Academic Departments Lead Yale Entering Class Growth
Yale's annual commencement closes with 794 degrees and certificates across academic, Sheffield Scientific, Divinity, Law, Art, Music, and Forestry. The academic department adds 290 entrants while the Sheffield Science School has 235, with Harvard ties and a rising scientific section shaping Yale's history as the largest entering class in the university. Robert Alphonso Taft is expected to lead the graduating class. President Taft plans to attend, after postponing a Alaska trip.
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Yale Corporation
Bloodless Revolution Near Tufts President Says Parties Break Up
In Metford Massachusetts on June 12 Frederick W. Hamilton of Tufts College described a bloodless revolution in a baccalaureate sermon to graduates. He warned that party organizations are breaking up and that governance will rely on citizen character and personality rather to mass action. The speech urged virtue and individual responsibility as society shifts toward a new republic.
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Tufts
Metford
Mass
Frederick W. Hamilton
Tufts College
President Bére addresses Smith College class of graduates
Northampton June 12 President L Clark Bére delivered the baccalaureate address in the new assembly hall before a large crowd including President Seelye and Mimi The extended sermon drew on Ephesians and highlighted unity in building through the spirit as the college marks another year of service by its president and a notable graduating class.
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Northampton
Mass
L. Clark Bére
Smith Qilege
Assembly Hall
Mimi
Seelye
Ephesians
Bishop of Chicago Hosts Third Annual Graduation Service
The Bishop of Chicago presided at Margate Chapel for the third annual commencement of the graduate class. The sermon theme was The Interpretation in Life.
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Chicago
Allege
Margete Chapel
Passion Play Pictures Again Next Week
The Tribune resumes distribution of the litho produced Passion Play pictures next week, continuing coverage of the event and related preparations for audiences.
Passion Play Pictures For Sunday Delivery
Attractive illustrations on heavy paper depict a famous religious spectacle from Oberammergau. The pictures are secured with The Sunday Reve E and will be delivered to homes by request. Send orders to the office with a bin.
Faunce Urges Arbitration Over Dreadnoughts at Brown Commencement
Providence June 12 President W H P Faunce of Brown University in his baccalaureate sermon urged rejection of battleship builds and championed international arbitration as humanitys greatest task He warned against worship of wealth and urged college graduates to apply personal worth to national life and to promote a world federation and peace He spoke at First Baptist Church opening Brown 1424 commencement week with class day Pembroke alumni day and commencement ahead
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Providence
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
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America
First Baptist Church
Pembroke College
Fordham Baccalaureate Sermon at St Ignatius Church
Fordham College graduates and hundreds attended the baccalaureate sermon at St Ignatius Church on Park Avenue and 59th Street. Rev. Daniel J. Quinn S. J. preached on reverence for civil and ecclesiastical authority as essential in the university of the world. The sermon emphasized Fordham's teachings and listed the graduates: Cronin, Denneny, Coffey, Gilbert, Hammar, Killoran, Fitzpatrick, Leibel, Purcell, Schiavone, Barry, Quinn, Miley, O Rourke, Schiess, White, Siskind, McCarey, and McKernan.
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St. Ignatius’s Church
Park Avenue
Sth Street
William F. Cunningham
Peter Oates
Thomas F. Reilly
Francis P. Breen
Fordham
University of the World
John Cronin
George Denneny
John Coffey
Joseph Gilbert
Aim of U S Universities in 4 Nations
Cleveland June 12 President Charles F Thwing of Western Reserve University spoke at Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church on the aim of American universities He said Far East colleges train for efficiency German schools scholars Scottish colleges produce thinkers and English colleges educate gentlemen He urged uniting these four qualities and warned students against clinging to a past age and urged study of modern conditions and history.
