New-York tribune., 1909-06-03
BIG CLASS AT N. 7. U.
CONFERS 592 DEGREES.
Justice O'GOrmdn and Chairman
WilIcOr HOnOred.

New York University's seventy-seventh com
mencement followed new plan yesterday, the ex-
ercises being divided into morning and afternoon
sessions. In both cases the ceremonies were in
the auditorium at University Heights Five hun
dred and twenty-five degrees upon examination and
seven honorary degrees were conferred.
At II o'clock the exercises of the College OF Arts
and Sciences were opened with a procession of the
officers of the university, the candidates, the
didates for degrees, the alumni and guests, in
academic costume The address to the graduates
was delivered in the auditorium by Professor
Borden Parker Bovine. of the class Of II Of Bos-
ton University.
DR. Bovine reviewed the progress of civilization,
asserting that materiasm and atheism were giving
way before criticism and investigation, marking
the dawn of the of humanity" In conclusion.
he urged the graduates whether rich or poor, to
be men.
Benjamin P Dewitt delivered the salutatory ora
ton and Daniel Carroll Nolan the scientific ora
ton. John Charles Brodsly gave the vaedictory
address. The comforting of degrees ended the
morning session
The exercises of the afternoon session were
devoted to the Graduate School, the School OF
Pedagogy. the Law School, the Medical School,
the Veterinary School and the School of Commerce,
Accounts and Finances. DR.. Henry NJ. Mac
Cracken. chancellor of the university. made the
address of the afternoon. speaking on the Three
Epochs in Education in New York City" He said:
New York has had Dutch century, an English
century and an American century The glory or
free school In the English century the great edq-
aoR knoR Wss 9e PF The
educational epoch for the American century was was
nomnatonaf and popular lines.
This tercentenary year is fit time to set up
| ment, at least memorial tablet inscribed to
the seven first public school teachers OF Manhat-
TAN lsiahd.
The Chancellor expressed his idea Of making New
York University into state institution in the fol-
lowing words;
university. like a human 0ens needs eds long ons
nc Is only @ 6I fPsf needed an
infancy of half century. Its full growth may pos
sbly require that the commonwealth resume the
plan of William Livingston and become an active
paying partner in an utterly undenominationai pop
ular and comprehensive university in the city OF
@ IN 9@d e York S9npHe @ nstssd f2 o
moving it to Canton or Constantinople
In closing Chancellor MacCracken showed how
eager brilliant men in strong colleges were TO ac-
cept places In New York colleges. and wished
for the success Of the twentieth century ideal in
universities that they might give more effective
scholars the world
Following the address of the Chancellor the Rev
Dr. George Alexander. chairman OF the committee
of the corporation honorary degrees, presented
the candidates follows: SekigOrO Higashi, pro-
fessor of accounts and commercial practice In the
Government Higher Commercial School. Kobe
Japan Doctor of Commercial Science The Rev
John Stanley Lyon, pastor Of the Second Baptist
Church In Holyoke, Mass. and member OF the
board OF governors Of Newton Theological SEMI
nary Doctor of Divinity. The Rev. Frank De Witt
Talmage pastor of the Chambers-Wylie Presby-
terian Church. Philadelphia, Doctor Of Divinity
Or. Hermann Michael BiEss. formerly lecturer and
professor in the Bellevue Hospital and the Uni
versity Medical colleges and general medical or
fcer OF the Health Department for the last six
years. Doctor OF Laws. Borden Parker Bovine
professor os philosophy in Boston University and
it's Graduate School. Doctor OF Laws
James Aloysius O'Gorman. Justice OF the Supreme
Court, formerly president OF the Association
OF the Alumni OF Law OF New York University
Doctor Of Laws William Russell Wilcox. presi-
dent Of the Park Board under Mayor Low. after
ward postmaster Of this city. and now chairman
of the Public Service Commission OF the lst Dis
trict OF the State OF New York Doctor OF Laws
Chancellor MacCraoken gave a luncheon to the
candidates for the honorary degrees