Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-17
PARTY
FOR DIR. CONWELL
Students at Temple Uni
versity Pay Tribute to
Its President
THIS IS FOUNDERS DAY
Archbishop Dougherty. Agnes
Repplier and Others Will
Get Honorary Degrees

I nr. Russell II Conwel president of
Temple University. had a birthday party
today In the college forum OF the uni
versity, Broad and Berks streets.
/ The party was a JOINT celebration Of
the founding Of the poor mans unlver-
sity' and Of the founders birthday, for
Doctor ConvelI was seventy-sIx yester-
day.
The party was in the nature Of
realistic demonstration Of Temples sery-
ice 10 the people--for old and young
were there--old and young who are ac-
quiring education in the school, from the
kindergarten and the first grade up.
The party was more especially for
the younger students. Tonight all will
participate in the founders day cxer-
cises in the Academy Of Music, during
which honorary degrees will be con-
ferred upon Archbishop Dougherty.
Agnes Repplcr. noted Philadelphia
| writer; a. Edward Newton, manufac-
/ turer and others
Doctor Krusen speaks
The birthday party opened with an
address by Doctor Wilmer Krusen, Di
rector of the Department of Public
Health and Charities and vice president
OF Temple University. Children of the
kindergarten and the first grade then
proved their love for their president
with a birthday song for him.
After Francis Gibson had presented
the gift Of the elementary school. Miss
Helen Petzold sang for the kindergarten
department, and students or the normal
physical education department executed
difficult and effective ballet MISS
Miriam Staufter. of the kindergarten de-
partment, gave a reading. followed by
a song by Helen =. Maize, of the pre-
paratory school. with Lillian Brack-
/ man. preparatory school, at the piano,
a gift of the faculty and the uni
versity was then presented by Doctor
| krusen and Catherine Fuller, Of the
business department, gave d violin solo.
After the gift presentation for the pre-
paratory school, by Harry Eisenberg
and Percy deIloche, the party closed
with a song
This evening at the Founders Day
exercises Robert L. Kelly, Chicago,
former secretary Of the American
Council of Education and at present sec
retary of the Association of American
Colleges. will speak on THE Forward
Look OF American Education" Doctor
Conwell and Doctor Krusen will also de-
liver addresses.
Conferring of Degrees
The presentation of honorary de-
grees will hold an important place on
the evenings program The degree of
doctor of laws will be conferred on
Archbishop Dougherty, who will be
presented by Michael J. Ryan. In
case, as is highly probable. Archbishop
Dougherty's duties elsewhere prevent his
attendance. Monsignor Henry T. Drum
Seminary, Overbrook, will take the de-
gree for Archbishop Dougherty.
Degrees Of LTD. will be presented to
Miss Repplier. who will be presented by
Dr. l.. II. Carnell, Dean of Temple. and
TO Mr.. Newton who will be presented by
Judge John NJ. Patterson, of Common
I Pleas Court.
Mr.. Newton is president OF the Cutter
Electrical and Manufa curing Company.
Nineteenth and Hamilton streets He
Is well known as an essayist and lit
terateur and has one of the finest col
/ lections of books in this vicinity at his
home at Daylesford
The degree of doctor of divinity
Will be given to two Philadelphians and
one Canadian. The Rev. Groves w
Drew. pastor of the Third Baptist
4 Church, Broad and Ritner streets. and
the Rev Milton II. Nichols, of the Park
J Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, will
receive degrees, and the Rev. John Nor
rison. of Sarnia, Canada, an expert on
, housing problems, will be honored with
| one.