Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-24
Inauguration of Benjamin I. Marshall
Impressive Installation of New Head of Connecticut College For Women-Student Body Led Academic Procession Friday Morning-Presdent Marshall Outlines His Plans in Inaugural Address


 it's way to your soul, because 1t is !s- sued from young and buoyant souls |; there is a ruggedness or lire thaI Is | not all of the boulders and the helds ergy and verve of these teachers and students who are made of pioneer stuff. There's a spirit of industry ana fidelity, and generosity of friendship, sympathy and loyalty that welas ie, into | a type of democracy far surpassing what our American national eXperl- ment therein can reveal.
 Many an American College girl not dreams of the future have pictured her always the American, with all the de- | lights and privileges and satisfactlons | of the land of her love and>her devo- | ticn poured out upon her, may Wlthln three years beginning in stricken lands across the sea, lifelong service of sacrifice and toll, expressed in | friendly disinterested and utter invest l ment of herself in behalf of. orphans, | widows: of blighted, mained,. or ! blinded men; as social workers, well | fare directors, district nurses, super intendents. what not, in a land whose l speech today is utterly unknown to ! them.
 The First Essential. One first essential requirement of all college students, from this date forth, in view of Americas emergence from her policy of isolation and of her
 
 counsels, and personally in her rep resentativec in worldwide social work in the mastering of at least one Flu ,ropean language beside English, not emitting from the list the Russian and other Slavic tongues The best inten- tions and the kindest hearts in the world will fail of their highest values, if American lips cannot speak the words of comfort, cheer, inspiration and friendship. in the only tongue that can be music to the ears of Flu ropes saddened, grieved and lonely unfortunates.
 I hope that no student will be granted the diploma of this college who cannot, at the end of her course, read, write and speak with facility, either French, or Italian, or German. Facility in these will make easier, if you need to learn them, the Russian, Frankly, among other splendid and unique things it would have the di- pioma of this college certify of it's graduates. is this ability in at least one other language than sEnglish.
 Luncheon at Thames Hall.
 At the close of the inaugural exer- cises in the College gymnasium, lun- cheon was served at Thames hall to the trustees, guests and faculty, num- bering about 150.
 F. Valentine Chappen representing the board of trustees acted as toast master The speakers at the lun- cheoII were follows:
 Representing the board of trustees, Judge Edward l.. Smith, Hartford. representing Vassar college Professor Whitney: representing Dartmouth, Professor Lep1uel S. Hastings; repre- senting Brown University. Dean Lida Shaw King: representing Mount TIol- yoke, President Mary E.. Wooley; rep resenting Connecticut college, Dean Nye; representing Connecticut college, the president.
 The G1ee club of the college sand dur ing the luncheon on Friday and also at the reception on Thursday evening The officers of the GIee club acted as ushers at the concert and reception
 The presidents. of the three present classes and the president of the stuEa dent gover nne ntsassociation repre- senting the sclasses and the. Glee club Dr. Frank Morris, PhS D., of the col Iege faculty. representing the dele gates, and Dr. Helen B. Thompson, representing the faculty of the college, acted as assistant marshal to Dr. H. z Kip, chief marshall and chairman Of the inaugural exercises.
 Many Institutions Represehted.
 We'll known figures in educational world present at inaugural exercises were as follows:
 Institutions represented: Smith, President W. A. Nelson; Mount HoI- yoke. President Mary E. Woolley.
 
 College. President B. c. Sanford; Rut- gers, President Demarest: Wells, President MacMiElan: Boucher, Presi- dent w. ". Guth: Hamilton College, President F. c. Ferry: Trinity College, President F. s. Luther: Lake Erie College, President Vivian B. Small; Oberlin, President Henry c. King; Brown University, Dean Randall: liar yard, Professor Horatio S. White; Vassar,1 Professor Marion B. Whitney; Columbia. Barnard Dr. M F. MaJthv. Rhode Island State College, Dr.. liar riet Merrow; Amherst, Professor A. J. Hopkins; Tufts, Dr. J. e. Adams; Dartmouth. Professor L. F. Hahtings; Delaware, Dean w. J. Robinson; Sim mons, Dr. Alice l.. Blood; Jackson Dean c. F. Davies; Rutgers, Ilr. J. w. Hewitt; University of Maine, c. c. FL well: Bates. Dr. W. N. Thompson; Uni yersity of Minnesota, Professor K. V. tEverts; Stevens, Professor Arnold Norcross: Browns Women College. Dean Lida S. King; Mt HoIyoke, Dean Burlington.