The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
HONOR TO WILSON
WaShburn COnfers Doctors De-
gree Upon Topeka Educator.
Two Other Honorary Degrees
Also Conferred Today.
HONOR STUDENTS ANNOUNCED
Several Changes in Faculty
Have Been Made.
New Department of Science Is
To Be Established.

At the commencement exercises of
Washburn this morning three honor
airy degrees were granted to H. B. Will
son, of Topeka; Rev. Noble Strong
Elderkin, formerly of Lawrence, and
now of Oak Park, Illinois: and Rev
Morris Turk, of Westminster Congre-
gational church, at Kansas City. Mo.
The degree of Doctor of Laws was
granted to H. B. Wilson recognition
of his educational work done in the
schools of Topeka and OF his writings
on educational lines that were recently
ton society
The degree of Doctor of Divinity
was granted to Rev. Noble Strong
Elderkin for the religious work that he
has been doing in the last seven
years. He was pastor of the Plymouth
Congregational church, at Lawrence,
until 1916 when he was called to the
Congregational pulpit at Oak Park,
Illinois.
Rev. Morris Turk of the Westmin-
ster Congregational church of Kan
sas City received the honorary de-
milton of his religious work and eff
fective efforts in his Congrega tional
church.
HOnOrs to Students.
The following list of students were
awarded class honors for scholarship
standing:
HIGH HONORS.
College department-Ma Cook,
Erma Olga Erickson. Katharine
Whitney Hand, Hazel Audrey Jones,
Lois Seger and John Chester Warner
HONORS.
College Department - Angelus
league Burch, Violet Ruth Crumbine
Flora Olga Harrington, Maiel Elaine
Electa Scott, Margaret Emma Webb
and Martha Eliza beth Whittemore.
Law partment-Clifford RagsdaIe
Hope.
DEPARTMENTAL HONORS.
Violet Ruth Crumbine. English and
Sociology; Flora Olga Harrington.
English and History; Hazel Audrey
Elaine Langhart, English and Bible;
Ruby Electa Scott, Botany and FOOL
ogy; Mary Lusetta Shuler, German
and French; John Chester Warner,
engineering and Mathematics and
Margaret Emma Webb, English and
History.
a New Department.
The establishing of a new DEPART
ment in the college was announced
TINS morning at the commencement
exercises. The department of science,
which has up to the present time been
a part of the regular college work
Will be made into a department next
year and graduates from the depart
ment will receive the degree of
bachelor of science. Prof w. A
Harshbarger, now professor of science.
was named as head of the new depart
ment.
j. L. Much, of Ohio State univer-
s1ty, was named this morning as head
of the department of education which
VIII be introduced next September.
Professor Yocum, of Oberlin college,
now attending school at Stanford uni
versity, was appointed to the faculty
to succeed the late William Riser.
Miss N. S. Kennedy of the college
faculty was named as matron of Hol-
brook hall, and will be the adviser of
non resident women in attendance at
the college.
The college was officially dismissed
at noon today with the closing of the
commencement exercises. The com
mencement address was made bv the
Rev. DR., Harry p. Dewey of Mime
apolis. Mrs. Emma Rempfer White
house, wife of Dean Whitehouse gave
vocal selection at the exercises
Hugh c. Dickerson sang Hear Me.
Ye Winds and Waves" The weeks
program closed with a patriotic trib-
ute to the nation and with the singing
of America"