New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
RUTGERS COLLEGE HONORS
OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE
Confers Degree of Doctor Of
Laws in Absentia at 147th
Annual Commencement.
nmencempnt

New Brunswick y. J.. June l7-Among
tac honorary degrees conferred by Rut-
gers college at its Nth annual com
mcnccmcut to-day was that Of Doctor of
Laws lu Abscnta upon the Rev John
Fryer Mcsick. class or "a. the oldest liy-
ing college graduate in the United States.
President Dcmarcst announced at the
alumni luncheon to-day that the gifts TO
IN. institution this year were tho largest
.n 81 history The chief bcqucst was
$1,000. from Mrs MARI D. Peu of Now
York 10 is 20 he used Tor tho erection
OF % ual Mrs pell also lef, "a onc-third
interest in o. rcsiduary estate estimated
az 10000
other g.us included $500 each from L.
r. l.oree. president of the Delaware &
Hudson Railroad. and r. v Lindabury.
~ New York and $3.50 from James u.
Ford. Of New York. for extension of col
icge property.
The announcement was made that John
Howard. Of New York city. has given
tie sum Of $1,000. TO be used for the CON
structon Of new dormltory 60 b.
known as Ford Hall provided a suitable
site is obtained Plans have already been
prepared for the building
The degree OF Master Of Arts was con
f,rrcd upon the following.
Jesse Fitzgerald Durfee George VI
Green. Andrew Hansen, Sidney PAiip
Noe.
The degree Of Master Of Science was
conferred upon.
Wallace Todd Eaklns. Aaron Martin
Hagcman, Edward Collier Scott
The degree Of civll Engineer was con.
ferred upon:
Charles Bloomfield Carman, Robert Al
len LufburroW, Bergen Stelle Merrill
John william Moffett, Louis Powers.
The degree Of Bachelor OF Arts was
conferred. I'm course. upon.
walter Bastedo. Jacob Chob- Richer
John clyde Enk John Cornelius Hciues
John Henry StOwitz Putnam. Gcorg" Her
bert Ramsey. Miles Ross. Harold William
Scheuck Homer Lewis Shelter Far.
Reed Silyers.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Letters.
Lit g., was conferred In course upon:
Thomas Turner Barr. il. Herbert Muh-
lenberg Bergamini, Ralph t.mci son
Cooper. clifford Ezekiel Dennis. Francis
Walker Flanagan. Donald Letson ltavens.
Ravmond Ditmars Howell Howard
Decker Mckinney. Thomas Nassar Nor
ton James Rodenburg slater Charles
Coane Stoycr, Charles Augustus Titus and
Francis Elmer Wcis:
The degree OF Bachelor OF SclcIce was
conferred In course upon. .,,.o,
Walter Charles Bauer, Whitfield jerks
Rel. Arthur DeTong Bergen. Edward
Dudley Chase Charles Henry ,onnors' I!,Is
zens jr, Louis Morris Davis, Frank Ed
win Field Joseph KIRK Folsom Elmer
Smith Grymes, Cuthbert Wead tiaasis'
paul Wead Haasls. Charles Handbook.
carl Frederick Nicholas Hegstrom.
Iohn Parker Hickman. r.. Howard An
,hony Julie August Leistner Weston
LeunoX. Lambert Jenkins Leonard Jesse
burgess Leslie. Claremont Whltfpec Mas
ker. George Raymond MerIil' arcs
Milier Nahlon George Millikcn Oliver
Tritts Mitchell. Thurlow Christian Mel
Iiorbcrt Albert Ncwmark. Joseph 5.
Ohecny. Lawrence Han opdyckci, 6'1lse
stanI,y Robins. George Raymond ROBIN
SON 0lin RuiIedgc Rundall, Maurice
ccbecbter Cornelius trelinghuysen
Schenck Samuel Miller Sharkcy, Edwaru
Tiel smith. Hilmar FREDERICK Smlth,
Thomas parmon Smith. Frederick Necfus
W. Deripe, Henry Lear Won Mater
Theodore Van Ninke'
HOnOra were a"dIu'u dS '''''""'
Tlrnlow Christian Nelson. Homer Lewis
Sheffer Earl Reed Silyers, FREDERICK
Neefus Van Deripe
The following cadets will be reported
to the Adjutant General. L. s A.. and
IN th,. adiutant generals Of their respec-
tive states. rs having shown special apti-
tude for military service:
G,def Ma ior George Stanley Robins
cadet captain John Parker Hickman, .tr.
cadet captain Theodore Van Wrinkle.
cadet Capiain and AdJutant Thomas Tur-
ner Barr. jr
THE following members Of tho senior
ctase we're elected To membership I'm Phi
peta Kappa: Jacob Chob Richer. Joseph
Kirk Folsom. Howard Decker Mckinney,
Tburlow Christian Nelson, George Stanley
Rohins. Cornelius Frellnghuysen Schenck,
Harold william Schenck, Homer Lewis
Sheffer, Earl Reed Silvers. Frederick Nee
fus Van Deripe.