The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-23
2O6 GET DEGREES
FROM CITY COLLEGE
Cabot Ward. Commissioner OF
Parks. Delivers Com
mpncpmpnt Grafton.
MANY PRIZES AWARDED

Ine tollege OF me lily OF N"W 'p'h
confc red bachelors degrees yesterday
on POS students at the SEVENTEEN com
mencement. The 1915 class IL the
largest ever graduated from the ins,itu-
ton.
cabot Ward, Commissioner OF Parks.
was the commencement orator. He dwelt
on the responsibility Of graduates of the
City College. calling the Institution
unique among colleges on account OF lis
private e~ndownents and the oppottuni-
ties 1t offers to seekers OF learning.
Major Charles f. Lydccker. chairman
Of the trustees of the college. who was
10 preside at the exercises, could not be
present on account of Illness. Lee
Kohns. 50, a trustee. presided. and Prof.
Erastus Palmer announced the prize
winners and conferred the degrees. as
sisted bv Prof Lewis Mott for the arts
men and Prof. Henry Johnston for the
science students.
Daniel krinowskN. Herman A Ora
blowsky and Isaac +. Kaiiau. all honor
men. delivered the senior addresses and
Prof. Charles Dowuer Of the Romance
language department gave the valedic-
tory 10 the class. delivered for the first
time by a member of the faculty.
The Rev. John Campbell. IS. pro-
nounced the invocation after the aca-
demic procession INTO the Great Hall and
the benediction at the conclusion OF the
| exercises. Prof. samuel A Baldwin
officiated a. the organ.
The prizes were awarded as follows
PcIl medals. 20 the students ranking
hIehest In studies-Gold william Jane
ana Albert q stahl. Jt silver, julius
Isaacs and John NIscatdi
fclau,y In chemistry-Hpward Adler and
Peter e. Dnschacsky natural history
natural philosophy-Albert q. stahl.. Jr ;
political scieuoc-Robert Henck and Zach
cry DeImnn. EnslIsh-N lsNander oN",.
genstein, Latin-lucian Lamfn and Ju-
Nus Isaacs. French-Abra larmo'insky
retti ana John viscardi. German-Her
bert Licht and Alexander caro-; oratory-
James G1oId and Herman \. Grablowsky,
composition-Arthur Raphael; logic.-jacoh
Moriuorstoin and Emf Post. history
Irving woik and Herman a. Graolo"sky'
Riggs medal, for the nest English. prose
composition In tho upper classes-fiynah
NIP@r1 Ks!iy pri nSn Sf t ciaoS Sfs' d ioT ,ns
best critic on English literature Samue'
II. Friedman Of ci!on!A l., c,.oS
silver. william Jane and Louis Schetel,
for proficiency in Latin, god. John Wis,
elrii. silver. Martin c Friedocrs and
balm prizes, ffor pure mathematics in
the junior and sophomore classes-golt
rhiilp Frinkiin and Abraham sparagon.
ketchum prizes for pr9hg.sney In POM
in Waidheim second, samuel Holman
ana Joseph " Drake.
Boomer Prize i9My III M,d ss.' r Sss HAIR arr
Bennett, prize tor the hes, essay in pc
.itcal srieuc.-Nos"- /. Giteison.
Ralph MEMBERS memorial prisc Tor IN
best English poem on Harlem Heights
ffreer memorial prize Tor the senio'
receiving the h,ghes' sgrrevstA mark II
his stuTIes FOR the year-Jacob Graham
Cen Tf-main prizes for the best essa
on the iheme Causes conauIy ana con
Sla.'%op 81 the N irss' n fty = wa GRAB
iowsky second. Harry stern. ,
James II steers prize for excellence u
the art Recommendations A 6rao'o"
irile q tho hoard of trustees. for tn
he-, o-ation-s,mAsl ~ Friedman an
norman SAN, Drummnul prize for m
second best ,ra'ior-Dan.e Krinowsky an
benjamin Ar ner .
cheney iu the mechanic arts-wooi work
ne E!munl Fri'sch, metal working
prammoni history rrae. tor me he.
essay hr "a junior ON local self governm"n
IN Ameri.a-rnnip kessner .,.,,,o
ay .h- close of the second year N
, f-.a.. 4 'na II g. grcscr.srt cGn,sg
p Kup,,n ana Albert q stahl Jr
r Isaac = Kaplan OF the arts cours
received iac sumWa cum laude degree
D the hrs, Co he awarded IN five years q
p CITY College
! The graduates proceeded after tn
ceremonies .r tho Great Han - IN" east
. tru side of the main building on ;
p Nicholas terrace, where the class lNN
= brought from the tomb OF Shakespeare
Q MAS planted Herbert Benjamin. elias
= poet. d,lvrrri a poem and James Cool
Z gave ~, $50. ratiOu
\ reception for the new graduate
o given hy the associate alumni on Satui
Z day evening in Townsend Harris Hal
/ when ,h,y viii he formally enrolled I
q the alumni orCdnjzation. viii be the las
3. event of the G g y. Y. commencement