
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