The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-06-22


the U. s. alone dissenting by the fail
ure Of the senate to ratify the treaty
many nations of the world. includine
America, experienced an internal
warfare waged by the Bolshevistic
classes and that even today the coun.
try Is in the throes Of discomfort.
Announce nents
| Mr.. Harold Graham Walton, son OF
DR.. l.. b. Walton of Gambler, was
| first honor man in the graduating
class.
Rev. George f. Smythe, for many
years associated with the college in
the capacity Of chaplain and profes.
sor of the Bible and later instructor
in the Bexley Theological seminary,
and finally dean Of the institution, re.
signed his deanship. DR.. Smythe will
continue to live at his home in Gam.
bier by permission of the board of
trustees, and will work on the history
Of the theological seminary and Ken
yon college. There was no dean elect.
ed for next year, President Peirce act.
ing ad interim. ts
Judge U. l.. Marvin of Akron and
Cleveland was elected member of
the faculty Of the college in the ca
pacity Of lecturer on commercial law.
Owing to the vacancy created by
the resignation of Judge Marvin, Mr..
]. e. Goode of Akron was elected a
member of the board of trustees, his
term expiring in 1924. New members
of the board elected this June for six
years are A. A. Augustus of Cleveland
and II. G. Dalton of Cleveland.
Miss Harriet Merwin has leased
Harcourt Place school for the coming
year, and the board of trustees voted
to spend 100000 during the summer
for the rehabilitation of the school.
Gifts
Miss Mary E. Watson has given
one-third of the residue of her estate
ito the ege-approximately forty
thousand dollars.
A. A. Augustus Of Cleveland has
given $4,000 for the alumni perma-
nent fund.
Ralph King of Cleveland has donat-
ed $4,000, the income of which will
supplement the salary of the presi.
dent.
The Kirke Cushing scholarship
fund of $4,000 was established by H.
P. Gushing of Cleveland. This fund
will yield $4O0 yearly and is to be
given to some worthy student, a
Sophomore or upper classman who is
desirous of completing his educa-
tion. The president of the college, the
professor of English and the profes-
sor of mathematics were named to
administer the scholarship. This COM
mittee has met and appointed L. j.
Bailey, '21, to receive the scholarship
for next year.
The coach committee has approved
and recommended the appointment of
Benjamin F. VanAlystine of Ilion, N.
Y, as director of athletics for the
year 1920-2l. Mr.. Alystine was stu
dent at Colgate college and there
played on the baseball, basketball and
football teams. Last year, he coached
the athletic teams at Asheville, N. C.
!. Degrees were conferred upon the
following:
Degrees In Course
Bexley Hall: Bachelor of Divinity,
Harold Frederick Kohly, Phi. B. 10.
Kenyon college: Bachelor of Arts,
George Lewis Bran, John Francis
SAINT; Bachelor of Philosophy. Leland
Hobart Danforth, Henry Smith
Downe, William Harrison Gilberach; !;
Bachelor of Science, Donald Gray AL.
len, Harold Braham Walton, first hon.
or man; Master of Arts, Edwin Win
field Hughes, '08, A. B., II, B. d.
lin absentia), Raymond Arthur Mac.
Kinstry, '1S, A. B.
Honorary Degrees
Master of Arts: Bates Gilbert Burt
Marquette; Frederic Allen Whiting
director of the Art Musium, Cleveland
Doctor of Divinity: The Rev. James
Card. '67. A. B., 'SS, A, NJ, Troy, New
York.
Doctor of Humane Letters: Sir
Frederic George Kenyon lin absentia)
director of the British museum.
Doctor of Laws: Lloyd Tyrell-Ken
yon Tin absentia). baron Of Greding
ton, Shropshire.
The benediction was pronounced by
the Rt. Rev. Theodore I. Reese, bish
op coadjutor of Southern Ohio.
Baccalaureate Sermon
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of Kenyon College
was delivered last night in the Churcl