New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Senator Lodge Similarly
Honored at University's
169th Commencement.
255 UNDERGRADUATES
OBTAIN DIPLOMAS
President Hibben Announces
Gifts of S294,000 Received
Since Trustees Met Last.

Princeton, ". j.. June 13.-John Grier
Hibben, president Of Princeton Uni
versity, conferred degrees on 33l men
nj the 169th annual commencement
exercises held this morning IN
IN Alexander Hall. Ninety-two men re-
ceiyed the Bachelor of Arts degree, lOo
the Bachelor of Letters, 81 the Bach
elor Of Science, II ware named civil
engineers and became electrical enBi-
neers. The Master OF Arts degree was
awarded to Go men by Andrew Fleming
West. dean of the graduate school.
Eleven distinguished men were the
recipients Of honorary degrees. Cher
among them was Major General Leon
ard Wood, upon whom an LII. D. was
conferred for his distinguished ser
vices 70 his country and because I'm
our defenceless state he has SOUNDED
tho reveille to waken q slumbering ma
ton from its dream OF security, pa
ding us rise and take our place ike
men TO save our freedom and help 70
save the imperiled freedom OF the
world"
Senator Lodge Gets LII. ID.
The same degree was given Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,
an statesman Of probity, dignity and
mower. who has played a great part IN
maintaining the continuity OF our gov,
eminent in the spirit Of its founders
and to Judge Joseph Burlington, OF the
limited States Circuit Court OF Appeals
Samuel Rea, president Of the Penn
svlyania Railroad, was made a Doctor
OF Science, and the same degree was
awarded Waldemar Lindgren, professor
Of geology in the Massachusetts, lnstl-
tute of Technology.
To Rolla Wells, a graduate OF Prince
ton in the class Of 1856, twice Mayor or
81 Louis and now governor OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank in that city, the
degree of Master OF Arts was given
John Alden Weir, president of the Ma
tional Academy of Design, received a
similar honor.
The degree Of Doctor of Divinity was
awarded to two Princeton graduates
John Mcdowell, "a, and Paul Mat
thews, valedictorian of the class OF
1887. To John Willis Baer, president
of Occidental College, California, the
degree Of Doctor Of Letters was given
Salutatory and Valedictoy.
The Latin sautatory was delivered
by Ethan Davidson Alyea, OF Clifton
\. j., and the valedictory by Boudino'
Blackwell Atterbury, of New York. Ar
alumni luncheon, held in the gymns
SUM. followed the formal commence
ment exercises, and in the afternoon
the alumni attended reception given
by President and Mrs. Hibben at Pros
pect."
Gifts received by the university since
the last stated meeting OF the trustees
amounting to $4,000 were announced
by President Hibben. Among them was
one of 100000 from Henry Clay Frick
the income from which Is to provide
for a professor of music and an organ
list and TO maintain the organ which he
has given to the graduate college. En-
DRY l.. Ford, '96, OF Detroit, has en-
dowed professorship in Spanish to
the amount of 100000, and IL was an
nounced that architects were at work
on the plans of a new chemical labor
atory, for which the prospective donor
has already purchased a site and or
which it is hoped actual work will be
begun in the near future.
Special Honors-
Final special honors were awarded Ia
members Of the graduating class a.
follows:
Philosophy and ychology-Hghest hon.
ors. Ethan Davidson Alyea; high honors
Benjamin Franklin. jr; honors. Thurstor