The New York herald., 1921-06-24
HarpardGivesLL.D.
to Yaleand Boston
University Heads
Honorary Degree Also Con-
ferred on George w. Wick
ershan at Commencement.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, June 25.-p oFeiiiost
among the eleven men honored to-day
at Harvards commencement exercises
with degrees in recognition OF valuable
services in the world was the new presi-
dent of Harvards traditional rival,
James Rowland Angel of Yale.
The degree of Doctor Of Laws, which
he received from the hands OF a. Law
renee Lowell. president of Harvard, was
also bestowed upon another college pres
ident, Lemuel Herbert Murlin OF Boston
University and upon George woodward
Wickersham, former Attorney-Hehelai al
Of the United States.
Achievements in science and the arts
in three continents and executive ability
i'm national and International service
were recognized in the following awards
of honorary degrees:
Sc. ID. Sir Robert Jones of London,
orthoppdic surgeon George Ellery Hale'
director OF Mount Wilson Observatory )
Dr. Hebert Charles Moffitt OF san fran
cisco. professor of medicine OF the Uni
versitv of California; A. NJ, Carlos
Chagas, Rio de Janeiro, director OF the
Institute Oswaldo Cruz julius II. Barnes,
Duluth and New York, chairman OF the
United States Grain Corporation Rop-
ert p. Perkins Of New York, former Red
Cross Commissioner to Italy; William j..
Cunningham, professor OF transportation
at Harvard, and Edward W. FORBES
director of the Fogg Art Museum ae
Harvard. >,
DR.. Angells son. James w. Angel.
who has been a student in the Harvard
graduate school since 1918, received the
degree of Doctor OF Philosophy.
blind student Gets Degree.
William C. Plunkett. whose father IS
Rear Admiral Charles Plunkett, received
a law degree. He is blind and has peen
a student at Harvard for seven years,
having received his college degree three
years ago.
Prominent among the oversesrs were
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, whose class
is holding its fiftieth reunion, and FRANK
lin d. Roosevelt. Democratic cahaiaa'e
last fall for Vice-President.
Among other dignitaries in the process
sion were Bishop William Lawrence, also
a graduate of fifty years ago; ). Pier.
pont Morgan, Mayor Andrew J. Peters CT
Boston and Mayor Quinn OF Campr'ose.
After the addresses. in which honor
men of the graduating class had part.
1.14S regular degrees were AWARDED. y.
these 4S1 went to graduates in Harvard
College, AZ TeceiNulS eHS NSe'
A. B. and 60 that of Sc. u.
Thirty-six women were among the
sixty-three students who became masters
of education by reason of their work IN
the new graduate school of education.
These are the first women ever 10 re-
ceive a regular Harvard degree.
The highest scholastic distinction in
Harvard College, that of winning the
A. B. degree "summa cum laude, was
shared by these six men: Frederic N,
Arvin, Jr, of Valparaiso, Ind; Esmond
B. Brady of New York city, Wins.o" -.
Duerr of Cornwall on Hudson, ~ 81
Theodore Durham, Jr., of New York city,
Theodore Fl. Kaplan of Dorchester,
Mass. Charles A. Spoerl OF Woodhaven.
n. Y.
Obtain Honors In Law.
At the law school sixteen men woa
the coveted LIB. "cum laude.' includ-
lag George X. Blodgett Of New YORK
city. Leo Blumberg of Jersey city, Max
well Brandwene of Scranton, "a.
Charles c. Edwards and William il. "a :
wards H.. both of Providence; Robert I.
psnd and William Rand, Jr, OF Rye,
N. y; John w. Remington OF Rocnester'
\. ": Donald {. Swaziland OF Newark
n. J. J.,
At the alumni association meeting IN
tho afternoon, at which he presided,
Elliot Wadsworth, Assistant secretary
of the Treasury, referred to the m
debtedness of foreign nations TO tne
United States. saying that there was
no plan for dealing with these depts
and that broader authority would be
needed before any comprehensive plan
can be developed and carried through
Mr.. Wickersham made plea Tor dis-
armament, declaring that adequate ana
effective leadership Of the American
Republic would and should, put TINS
nation in the leadership OF world
movement toward the reduction OF
arnaments.
ION the contrary" he said. the ac-
lion of our Government, in both legls-
laiiye and executive branches rather
has bsen toward the exaltation OF force,
the creation of big navies and the
adoption of hectoring attitude toward
the other nations.
He expressed thu opinion that new
era of international justice based on
accepted principle of right would DC
hsstened "by an invitation from our
Government to the other Powers OF tle
earth TO an early conference looklng 10
an agreement for the mutual restriction
of naval arma ments and the addition )y
Congress TO the naval appropriation bill
of a CLAUSE authorizing the President to
suspend dutHOiiLcu hoNoi NS'S''NS7
ton beyond the limits so agreed upon
by such conference.
% DR. Lowell announced that gifts
amounting to $S,OOo,oc0 had been received
by the college during the last year. con-
sisting largely of payments on gifts and
becuests previously announced
Other speakers were President Murlin
of Boston University and Angel OF
Yale.
Everett Lake, Governor of Connecti-
cut, who by right OF his office Is a MEM
ber OF the Ysie Governing Board. failed
Of election to the Harvard Board of
Overseers to-day. Langdon p. Marvin
of New York. member of the law firm
of Emmett. Marvin a. Roosevelt, polled
the highest number of ballots, and
Bishop William Brent OF Buffalo was
second. With three others these men
will serve full terms of six years. Dr.
Homer Gage of Worcester will sarve
five years.
The following men who received de-
grees are from New York city unless
designated otherwise:
A. B.-Richard b. Aver, Francis NJ. Bacon,
20, Albert. Beebe. Austin 2; Blair, Myron
Chesire OF OYSTER Bay. l.. l.; Percy NJ.
Tromenfeld. Woleott Fuller. Harold x.
Cunzburg, William II Kenyon. Thomas 6.
Lamont, Moses r. Lubel. Chisholm N. Mac
Donald, Samuel IT. Ordway. Edward v.
OTIS, II. l.. Rosenthsl. Albert W. schmld.
cum iaude-John M. Wood. waiter o. Louch.
helm, Ifsnrv Villa rd e,fr,yna c,,.,,