New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-02
Columbia Will
Honor Sims and
PersllingTo-day
DAWSON, III DOVER and
Bishop Brent Also to
Receive Ii. ID. Degree
for Services i'm War
Commencement Is Tooth
1881 Certificates and
Diplomas for Barnard
and Columbia Students


shing will receive the honorary degree
Of Ii. D. to-day at the 166th annual
commencement Of Columbia University.
This year Columbia has departed
from its usual custom in the awarding
o. honorary degrees. Instead of sew
eral kinfs and grades Of degrees only
one honorary degree Will DO awarded
The five men 30 be honored were
chosen in recognition OF their service
in organizing and commanding the ma
t;onal ctfort for Americas coopera-
ton in the great war. This effort is
c!sssed as military, naval, relief, re-
Neious and educational.
After the address of Dr.. Nicholas
Murry Butler, president of the univer-
Sly. Sol diplomas and certificates will
BE- awarded 10 students in the schools
Barclay Parsons. chairman Of the trus-
tees and university orator, then will
confer the honorary Doctor of Laws
degrees.
The benediction will be pronounced
By the chaplain of the university, and
tire academic procession Will pass from
the platform. The presentation of the
class c: 80 medal VIII be made by Ben
jamin B. Lawrance, chairman of the
committee of education.
Prizes, medals and honors awarded
in 1920 will follow. The Barnard medal
goes to Albert Einstein, Zurich, Swift
zerland the Bu.Ier medals go to Ben
edetto Croce, senator of the Kingdom
Of Italy, and Henry Rutgers Marshall,
Of New York. Other awards follow:
& Ill
Class OF '92 Residence Halls Scholar
ships-Lincoln 7. Work, School of
Mines.
Earle Prize in Classics-Andre Mes
nard.
Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism-Har.
vey (. Newbranch, of The Evening
World-Herald," Omaha Neb.. and John
]. AIRY ir.. The World" New York.
Pulitzer Prizes in Letters-Eugen
0'Neill, Justine II. Smith and Albert j.
Alumni Association (architecture)
Medal-John A. Takakjian. Brooklyn.
American Institute of Architects
Nedal-Donald Gibson Mixsell, Darien,
Conn.
Alumni Association Prize-Charles
: Shaw, Louisville, Kan.
Brainard Memorial Prize-Samuel
Nelnsje!n, New ork.
Curtis Medals-Archie o. Dawson,
New York. and julius Sherwin, New
York
Deutscher verein Prize-Alexande
Lipsky. New York.
Elsberg Prize-Laurenco Arthur
Kahn. New York
Green Prize-Alfred NJ. Michaelis,
New York.
Rolker Prize-Samuel Weinstein,
New York.
Van Amringe Edward H.
neimer New York.
Van Buren, Prize-Joseph Field, New
York.
ordonaux Prize (law)-Clarence NJ.
Iapper. Jersey City.
Conyers Pre- lav)-Sylvan Leh-
mayer. New York.
Darling Prize (mechanical engineer
ingl-Horace H. Nahm, New York.
Hllg Nedals-Frederick T. Meier.
Bake, Ore; Stephen P. Burke, New
YORK and Harry II. Meyer, New York.
lo9pan Prize political science):
Jonn Franklin Wharton, East Orange,
squires Prize political science
Thomas Jesse Jones, Washington.
Montgomery Prize (business'-Henry
H. Sweeney and Robert E. Knodel.
Barnard College
Duror Memorial Fellowship-Sylyia
I. kopald. Brooklyn.
YORK. IVA " O. va we"
Herman Prize Carolyn oldenbuscb
Kohn prize-Florence L. schaeser,
Sersey City, y. ].
New York. A1e'Ae'l'
~. 9Sioefanza Prize-Catharine R. San
c latioeA Prize-Katherine H. Shea
C.srl estown, Mass.
=. Won VAIL Prize-Lillian Sternbero
New YORK. ''A 'Oe's'
Departmental Honors
Botany Carolyn Oldenbusch. third
year honors. YAK '
.hc,ononics- Sylvia Beatrice Kopald
eoEd year honors.
sLing..sh-W inifred' Francis Bostwick,
N saisg year 'nonors; Margaret Erskine
;p,t,Sc.o.son, t.aird year honors: Mar
BIS 81: ,D,pdycSe, final honors; DOROTHY
ia Wen, ta.rd year honors.
s'is'Aat-cs- Mary Louise Cox, third
.eaF noncts; Veronica Dorothy Jentz,
.'.ie year donors; Elaine Muriel Ken
i I1' tord year honors; Florence
.''s Scaaetfer, third year honors.
W s.'s'c Mary Ellis Opdycke, third
Fnilosophy Margaret Erskine Njcol-
s'a' Afsi Jear honors
..syeHp-ngy - Evelyn CARTEL, third
year nonors.
College of Pharmacy
Sfe.'enoaca Prize -- Herbert Carl
A@.sneE, Jamaica, L. /.
.happA Psi Prize -Ge1schcn Cohen.
Fatets1n.
lsaae Plaut Fellowship - Moritz
"oolph Dit'Inar. Jersey City.
r"saoEfy Scnolarshi p-Louis Ensler,
rIsa'eea. bG.lcr's commencement
s.hhe' u honor " those wha are to
fe+Ts honorary deY.cca was held at
.'s fesidence, 50 Morningside Drive,
49, 49,. ePfn'rI. Tie guests invited to
'snefal Persh.ng, Admiral Sims,
nShpp brent, Mr. Dawson and Mr.
SsDDysr lnclaGed: Colonel william
aT<ieiay Pa,sous' John q. Milburn, DR..
p 1,|F 4. Janes, the Rev. Dr. William
, %annIa2, Stephen Baker, Benjamin
"@"rehce, Alfred Il. Marling, Pro-
US +. j. H. Woodbridge, Z. y.
rrsffN franklin Il. Giddings, Charles r.
.srfy and a. r. Tnorndikc of the uni
g'V faculties, franklin x. Lane,
l.shH =. Ianzey, Chauncey ". Depcw,
,@1'ss T. Sheffield, Charles D. Hilles,
n''fsd Holman, Of San Francisco.
~ Dfecsfent MAJ established ycster-