Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
NICHOLS IS ELEVATED
New Head of Dartmouth Co..
Iege Is Installed.
MANY NOTABLES ATTEND
Retiring President Presents Old
Wheelock Punch Bowl.
DEGREES FOR PROMINENT MEN
Great Gathering in Little College
Town of Hanover-Congratula-
tory Addresses Made.

HANOVER NJ H., October 14.--Chimes
| of Rollins Chapel reverberating across
| the hill-cloist cred campus of Dartmouth
College and swelling over the tops CT the
| el!ns which fringe it's broad and level
! sreensward and mark the avenues and
streets of this college town, awoke at
dawn today a notable gathering Of physi-
cists, college presidents, learned men of
many countries, leaders of the various
professions and business world assembled
here to witness the installation of Ernest
Fox Nichols as the tenth president of the
college. The morning prayers at Rollins
Chapel were under the direction of Prof.
John King Lord, Daniel Webster pro-
fessor Of Latin in the college, the grand
son of one of Dartmouth's greatest presi-
dents and himself forty years a teacher
in the college.
Ambassador Bryce Attends.
Among those who comprised the pro-
cession of 1900 scholars, educators and
others from the college yard to the new
Webster Hall, where the inauguration
ceremony was held. was James Bryce,
British ambassador to the United States.
The Webster Hall exercises occupied
more than two hours. the greater part
of the time being taken up by President
Nichols inaugural address.
Gen. Frank 8. Streeter of Concord,
president of the board of trustees. formal
ly conferred the presidency on Prof. Mich
OILS and presented him with the charter
of the institution.
Calls It "a Sacred Trust
In reply President Nichols said he re-
allied that a very sacred trust had come
into his hands. Il pray God" he added.
Ito give me courage, truth and strength
to discharge my duties honorably and
we'll"
The retiring president, William ]. Tuck
er, then presented. according to long Gus
tom, the Wheelock silver punch bowl.
The singing of Millions paraphase Of
the one hundred and sixteenth psalm was
followed by congratulatory addresses by
the principal delegates and guests. Am
bassador Bryce spoke for the En- glish
constituency, and Gov. Henry B. Quinby
brought the greetings of the state.
President Nicholas Murray Butler OF
gratulations of the delegates. Prof
Charles Adams those Of the faculty,
Harris Russell of New York those of the
alumni, while the undergraduates were
represented by Charles w. Tobin of
Boston.
Honorary Degrees Conferred.
President Nichols then delivered his in
augural address.
Honorary degrees were conferred by
President Nichols on many of the visitors.
The list of degrees follows:
Doctor of sciences-Richard Cockburr
MacLaurin, president of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology.
Doctors Of divinity-OzOra Stearns Da-
wis., president of Chicago Theological
Seminary; John Martin Thomas, presi-
dent Of Middlebury College.
Distinguished Men In List.
Doctor of laws-Jacob Gould Schurman.
president of Cornell University: Charles
Richard Van Hise, president of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin: John Huston Fin
| ley, president Of the College Of the City
| of New York; William Dewitt Hyde.
president of Bowdoin College: Matthew
Henry Buckham, president of the Uni
versity of Vermont; William Herbert Per-
| Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Co.
president Of Princeton University; Arthur
| Twining Hadley, president of Yale
| University; Abbott Lawrence Lowell,
| president of Harvard University
Charles William Eliot. president emer-
| tus Of Harvard University; James
Burrill Angel. ex-president of the
University of Michigan: Henry Brewer
| Quinby, Governor Of New Hampshire;
William Jewett Tucker. ex-president of
Dartmouth College.
| The closing benediction was pronounced
| by the Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot,
| Bishop of Bethlehem, Pa.