New-York tribune., 1906-06-07
TEACHING Is POPULAR.
ATTRACTS COLLEGE MEN.
Chancellor MacCracken Gives Fig.
,,yes at n. Y. u. Commencement.

-4.noellor MacCracken spoke yesterday at the
-. work University commencement exercises OF
-, Increasing tendency OF college graduates to
-. teaching as profession The chancellor
- hts information, he said. from the first volume
= ,be new general alumni catalogue. which is
devoted to the alumni of the College OF Arts and
rurA Science.
- hundred and nine degrees were conferred
=, candidates yesterday. OF which seven were
-,-s-v OF the remaining s02 degrees the follow
a., sistrjhution occurred among the various schools
:, The university: Arts and pure science q; civil
o,ssneering. .. mechanical engineering. s; chem
,-aI engineering. / Pour graduates OF the civil
-r-neerlng department. w. L. c. Boyer, John s.
,0-spsen f F. soule. 5r.. and Charles L. Thorne.
received the degree Of eivil engineer
The School OF Pedagogy presented twenty-five
.,si6stes for the degree of Bachelor OF Pedagogy.
- tv-entv-three for the degree Of Master Of Ped
scoev. Two received the degree OF Doctor Of
Pedagogy. They were Walter Asa keyes. B. s.,
.ns John Weichsel. Pd. NJ
TIE School OF Commerce. Accounts and Finance
,-as well represented by class OF thirty-three.
,,bo received the degree OF Bachelor OF Commercial
science. Eight candidates received the degree OF
T,ortor Of Philosophy. and one the degree OF Doctor
~ science. The eight philosophers John Rob-
81 F2raeur Of Jersey City. and Victor Emmanuel
gNs,oots Thomas r. Moore. Henry Neumann.
,ForcDs Neustaedter. Earle Fenton Palmer,
rbor,as Valentine Parker and A. Franklin Ross.
on Of this city Macmillan Philip was the sole
oardaate for the science doctorate
From the graduate school there were thrty-nine
candidates for the masters degree. only one having
,i-sled scientific work Ten veterinary surgeons
,.re added 10 the profession and hfty-four re-
oeived medical degrees. From the Law School
zane three candidates for the degree Of Juris
Doctor. including Miss Alice Dillingham;. who al
-. dy had an A B. from BTyn Mawr and an Ii q.
from New York University. Nineteen received the
degree Of Master Of Laws and one hundred and
eighteen that Of IL. B.
The academic procession. which presented a
picturesque appearance in its march across and
around the campus, formed in the rotunda Of the
library building and passed through the Hail OF
Fame 70 the platform in the auditorium
The crowd large that many were unable
10 secure admission 10 the auditorium, and sought
e cool spot among the trees Of the campus. A
particularly lively variety OF mosquito. however,
soon drove the unfortunate ones from one refuge
10 another until the graduates came trooping out
OF the building waving their rolls Of white paper
IN such z careless manner that many a sister and
rno,h4r were shocked at such light treatment Of a
diploma Painful indeed was the disillusionment,
when the diplomas were unrolled and shown to be
plain pieces Of white paper, the real diplomas be-
Ing reserved for their owners at the Washington
Square building.
Chancellor MacCracken made the only address of
the day. he said in part:
What change if any has there been in The ehoiss
tv-ebty years3 was recently asked this question
b. New York editor. ano was nnaple 20 2 ahsN f {,
IN n s51Se nv. Sheets Of The new alumni catalogue
issued 70 mark The seventy-hfth anniversary OF the
asd the Te92Sa Oft, Of ten ,sds s5sssss of te:
iso or ne len succeeding classes from 1895 until
Ise Inclusive I find most satisfactory reports have
sTssusfes TIE CHEF results are as follows: There
sr4 NO kinds Of occupation which enlisted gradn-
,,-sc,ioauv the same proportions One is journal
t which enlisted per pd ee' an 5 inerease me Of only
one-half of ] per cent. The other Is business IN
varied forms which enlisted l6i2 per cent OF the
college graduates IN the former cecade ana Ie
per cent IN the latter decade :.
ri5e6 falling on The graduates who have become
cergymen numbered % per cent in the hrst decaqe
but only = per cent in The second 8 $. Q. 80
per cent Those who entered The law Were IS Iea b
cent in the rst decade ana . to1a per vino Became
second, decrease OF per cent tl1so e., 5eca Sc
physicians 16i2 Der cent IN the nrst oeCaS -
Ter cent being total decrease IN the recruits OF
these professions Of y per cent; IL 40
tessor has monopolzed The entire increase; The
profession of teaching which was y per cent "a IN, l
teu classes hrst named. has increased 10 no less
than . per cent in the ten classes down 10 'N7
Tbe sfTfzing fact respecting college graduates Is
thst u Der cent fewer of them go INTO !d" HIe-i I
saBs ss anG me- egtns % what hat is the explanation?
answer FIRST the teaching profession mas s 80
word more than in the region where New YORK
second reason is that philanthropc spirits ind
IN teaching to-day, compared VIE olheI pIoIIes IF
6ltruistic as a profession and more commercial
than 2 generation ago. Theology Is waiting Tor
new statements Of what TO teach and how 10 teach
Therefore men who are inclined 10 teach turn 10
The common school the high school and the college
20 ind scope for influencing others for good .
furrn ner explanation OF the vast increase IN the
humber "a the teachers required for the higher
positions I can give exact figures for only the
!ear 1875. compared with the year 1900 In 1900
there were enrolled in the high schools of New
York CITY i 7G6 students. Last year there were
enrolled % 70 students: in other words they have
almost doubled in the space Of five years.
Ammo ancement was made Of the award OF prizes
and scholarships. The list follows:
George Augustus Sandman Grafton prfzes-First
frtZe won by A. II. Lemonye, O7; second prize won
by Joe Tuug Lee. 07.
a Ogdea Butler Eucleian prize-Won by c. a.
Tolsor 0-
Herman Ridder German prize-won by J. D. Cal
man. or.
oFrederck Seward Gibson prize-won by L l..
GoOdUr %
IS B. Morse physics medal-won by H.
= ogden Butler fellowship-won by c. Brinker-
william H Inman felIOwship-wOn by s. Gins
burg, 'GG