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YALE TO HONOR LORD KELVIN
TO CONFER LII. ID. DEGREE ON
EMINENT BRITISH SCIENTIST.
Sir William Thomson {Lord Kelvin)
Was TO Have Received the Honor
During the Bi-esnscnnisi-His Ex~
treme Age and Great Prominence Urge
Yale to Make Very mpiimentary
Exception TO Her Usual Practice.

Exception TO Her Usuai Practice.
For the first time in recent years, if
not the first time in her history, Yale
will confer an honorary degree at a
season during which she does not usu-
ally give such an honor William
Thomson Gord Kelvin), the most emil
nent living scientist, will in Battell
chapel Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
receive the honorary degree of LII. D.,
from Yale. Lord Kelvin was originally
to have received this degree during the
Yale bicentennial, but unfortunately he
could not be present His extreme age
he is seventy-eight years old, and his
great prominence have urged Yale to
depart from her usual custom in con-
ferring this honor. The ceremonies will
be similar TO those pursued during the
commencement exercises. The faculty,
fellows and guests will occupy seats up
on the platform where President Had
ley will confer the degree upon Lord
Kelvin. In response Lord Kelvin will
deliver an address. The senior class
will march to the chapel in caps and
gowns and occupy seats on the main
floor of the chapel. Admission to the
gallery will be by ticket. full orches-
ira will furni Thorn
son is one of the very few great living
Mathematicians and natural philos-
ophers. He was born in 1924. His ia
ther was professor of mathematics in
the university of Glasgow Lord Kel-
vim graduated from Cambridge in 1845
as second wrangier and first Smiths
prizeman, where he was shortly after
ward elected to a fellowship in st. Pet
er's college; and became professor of
natural philosophy in the university of
Glasgow in fS46. This appointment he
still holds While still an Undergrad
uate he published several valuable pa
pers. He was for some time editor of
the Cambridge Mathematical Journal,
and some of his most brilliant discover
les have appeared in its pages, He has
also contributed to the Complies Rem
dus the transactions and proceeding of
the royal societies of London and Edfn-
burgh, and various other journals. All
his numerous writings have the stamp
Of originality in a marked degree In
TUG IiiilItnidtlGdi tHtbEleS VI ciaotfiASt
heat electricity, and
he has made remarkable
among which we need
merely mention the dissipation Of ener-
ey, the beautiful idea of electric images
and the complete solution of the prob
lem of the telegraphing through a sub
marine cable. Popularity he is best
known by his associa tion with the At
antic cable, gigantic idea, which but
Tor his Investigations might perhaps not
have been realized or even attempted.
In it's successful completion In 1866 he
was knghted He has invented several
Useful and excellent instruments for
iarous electrical purposes-su as
alectrometers and geivonometers; in |
itruments for the determination of cleo |
ric units in absolute measure, etc. He |
S a remarkable instance Of the combi- |
lation of the very highest powers of !
easonng with the practical skill of the |
and the engineer In
conjunction with Professor TAFT he pub
ished In 1867 the first volume of an ex-
ensve treatise on natural philosophy,
md his papers on electrostatics and |
magnetism "a splendid monument of
,is genius) were collected and reprint
d in 1872. He Is to-day president of
he Royal Society and has been presi-
ent of the British Association of Sci
nee, and president of the Royal So
iety of Edinburgh His elder brother
ames was also an eminent civil engin-
err and scientist. Lord Kelvin will be
he guest of Professor Seymour during
is stay in New Haven A reception
ill be rendered to him at Professor
eymour's residence after the exercises
Ionday afternoon.