Evening star., 1903-06-24
Young Men and Women Of
Washington s. Graduate.
VERY HIGH STANDING
DEGREES TAKEN AT WELLESLEY
BY OUR GIRLS.
Yale, Harvard and Dartmouth Among
the Many Which Have Capital
City Students.

SentatfOn of degrees to the MEMBERS OF the
graduating class in all the departments OF
the university, and the conferring OF hon.
orary degrees by President Hadley formed
the chief function Of the closing day Of
Yale's commencement week.
The Golden Club medal for proficiency in
political economy was awarded to NJ B.
Terrell. Dechard, Tenn. of the Academic
senior class, while the John A. Porter uni
versity prize was won by Richard webb
of Durham, N. c., graduate school stu
dent, for an essay on Sidney Lanier.
The honorary degree of doctor or laws
was confirmed upon George Gray, judge OF
the United States circuit court of Delaware:
and VIM. D. Alexander, surveyor general
of the Hawaiian Islands; doctor of divinity
upon the Dew. Lyman Abbott and master
of arts upon Herbert w. Bowen, United
States minister to Venezuela
Leave Yale Today.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW HAVEN. June pat the 2o2d
commencement of Yale College today the
following Washingtonians will be gradu-
ated out of class of about 700 students:
Robert Hall Ewell and David Ritchie NC
Kee, jr., to receive the degree of bachelor
of arts. and Horace Washburn Cmttenden.
who also receives the degree of bachelor Of
philosophy.
Out of Fair Harvard.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 4.-At the
commencement at Harvard University this
afternoon the following Washington boys
among about 800 students. are expected to
be graduated: sWoicott Tuckerman. A. B.;
Walter Rupert Tuckerman. A. B.; Wilson
Brown Flint, A. B.: Chauncey Craven
Hookett, A. B. ]: Archibald King. A. B.; Ed
ward Wellington Lewis. jr.; Herbert
Wheeler Marcan, A. M: Horton Caumont
Force, A. B., 1901, and Henry Ryan Gowar
A. B., 1898, of Georgetown University, the
latter two being thirdyear men in the law
school,
Milton Hahn Does Well.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 24.-Among
the Washington candidates for university
degrees at Harvard College is Milton Hahn.
a member of the class of 1904. who sue
cessfully finished the full four years course
in three years. 5
Our Boys at Dartmouth.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HANOVER, N. H.. June 24.-At Dart
mouth College commencement the follow.
ing Washington students were graduated
among a class of $50: Oscar Alexander
Mechlin, Paul Carroll, Harold Hungerford
Scudder. William Hand WOlverton and
Warner Southard Parker.
Graduate of Trinity.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
HARTFORD Conn. June 24.-At the sew
enty-ninth commencement of Trinity Col
lege today a class of seventy-eight stu
dents will be graduated. Among them are
Karl Herbert qFenning, from Washington.
D. c. TO 81 -..tii ...Ia'--
Commencement at V. M. I. .-.,..
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
Gov. Joseph Willard of Virginia and
party of state officials, occupying pri-
vate Pullman car Danube" have arrived
in Lexington from Richmond to attend the
annual commencement exercises of the Vir-
einia Military Institute. The officials VIII
attend the unveiling of the Newmarket
monument erected in commemorat1on OF
the cadets of the Virginia Military lnsu-
tute. who fell in the battle Of Newmarket
during the war of the rebellion
Degrees at Wellesley.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
WELLESLEY, Mass, June 2.-At the
annual commencement of Wellesley College
the following from Washington received
the degree of bachelor of arts: Lottie At
wood and Martha Elizabeth Clarke.
Gen. Rixey at Annapolis.
snecia1 Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLlS, Ao., june @1--oui SooiA
General of the Navy P. NJ Rixey was at
the Naval Academy today, the guest OF
Superintendent Brownson. The object OF
his visit was to consider the selection of
site for the new Naval Academy Hospital
Admiral Clark an LID.
I.EWISBURG, Pa. June 24.-At the fifty
third commencement Of Bucknell Univer
sttv the following honorary degrees were
awarded:
Master of arts-John E. Dubois, Dubois:
Henry Clay Frick. Pittsburg; James s.
Swartz. Philadelphia. Doctor of divinity
Rev. ]. F. Bartlett. Philadelphia Doctor
of Iaws-AdmiraI Charles E. Clark. U. 8. N.
Doctor of divintty-Henry Clay Munro,