Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-21
HAvERFoRD SETS RECORD
AS NEW STUDENTS ENROLL
Other Schools Also Report Large
Number Of Matricutations


IIaverford College opened today with
the largest number OF applicants for
admission into the freshman class In the
history OF the Main Line institution.
.1Iaverford Is drawing its usual large
quota from the surrounding preparatory
schools. Penn Charter, Episcopal, st:
Lukes. Haverford Preparatory ana
Friends. Select have each good mum.
Der Of representatives. Wcsttown
School is represented by y. 9. Wood,
II. II. Tatnall, Il. l.. Richie, Hugh
Borton, y. q. Baker and II. w:
1Iaines. While the greatest number s,,,oi OF
from all sections Of this country and
several foreign countries, notably China
Dr. William w. Comfort. president,
made a welcome address to the boys
this morning. marking the opening Of
the college.
''This year he said. completes
ninety years Of the existence Of Haver-
ford College, founded By the Society
Of Friends and attended by them ex.
clusively until 1851. 1t then opened
its doors to all denominations.
"Haverford might have been. larger
than IL is--IInrvard for many years
graduated fewer men than Haverford.
A small college has the great advan-
tage of close contact, and Haverford
has tradition of ninety years of hon.
esty. Also n tradition of democracy
by which is meant that there Is no
use for n snob here.
above all. Haverford stands for
clean athletics. We will not have men
In our pay here. and they must stand
well in scholarship.
Scholarship is what makes 1lavcr-
fotl what it is."
The following changes have been
been made in the faculty DR.. Austin
X. Gray has been appointed assist ant
professor of English to take the place
OF Professor Walter II. IIinchman,
who resigned last fall ; DR.. d. L. Lock.
wood has been appointed professor OF
Latin; DR.. Arnold Post, assistant pro-
fessor of Greek, and DR.. James Nc
Fadden Carpenter assistant professor IN
the Romance languages.
For the first time DR.. Comfort read
the list of corporation scholars. These
men receive 5000 scholarships from the
Corporation Of Havcrford and are the
first four men standing highest In each
class.
For 1923 the corporation scholars are
TIuNuIu N. '>Oi -. ASu'''
Dudley G. Truitt and George J.. Crimes.
For 1924. John r. Blair, George W..
Howgate, Howard Comfort and Philip
Garrett Rhoades. For 1923, Frederick
Prokosch. Edward Lee Gordy. Leigh
Edward Chadwick and Edwin Pcnckert
Lang. For 1926 Dalvell +. Hartmann,
+. II. Ale, Fred Roedclheim and u. {.
Lewis. Jr. There are fifty-two men,
harS Of tho fro Lman cluSs
Easton. Pa. Sept. 20.--Collegcs and
| universities of this country must be
! turned into laboratories for experiments
| in government, and the training of the
future intellectual leaders II our gov
ernmental questions are to be settled
! correctly. declared John II. MacCraken.
president, in the opening address OF
| the Lafayette College here today.
'The ideas Of all America. perhaps
We should say of all the world. are dc.
cidedly hazy with reference to the ques-
ton Of government, he said.
| Bethlehem. Pa. Sept. 81. - Will
more than 800 in the freshman class
and n total enrolment of more than
100. I.ehigh University reOpened
today. DR.. Charles X. Richards made
his first appearance as now president
He delivered an address to tine stu.
dents in Packer Memorial Church, aftel
which the sophomore freshman banner
rush took place. The formal inaugura
ton Of DR.. Richards will take plac,
later.