New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-23
AS ACTING PRESIDENT OF RUTGERS.
DR.. Demarest, of New-Brunswick. Chosen
DR.. Scott Is To Be in Europe.

New Brunswick. Y J. June % (SpeciaD-At the
commencement meeting to-day OF the board OF
trustees ~ Rutgers College. Or. David s Murray
~ this city resigned secretary Of the board the
resignation to take effect IN October Or. DemareSt
Of New Brunswick. was elected 20 succeed him.
Or Murray will continue rs a member OF the board
~ trustees DT, Dcmarest Will perform the duties
of president during the absence 81 Or Austin
scott, the president in Europe. Judge Clearwater.
~ Kingston. y. y. Installed a member 81
the board Of trustees II decided. in honor os
the siTtieth anniversary Of the graduation Henry
/. Jan~way senior member OF the board. 10 have
hia picture hung In kirkpatrick Chapel whose
walls are almost covered with the portraits OF
former Instructors and friends OF the college
Robert T. Ballantine OF Newark announced a
git 81 $500 toward furnishing the new Ralph
voorhees, Library. Equipment for the library has
been furnished and Will be put in place at once.
Or. carl Myer presented a large painting OF Pro-
fsssor Mycr To- bc hung in the chapel. and the
class ~ 50 formally presented the memorial gate
at tho southeast entrance 20 the college campus
Or William Elliot Grifis formally thanked for
valuable collection Of ceramics. and the class
OF % for its me mortal Of flagstaff and flag.
At the annual meeting OF the ALUMNI. in Van Nest
Hall. these officers elected,
President John y. Carpenter. q. OF New Bruins
wick. vice-presiIents William II. Vredenbursh 80
Of Freehold: William Elliot Cribs 90. OF Ithaca
Louis II Schenck. -. of Neshanic. and NJ. Linn
Bruce. "a OF New-York. secretary. W. Edwin
Florance. IS. OF New -Brunsvck; treasurer Irving
Epson. 81. OF New Brunswick; orator primarius
Edward \. Bowser is % Rev Brunswick; bogra-
pher Dr. Demarest. So Of New Brunswick and
orator secuudus Philip NJ Brett %, Of New-York
William r Wyckof class OF II. Of Brooklyn. was
reelected the alumni trustee
Al the alumni banquet il was announced by the
Rev. Dr.. II. r. Cobb. ST. who delivered the bac-
caIaureate sermon Sunday night. that his class
had a gift OF $1,000 toward refurnIshing Queens
College the old college building. He placed that
amount in the hands Of Dr. Scott. and announced
that the class would contribute $3.50 annually here
after for this purpose. William +. Wyckof. Of
Brooklyn. handed Dr.. Scott $1,000 railroad bond
from the alumni.
At the Phi Beta Kappa meeting this afternoon
the seniors initiated We're George A Mount. Her
man ~ Plusch. Milton Ley and Warner RisIey.
The l2Sth annual commencement was held in the
Ballantine Gymnasium. at o'clock The process
sion Of trustees. faculty, alumni. undergraduates
and friends ~ the college formed in front Of
brakes band. marched TO the gymnasium where
the closing exercises were held The gymnasium
auditorium deliberately decorated in class col
Ors. not only for the commencement. but also for
the senior ball, which followed the commencement
in addition to the first degrees. these were con-
ferred: Master OF Arts. Robert a. Cooke. 90, New
Brunswick. the Rev. George w. Guiick, OIL Wall
kill, y. Y; Frank Martin Hummeu OF, Manllus,
n Y; Alexander Farrell Johnson 0l. Dispatch
N y. Conrad Orto Milliken oil. New-YOrk the
Rev. AIonzo Ransom, 0l. Havana, Ill: William
Henry Salmon Van Noert. dl. New Brunswick.
Master of Science, James Edward Ashmead. 81.
PIainheld: Corydon NJ Hyno 9s. Corea; John Fran
els Tinsley. 90. Elizabeth; Daniel F. Burnett 'OI
Newark: James Lloyd Garrabrandt. '0l East or
ange; William Palmer Patterson, 'Ol, Manlius n Y
Bachelor OF Divinity. the Rev. George w. Gulick.
TWO honorary degrees also were given The Rev
Alfred II. Demarest. OF Catskil. n V, made
n d. D.. and Richard v Lndabury. OF Elizabeth.
Scott.