New-York tribune., 1903-06-11
DEGREES CONFERRED At vASsAR.
President Taylor Says Only One-quarter of
the Rockefeller Fund Is On Hand

Poughkeepsie y. Y. June 1O-The commence
ment exercises OF Vassar College to-day consi ted
OF essays and music from members Of the gradu-
ating class. The degree of a. b conferred
upon 154 students. of whom twenty-three received
honors honorable mention. The A. NJ degree
conferred upon three graduates
President Taylor also announced the scholarships
and honors conferred upon members of the gradu-
ating class and aumne. He then addressed the
audience in behalf Of the endowment fund. and
made special appeal for the completion Of tn.
$4,000 subscription Mr.. Rockefeller has prom
ised to duplicate any up 10 This amount which
may be given to the general endowment fund up
to June, 1901 The amount in hand is $4,000, nearly
all of which has been obtained through the efforts
OF the alumnee. DR.. Taylor said the entire sum.
if needed for a mans college. could have been OBJ
tanned with the effort that has brought only
$50 eco for Vassar. He did expect the remaining
S15O00O from the alumna, he said. but d.
rected his appeal to the wealthy outside friends
of the college and of womens educs ton
The graduate scholarships awarded fol-
lows: Alice NJ. Chamberlain Greek and architect
ure Mary Wilson Cross. Greek and architecture;
Angie l.. kellogg. philosophy ana psychology, and
Mary Elizabeth Mills. Latin and Greek
The Mary Richardson and Lydia Pratt Babbott
fellowship has been awarded to Louisa Stone Stew
enson. 'O1 who will pursue her studies in chemistry
at Cornell University.
The tables at Woods Hall were assigned to Louise
Hoyt Gregory, Annie Louise Hall and Dell Geneva
Rogers.
The Ermine A. Smith prize in geology has been
awarded to Emily &. Dunning. OS. and in mineral
ogy to Ellen NJ. White 'O4.
The following honors have been conferred upon
graduates by other institutions: Harriet Richard
SON. A. B., Vassar '96 A. NJ o1. received this
month the degree of Ph. d. from Columbia Uni
versity; Ida Thallon 81. has been awarded the
Curtis graduate scholarship in archaeology at Co
Iumbia University: Hope Traver. 96. has been
awarded fellowship IN English at Bryn MaWr;
Clara Jean Weidersall. 03. has been awarded a
scholarship in philosophy at Chicago University.
and Marion D9oitle 93 has eI been effee9f
The trustees have made the following changes
additions to the college faculty: ASSOCIATE, FRO
fessor Daren has been made professor or pnlios3-
ply; Grace Macurdy, Ph. d, instructor in Greek.
James F BALDWIN. Ph. D.. Instructor in history.
has been made an associate profsss95 ana Marga II
University s4; professor of phtl9sophy wells Col Col
versity 1sO1G2 and associate professor Of psyche
logy. University of Cincinnati 1sO2-GS has been
Professor Bracq has been granted leave Of alb
Ssft Alice II / Perry PEI Wood A B. wellesley. 81 A NJ
Columbia 1 81 aHd in dS2 nSd roo
yn, has been elected instructor in English Leila LEILA
G. G. SPsnGs 6eae Is feow at Tn
yeTst Gs HTpPn @ a fGw nG 6 at 6as 5Rs oae
Experience in teaching in the secondary schools has
been elected instructor in Greek Christapel Fof-
Sersity; fellow at Cornell University in English;
h n 6oe sddB S4 @ Wo aoo
elected instructor In English. Mary Lowell A. B.
high Schools and fellow in English and graduate
student in philosophy the University OF Michigan.
has been elected Instructor in English Katharine
BLUNT A B. Vassar. '9S, graduate student in
Chemistry at the University OF Chicago. has been
elected assistant in the chemical laboratory. Mary
G DunninC A B. Vassar 'S7. has been elected
assistant in the secretary's office Millicent Todd.
A P. vassar, 'o2, instructor at Yassar College
during Miss Eper's absence in the first semester of
this year has elected instructor In FRENCH for
next year during the absence of Professor Brace.
Sarah Louise Hadley, A B.. WELLESLEY 80; teacher her
in the secondary schools in New-England for six
years a special student in history at the Columbia
and Harvard summer schools 1S0-Ol, and at
structor in history Josephine r. Korten, s. B.,
University of Chicago assistant in chemistry: Uni
versity of Illinois has elected assistant in the
chemical laboratory.
The trustees have appropriated $500 for the
library and have voted to establish a laboratory Of
governmental psychology.