The Washington herald., 1907-06-06
WIN G. v. i. DEGREES
Commencement Held in Con-
tinental Memorial Hall.
NEW SITE NOT ANNOUNCED
President Needham Says Board Has
Decided TO wait Until Further
Funds Are SecHred-EleVen Score
Young Men and Women Receive
Sheepskin-Program simple.

Continental Memorial Hall, transformed
| into a bower Of roses and with its walls
brave with the buff and blue, was packed
to the doors yesterday morning with
distinguished assemblage gathered IN at
tendance upon the commencement exer-
/ cises OF George Washington University.
I on the platform fTOnted by a mass of
l ferns and flowers, sat the dignihed COM
| pany of learned professors and trustees
Of the institution, garbed in academic cap
| and gown. Completely filling the front
/ half Of the auditorium chairs were the
| go earncst-faced young men and women
/ to honor whom with degrees was the pur-
pose Of the gathering.
! The black sombrencss of tine academic
dress Of students and faculty was pleas
autly relieved by the gorgeous floral
/ decorations and the panels letters, pen
nants. and buff and blue bunting that
had as its background the green burlap
walls Of the partly finished building Be
hind the mass OF students sat the under
| graduates and the relatives and friends
/ Of the candidates for academic honors. At
/ the opening Of the exercises every seat
was taken and the visitors stood five deep
/ in the rear Of the hall
! The programme was simple and ef-
fective. Following a few numbers by the
/ Marine Band Orchestra, under direction
Of Prof Santelmann. the academic pro-
/ Cesson marched into the building and
took their places Rev. Dr. Frederick D.
Power delivered the opening prayer fol-
lowing which the orchestra played
Krctschmar's Idle Hours
Address by Prof. Mitchell.
Then followed the commencement ad-
dress by Prof S. c. Mitchell, D. D.. IL.
D., of Richmond College, who reviewed
eloquenuy the history Of the South. and
especially the State Of Virginia, dwelling
upon industrial advancement IN the South.
from which section so many members Of
the graduating class had come TO Wash
iugton
At the conclusion Of Dr. NItrhoHs adj
dress which was enthusiastically re-
ceived President Charles ". Ncedlam
conferred the degrees upon the graduates.
each candidate being introduced by tho
dean 0f his or her college. As each stu
dent advanced and received the coveted
sheepskin and Il few words Of cougratula-
tion from President Needham. applause,
now scattered and again hearty and gen
eral. according To- the popularity of tns
graduate. rang through The ball when
the degrees had been conferred the pre-
sentati0u Of the special prizes took place
ard the announcement OF the high school
scholarships was made by Dean Wilbur
oi Columbian College.
II was expected that President Neodham
would announce the selection Of the site
, for the new university buildings and il
was with considerable surprise that ;he
. assemblage heard the presidents decl1ra
tion that the trustees had decided to post
pone the selection Of the site until "a much
d greater fund had been raised by su5scrip.
ti0n for the purpose Of purchase and con.
2 struCtiOn.
Decide To Wait.
President Needham said that rathe,
b. than incur the large indebtedness thai
would necessarily result from purchasing
either Of the sites now under c0nsidera
r. ton. the board had decided 20 wait ant.
Z sufficient funds are secured
{ The academic procession formed ycsrer
day morning az Fifteenth and II streets
T As early as Q o'clock the steps OF the uni
. versity building held groups Of g1wue,
To- students and professors. and as the late
. comers arrived the students became mort
o and more enthusiastic until each new ar
70 rival was greeted with cheers The stu
, dents We're massed in column OF two
- along the south side of II street. and a
f 10 o'clock Dr. Phillips. the master %
!; ceremonies. started the column m0vinl
r. westward.
r. The faculty members filed out Of th
p university building and took their place
- I'm the rear Of the marching students
@ / President Needham I'm purple and biacl
o gown. brought up the rear OF the process
sion, which moved I'm dlguifed leIsur
through Lafayette square and down Sew
eutoeuth street halting on the east sid
Of the street opposite the hall
= Form Lane for Officials.
Here the ranks spread apart. and wit
, barred heads the students stood lining tn
r sidewalk in double row. while Prcsidcn
a Needham and the distinguished guest
b and faculty members walked throug
S from the rear and entered the hall. re
$ versing the order in which they marche
b 20 the building
s The presentation Of the degrees wa
. conducted Systematically and withou
4 bitch. but the great number Of graduate
D made the proceeding drag somewhat. an
e it was well after noon before the last o
Q the graduates had received his degree.
D The first graduates TO receive thei
p | sheapskins were the bachelors of arts
seventeen in number who filed upon th
o platform and passed by President Need
I ham after being introduced by Dean WI
bur. who performed that Office for all N
e graduates in Columbian College Seve
d bachelors o. science followed the 3. As
a and two bachelors of science in chemi,
e try came next
e Then followed the graduates from IN
q Washington College of Engineering. VIII
II were introduced by Dean Hodgkins. Their
y were only four degrees Of bachelor @
h science in civil engineering given in thi
It department
Doctors and Dentists.
The sixty-one students who were grad
uated from the medical department wer
presented bA DrtN w r. X. tNllllpS an
received from President Neednam the d,
/ gree Of NJ. D. This is the largest clas
from the medical department in man
years, and is only outnUmbered by one h
- the law class of 1907. The class officer
are John K. Haywood, president, ClaT
Il ". Burket, vice president, Fed r
Monk. secretary. Cline \. Chipmal
treasurer; William v Levy. historian
and William B. Carr, jr.. sergeant-a
| arms.
The faculty prize Of so for highe,
standing in examinations during the who
four years course was given to John +
Haywood. Those who received honorab
mention in this connection were John !
II. Waring, Henry Y. Kearney, and Re
Thomas Morris The prize Of dermato
ogy was given ". A Boyd John 7