The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-09

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, June s.-Tribute to the
thoroughness and discipline in education
established by Miss NJ. Carey Thomas
as president of Bryn Mawr College. was
paid tonight by Chief Justice William
Howard Taft of the United States Su-
prerne Court He was ono OF a large
group of speakers. including some of the
most widely known American educators.
at a dinner to Miss Thomas marking her
retirement from the presidency Of Bryn
Mawr
What Miss Thomas has done at Bryn
Mawr," said the Chief Justice, SIS a.
great work, greatly accomplished. She
is one Of those who is going to save as
from mistakes and the rneretricious in
education. The education she has estab-
lished and the work she has done will
continue through her successor"
Toward the end of the dinner a sur
prise for Miss Thomas and for many
OF the educators present was produced
when an announcement was made that
she had been awarded 5000 under the
terms Of the M. Carey Thomas Fund.
That fund was established as tribute
to her work by the Alumnae Associa-
ton OF Bryn Mawr in the early months
Of this year. and It had been planned
to make the first award at the ex-
piration of five years, and every five
years thereafter.
Mrs Caroline Mccormick Slade. head
of the alumpae, and director of the
endowment fund. made the announce
ment of the award 1t was received
with long continued applause by those
who brought II into existence and the
educators present. The prize is avail
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eminence in some line of endeavor.
DIR. Thomas, who is retiring after
twenty-eight years as president of Bryn
Mawr College. told the graduates Of the
school in her farewell speech to-day that
the older generation must give way to
youth in directing the destiny Of the
world. She declared that the nations OF
the world are sick unto death Of the
grip Of the elder statesmen who control
their governments diplomacy, finance
and education and contended that youth
is In closer touch with the future.
Freedom of thought is absolutely es-
sential to every college worthy of the
Name" said DR.. Thomas. 1T Is a
necessity to a college like Bryn Mawr.
which is really university and will, I
think, soon have to be renamed to ac-
cord with facts. 1t Is due to our trus-
tees and directors that we have always
had complete freedom of teaching and
discussion in Bryn Mawr and that out
side of the college our faculty has been
free to write and say on controversial
questions. scholarly, social. religious
and political. that which they think is
true. AS far as / know they have never
abused this freedom. They have al
ways endeavored to state both sides to
their students"
DIR. Thomas said that she thought It
was fortunate for Bryn Mawr that the
executives and members of the instruct
ing staff retire from active service at
the age OF IS.
Ninety-eight students received degrees
at the annual commencement of Sryn
Mawr to-day. The commencement ad .
dress was delivered by Dr., William
Henry WEIGH of the School of Hygiene
and Public Health at Johns Hopkins
University. DR.. Thomas studied at
Johns Hopkins in 1877, when women
were not admitted to class rooms and she
WIS forced to listen to lectures from be-
hind curtain. She said to-day that
she expected to spend the summer at her
villa on the Bosphorus, after which she
will devote her time to writing on edu-
cational problems and to the study of
educational progress and methods In