The Washington times., 1921-02-22

cational institutions Of "t6e poison
of national prejudice and hatred,
which is breeding in the minds Of
students the lust for new wars" was
made by Charles A. Richmond, presi-
dent of Union College, in an address
at the centennial convocation exer-
cises of George Washington Univer-
sity this afternoon at Central High
School.
MEANS GREAT BRITAIN.
IL would clear out OF our school
books everything that would poison
the mind of our youth against a ma
ton once our antagonist but now our
most pwerful friend" declared Pres
ident Richmond, In obvious reference
to disparaging and even contemptu-
Gus references to Great Britain con-
tanned in many text books dealing
with the Colonial days and the Rev
olutionary War.
The address was delivered before
an audience that taxed the high
school auditorium to it's capacity.
Occupying seats OF honor were CEN
tennial delegates from 12O colleges.
of honorary degrees, and thirty mem
class.
Seated on the platform were WILL
lam Miller Collier. president of the
university. who presided: William
Bruce King. lawyer and member of
the board OF trustees, who delivered
a commemorative address; and other
trustees and university officials.
Four women were signally honored
with special degrees-Miss Mabel T.
Boardman. who received the honor
ary degree OF doctor OF laws; Mrs.
Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist
and wife of Senator Keyes, of New
Hampshire, and Mrs. L. Fl. Sothern
Julia Marlowe), the Shakesperean
actress, who received the degree of
doctor of letters: and Miss Permeal
J. French. of Idaho University. mas
ter of arts. The only other woman
holding an honorary degree from the
university is Mrs. Larz Anderson.
OTHER DEGREES CONFERRED.
Twenty-three other honorary de-
grees were conferred, as follows:
Master of arts-Clifford X. Berry
man, cartoonist for the Evening Star.
Doctor of divinity-Prof. Robert II.
Nichols, of Auburn Theological Sem
mary.
Doctor OF humane letters-Charles
III. Belts, Of Lyons, n. Y: S. Richard
Fuller, of this city. lecturer; George b.
So ymour. of New Haven. Conn, la Yyer
end author, and Congressman Alanson
b. Houghton of New York. trustee OF
Hobart and st. stephens colleges.
Doctor of science-Frederick "
Coville, botanist, OF this city; Frank
Springer, paleontologist and archae
ologist, OF New l-xico; DR.. Charles
w. Richardson, of this city, physician
rrd medical writer, and Prof Howard
Lincoln Hodgkins. Mathematician and
physicist and dean of the department
of arts and sciences at the university
FRENCH ENVOY HONORED.
Doctor of laws-Jules J. Jusserand
ambassador from France: Senior Don
Beltran Matthew. ambassador from
Chile; Senor J. Rolandi Ricci, newly
appointed ambassador from Italy
Charles A. Richmond, president OF
Union College: Frederick c. Ferry
president of Hamilton College; Sem
ator George II. Moses of New Hamp-
shire. Senator Key Pittman, of Nevada
Col. Robert N. Thompson. George
Sutherland, former Senator from Utah
and former president of the American
Rar Association: Congressman Luther
w. Mott of New York, delegate to the
centennial exercises from Harvard
University; Arthur c. Rounds, of New
York city, lawyer, former professor
of law at the University of New York
and trustee OF Amherst College; Rear
Admiral Charles Wellman Parks, OF
this city, and Congressman Bertrand
II. Smell Of New York.
Degrees in course were conferred
upon the following graduates:
Bachelor of arts-Donald George
Thomas Francis Sarrell,
Alys M. Goforth, Arthur johnson
Gronna, Louis Irving Harrison, Dan
iel Luther Halderman, Everett AL
bert Hellmuth, Frank Oscar Lund-
strom, Albert Joseph Mottern with
distinction). James Byrne Ranck
with distinction), Ralph S. Scott.
George Shisler, Sherwood T. Van Der
Waters, and Jessie Mary Wolcott.
Bachelor OF arts and teachers di-
plomas-Margaret Jane Edic, Mary
Oda Thompson, and Margaret .Josepha
Bashford.
Doctor Of Medicine-Julian Mengo
Howe.
Bachelor of laws-Raymond Bishop
Joseph Clifford Curry, James
Morris Hammond. Cato Burdge Hurd,
Louis Mayors, Fred Nash oliver,
Mark Joseph Ryan, william Sauls-
bury, George Eugene Strong, and
Maurice M. Duffy.
Master of arts-Gerhard Emmanuel
Master of sciencc-Alice Iva Whit
son.