Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-26
DISCRETIONARY TW AIN
NOTABLE EVENT AT OXFORD UNI
vERsITY TODAY.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablesram to The Star.
OXFORD. England. June 2s.-In COM
pany with thirty four other distinguished
personages. Mark Twain today received the
Oxford degree honoris causa- Lord Curzon
Of Kedleston. chancellor of the university,
presided over the convocation.
Among the other recipients OF degrees
were Prince Arthur Of Connaught, United
States Ambassador Reid. Sir Henry Camp
bell Zimmerman. Lord Chief Justice Alver-
stone. Gen. Sir Evlyn Wood. August Rodin
Hubert Herkomer. Gen. William Booth. Sir
William Ramsay. Sir Normal Lockyer, Prof
Archibald sayce. Rudyard Kipling and Ca
mile Saint-Saens.
The Sheltonian Theater. where the cere-
mony took place. was crowded with univer-
sity digntaries, ladies and undergraduates.
Lord Curzon first read the list Of the re-
cipients Of degrees. the form being similar
for all. Whitelaw Reid was the second on
the list
Lord Curzon. standing attired in his black
and gold robes, touched his gold tasseled
mortar board and asked the meeting:
"Placet ne venerable convocationi ut In
virum illustrissimum civitatum foederata-
rum legatum honorabilem Whitelaw Reid
gradus doctoris in jure civil conferatur
honoris causa7 Plaoet ne vobis g, domini
doctores? Placet ne vobis magistri?
The audience shouted assent and cheered
But the greatest enthusiasm of the morn
Ing was manifested when Lord Curzon
asked:
.'Placetne venerable convocationi ut in
virum admirabilem. Samuel Langhorne
Clemens, gradus doctoris in litteris confera-
tur honoris caus4f PIacetne vobis, domini
doctores? Piacetne vobis. magistri?"
The undergraduates yelled and cheered.
One by one the recipients Of degrees were
presented to Lord CurZon In q short Latin
speech Of eulogy. This done Lord Curzon
arose. removed his cap and addressed to
each a few words Of Latin. To Whitelaw
Reid he said: "vir honorate magni populi
legate, ltteras diurnas magno lahore null
tos amos molits ingens inter consanguineas
gentes amicitiae aut STIMULATES momentum
admitto te ad gradusm doctoris In ture
civil honoris causa."
Gen. Booth. Rudyard Kipling and Gen.
Evelyn Wood were all great favorites with
received the greatest ovation. As bald
headed Prof. Bywater presented him to
Lord Curzon In an inaudible Latin speech
the undergraduates cheered and chaffed
enp sSoned spare s
water some Of your hair. MarkT' cried an
other.
There was silence, however. as Lord
Curzon stood and addressed Mark Twain
with: "Vir jocundissimus. lepidissime.
facetisseme. qm totius orbis terrarum
latera natva tua hilaritate concutis. ego
auctoritate mea ct totius unfversitatis
admitto te ad gradus doctoris In letteris
honoris causa."
Then Mark Twain. In scarlet gown with
gray hood shook hands with Lord CurZon
and sat down. a doctor Of letters Of Ok
ford, while the onlookers cheered loud
and long.
Ambassador Reid received the degree Of
doctor Of civil laws, as did Gen. Booth. the
warmth Of whose reception was only ex-
ceeded by that accorded to Mark Twain.
The crowd waited outside the building to
cheer Mark Twain, as. wearing the scarlet
robes Of a doctor of letters. he marched In
procession to the chancellor's residence.
where those who had been honored by the
bestowal Of degrees were entertained at
lunch