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Euclid Avenue Presbyterian Church
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Thwing
Far East
Germany
Scotland
England
New York Woman Robbed During Lunenburg Wedding Visit
Mrs Grace Kitching of West 69th Street New York reports jewelry worth about 2000 stolen from her traveling bag while visiting Lunenburg for the wedding of Claude Griffeth and Miss Lucy Fay. Inspectors Flaherty and Field, with a hired man and two state wards examined, no definite suspect yet. theft may have occurred on a train.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Bernard H. Flaherty
Richard D. Field
Lunenburg
Grace Kitching
No. 1
West 69Th Street
New York
Claude M. Griffeth
Lucy Fay
Mary Ide
Kitching
State Board of Charity
More Delegates For Hinds In Maine Congress Race
Telegraph report from Fortland Maine notes Asher C Hinds Portland leads in the Republican nomination fight for Congress. Hinds won 28 of 34 delegates from eight towns in the 1st District last night leaving him at 148 delegates, 7 short of the 155 needed for nomination. Hale Portland holds 72, Reynolds South Portland 27.
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Congress
Asher C. Hinds
Portland
National House of Representatives
Frederick Hale
Amos L. Allen
Hinds
Colonel Hale
Cr. Reynolds
South Portland
Fund of $500000 Completed for Boston University Endowment
Boston June 12 After eleven days of steady campaigning the alumni workers announced they had raised the final dollar of the 400000 goal to secure an original 100000 bequest, making a total endowment fund of 500000 for the university. News of the result was sent to Dr Hartington, former president, in New York.
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Boston
Boston University
Hartington
New York
Safes and practical security devices offered by Sedgwick
Practical, safe and comparatively inexpensive security solutions promoted by Sedgwick Machine Works. Easily installed with contact through Cert. Dept. at 128 Liberty St. N. Phone 2916.
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In Praise of Princeton Comradeship and Faculty Regard
Princeton, N J June 12 Dr Woodrow Wilson president of Princeton University delivers a baccalaureate address to the graduating class in Alexander Hall stressing individuality and deep affection for the alma mater He says study opens minds through contact with teachers and comrades and warns against treating learning as mere market He notes the spirit of truth knowledge and hope dwells at Princeton and urges graduates to carry forward a life shaped by mysteries and convictions.
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N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
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Wilson
Linen dresses and fabrics gain new allure in women’s fashion
Linen enters new forms and finishes beyond plain weave with glinting flax gloss. Linens imitate serge and wool suiting with coarse threads for texture and shine. Elm City branch New Haven held its last season meeting at Mrs. E D Woodbury’s Cheshire home on June 7 with lawn luncheon.
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E. D. Woodbury
Machinists End Strike At Otis Elevator Yonkers
About 1500 workers at Otis Elevator in Yonkers ended a week long strike after President William Baldwin offered a plan. Strikers would review the books for a fair wage increase while hours would stay at fifty four a week. The vote split, with many women and union rivals opposing return.
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William D. Baldwin
Baldwin
J. J. Keppler
International Association of Machinists
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Theresa Melkiel
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Amalgamated Machinists
International
New Deck Court Martial Used at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Commanding officers aboard ships at the Brooklyn navy yard implement a new deck court martial to handle discipline breaches. An officer hears both sides, reports findings to the commander, who then designates punishment, bridging the gap between summary and full court procedures.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Linen Fashions and Club News Highlight Local Events
The article describes linen gown styles with varied colors from blue to turquoise and biscuit tones, notes embroidery, pleats, soutache braiding, and pearl buttons. It also covers automobile outings for a party, a Connecticut federation talk by Mrs. Phipp, a postponed June luncheon due to illness, Manhattan Friendly Aid meetings with fall plans, and a Georgetown branch president’s eighty second birthday celebrated with friends from New York.
