The sun., 1909-06-16
200 NEW PRINCETON GRADS
TAKE THEIR DEGREES AND SAY
GOOD.BY TO NASSAU HALL.
Prize aa" Fellowship Men OF the Gradu.
a,a' distribution OF Scholastic
E,y-A Few Honorary Degrees
The steps Are Now the Juniors.


E,s-A Few Honorary Degree,
The steps Are Now the Juniors
PRINCETON. N. j.. June i5.-Commence.
ment day at Princeton was marked by
the presence Of several notable visitors
A class numbering $50 men was graduated
at the l62d commencement Of the uni.
versity. Besides the very simple and
impressive exercises in Alexander Hall
this morning. when the degrees were
conferred. the chief events Of the day
took place at the alumni luncheon in the
gym this afternoon.
President Abbott Lawrence Lowell
OF Harvard, the guest of honor, made an
address to the, 1900 graduates assem-
bled. President Woodrow Wilson OF
Princeton also addressed them. The
two college presidents were greeted by
long continued cheering when they arose,
and they were frequently interrupted
in the course of their addresses.
DR.. Wilson. who spoke first. told of
Princetons tendency toward scientific
training and said that combination
of the literary spirit and scientific re-
search was necessary to produce the re-
quired results in America to-day. He
deplored the lack OF literary spirit in
many scientific men OF the past.
President Lowell paid high tribute
to Prinoeton's executive. characterizing
him as one OF the foremost educators
In this country to-day. DR.. Lowell i'm
plored the alumni of all American uni
versites to take greater interest in the
intellectual side Of the college life. With
out this interest, he said, the universities
after ALL he concluded. "the chief OBJ
ject Of university is study
At 1915 O'Clock in the morning the
academic procession formed in front Of
Nassau Hall. and led by President Wilson
and. Prof William Libbey proceeded to
Alexander Hall, where the commencement
exercises were held. Seated on the plat
form were the trustees Of the university
the members OF the faculty and the men
on whom honorary degrees were con-
ferredr - As these were given Dean
Andrew T.. West OF the graduate school
paid:a tribute to each man. He charac-
terized DR.. Lowell as "a citizen OF the mod
ern world in search Of knowledge. but more
IN search of wisdom. ready to follow the
light but not to plan without light;
vigorous. observant. tolerant. tireless-
these traits should win for him and his
great university an ever increasing and
just etory. He has long been identified
With Harvard and has known its forces
and needs He is imbued with its best
associations and spirit and at the same
time has the forward look In his admin
istration he Is expected to carry out
the views Of progressive, liberal, timely
and animating leader in education"
l@Tbe degree of Nj. A. was conferred upon
John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum. who
is both sculptor and painter and member
OF many Of the most distinguished Of the
worid's art societies. He designed and
executed about sixty of the decorative
devices which are on the dorruitory given
by the class Of 70.
Samuel McChord Crothers "a, was
For the last fifteen years he has been
preacher to Harvard University and the
University .,of Chicago. He was COM
as "a bright and candid literary
CRITIC, revealing with subtle humor or
SERIOUS friendliness the better things
given 10 John White Alexander, the New
York artist. DR.. Alexander is president |
Of tho National Academy OF Design. |
and hlsla test important work is the series |
OF mural decorations entitled THE Crown !
ing Of Labor. which may be seen in the |
Carnegie Institute in PittsbtTg. He has !
presented to Princeton paint
ing which hangs in prominent place |
in the faculty room in Nassau Hall
The degree of d. d. was conferred |
upon John Darlington, '65. who is the |
first and sole translator Of large parts |
OF the Bible from the original tongues
into SiaInese and who is an authority
o. ,r,t Dali
The degree of doctor of laws was given !
to Frank Hartley. II. and Charles Francis |
Adams. DR.. Hartley is the we'll known |
surgeon and Is perhaps the foremost
American authority on the surgery OF
the human brain, while Mr.. Adams is
president of the Massachusetts, His
torical Society and is famed as an expert |
in railway administration.
The exercises were opened with the |
Latin saiutatory delivered by Lawrence |
of Philadelphia Pa. and then
prizes and fellowships were announced |
as follows
Groroe Potts Bible I'rt,ts.-Tsichard Harrison |
Hin Of Kentucky. Gage olcott OF New Jersey.
Glass Of 1859 Prize In English Ltn rdture e-Wilfred
John Funk OF New Jersey. with honorable men. |
ton Of Norman Armour Of New Jersey. |
Lgnds Debate prtRs-lst, Prank Caton Myers |
oi Pennsylvania: I'd, Ralph 1lewellyn Thomas OF |
I'd. Nathaniel Ewing. Jr.. OF Penn |,
syIsaaia. &c.. .. ....
Baird P,i1s.--The Baird prize, Isaac Thomas
Of fPennsylvania: prize for oratory, Samuel !
SheIlabarger OF the District OF Columbia: prize
for delivery, Lacy Donoho Jennings OF Missouri; |
priS for poetry. Samuel Shcllabarger OF the |
District OF Columbia; prizes for disputation. |
1ss. Ralph LleweIlyn Thomas OF Pennsylvania: |
I'd. James Craig Peacock OF Pennsylvania.
Alexander Guthrie hcCosh Prtte.-Frank |
Charles Iaubach of Pennsylvania.
Theodore Cupier Prize IN Economies.--Wilbur |
Ia Roe. Jr., OF New jersey.
C. o. Jolne Prise IN American Political History |
Thomas Stokes Craven OF Pennsylvania.
Cldss Of 1859 Prize IN Ethtes. Laurence Fen |
ninger Of Pennsyivania.
Ven York Herald PrH.-Farrng ton Reed |
Carpenter of Colorado.
Dtektnspn Pr,e.--Jesse Hermann OF New Jer.
sey.
Junior orator Meddis.-ist. Malcolm MAllette
AcDermott OF Tennessee: I'd. Samuel Jowre /
Hamilton OF Delaware: I'd. Milton Theobold
S,asfer Of New York: <th, Chester Msrtindae
Irwin OF Pcrnsyivsnia-
Aqclean Prne.-Samuel Lowrte Hamilton OF
Iyederek Barnard White Prise In A,ehaeau,s.-
Han Pleasanr Pennington OF Maryland.
Cidss Of 1875 Memorial Prs.-Phil p Sidney
Walters OF New York.
Thomas B. Wdn1maker Enolssh Language prfs |
Edwin Miles wachner OF Ohio.
Class Of ia7o Junior Prise IN Old Enoiish Edwin
Miles wachner Of Ohio.
Man Cunningham Humphreys Junior German
pritss-ist Gustave Adoiphus Harrer OF New
York ID. D. Percy Gilmore OF New York.
srHn<ets Sefo'arship. Dean Bickford OF
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