The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-16
Great Av|ATORS
PAIO H0NORS BY
QUAKER COLLEGE
Former Richmond Young Men,
Wright Brothers, Given
Master of Science Degrees
At EarIham Today.
INVENTORS LAvDzD
BY THE PR(s'DEN
This Morning Recol1 J Breaki1
Class GRADUATED Fine
dress Delivered by i 1kry
Wade Rogers.

Wilbur and Orville Wright, the re-
nowned aeronauts. masters of the air.
and former residents Of Richmond.
were awarded the degrees of master OF
science with all the privileges and pre-
negatives pertaining thereto, by Pres
ident Robert L. Kelly of Earlham col
lege this morning at the forty-seventh
annual commencement exercises held
in Lindley hall This is purely an hon
orary degree and Is seldom given by
Earlhana college. Although the two
recipients were not present to receive
their degrees, these will be forwarded
by the college authorities Immediately.
Lindley hall chapel was packed with
parents, relatives, friends and former
Earihamites to witness the largest
class in the history OF the college
receive their dir.omas, as certificates
that they had finished their required
college work. DR.. Henry Wade Rogers
dean Of the school OF law OF Yale uni
versity delivered the commencement
address. President Kelly announced
the financial standing Of the college.
The total Indebtedness is $4,000. The
changes In the faculty were also an
nounced this morning.
was Crest Crowd.
The attendance at the commence
nent ceremonies this morning was the
largest that has ever been recorded
Tho CLASS being the largest, adds a
new epoch In the history Of Earlham
college. There were thirty-one who
received the degree Of bachelor OF arts.
sixteen to receive the bachelor Of
science degree, and two who graduated
from the music department. The stu
dents who received the b. A. degree
mAjored In philosophy, English, his
tory. literature or language. Those re-
cetving the science degree majored
either In some line Of mathematics or
science.
Tho class Of 1909 is not only con-
spicnous among graduating classes OF
the college for its unusual size but
from the fact that the members dur
ing their four years training have in
corporated the ideals Of Earlham col
lego, which have made It such a force
full Institution during the past fifty
years. Another feature Of the class IL
that 1t is above the average in schol-
arship.
Awards to Wri0hts.
In presenting the master of science
degree to Orville and Wilbur Wright,
President Robert Kelly said: "It has
been the policy and always will be the
policy OF Earlham college to use eau
ton and conservatism before confer
ring the master of science degree 1t
has beeh decided that this degree shall
be awarded to two men who are broth
ers. who formerly lived In Richmond.
and were students In the public schools
Of the city. Some OF their teachers are
now present In this audience. For
many years they have been studying
the problems Of aerial navigation and
they have now worldwide renown as
having more successfully than any
other men made conquest Of the air.
Their success Is not the result of acci-
dent nor OF favoring circumstances.
but Of persistent experimentation. OF
dauntless courage, Of remarkable judg-
menk. and OF irreproachable character.
They have published many results OF
their researches in aeronantical mag.
axinee and other scientific journals in
this country and Europe.
Their absence from Earlham today
for which they have expressed their
sincere regret. is due to their prepara.
tion for their forthcoming exhibition.
cause Of their character and because Of
their association in this city, upon the
Recommendation of the faculty, and BY
virtue oe the authority granted me by
the board Of trustees, confer the de-
grees of master OF science with all the
privileges and prerogatives pertaining
thereto upon Wilbur and Orville
Wright"
The annual announcements were
made by the president this morning
AZ foalows:
Miss Shute Honored.
Award OF Scholarships-Miss Hilds
Deborah Shute was awarded BryI
Mawr scholarship with Miss Donns
Parke as alternate. The Haverfori
scholarship was awarded to Claude
Ullum. with John w. Perkins alter
nate.
There are number of faculty
changes to be made during the year.
Prol. Murray s. Kenworthy Of the de
partment Of Biblical literature. hal
been granted leave of absence for
the NEXT year. Prod. Kenworthy viii
nnssns yeek N Harvard n1tnarnfx