The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
STATE UNIVERSITY
TO HONOR M'KELWAY
Memorial Service for Late Ed.
tor at Convention on
Thursday.
NOTED MEN TO SPEAK

ALBANY, Oct. 18.-Addresses by mon
prominent in many occupations will mark
the ffty-nrst convocation Of the rnlvcr-
sity Of the state Of New York on Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
Impressive exercises In memory ~
the late chancellor. st. Clair Nickel
way, former editor Of the BROOKLYN
Eooie. who died on July 1e last. are TO
open the frst session. Memorial adj
dresses will be delivered by Edgar VI.
Cullen. former Chief Judge of the Court
of Appeals: Chester g. Lord. formcr
managing editor OF TIL Sun, ard
Oswald Garrison Willard. proprietor of
the Epemt~o Post. Chancellor Pliny T.
Sexton, who succeeded DR.. McKelway,
will preside.
The invocation at the opening scs-
sion is to be delivered by the Rev Johr
Howard Melish. pastor of Holy Trin';y
Church in Brooklyn. a neurology o.
the New York state teachers for the
year will be read by Charles W. Bar
deem, editor Of the School Bulletin
Many Notables Expected.
Six college and university presidents
who have entered upon office since The
last convocation are to be welcomed wit
an address of greeting. The educator
to assume their positions in the couvo-
cation are Frank d.. Blodgett. AdelphI
College A. l.. X. %Brubachcr. state CO...
lege for Teachers; Henry NJ Mac.
Cracker. Vassar College Sidney l..
Mezes. College Of the City OF New York
Joseph "A. Mulry. Fordham Un!vers.;y.
and John Balcom Shaw, Elmira College
A discussion of educational problem
will occupy the first part OF the Thurs.
day evening session. with an address b,
Gov. Whitman to follow. THE Gniver-
sity and the State" will be the subjer' ~
George Il. Vincent, president of the Tn.
verslty of Minnesota. The presentation Of
a grand prize given by the Hauama-pd-
cifc Exposition to the university ami a
grand prize to the State Museum by
George H.. whitney. member OF the Nv
York State Panama-Pacitlc Exposition
committee. will conclude the session.
The programme on Friday morning Is
scheduled to start with an address on
Liberia Education and the Time
Spirit" by Nathaniel Butler. professor
of education OF the University o,
Chicago.
More Speeches Follow.
Two other addresses. one on TIE
Junior High School," by Herbert :.
Weet. superintendent OF schools OF Roch-
ester. and the other on THE State and
the City" by Prof. Ernest c. Moore OF
Harvard. are on the order OF the day,
The morning exercises are to be con.
Guided by a special meeting OF normal
school principals. district superintendents
and professional councils.
Three addresses will be delivered on
Friday afternoon. one on The
Psychology OF Farm Life" by Prot
Thomas n. Carver of Harvard UnlN"r-
sity one on The School and the Farm
of the Past" by Hamiin Garland. a'i
one oil THE School n the Farm OF to
Future" by Beverly T. Galloway, dean
of the College Of Agriculture of Co-H,,i
University.
Elihu Root is TO be guest Of homo IT
the closing session on Friday eveu.ng
Senior Don I~gnacio Calderon. Minister
from Bolivia John Basset Moor am
Seth Low are to speak. The ben.dic'un
will be pronounced by the Right Eat
Thomas Francis Cusack. Bishop of \
bany. After this session n reception
the otund by the regents and pres
dent of the university will mark the end
of the gathering.