Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-08
Harry A. Garfield Indicted into
Office at Alma Mater Of His
Whole Family.
SCENE A BRILLIANT ONE
Most Notable Gathering Of Educators
Ever Assembled in Americn-Scv-
enty-Fivc College Presidents
in Attendance-GaraeId on
Purpose of n College.

Williamstown, oct I'm the presence
Of probably the largest most represent
tative and most notable group Of Ameri-
can educators ever assembled together. |
Harry Augustus Garfield, class of 50, |
former professor OF politics at Princeton
University, was indicted into the office
of president OF Williams College to-day.
In addition to the group OF educators, 10
college presidents having accepted invita-
lions to be present, the ceremony was !
witnessed by men prominent in civil |
and professional life. Tho state was
represented by Gov. Guild and staN |
James Bryce, ambassador of Great |
Britain, also present we'll as
Senator Crane and President Garticld's |
three brothers. Secretary of the Interior |
James Rudolph Garfield. Irwin Mcdowell |
Garfield and Abram Garfield. all Williams |
men. The only living former president |
Of Williams College, the Rev DR. Frank
lin Carter, was one Of the most deeply |
interested spectators. A great host Of
alumni, had come back to Williamstown
to attend the Induction. II was TO WILL |
Jams that James Abraham Garfield ono
Of the nartyred presidents of tho United
States. came from Ohio in 1852 graduating
four years later, and II was Mt Williams
that every male member Of the Garfield
family received his education. Delightful
autumn weather favored tho occasion.
Among the college presidents attending
were Elliot Of Harvard. Hadley Of Yale.
Butler OF Columbia. Wilson of Princeton
Schurman OF Cornell Alderman OF the
University Of Virginia. Buckham Of the
University OF Vermont. Faunce OF
Brown. Acting President Lord OF Dart
mouth. Seelye Of Smith. Taylor OF Vas
sar. Thomas OF Middlebury. Thawing NJ
Western Reserve University. Van Hise
OF the University OF Wisconsin and Mary
L. Wooley OF Mount Holyoke.
The exercises began with morning pray
ers at Thompson Memorial chapel and
the ceremony of Induction took place In
the Congregational Church. The assem-
bly, OF the inaugural procession previous
to the chapel exercises was exceedingly
spectacular Tho student body and fac
ulty. with a band wound down the broad
elms to Jesup hall where the alumni
in order of their classes stretched the
line out still further. At the house OF
the president were gathered Governor
Guild In cap and gown. his staff In brill
liant uniforms and invited guests. Pres-
dent Garfield was in cap and gown. Be
| side him walked AMBASSADOR Bryce in the
| most gorgeous garb Of the day Bryce's
| gown was Of bright scarlet. sleeves Of
| crimson while on his head he wore cap
| OF Flemish design of black velvet with
a rim of black plush and q gold tuft on
| top. The college presidents In gowns
| and with silk lined colored hoods OF
| every color came behind making the
| scene with the setting OF the green lawns.
the sombre college buildings and the
towering Berkshire hills In the back
| ground long to be remembered.
The services over at tho chapel. the
| procession reformed and was ushereo
| to the Congregational Church. The
| ceremony opened with Invocation by
former Presidckt Franklin Carter af-
ter which the Rev. William w. Adams
| OF Fall River. chairman OF the board
| OF trustees Of Williams, placed In Gar
fields hands the keys symbolic of the
college property and the charter Of
the college and declared him formally
installed as the eighth president Of
| Williams College. President Garfield
was greeted with prolonged applause
and In a brief speech he accepted the
!