New-York tribune., 1920-06-16
Degrees Given
3Ol Graduates
At Princeton
British Ambassador One
of Twelve Distinguished
Outsiders Honored at
the 173d Commencement
Delivers Brief Address
Warns of Great Changes in
Asia and Europe Fraught
With Peril to America
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PRINCETON, N. J., June 15.--Tre-
mendous changes in Europe and Asia
fraught with peril for America were
predicted to-day by Sir Auckland Geddes
British Ambassador to the United
States, in his address delivered here
after he had been presented with the
honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
Addressing the alumni luncheon, the
Ambassador said that the recent conflict
was brought on by food shortage
throughout the world. Germany, he
SAID, was an especial sufferer. He said
in part:
Before the war, vast new forces
we're visibly moving in Europe. A great
expansion of the existing civilization
of Europe had been produced in the
hundred years following the industrial
revolution. During that time what was
begun from the economic point Of view,
what led to increased wealth. and with
increased wealth increased population,
was regarded as wholly good in most
of the countries in Europe.
with the conomc changes that have
affected the world there has come an
other change, much further advocated
in Europe than it Is here, 80 far as
| have been able to judge. We have
got a completely new set of social
values coming to be the guides of the
young people as they come on. The
great accumulations Of wealth are, !
think, more or less obviously nearing
the end of their making, the individ
ually possessed accumulntions.
Conditions in Europe
I'VE have got in Europe now millions
of people who are at this stnRe--mil-
hons Of working people who say to
themselves w hat is life worth that
at the end leave: US with nothing
achieved except having avoided being
stared to death and having produced
children who will follow in our path 2
That is the great problem that is
worrying the minds of millions in
you cannot escape some Of the Difficult
ties; perhaps you will with difficulty
escape some of the dangers"
Three hundred and one members Of the
class Of 1920 of Princeton University re-
ceived their degrees of bachelor of
arts. bachelor Of science or civil
engineer in Alexander Hall this morn
ing ut the 173d annual commencement
of the university At the same time,
twelve honorary degrees were conferred
by President Hibben, Dean West Of
Ine YTauudto ScnOOl presenting the
candidates.
Albert William Atwood, of Princeton,
an economist, and Edward Lounsberry
Bradley, of Lake Villa, H., founder Of
the Allendale Farm for poor boys, were
given the master Of arts degree. The de-
gree Of doctor Of divinity was con-
ferred upon John Sprole Lyons. of At
lanta.
Mathor Almon Abbott, former profess
sor of Latin at Yale and now head Of
the Lawrenceville School, received the
degree Of doctor Of letters, with Pro-
fessor Paul Shorey, of the University
Of Chicago.
Dr.. Alexis Carrel, a member of the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search and winner Of the Nobel Pr:ze
for 1912, whose methods Of surgery
saved many lives in France. and Will
lam Barclay Parsons, chairman of the
trustees Of Columbia University build
er of tho New York subways and Cape
Cod Canal. were given the degree of
doctor Of science.
Besides Ambassador Geddes. judge
Thomas Griffith Haight, Of Jersey City:
Calvin Noyes Kendall, of Princeton;
Raphael Pumpelly, OF Newport, Il. l..
and John Work Garrett received the
degree of Doctor of Laws.
The exercises began at 1880 o'clock
when the academic procession marched