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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
8
Thousands filled the Harvard yard for Abbott Lawrence Lowell’s inauguration as president amid grand ceremonies and reverent tradition. President Eliot, former head, watched from the stage as the ancient rites were observed and the event celebrated as a landmark in Cambridge’s scholarly history.
Harvard’s inauguration of President Lowell unfolded with ancient rituals and modern speeches. Delegates from universities worldwide, including Prague and Havana, processed through the yard, receiving keys and the charter before Lowell’s address and a campus-wide torchlit celebration at Soldiers Field.
Harvard welcomed President Lowell with the largest Cambridge ceremony in history. Ten thousand gathered in the yard as delegates from Oxford and Cambridge led a multi-division procession. Governors aides and local officials joined foreign and American university reps in a formal display of academic pomp and civic pageantry.
Harvard University conferred 30 honorary degrees during President Abbott Lawrence Lowell's inauguration ceremony. Delegates from Oxford, France, Berlin, Cambridge, Glasgow, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Groningen, Liverpool, Princeton, and others attended as the college celebrated with processions, seals, and a Latin oration.
Four hundred honored alumni gathered in Memorial Hall to celebrate the installation of Harvard University's new president Lawrence Lowell. Dr. Eliot introduced speakers, Governor Draper spoke for Massachusetts, and a telegram from Adolphus Busch and a Taft message were read, praising Harvard's transition and future growth.
The schedule lists a 10 a m delegates presentation in Sanders Theatre, a 1 p m luncheon at the Colonial Club by the Harvard Club of Boston, a 1 30 p m reception and luncheon in University Hall, 3 30 to 5 30 p m afternoon tea at the medical school, and a 7 30 p m dinner at the Harvard Union hosted by the president and fellows for delegates from other universities and learned societies.
A revolver wielding suspect chased through Huntington avenue with hundreds pursuing. Patrolman Tolman detained Robert Fulton after a frenzied run through Copley square. Fulton, 21, is charged with stealing three diamond rings worth 900 dollars from Elmer F. Sawtelle’s jewelry store at 34 Huntington avenue.
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