Yale Commencement Honors 780 Graduates at New Haven
Yale awarded diplomas to 760 graduates and 13 honorary degrees at New Haven. President Hadley presided over alumni banquet with remarks from Princeton’s Hibben and ex-President Taft. Gifts totaling 1,236,601 were announced, led by Taft’s class. Alfred Noyes read a poem at the ceremony.
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Joseph Hopkins Twichell
Samuel Oscar Prentice
John Grier Hibben
David Franklin Trouston
Cathedral College Close Diplomas Awarded at Madison Ave
Cardinal Farley presided over Cathedral College closing exercises in College Hall, awarding diplomas admitting graduates to St. Joseph's School of Philosophy at Dunwoodie. Students John J. Bennett et al. received diplomas, Cornelius J. Drew won the Cardinal medal for general excellence, John J. Cleary earned the college gold medal for scholarship.
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Joseph F. Flannelly
William J. Hogan
Alphonse G. Lang
William R. McCann
Albert J. McGovern
Joseph P. McLoone
John J. O'Donnell
Joseph F. Reilly
Alphonse M. Rickert
Wesleyan Grants 96 Degrees in Largest Class Ever
Wesleyan University in Middletown Conn conferred degrees on 96 men in the largest commencement class in its history. The event included honorary degrees such as Doctor of Laws to Bishop Luther Wilson of New York and Charles H Judd of the University of Chicago, among others.
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Wesleyan University
Luther Wilson
New York
Charles H. Judd
University of Chicago
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Truesdell
Connecticut Literary Institute
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Boston School of Theology
C. Murdock
Wyoming
Scranton
Penn
Richardson
Stimpson Memorial Churity
Brooklyn
Brown confers degrees on 161 graduates and 11 honorees
Brown University awarded degrees to 161 students and conferred eleven honorary degrees. Honorees included Chief Justice White, Frank Aquier Chapman, the Right Reverend Sanford, Moses Gile, Charles McCarthy, Walter B. Briggs, and other scholars. The event featured remarks from President Melkhior and Governor Pothier.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
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Idhese
San Joaquin
Cal
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Gile
Colorado University
Charles McCarthy
Wisconsin
Walter B. Briggs
Trinity College
Ironman's College
Tel Justice
Melkhior
Gov. Pothier
Nine Penn graduates honor Harshly noted leaders at 157th ceremony
Philadelphia June 15 nine men received honorary degrees at the 157th commencement of the University of Pennsylvania in the Metropolitan Opera House. Col George W Goehals Panam Canal Chief Engineer Henry P Davison of J P Morgan & Co New York and Dr George M Phillips author of Chester County Penn received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
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University At Pennsylvania
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Panama Canal
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J. P. Morgan & Coe
New York City
George M. Phillips
Chester County
Penn
Cornell Grants Record Class At 45th Commencement
The 45th Cornell commencement awarded 719 first degrees and 66 advanced degrees, totaling 925 diplomas for the year. The College of Mechanics and Engineering led with 212 degrees, and the New York State College of Agriculture saw 116 graduates. Edna Evelyn Carlisch of Ranch town Penn was the first woman to earn an architecture diploma. President Crane read a letter from Schurman in Greece. Liberty Hyde Bailey will resign July 31. Trustees pledged 10,000 from Hiram W. Sibley for new mechanical engineering apparatus.
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Penn
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Athens
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Greece
America
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College of Agriculture
Hiram W. Sibley
Rochester
College of Mechanical
Tufts College Grants Degrees and Honors at Commencement
Medford Mass June 18 Tufts College awarded degrees to 244 graduates including honorary Doctors of Law to Rear Admiral Robert E Peary and ex Congress man Hosea W Parker of New Hampshire George A Harwood chief engineer of the electric zone improvement for the New York Central Railroad and Prof Alfred Lane of Tufts received Doctor of Science honors.
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New Hampshire
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New York
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Low Advises Amherst Aggies in Commencement Address
Seth Low gave the Massachusetts Agricultural College commencement address urging farmers to keep abreast of the times. The college awarded Bachelor of Science degrees to 90 men and one woman.
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Seth Low
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Peary Plans Congress Request Over Legion of Honor
Rear Admiral Robert E Peary who just returned from Europe will seek congressional permission to wear the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor decoration from France. He already placed the insignia in American custody to await approval. Tufts College awarded him an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws for his travels as a delegate to the International Geographical and Polar Congresses.
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Egypt
Cohalan Inquiry Proceeds As Connolly Testimony Heard
The Bar Association Grievance Committee heard John A. Connolly's two hour account regarding Justice Cohalan. Counsel Einar Chrysitie returned from Albany with findings on a separate disbursement case. Gov Sulzer is kept informed as the committee presses to submit its opinion soon.
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Seabury to Try Duffy for Alleged Embezzlement
District Attorney Whitman will conduct the prosecution in person for the second trial of Sergeant Peter J. Duffy, alleged collector for ex inspector Sweeney. Justice Seabury will preside, with Ingraham of the Appellate Division assigning the case as the special term nears its end.
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Aid for Consumptive's Family in New York Receipt
The New York Times notes a $5 donation from EL N. A. to assist a tuberculosis patient’s family. The Charity Organization Society had issued an appeal for the sufferers seeking support.
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Emancipation Drive Aims to Aid Rumanians Jews
A Waldorf-Astoria meeting of the American Romanian Jewish Emancipation Committee outlined plans to ease oppression of Romanian Jews. Leaders including Edward Lauterbach and Henry Goldfogle discussed government abuses and urged international pressure to improve rights and access to education and courts for tens of thousands of persecuted Jews.
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French Government Honors Prof Auguste Porret
The Minister of Public Instruction of France has conferred the Officier d Académie on Prof Auguste Porret of this city. He has taught French in New York for about forty years and served at several prominent private schools, including a twenty five year stint teaching French. His former students hold responsible positions locally.
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