Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-14
Nebraska
DEGREES GRANTED
NOTED AMERICANS
General Pershing, Colonel
-soosevelt and Dean Pound
Honored by University
of Nebraska.

Lincoln, June l5.-(Speclal.) MA
ior General John J. Pershing, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and Dean Roscoe
Pound were among the three noted
americans granted honorary degrees
at the annual commencement eXer-
cises Of the University of Nebraska
here today.
General Pershing, a former Univer-
sity of Nebraska graduate, and later
~commandant OF the University of Ne
braska cadets, is in France where he
will have command of the first Amer
lean army against Germany. He was
given the honorary degree of L. L. D.
General Pershing had been selected to
give the commencement address but
when the Washington officials decided
10 send forces Immediately to the
front, he was compelled to cancel his
engagement. 1t was planned to have
him present when the degree was con-
fetred.
Roosevelt and Pound.
Colonel Roosevelt, former president,
scholar, author and statesman was
given the the degree of D. c. L., doc
tor of civil law. As the principal
speaker at the semi-centennial exer-
cises Thursday, Colonel Roosevelt
holds the center of the stage at the
commencement festivities.
Dean Roscoe Pound is a former
University of Nebraska graduate, was
former dean of the Nebraska college
Of law and then held the Storey chair
at Harvard university before being
made dean of the Harvard law school.
He was likewise given the D. c. L.
degree.
Robert Glider of Omaha was an
other who was honored by the uni
versity with an honorary degree. He
was awarded the degree of Doctor
of Science.
Other Honorary Degrees.
. Other honorary degree awarded
were:
Rollins A. Emerson, scientist, teacher and
writer, now professor Of plant breeding at
Cornell university, LID, doctor of civil
law.
Patrick J. o'Grara. scholar, scientist, in
vestigator and industrial adviser Sc. B.,
doctor of science.
Edith Abbott, scholar, teacher, author
and sociologist, Litt. B., doctor of letters,
Villa S Gather, teacher, author, critic,
Lit. D., doctor of letters.
John G. Niedhardt, author, critic, poet,
now literary editor OF the Minneapolis Jour
nal, Lift. D., doctor of letters
Clark F. Ashley. scholar, teacher, writer,
now professor OF English in the University
of Iowa, Lift q, doctor of letters.
s. Mills Hayes, scholar, lawyer, writer,
humanst, now rector of the Holy Trinity
church of lincoln, Neb., L.H.D.. doctor OF
the Hmanites.
Pollard Heads Alumni.
The annual business meeting OF the
Alumni association of the University
of Nebraska yesterday resulted in the
election OF ex-Congressman Ernest
Pollard of Nehawka as president,
succeeding Frank Woodland of
Omaha, who was not candidate for
reelection.
Mrs. E. M. Sutherland OF Omaha,
'07, was elected vice president and
Charles Roberts of Lincoln, 'O6, was
chosen treasurer. Mrs. Alice Towne
De Wesse OF Dawson succeeds Mr..
Pollard on the board of directors, the
other members chocen being Z. +.
Brown, '92, Davey; Samuel Rees, jr.,
'03, Omaha; Fred Laird, '06, FIRE.
mont; James B. Harvey, '09, York;
Like Cheney, 'S7, Stockville, and
Charles w. Beal, '09, Broken Bow.
The alumni activities closed yester-
day with the annual address by DR..
Francis S. Philbrick on "A Rational
Plan for a Permanent Peace" aud the
class stunts. Each Of the classes held
reunion and elected officers.
Cap and Gown Parade.
The commencement exercises at the
St Paul church closed the univer-
sity activities today. The traditional
cap and gown parade OF the grad
yates through the business section of
the town started at $50 o'clock.