The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-03

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some contemporary name may, through
constant association with this type OF
mind. yet become as distinguished and
ms familiar in the speech Of our grand
children as the name of the house Of
Bourbon is distinguished and familiar
TO as.
Trait 60 Re Desired.
Open mindedness is a trait greatly
TO he desired. 1t differs both from tho
closed mind and from the mind which
consists wholly OF openings. The open
: mind IL ready to receive freely and
fairly. and TO estimate new facts. new
IDEAS. new movements. new teachings.
new tendencies hut while II receives
these 1t also e'timates ZEN. 1t does MOI
yield Itself wholly to the rev until IL
has assured Itself that TIE new is also
true. II does no; rejec; that which IL
Old ard customary and usual until 1t IL
certain that II II also false or futile.
History offers a third dimension 20
The supet fetal area q knowledge tina.
cdch individual acquires through his
vNn experience. When one procla.nis
that he is not bound by any trammels
OF the past he reveals the fact th4t
70 Is botn very Young and very foolish.
SuCh n one would, if he could. reduce
a.'inseif TO the intellectual level of the
animals. His eg tism Is as mag
"iicent as his wisdom IL wanting. Such
a one possesses neither an open mind
nor a clJsed mind. bu, a mind open at
both ends through watch a stream of
sensation and feeling will pour without
leaving any more permanent conscious
impression than the tapping waves leave
on the sandy shore.
There Is a gre difference between
being Intellectual and being intelligent.
Not a few intellectual persons are
at H.. IL
telligent persons would hardly be classed
as intellectual. One OF the chief mani
festations OF intelligence Is open minded
ness. The intelligent man Ia open
minded enough to see the point OF view
of these who do not agree with him and
10 enter In some measure into their feel
, ings and convictions. He IL able also
TO view the conflicting arguments and
' phenomena in proportion to each ether
and to rank the less significant of these
below the more significant. II IL quite
7 possible to be intellectual and to mani
fest the closed mind. but 4; is not posi-
ole to do so and TO be intelligent.
' 1T II the constant aim Of this college
, and university. by act and by precept.
to hold up the value Of open mindedness
and to train students In ways OF intelli-
gence. This university is the product OF
liberty. and II l. ~passionately devoted
I to liberty. 1t inds in liberty the justin
cation and the ground for open minded
ness and also the source of those dan
gers which II is the business OF the
educated man to avoid.
"Open mindedness In the university
teaches the habit OF open mindedness
in later lie. Genuine open mindedness
guides TO progress based upon wisdom.
| That each one OF you may have caught
something OF this spiri, and may rom
stantE and effectively manifest II in
the years to come is our earnest wish
and hope"
Degrees Conferred.
The comforting OF degrees took place
in form only. as after the candidates
from each school had been presented by
their respective deans DR.. Butler
awarded the degree and added that the
diplomas would be ready after the ex-
ercises in the registrars office.
In this way degrees were conferred on
100 Columbia College seniors. l4s Bar
, nard graduates. 1873 from the law school,
SIS graduates in medicine, l3s engineers.
10 architects. 3 graduates In music. ~
in journalism. I09 from the Teachers
College. 10 in pharmacy. $50 masters
of arts. / master Of laws and 20 doctors
of philosophy.
In comforting the honorary IL. D.. de-
grees President Butler repeated the fol-
lowing formulas after Prof. Edward ID.
Perry had delivered the presentation
grafton
Louisa Lee Schulyer-.A pioneer in the
service OF noble women to the State.
! founder of the State Charities Aid Assoc
! citation and of the system of visitation
of State institutions by volunteer COM
mittees of citizens.
Hugh L.enox Scott-Graduated al the
United States Military Academy, Major
2 1.anaraI in tho army nf the United
States and chief Of staff.
BENJAMIN Nathan Cardozo-Bachelor
OF arts OF the class OF 1889. Associate
Judge of the Court OF Appeals OF the
State OF New York.
Myron Timothy Herrick-Chosen Gov
ernor of Ohio and later designated AM
ba ssado to the French Republic carry
ing the obligations OF high office with
the faithfulness, the good nature and
the generosity of a true American gen
tleman.
Among the Barnard College graduates
was Miss Sarah Schuyler Butler. daugh-
ter OF President Butler. who led her
class and received the degree OF bach
elor OF arts cum laude. MISS
Freda Kirchwey, daughter Of Prof.
George W. Kirchwey, former dean OF the
law school, also received her degree
with Miss Butler.
Among those who received master OF
arts degrees were many oriental STU
dents. Joshua Eau Tsung Nyi Of Hang
chow, China, won the Einstein prize OF
$500 for the best and most original work
in American diplomacy.
! Three of Far Eastern birth received
the deeree Of doctor OF philosophy. They
We're Phillip Khuri Hitti, who received
his college degree at the Syrian Protest.
ant College in 1908; Oh Hsu and
Toshiharu Watari. The last named pre-
scented "A striking theme in economics.
While Columbia was comforting an
honorary degree on Sir Johnston Forbes
Robertson his daughter, Louise Robert
son, was receiving a degree from the
Teachers College. william Travers
Jerome. Jr., received n degree OF bach
elor of law. as did Eugene Untermyer.
son OF Samuel Untermyer.
! Following the exercises in the gym
nasium the procession moved to the
southeast corner OF Broadway and l16th
street. where the class of 1890 pre-
scented a memorial pylon-a huge orna-
mental gatepost-to the university as It's
anniversary gift.
HERRICK STIRS ALUMNI.