The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-09
UNION GRANTS DEGREES.
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IL D.. speaks oa German universities.

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H.. D.. speaks On German Universities.
SCHENECTADY. n. Y. June s-At the
commencement exercises al Union College
to-day a class Of hfty-nins was grad
ma ed Honorary degrees were con-
fsrrcd as follows:
Doctor Of Laws Count Johann Won
BernsfOTfI. Ambassador of the German
Empire ~ me United states and honorary
chancellor
Doctor Of Science william IL ROY En-
NETT. GENERA, Elr,triv Company. expert
electrician
Doctor Of Letters The Right Rev Daniel
sylvester futile. Bishop o. Missouri and
presiding Bishop Of me Protestant Epis-
ropll church In America
B Doctor % Divinity The Rev. charles
Temple Union. -? the Rev william A.
wadder. Uniou. 50. .Iebcoer, Brazil the
B Rsv Harvey De Wit GFiswOld. IS. Lahore,
India. dean Of the oriental faculty OF Pun-
! Iab tuiversrv
. The chanceloTs address was made by
Count Won BsrnstorI. whose subject was
German University life and who said
Tho exchange OF professors NJ happily
Instituted betveen German and American
universities. which increased the already
existing permanent friendly intercourse
b-tWe-n them. has drawn renewed at
tsntion 10 The fact that the American
universities a. the younger institutions
have learned much from their cd German
sisters and that N our days after the
American universities have attaIn~d q
position which inspires respect 10 al
foreign lands. there - very much Tor both
TO learn from one smother The number
~ American scholars who have studied
ana Who have dOCtOrat-s "a Germany is
especially large 10 this fact alsp 10 due
in no small Measure tue feeling u kir-hiD
Which binds Germany 20 this great and
yUuthfuiiv vigorous nation
Among he fOTCrE making fur good
will between nations one ~ the foremost
- mutual intimate know edge " thair
culture II vs ar r-pu.ucilly truly
80 home Iu ln- spiritual void Uf Uur two
%. f,un~ We Will TrDug. 20 their close "a
t,r,isp-nd-g,e and b" fi--,i With the de-
sire % ,tIuuJt' their mutual understand
ug
-Grrntus are particularly -Iu..i 10
takr such yi-W ~ friendly fntsrCuufs-
80 happily 'r~tItuli-d iret ween The uu
g.rs.f. -- p l4r countries a. 90 Germany
90. universities have a.ways stuud first
amt fur-mn-' - an modern 10 'itItiuu-
- rrspuusf Uly representatives OF ln- high-
~ idrglr ul the p-Opiv
he elements ~ s.IeuE b ~ NH German
university ar. chiefly 90 ne inner freedom
trey ruI,v and The sWuf II ln,-stign.
fIlu uusug 10 usmusrr The peculiar
yulracJeTisuc Jf the GotIuau un,vrrstty
~ laboratory Tor -OieU.ihC research
~ Ar'l ~ % srluul - .us, utCtiDu M AL
The higher branches II general and pro
fessioLal kApNledg- irrumes a. onCs
ipparen, when M" internal organization
1T The Insl tIlsOu " CONSIDERED.
This intimate uu.uu u invest gafIuu
aId Instruction gIsrs The German uni 7
ver,ity pe,rlhsr character In Germany
% - takh fur gran ID that all university
professors are invest gators aud scholars
amt that all investi gators and scholars
are teacher AZ universities
Ia CJur,Isi0n the Ambassador spoke .
- the eminent importance u the Amer !
yau institute about TO IL founded N /
berlin. and hp expressed The hops that 1
more wealthy friends u the idea will
come fITV ard IN both countries aud endoW .
o. WIrh fuuds, IN which case Is would he
-ua hlej % offer scholarships % American
students desirous of studying VA Germany /
The principal pnzs awards wero IS
follows
Warner priOa Roland " Bartlett /
Glendale. Mass
BatchfJrd prges samuel NJ. CaveFt /
charlton and Howard MAcOmbe, D~lan-
sIn
Inshani prize Arthur X Chafee Morris .
ristONu
Allen priyes Theodore d. Walser !
CohOas u g. COplin aud Edward y b
Irish Schenectady
Allison FOOts prizes PhilOmAthean So
Getty and Samdel " CayeTt
DagErt' pr1e samuel N. Cavsrt /
Pullman PTi1es samuel NJ. OaveTt. j
and Walter J Becker ~ 4ltamOnt