New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-20
DEGREES FOR 855 At YALE
Colonel GoethaIs and Secretary
MaCVeagh Receive IL. D.
LONG CHEERING FOR TAFT
Presidents Administration Is
Praised by Many Speakers
at Alumni Dinner.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


yates and graduates, who yesterday per-
formed as dusky Bedouln and willy Turk.
as homely farmer and audaclous clown,
shed their gala attire and appeared in the
more sombre garb Of everyday dress. And
Yale. IN honor Of the day. conferred s55 de-
grees.
Last night the sons Of old Eli brought
their informal celebration to hitting
climax Red fires glowed on the campus.
songs were sung and efiigles burned, ana
every young ard irrepresslhle halenslah
was allowed to give free vent to his coll
leGc spirits. pending his embarkatlon INTO
the more serious affairs OF life. To-day
when the formal exercises started, these
Young men wore faces Of more sober mien,
as they glanced at the world and the
brink of real life.
The day was clear and slightly cool, and
before the exercises I'm the Auditorium be-
gan, the time honored and picturesque pro-
Cession of candidates for degrees, officers
Of the university and alumni was held,
winding over the college campus. through
New Haven Green to Woolsey Hall.
President Arthur Twning Hadley an
nounCed that Yale conferred honorary de-
grees upon William Brian Hooker Edward
". Hume Benjamin Jepson, Theodore
Caldwell Jancway, Frank Frost Abbott,
Harry Gideon Wells and Cecilia BcauX.
All these received the degree Of Master Of
Arts Henry Turner Eddy was made
Doctor of Science and Eugene William 10y
man a Doctor of Divinity. George Wash
ington Goethals. Sir Alfred East and
Franklin MacVoaGh were houored with the
LIZ d.
President Taft was reelected member
Of tho Yale Corporation yesterday, the vote
being made public this afternoon at the
alumni dinner. Mr. Taft received 9, 23l votes
out Of 1868 cast
Professor Theodore s. Woolsey made the
presentation speech as each candidate for
an honorary degree stepped forth upon the
platform.
Mr.. Hooker was tho first 10 he honored
with degree. Professor Woolsey intro
duccd him as n graduate Of Vale. poet, critic
and essayist Tho others succeeded him on
the platform in the following order:
Edward II. Hume. member of prom
incnt missionary family and himself we'll
known i'm mission work. Head Of the Yale
Mission at Chang-sha, China
benjamin Jcpsou, teacher and writer OF
music and supervisor OF music in the New
Haven public schools.
Theodore Caldwell Janeway. physician,
professor OF medicine at Columbia Univer-
sity. and associated with the Russell sage
institute OF Pathology.
Frank Frost Abbott graduate OF Yale
and member OF the Princeton classical
faculty.
Harry Gideon Wells, well known writer
on chemical pathology and director or the
Suraguc Institute for Medical Research.
Cecilia Beaux, we'll known IA painter
OF portraits
school Of the University OF Minnesota.
eugene William Lyman. distinguished as
a teacher OF theology. and three years ago
Nathaniel Taylor lecturer a. Yale.
George Washington Goethals army
officer. in charge Of tho Panama Canal
work
Sir Alfred East. noted landscape painter
Of England. writer on landscape painting
and president Of tho Royal Society OF
Franklin MacVeagh. graduate Of Yale.
lawyer and secretary Of the United states
Treasury
Speaking Of Mr. Manveagh, Professor
Woolsey said
AS Secretary Of the Treasury under
Taft, he has managed the finances Of
nation-has performed his own duties and
collected ours-with high fidelity. Not
with blare Of trumpet has he worked, but
with the quiet efficiency OF the trained
fnancier and a simple devotion 20 duty
and public service which Yale delights 10
honor"
President Iadley. in his opening speech,
after the alumni dinner to-day, said the
! total gifts to the alumni fund for the year
had been $4,000, OF which $4,000 was
given to principal, $4,000 10 income and
the rest for various purposes.
The total money received by the univer-
| sity treasurer during the year was
! 81, 900. 900 Of which, however a part came
| in as payments on buildings. which the
| president said. might leave Yale poorer
| than ever IN income. Gifts Of two pOr-
I traits were announced, one Of them OF
| John BorOughs at the time OF his receiv-
/ Ing his honorary degree IN the bicenten-
| NAL year Friends of George Borup
! Yale. '07, have agreed 10 raise a travelling
/ fund Of 1900 as a memorial 10 him
! Borup. who accompanied Pcary on his last
! trip north, was drowned off Crescent
! Beach. In Long Island Sound, last April
! lie received the degree of Master Of Arts
! to-day.
! The Yale obituary record for the last
year shows q total Of 60 deaths. Of which
| number 12O were from the academic de-
partment. The average age Of the 100
was sixty years.
Warm tributes TO President Taft were
| paid at the annual alumni dinner this af
| ternoon by Colonel Goethals and Franklin
| MacVcagh, Secretary Of the Treasury
The most touching incident OF the speak
! ing following was a word Of respect TO
! the memory Of Colonel archie Butt
| spoken by President IIadley who referred
TO the victim Of the Titanic as one who
! had been present at every Yale COM
menccmcnt for several years and went
down on his ship with IA smile on his face
and a care for every one on board but
/ himself.
Secretary MacVeagh said the Presi-
dents veto OF the army appropriation bill
proved his practical craftsmanship ana
moral courage equalling any example Of
recent years. lie added: "If President
| Taft excelied In practical politics as he
excels in practical craftsmanship and
ideal manhood he would be chosen at Chi
cago az unanimously as he was chosen at
Yale to-day az a member OF the corpora
| ton"
When President IIadley announced the
! vote for q member Of the corporation TO
succeed Mr. Taft he said: THAT shows
| how we stand on the question OF Il second
| term at Yale"
The mention Of President Taft's name
was the signal for roar Of applause that
| continued unfortunately long, died down,
was followed by the crisp Yale cheer and
! then arose fuller and lusticr than ever.
DR.. Hadley announced tnat $4,000 had
| been raised for the completion OF the fund
| for the new forestry school and that the