New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-14
BID PRINCETON FAREWELL
Old Nassau Sends Its 164th
Batch OF Seniors Into the World.
DUTCH SCHOLAR H0N0RED
Degree for De Groot, Of Leyden,
Holland, Commander of the
Order Of Orange Nassau.

Princeton. y. j., June IL (spec,aN-
Princeton University sent her one hundred
and siXty-fourth class Of seniors ont into
the workaday world this morning. Com
mencement took place in Alexander Hall
before gathering Of fathers and mothers
and admiring relatives and friends that
overtaxed it's seating capacity. Before noon
two hundred and twenty-one seniors
marched out Of Princeton's classic halls.
graduates az last
The academic procession. arrayed in all
its splendor. formed in front Of Nassau
Hall at 10:45 o'clock. and. followed by the
graduating class, marched between little
downpours Of rain 70 Alexander Hall. In
the absence OF university president. Dean
Henry B. Fine presided over the exercises
and awarded the diplomas.
East Orange carried or honors for turn
ing out the most honor men this year.
Lawrence Maxwell Bament. Of East Orange.
the first honor man Of the class began the
exercises with the Latin salutatory. Then
came the announcement Of awards Of fell
lowships. graduate scholarships and prizes
by Charles W. McAlpin. the university sec
T
srees. including those honored by honorary
degrees. Alexander Tilton Schenck deliv-
eyed the vaedictory. The assemblage lent
voice 10 the singing Of "Old Nassau" and
then the benediction was pronounced.
Eight candidates for honorary degrees
we're presented by Dean Andrew F. West
of tho graduate school. One was Johannes
Jacohrs Maria De Groot. professor Of the
Chinese language and archaeology in the
University Of Leyden. Holland. who received
the degree Of Doctor Of Laws.
With the degree OF Doctor Of Divinity
Princeton honored the Rev. Charles l.
Thompson. secretary If the Board OF Home
Missions II the Presbyterian Church;
Bishop Edwin 5. Lines, of Newark. who is
4 graduate Of Yale University; the Rev. ".
y. Chambers. IS, a missionary in Asiauc
Turkey. ard the Rev Or. Hugh Black, Of
Union Theological Seminary. New York
Dr. Black was Informally chosen some time
age IS the most popular visiting clergyman
at Princeton, and, as a result, was invited
TO deliver the baccalaureate sermon this
year.
The degree Of Doctor Of Science was con-
ferred upon John Alfred Brashcar the
PittsburG lens grinder. mechanician and in
ventor. The Doctorate Of Laws was con-
ferred upon John r. Mott. secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association move
ment in Foreign Missions, and George
Lockhart Rives. former Corporation Coun-
sci Of New York City. and chairman Of the
trustees OF Columbia University.
Prizes were awarded a. follows.
George Potts Bible Prizes-Edward Ssun-
ders Dillon and Franklin Chamberlain
Wells jr.. Of New Jersey.
Glass Of 80 Prize in English Literature
William Mathewson Milliken, OF Con-
necticut.
Lynde Debate Prizes-First. Nezza Ne
veilo Arnold. Of Pennsylvania: second,
\ leXander Tilton Scheuck of New Jersey.
and third Fulcher Perry Smith, of Penn
BAIRD Prizes The Baird prize. James
Wellington Whaler of Delaware. prize for
oratory, Hugh Chamberlin Burr. ~ New
York for delivery. Edwin Marshall Will
Townsend Woodruff. lr. OF Texas for ais
putatiou. first. James Jackson Porter of
New Iork. second, Alexander TiIton
of \cN jersey.
Lyman a Atwatcr prize in political Sci
jersey.
Philosophy equally. between Law
renee Maxwell tamcut. Of New Jer eE. ana
James Wellington WhaIer. ~ Delaware
g o. Joline Prize i'm American Political
history William Wright Bardsey ~ New
Jersey, honorable mention of Aaron Lewis
Wu'Ouer of Pennsylvania
lass ~ 50 Prize in Ethics lawrence
Maxwell Bament OF New Jersey. honor
able mention Of james Wellington Nnaler
Of Delaware
Dickinson Prize Samuel Floyd Franklin.
of Delaware. honorable mention NJ CAR
ampbeu Brigham, Of Massachusetts,
Ilss-. rsf 1.na
Walter Baskerville Of Minnesota. second.
Samuel Floyd Franklin. Of Delaware; third.
Peter Kenneth Emmons ~ View Jersey.
and fourth, Condit Nelson Eddy, Of Ohio.
MacLean Prize Samuel FLOYD Franklin
of Delaware.
Frederick Barnard White Prize in Aren't
teCture-Russell Smith Walcott. Of Illinois
Class Of rs Memorial Prize for Debate
Edward Renwick WhittingnaT OF New
Jersey.
Thomas p. Wsnamaker English Ian
old John Sweeney, OF New jersey. and
Samuel Robert Shafer. Of Maryland
class Of 20 Junior Prize in Old English
Samuel Robert Shafer, OF Maryland honor
able mention Of Gilbert Stuart Robertson
class Of 70 Junior Prize in English
Samuel Robert shafer. of MARYLAND
Class Of 81 Junior English Prize IN the
School Of Science-Edson Burr Heck, ~
Mari Cunningham Humphreys Junior
German Prizes-First. Frederick August
Kahler. jr.. OF New York: second. Alex
ander Thomas Ormond, jr of New Jersey
Class Of 81 Prize IN Mathematics Henry
Alden Foster OF New Jersey.
Francis Biddle Sophomore Essay Prize
Thomas King Whipple. OF Missouri
Class Of 70 Sophomore English Prize
Frederick Chadwick Mckee. OF Pennsyl-
yania: honorable rnention Of Wendell
Wheeler Brown Of New York
Glass ~ SO Freshman English Prize in
the School Of Science-RObert Hammond
Gibson. Of New York. honorable mention
Of Warren Wamer Nissley, n Pennsyl-
vania.
Alton 3 Parker Prizes for Freshman De
bate-F1rst. John Milton Colt. ~ New
York second. Julius Ochs Adler. 81 Ten
nessee
Forty-fve fellows and graduate scholars
were named for the coming year.