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COMMENCEMENT DAY
SMITH COLLEGE EXERCISES
ADDRESS BY DR C. E. JEFFERSON
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED
BAS-RELIEF OF DR SEELYE
Presented by Class of 1904 at Alum
nae Assembly—The Class Supper.
Exercises of the 36th commencement of
.Smith college were held Tuesday morn
ing in John M. Greene hall, and grad
uated a class of 319. with the degree of
bachelor of arts, besides conferring the
degree of master of arts upon 10 candi
•hates and the bestowal of three honorary
degrees. Delightful weather favored the
closing day of commencement, and visit
ing relatives and friends had an excel
lent opportunity to become acquainted
with the college campus, the town and
neighboring places of attraction in the
time not occupied by the proceedings of
the day. The hall was completely filled
when the exercises of graduation opened
at 10.30. After trie audience were seat
ed, the procession of the graduating class,
trustees and faculty marched in at the
front dors, headed by the junior ushers.
The members of the class, who were
gowned in white, took the seats reserved
for them and the trustees and faculty
proceeded to the platform. The trustees
present were Prof J. B. Clark of New
York A Lyman Williston of Northamp
ton, Charles N. Clark of Northampton,
Susan F. Albright of Buffalo, N. Y., and
Eliza M Willard of Pittsburg. Pa. May
or W H. Feiker of Northampton, also,
was seated on the platform. The exer
cises opened with a chorus. “O great is
the depth." Mendessohn's “St Paul." by
the college choir. The invocation was
offered by President Emeritus L. Clark
Seelye. A soprano solo. "I will extol
thee.” Casta’s "Eli,” was sung by Miss
Esther E. Dale.
An address of great charm and inspira
tion was given by Rev Dr Charles E. Jes-,
ferson of Broadway tabernacle. New-
York, on the subject "Some uses of
poetry.” Dr Jefferson was introduced by
President M. L. Burton as a speaker and
writer of unusual force ana beauty, who
had made a distinct contribution to
spiritual life and was devoted to the estab
lishment of peaceful relationship between
nations.
Degrees Conferred on Graduating
Class.
The degrees were conferred upon the
graduating class by President Burton, the
class marching to the platform in double
line to receive the diplomas. The mem
bers of the class from western New En
gland are the following:—
Gladys Amelia Anslow of Springfield,
Louisa’ Burnell Baker ot Chesterfield Ora
Madeline Belden of Pittsfield. Elsie Terry
Blanc of Springfield. Mary Genevieve
Browne of Holyoke. Louise Cady of North I
Adams. Martha Fabyan Chadbourne of I
Northampton. Carolyn Virginia Davis of Hol- I
joke Agnes Tallen Delaney of Holyoke. Anna I
Teresa Doyle of North Brookfield, Amy I
Amanda Fargo of Easthamptou. Mary Bell ;
Far ol Northampton. Theresa Elizabeth Fen
ton ot Holyoke. Dorothy Norton Franz of
Holvoke. Marion Delameter Freeman of
Northampton. Helen .Margaret Gaylord of
Winsted Ct.. Anna Margaret Gear of Hol
yoke. Elsie Kaye Gertz of Northampton :
Gladrs Hall of Holyoke, Gladys Lorraine
Hendrie of Northampton. Kathleen Sanders
Hosmer of Baldwinville. Miriaua Adella '
Howard of Brattleboro. Vt.. Marguerite Anne
Lord of Northampton. Ruth Arnold McKen
nev ot Northampton. Mary Kehoe Mitchell
of Thompsonville, Ct.. Florence Isabel Mont
gomery of Northampton, Rebecca Newcomb
of Greenfield. May Eloise O'Connor of Hol
yoke Nellie Joyce Parker of Northampton.
Elizabeth Pearson. Mary Olive Phillips of
MARY H. TOLMAN.
[President of senior class. Smith college.)
Northampton. Anna Pillsbury of Springfield,
Nellie Rprihn Robie of Baldwinville. Narka
Ward and Zoe Ward of Bellows Falls. Vt..
Mary Louise Welch of Holyoke. Grace Cor
nelia Wells of Hancock.
Ten candidates for the degree of master
of arts next went upon the platform and
received the degree of master of arts. The
candidates for this degree were the fol
lowing: Esther Crane, B. A.. Smith col
lege, 1910; Florence Rose Elwell, B. A.,
Vassar college, 1911: Marian Vera Knight.
B. A.. Smith college, 1912; Helen Flora
McAfee. B. A.. Smith college. 1903: Eliza
beth Merritt, B. A., Goucher college. 1911;
Florence Kellogg Root. B. A . Smith col
lege. 1906; Helen Cromwell Rose. B. L.,
Smith college, 1898: Alice Thing, B. A.,
Bates college. 1913: Ruth Vaughan. B. A.,
Smith college, 1908: Florence Henrietta
Weeks. B. A., Smith college. 1912.
Honorary Degrceii Conferred.
