New-York tribune., 1908-06-25
I P. MORGAN hONORED
GETS DEGREE FROM YALE.
Yesterday elimination of Imstitu-
fion's Most Brilliant Week.
FBy Telegraph to The Tribune

TBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune
x.u Haven June 24.-ysle at its commencement
.asv conferred John Pierpont Morgan the
,-,-srr degree Of Doctor OF Laws both because
&c direct descendant of the Rev James Nor
-, the most prominent Of the founders Of Yale"
e +he programme put IL and for his services IN
.,e recent financial disturbance. The degree is
,a-aea" said the programme. with especial
sserenoe 10 Mr. Morgan's services 10 the nation
:, mitigating the panic of last fall
The commencement ceremonies witnessed
Pr Secretary Taft and host OF other distin-
,Tshed men, graduates of Yale. for the part.
mt including 8 fair sprinkng OF others. Other
recipients Of the honorary Doctor of Laws degree
r-ere Samuel James Elder. Yale. '7s. a leader OF
she Boston bar; ex-senator John c. Spooner. Of
WISCONSIN. and Dean Kirchwey Yale, '73 OF the
Columbia Law School.
The degree Of Doctor OF Letters was conferred
william Vaughn Moody. poet author of The
Great Divide" and Joaquin Nabuco. Brazilian Am
tssssdor TO the United States. Theodore T. Nun
Ger Yale 81, and Professor Hugh Black, OF the
fnion Theological Seminary New York hon
orea with the degree OF Doctor of Divinity, and
Graham Illsk formerly professor at Yale and
well known scientist. received the degree Of Doc
ror OF Science
The honorary degree Of Master Of Arts con-
se--ed upon Otto 7. Barnard president of the New
York Trust Company; William Beach Olnlstead.
head master of the Pomfret School: John Meigs.
head master Of the Hill School; Magrane Coke.
vale 70 formerly Minister to Guatemala and
honduras and William Kent. Yale. 81, one Of the
leaders in the reform movement at Chicago.
Eight hundred and hfty-seven degrees in course
were granted by Yale to-day, the largest number
n the history OF the university. The weather was
N, SO brilliant for the elimination OF commence
-nent week il has been since Secretary Tafts
arrival. there being sprinkling of rain In the
morning and a threat of more. But there was
10 spoiling OF the day. and those who were grad
uated had nothing 80 mar the memory OF what is
rrobably the most brilliant week in the history OF
Yale.
Secretary Taft early riser. although he
did not reach the Farnam home until o'clock
this morning after his attendance at the ls dinner
,se- night This was a most enjoyable affair for
Nj Taft who warmly greeted by his class
mates when last they got chance to have him
70 themselves.
The meas Of the death Of ex-Presi6ent Cleveland
sa5dened every one at New Haven to-day and this
feeling was much in evidence at the great alumni
dinner this afternoon. Secretary Tart ana fresi-
6ent Hadley both referring feelingly TO the oeao
statesman
At the alumni dinner Secretary Taft, speaking
last began with reference 10 Grover Cleveland
He called him great President and sald ne was
man than whom the Yale spirit, at Yale COM
rnencenaent. could find worthier 10 honor- "A
orr1 Of applause greeted this statement and was
renewed when the who may be one OF MY
Clevelands successors said he was one OF the men
most sincerely loved, respected and honored oy
his ccuntrymen.
-etarv Taft's speech light and lnforrhal IN
character. He said he thought il his duty to pro
rest at compelling man who had received no nom
orarv degree 10 make a speech, ana brought a roar
a laughter from the audience when he turned TO
DR. BLACK who had said he didn't know the olI-
ference between q Republican and Democrat
ana told him he should remember taat 'fle term
Democrat was an historical one
Tremendous applause greeted the Secretarys re-
mark that the Yale spirit that OF progressive
ness without the spirit of destruction ana ne closed
nv saving that he hoped for q continuance OF the
moral awakening of the last four years Inc au-
dence cheered wildly for several minutes as MI
Taft ended and he then walked out Win 11e o1aei
members Of the corporation, wearing the hooo Oh
The doctorate OF laws. degree conferred upon
him in 1895. x
n the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Farnarn gave Iol-
ma dinner PARTY in Secretary Tafts honof- ne
guests included DR.. and Mrs Arthur 1. HaoIeS :
A4-~ira1 and Mrs William Sheffield CoWles III.
and Mrs Walter Camp. Mrs Howard Sturels' VI
Providence: Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, ana 0eoIs 30
Dudley Seymour. =.
Nr Taft was uncertain this evening "ile1Ilei "
xou15 attend the boat race at New Lorooh- ne "as
So 5eeplv affected by the news OF MI CleNeIaiiu :
6ea-h that he discussed leaving here for oyster
s 70 see President Roosevelt instead OF gong 10 10
New London II is expected that MI 1a1U WI"
s.tAr6 Mr. Cleveland's funeral