The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-10
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS
CONFERRED ON HIRAM EIWoop
HADLEY. CHIEF JUSTICE OF su.
PREME COURT.
WILLETT Is THE SPEAKER.
Chicago University Professor Tells
About the Education of the Amerl-
can ChiId-Commencem Notes
OF Interest.

At the conclusion Of the commence
ment exercises at Earlham college
this r-orning. Timothy Nicholson. one
of the trustees of the institution. an
nounced that few days ago Morris
NJ. White of Cincinnati. a member of
the first class that graduated from
Earlham college and for years a pat
ron of the institution. had donated
s25. 900 10 the endowment fund of the
college. This announcement caused
the big audience to burst into ap-
plause.
Mr. White and his brother. Francis
7. White of New York, who died sud
denly last winter. have toge ther Civ
en- Earlham college about SITS 900.
This sum includes the latest gift OF
NJ. NJ. White. Mr.. White attended the
commencement exercises this morning
and was most interested spectator
of all the proceedings. Another form
er Earlham student, who has gained
wide fame in the world of letters
Robert Underwood Johnson. associate
editor of the Century Magazine, also
attended the commencement exer-
cises.
Came as Surprise.
The announcement of Mr. Whites
liberal gift to the college caused a
pleasing surprise to the students and
the patrons of the college. The an
nounCement was made in the follow
ing letter received and read by Mr..
Nicholson:
To the Trustees in charge OF Earlham
College:
Dear Frends:-
In order to assist in the usefulness
and extension of Earlham college and
in the cause of the education and
training of those who may come under
its influence. il has been a pleasure
TO me to have donated and paid to
the trustees of the Earlham college
endowment and trust fund the sum OF
$4,000. The interest derived from
this sum to be part of the general
endowment fund and not devoted 10
any one specific application. II is my
wish that the said donation does not
bear my name"
M. NJ. WHITE"
After reading this letter. Mr.. Mich
olson stated that on its receipt he I'M
mediately wrote to Mr. White and ask
ed him TO permit the use of his name
/ in connection with the institution.
Mr. Nicholson then read the reply he
had received from Mr.. White, which
was to the effect that If it was the
pleasure Of the trustees of the college
10 use his name in connection with
the donation he would give his per-
mission TO do so.
Three master OF arts degrees were
given this morning.
HadIey Gets Degree.
The degree Of doctor Of laws was
conferred upon Hiram Elwood Had
ley. chief Justice OF the supreme court
of the State Of washington President
Kelly of Earlham college stated that
owing 10 the fact that the Washington
supreme court was now in session. he
was unable To be present when the
degree was conferred.
Mr.. Kelly stated that Judge Hadley
was student at Earlham in the sew
enties but that he did not graduate
He went TO the Union law school. now
the Northwestern law school, at Evan
stOn. IL, from which institution he
graduated After practicing law in
various points in the middle west. Mr.
Kelly stated, Judge Hadley moved 10
Washington state where he became a
successful practitioner and was in a
few years elected superior judge.
Later he was elected to the supreme
court Of that state and he is now serv-
ing his second term as chief justice.
His decisions, Mr.. Kelly stated, are TO
be found in every public law library
and in every complete private law u.
brary.
Scholarships Awarded.
President Kelly announced that the