The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-19
DR.. BUTLER INSTALLED
AS HEAD OF COLUMBIA
President Roosevelt Attends
the Ceremonies.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT
Seventy-fve Presidents of Sister Colleges
Assisted n the Tonight
Alumni of College VIII Give a Banquet
to Dr.. Butler.

NEW YORK. april 19.-The ceremonies
attending the installation of Nicholas
Murray Butler as the twelfth president
OF Columbia College took place this after
noon in the presence of President Roose-
veIt, the governor Of the State, the mayor
Of the city, the leading educators of the
country. and 3oo0 invited guests, who in
cluded foreign ambassadors, preIates, Of
ficiaIs OF the army and navy, and men
prominent in arts, literature, and science.
Seventy-fve presidents of sister col
leges assisted in the ceremony.
Columbia College campus was likened
, to a chautarqua this morning It's paths
were strewed with professors and stu
dents, while gathered in the Avery LII
brary were presidents a5nI representatives
of leading colleges, tc attend Il recep-
tion rendered them by the university
council.
Shortly after L O'Clock, Iuncheons were
served one by the university council 10
visitors from other universities aid col
Ieges; ano,Ler at Barnard College. by the
Barnard trustees. to invited guests, and
the third in Alumni Memorial Hall, TO
guests generally
Shortly before 1 O'clock President
Roosevelt and Governor OdsH arrived at
the campus, escorted by Squadron III
full dress uniform: and were met at the
entrance to the library by the trustees
Of the university and the alumni marsh
ais. who CONDUCTED the President and gov
ernor 10 the trustees room for luncheon.
10 this entertainment Mayor Low, the
former president If Columbia, and Presi-
dents Eliot. Hadlt-, and Patton joined.
A procession Of 500 persons formed at
the Iibarary at , o'clock. and moved to
) the gymnasium, whsre the formal in
/ staIlatiou was hs4d- The procession moved
in eight divisions.
The ceremony began with an orchestral
recitation, after which the Rev. DR.. Mar
via Vincent offered prayer and william
! G SchermernoTH handed the keys and
/ charter TO the new president
Mr.. Butler then teok his seat in Benja-
/ min FrankIin's Library chair. which is
used in all installations Of Columbia 5
/ presidents.
( Dean Van Auringe then extended to the
new president the greetings of the fac
ulty; the alumni presented fluctuations
/ through Robert Fullerton Cumming, and
Allen Beach Arnold Bradley, Of the
senior class. expressed the greeting of the
students.
Greetings TO Dr.. Butler were expressed
by Charles William Eliot, president Of
Harvard University: Arthur Ty,illing Had
/ ley, president of Yale University; Francis
/ L Patton, president Of Princeton Uni
versity; William r. Harper, president OF
! the University Of Chicago. and William T.
Harris. United States Commissioner OF
! Education.
/ President Butler delivered his inaugural
/ address, after which the audience rose
and sung america. and benedictfon BY
/ Bishop Potter closed the ceremonies.
/ In the evening the alumni of Columbia
! University VIII give dinner for Presi-
dent Butler in Sherry's- Dean Van Am
ringe. viii preside as chairman of the
alumni council.
The speakers viii include President
+ Roosevelt and Mayor Low
A wireless telegraph message was sent
yesterday from the Nantucket station adj
dressed TO Lord and Lady Kelvin. on
/ board the steamship Campania. fDvitfo,
them to be present today at the instaIla-
| tion Of President Butler.
The committee received a reply by the
same medium, accepting the invitation.
A reception for Lord and LADY Kelvin
viii be given in Columbia on next Mon
| day evening