Evening star., 1902-02-22
AD|EU, DOCTOR GILMAN
President Of Johns Hopkins
Retired Today.
IRA REMSEN INSTALLED
INTERESTING EXERCISES MARK
THE CHANGE AT UNIVERSITY.
Degree of Doctor Of Laws Conferred on
Number of Promi-
nent Men.
IRA REMSEN INSTALLED

BALTIMORE, February 22-The notable
exercises which mark the quarter century
in the history Of Johns Hopkins University
and the installation Of Ira Remsen as presi-
dent Of that institution We're attended today
by fully 4,OOO persons, many of whom came
from all parts Of the country In order to
participate In the jubilee program. The
features of the exercises were an address
by the retiring head of the institution, DIR.
Daniel c. Gilman, the inaugural Of Presi-
dent Remsen, and the comforting of degrees
upon a large number Of educators and
scholars. and cOngra ulatory address by
President Eliot Of Harvard University.
To the beautiful strains Of LISTS "Festal
March, academic procession of 1,5O0
alumni and students entered the auditorium
of Music Hall, where Governor John Walter
Smith delivered an address of welcome.
President Gilman's Remarks.
President Gilman, after few words of
thanks to the happy references to himself
by the states executive, said:
''The distinguished scholar who has been
called to the presidency of this university
by the unanimous voice of trustees, and
is no stranger to the duties and cares that
deyolye upon him. He has been a member
of our society since its earliest days-and
has Won the increasing eaffection of the
ties, the increasing admiration Of the COM
munity. With the knowledge of colleague
and the devotion of friend, now welcome
him in the name of the governing boards
to this high station, and bespeak for him
perpetual confidence and support.
You are thrice welcome to this seat. Ira
Remsen doctor of laws in Yale, Columbia
and Princeton
May the blessing of God be with You
Then followed President Remsen's inau-
gural address.
Many Degrees Conferred.
Upon motion of DR.. Gilman the following
degrees We're conferred:
Doctor of laws:
Charles William Eliot, president of Har-
ward University.
James Burrill Angel, University Of
Michigan.
Andrew Dickson White, ambassador of
the United States in Germany.
John Shaw Billings, New Iork city.
Granville Stanley Hall. president of Clark
University in Worcester.
James Schouler.
Virginia.
Charles Doolittle Walcott, superintendent
Of the United States geological survey.
Simon Newcomb, professor of mathe-
ma tics In the United States navy.
James Loudon, University Of Toronto.
William Peterson, McGill University,
Montreal.
Josiah Royce professor in Harvard Uni
yersity.
John Franklin Jameson of the University
Of Chicago; Edmund B. Wilson of Column
bia University, Woodrow Wilson of Prince
ton, Francis Landey Patton of Princeton,
VIM Rainey Harper, University Of Chi
cago; Charles VIM. Dabney Of the Univer-
sity of Tennessee Nicholas Murray But
Ter. Columbia University; Henry Smith
Pritchett, Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology; benjamin lde Wheeler, president
of the University of California;; David
Starr Jordon. Stanford University: Arthur
Twining Hadley, president of Yale Uni
versity.
Tonight In Music Hall will occur the ban
quet of the Alumni Association, when 600
covers will be laid.