Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-06
GETS DOCTORS CAP.
Bishop kendrick Is Presented With
Hood by the Vestry of Epis.
coDa Church.

The feature of the occasion, at the
meeting OF the vestry and Guild O.
the Church of the Holy Faith witt
Bishop kendrick on Saturday even
ing, AT the residence of Hon L. Brad
iord Prince, was the presentation tt
the Bishop of the proper hood anf
cap OF Doctor of Divinity, bearing
the colors of Marietta College, The
Bishop graduated from that institu
ton in 1856, and the college con
ferred on him the degree of y. D. il
1883, but, with characteristic modesty
ne had never provided himself will
the Insignia of the degree.
| When the guests had assembled or
Saturday evening, Governor Prince
arose and addressed Bishop Kendrick
as follows:
My dear Bishop: Everyone with.
IN your wide jurisdiction holds you
IN special honor for the simplicity
and lack of ostentation in your life
and character, and we all know that
you are no lover of excess in ceremo
mails. But for years the custom has
been increasing, until now it is al.
most universal, that those who hold
hlSh collegiate degrees shall wear
the insignia Of their decorations on
ecclesiastical occasions at the opening
services of general conventions the
laying OF corner stones and consecra
ton OF churches, and Whenever pro.
cession forms part of ceremonial
IN academic affairs, at college com.
mencements and all occasions where
educational institutions and interests
are promoted, the custom is now gen
eral that the absence of the doctors
mood is more noticeable than it's pres
ence.
Mindful of these facts, and know
ing that you have long held the de-
gree of doctor of divinity from Mari.
eta College, whose reputation
for sound scholarship stands very
high, some of your friends have
thought that it might not be inappro.
PIRATE or unacceptable for them to-
present to YOU the hood and
cap properly showing the col.
ors OF that college In order to be
perfectly correct, we corresponded
with President Perry, and | hold here
his letter, in which, after stating that
the college colors are navy blue and
white, and are registered with Cot:
rell & Leonard he adds: I am very
glad that the Bishop is to have a suit.
able hood, and wish could see him
wear it,
while the smallness of the gift
did not permit many actually to par
ticipate in procuring it, yet in making
this presentation | feel that car
truthfully say that it carries with ii
the esteem the affection and the love
of all your people"
The Bishop made a very touching
and appropriate response, in which he
said that he would principally prize
the gift as an expression of the good
will of the people.
The hood is beautiful piece of
workmanship. made by Cotrell &
Leonard, who are the authorities on
all such matters The ecclesiastic
color is scarlet, just as the doctors of
law wear purple, those of medicine,
green, and those of philosophy, blue
In this case, the scarlet border is of
rich velvet, and on the lining. which
shows the college colors, blue and
white, they are arranged in chevron
form, which is very effective. The cap
has a gold tassel. to which all hold
ing the degree of doctor are entitled.
The presentation was complete
surprise to all those present, and was
very pleasing feature Of the even
ing's entertainment 1t is understood
that the donors included friends of
the Bishop in Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
Las Vegas, Silver City, Ell Paso and
Prescott thus representing all sec
tions of his jurisdiction.
Before this time, the only academic
hood in New Mexico has been that O.
Hon. l.. B. Prince, as doctor of laws
of Kenyon and Colorado Colleges