The evening world., 1915-06-02
$500 GRADUATES
!. :. FROM COLUMBIA
GET DIPLOMAS
Brilliant Parade Held 600 Wo-
men From Barnard and
Teachers College.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
1.-THE Open Mind" Mr.. Buffers
Subject-Forbes robertson
i Gets a Degree.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.

Twenty-Five hundred graduates re-
csivsd their degrees at the commence
rusnt Of Columbia University to-day.
The ceremonies began with . parade
Of the Undergraduate marshais, the
candidates for degrees, including six
handred young women Of Barnard
and the Teachers College. the faculty
and distinguished educators from
other colleges. There was q great d.
'vsrsity Of color afforded by the va
ried silken hoods of the academic
r6ees. the white coliared gowns and
the brilliant full dress uniforms Of
twenty or moro young naval ofYicers
who have been taking courses In
naval engineering at Columbia. Be-
sides there were many Chinese and
japanese students. who were applaud
cd noisily by the great crowd which
gathered on the lawns as the process
sion passed from the library to the
great hall Of the gymnasium.
The noted persons upon whom hon.
orary degrees were conferred were
the Rev. Ralph Brauwer Pomeroy. Sir
johnson Forbes Robertson. the actor:
Rear Admiral Robert Stanislaus Grif-
I'm, engineer In chief Of the United
States Navy; Arthur L. Day Of the
Carnegie Institute. Charles Ransom
Miller. editor Of the New York Times:
Miss Louisa Leo Schuyler. philan-
thropist: Major Gen. Hugh L. Scott,
Chief Of Star of the United States
Army; Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo
Of the Court Of Appeals and Myron
T. Herrick. former Ambassador to
France.
There was an uproar OF applause
when Forbes Robertson was present.
ed, eliminating in the 'long Columbia
cheer" led by Walter Dryer. the
senior cheer leader. When Editor
Miller was invested with his blue and
white hood the little knot OF twenty
graduates Of the Pulitzer School "
Journalism split their threats with
their own particular cheer for him.
In the same way the gold laced young
navy men on the opposite SIDE Of the
hall greeted Rear Admiral Griffin ard
in the absence OF any organization
from the land branch OF the service,
Gen. Scott. Barnard, with a shrill
cheering and waving of handker-
chiefs, saluted Miss Schuyler, who Is
a great granddaughter of both Ask
ander Hamilton and Gen. Pai.ip
Schuyler. while the alumni. led by
James Duare Livingston. cheered
Judge Cardozo and Mr.. Herrick.
q Tho doing out Of tho sheepskins
was preceded by an address by Presi-
dent Nicholas Murray Butler. who
took as his subject. THE Open Mind"
The exercises were interpreted
with band and orchestral music and
ended with the singing Of America"
and a benediction. The audience
went at once to Broadway and One
Hundred and Sixteenth street. where
Frederic r. Coudert. on behalf Of the
class of 1900. Arts and Mines. pre-
scented tho university with the mag
nificent pyion which has been erected
there. Luncheons OF the alumni In
the gymnasium and at Barnard fol-
lowed.
Tho speakers at the gymnasium
we're John Howard Van Amringe. so
President OF the Alumni Federation
and dean OF Columbia for forty years;
MTon, T. Herriek. Ex-Governor oi
Ohio and former Ambassador "a
France; Benjamin Nathan cardozo
Associate Judge OF the Court OF Ap.
psaIsi Bir Johnston Forbes. Robert.
son. the actor. ana President Niehoia,
Murray Butler OF Columbia.
Speaking on the need for i.yelhssd.
edness IN the emergency which con,
fronts this country. sK.dog Hsrficl
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Dr. bniisr announced the aegulsi