The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-24

pressing HE sympathy with the Beers
In the recent war In South Africa
The commencement proper ~ the
university to-day did not differ materi-
ally from the customary dOinRs. Several
features stood out. When the well known
athletes q the graduating class came up
Ia receive their diplomas there was great
applause. Percy Taylor. the mile runner
who achieved glory recently az the inter
collegiate meet. got a tremendous hand.
There was great applause also for Good
ist IN the glee club. George Pond, the
senior presido- { alsO waa receivedwarmly.
- was Paul Williams. the captain Of the
baseball team. Indeed every student
81 note in the class had his ssndOR, in
Guiding ono who has a beard. There
were great shouts ol aWhiskers =!
whiskers'- when he received his sheepskin.
A conspicuous man in the graduating
class was George W. Nasmyth. who
passed tWiie before President Schurman
receiving a diploma In mechanical engi
neeTing the first time and one a. q doctor
u philosophy the second time. Ne already
holds the degrees ~ A. r. and A. ". from
Cornell University and Ia about the most
degreed man Cornell has ever sent nut.
II was very evident why he received
of the thesis for which Cornell made
him a doctor of philosophy That sub
jet was -Undamped high frequency
OSCILLATIONS N autobiography and radio
telephony
II u not known neither Or Nasmyth
u going 10 come after any more degrees
~ Cornell. hut Il wrs remarked that Il
hs did the man ~ only ordinary intelh-
gsnce would probably take % the woods
~ soon ~ he heard that Nasmyth was
hack IN town
Three young women attracted especial
attention at the commencement ~
,uets presented for degrees IN tho ats
course, but there we're three others " no
took degrees IN " hat might be called un-
usual Cnurses Mary Foster Caldwell led
the line ~ forty five candidates for bach
elor 81 laws upon the stage and the audi
ence gave her q rousing greeting. Cor
neliA Ferris kephart led the forty seven
graduates in the school Of agriculture.
and she got a heartier greeting even than
was given b Miss Caldwell
The most strenuous greeting OF the
day followed when Florence kimball led
the twenty-five doctors % veterinary
medicine up ~ get their diplomas The
audience niaTvelled a. a young woman
NehNNTlNA ~ UNDNNilH y ANNNA7 lNfNNEa UNAt
IL vas pointed out by those who kneg
something Of the incidents connected with
Miss Kimhalls WoTk that there was a
great field for the humane treatment "
certain animals scientifically and that a
woman would be especially available for
this field The audience therefore voted
that IL was a pretty fine thing % see a
Young woman getting horse doctor
degree
OF course the diplomas handed out on
the stage we're what are called dummy
diplomas Itwould be difiicult 70 arrange
the diplomas IN the proper order and see
that each pereon gets his or hers, and N
make believe ones are given out
AZ soon a. the graduating exercises
were over the members OF the graduating
class streaksd Il hotfoOt for the regis
trar's once. where they handed In their
false diplomas In exchange for the really
truly signed and sealed ones that had
been prepared by the university Authori-
ties.
The board Of trustees a. the meeting
this afternoon following the commence
mant exercises decided not n Oh the place
made vacant by the death Of Walter &
Kerr Of New York city until the fall meet
inu