The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-20
NOTED EDUCATOR
GIVEN OVATION
AS DIR. =. X. PATTERSON AsCENDS
ROSTRUM ENTIRE AUDI
ENCE RISES.
JUBILEE CELEBRATION
Honary Degrees Awarded Thirteen
Eminent Men by Kentucky State
University Saturday.

Lexington, Ky. Oct. 14.-The
University of kentucky today cele-
brated its fiftieth birthday anniver-
sary. The most impressive feature
of the golden jubilee was the ovation
given its first president, James *.
Patterson.
The tribute came in connection
with the presentation of portrait
OF the president emeritus to the uni
versity Ivy the alumni association.
DIR. Patterson spoke on THE State
University of Kentucky Thru Fifty
Years" The audience rose as he
stepped on the platform and cheered
the veteran educator who had CON
Quoted the affairs of the institution
for forty-One years. He suggested
in his address, that a memorial tab
let in honor of the four newspapers
which had given the university sup
port at critical times he erected in
wall of the main building at the
university and that Henry Waiter
son, of Louisville deliver the ad-
dress.
President Charles w. Dabney, OF
the University of Cincinnati, who de
livered the principal address of the
day, pictured the influence of high
er education on the destiny of a de
mocracy, and praised the achieve
ments and launded the purposes OF
and colleges. Lament
ling the mania of blood and violence
which RACES over Europe" and that
1--WE seem to have forgotten that there
is any efficiency but that of mechan-
ical skill and industrial resource, ."
he declared that spirit and soul and
conscience and Righteousness are
powers greater than engines of war
or scientific accomplishments" He
asserted that an international union
to enforce peace was as practical as
a union of States.
Athletic Field Accepted.
The dedication of the athletic field
of the university, Stoll Field. was an
imposing ceremony in which Gov.
Stanley accepted the field and stad-
ium Oh behalf of the university, the
presentation address being made by
Mai. James T. &cary, OF Portland,
Ore. The portrait of DR.. Patterson
was presented by Charles r. Brock,
of Denver, who was honOred with
the degree of Doctor of Laws.
A parade featured the exercises
this morning, all students and "old
grads" taking part in it. The SEN
iors were encased in paper tubes
eight feet high with arm and eye
holes.
Honorary Degrees Awarded.
Honorary degrees were awarded
thirteen eminent citizens of Ken
lucky. the nominations having been
Endorsed yesterday by the Board OF
Trustees. The presentation of de-
grees was made by President Henry
S. Barker.
Those to whom degrees were
awarded are:
Henry Watterson. editor, Doctor of
Literature.
Prof. John L. Patterson, dean, Col
lege of Arts and Sciences, University
of louisville, Doctor Of Literature.
President George w. Stevens,
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, Doctor of Laws.
Prof. Thomas IL. Morgan, Depart
ment OF Biology, Columbia Universe
ty, Doctor of Laws.
DR.. Charles Dabney, president,
University OF. Cincinnati, Doctor OF
Laws.
Right Rev. Bishop Brossart, Bish-
op OF Covington Diocese, Doctor Of
Laws.
President Emeritus james K. Pat
torson, Doctor of Laws.
DR.. r.. II. Cr0ssneld, president,
T-ansylyania University, Doctor Of
Laws.
DR.. W. A. Garfield, president Of
Center College, Doctor of Laws.
DR.. M. J. Adams. president George
town College, Doctor Of Laws.
Dr. ]. L. Clark, president Ken
lucky Wesleyan College, Doctor of
Laws.
President J. II. FROST Berea Col
lege, Doctor of Laws.
Charles b. Brock, attorncy-at-law,
Denver, Col. Doctor OF Laws.
Following the burgoo the presen-
tation of honorary degrees and the
dedication of Stoll Field, the crowd
attended the football game, which
Vanderbilt won by the score of As
to 0.