Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-21
JOHN NJ. NJ. STAIR.
First Classical Honor.


Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 21:-
The one hundred and fortieth COM
| mencement of Rutgers College was
held last night at 1880 o'clock, in
the Ballantine gymnasium. The ex-
ercises were of special interest from
the fact that they were the first CON
Quoted under the presidency of DR..
William H. S. Demarest, who was
inaugurated as president of the insti-
tuition yesterday morning.
The following were the speakers
and their subjects:
Grafton, John Marshall, the great
Chief JUSTICE" Henry M. 'Fales, Jr.,
Buffalo; rhetorical honor, "164S,
1889, 1906" Louis Bevier, 3D., New
Brunswick; third scientific honor,
"Discontent and Progress, Adolph
G. Ahrens, Elizabeth; second scien-
tific honor, Mans Claim to Super
iority," Thomas A. Deven, New
Brunswick; third classical honor,
1.-The Decline of Absolutism, Harry
M. Brown, Warsaw, N. Y; grafton,
"Optimates ct Pcpulus," Maurice l..
l.. Kain, Philadelphia; first classical
honor, "A Defense of the Immigrant, .
John M NJ Stair, Perth Amboy;
first scientific honor, Wealth VS..
Nature" Frank II. Pratt, Warsaw,
N. Y: Masters Grafton, Master, !"
Burton J. Hotaling, New Brunswick.
Louis Bevier, sd, was excused from
delivering the second classical honor
oration on account of delivering the
rhetorical honor Grafton.
Honors in special subjects were
awarded as follows:
Mathematics, John M. M. Stair,
Perth Amboy; history, Harry w.
Noble, Catskill, N. Y; mathematics.
scientific, Frank R. Pratt, Warsaw,
N. Y; electricity. Edward H. Acton,
Salem; biology, Thomas A. Devan.
Cadets most distinguished for mill
tary science, to be noted in the Unit
ed States Army Register. Cadet Major
Thomas A. Deyan; Cadet Captain
Edward II. Acton; Cadet Captain
Hervey X. Doane. Plainfield. Cadets
to be reported to the military secre-
tary, United States Army and the ad-
jutant generals of their respective
states: Thomas A. Devan, Edward H..
Acton, Frank o. Mittag, Hervey
Kinch Doane, Henry M. Fales, Jr,
Clifford s. Brinckerhoff, David A..
Decker, Raymond w. Allen, Adolph
G. Ahrens. William II. Benedict, Jr,
James E. Morrow, Percy e. Brown.
These prizes were awarded:
Senior prizes: Suydam prize in
composition, Maurice |. l.. Kain,
Philadelphia Suydam prize in Nat
ural Science. Thomas A. Devan;
Brodhead classical prize. Lewis Be
vier, 3D.: Bradley mathematical
prize, Frank Randall Pratt; Appleton
memorial prize in moral philosophy,
Lyman A. Gerow, Washingtonville,
N. Y; Bowser engineering theseis
prize, Frank II. Pratt; Bussng prize
for extempore speaking, first, Louis
Bevier, 3D.: Maurice l. H. Kain,
second; Glass of '76 Political Phil
osophy prize, Harry NJ. Brown, War
saw, N. Y; Luther Latin memorial
prizes in metaphysics. first, j. Harvey
Murphy, Paterson, second; classical
prize in logic. Maurice /. l.. Kain.
Junior prizes:
John P. Winner memorial prize in
mental philosophy Solomon Esberg,
Perth Amboy; Upson junior orator
prize.
Sophomore prizes: Myron w.
Smith memorial prizes for declama-
ton, first, Harry S. Feller, New
Brunswick; second, Harry +. Brewer,
Elizabeth: Peter Spader prizes in
modern history, first. William w.
Burden, Paterson; second, william
Nash Mcneil. Brooklyn.
Freshman prizes; Tunis Quick
English grammar and spelling prize,
Samuel Arthur Devan; Sloan classic