The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-26


terested In the days proceedings
The undergraduate orations were by
Samuel III. Newhall OF Lynn and Arthur
L. Mayer of New York, the divinity
school part by Abbott Peterson of Ja-
maica Plain Mass, and the law school
part by Gilbert Bettman OF Cincinnati.
The delivery OF the orations occupied
nearly an hour and this was followed by
the award OF degrees by President Eliot.
HONORARY DEGREES.
The following honorary degrees were
announced by President Eliot:
Honorary masters OF arts-Worthington
Chauncey Ford, chief OF the division OF
manuscripts In the library OF congress;
Henry Arthur Jones. dramatist
Doctor OF dvinity-Henry Sylvester
Nash. professor of New Testament liter
ature and Interpretation in the Episcopal
Theological school OF Cambridge; William
Goodell Frost. president OF Berea college,
in Kentucky.
Doctor of letters-George Lyman Kit
tredge, professor OF English at Harvard
university; Theodore Barth. lawyer and
Judge, honorable representatives or Ger
man domestic idealism.
Doctor OF laws-Woodrow Wilson. pres
ident OF Princeton university; Paul Vine
gradeoff professor of Jurisprudence In
oxford university.
ELIoT's COMMENTS.
In comforting the following degrees also,
doctor OF laws, Presidents Eliot said:
''Eifhu Root. lawyer. Jur1st statesman.
secretary Of war for four years and a
half; now for two years secretary of
state; a diplomatist, who represents not
a dynasty or cabinet. but people; an
envoy OF good faith and good will among
the nations.
James Bryce, British ambassador 20
the United States; deft expounder of the
principles and practices Of the American
democracy, intimate friend and servant
OF two Kindred peoples that have now
made up their minds to stand together for
freedom, peace and law throughout the
world.
Jean Jules Jusserand, professional Re-
publican diplomat from youth: eminent
man Of letters who chose his subjects
from English social and literary history;
ambassador of France at Washington. TO
whom and through whom the American
people would gladly express their obliga-
tons TO the genius OF the French people
under monarchy. empire and republic.
Luigi Amedeo. Prince OF Savoy and
Duke of the Abruzzi; naval officer. naw-
gator, bold explorer OF Arctic seas, Afrf-
can tropics and Alaskan peaks; illustrat-
Ding in his generation the adventurous.
stout-hearted quality of his ancient fam
ily and the still more ancient Italian
race"
BowDoIN COMMENCEMENT.
Brunswick, Me, June 2S-Today's COM
mencemerlt program at Bowdoin college
contained the feature of the week, the
exercises commemorative of the centen-
NAL anniversary OF the birth Of the poet,
Henry wadsworth Longfellow, who grad
uated in the class OF 1925 and for seven or
eight years was one of the professors.
They will be held at 8 o'clock this after
noon. the principal address being given
by Prof Henry l.. Chapman. ID. d.. OF
the college.
The graduation exercises of the medi-
cal school OF Maine and the annual meet
ing OF the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity We're
held this forenoon.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
New Haven, Conn.,, June 2s.-The most
important awards for scholarship at Yale
university were made public during the
commencement exercises today ana In tho
list were the following:
The Golden club silver medal, to Henry
r. Walradt, OF waltham. Mass. a senior,
for the greatest proficiency In the ele-
ments of political science.
The James Gordon Bennett prize for
the best essay in English, divided be-
tween Roger Hull OF Greenfield. Mass,
and Robert r. Lockwood OF Zelienopele,
Pa, the prize being the income CT 5000;
John Addison Porter prize, income OF
5000 established by the Kingsley Trust
association (Skull and Bones). TO Charles
Franklin of Housatonic, Miss, member
OF the graduating class In the divinity
school.
Mr.. Franklin is a graduate Of Central
college. Honorable mention went TO Al
bert II. Steele OF Bethel, Conn, also of the
Divinity school
The theme in both essays was Chris
tian Science"
YALE CoNFERs DEGREES.
New Haven. Conn. June 26.-With dig
nified exercises which long use have made
impressive, the Yale university COM
today following the procession OF the cor
poration, the faculties. the guests and
the candidates OF the degrees. As the at
tendance at the exercises this year Is the
largest since the bicentennial I've years
ago, the route Of the march was through
long lane OF bright colors, ana
much cheering was In evidence. The ex-
ercises opened with music on the New
berry organ, prayer and Psalms. and then
President Hadley made announcement OF
the university prizes. The candidates for
degrees were presented 70 President Had
ley and the fellows by the deans Of the
respective faculties and the degree OF
Bachelor OF Arts was given 20 $40 men
OF the academic department: Bachelor OF
Philosophy to 20s men Of the scientific
school. Bachelor OF Laws to 72 men OF tho
law school, Bachelor OF Divinity to II men
OF tho Divinity school.
The following were the honorary de-
grees awarded:
Doctors OF Laws-Henry Pickering WAL
colt, senior fellow OF Harvard. and act
ing president In President Eliot's alb
scence; Frederick Newton Judson. chair
man OF Yale Alumni Advisory board and
one OF the leaders OF the bar IN the South
west: Phiander Chase Knox, United
States senator from Pennsylvania. and
former attorney general OF the United
States; Herbert Putnam. librarian OF con-
gress
Doctors OF Divinity-wiliam Adams
Brown. professor In Union Theological
seminary. Yale b. A, 1886; William Doug
las Mackenzie. president OF Hartford
Theological seminary.
Doctors OF Literature--Fancis Hopkin-
son Smith. distinguished author and ar
list
Doctor OF Science Joseph Paxson ID
dings. recently elected to the American
Academy OF Science, a distinguished Pc
troleglst, Yale. Ph. b., 1877; Archibald
Byron Maculum, professor OF physiology