Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-07
GETS DOCTORS CAP
BISHOP KENDRIcK is PRESENTED
WITH HOOD BY THE VESTRY OF
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The feature of the occasion, at the
meeting of the vestry and Guild of
the Church Of the Holy Faith with
Bishop Kendrick on Saturday even
ing, at the residence of Hon. L. Brad
ford Prince, In Santa Fe, was the
| presentation to the bishop of the pro-
per hood and cap of a doctor Of divin-
ity, bearing the colors of Marietta
college. The bishop graduated from
that institution in 1856, and the cor
lege conferred on him the degree of
ID. ID. in 1888, but, with characteristic
modesty, he had never provided him
self with the insignia of the degree.
When the guests had assembled on
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 il your life
and character, and we all know that
you are-no lover of excess in ceremon-
ials. But for years the custom has
been increasing, until now it is al
most universal, that those who hold
high collegiate degrees shall wear
the insignia of their decorations on
ecclesiastical occasions, at the, opening
services of general conventions, the
laying of orner stones and consecra-
ton of churches and whenever a pro.
cession forms part of a 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
hood is more noticeable than its 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 inappropriate OIL
unacceptable for them to present to
you the hood and cap properly show
ing the colors of that college. In or
der to be perfectly correct, we CORE.
sponded with President Perry, and
hold here his letter, in which, after
stating that the college colors are
navy blue and white, and are register.
ed with Cotrell & Leonard, he adds
I am very glad that the bishop is
to have a suitable 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 l can
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 the expression of the good
will of the people.
The hood is a beautiful piece OF
workmanship, made by Cotrell &
Leonard, who are the authorities or
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 in the lining, which
shows the college colors, blue anC
white, they are arranged in chevror
form, which is very effective. The car
has a gold tassel, to which all holding
the degree of doctor are entitled.
The presentation was a complete
surprise to all those present, and wa!
a very pleasing feature of the even
ing's entertainment. 1t is understood
that the donors included friends o
the bishop in Santa Fe, Albuquerque
Las Vegas, Silver City, FL Paso ant
Prescott, thus representing all sec
tions of his jurisdiction.
Beige this time, the only academi,
hood in New Mexico has been that o
Hon. i. B. Prince, as doctor of lawi
of Kenyon and Colorado colleges.