New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
Members of Battery Head
216th Commencement
Procession.
THIRTEEN GET
HONORARY DEGREES
No Lack Of Patriotism in u. S ,
Says Taft to 800 Alumni
Depew on Preparedness.

New Haven, June 21.-Yale's Cloth
commencement was rendered strange
to-day by the presence Of ninety-one
members OF the senior class in military
Garb as they marched to Woolsey Hall
for their degrees.
OF the 300 seniors Of the academic
and of the 904 of the scientific depart
ment ninety-one are members of the
Yale Artillery Battalion, which has
been ordered to the state encampment
as a part Of the Connecticut militia.
Heading the procession, the Khaki
military uniforms of the battery SEN
iors formed a picturesque contrast 10
the sombre black costumes Of the aca-
demic gowns worn by their fellows.
Since the Civil War no Yale graduates
have appeared uniformed in the COM
mencement procession.
7s6 Degrees Given.
Seven hundred and eichty-six de-
grees were conferred by President Had
ley. thirteen OF them honorary. Master
Of Arts degrees were given Herbert
Adams, Arthur Dean Bevan, Frank
Miles Day. George Sherwood Eddy,
David Russell Lyman and Lewis Perry.
Charles Allen Dinsmore received the
degree of Doctor of Divinity; Theobald
Smith. Doctor Of Science; John Jay
Chapman. Doctor of Letters, and Elmer
Bragg Adams. Doctor of Laws, together
with Simeon Eben Baldwin, Ambassa-
dor V. X. Wellington Koo and John ).
Sargent.
Announcement was made at the
alumni dinner tonight that gifts re-
ceived by the university in the fiscal
year amounted TO $l,700.000. These
included the Brayton Ives, Lord Strath-
coma. Borden and Mcpherson legacies.
II was stated that the Judge Hotchkiss
fund would reach 100000 and the
Hardness fund 100000 The Sprague
Building for the music school will be
erected Immediately; II will cost about
100000.
Among the speakers at the dinner
were Ex-President Taft, Ambassador
Koo. Chauncey Nj. Depew and Judge
William Renwick Ridell. Of Toronto.
Mr. Depew said the scenes of mothers
Of Yale men to-day. bidding their sons
farewell before they went TO the front,
reminded him Of the days Of 81. Judge
Ridell commenting on Yale military
scenes. declared that 20 per cent Of
the graduating classes Of Canadian
universities was a. tie front. He said
Canada had already raised 10000 SOL
diers. and would send 100000 more
before spring The audience of 1000
Yale men rose, following the judges
address and gave the Yale cheer, with
three "Canadas" at the end.
Tells of China's Debt.
Ambassador Koo spoke briefly OF the
great debt his country owed American
universities He described the work
done in China by Yale graduates. who
had become ministers of state, educa
tors. Lawyers. doctors, engineers and
builders Of railroads.
Ex-senator Depew delivered few
fiery remarks on preparedness. Two
thirds Of the losses of the Civil War,
he said. were caused because the toun
try was unprepared.
Ex-President Taft denied there was
in America any lack OF patriotic feel
ing. "The atmosphere is pent witt IT,"
he said I've are in critical condi-
ton with the nations of the world. We
are not an unpatriotic people. We
proved il in '6l. and we're the same
people now
II was announced that Otto 7. Ban
nard. IS, of New York. had been re-
elected a member Of the University
Corporation to succeed himself for
six-year term.