Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-22
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GRADUATION
AT RUTGERS
,seo,or TO the EVENING vEws.

New Brunswick, June 22:-The Cam
pus of Old Queens took on gala ap-
pearance with the large gathering of
the Rutgers Alumni here to take part in
the exercises of the one hundred and
forty-fourth annual commencement.
The commencement meeting of the
Board of Trustees was held in the trus-
tee room at 1890 clock this morning.
Two new trustees took the oath of
office and became members of the
board Justice Willard P. Voorhees,, of
New Jersey, graduate of the class
Of 1871, and Mr.. Duncan Dunbar Su-
phin, of New York, graduate of the
class Of 1883.
Faculty changes include the appoint
ment of Walter Taylor Marvin, Phi d.,
now assistant professor in Princeton
University, as Professor of Mental Phil
osophy and Logic; Jacob G.. Lipman, Pb.
D., associate professor of Agriculture
is made Professor of Soil Fertility and
Bacteriology.
The trustees authorized the appoint
ment of additional instructors in Chem
istry, Botony and Zoology.
DR.. Edward Luther Stevenson, Prof.
Of History, now on leave of absence
to serve as Secretary of the Hispanic
Society of America had his leave Of
absence extended through the coming
year. His professional work here will
be carried on by Ralph Barlow Page,
Phi. d.
DR.. Henry Dubois Milford Prof. of
Eglish Literature, has been granted
a leave Of absence for the year 1910
IL. His work will be carried on by his
associate in the Department Of En-
glish, aided by Rev. John Howard Ra-
ven, d. D., Professor in the New Bruins
wick Seminary, who will give the course
in the English Bible.
Captain Ralph Brewster Parrott, r.
&c., 9th Infantry U. s. A. having ser
we'd the full four years of his detail
by the War Department, is Prof. of Mil
itary Science and Tactics and returns
to his regiment. His success has net
yet been named by the War Depart
ment.
Professors Eliot R. Payson, Myron 7.
Scudder, Henry Dubois Mulford and
Charles H. Whitman will spend the
summer abroad.
At the annual meeting Of the alum
nj at IL clock, which was attended by
the Trustees in a body two portraits
were presented to be added to the col
lection in Kirkpatrick Chapel. por-
trait of Henry L. Janeway, Esq, of
New Brunswick, graduate of the class
Of 1914 and a Trustee of the College
from 1862 until his death In 1909 was
presented by his daughter, Miss Helen
H. Janeway. The presentation address
was made by DR.. Edward @. Janeway,
Of New York, nephew and grad
uate Of the class of 1860.
ID IL. N
D., Of New Brunswict, graduate OF
the class Of 1857 and trustee from
1887 until his death in 1909 was given
by Mrs. Drury. The presentation ad-
dress was made by the Rev. P. T. Pock-
man, D. D., Of New Brunswick, a grad
uate Of the class of 1878.
The portraits were accepted by Presi-
dent Demarest on behalf of the col
lege.
The Alumni grafton was delivered by
i James Westfall Thompson, Phi. D., class
of 1892. Associate Professor of Euro
pean History in the University of CHI
cago on the subject History, Culture
and Criticism.
At the Alumni COLLATION. in the Bal
lantine Gymnasium, presided over by
President Demarest, the speakers were
the Hon Edmund Wilson, Attorney
General of the State of New Jersey, the
Rev. James l. Vance, d. D., Of Newark,
President of the General Synod of the
Reformed church in America, the Rev.
Charles A. Richmond, d. d., President
of Union College, and the Rev. j. Ad-
olson Jones, of Albany, besides repre-
sentatives Of the anniversary classes.
Announcement was made that the col
Iooo nc +ha raaiduarv leOatea under the
will of Mr.. V. M. w. Suydam, recently
deceased. will probably receive $4,000;
that bv the will of the late Prof. Ed.
ward 4. Bowser. the college will re,
eeive the value Of his books and copy.
wrights, equally perhaps capital
amount OF $2o,ooo'