New-York tribune., 1907-06-06
n. Y. 7. MAKES APPEAL.
CHANCELLOR WANTS AID.
More than -Four Hundred Degrees
Conferred at OmmenCement.

Chancellor MacCracken's address 10 the gradual
ing classes was the feature yesterday OF the seventy
fifth commencement exercises of the New York
University In the Auditorium at University Heights
Four hundred and thirty degrees were conferred
upon graduates of the different schools or the
university This number included ffty-four women,
twelve of whom became bachelors of law and one
master OF law The highest prize in the law school
was carried off by woman Miss Florence Edith
Brunng, graduate of the Normal College, VINO
stood highest in a class of one hundred, of which
ninety-six were men This is the second time that
n woman has won first honors in the class Miss
Alice Dillingham;. of Englewood. leading the class
last year
The medal in recognition of one prize not
awarded. That the gold medal presented by
Professor Samuel F. B. Morse for efficiency in
physics The chancellor had the bronze medal but
the gold has been held up for a week or so by
the customs officials.
In a light rain the procession of students. alumni
and members of the faculty and their guests moved
from the library, led by the 7th Regiment Band.
through the Hall Of Fame the Auditorium. The
opening prayer by the Rev Edward Abbott,
'62 of the Cambridge Theological School. and the
henediction by the Rev. Franklin Hosklns' OF the
Syrian Protestant College, Beirut. Syria.
The subject of Chancellor MacCrackens discus
sion was THE Accounting with Students Made by
the University, and with the University by the
Community" the beginning, the chancellor out
lined the many systems of accounts kept by uni
versity record scholarship. progress and moral
character, and the subsequent almuni records. He
then elaborated on this idea IN more uetSH anu
said:
fF Tne 6 rst asG68 Sf99nt enters your name
Mir y debtor to honest labor"
Whoever the member Of the community may be,
his name is put on this page Th avs an oogdon sat b 10
Ii9Sy iab3r the divine command; SIX Gays S"4'' ''D
But what answers some one. do You include mel
common phrase, is left above the necessity OF
ton can be made on behalf of him her. In many
cases at least in our own country & me woFR 3I
Six days in the week of honest labor can be- ana ana
eminent obligations to the community.
on the credit side of this debit of honest labor
IS recorded what the debtor does toward paving
his own way and the way Of those T.. that are de-
n Catalogue Of university alumni is the para
graph that records name with nothing after IL
The second debit which you will find on the ac, eSo
counts Of the community Is very Ike one OF me
debts l named on the college book. 1t Is after
Debtor to such efforts and habits over and
pay debts as will make a man more Of man ana
The community makes You debtor to becoming
questions of business or property or station-a
man physically intellectually and morally.
feIIectua noverty social poverty and spiritual pow
system Of New York Is symbol Of what the com
fully supported by New York to abolish intel
lectual poverty stu yaster system Is So. me te
accomplish the doing away Of social and spiritual
Wher all Is said, poverty will never be abolished
hy an nu-PoEerty orgaRizauonIi ! was on t w
ing of organized labor. It was in the midst OF the
stir created by the so-called anti poverty move
Iir Hewitt said that when he was very young
And whose poverty7' exclaimed Mr. Hewitt. My
6oPP bIf ne ne 66rk out crsd on the account
book Of the community which will testify 70 his at,
some measutf OF Tea HspeSs e SO 'nht rmS TisH he
have. just received this medal which hold IN
time Out OF the income & OF irKacy ON, on FTo[sSSos
realized untn the death of his widow Professor
versity because az he once and again said. 1t
was the birthplace OF the. recording telegraph"
year might give a gold medal TO the student who
traversed and who does The best work This is
only the bronze medal The gold medal that
the custom house OF the tinted States BY a
charge OF customs duties amounting to more than
ment that the medal is to be an educational power
TO deliver it TO the young man who has earned II
Nothing but ignorance or objectionable onesided-
sheet, that New York University has upon it's
account books immense balance to its credit.
When VIII this outstanding balance begin TO he
settled. or. at least. sensibly diminished by the
community IN turn rendering larger help our
may represent such services?
l venture to say to-day. because three thousand
miles miles OF ocean are a protection TO ne what I
ezen o SsR R YaT bo 20 ay bs oSf9re 660 na the
equeiize this balance on the side OF the commu-
make It her Mes motto to do good unfo aIi
men as she has opportunity She has given TO
received. announcing much twelve years ago
| Of America required two strong universities each
| Of them stimulating the other.
II some other people were on the other side ~
the ocean would continue in this line Of remen1 ~
brance. but I am not at liberty so to do
Then came the awarding Of the prizes. which
were distributed as follows
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF AP-
Piled SCIENCES
A Ogden Butler Euclean Prizes-First. C;or,on
Tonsor Jr. Of Brooklyn N'
Herman Rldder German Prize-John Watson
Sandman Grafton Prizes--First, Charles Minturn
Reed Backe, Of Hastings, \. Y ''''
- Frederick Seward Gibson Prze-Charles Augustus
TonsOr jr, Of Brooklyn.
- James Gordon Bennett Prze-Charles Augustus
AlqmnHs Sophomore History Prize-Divided
equally between Preston Shepard Lincoln. OF New
York. and James Gillespie Dale, OF New York
! Alqmnus Sophomore Philosophical Prize-Fran-
els washington sovak, of New York
! Augustus Tonsor, jr; Of Brooklyn.
| A. Ogden Butler Philosophical Fellowshp-John
| William II Inman Fellowship in science-Gor-
/ Ton Rosa F0nda, OF Nonkers
| Norwich. '' VI last
s char.I WSsT RsPFs ., Mo equally
! n. y. and Edward James O'Brien Of New York
LAW SCHOOL.
Senior Afternoon Class-First prize of 500 to
prize Of $50 to Abraham Kapan of NH 1@pk y6 arE
n t9ird & priZe & Of $40 to Christian s Lorentzen A b.
chs3e T4r9 War Tiaro6t EyegnE & prize SIS to
mention to John j. Finn. ''
| UNIVERSITY AND BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
! Valentine Mott Bronze Medal-Maurice Joseph