The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-07-07
DEGREE FOR
DR.. BRIGHAM
Edward Everett Hale writes as fol-
lows. touching some matters of local in
terest, to his friend p. c. Jones:

Edward Everett Hale writes as fol-
lows. touching some matters of local in
terest, to his friend P. c.. Jones:
Manhattan Hotel. New York,
June 18th, 1905.
My Dear Friend:I write just as return
from the grand ceremony at Columbia
College, of their commencement. Our
friend Brigham, of the Museum, has
been received, with few others of the
most distinguished scholars of the
world, to the highest honors of the Uni
versity. and / know you will like to
hear about 1t.
For they selected him, with DR.. Wood
ward, the head Of the Carnegie Insti-
tute. to receive their honorary degree
of Doctor of Science, the highest honor
they can bestow. Our friend IIowells
received the degree OF Doctor of Let
tiers at the same time.
The ceremony is very dignifed, anil 1t
differs from the commencement cere-
mony of any other American college, for
there are no addresses of any sort by
those who are to receive the degrees.
The President the distinguished DR.. But
Ter. made an admirable address to the
College, but II was not a long one.
Then we passed at once to the confer
ring of degrees. OF these there are
eleven of different grades and more than
seventeen hundred gentlemen and
ladies were present or were represent
ed. They came from all continents and
oceans. After this was the comforting of
honorary degrees. OF these there are
but seven-two in science, then the
Doctor of Letters. the Doctor of Laws
and the Doctor of Theology. Each OF
these gentlemen comes forward pre-
scented by one of the government of the
+, University. The gentleman who pre-
sents him makes a short address which
l might say, introduces him to the as
Isembly. In this case DIR. Beenfus, the
distinguished head of the American
Museum, presented DR.. Brigham. He
spoke OF his early services in Massa-
chusetts, In introducing technical in
struction in the schools; he spoke OF
Education, then of his contributions In
natural science and, naturally, of your
wonderful museum. Such a tribute
from man who is at the head of the
first museum on the continent is the
greatest of honors.
Our dear Howells was introduced by
DR.. Peck, DIR. Woodward by Profe sor
| Wilson.
1 like to tell you that DR.. Brigham
was received with prolonged applauss
and evident satisfaction by this dis
tinguished assembly.
The equipment and the work of Co
lumbia University is magnificent.
Naturally they wish to be regarded as
the national university. and I think
their claim is fair. 1 suppose their en-
dowments are larger than any other
university. They have faculty of
several hundred distinguished men, and
DIR. Butler, their chief, is not second to
any educator in the world. That the
nation understands this and is proud of
it appears distinctly enough, when
say that more than seventeen hundred
graduates have received their degrees
today.
On every side have been hearing
cordial and enthusiastic words spoken
about the islands. I wish you could
hear them, because they would show
you how we regard you as part of
yourselves, and do not really believe that
there are SO many leagues of water be-
tween u.s.
| i hope all your household are well.
Give my love to everyone who re-
members me, and think of me as,
| Always yours,
| EDWARD E. HALE.