The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-20
GOVERNOR LAKE
 GIVEN DEGREE AT WESLEYAN

Middletown. June 2O-Wesleyan's s S9th commencement was brought to a close today with the awarding of 114 degrees in course and seventeen hon orary degrees, the recipients of hon orary degrees being as follows:
 Doctor of Laws: Everett J. Lake, Governor of Connecticut; Albert B. Meredith. Connecticut Commissioner of Education; Remsen B. Ogilby. President of Trinity College; Clinton Dewitt Burdick, Brooklyn, College treasurer; William Ingraham Haven. Secretary of the American Bible So- ciety.
 Doctor of Civil Law-Robert New ton Crane, London, Eng, Graduate of Wesleyan and Kings Counsel.
 Doctor of Humane Letters Henry Osborn Taylor. New York City, pro lessor and writer.
 Doctor of Divinity-David Brewer Eddy, Boston, Associate Secretary of tho American Board of Commission CTS for Foreign Missions; Frank Sum ner Townsend, kingwood. West Va. Edward Laird Mills, Portland. Ore.
 The commencement exercises were held in the Memorial chapel this forenoon Relatives and friends of the class of 1921 and a host of com mencement guests were gathered at 10:3O with President William A Shanklin and Governor Lake of Con necucut holding the position of hon or at the rear
 
 his degree, President Shanklin said: "Governor of the State of Connecticut man of vision and fine purpose bringing to your task a standard of conduct and an idea of service that places participation in practical poli- tcS on a. higher plane, accumuIatine n treasure in the consciousness of rove and admiration of your fellow tizens I gladly admit you to the Degree of Doctor of Laws
 Prior to the award of degrees oc- Chrr9d the contest for the Rich prize for the best commencement oratio,, the speakers being Bernard A. Kosicki Of Middletown; Howard Clifford Me E,iFoE Of Mcheesport, Pa, Johnathan r Baidorf, Reading. Pa. and Harold T. Stearns of Wallingford
 he degrees in course included six masters of arts and 114 bachelors de Erees. Of the graduating class Her bert E. Arnold of Brooklyn, was the only one receiving high honors. Those Beta Kappa were G. w Bain. Cor inth. N. Y.; c. H. Berlinghof. Scran- ton, Pa; L. H. Bunyan, Colche ester conn; F. l.. Christie, Haverstraw, N. Il Dorey, Salen, Ore: F. F. Dowlin, North Adams. Mass; Harry Frank, M'ddtetown: L. O. La Bella, Middle town; H. E. Macdonald. New York H. T. Stearns, WalIingford; R. T. Steele, Hartford; T. s. Streibert New York. N. Y.; E. w. Thompson. Hamp- ton, N- H., and w. E. Wetzel, Tren- tor. N. J.
 Senior department honors were awarded to Harold T. Stearns of Wallingford in geology Junior de- partment honors were awarded as follows:
 Biology. James A. Scott, Bins- hampton, N Y; chemistry, F. C. Weaver Hartford and J. S. Lecho- wiez. Middletown: psychology. s Foster. Newark. N J.. and Ralph w Walter, Homestead, N. Y; physics Richard C. Hitchcock. New London; romance languages, Ralph R. Vernon, MorrfStown. N. J.
 Eollowing the distribution of de- crees the alumni luncheon was served in F'ayerweather gymna siun. Presf- dent Sra,<i announced that the S75o. 900 allotment for the SSOOO- 900 endowment fund for the year had nearly been raised. Addresses were made by Governor Lake. Prof. Nor ris B. Crawford. retiring head of the department of physics. Judge Wat son T. Dunmore of Utica. N. Y, and Dr. Sherwood Eddy of Boston.