The sun., 1900-06-28
DAY OF COMMENCEMENTS.
HARVARD. YALE AND OTHER IN
STITUTIOYS FINISH WORK.
Lord Psuncefote Honored by Harvard win an
LID. Degree and Secretary Root similarly
Honored BY Yale-Iitcrsry Exercises OF
the Programmes ut Other Coueses'

the Day-Programmes at Nher Coueses'
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June T.-The ahhuai
commencement exercises OF Harvard ,n,'ei-
sity were held in the college YARD ana puiu'i,s'
this morning and afternoon. In all W. ies"n'
degrees in course were given anu tn" .'Nn
degrees ont of course, which Will make IN al
97s degrees The honorary degree OF iL., ~
was given 10 Lord Pauncefote' the bf',-
fish Ambassador ut Washington. Az ciooA
the Board OF Overseers held their stated meet
ing In University Hail. and at 9tS the parane'
under the lead Of First Marshal W. A. NJ bu-
den. began to form In front OF HolNor'ny'
The candidates from the graduate schoois
formed in front OF Stouchton. Shortly oeiore
10 O'Clock Gov. Crane OF Massachusetts arrived.
accompanied by the Lanoers. He was met
by President Eliot
The par ade, headed by the president ana the
Governor OF tho Commonwealth, started imme-
diately. The members Of the various facuities
Of the university came next and then the IN
vlted guests followed by the Shertns OF SunolK
and Middlesex counties In Sanders Theatre
Frederick Gilbert Bauer Of Roxbury, Mass
was the first speaker. lie delivered the Latln
sslutatory on the cuban Teachers. 1he
Grafton was Literally applauded. Roger saw
yer Forbes Of Brooklyn. n. Y. next delivered
the first English dissertation on The Pilgrim
as He Was" Murry Seasongood OF Cincinnati
Ohio, followed him with an essay entitled Com
mencement. Past and Present" and Henry
Latimer Seaver ended the undergraduate
speaking with a dissertation on Hawthorne
and the Romance OF the Present" Frank
Wilson Cheney Hersey. representing the gradu-
ate school. ended the literary exercises with
an essay on James Howell Journalist be-
fore the Days Of Journalism"
The delivery Of tho degrees then took took
place, the deans Of the several departments
presenting their candidates. President Eliot
then awarded honorary degrees as follows;
Ii. D.-Lebaron Russell Briggs, "well-be-
loved dean OF Harvard College. patient, tender.
deserving. candid. just and cheering because
Of ths conviction Of the predominancs Of good
IN the student world" Benjamin lde Wheeler.
newly elected President OF the University OF
California; william Henry Welsh, Johns Hop
kins University, well known as pathologlst;
Marcus Poyn knowiton. Justice Of the Mas
sachusetts supreme Court; Sir Julian Paunce-
iote, First Baron Of Preston, Ambassador from
u The Rev. Leighton Parks Of the En-
manuel Church. Boston; the Rev, llolli. Burke
frssel. principal OF Hampton lnstitutei GyoTgy
Der OF the Conslstory Of the hungarian Church.
II, A-Gen. Hazard Stevens, well known
for Nj. biography Of his father, Hugh Henry
Hanna, "main.pring OF the business mems smove-
mcnt 70 declare. gold the standard OF tho ma
uonal currency"
The reunions Of the old classes began I'm
nedately after the conclusion OF the literary
exercises In tho upper corner OF the college
yard The classes which graduated from 1850
TO 1899 were represented and there Was An un-
usually as; t,nasnGc o, The A%S ynad A..o we.
citation at noon all OF last years officers were
reelected MIR. Peckham representing, the
Presidents house be built 70 be called Eliot
House. The suggestion was referred to the
Executive Committee.
The election OF overseers Of Harvard College
Massachu.etts Hall, There were Ave places
TO be filed for the full term Of six years. The
struggle for fifth place resultd In a Tie between
Arthur Lincoln es, OF bingham, and Charles
The S ovsrs.ers RS viii SETTLE the question at their
Issds esc,.d rsr. Hss' sss S Mnhesp Ss7G
votes; Senator George +. Hoar. 40. Worcester.
800; Bishop William LAWRENCE u. Cambridge.
other votes were distributed as follows; C. +.
Dole. as, Boston. 27o W. A. Gardner. 81, Groton.
$50: W. S. Bigelow, II, Boston, PA II. s. Howe.
80 Brookline, 2os: scattering; II ,,,
met al the Colonial Club on Quincy street. Ad-
dresses were made after dinner by Prof. How
land and Prof. Hollis, Secretary Love and Dean
n. S. Shaler. At the business meeting the
President Of the association was authorized TO
appoint a committee TO forward the extension
Of franchise for overseers TO graduates OF the
scientific school. The following officers were
elected: President. J. s. Rowland. 'es; Vice
Presidents, s II. Scudder. 'e2; G. D. Lemson.
'ss; Councillors, William Watson. 81; S. 7.
Sharpless, 90. r. j. jackson, "a.