Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-08
NOTED men
See Pres. Garfield Indicted
Int00ffiCe at Williams,
Large Gathering otDistinguished
Educators Present,
Ambassador Bryce and Other Celeb.
rites Witness Ceremony.


presence Of probably the largest and
most representative and most notable
group OF American educators ever as
sembled together, Harry Augustus
Garfield of the Glass of 80, former
professor Of politics at Princeton Uni
vers'ty, was indicted into thu. office OF
president Of Williams College today
II addition to the group of educators
10 college presidents having accept
ed invitations to be present-the cere-
m1ny of Induction was witnessed by
men prominent in civil and profession
al HE. The state was repre-
scented by Gov. Curtis Guild.
Jr., and his full uniformed
staff; James Bryce, ambassador of
Great Britain, was also present, as
well as United States Senator w Muir
ray Crane and President Garfield's
three brothers, Secretary of the Inte-
rlor James Rudolph Garfield, Irwin c.
Mcdowell Garfield, and Abram Car
field, all Williams men. The only living
former president of Williams College,
Rev DR.. Franklin Carter, was one of
the most deeply interested spectators
Among the host of alumni who had
come back to Williamstown purposely
to attend the induction exercises, the
general comment was that in the
choice of Professor Garfield as presi-
dent of Williams College, a man had
been selected. who, in every respect,
embodied the Williams spirit and the
Williams traditions.
1t was to Williams that James Alb
ram Garfield, one of the martyred
Presidents of the United States, came
from an Ohio towpath in 1852, gradu-
atlng four years later, and it was at
Williams That every male member of
the Garfield family received his educa-
ton
DeIl@htfnl autumn weather favored
the occasion. The air was crisp but not
cold aEu tie sun shone brightly on the
te2lltltu Berkshire hills bringing out
in all their glory the brilliant colors
OF the changing leaves. WilliamStOwn
practically observed the day as hOli-
day and the streets of the town were
crowded with alumni, representative
American educators and other invited
guests. Among the college presidents
attending the exercises We're Charles
". eliot of Harvard; Arthur T. Had
Icy IF Yale: Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia; Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton: Jacob Gould Schurman of
Cornell; +. a. Alderman of the Uni
versity Of Virginia; George Alexander
OF Union; Francis Brown of Union
Theological School: d. ~ Beach of
Bangor Theological Seminary; NJ. Fl.
Buckham of the University of Yer
mont; Acting President w. w. Gran
shaw of Colgate; NJ. II. S. Demarest of
4 Of
Brown; G. F.. Fellows of University of
Maine; John Fl. Finley. College Of the
city of New York; F. w. Hamilton of
Tufts; a. w. Harris, Northwestern
University: George Harris of Amherst:
A. G.. Lancaster of Olivct; Acting Pres
ident John X. Lord of Dartmouth; G.
F.. Mclean of Iowa state University;
Cyrus Northrop of University of Min
ncsOta; Acting President A. c. Noyes
of Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy; G. r. l.. Penrose of Whitman
College, Walla Walla. Wash, Ga class
mate of President GarfielD; p c.
Ricketts, of Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute: l.. Clark Seelye of Smith;
Isaac Sharpless of Haverford: G. B.
Stewart of Auburn Theological emin-
airy; James M. Taylor of Vassar; j.
NJ. Thomas of Middlebury; G. F.
Thwing of Western Reserve Univer-
sity; G. r, Van Hise of the University
of Wisconsin; f. Y. Warfield Of Lafay-
cite. and Mary f. Wooley of Mount
HolyOke.
The exercises began with morning
prayers at Thompson Memorial Chap
el at 9.45 A. NJ. At the conclusion of the
chapel services the final ceremony of
induction took place in the Consrega-
tiOnal church at 1918 A. NJ.
The assembly of the inaugural pro-
cession previous to the chapel exercises
was exceedingly spectacular, especially
after the pageant had been completed
with the long array of invited guests.
1t was o'clock when the student body
which had gathered in front of one
of the college buildings started across
tie campus headed by Sheriff John
Nicholson of Berkshire county. to Hop
kins hall There the faculty joined with
Chief Marshal Frederick X. Sterry at
their head and the aumented process
sion with the band playing a lively
swinging march. wound down under
| the broad elmS to JeSup hall. where
the lumni in the order of their class
es, stretched the line out still further
| BY this time the procession numbered
| over a thousand but it lacked color
| and that came at the house of the pres
| ident There were gathered Gov. Guild
in cap and gown. his brilliant staff and
| TIE invited guests including the three
| score or more of college presidents.
| Governor Guild was the first to APP
| pear, followed by his staff. Then came
the new president of the college. Har-
rs A. Garfield. also in cap and gown,
while beside him walked James Bryce.
the British ambassador, in the most
gorgeous garh of the day. Mr. Bryce's
| gown was of bright scarlet. the
sleeves were of crimson, while on his
head he wore cap of flemish design
ot black velvet with a rim of black
plush with q gold tuff on top. 1t far
outshone all the other gowns in the
procession. although President Eliot of
| Harvard and Former President Carter
of Williams. President Hadley of Yale
and President Wilson of Princeton.
who followed in pairs Immediately at