The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
COLLEGE GRADUATES
ROUNDLY PRAISED
SDeakerSl Embellishments
OF Men From Yale
INFLUENCE OF UNIVERSITIES
Senator Lodge Speaks Upon the Mon
roe DoctIine-DT- Huntington Exalts
the Greatness of the MAN With the
Sheepskin"-A Genuine Symposium.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. June Ex-senator
Henry Cabot Lodge made a ringing
speech yesterday afternoon to the Yale
graduates assembled for the final ban
quet OF the commencement in Memorial
Hall James Whitcomb Riley, the
"Hoosier Poet - wins mas made q Master
Of Arts earlier in the day. read an IN
published poem entitled No Boy Knows
When He Goes TO Sleep" 1t vas pref
" and novel touch in the program, and
appropriate Mr. Riley would not per
nit its publication, as it is not finished.
The Rev DR.. William r. Huntington, of
Grace Church. New York, ami President
Nicholas Murray Butler, o. Columbia
University. were enthusiastically re-
cetved.
EIr. Lodge, in the course OF his re-
marks, said:
The Monroe Doctrine rests upon the
belief that the American people believe
that their peace, welfare, and prosperity
rest upon their control of affairs in this
hemisphere. It seemed to our states
men as II the movement was slow. and
vet within the memory of men now living
the flag OF a European power rose in
Mexico. only 10 be Withdrawn; the flag
Of Russia n Alaska was withdrawn. and
still more recently the flag OF Spain
passed forever from the Western world.
and in 2 short time the flag of Denmark
will follow"
The Rev Dr. Huntington. Of New
York. spoke Of the tremendous influence
which the graduates Of the 365 American
colleges can WELD as a solidarity:
of all the combines possible, the
most desirable I believe, is the academic
combine Threats come upon this coun-
try from anarchists on the one hand and
Dlutocrats on the other
he wise policy vii. be to interpose
between these two antagonistic forces
what the diplomats call a buffer state
and how can that state be. better popu-
lated and garrisoncd than by the gradu-
ates OF the American colleges? There
are i've men who have Incurred the
odium OF the people who read the news
papers in this country. They are the
average man. the man in the street
the economic man. the man With the
hoe and the man behind the gun
sometimes wish that the man behind the
gun would shoot the average man and
the other three and then commit sui
clde The ground would then be clear
for a better man thar any of them
n
PRESIDENT Hadley OF Yale University
IN report 10 the alumni. took issue
with the prevailing tendency in Amer
lean universities in the Eastern States
10 raise the standard Of admission TO
their professional schools by means of
requiring collegiate education of appIi-
cants. The tendency at Yale. too. for
that matter. has, in the last few years.
been in that direction, the law school
medical school. and theological semi
nary prefcrring to admit only college
graduates, except il very special in
stances
President Butler, OF Columbia. at some
length considered the report Of Presi-
dent Hadley. IN which he argued that
the university must not insist upon can
cldates for instruction in law and nedi-
cine having college degree
The problem now will become burn
in question because Of President Had
iey's statement Of It. and it will not be
settled until Il Is settled rightly" said
Dr. Butler.
President Hadley announced that John
Hays Hammond, Yale 10. a mining ex-
pert, late of South Africa, had been aD-
pointed professor Of mining engineering
n the university
Gifts 20 Yale and promises Of gifts
made during the year amount to a little
more than million dollars Some of
the promises, said President Hadley. are
70 be fulfilled, as Bromley used to say.
IN the futurest kind Of a future"
OF the members OF the graduating
classes 2S2 received the degree OF bach
elor OF arts, 126 we're made bachelors of
philosophy, the degree OF bachelor of
laws was conferred on 81, and of bach
elOr OF divinity on 70. while two candi-
dates became bachelors OF music and
one bachelor of fine arts
One Of the most important announce
ments Of the Yale commencement sea
son vas the reference by President Had
ley IN his address TO the plan of : group
Of Yale men to establish a mission in
the Far East This mission. which is
the first OF its kind to be established
by graduates Of any American college,
IS to be conducted along the broadcast
lines. carrying Oh evangelistic medical.
and especially educational work in
large student center in North China.
The mission is TO be under the lead
ership OF the Rev. Harlan P Beach, of
the class Of rs. at present educational
secretary OF the Student Volunteer
Movement.
Thirteen honorary degrees were con
feTred. among the recipients being Sen
ator Lodge. Dr.. Roswell Park of Buffalo,
President Murray Of Columbia, James
Whitcomb Riley. and the Rev Dr. VIII
liam r Huntington.
The James Gordon Bennett prize at
Yale. the income OF $1,000 given annu-