The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-25
The Procession.

The procession preceding the exer- cises was a notable one and the route was through the Vanderbilt court to Chapel street, dIagonally across the Green to Center church, 10 the corner of College and Elm street, to Unlversi- ty avenue, between Fayerweather and West Divinity halls, and thence to the university campus and Woolsey hall All along the line of march people cheerei the war secretary as soon as they espied him, the cheers he ac- knowledged in taking off his hat and lowing The big hall was packed with people. Tickets were necessary at first, but after the exercises began, the doors were thrown open and the public ad- mitted.
 When the degrees were awarded to eX-Senator Spconer and ]. Pierpont Morgan, they were loudly cheered.
 The Exercises.
 The exercises were introduced by an overture, prayer and the singing of a hymn, and this was followed by the presentation of the degrees
 The prayer at the exercises was de- lvered by the Rev, James Wesley Cooper D. D. of the Yale corporation and secretary of the American Mission. ary association.
 On the Platform.
 Among the distinguished guests on the platform in addition 10 the officers of the university and recipients of hon. orary degrees were Admiral Cowles o' the United States navy, Hon. Frederick N. Judson of st, Louis the chairman of the alumni advisory board, Rober' w. DeForest of tho class of 1868 o New York city, Hart Lyman, class o ls1S editor of the New York Tribune the Rev Hiram Bingham of the class of 1853. the veteran missionary to tht Gilbert islands. ex-senator Higgins Of Delaware. of the class Of 1861, and Prof Frederick s. Jones, class of 1884, of tn University of Minnesota, and the dean elect of Yale college.
 The Candidates.
 Professor Bernadotte Perrin present cd the candidates for honorary degrees al follows:
 Otto Fremont Barnard
 Since his graduation from Yale fl 1876, MT Barnard has slowly won hi! way 10 high place among the fnan cial leaders of New York In recen times of fearful stress and strain h. was found to be tower of strength In matters philanthropic also as wei as in local and national politics, he ha made his high character and great abil ity felt for extensive good He is good example of what we feel that { Yale man ought to be: and he Is de voting his time and powers withou stint and without recompense 10 th service of Yale. May Mother Yale lon breed such men.
 William Beach Olmstcd.
 A graduate of Trinity college in 1887 MT Olmsted has impressed rich an strong personality upon his pupils a St. Marks school, where he served tel years as master. and at the Pomfre school, of which he has been head mas ter for the last Il years The growtl and efficiency of the Pomfret school un der his administration reminds one o that authentic story of Themistocles who boasted that, although he had no learned to sing, much less to play tn, Tyre, he understood how to make small city both great and rich.
 John Meigs.
 Mir. Meigs was prepared for college a the Hill school, which has become s famous under his headmaetership H was graduated from Lafayette colleg in 1872 and served his alma mater fou years as instructor and assistant pro lessor. Since then, apparently flndni an academic career too narrow for hi tromendous energy and presidency, h. has been identified with the Hill schoo which he has made phenomenally sue cessful from every point of view. H not only succeeds himself, but he in fuses success into his pupilshe in stills the expectation and the habit o success, and we all know that nothing succeeds like success"
 Macgrane Coxe.
 What this loved and honored mem Der of the class of 1879 claims fo himself is the vocation of a "plaii and simple lawyer" and the avoca tons of a plain and simple farmer. Plain and simple farmer, in this case includes the development and success ful operation of substantial mining and railroad properties; and the plai and simple lawyer has received higl presidential appointments in connec tion with the courts of New Yorl state and conducted an important em bassy in South America, during dell { cate crisis, so as to win the cordia approval of an able department c