Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-16
GIFTS T0 HAVERFORD
TOTAL S5OO,OOO, NEWS
AT COMMENCEMENT
Benefactions Will Widen Scope
Of Graduate School and
Strengthen Various
Other Activities
as DEGREES CONFERRED

Announcements made today at the
commencement exercises of Haverford
College by President Isaac Sharpiess
showed that gifts made during the past
year had added more than half million
dollars to the fund of this already wealthy
Institution on the Main Line.
AZ n result of these donations II will
be possible to install graduate courses in
certain subjects, enlarge the faculty, buy
more books and periodicals for the library,
provide dormitory Accommodations for is
additional students, Improve the athletic
Held and take even better care OF the
campus trees and lawns than at present
The largest gift came in the form of
beuuest from the late T. wistar Brown
long a benefactor of the college. He was
q member of the board of trustees and has
given to the college sums of money aggre-
eating three quarters of million dollars.
At past commencements Mr. Brown ven
cradle Quaker. has read the Bible verses,
an dtoday President Sharpless paid feeling
tribute to his memory, reading minute of
the board of trustees adopted after his
death.
The bequest calls for the institution
of graduate instruction in the Bible.
philosophy. history and kindred subjects
This totally unexpected donation made
during the life of the donor but kept pri-
vate until after his death is most signifi-
cant addition TO our available resources"
President Sharpless said. He asserted that
the instruction would be limited to the field
specially endowed and no attempt made to
establish a general graduate department.
A beduest of s150,0oo from the children
of Gideon Sculi, who was a student at the
college about 1943, was announced. This
is for the purpose Of teaching English con-
stitutional history, which Doctor Sharpless
said should strengthen the entire history
department.
Degrees were conferred on 3s undergrad
Iates is of whom became bachelors of
art and 20 bachelors of science. In addi-
tion, FIVE degrees of master of arts were
conferred.
The exercises were held In Roberts Hail.
to which faculty and graduates marched
across the campus from Founders Hall
President Isaac Sharpless presided The
commencement address was by the Rev. Dr.
Charles A. Richmond, chancellor of Union
College. Schenectady, N. Y.
Shortly after noon the cricket prizes were |
presented from the porch of Founders |
Hall. Luncheon was served in Founders |
Hail. Many members of the alumni are |
back at college today and this afternoon a |
team of alumni met the college team In |
q cricket match. During the afternoon |
alumni and students swan or played |
tennis and there were four baseball games
as follows: College VS.. Alumni, on Walton |
Field: 80 VS.. 30, on the lawn in front of !
the gymnasium; '02 vs. '07. on the Glass of
1888 soccer field and ~ Vs. 49, on the |
Merton Hall soccer field. The Campus Club |
will serve tea at 1870 in the Mary Newlin |
Smith memorial garden. Following tea the |
Haverford Union will meet in the Union |
building. At 6 o'clock the annual meeting |
of the alumni will be held in the Union |
building. Supper will be served to the |
alumni and invited guests in the dining hall
and at $3.50 there will be singing on the
Glass of 1887 steps, Founders Hall.
The highest honors in the class were |
awarded to Uric j. Mengert, of Washing |
ton, D. c.. who specialized in mathematics |
Mr.. Mengert received the Clementine Cope
fellowship for next year. a prize valued at
s500 the alumni prize of $50 for compost
ton and oratory, and tho Elliston p. Norris
peace prize of $50 for the best essay on |
international Peace and the Means of Sc |
curing It," Mr.. Mengert was one of two |
Students elected last year to Phi Beta
Kappa at the end of the Junior year. the
otser having been Wilmar NJ Allen, who
is president of the graduating class