The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-06
COLUMBIA SENIORS
GET GLASS HONORS
l.. X. Watson Wins 2 Awards
for All Around Ability
and Leadership.
LAW PRIZES ANNOUNCED
President Butler Urges Grad
yates to Take Lead in World
Reconstruction.

The Columbia College class of 1922
gathered yesterday afternoon in the
quadrangle in front of the School of
Mines Building for the second of its
series of. commencement exercises. II
was Glass Day and was attended by
parents, faculty and friends after which
there Was tea on the lawn and a gem
eral congratulatory session.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
the university. and Dean Herbert e.
Hawkes. were the principal speakers. DR..
Butler urged the emulation of the ex-
ample of Columba's great nation
builders like Hamilton and Jay. The
effects OF the war will continue for a
long time he said. "and it is the task
of the graduate of to-day to take a
leading part in world reconstruction. {"
He said il was important that the class
should strive earnestly to understand
international problems which were
largely this country's
Army Com m issions.
T Dean Hawkes. awarded the following
prizes: Sutliff Brainerd Memorial
prize to Lester Richard Watson. 564
West 149th street, judged by his class
mates as most worthy OF distinction be-
cause OF his qualities Of mind and char
acter. and the Charles NJ. Rolker prize
also to Mr.. Watson for scholarship. par
ticipatlon in student activities and pre-
eminence in athletic sports.
| Major c. w. Foote presented to Rid
| ley NJ Enslow of $40 West End avenue
a commission as Second Lieutenant in
the Infantry Reserve Corps: to Robert
| D. Marcus of SO East Ninety-second
street, a certificate of appointment as
Second Lieutenant in the Coast Artillery
Reserve Officers Corps. and to Robert
H. Armstrong a commission as Second
Lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve OF
ficers Corps.
The alumni prize Of $50 was awarded
TO Malcolm c. Spence of Berna-dsville
n. ]. ]. Herbert Hassinger delivered
J the presidents address, Z. J. Long was
class historian, Hugh S. Williamson the
class prophet and ]. Hutton Hinch vale
dictoran.
Kent Scholarships.
Dean Harlan F. Stone announced the
winners of the law prizes for 1922. Car
roll Blakely Low of Brooklyn won the
iOrdronaux prize for general proficiency
in legal study; William Gilligan of Siam
| ford Conn, won the f. B. Converts
prize for the best essay on an assigned
subject. and the winners of the six
James Kent honorary scholarships were
Herbert w. Haldenstein. New York. Co.
lumbia College graduate; oliver b
James. New York, Yale University
George C. Sharp. son of William G.
Sharp. formerly Ambassador to France
Elyria, Ohio, Ecole DIES Sciences Poll
tiques, Paris: F. r. Coude-t. New York
Columbia College. and Wallace p
Zachry, Atlanta, Ca, University of Geor-
gia. Both Mr.. James and Mr.. Coudert
are sons of trustees of Columbia.
1 Stephen NJ. Clement. %. won the
\ American Institute Medal fo- the bes'
general standard In all departments Of
his work. and Miles l.. Colean OF Peoria
Ill, received honorable mention and also
won the Alumni Association medal. John
! Storck of San Antonio. Tex, received the
Asher Green memorial prize for the best
record in scholarship during his under
! graduate course.
Frederick Coykendall. Columbia. 95
will retire this year as alumni trustee OF
the university after six years service.
Barnard's class day Will be this after
noon at $3.50 in the gymnasium. Students
Hail. Miss Evelyn O-ne of Jamaica will
deliver the valedictory. Eva NJ. Jacoby
of 1919 Ciaremont avenue Is class presi-
dent Columbia's commencement will
be Tomorrow.