New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
T. n. Vail and President
Richmond of Union
Also Get Degrees.
NASSAU GRADUATES
LARGEST CLASS, 277
Gifts of S245,000 Announced
at UniverSity's l6Sth
Commencement.

grees from princeton University TO-
day
it was Princeton's 16sth commence
ment, and the university graduated the
largest class in its history 211. The
degree of Bachelor Of Arts was con
ferred upon III, that Of Bachelor Of
Letters upon ZIP. thirty-one became
Bachelors of Science and twenty-three
civil engineers.
President John Grier Hibbcn during
the commencement exercises an
nounced gift Of Sl25,0O0 from Mrs.
William Church Osborn, Of New York,
70 found the Dodge prOfessorshlp OF
medieval history; 100000 from an
anonymous source 10 found pro-
fessorship in economies, $4,000 from
members of the board Of trustees for
current expenses, $4,000 from Archl-
bald d. Russell for the observatory re-
search fund, and the completion Of the
fund needed to assure Mrs. Russell
Sage's gift.
But il was the three famous Ameri-
cans who evoked the enthusiasm Of
the day. Alexander Hall rocked to
cheers and applause when they made
their way TO the platform, where Dean
West dispensed sheepskins. These are
the characterizations with which Dean
West introduced them:
Thomas Alva Edison, prolific and
ceaseless inventor; endowed with keen
insight akin to foresight, he was able
to see what physical devices would be
most serviceable for human advantage
and comfort He persisted with end
less patience. steadily improving his
inventions until they were perfected
for universal use. For this the whole
world is his debtor.
George Washington Goethals, an
other Hercules; he has put health in
the abode of pestilence; another
Theseus, he has installed order in the
land of misrule. His labors in colossal
construction, tropical sanitation and
arduous administration are too vast
and complex TO recount or describe.
"Myron Timothy Herrick, distin-
guished in law, business and politics,
lately awarded the Grand Cross Of the
Legion Of Honor by the French Repub-
lie and universal praise by the Amerl-
can people for his invaluable counsel
and resourccful action amid the con-
fusion and distress attending the out
break of the international war;
On Mr.. Edison was conferred the
honorary degree Of Doctor of Science;
on Mr.. Hcrrick and General Goethals
that of Doctor Of Laws. Others who
received the honorary degree of Doe
tor Of Laws were Theodore y. Nall,
president Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company; Charles
Alexander Richmond, president OF
Union College; James Alfred Pearce
and Richard Vhet Lindabury. The
honorary degree Of Doctor of Music
was conferred upon Franz Kneisel,
that of Doctor Of Letters upon John b.
Pine and that of Master of Arts upon
John Halliday Denbigh
Charles ClaAin Allen, jro OF St.
Louis, delivered the salutatory adj
dress He holds the unusual record,
eaualled only three times since the
DAYS Of Aaron Burr, Of never ranking
below the first group during his four
years in college. The valedlctory was
delivered by Walker NJ. Ellis, OF New
Orleans.
The degree Of Doctor of Philosophy
was conferred upon the following;
Albert Arnold Bennett A b, Brow No, 10 WI WI
son Ma1mdae Compton FL Ia - MooS,9h -
Waiter Brooks Henderson. Pm. D Brown 81, 10
RAYMOND Henry Lacy A b. F Sy5Sen's b. % H,ng S
I,ss., & Iuhei o5: Horace HARDY Lester.
b. University of Mnuescta, o6; James AIinGf
A. r. BawIoln III. Kich EueuH smith. A. j..
NorfnNp,tem University. 10, Cortland Van WIN
kr A. b. Princeton. 10.
Degrees in course were conferred as
follows:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
William Colt Alice Charles Clafin Allen. r..
James Baxter Anderson. il. gohh S'eWaIl baket'
WIu.am Siivcrs borden Morris Stanley Boyer.
clarence Dietz Bremen. Bailey Brewer Charles
TTAir,s 'Es1iiIiweli Donald Wallace Csuuihcs,
George IIovrs Copeland Albert BurchheiI CrGf'
ioils,. Combs Oldeu Davis, Thomas Dixon. H.
