New-York tribune., 1920-06-24
Taft's Praise
OF Allies Wins
Cheers at Yale
Shame on All Who Make Us
Refuse Aid to Bankrupt
Nations, Ex- President
Says at Alumni Banquet
Degrees Given Envovs
Ambassadors of Britain and
France and Gen. Pershing
Made Doctors of Laws

NEW HAVEN, June 23-William
Howard Taft evoked a storm of ap
plause when he said at the Yale alumni
banquet this afternoon, after referring
to the presence of the British and
french ambassadors a guests of Yale's
commencement, that the American peo-
pie must never forget what these ma
tlons did for us in saving us for three
years from what might have happened.
"They fought for u.s." said the for
mer President, when we didn't know
the issue. They suffered much more
than we, though we came into the war
nobly at the end. But shame on those
who put US in the plight of saying we
won't help bankrupt countries when
the task of these great nations was to
save our fresides aud liberties, as we'll
as their own!"
Speaking for France, Ambassador
Jusserand said that the French nation
had learned from the World War that
1T must be prepared that military
training has been continued in French
schools, to be followed by a few
months intensive military service, but
that not alone France, but America and
the world should learn from the World
War that the great issue is for the
spirit and heart to be prepared when
the call of duty comes.
War Record of Yale Praised
Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambas-
sador, eulogized the services of Yale
men in the World War and said that
the university men of all nations in
the future must be interpreters of the
highest life Of the nation to the men
OF other nations and to the non-uni-
vers!ty men of our own
Arthur 7. Hadley, presiden. If the
university, announced that the alumni
fund for the year amounted to $780,
and that two provisional gifts had been
promised for the coming year. First
the Rockefeller Foundation has pledge
100000 for the expanded Medical
School. in case $2,O0O,0O0 more can be
raised in two years. Second, an anony-
nous friend of Yale has agreed to give
$4,000 ,0OO toward increasing salaries OF
professors if S2,OO0,OOO more is raised
Thatcher NJ. Brown, 81, of New
York, has been named chairman OF
the alumni fund for the coming year
succeeding Henry ]. Fisher, '96, OF
New York. The election of Edwin NJ
Herr, "a, Shelf, President OF the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac-
turing Company of Pittsburgh, a.
alumni fellow in the Yale Corporatior
vas also announced. He succeed
Henry B. Sargent, II. Shelf. of NoH
Haven, whose term expires this mont
Long Ovation for Pershing
General Pershing received a lone
ovation. He spoke briefly, saying ,hai
he had already imbibed some Of the
Yale spirit which enabled graduates O.
the university to make On eXcelen,
record in the World War. No other
university, he said, surpassed Yale in
number of men furnished and in devo-
tion to duty.
General Pershing marched in thu
procession, which additionally PIE
cedes the commencement exercises ir
Woolsey Hall Thousands of schoo
children and other thousands Of theil
elders formed Vshaped lane on the
didates for honorary degrees.
The procession, headed by a banc
which played military marches instead
Of the usual "Onward, Christian Sol
diers.' was led by service men carry
ing the flags of the Allied nations-rhi
United States, with the Connection
standards; France, Great Britain, ltal,
and Belgium. General Pershing walked
with former President Taft.
Awarding the Degrees
Degrees in course were given to 29t
bachelors of arts and 213 bachelors O.
philc csophy and other degrees brine
the total to 699
Honorary degrees were conferred or
the following:
Doctor OF Laws-General John JOSEPH
Pershing, Thomas De Witt Cuyler, Rail
road Administrator and wartime chair
man Of the Association of Railroad
Executives; Sir Auckland Campbell
Geddes and Jean Adrien Antoine julie:
Jusserand.
Doctor of science-Henry Prentiss
Arp4sby, director Of the Institute OF
Animal Nutrition at Pennsylvania State
! College.
Doctor Of Divinity-Arthur Good
enough, for fifty years a Congrega
tional pastor at Winchester, Conn.
Doctor of Lettcrs-Albert Feuillerat
professor OF English literature st the
| University Of Rennes.
Master of Malcolm Lee Nc
Bride, Cleveland; William Darrach
surgeon and senior consultant in sur.
gerry at headquarters OF the American
Expeditionary Forces; Herbert Edwin
Hawkes., author, dean Of Columbia Uni
Versty; Edward William Nelson, chief
Of the biological survey in the United
States Department Of Agriculture:
Preston Brown, chief of staff Of the
I'd Division who issued orders for the
advance on Chateau Thierry, later
commanding general of the Sd Division
and Military (IONarOOr Of Trevnc