The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-29
STORM DIVERTS
 GUESTS AT YALE
Class Day Exercises Slightly
 Marred By Rainfall
IVY CUTTING IS PLANTED
During Yale Law School Banquet Speeches Are Made While Thun- der Crashes and Browns Out
 the Speakers Words.

New Haven, Conn, June 2s.-An cleo trical storm with terrific downpour of rain and fierce gusts of wind were un- expected accompaniments to class day at Yale university today but as no ma terial damage resulted the thousands of guests found atmospheric disturbances a merry diversion.
 The Sheffield Scientific School seniors had their class day ceremonies in the usual order. In the early afternoon the academic seniors and their friends gath cred in an enclosu on the college cam pus, but the storm suddenly broke and hundreds made hurried dashes for shell ter.
 As soon as the clouds broke away the exercises were resumed in the Hyperion theatre.
 The class poem was read by Leonard Bacon of Peacedale R. l., the class ora tion on Hero Worship" by Maxwell O. Parry of Indianapolis and the class his- tory by Leonard Kennedy.
 The ivy planted was a cutting from the White House. brought over by Pres ident Taft on his last visit here.
 During the Yale Law School alumni banquet for a time the speeches were made while the thunder crashed. Dean Rogers presided and Chief Justice Sim con E. Baldwin of the supreme court unveiled portrait of Dean William Cal lahan Robinson of the law department of the Catholic University of America, former professor of law in Yale He was followed by speeches by former Gov. George P. Mclean, Simsbury, Conn; Judge Selden D. Spencer of St. Louis, Burton Mansfield of New Haven, Dean Kirchway of the law department of Co., lumbia university and former Senator John C. Spooner, all alumni
 In his very brief response MT. Spooner expressed his gratitude to Yale for the honorary degree conferred upon him at the last commencement
 The alumni reelected c. Larue Nun son of Williamsport, Pa. president; b. D. Whitney of New York and D. G. Buckland of Providence. vice presidents, and J. w. Edgerton secretary and treas urer
 At the law school exercises in Hendrie Hall the address was made by MT. Spooner. The prizes announced included: i:
 Jewell prize, member of second. year class with highest annual examination marks, P T. Dondlenger, Mitchell, $. D. Jake Parker prize for best thesis on Roman law subject, w. M. Murgrave, New York city; Townsend prize for mem Der of graduating class, writing and pro nouneing the best oration, J. F. T. OCon- nor, Grand Forks, N. D.
 Graduating class honors: Bachelor Of laws, summa cum laude, F Q. Wiggin, Nror, uvho leaVaS his class. bach elor of laws, magma cum laude, K. Il. McOuestion, Butler, Pa, and E. c. Wey- man, Apohaqui, N. B.
 Graduate honors were: Master of laws. cum laude, N. DeIIas Alas, Taal, Philip pines; G. R. Holahan, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y; P. G. Sanchez, Conception, Philip pines.
 The medical school exercises in Col lege street hall had for the speaker Prof. William H. Howell, dean of Johns Hop kins Medical school, whose subject was
 medicine"
 In the late afternoon the various diver sions of the reunion classes, interrupted by the storm, was resumed.
 The degree of doctor of laws was con- ferred upon President A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard university at the meet ing of the Yale corporation today
 President Lowell will return to Cam bridge for the Harvard commencement exercises Wednesday, so the conferring Of the degree was made today. This degree is given only for distinguished public service
 The corporation elected B. F. Mcclel- land, now professor of mining Of Leland Stanford university, professor Of min ing to the Sheffield Scientific schol and A member of Its governing board
 The alumni advisory board reelected Frederick N. Judson of St. Louis chair