An image of the original article describing the commencement and
listing the graduates can be found here:
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ABF2204-1019-11
[transcribed as published, any notes or obvious corrections in brackets]
[I have additional information about Richard Lewis]
From: Scientific American, August 26, 1868, Vol. 19, Issue 9, page 133
"Polytechnic College of Philadelphia"
Speakers :
Hon. John P. Vance, President of the Board of Trustees
Rev. Phillips Brooks, Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia
Gustavus Remak, Esq. Hon. Titian J. Coffey
Graduates:
| LAST NAME |
FIRST NAME |
HOMETOWN |
DEGREE GRADUATING |
THESIS TOPIC |
| Bacon |
Murray |
[no residence given] |
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering |
On Lubricants |
| Bishop |
John Israel |
Columbus, Burlington County, New
Jersey |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Tubular Bridging |
| Corson |
Henry H. |
Plymouth, [Luzerne county], Pennsylvania |
Master of Civil Engineering |
[no thesis title, indicates he is “C. E”] |
| Curtis |
Alfred Augustus |
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Underwater Foundations for Bridges |
| Freedley |
Henry, Jr. |
Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Iron Girder Bridges |
| Howell |
Benjamin P., Jr. |
Woodbury, Gloucester county, New Jersey |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Limes, Mortars, and Cements |
| Hughes |
Edward H. |
Newbern, North Carolina |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
Origin and Use of Coal |
| Hunt |
Samuel |
Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
Preparation of Ores |
| Jolliffe |
William |
Virginia |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
American Silver Amalgamation |
| Jones |
Jonathan R. |
Conshohocken, [Montgomery county],
Pennsylvania |
Master of Civil Engineering |
[no thesis title, indicates he is “C. E”] |
| Ladd |
Samuel H. |
Woodbury, Gloucester county, New Jersey |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Ventilation of Buildings |
| Lewis |
Richard |
Trevortown [Treverton], Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
The Ventilation of Coal Mines |
| Mordecai |
Gratz |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
Preparation of Fuel |
| Mund |
Herman H. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Stone Masonry |
| Munoz |
Emilio V. |
Santiago, Cuba |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Construction of Canals |
| Oliphant |
F. H., Jr. |
Spring Hill Furnace, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Tunneling Through Rock |
| Salkeld |
Harry B. |
Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering |
The Method of Constructing Steam Boilers |
| Shuster |
Amos M. |
Frenchtown, New Jersey |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Construction of Roofs |
| Thropp |
Joseph E. |
Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Detaching Rock |
| VanAlen |
Gilbert R. |
Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Mine Engineering |
Metallurgy of Iron |
| Van Dusen |
B. B. |
Knoxville, Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Permanent Way |
| Whitman |
Rowland |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Suspension Bridges |
| Wright |
A. D. |
Farmington Center, Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Civil Engineering |
Common Roads |
| Wetherill |
Price |
Mahonoy City, [Schuylkill County] Pennsylvania |
Master of Mine Engineering |
[no thesis title; indicates he is “mining engineer”] |
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