Prof H. N. Gardiner, as socn as the
conferring of the degree of master of
arts was completed, stepped forward and
presented these names for honorary de
grees: Mary Mills Patrick, for the degree
of doctor of laws; Ellen Gleditseh. for
the degree of doctor of science, and Mary
Lathrop Benton, for the degree of doctor
of humanities. The announcement of
these degrees wap received with applause,
and great enthusiasm was displayed when
Prof Gardiner presented Miss Benton,
who has been a popular professor at Smith
in the department of Latin, and is about
to leave to take another position. The
colors of the degrees were placed upon
the shoulders of Ellen Gleditseh and Mary
L. Benton by Miss Louise <'heever and
Miss Juha Snow of the faculty Miss
Patrick was not present. The character*
i Rations given by Prof Gardiner in mak
ing th'* presentations for the degrees were
the foßowirg:—
Mr Preaident: 1 hare the honor of pre
senting by name as a candidate for the de
aree of doctor of lawn Mary Mills Patrick,
master of arts of the state university of
Iniva. doctor of philosophy of the university
of Borne. Learned in many languages, author
nnd editor of works of varied "and extensive
erudition, her »UH greater distinction is to
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Erected in honor of first president of the college by the class of 1904 and Tuesday pre
sented to the college at the alumni assembly,
have contributed effectively as bead for near
ly a quarter of a century of the American
college for girls in Constantinople, now Con
stantiuoph* college, to the breaking down of
age-long prejudices of race and religion and
to the establishment of eniigtened ideals of
liberal and Christian education among the
peoples of the near East. On the occasion
of the removal of the college to a new site
on the European shores of the Bosphorus,
and the dedication of four large and costly
academic buildings, in recognizing the
learning, ability and service to civilization
of its president, we, at the same time, a
representative American college, greet and
congratulate this representative sister insti
tution of similar rank and aims in the heart
of the Turkish empire.
1 have the honor of presenting for the de
gree of doctor of science. Ellen Gleditseh.
Stipendiate and lecturer at the university of
Christiania, licentiate in sciences at the Sor
bonne who for exceptional intellectual at
tainments was selected as the first woman
fellow of th? American-Scandinavian founda
tion. end whose investigations and original
contributions in the field of radio-activity
have placed her among the acknowledged
experts in this new aud important science.
Finally. Mr President, it is my privilege
to present for the degree of doctor of hu
manities. Mary Lathrop Benton. Bachelor of
arts of the university of Minnesota: a woman
of ripe scholarship, bread vision, sound judg
ment. deep and wide sympathies, to whom
nothing human is alien: who. during the 17
y*»ars in which she has been a member of
this faculty, has won and held the confi
dence. admiration and esteem of students
and colleagues by skill in instruction, by wis
dom and friendliness in counsel and by
grace and dignity of personal character. Re
gret at the severance of the relations which
for so long and so happily have subsisted be
i tween her and the college is tempered by
i the knowledge that the qualities which hare
made her work so successful here are to be
employed in a service of skill, larger oppor
tunity and responsibility in a college to
which—you will permit. Mr President, the
personal allusion-this college is. on Its part,
not a little indebted. (Th» allusion in thia
last is to the fact that both President and
Mrs Burton are graduates of Carleton col
lege to which Miss Benton has been called
as professor of Latin and dean of women.].
The exercises closed with prayer by
President Burton and the Smith college
chant of the Lord’s prayer by the choir.
The organ recessional, **Be not afraid.”
Mendelssohn's “Elijah,” was played by
Prof W? T. Moog.
Alumnae Collation.
Immediately after the commencement
exercises, the alumnae of all the classes
down to 1912 hurried to the students’
building for the alumnae « oilatiou. This
year is the first in which this event has
occurred in the students’ building. For
merly it was held in the gymnasium, but
this has been remodeled during the past
year. One hour after the older people
were served, the members of 1913. the
seniors, under classmen who are in the
chair, and junior ushers came. Dr and
Mrs Burton with the special guests re
mained in the reading room during the
luncheon. This room was prettily deco
rated with laurel. The other guests occu
pied the first two floors, availing them
selves of the seats in the main hall and
in the various club-rooms.
Alumnae Assembly.
After the collation, the annual alumnae
assembly was held in John M. Greene hall.
Mrs Alice Lord Parsons, 1897. president of
the alumnae association, presided. With
her on the platform were President Bur
ton, Dr L. Clark Seelye. Miss Ellen
Gliditsch. the four members of 1879 who
have returned for their reunion. Miss Dor
othea Wells of the class of 1904 and Miss
Helen Bigelow of the class of 1910. The
class of 1913. back for their first reunion,
were conspicuous in their yellow costumes
I as they sat on the back of the platform in
i the seats usually occupied by the choir.
One of their members. Miss Jessie Coit of
Newark, N. J., acted as organist for the
occasion. ' Many members of the faculty,
the trustees of the college and most of the
alumnae who are back were present. The
distinctive costumes adopted by each class
made the scene unusually attractive.