William Huutou Dixon. julius Tyler Andrews Doc
49, inS,i's Dunn H. James Michael Dunn,
TGSdors Tmery CALVIN Pardcc Erdman. David
iJJ, Dl"ls, Anderson QUAY Franks Charles Ludwig
Froclleh sterling Gait. u.. wilder Haydn iialnes.
william Finn iihs,ead. "a Cherries Roe Hardin
James Christopher Hesley. John MarCher Heron,
LluarI Ivan lier Frank Dudley llenircESou'
bsrt Laurence INNS Mcs,on Holmes. John Paxton
Uosack Charles Plucmey llough; j., George W a.
T,sr. J5ac, idIof kaufman. norman Daniel
Keller Rguel Rskcr kimbaA. r.
Crdric Herbert Lewis william Stewart Lmoud
,r George EDau Logan jr William Henderson
Long h. Elwafl Clark Lukcus, John Comfy Mac
Cou.el. Ian Douglas NaekenAe Joseph Ih'in,ei
Nagai. car We,hter MaIdeld. Joe Vincent Megs
Frank Lubbock Milo, pI4.rI Hog s.,.
Mott. Thomas Marshall Howe Nmick Leonard
Onc- Mason O'cott BAN Dodge Osborn. Theodore
PEARSON. Gabriel Atamout Phillips Thomas Potter
William Phrkc,, Wilson Kennedy Ray. WIon
ANTHONY yct-a Ric-s. James woodur Richard
,oa George Frederic Hgge stewart McNlasief Rob
rson Wi joseph Eod9s} T. rI hss,@'H n hoH
Henry IyttIsto1 savage Frederick schweiyer llsr-
Old Rutherford Shcppsh. Kenneth Lander Si.s
dudley Cooke smith. Jean Mason smith william
Mason smith d. William Marvin spencer. Weli
Stewart Christopher Street. James Jefferson SW0f
ford. j. Edwin rhoT Van bu'eu. treIgHgE Now
Walters Louis Mumford Washbum. Charles Edsn
Harold WhsIcr. Thomas Hddigk White. r.. Robert
WEN. r.
BACHELOR OF LETTERS.
James Austin Adams, Harold ApsAr. siuar
Kimbu AHA. joseph Weldon Bai!ey. IT, Levi
f-rl Barnard winthrop Hilton Battles MeiChI1
Eueh Beethoven Rcswc. Livingston B.sIgett Ai'rc.
irT Jcha sanford Brumiack. Harold Woc5r
chaplin. william Bartlett Ches. IT,, George ABen
Church. Randolph Parker Compton. samuel Norto.
Cooley. leslie Bradford Cooper. Robert, sweIsr-
Covau Joseph Bryan Cumming j., Edward vaughan
BaEr. Joseph Quincy Deacon
Andre DE Corpet Richard Dcmlng. r Al,Isnde
Dixon pusI Kenyon Nzn.ce bzllg Waller Ma. On
F.Is Gilbert Ellis Faeih. John Miller Train I'm
ug lr. John Harold "a Albert Matthias Friend
Hatch Gle Frank George Gil. John Temple Crave
jr OragI Smith Greene Archie BM'.d GFsih
mcJ 3d. Edward Hopkins Hammond. james sidnei
Hammond Robert II Hampton. ~ william W'eA
ham case HAurr. Amldee T,ao ilavII4ad. MARI.
joseph Ua,rs Barrett Spencer HciIrrs. lhaiHt
AI-sm Herdricks Charles Craig Hi.Aari. Nlasr.
william Holman. Robert NeNtun Hood. Waite
vaughan Homer. AffcI Everett Houston. Han lI1.l
Hua.g John IdHsui Hurt. George Nichols!
IN 20 Pmup LldReI Jackson.
William Lsumer Jones, q, Rodrnrk GNfol
KeHeit Amos Mansfield k!ider. james Mgfle,
George Little Alfred Brvs L0uFstrsih. Pfesslej
Hodge MrCanee. BruHsou simpson McCugheon
ArdrsF Cunningham MCTiEuc. Robert 6clucH
M..h. Linton satcTthVaitc Marshall. John Tin
o'hy Martin. Alert Ross Meekrr Donald IlusGi
Mi,sU Laugdpu Emm0us Morris. pouali ADH,A
Franklin Lowering Pierce. Richard Bahr0ck Porter