New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
Mr.. Taft and Chief Justice White,
Both of Whom Get IL. D.
Degrees, Attend the
Ceremony.
EDUCATORS THRONG CAMPUS
Oath Of Office Administered by
Justice Pitney on Steps of
Historic Nassau Hall
Glowing Tribute to
Nations Executive.

Dr. John Grier Hibben. Princeton 'S2
| who was elected president Of Princeton
University on January II. was formally
| installed in that office yesterday the
! ceremony taking place OH the steps of
| Nassau Hall. where Washington was
| thanked for his services to this country
| and which was the seat Of the American
| government for five months in 1888.
The oath Of Office was administered TO
DR. Hibben by Justice Mahlon Pitnev,
| Princeton 70, Of the Supreme Court, aud
surrounding him were President TAFT
| Chief Justice White, Of the supreme
| Court. and representatives OF l52 edu-
| cational institutions, as well as three
| thousand Of the alumni Of Princeton the
faculty. the undergraduate body and the
| families of many Of them.
Among those who came to do honor
| 10 DR.. Hibben and Princeton were Pres
| ident Lowell Of Harvard. President Had-
! lev of Yale. President Butler Of Column
| bia. President SChurman OF Cornell, lTo-
vost Smith OF the University of P'nn-
! svlvania. President Fauucc Of Grown
! University. President Nichols OF Dart
/ mouth, President Garfield of Nilliins'
! Colonel Fiebeger, of the United states
Military Academy at West Point; PrcSl-
| dent Donlou. :. j., Of Georgetown 'ni-
versity; President Alderman OF tho lEi-
yersity of Virginia, Principal Peterson "f
( AIcC,iu University, Montreal; President
( Thwing of Western Reserve University,
Chancellor Brown Of New York Uni
versity, President Hutchins OF the tm-
| versity of Michigan and President Brown
| OF the Union Theological Seminary
Others present were President Nelcli
Of Ohio Wesleyan, President Craighea6
of Tulane. President Finley OF the COL
lege OF the City of New York, President
Rhees Of the University OF Rochester
President Harris Of Northwestern ur-
yersity. Dean Pond Of Pennsylvania
state College, President Few OF Trinity.
President MaclaurIn OF the Msssa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology, Presi-
dent Taylor Of Vassar. President Drinker
OF Lehigh. President James OF the Uni
versity of Illinois. President Humphreys
OF the Stevens Institute OF Technology,
President Pendleton OF Wellesley, Presi-
dent Remsen of Johns Hopkins, Presi-
dent Thomas OF Bryn Mawr. President
Wooley Of Mount Holyoke. Dean Shea
of the Catholic University OF America,
President Davis OF the Normal College
of the City OF New York and President
Woodward OF the Carnegie Institution OF
Washington.
Praise from College Heads.
Not only did these and others to tho
number Of nearly five hundred march III
the procession that escorted DR.. Hibben
| from his home to Nassau Hall and again
| from the hall to the gymnasium, but the
heads Of the universities that have been
considered the greatest rivals Of Prince
ton spoke In his honor and In praise and
congratulation Of Princeton and tho
work she has done and Is doing In edu
cation. President Lowell of Harvard
said that every educational institution
in the country owed a debt OF gratitude
| to Princeton for the system of pre-
ceptorship President Hadley of Yale,
President Butler Of Columbia, President
Schurmen Of Cornell and President Pat
ton OF Princeton Theological Seminary.
ex-president of Princeton University, all
spoke.
And President Taft and Chief Justice
! White each spoke twice for Princeton
and DR.. Hibben. 1t Is not often that the
| Chief Justice OF the Supreme Cour;
makes a public speech. This was the
first time that Chief Justice White had
made a speech since he became head OF
the highest tribunal, and Princeton felt
signally honored that he should speak
twice there in one day.
Second in interest only to the inaugu-
ration of DR.. Hibben were the appear.
ance Of President Taft and Chief Justice
White In the academic procession, the
comforting of honorary degrees upon
them and their speeches. The famous
| Princeton locomotive cheer was given for
the first time during the day for Presi-
, dent Taft.
These two, President Taft and Chief
Justice White, received the only honor
ary degrees conferred. Each was made
an Ii. D. of Princeton, the degree be-
ing given by President Hibben and the
purple hood faced with orange being
placed about their shoulders by Secre-
tary McAlpin Of the board Of trustees.
| The one notable absentee from the
procession was Governor Woodrow Will
| son, ex-president Of Princeton and eX
officio chairman OF the board of trustees
He was invited to attend the inaugura-
| ton Of President Hibben, but declined
| because Of a prior engagement Of long
standing Governor Wilson spent yester-
day in this city.
Gives Hint Of Coming Honor.
II was in the closing words Of his in
augural address that President Hibben
gave the hint that President Taft and
Chief Justice White were about to re-
ceive degrees from Princeton. He said:
: We are highly honored upon this occasion
| nv the presence Of our distinguished guests,
] his excellency the President and the Chief
( Justice Of the United States, Your illus
! trious predecessor In Office Mr.. President.
| tho first President Of our country and the
! first American. received In this building
the grateful acknowledgment by the Con-
tinental Congress for his services In eetab-
shs ihe nted staies For pa of the
Year i7s3, from June to November Nassau
Hall was the capital OF the young Repub-
( lie. and here Thomas Jefferson. James
tice Oliver Ellsworth and their distin;
o,Iished colleagues sat In council. And
! now. by your presence on this occasion.
Mr.. President ana MT; Chief justice. YOU