The New York herald., 1921-06-22
Schwab Pictures
Nen Civilization
to Stevens Seniors
Urges Them to Develop as
Human Engineers to Meet
Its Problems.


Hoboken held yesterday its golden jubi-
lee. Charles M. Schwab. chairman OF
the board OF the Bethlehem Steel Cor
.-S-ation ana former Director General or
ese Emergency Fleet Corporation. was
one of twenty-six distinguished men
upon whom the institute conferred hon
orary degrees on the occasion of its
forty-ninth commencement and the fif-
tieth anniversary of its founding.
Facing the earnest, upturned faces OF
the 103 young men of the graduating
class, Mr.. Schwab told them;
What would not give-whatever OF
fame or wealth has come to me in life
to be as one Of you boys here to-day
with the opportunity to live and develop
in the years to come! People sometimes
aek II young man has as good oppor-
tunities rs re used to have. l am not
. prophet. hut I firmly believe we are
only now standing upon the threshold
OF an era which is to mark the great
est scientific and industrial advance
ment in the history of the world. And
Il is to young men like you will come
the priceless opportunity to make your
selves invaluable in the rebuilding Of
civilization"
Rear Admiral William S. Sims. L. S.
NJ, upon whom was conferred the hon
orary degree of doctor Of science. also
was to have made an address, but delay
In the sailing Of the Olympic made his
presence impossible.
Removes Academic Cap.
Mr.. Schwab removed his academic cap
as he began to speak. II am not go
Ing to talk to you upon technical
TOPICS" he said. There is something
more in the world than technical en-
gjneering. I have noticed that men who
have grown great in these constructive
lines Of effort have not relied too much
upon their technical knowledge. There
is one branch of engineering I wish to
speak about--human engineering, the
ability to collect from those with whom
you come in contact the benefits OF such
knowledge and experience as they have
accumulated.
You will find. as I have found every
day of my life. that there is nobody
from whom you may not be able to
learn something of value. When you
20 from here into the shop you will
find you know some things the man in
the shop does not know and prob
ably that he knows many things that you
didn't know. Keep your minds recep-
lively open. Do not look down on the
man in the shop. Do not treat him pat
ronizingly. Try to win his regard. The
best things I have learned often have
come to me from the working man.
ideas that have come to me from the
man in the shop or the shop foreman
and then have been developed perhaps
by such technical knowledge as you
learn here"
In his Introductory address DR.. Alex
ander c. Humphreys. president Of the
board Of trustees Of the faculty. sketched
the fifty years history of Stevens and
its growth in scope and influence from
the time of its founding and early nur-
ture by members OF family famous
in the history of engineering progress.
Prof. Kroeh Honored.
The presentation of candidates for
honorary degrees was made by Prof
Charles F. Kroeh, Of the department of
modern languages. who has been a
member and secretary of the Stevens
faculty from the founding of that insti-
tuition. Before the bestowal of any OF
the other honors, DR.. Humphreys con-
ferred upon Prof Kroeh the degree of
doctor Of science.
One of fourteen graduates of Stevens
upon whom was conferred the honorary
degree Of doctor of engineering was
John Augustus Henderson, the first grad
uate Of the institute. In his person
singly he constituted the class of '73,
he being then. as now, its sole member.
When DR.. Humphreys came to the
name OF Rear Admiral Sims. who shared
with Prof. Kroeh the distinction of doc
tor of science, he explained that the
Admiral had expected to attend. but
that the English strike had delayed de-
parture OF the Olympic. Ordinarily
Stevens does not confer degrees in
absentia," he said, "but in this case I
think we are justified in departing from
custom"
List of Honorary Degrees.
Others than those already named
upon whom were conferred honorary
degrees were:
DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING.
Brig.-Gen. Charles Hamilton Mitchell. dean
OF the faculty OF applied science and enFi-
chief intelligence officer for the Canadian
army In France.
william Barclay Parsons. consulting en-
gineer.
Elmer Ambrose sperry. member Of naval
consulting board and inventor of gyro-com-
pass. airplane and ship stabilizers. high
intensity searchlight and pany other de-
vices.
, Frank Julian sprague, inventor and plo-
'neer In railway identification.
Edward r. Stettinius. member OF the firm
Of ]. r. Morgan Co. and formerly sur
.veyor general OF supplies and wartime Sec
ond Assistant Secretary OF War
Thomas Augustus Watson of Boston. who
was closely associated with Alexander
Graham Bell in the invention OF the tele-
message through II. lie was the earliest
telephone engineer.
william John wilgus. vice president and
chief engineer, New York Central Railroad.
Sven Wingquist. distinguished Swedish en-
sineer and the inventor Of n famous brand
Of ball bearings.
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE.
Frederick King vreeland, Stevens, 'p5, In
ventor of many devices in radio telcgraphy.
DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING.
CAN Stevens graduates.)
John Augustus Henderson: Frank Nc
DowelI Leavitt, inventor Of n torpedo now in
Albert William Stahl, Construction Corps.
u. 8. N. designer OF the oval balanced gun
turret; Frank f.. Ide. consulting engineer
Lewis Hallock Nash, president of the Nash
Engineering Company. South Norwalk.
Conn. Edward A. Uehling. mechanical en-
gineer and inventor: George Meade Bond
John william Lieb, pioneer worker with
Thomas A. Edison In developing 'lle In
candescent electric light and since third
,vice-president New York Edison Company
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