New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-24
|1IlIAL
DEDICATED

DEDlUAlED
of Commencement
I'd at Harvard College
&ge, Mass, June 24.-The
Rat Harvard University
close today with the cere-
eommencement day. The
md fellows, the overseers,
Yes and other officers. meet
hvited guests and alumni In
Massachusetts hall, were es-
the candidates for degrees
ID theater. There the formal
eament exercises were held.
went in addition to the usual
program was the dedication
Nidensr Memorial iorary, the
which was made possible by
& two million dollars from Mrs.
" Elkins Widener OF Philadel-
a memory Of her son. Harry
Widener, member Of the
a class Of 1907, who lost his
the Titanic disaster. Senator
Cabot Lodge was selected to
&n address Of presentation, to
wed BY brief speech OF &C
e by President Al. Lawrence
rrick, 80 Chief Marshal.
Srrangements for the afternoon
N OF the Alumni association, In
Quadrangle, were In accord
Nth tradition. Robert F. Her
4 o, Of Milton. YVES chosen as
1arshal OF the imposing pro-
with the assistance of nu-s
II aides and marshals, it was his
81 escort to the quadrangle the
|Si1t, fellows and overseers, the
1or and lieutenant governor Of
with the COVER
tam and 4 detail OF lancers, the
E of MiddIesex and Suffolk
|Ss. the recipients or honorary
i, Invited guests and alumni.
several hours the polls were
Eor the election Of i've overseers
University, to serve for q term
j years, and OF directors OF the
II association.
.2O5 Degrees Conferred.
rees III course were conferred
1.205 candidates, as follows:
helor OF Arts, 602;; Bachelor Of
), Z o.: Master of Arts. 159: Doc
PHILOSOPHY, 6S; Master in Civil
sering. Master in Mechanical
aering. Master in Electrical
sering 10; Master in Architec-
Master in Landscape Archi-
) s. Master in Zoology. 1;
] Of science, 20; Doctor of Sci
3 Master OF Business Admin
Isl, 27;; Doctor Of Dentistry, 58;
81 Medicine, 81; Doctor OF
1 Health, d; Bachelor of Laws. |
Doctor OF Jurisprudence, 81.
vi Of Theology, s.: Master Of /.
.gy 8: Doctor Of Theology 8.
We honorary degrees were
81 by President Lowell. The
hts were:
i'll OF ArtsA1exander Han1il-
|ce. explorer of tropical Amer
Ella Lyon Pratt, sculptor, Of
Charles Lawrence Hutchin-
mixer or Chicago; Horace Trun
architect of the Widener Me-
Library at Harvard.
Doctor or Divinity.
or of Divinity Rev. Paul Re-
Rockingham. pastor OF the Ar
/ Street Unitarian church, Bos-
ight Rev. David Hurnmell Greer
of New Y ork.
or Of Science Frank Billings,
Ian Of Chicago.
.or Of Laws John Farwell
]. banker OF Boston. and prom
In public school and city gov 1
at reform movements; Isaac
less. president of Haverford coll
Theodore Newton Vail, presi-
K the American Telephone and |
aph company; Edgar Mont
u Cullen, former chief justice |
i New York court Of appeals,
lyron Timothy Herrick. former
sador ia France.
y. J. INN Professorship. |
nding OF the James J. Hill pro-
hip Of transportation in the
I'd Graduate School of business
with an endowment Of |
90, was announced by President
in his address to the Harvard |
ii. assembled for commencement
eeventy-four donors of the |
include railroad presidents, |
10 and other friends and adj
] of the former president Of the
Northern railroad who have