Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-14
2|8 GRADUATE At
1857 PRINCETON
COMMENCE MENT
Degrees Awarded, Honors AM
nounced and Fellowship APP
p~Ointments Made Today.
Especial to the Newark start

Especial to the Newark STAR
PRINCETON. June 1.-THE class or
1910, 21S in number, received their de-
grees 1T the 1880 annual commence
fnent of Princeton University held az
1880 o'clock this morning. The d.
plomas were given by President Wood
row Wilson in Alexander Hall. in the
presence of the trustees of the uni
yersity, the faculty and a large num-
Der of friends and relatives.
The academic procession formed in
front of Nassau Hall and proceeded to
Alexander Hall. 1t was led by Presi-
dent Wilson and the trustees. the re-
cipients of h higher degrees and hon.
orary degrees and the graduating class
following. The members of the faculty
wore gowns designating almost every
academic degree. and a great many
American n most Of the big foreign
universities were represented. The
graduating class, of course, also wore
their n~ewly-won caps and gowns.
In the auditorium President Wilson,
the faculty n trustees sat on the ros-
trum. and the graduates in the front
seats. As their names were called by
oCtiCtoiy SidliFS w. MCftlpiH thCy
passed up on to the rostrum and re-
ceived their diplomas from President
Wilson, who said a few words in Latin
to the recipients of the bachelors de-
grees and a formula in English to the
civil engineers-they are not credited
with an acquaintance with the classics.
The program for the remainder or
the day included the election Of an
, 1,,r,.t %r,,c%aa &Io r1c,,IA ~ .tt.ok 1os
not been announced; the alumni
luncheon in the gymnasium; a swim
ming exhibition in the Brokaw tank.
and this evening a reception by Presi-
den and Mrs. Wilson at the presidents
house, Prospect.
Fellowship Appointments.
The appointments of New Jerseymen
ships for the year 1910-1911 were an
nounced as follows: Porter Ogden
Jacobus, fellow:
Fellow in Philosophy-Noel Blocker
Var Wagenen, of Orange.
Boudinot Historical Fellowship
Hugo Christian Martin Wendell, Of
Trenton.
Theodore Cuyler Graduate Scholar
ship-Percy A. Chapman. of Plainfeld.
Fellow in Physics-Clinton j. Davis
son.. OF Princeton.
Orson D. Mum Fellowship in Elec-
trical Engineering-Frank H. Van
Wrinkle, of Jersey City.
The prizes for the year awarded New
Jersey students were announced as fol-
lows:
The Baird Prize for English-Jesse
Hermann, of Stirling.
The Baird Prize for D~isputation-
Jesse Hermann, Of Stirling (flrst).
The Lynde Debate Prize-Jesse Herr
Manu., OF Stirling (frst).
Glass of 1859 Prize-Honorable men,
ton for Jesse Hermann. of Stirling.
The Newspaper Prize-Honorable
mention of John A.. kirkpatrick, of
Trenton.
Glass of 1876 Memorial Prize--Jesse
Hermann, of Stirling.
The Glass of 1870 Prize in Old English
Edward C. T. Wheeler, of Montclair.
Junior Orator Medal-Alexander T.
Schenck, of Princeton.
Class of 1851 Prize-Joseph C. Fits,
OF Washington, with honorable mem
ton of Sylvan j.. Rauch, of Newark.
Glass of 1888 English Prize for School
of Science Freshmen-James w. Fow-
Ter. OF Hackettstown.
Secretary Charles ". McAlpin read
the following list of New Jersey men
who were awarded higher degrees:
Master of Arts on Examination
Percy Addison Chapman, of Piainfield,
and Spencer w. Phraner. of Bloomfield.
Electrical Engineering Degree-Spen-
Ger g. Harvey, of Orange, and ]. H.
Meseroll, Of Glassboro.
Bachelor of Arts-Paul F. Caldwell.
of Atlantic City; John L. Carter, Of
Montclair; Frederick B. Colver. of
Tenafy; James s. Dennis, IT,, of Nor
ristown; John M. Emery, of Norris
town; Lewis X. Ferry, Of East Or
ange; Everett T. Findley, of Newark;
John Fine, Of Princeton; Jesse Herr
mann, Of Stirling; Burtis s.. Homer, OF
Lakewood; Orel P. Keeney, of Eliza
beth; John Kirkpatrick, OF Trenton;
Gardner p. Lloyd, of Red Bank;
Donald Mackenzie MacFadyen, of
Princeton; John F. Mcpherson, OF
L~awrenceville; Stephen L. Mershon. of
Montclair; William M. Norris, jr., Of
Princeton; Stanley A. Pope, of Trenton;
Lazar Schehr. of Princeton; Stanley g.
Sinner, of Middletown; Daniel M.
Smith, Of Atlantic City; George F. M.
Spencer, Of Newark; Noel B. Van
wagenen, of Orange: Herbert N. YER
milye, of Orange; Hugo c. M. Wendell,
of Trenton, and Thomas 8. Woodruff,
Of Newton.
Bachelor of Letters-Frederick w.
B~irkenhauer, of Newark; Edgar M.
Finck, OF Elizabeth; Howard A. Lee,
Of Trenton; Harold H. Ward, Of Or
ange, and Walter l.. Ward, of Orange.
Bachelor Of Science-Frank d.
Brewer. of Glen Ridge; Woodruff w.
| Haisey, OF Elizabeth, and Henry Van
Arsdale. jr., of Newark.
Civil Engineering Degree-Frederick
| c. Bamman. of Princeton; Howard l..
| Baumgartner, of Asbury Park; Elston
H. Bergen, of Princeton; Carl Egner,
of Newark; George w. Ely. jr.. OF
Princeton; John F. Gifin. OF Orange;
| william p. Good, of Westwood; Lloyd
| Heulings, Of Moorestown; Arthur F.
| Hinrichson. of Newark; John p. Pea
cock, OF Plainfield: william P. Smith,
OF Motherhood; willard P. whitlock.
| of Elizabeth. and Isadore M. Woehr. OF
Lakewood.
Highest honor in philosophy, Jesse
Hermann. of Stirling.
Honors in philosophy. Noel Blocker
Van Wagenen. of Orange.
Department of Modern Languages
Eyi~h houoYs In Germanic section. Fred