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Connecticut State Federation of Women's Clubs
A. S. May
Bridgeport
Friendly Aid Branch
Manhattan
Westfield
N. J
W. Lindsay
Newark
Treasury
Hannah McL. Wolff
Georgetown
Conn
New York
GLEANINGS On Fashion Sense And Housekeeping Habits
A Paris dressmaker from a firm of couture visits chic resorts to network with clients and presents lunches and bridge parties while never repeating gowns. A Japanese salad recipe features rice almonds mushrooms and a soy lemon oil dressing. English concept of automatic housekeeping aims to preplan meals and services, with potential waste in over-ordering. Leather trimmings and glove prices rise as luxury consumption grows.
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Paris
Various small gifts to emergency fund and aid drives
The list records multiple small donations from individuals across states including New York New Jersey Connecticut Maine and Pennsylvania. Amounts range from one to one hundred sixty dollars with donors such as Mrs E W Manhattan M E D Brooklyn Helen Russell Ilion and Annie Bagley Norway Maine contributing to causes like the Sunshine outing fund two weeks board for a working woman and summer camp for a child.
Wedding at Warburton Avenue Baptist Church Yonkers
Miss Helen Matheson Saunders became the wife of William H. Appleton Holmes on June 7 at Warburton Avenue Baptist Church Yonkers. Officiants were Rev. Chester F. Ralston and Rev. Dr. William P. Stevenson. Guests came from New York Poughkeepsie Buffalo Salem Mass Stratford New Haven Conn. The reception followed at Birkenbrae. Gifts included a two-century-old royal Satsuma from the Munn collection. The couple sailed to Europe for a two month tour.
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Yonkers
N. Y
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Alexander Saunders
Warburton Avenue
William H. Appleton Holmes
Chester F. Ralston
William P. Stevenson
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Poughkeepsie
Buffalo
Salem
Mass
Stratford
New Haven
Birkenbrae
Munn
Tribune Sunshine Branch
Five years old flower girl wedding scene with gifts
The article recounts a wedding where a five year old served as flower girl and a bride wore white lace with orange blossoms, carrying Bride roses and lilies of the valley. It notes generous gifts for the couple’s new home from the bridegroom’s father and expresses best wishes for their happiness. It also highlights a plea by Mrs. Clarence Burns for an unfortunate fourteen year old in Rivington Street needing $15 for specially made shoes to aid his ailing family.
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Frank B. Walker
New Haven
Elmer Ellsworth Smith
Marguerite Walker
Margaret Currier
Clarence Burns
Rivington Street
Organization Society
Young man in mountains reports improvement after week
A young man sent to the mountains writes from the field office that after one week he is feeling better. He has plenty of milk and eggs and believes a stay of a few weeks will let him work again. He expresses deep gratitude for the kindness shown to him.
Birthday party requested for Mrs Susan M Ford Winterport Me
A birthday party is requested for Mrs Susan M Ford of Winterport Maine on June. She and her invalid daughter are lonely since a death. Cheerful letters or remembrances requested. Numerous donations arrive from many named supporters including Mrs Barnett New Rochelle NY Mrs Knapp Peekskill NY Mary Taber Milton NY Mrs Lohman Brooklyn and others.
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Winterport
Barnett
New Rochelle
N. Y
Knapp
Peekskill
Mary Taber
Milton
Lohman
Brooklyn
Duff
Newport
Origin of the weeping feather in Paris race meet
The weeping feather reportedly began at a wet Paris race meeting where uncurled feathers were used as a grim joke about the disaster. The somber decorations gained fashion, then faded, replaced by the fuller Plume pleureuse with thick fronds to avoid an impoverished look.
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Paris
Little girls flaunt dresses with tucked yoke blouses
A Tribune pattern note observes that this season many young girls wear outfits featuring dresses whose blouses are tucked to create a yoke style, reflecting prevailing fashion tendencies.
Pattern No 6685 for a girl dress ten cents
The pattern No 6685 describes a girl dress with a straight skirt, wide hem, trim at edges, and a blouse with fine tucks and a shallow round yoke. Made from muslin or embroidery, it suits summer fabrics. sizes eight ten twelve years. material needs listed. mailed on 10 cents plus optional 2 cents extra for letter postage.
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