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Eight Det Honorary DegreesAt Williams CommencementRev. Kenneth D. Beckwith. Former PittsfieldMinister. Htishand-V\ ife Combination.:Seeretarj Anderson Among Those Honored►WILUAMSTOWNThe Rev.f .Sophia at Constantinople and onformeramongto receive honorary degrees at thethe Romanart.sources of ChristianMr. and Mrs. H»nrv X. Flvnt169th Williamscommencement yesterday.Henry Needham Flynt of the class of 1916 and Helen GeierAlso honored was the first hus-band-wife combination ever to take an honorary degree at Williams. ,They were Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Flynt of Greenwich. Conn , founders of the Heritage Foundation. ;Two other women previously' had i won honorary degrees.Mr. Beckwith, pastor of Pilgrim Memorial Church in Pittsfield from 1926 to 1931. was given a doctor of divinity degree by President James P Baxter III in afternoon ceremonies.Flynt, doctors of humane letters.Restorers of one of the mostbeautiful streets of the American past which will be preserved for all time by their Heritage Foundation. Steeped in the best spirit of the 18th century, its architecture. books and decorative arts,they have labored with love toenhance the beautiful settings ofboth Deerfield Academy and Williams College.Ralph if. (JabrielNow a resident of Amherst. Mr ; Beckwith is serving his 12th year as field secretary of the Western Area Massachusetts Congregational Oiristian Conference,Entering Williams with the classof 1920, Mr. Beckwith graduated in 1921. His studies were interrupted by YMCA work, and then.service with the AKF in France. {He capdflned the basketball team and played football at Williams, where he belonged to Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Gargoyle, seniorhonorary society.Ralph Henry Gabriel, professor of history at Yale University,doctor of letters. A scholar whohas thrown fresh light on the development of American democratic thought and inspired two generations of students with a deeper love of America and of freedom. A great teacher we delight to honor today for his influence on our students through his books and through three of his outstanding disciples now teaching at Williams.The Citation*Hi* citation and those of the seven other winners, including commencement speaker Robert B Anderson, secretary of the Treasury. follow:Alfred P. Sloan Jr.Kenneth D. BeckwithKenneth Daggett Beckwith ofthe class of 1920. doctor ofdivinity. Devoted pastor in Westminster, Vt., Pittsfield and Beverly. and alumni trustee of the Hartford Seminary Foundation, he has served for the past 12 years as field secretary of the Massachusetts Con gregational Conference, a minister-at-largeacting as guide, philosopher and friend of the churches of his faith in Western Massachusetts.Alfred Pritchard Sloan J.r, doctor of laws, great son of MIT engineer and Industrial statesman of the first order, who has contributed so much to the development of America’s greatest manufacturing industry. Leader in the fight against cancer, he has played a great role in convincing American corporations of their stake in and responsibility for the welfare ofhigher education.Phllli|* StexcnsEmerson H. SwiftPhillips Stevens of the class of1935, headmaster of WiUistonAcademy, doctor of humane letters A wise and sympathetic counselor of youth, he has rebuilt a famous old New England school with imagination and outstanding success.Emerson Howland Swift of the class of 1912. Professor emeritus of fine arts at Columbia University’, doctor of letters. After pursuing his graduate studies at Princeton and at the American School at Athens taught classical art and archaeology with distinction at Chicago and Columbia. Mathews lecturer on Gothic architecture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, author of works on the great church of HagiaRobert B. AndersonRobert Bernard Anderson, secretary' of the Treasury, doctor of laws A Texas law professor who became manager of the world's second largest ranch, then secretary of the Navy, undersecretary of defense, and now the second member of the President’s Cabinet. His wisdom and character inspire confidence at homeand abroad. They are precious national assets in a time of trial.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, US
Mon, Jun 09, 1958
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