The sun., 1910-06-30
CLOSING SCENES AT AMHERST
NINETY-SIX YOUNG MEN GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS.


ANnKEsT. Mass. June %. Amherst
College's cOmmsncement EXERCISES came
10 an end this afternoon with the alumni
dinner in Pratt Gymnasium.
The members of the graduating class
received their diplomas from President
George Harris this morning and President
Harris conferred honorary degrees on
seven men ot note a. educators. authors
or men Of Affairs
The closing scenes of the most delight
ful commencement In the history Of the
college were enhanced by absolutely per
feet weather ThreateninE clouds had
rolled aNay and the country. that has
special charm for ell Old Amherst grads,
lay clear and beautiful under brilliant sun
light,
The ninety-aiH men Of the graduating
class assembled at a:iS o clock this morn
ina in College Hall Nearly seven hun
dred of the alumni were present 20 hear
the class speakers and witness the con-
ferring Of diplomas and degrees.
After the opening PRAYER i've Of the
graduating class delivered OratiOna IN
composition for he Fond priEs. Paul
Adee Fancher of Glen Cove y. T.. spoke
on The i.sadership OF Service Talbot
Faulkner Of New York city had for his
subject The DUTY Of Happiness o. A.
Kennedy oi Hardwick, Mass. spoke on
-Emblema OF Permanencs Eustace Jo-
senh SeliEman 81 New York city selected
for his subject Kant and Religion.
George Frisbie whichsr Of Middle Had
d A. Conn, spoke Of the -UnpurchasAbls
Gin.- The priEs was awarded 20 Mr.
Whicher
After a short address President Harris
conferred the diplomas.
The following men received the degrees
OF bachelor ci arts: summa o1m lAude'
Murray: magma cum laude. Fancher
Hamlin. johnson. Kennedy. Selignan
cum laude Bisbes. BullArd Danisla
Draper. GoOdnow. r. l.. Harris. Hudson.
Ksator. Kellogg. Mcclure. ould. ShOop
la. b. Taylor. }. y. Warner. Whicher'
Woodward: rite. Adler. Amos, Atwood,
Baldwin. Barney .Birdsall. A. B. Boynton
NJ. r. Boynton BroWnell. Burnett. Clark
Collins. Corey. Cornell DcGroOt, Emery
Farrier. Fenton. Fink. Gardner, Hall
Tx. B. Harvis. Heath, Henry. Holden
Jacobus. Johnston. Keim. Keith. Ken
drick Knight, Marshall. Merchant. Millar
Milloy, Poor. Pratt. Rumeg. Sampson
sullivan. TagGart. Van A,iken. Wade. n
l.. Warner. wetmOre. Wheeler. Wright
Williams. Workman. Degrees were alsc
awarded 10 Damn. Marston and Pratt, 10
The following men were AWARDED the
r. S degree. Cum laude-Schelle
Rite-AIling. Avery. Reaman. Bedford
Carter. CrAgin. DreWson. Francis, God
dArd. Hood, Jube. Ladd. LawtOn. MoMar
'in, Mitchell. Morrison. Porter. Roberts
Sumpf. swallsy, Lucker. West. willsie
Robert Cornelius Murray. who received
the highest hOnors. is from Herkimer. NY
PRESIDENT Harris conferred the honorary
degree Of master Of arts on Willis nelanc
Wood. a banker. who IL Interested In edu
oational and charitable work. and on
Trumbul White. Journalist. editor and
author
Two men receiVed the degree Of doctor
Of divinity. Clark Smith Beardslee Of III
class Of -. now professor Of hOmilstioi
In Hartford theological Seminary. know
a. a Biblical scholar Of vide repute. Ant
Thomas Clay VIM Of the class Of "a
who has been a missionary Of the Presby
terian board for thiry-thres years il
Japan.
The degree Of doctor Of laws was giveT
70 three men. George LOckhart Rivel
Of New York, who was First Assistant
Secretary Of state under President Cleve
land and who n a chairman Of the board
Of trtlateea Of Columbia University and
a trustee u the New York a. d Ro, asveli
hospitals. Of the LenOE and Tildeh
Libraries. the New York Public Library
and 4 Cooper Union. was the first "a
reciye the high honor Kenyon Leecf
Rutterheh ia preHident Of the MAasa
chusstts Agricultural College at Amherst
He received his training In the soienos
Of agriculture At Michigan University
President Roosevelt appointed him q mem.
: Der Of the commission on country life
The third recipient u Congressman George
PeltOn Lawrence Of the First district Of
Massachusetts,. He IA q member Of the
new COMMITTEES on Rules Of the House OF
Representative and is serving his seventh
term IN the bower hOuse.
After the speschmaking and tns award
J ing Of honOrs three portraits were pre-
sented % the collage. paintings o9 Mason
w. Tyler. "a; Edward B. Gillett. -. and
D. Willis James.
The alumni dinner began at I P. NJ.
The visitors assembled BY classes near
the gymnasium and marched In in the
order Of the age % their claaa. Each
class gave q roustng cheer a. u made itE
way 70 the section Of seats assigned 20 H.
The fsdgelinEs OF 1910 were permitted
for the first time 20 associate on terms
Of equality with the old boys. The
Rraduaias were PLACED along one wall
OF the gymnasium. They smoked their
Pipes With an air. and entertained their
older fellows from time 10 tims by gottip Z
up and singing Amhsrst's sOngH. The
gallery was hllsd with women. relatives
Tor the most part Of tho members Of the
graduating class or Of the visiting alumni
SheFrod Soule. president Of the general
alumni aasociation. introducsd the Rev.
Dr.. Nehemiah BoyntOn, -. of Brooklyn.
p. Tower, 20. had delivered the invoca-
tion. Mr.. SOuls sst on Applause when
he Announosd that he would make no
speech. Class yelled glsstulIy 20 class.
Mr.. Souls warned the banqueters aGningi
DF. B0yRtoa. Who replied that Prcyldencs
had shown q sample Of mercy IN I'm
pelling Mr.. Soule 70 silence. More cheers
and explosions of laughter.
For tho next half hour the alumni
wadad through the assortment Of eafablea
provided by the local catsrOFs-Od fash