Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-23


caNties. he aid. and cQualise your
training. He told them that they
would not only Be known after they
lcavc college for their particular pro-
fcaslon but would be known a. mon
and women and what Kind Of mon and
women Will b moro important than
what profession or vocation they fol-
low.
Seek TO the hoart Of things. 10 to
the bottom OF things. tho speaker sug-
gested. Tho vigor OF intellect, he sadd.
should DO extended into all fields OF
knowledge. He urged upon tho etu-
dents that they should cultivate 9TH
er interests and sympathies In add
ton to their vocation and in cultivatins
intellectual vigOr. force OF character
should be considered In concluding
DR.. Htbben spoke of tho responsible
ties OF tho young mon and women Of
today - to tho future, the years OF
peaca. no said. the years OF testing and
possibly the years OF war.
The comforting OF the degree on Mr..
du Pont followed tho address by DR..
Hibben and was tho signal for pro-
longed applause.
Dean f. Laurence Smith presented
Mr.. du Pont to President Huiiihen
for tho degree. In doing 10, Dean
Smith addressing President Hullihen
said: I'm February last the Joint
committee on honorary degrees OF the
University Faculty and Board nomi-
mated to the Board OF Trustees for the
degree OF Doctor OF Civil Law, Pierre
Samuel du Pont. This nomination
was unanimously confirmed by vote
OF the beard and now have the honor
OF presenting Mr.. du Pont to you, sir,
for the comforting Of that degree"
President Hullihen In comforting the
degree said:
For eminent service In tho promo
ton and supervision OF scientific In
vestigation and its application TO In
dustrial production, and for distin-
guished, generous. and untiring effort
In behalf OF education and educational
enterprises for the benefit OF this State
and tn nation, Pierre Samuel du
Pont on nomination OF the faculty and
vote OF tho Board Of Trustees OF the
University. by virtue OF the authority
invested In me / confer upon you the
degree OF Doctor OF Civil Law and de-
clare you entitled to all the rights
honors and privileges to that degree
appertalning and take pleasure In
handing you this diploma bearing the
great seal OF the university attcstins
the same"
Mr.. du Pont bowed and smiled ir
accepting the degree following which
as stated. there was applause.
Announcements relative to the or.
gsnization OF classes and other detail.
relative to the beginning OF a new
years work were made by tho deans
The first classes will be hold on Mon.
day but the students had TO sssembl,
this morning.
| After the convocation exercises DR.
and Mrs. Hullihcn held a reception a.
their home, THE Knoll" for the trus
tees, faculty. students and friends O
| the university. Several hundred at
tended this reception. Refreshment,
OF Ice cream and cake were served OF
the lawn.
Before tho exercises President an,
Mrs. Hullihen gave a luncheon n
their home for Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S
du Pont and trustees OF the institution
Tho exercises wcre attended by
large number Of the alumni and lat
IN the afternoon the Alumni Associa
ton held a meeting in Old Colleg
were discussed.
President Hullihen announced IN
following changes In the faculties O
the two colleges for this year:
Alden w. Graves, A. b.. Universit
OF Pennsylvania, succeeds Ernest {
Van Keuren. as instructor in English
1sadore Levine, graduate of tn
University OF Warsaw. Russia. an
also a graduate Of the University c
kirkbride as assistant professor 1
Modern Language.
George Herbert Ryden. graduate c
Yale and also oxford University. Ems
land, succeeds DR.. z. V. Vaughn q
professor OF history.
DIR. Albert S. Eastman. Phi. D
Princeton and formerly professor {
chemistry at the University OF III
South, succeeds Professor Carleton ]
Miller, as professor of chemistry.
DIR. Ezra b. Crooks, appointed I
take the new chair in Philosophy an
Social Science. He holds degrees fror
Harvard and several other uniyersitie
and for 10 years was head OF the de
partment of Philosophy and Educs
ton at Randolph Macon College.
William j. McAvoy, succeeds I
Burton Shipley as head Of the Att
letic department.
Harold r. Hamm. a graduate OF th
New Hampshire Agricultural Colleg
instructor In the Rehabilitation d
vision to succeed Mr.. Handy.
/. The changes at the Women's Co
lege were announced as follows: Ar
gela Weiss. graduate Of the Universit
o. Pennsylvania, to succeed Mary
Ospina as instructor in Modern Lar
! guage.
Martha Barrow. graduate of Sin
mons College, to succeed Gladys Fo,
. Pratt. as librarian.
! Alice Louise Krackowizer, gradual
, the University of Chicago succeed
Mamie z. Rohr. instructor in ed,
cation.
Old Lady: Oh. conductor, plea,
stop the train. I dropped my wig O,
, OF the window"
Conductor: Never MIND. lad,
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