New Britain herald., 1920-06-23
GENERAL PERS7ZNG IS GIVEN
 HONORARY DEGREE AT TALE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Sir Auckland Geddes and
 Ambassador Jusserand Are Honored as is Gen. Brown.
DEGREES AWARDED
 TODAY TOTAL 699

J. PershinS was the notable figure to tho citizens of this city today. when ho marched in the procession which Iraditinnally procedes the commence mCnt exercises of Yale university in WoolsCy hall. Thousands of school children and other thousand of their elders formed a lane. shaped like tho letter Y, on tho Central Green and greeted tho Candiduts for honorary degrees and degrees in course with haRs. banners and toy balloons aA they marched from the college cam pus, through the Vanderbilt gateway; across the green and to woolsey hall. Little girls In white. with red crosses on their caps. Strewcd flower aIont: he walk and the boy shouted greet ings and brought into sight banners which bore words of greeting to the general.
 The procession headed hy band which played military marches in- stoad of the usual Onward Christian Soldiers" was led by service men carrying the flags of the Allied na- tons. the United States with the Connecticut standard. France. Great Britain, Italy and Belgium. General fcrahing walked with former Prcsi- dent William II. Taft and other candi- dates for honorary degrees immediate S followed. General Pershing many times shook hands with children along tho walk. In the waving of a sea of flags over the heads of tho guests few were able to distinguish Ambassadors Geddes and Jusserand md General Preston Brown who were among them.
 Al th,s commencement degrees in rourse were given to 2g6 bachelors of arts. 2i3 bachelors of philosophy and other degrees bring the total to s5e.
 Twelve Honorary Degrees.
 Twelve honorary degrees were awarded as follows:
 Doctors of Laws-Thotlas Dewitt tuylcr. railroad administrator. war tiuie chairman of tho Association of liailroad Executives, member Of the tie alumni advisory board. and chairman or the committee of 21: Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Campbell Geddes, member of British parliament. for- inerly professor of anatomy, British urHitaasadnr to tho United states: Jean Adrion Antoine Jules Jusscrnnd. scholar, author and student Of Eng Tah literature, French ambassador to the United States since 1912: John Joseph Porshing. in command Of the Aherican ExpeditIoEarS Force.
 Doctor of Seiencc--IIenry Prentiss .Nrmshy. chemist and authority on annual nutrition In agricultural chem istry, director of the Institute of Ami lnrl Nutrition at Pennsylvania State college.
 Doctor of Dlvinity-Arthur Good f,F Const eEational church at Winchester. Conn.
 Doctor of Letters-AIbert Feeuil- lcrat, professor Of English Iit- CrGtufe. at the University of Bennaa and visiting professor and lecturer In French and English at Vale university for the first term of thc prcFent university year. first visit ing French professor regularly ap- pointed ut Yale.
 Muslers Of .Arts-Malcolm> Lee Me Bride. business man or Cleveland, ac- tively interested in advance of sec ottdary education fin that city vice chairman Of war dppartment com nIsslon on training activities during We period; William Darrach. sur Reon hcnolar and teacher. dean of the medical faculty of the College Of Phy- rictans and Surgeons in New York cOlSnCt and senior consultant in sur Ecry nt headquarters of the American ESpeditionary Force during war: He rbett Edwin Hawkes. author, dean O" Columbia university. formerly tcaca6r of mathematics at Yale uni vcrsitS; Edward William Nelson. nat ur4ltst and oruithologist. chief of bio- logical survey in the United States Department of Agriculture. Preston Brown. chief of stan Of tho second di- vta.or, who issued orders for the nd NIAee at Chateau Thicrr'- and com mandirg general of the Third diyi- Eion in tho Meuse- ArEonne offensive. military governor Of the Prussian city of Trcves.
 seven Arc Yale Men.
 The presenter of honorary degrees was Professor William Lyon Phelps. Of the number that received them Fe@Erp. Cuylcr. Goodenough. Armsby. McBridc. Darrach and Hawkes. and General Brown are Yale men. Of pr. TioodenouFh the professor said:
 lie celebrates thta year tho 5Oth anniversary of his fAstoratc at the Congregational church of Winchester. fynu He N known as the Bishop, ruhtlfex MaNImus and spiritual faith "r of Lttchncid county. He is a splendid type Of the old New Eng 1'tld Hainister. believing in both sin nnu redemption. He is a daily com foIt and inspiration to his people. X lInenl descendant of Chaucer's Par N NHruA ~ ldamith's village breach