The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
cOMurNcEMENr ar RUTGERS.
NaRy Alumni Back at the GraduatllE
Exercises ~ Ibid Queens"

ENeFctses ~ Odd Queens."
NV BRUNswICK y J. June Y The
campus ~ Old Queens took on a gala
appearance to-day with the large gather
ing 81 the Rutgers alumni % take part
in the iltth annual commencement
The commencement mesting Of the
hoard of trustees was held az iO.SD oclock
this morning Two new trustees took
the oath II ONCE. Justice Willard P Voor-
bees Of New Jersey. IL and Duncan
Dunbar Sut3hin Of New York city. 20
Faculty changes includ. the appoint
ment o. Walter Taylor Marvin. Pm d.
nov assistant professor IN Prinoeton
University. a. professor o. mental philoS-
o2hy aud logic. and that % jacob q.
Iipman. Pm %. associate professor Of
agriculture a. professor Of soil fertility
and bacteriology The trustees author
ized the appointment Of additions IN,
structors IN chemistry. botany and 40
ology. Capt Ralph Brewster PARROT
y So. Twenty-seventh Infantry. L 3 A.
having served the full four years o. his
detail by the War Department a. pro-
fessOr Of military Science and tactics
returns n his regiment His SUCCESSOR
has not yet been named.
The alumni GRAFTON was delivered by
James Westfall Thompson. Pm. d. 'a2.
associate professor Of European history
in the University Of Chicago on the sub
Iect History. Culture and Critioism.-
Al the alumni collation. in the BAllantine
| na.aE4aase
Demarest. the speakers were Edmund
Wilson. Attorney General OF New Jersey.
the Rev James Vance. ID. u. % Newark
prrnident of the Osneral synod Of the
Reformed Church in America. the Rev
Charles A Richmond, D. D. president Of
Union College and the Rev. j. Addison
Jones' Of Albany. and representatives
OF the anniversary classes.
Announcement Vas made that tho
college as tho residuary legatee under
the will % v. NJ. W. Suydam. recently
Deceased. Wtll probably receive $4,000
that by the will u tho late Prof. Edward A.
BOwssr the college will Revive the value
Of his books and copyrights, equalling
perhaps a capital amount OF 5000. y
was further announced that gtfta received
include S2.OOO from Mrs Robert r. bal
lantine Of Newark for improvements In
the gymnasium; u, 900 from Mrs. Morris
X. Jesup. New York. for endowment;
500 from Anthony Dey Of New York, 80.
for endowment; d 600 By tho will Of the
late George Van Nest Baldwin, SO. 81 500
for the Alumni Endowment Fund from
many subscribers. 1900 for the adj
ministration fund from various donOIs.
and that 5000 has been subscribed by
the executive committee o. the graduates
committee for interest on the capital
amount which this COMMITTEES h raising
for the college.
The honorary degree Of doctor Of laws
was conferred upon the Rev. Charles
Alexander Richmond. D. D., presidcnt
Of Union College. Schenectady. y. y:
Willard PenReld Voorhoes Of BFunswick.
n J.. Justice % the Supreme Court 81
New Jersey; and IN abaentia upon Baron
Dairoku KAkuchi. president OF the Uni
versity Of Kyoto, Japan.
The degree u doctor 81 poience was
conferred upon Egbert le Fevre. ". D.,
10. dean 81 the medical faculty % the
University u New York. and Prof. Fran
cis Cuylsr Van Dyck. g. professor %
physics and dean al kutgegs.
The degree Of doctor u divinity waa
conferred upOn the Rev Arthur johnson
OF HackenaacS. n j.. and the Rev. Joseph
Addison Jones of Albany. v. Y.
Tho honorary degree II master of
arts was conferred upon George Perry
Morris, "a.
The ". A. degree IN oDurse was conferred
upon eight candidates. and the recipients
u degrees 10 the graduating class num-
bsrBd f0rty-two
Ths prssidsnt's reception was held
on the Clmptn az the alumni aud faculty
house. from until O'Clock.