The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-15
PORDHAM DEGREES
TO 226 IN 18TH YEAR
Five Schools Hold Joint Com
m~encement, Presided Over
by Cardinal Farley.
80 HONORS CONFERRED

The seventy-hrst commencement ex-
e~rcises Yesterday marked the close OF
a weeks celebration In honor OF Ford
ham tniversity's Diamond Jubilee. "
was the first outdoor graduation held At
tordham in a decade. and wac attended
by more than Ave thousand relatives and
friends of the graduates.
instead NJ the five schools of arts.
sciences. law. medicine and pharmacy
conducting separate ~graduatioue. AS for
YESTERDAY commencement. which was
presided over by Cardinal Farley.
The degrees we're conferred or a forum
erected on the athletic field. and the
spectators viewed the exercises from
beneath a hugh canva headpioce.
The academic procession from the ad-
ministrstion building was the largest
Fordham has ever had. Not one robe
WAS worn by the faculty representing the
nations at war, as the professors who
had degrees conferred by European coli
iaees preferred to YEA their American
hoods and decorations and in this man
ner show Eordham to be "A neutral school
OF thought on the war situation.
Cardinal Farley made ~ FIVE minute
address 10 the graduates and followed
this by a papal benediction. His speech
was %purposely n dealing with gener-
alities, and those who hoped TO hear him
deal with peace. war or existing political
conditions we're doomed TO %disappoint-
ment. Nearly the entire address con-
sisted OF witty "reminiscences Of his col
lego days at Fordham. The Cardinals
voice WAS faint and heard by less than
half the crowd.
Among the thirty-three prominent men
upon whom honorary degrees We're con-
ferred were Mgr. Joseph + Mooney
Ill. D., who received the derree OF
doctor of divinity. He MAS graduated
from FofIham In the class Of 1867. Mgr,
Henry A. Brann. u. D.. received the de.
gree OF doctor OF letters. James j
Walsh. NJ. ID, ex-dean OF Fordham
medical school and a lecturer and author
OF note on Catholic and medical topics
receive the degree OF doctor of letters.
In comforting the degree of NJ A upon
Augustine NJ oNeill of Richmond i'm
Fordham's Oldest living graduate, "A
member OF the class of 1884? and % wears
of age. F'ordham believes Nj ONcii
Is the oldest recipient Of a degree in TIM
country.
The Rev. John +. Chidwick. n. l..
rector of bunwood!e SEMINAR and
chaplain Of the hrs; battleShip Maine
Di. Austin OMalley. a medical au.
thority and writer of note from uhila.
delphia. Thomas ". tNurCh!ll. for.
merly president of the BOARD of Edu.
cation Gen James l.. D'Biern.. NJ. \.
who had onm NJ of the troops u
Washington after I~.iuyolu's sssaSsini,
ton, and Nlfred j. Tailsy. ILL. H.. re.
eei'Si ;H- ,ivstv, vi durtp, of laws
Ttc 1c Thomas u Hairin. preS!den,
OF ~ 'to-hellr College. and william
|. T'ru,N. T. \, supreme Court ius.
IT,. r,,'Net tn. degree Of master al
az
tcGdham graduated ia lawyers upor
"h1m tn" uegr"c u li.. l. was con,
forrei, tn" Scnool Of Medicine con
ferred forty-two NJ - degrees ana tn.
graduating Glars ~ pharmacy nunbere,
thirt! two Twcn'A-st degrees ur bach
elor OF arts were couierred b. tn,
ehpo of applied arts aud SIS hacu
tlor OF science degrees were gwen II
the school Of science, making a. total u
"a deSrces in course and thirty-thrc.
honorary degrees, the largest class Ford
nam has ever graduated