Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-21

n,nsinued from rage One
~. ,vh,ch made each of us, at 19 years
!, ara with a collegiate degree represent
:, M true meaning, able to choose any
4 tbs learned professions or any field oil
s.,s, activity, and at the age of FL or
.,.r n enter upon our lifes work2
,These rs men came from every class
49,, struggling need to those in affiuence
q, Who led us all in learning has held
4. Arst place from the age of lS In the
...ctlcal affairs of life, and after outstrip-
a. al, competitors in that field returned
!, ,rcrease the power for good of that Alma
,0tsr Of whom he has been the worthiest
Of sons.
4FIhy-four years ago the degree of
,r,nr Baccalaureus was not only the
.,nrdatiort for that of Arthur Magister,
n, enabled those receiving it to choose at
oncs any career in life.
Look at the facts and see IL 1t would
~, ma wise to return to the Literae hui
u,rores' and secure that moral and intel
,.ctuaI discipline which is not to be had
without them"
ASSAllS hLNoN lANNIAN
professor Perry referred to "half-knowl-
.dren as 'knowngness," and spoke of the
sopblstlcatIon Of the American college stu
dent
~Tbere is another form of knowingness
sor which our classrooms are directly re-
snonsible" he said. I'VE teachers in our
social and ethical enthusiasms, are constant
lv delivering ourselves of immature and
amateur judgments upon the most compli-
Gated problems OF tho day. The sociology
and the politics of the popular pulpit are
queer enough, but l suspect that our obiter
dlcta of the cassrooms are queerer still.
Whatever we are supposed to be teaching,
we are subconsciously endeavorlng to train
our pupils for citizenship in a democracy.
As ethical instinct this is admirable, but
TOO often we do not really train our pupils,
We only excite them with our own eager
sAatter We talk knowingly when we do
m rally know; that is our academic sim"
Ascend fault in our college world, Pro-
has Perry said, was its spirit of studied
rkalatlon, betraying a lack of faith in
h'tnct and spontaneity.
We have too much university ma
eAinery in proportion to the power plant"
he said; too much organization for the
size Of the organs which are to be organ
led We offer courses in the theory of
efficiency but the efficient person is as rare
Is ever"
IL the scholar who wrote The Praise
Of Folly 400 years ago were talking to us
his morning. would he not still say: ''Tis a
olaHe world, my young masters, and bach
sloFs and doctors! Do not be afraid of it.
DO not calculate your chances so closely
Aat you miss your chance. DO not pretend
% Know what you do not know. Work and
hugh and give thanks, for these three are
one You did not make the world. You
cannot remake 1t. You cannot even spoil
Il You may, indeed, have the felicity of
improving some little corner of it, but in
general the world has been pronounced
very good Enter into its joy"
HONORARY DEGREES.
Inc list of those who received honorary
degrees follow:
DOCTOR OF LAWS
PROFESSOR BLISS PERRY.
MASTER OF LAWS ,
aAhGARET c. KLINGELSNIITH a gradu-
a.e OF the law school in the class of
lsse' and the third woman student to be
graduated from Pennsylvania, author of
ssal works and at present librarian in
eharge Of the law library. Although
several women have received honorary
assIees' she is the first women associated
MASTER OF ARTS.
hEhbERT S. HOUSTON, former news
paper and magazine writer, vice president
u the publishing firm of Doubleday,
rage Co. and president of the Asso-
sssea Advertising Clubs of the World,
"peh eonyenes here next week
DOCTOR OF LETTERS.
Ao.atsAcE HOWARD FURNESS, JR., of
.a als city son of the late II. II. Furness,
s famous Shakespearean scholar. Mr..
,auihess Is also a-Shakespearean scholar,
saa @ sqltoF toF of Macbeth" Richard IIT'
au Julius Caesar"
DOCTOR IN CHEMISTRY.
Ies!EL i LINCOLN WALLACE, instructor
anaiytical chemistry in the University.
DOCTOR OF LAWS.
nrastLALEs siiAHLEs X. MILLS. of Philadelphia,
Ms,sssor emeritus in the University
Al seai ss school and author of many works
VI medical subjects.
DOCTOR OF LAWS.
sauEL B. MCCORMICK, Chancellor of
s University OF Pittsburgh.
na,as sraduates, In caps and gowns.
fom NJ ~ 20 the Metropolitan Opera House
essslos ssleantlle Hall The academic pro-
asrsba, tA formed in the Opera House The
# ~ were Edward Robins. secretary
49, ~ board Of trustees, and DR. Jobn
D. 80 mead Of the Towne Scientific School.
ssasis. Frovost Penniman presented the
d ,ssn ,es - Ior the honorary degrees, which.
Isffsa as the degrees in course. were con-
lhs 49, ~ tne provost. Mr.. Robins placed
as upon those honored.
als a. ds.'s1eFe were 66S who received undergradu-
aasss sssises, 1le upon whom were conferred
zEs.sssuaAts degrees and 105 who received
aznlissss were "a physicians graduated. 172
lsEs - veterinary doetorS ana 66 law
zhsy 80 80 OF the graduates were blind
81 sehoa, harold d. Howard. OF the Whar-
aa science course. - '''e
.ss ~ z5sgo,.l q me graduates are women. There