New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
PENNSYLVANIA U.
 PRESENTS DEGREES
Mellon, Fisher lnd Moves Honor.
 d it Exercises
ARE DOCTORS OF LAW

Secretary Of Treasury, Governor of Pennsylvania and President os As s0cisted Press Receive Warm Philadelphia, Feb. 22 N-Secre- tary of the Treasury Mellon. Cover nor Fisher of Pennsylvania and Frank B. Moves. president of the As- sociated Press. today received the honorary degree of doctor of laws at the Washington birthday exercises of the University of Pennsylvania. These exercises have been held an- nually by tho university, founded by Benjamin Franklin, since 1926. Pres idents of the United States. foreign , ambassadors, great lawyers, scholars and publicists have addressed the gathering held to commemorate the birth of Washington.
 Provost Presides Dr. Josiah H. Penniman, provost of the university. presided and the orator of the occasion was the gov ernor of Pennsylvania
 In comforting the honorary degree upon the secretary of the treasury. Dr. Penniman recited the many honors that have come to Mr. Mel lon.
 You have come to be regarded said the provost. 'as one of the soundest thinkers and greatest gen. fuses of our country in the con struction and administration oi financial policies for the nation. In foreign a. well as in domestic af. airs your advice has been sought and your counsel gtven.'
 On conferring the degree Of doctor of laws upon MT. NoyeA provos Penniman referred to his long ser vice as president of the Associated Press. which. he said. is recognised as ''the greatest organization in tht world for the dissemination o1 news" Dr. Penniman's remarks ir conferring the degree upon Mir ]
 Praise Moves
 | Frank Brett Moves. you received your early education in the school, of the city of Washington and 1T Columbia, now George Washington university. The education and infor nation of the public through news papers have occupied your attention throughout your life. AS editor, man ager and publisher you made fc1 yourself an important place in con nection with the Washington Star The Chicago Record Herald. and thu Washington Evening Star. but 1t | in connection with world wide new service that your great work haI been done.
 The greatest organization in thu world for the dissemination of new is recognized as beink the Associ ated Press. No corner of the worlt is without representative of tha agency for making known the doing of the world. Of this organization you have from the beginning beel an important member. As directo of its executive committee since 1S94 and as president since 1900 you hav borne great responsibilities.
 But greater than it's far flunI lines of communication. wonderful as they are as an example of tn power of organization, Is the fac that the Associated Press has kcp faith with the world. With ideals o the highest kind. the organization o which you are president has simpl, reflected your own high ideals con cerning matters about which tn world needs through your power ha received accurate information a promptly as the telegraph with o without wires has been able to trans init it."
 'The history of the men who ar responsible for the service of the AS sociated Press reads like a romance Dangers encountered. difficultie overcome. heroic acts performed b the agents who keep the world in formed of what Is happening or ha happened-these are all found in tn pages of that history"
 ITO accord recognition to on whose achievements are too, notable