The Washington times., 1906-02-22

Distinguished ThrOng at
g. w e. COnvOcatiOn.
SPEECH BY SECRETARY SHAW
Vice President Fairbanks Occupies Box.
One Woman Among Those Hon
ored by the University.

In the presence of brilliant gather
inE Of representatives of the social and
Diplomatic life of the city, the legal
and medical profession, and their friends
and classmates, the coveted degrees of
the various departments of learning
we're conferred upon thirteen young
men and one young woman at the an
nual winter CouVOCaIiOn exercises OF the
George Washington University today at
the BelasCO TheateT.
The COnNoCatIon exercises, which were
held in commemoration of the birthday
of Gorge Washington, whose name the
university bears, brought out what was
perhaps the most distinguished gather
ing Of the kind of the winter.
Vice President Attends.
Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks
occupied a box, as did the French am
bassador, the British ambassador.
Senior Calvo, the Costa Rican minister
the Justices of the Supreme Court. Mr.
and Mrs S W. Woodward. and the
families OF several members OF the
Cabinet.
The ceremonies were preceded by the
cap and gown procession from tne UNI
versitv 10 the theater at 10 o'clock a m.
The procession was led by President
Needham followed by the trustees OF
The University. the deans OF the Gollegt,
the faculties the alumni, The candidates
for degrees, the senior students or the
university. and invited guests. They en-
tered the theater by the stage entrance
and took seats on the stage
President Needham introduced the
Rev Frank NJ Bristol. who delivered
the invocation prayer.
Address by Secretary Shaw.
The Hon Leslie NJ. Shaw. Secretary
of the Treasury, made the principal ad-
dress. using as his subject the "Evolu-
tion OF elf-Goyernment-' Secretary
Shaw was introduced by the Hon.
Wayne MaCNeagh. chairman OF the
board of trustees or the university as
q former governor and leading citizen
of Iowa, and adviser OF president
Roosevelt.
In a brilliant and characteristic ad-
dress Secretary Shaw paid glowing
tribute TO George Washington as a com
Tnaader, laying particular stress on the
Importance OF the battles in which he
engag ged, while laying The foundation
of the American nation.
At the close OF Secretary Shaw's re-
marks President Needham. with ap-
JTOpTiate remarks, conferred the de-
grees He paid high compliment 10
the fourteen graduates who were hon
ured by the university as he handed
out the coveted sheepskins-
Recipients Of Degrees.
The degree OF bachelor Of science in
architecture was conferred on William
Of Columbia: and Deios Hamilton smith.
of Arizona Charles Clark zimmerman.
of New York, Philip Eugene Garrison.
of New Jersey. James Edward Hag-
gerty Of New York, Timothy Francis
Murphy. Of Maine, and BENJAMIN Hal
lowell Swain, of North Carolina. re-
ceived the degree of doctor OF medicine
John Sherman Biggs of Kansas; Fred
erick Transom. of PeHnsylVania; WI
liam Franklin Waite, of Ala bama, and
David Whitcomb. of Massachusetts. re-
cefved the degree of bachelor of laws
George Ellis Kirk Of Ohio, received the
degree of master of patent law. and
Winfield Scott Caldwell. Of New York,
received the degree of master Of diplom-
acv The degree Of master of science
was conferred on Miss Evelyn GTOes-
beeck Mitchell. of New York. the only
woman TO be shus honoTed this year.
The United States Marine Rand. un-
der the directi 0n of Leader William II.
Santelnann. furnished q fine musical
program. consisting Of selections from
popular operas and patriotic airs.
i prayer and benedjction by Rev.
Ulysses G. b Pierce closed the eXer-
Cises.
Following the exercises at the Belas-
co g luncheon was given at the Shore
ham Hotel bv the trustees of the univer-
sitv to the deans and the senior profess
sors al which a discussion OF matters
pertaining 10 the university was taken
Up.