Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
HONORS BY w. & J.
MANY PERSONS WERE GIVEN
DEGREES.
Among Them Were Attorney Gen.
eral Knox and Moderators Ct
s. General Assembly.


\ General Assembly.
Washington, Pa, Oct 16.-The
Washington and Jefferson college
centennial celebration ended last
night s....
!Among~the degrees conferred yes
terday were these:
Most of These Henored.
Degree Of Doctor Of Laws was con-
ferred on the following jurists: Charles
T.. Alexander, trustee Princeton univer.
,slty; Henry h bingham, member OF CON
Judge Of district court Of; the United
states; Frank L. Campbell, assistant sec.
rotary Of the interior Of the United
States; John Kennedy Ewing, formerly
RR fsSG: SSss g. g. H d.
professor Old Testament literature Prince
ton seminary; the Rev. Robert Gracey
Ferguson, D., D., president Westminster
ID. D., president Hanover college; William
G. HAWKINS, class of 81, Jefferson, pre-
siding judge OF the orphans court; VIII:
liam s. kirkpatrick, acting president OF
common pleas Judge. Allegheny county;
John d. shafer. common pleas Judge, Al
legheny county; Edwin II. Stowe, com-
mon pleas Judge, Allegheny county; Cen
eral A. LOuden Snowden, formerly minis
ter to Spain and Greece.
Presidents of colleges and educators
were made doctors Of law: The Rev.
William Alexander, ID: d., rLppI professor s,T
seminary; Chancellor John A. Brashear,
Western university; Alexander S. Hunter,
Ph: d.. professor Of English literature
and ethics the Geneva Rsx
president Grove City college; the Rev.
Samuel Black Mccormick =; 1 p: presl'
dent Coe college John Bach M G1sTsity
d., professor New Testament Exegesis,
Lane Theological seminary; John J. Stew
Se% York as'n nnversity GeosSe
ID. D., president Auburn Theological sem
mary; the Rev. Charles +. Thwing, d. D.,
president Western Reserve university,
The following divines were given LII.
d. degrees:
Benjamin L. Angnew, d. d.. secretary
of the board of ministerial relief OF the
Presbyterian church the RI Rev. DAVID Rarf h0%
news church, New York; the Rev. David
Gregg, d. D., class Of Us, Jefferson, La
fayette Avenue church, Brooklyn, the
Rev. c. W. MHteer ID o. 5,n class the OF Rev
Ali Souls church, New York; the Rev.
Thomas A. McCurdy, d. D., pastor yt OF the
Del; the Rev. William speer, y; D.,
founder of missions among the Chinese
in America.
The degree of divinity was conferred
OH the following minister's
The Rev. Isaac Boyce, Presbyterian mis-
siOnary to Mexico the Rev. Alexander
B. Brown, Fairview. Presbyterian church,
presbytery Of Pittsburg; the Rev: John
Chicago; the Rev. James Kelso, profess
sor Of Old Testament language and liter
allure, Western Theological seminary; the
Rev. David Hoge Riddle. EmmittsDurS
Presbyterian church, presbytery OF Baltl-
Degree of doctor of philosophy, was
conferred on DR.; Thomas D. Davis, OF
chief assistant of the art department Of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
William ]. Holland. d. D., Phi. D., d.
rector of the. Carnegie museum, Pitts
burg and Prof. John A. Matthews, chem,
iSts Now York city, were made doctors Of
science.
to Jesse L. b. Cunningham, GreensburS.
Pa Robert Z. Kennedy. UniontDwn, Pa;
Charles Charles R. schrm, Baltimore, Md.
Ii. D. for moderators Of the general
assembly:
The Rev. Charles Andrew Dlckey, D.
Eliakim Topper LETTERS. d; D., class OF
gus. u. H.. class IF 81, Jefferson; the
Rev VIII am Taggart Meloy: d. d.
class of GO. Washington: the Rev. Henry
iRgt tti and Jefferson; the Rev; Samuel
Jack Niccolls, n. r., class Of 81, Jeffer-
son: the Rev Wallace Radcliffe, ID. D..
cl:ss Of co. Jefferson: the Rev. Henry
Van Dyke, ID. D., professor OF English lit
eroture in Princeton university. author
and poet: the Rev James c. Wilson, ID.
D. class IF ca. Jefferson.
Var Gus degrees were conferred on men
who were not present. as follows:
noctor of Laws-The Rev. Hunter Cor
litt d. D.. missionary to China; John
il. Kennedy, Judge. AlleGheny cyunty;
the United States: the Rev. Henry G.. Nc
Cook. d D.. Tabernacle Presbyterian
church. Philadelphia:the Rev. William
Edward McLarCn: ID. d.. Jefferson. bishop
superintendent of education, state of
PENNSYLVANIA; the Rev. James r. Wilson,
moderator general assembly of the Pres
hytcr;an church South: the Rev. James
Woodrow. ID. D., formerly of Columbia
Toct6r Of Divinity-The Rev. John a.
!!akin. Presbyterian missionary, Bang
lok. Siam: Arthur II. Ewing Presby-
ierian missionary, Allahabad, India: the
Rev. Ethelbert D. Wartield, president Of
Doctor of Phflosophy-The Rev. William
otto Eiterich. missionary. Chefoo,
China: Josepn NJ. Irwin. missionary, Kol-
The gifts to the college. announced yes
tcrGay by President Moffat, hiring the en-
iowment up to more than 100000.