Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-13
DEGREES GIVEN
AT DICKINSON
Exercises at Close of 135th
Year at Carlisle
College

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curtailment of some of the features
the exercises marking the close of
the 135th year at Dickinson College,
/ came to close to-day with the for
NAL commencement exercises when
diplomas were awarded to graduates
| of the college and school of law at
one combined exercise.
On Saturday the class day eXer-
cises were held. Among the features
were an honorary oratlon assigned
to Miss Elva r. Lippi, Harrisburg,
the class prophecy, in which Miss
Mabel Clark, also of Harrisburg, took
part and several of other num-
bers. In the afternoon a track meet
was held in which Dickinson lost to
Lebanon Valley although the base
ballmen won from Albright.
In the evening the college trus-
tees met, the junior prom was held
on the campus, and fraternity meet
ings featured. Yesterday the formal
baccalaureate exercises were held in
the Allison Methodist Church. The
sermon was delivered by Bishop VIII
liam Frazer Mcdowell, Washington.
At 6.45 the campus service was held
at Old West, followed by a joint
meeting OF the College Christian En-
deavor Societies, addressed by the
ANSNs bAs 6GOI6S 1kStug u 4OIllCI
president, now OF Harrisburg.
This morning an early service was
given for the presentation OF prizes
and the announcement OF class ad-
VancementS. The commencement eX-
ercises followed, those for the college
and school of law being combined.
The main address was delivered by
Clyde Furst, Dickinson, '93. now sec
retary of the Carnegie Foundation.
announcement of the various de-
grees and awards was made this
morning by President Morgan. Two
of the honorary awards are especial
ly interesting in this section, one be-
ing that of master of arts. conferred
upon John Francis, Jr., superintend-
ent of the Carlisle Indian School,
and the other the same degree given
Colonel Stanley Dunbar Embick, of
the United States Army, a son of
Milton a. Embick, of Carlisle, and
Harrisburg, whose speciality is artil-
lery and who has been a representa-
tive of the United States at the Su-
preme War Council at Versailles.
Included among the degrees given
were the following;
Honorary-Doctor Of Laws. Fred
w Hixson, president Chattanooga
Universary; doctor of science, Eben
Swift, major general. United States
Army; doctor OF literature, Francis
Asbury Alabaster, Dean. Neb.
Doctor of Divinity-George II.
Buckley, Philadelphia; Charles S.
Dawson, Methodist Episcopal mis-
sionary, Japan; the Rev. William \.
Houck. Carlisle; Carlisle Lecompte
Wilmington. Del.
Master of Arts-Stanley Dunbar
Embick, Colonel Supreme Council at
Versailles; John Francis, Jr., super
intendent Carlisle Indian School;
Thomas Matthews Robins, lieutenant
colonel engineers, United States
Army.
In Course, A. M.-Everett Edward
Borton, Elmer, y. j.; Abraham Ed
ward Coleman, Allentown; Daniel
Mel Frick Graham. Harrisburg;
Clarence Donald MacGregor, Car
Isle; Eben Horner Pennell, Bedford;
Agnes Sterrett Woods, Carlisle;
George Floyd Zimmerman, chaplain
United States Army. Williamsport.
In Course, A. B.-J. Murray Bar
bour, Chambersburg; Irene ]. Ben
der, Carlisle; Charles F. Berkheimer,
Mechanicsburg; Harold H. BiXler,
Carlisle; NJ. Mabel Clark. Harris
burg; Mildred Clare Filler. Carlisle;
Paul L. Hutchison, Carlisle; Lillian
NJ. Kell, Steelton; Elva r. Lippi.
Harrisburg; William o. Long, Car
Isle; James H. McNeal. Carlisle;
Mary E. Minick, Carlisle; Merle I.
Protzman, Waynesboro; /. Earl
Shaffner, Carlisle; Constance L.
Springer, Carlisle.
Law, LII. B.-Clarence Donald
MacGregor, Carlisle; Anthony Jo-
seph Miller. Scranton; Sylvester
Vincent PauXtis, Wilkes Barre; Eben
Horner Pennell, Bedford.