The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-21
JOHNS HOPKINS.

Several representative residents Of this
county, many leading Marylanders and
the most eminent educators of the United
States and Canada are to be in Baltimore
this week to do honor to the Johns Hop
kins University at the two day celebration
of its twenty fifth birthday. Her presi
dent expresses the warmest qualification
at the kind terms in which the great lead
ers in the country's thought have worded
their esteem for Maryland's leading school
in their notes of acceptance for her Quar-
ter Centennial. Among the most eminent
administrators to be present on Friday
and Saturday are Presidents Patton of
Princeton. Alderm an of Tulane, Hadley
of Yale, Eliot of Harvard, Dabney of
Tennessee, Conaty of the Catholic Uni
versity, Butler of Columbia, Motfat of
Washing ton and Jefferson, Virgins of the
University of the South, Harper of Chicago,
Wheeler of California, Chaplin of St.
Louis, Jordan of Leland Stanford, Mac
Cracker of New York University, Nenable
Vi NOItH Val oIlHd, VI oSoi
town, Starr of Randolph Macon, Angel
of Michigan, Loudon OF Toronto, Canada;
Peterson of McGill, Canada; burlington
of West Virginia, Hazard of Wellesley,
Pritchett of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, Ricketts, of the Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute, Scott of Rutgers,
and others to the number of hundred
institutions which are recognized all over
the land.
Maryland educators to be there are
Presidents Sylvester of the Agricultural
College, O'Hara of Mt. St. Mary's, Lewis
of Western Maryland, Mas of Woodstock,
Harris of Tome Institute, Slattery of St.
Josephs, Fell of St. Johns, Abraham of
Rock Hill, and many officials of the public
schools. Senators Wellington and Nc
Comas, Senator elect German, Governor
Smith, Comptroller Herring, Congressman
Schirm and others, Mayor Hayes, Treas
urer Vandiver. the Judiciary of the State
and City, and prominent representatives
of every region of the State will also be
present.
The visiting scholars will wear the robes
of their orders, ranks, faculties and de-
grecs. AS they marshal for the academic
procession at each Of the two meetings in
the big auditorium of Music Hall they will
present pageant of every color from the
royal red of the two British universities
to the simple black of the Christian
Brothers. The alumni and the medical
and academic students will follow tie dis
tinguished guests in the procession.
In the presence of this most notable
gathering In its history the University
will move aside from the rule which has
made it unique and will express its appro-
val of high merit after the manner of its
sister schools. Its first honorary degree
the III. D.-will be conferred on several
eminent men during the exercises on Sat
urday morning as part of which President
Remsen will deliver his Inaugural address
Who these are will not be known until
the President names them on that day,
but the nation will recognize their fitness
for the honor which the University has
seen fit to do them.
One of the announcements reserved for
the day has escaped prematurely-that of
lands on the northern boundary of the
city. Other important communications,
how ever, remain to be made. In the eve
ming the alumni will close the jubilee by
large subscription banquet in Music Hall.
The University has invited many of the
most distinguished visitors to attend the
banquet as its special guests Each alum
nus has the privilege of inviting friends,
and the number al the table will approxi-
mate four hundred.