The New York herald., 1922-06-07
COLUMBIA CONFERS
|3,1H HONORS TODAY
168th Commencement to
Be Marked by Numerous
Important Events.
CAMPUS NIGHT JOYOUS
Alumni and Friends Out in
Force for Reunions and
Other Features.
MEMORIALS UNVEILED
Diplomats and Clergy to Be
Recipients Of Degrees Are
| DR.. Buffers Guests.

This is the day of Columbia's 1ssth
commencement, and if the efforts OF
thousands Of Columbia alumni, men,
hers of the faculty and undergradu-
ates are;to count it will be the great
est yet held.
Headed by the class Of '72, whose
members left the university fifty years
ago, more than $500 Columbia alumni
will take part in the costume parade,
the most spectacular in the history of
the institution, which is to be the fea-
ture of the long program. The uni
versity will confer during the day
2,516 degrees. in addition to eleven
honorary degrees, and 664 certificates
and diplomas. Perhaps the most i'm
tercsting of the many to be honored
in this way. is DR.. Stephen Smith, who
receives his honorary degree of doctor
Of science at the age of 100.
Last night the grounds OF the uni
versity were crowded with thousands OF
subilant undergraduates. alumni and
friends. celebrating for the first time
In six years. Campus Night. one of the
traditional features Of Commencement
Week. It was light hearted affair.
with singing and dancing out Of doors,
and with that suppressed note of part
ing. sadness which Is apt to creep into
the most Joyous of commencement
ceremonies.
This morning the trustees and facul-
ties will form in procession in the cor
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the gymnasium. If the weather is fair
the graduating classes will meet In the
quadrangle north of the library, IL not.
in University Hall. The procession will
start promptly at 10 :15 A. M.
At IL A. NJ. degrees will be conferred
and honors awarded in the gymnasium
At 1915 the unveiling of tablet in
Avery Hall in memory Of Prof. William
r. Ware will take place. This tablet
was given as permanent memorial by
the Alumni Association Of the School
OF Architecture and by former students
of Prof. Ware.
The next event will be the laying Of
the cornerstone of the Faculty House,
117th street and Morningside Drive.
where DR.. Butler. president of Columbia.
will make an address, The luncheon of
the alumni and officers of the university
will take place In the main gymnasium
at :15 p. NJ. Then will follow the
costume parade. a ball game between
Columbia and Pennsylvania at South
Field. a visit by the alumni to Baker
Field for presentation Of the '97 boat
house, with clambake and entertain
ment, and numerous other events.
Announcement was made yesterday
that an enlarged reproduction OF tie
bust of the late John Fl. Van Amringc
famed as ivan AM" will be exhibited
for the first time to-day In the center
of the Van Amringe Memorial.
Honorary degrees will be conferred. in
addition to that of DR.. Smith, as fo.-
lows:
Doctor of science. Frank Julian
Sprague. engineer; doctor of letters.
Mary Mills Patrick. president of Con-
stantinople woman's College. and Au-
gustus Thomas. playwright doctor of
sacred theology. the Rev. Caleb Roch-
ford Stetson, rector of Trinity Parish.
and the Right Rev. Herbert Shfpman.
80. Suffragan Bishop OF New York:
doctor of laws. William p. G. Harding.
Governor Of the Federal Reserve Board :
Irnace Jan Paderewski. some time
Prime Minister of the Republic of Po.
land: sao-Ke Alfred SEE. Minister OF
China: viscount d'Alte. Minister ~