The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
(special from United Press.)

New Haven, June 21.-With Presi- dent Taft, Yale '78 conspicuous guest. Yale University held its Filth annual commencement exercises to- day. A total of 913 degrees were conferred as follows:
 2s2 Bachellors of Arts. 258 Bachel- lors of Philosophy, 123 Bachelors of Laws, S2 Masters of Arts, 4S Masters of Forestry, 31 Doctors of Philosophy, 2s Bachelors of Divinity, 20 Doctors of Medicine, 13 Masters of Laws, 12 honorary degrees, 5 civil engineers, 4 Masters of Science, Bachelors of mining engineer, 1 Bachellor of Fine Arts, Bachellor of Music.
 1n the academic procession to the graduation exercises President Taft walked with Major Archibald Butt and on the platform the President Corporation.
 President Taft arrived in this city shortly after 10 o'clock. this morning, and was rushed to the university where the commencement procession was already forming.
 At the annual alumni dinner, this afternoon the list of speakers includ- ed President Taft President Hadley, of Yale; ex-President Dwight, of Yale; President Vincent of the Univ ersity of Minnesota, and Justice La mar of the supreme court.
 President Hadiey announced the election by Yale Corporation of the fund: Samuel H. Betts, U. M. Bar mum. Julian w Curtiss, H. S. Brooks, William Adams Brown, and J. Mo Lean Walton, all of New York City.
 Honorary degrees were conferred as follows:
 Lamar. of Georgia, justice of the United States supreme court; Joseph Royce. professor of Philosophy at George Edgar Vincent. pres ident of the University of Minnesota, Yale 1885; Liang Tun Yen, mem Der imperial cabinet of China, Yale 1882
 Doctor of Science: William Henry Howell, ex-president of the American Society and ex-dean of the Johns Hopkins Medical School.
 Doctor of Divinity: Rev. George William Knox, professor of the his tory of religion at Union Seminary.
 Doctor of Music: Franz Kneisel. di- rector Kneisel Quartet.
 Doctor of Letters: John Muir, au- thor and naturalist of California.
 Masters of Arts: William Wallace Waterbury; vice-president Pennsyl- Brooker. director New Haven road and Republican National Committee man from Connecticut; Walter Nc Clintock. lecturer, Yale 1881, and Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman exe- cutive committee National Red Cross Society.
 Announcement was made at the exercises, this morn ing. that the John Addison Porter prize, being the income of fund of 1000, has been awarded, this year, to Jack Randall Crawford. gradu- ate of Princeton University and at present an instructor in English in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale pecuniary value than any other awarded at Yale, was given to Mr. Crawford for his drama entitled 'Senlac"
 Among the gifts announced by President Hadley at the alumni din her, this afternoon, was one by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity of 5 1000, in honor of James J. Hogan, 1909, the famous football captain. The income of the fund will be award ed at the end of his first year in the college to worthy freshman who possesses the traits that characterized Hogan, uprightness, high standing in he college world and high character. The first Hogan scholar will be se- ected in the fall of this year
 The academic procession to com nencement containing some of the :ountry's most distinguished scholars md public men, all in sombre garb of | ,ap and gown. was respectfully wit 1 lesSed by several thousand people | President Taft received much atten- ion from the crowd.
 Waiting to receive the procession | Il Woolsey Hall was a, crowd of 2. 1000 l every available inch of | pace. seats having been reserved in | he front of the hall and on the plat orm for the marchers. From open | ng prayer to closing benediction, the | audience paid the most respectful at | ention apparently sensing the mixed | ceilings of the seniors and the gradu- .tes of joy and sorrow.
 The other events of the closing lays exercises included a mass meet ng of the alumni on the university ampus and President Hadley's recep- ion.
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