The meeting was opened by the singing
of “Fair Smith,” a song very dear to all
connected with the college. Mrs Parsons
extended a hearty welcome to all those
present at this reunion of reunions and a
particularly hearty welcome to the new
. ' ■ ' of 191 1 319 strung.
Commenrement is :i time when alumnae
are at home and each one is a hostess and
a guest. Mrs Parsons introduced as the
first speaker, Dr Burton.
Dr Burton expressed the feeling of the
college over the death of Prof Arthur H.
Pierce of the department of philosophy.
He read the resignation of Prof Charles
Downer Hazen of the department of his
tory. Prof Hazen expects to go to Paris
| lor study. He stated that Mias Mary
Lathrop Benton of the department of
Latin is to assume her position as dean of
Carleton college in the fall. He spoke of
the resignation of Miss Julia Emery Tur
ner. who is head of Lawrence house, and
said it was due to her tireless efforts that
this co-operative house is such a great sue
oess.
New Faculty Appointment*.
Dr Burton announced the new appoint
ments to the faculty. The most important
of these arc as follows: In the department
of geology. Prof William John Miller,
from Hamilton college: in the department
of philosophy. Dr David C. Rodgers, from
Kansas university in the department of
history. Prof Sidney Bradshaw Fay, Ph.
D.; in the department of French, Regis
Michaud, liceneic es lettres; in the depart
ment of physics. Assistant Prof Arthur
.Taber Jones, Ph, D. He announced, too,
the election of the new alumnae truster.
Miss Marguerite Milton Wells, 1895. Bhe
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1914.
is to serve from 1914 to 1920. She takes
the place of Lucia Clapp Noyes.
The last part of Dr Burton's address
was devoted to an enumeration of the
needs of the college. Some of these are
an approach to John JI. Greene hall, a
set of bells for this same hall, two ac
cessory organs, a dignified campus fence,
lights, scholarships and fellowships, a
physics hall, an isolated music hall and
an infirmary. The trustees voted on
Monday to give one new organ if some
one would give the other.
After Dr Burton's speech Miss Ellen
Gleditseh. the well-known physicist from
Norway, who received the degree of doc
tor of science, gave a very pleasing ad
dress. She spoke of the hearty reception
she received on her first visit to the col
lege and praised the development of Amer
ican schools for higher learning in general.
Alumnae Bennion Cap Presented.
Miss Helen Bigelow of the class of 1910
from Worcester presented a cup to the
alumnae association to be held each year
by the class having the largest number
back at commencement. This year the
class of 1913 won it, for 55.43 per cent of
its members have returned. Miss Mar
garet Moore of Chicago, 111., received the
cup.
Mrs Charles Morris Cone of the class
of 1879. now back for its 35th reunion,
as the first class to graduate from Smith
college, made a short speech. Mrs Cone
has always been active in the interests of
the alumnae, having been president of
the alumnae association, alumnae trus
tee and member of the advisory board of
the Alumnae Quarterly.
Bas-Relief Presented.
The next speaker was Miss Dorothea
Wells of the class of 1904. Dean of
Wellesley college. She announced the
presentation to the college by the class
of 1904 of a bas-relief of Dr Seelye,
president emeritus of Smith college. This
bas-relief was executed by Alice Mor
gan Wright, 1904, of Albany. N. Y. Miss
Wells said in part: One of the memor
able occasions of our undergraduate days
occurred in our freshman year. 1901-02,
when Dr Seelye. feeling probably that
his college family was sufficiently mature
and that it would be held together by
traditions rooted in 20 years' growth,
was prevailed upon to take a short vaca
tion during the academic year. Perhaps
the most thrilling moment of our college
experience was our greeting to Dr Seelye
when the first morning after his return
from abroad we rose and greeted him
in chapel with Cbariotte De Forest's song
written for the occasion. The enthusi
asm of the student bode and the gracious
acknowledgment by Vnsideut Seelye of
the greeting are uever-to-be forgoten in
cidents.
Are we not increasingly conscious of the
ideals Dr Seelye had for us? Do not
these ideals lead us always closer to the
truth, to the realities of life? Surely they
do both in our college experiences and
in our present life. He was and is our
“guide, philosopher and friend. " rivery
class returning for its reunion wishes to
bring with it a gift that shall be in part
an evidence of personal achievement. The
personal achievement may be worked out
in many ways. For most of us ungifted
ones it is inevitably worked out in con
duct or daily life. Occasionally it is
given to one to work it out in art. It is
an especial gratification to us that a part
of the decennial gift of 1904 should be a
work of art. created by one of its mem
bers and that the subject should be one
whose influence represents to us the most
enduring benefit of our college experi
ence.
The class of 1904 wishes to express its
gratitude to Dr Seelye for his interest aud
co-operation and to Alice Morgan Wright
for her able work. We are glad to find
that it dignifies one of the chief and most
frequently-used approaches to the college
building which bears Dr Seelye's name.
President Burton, the class of 1904 has the
honor to present to Smith college this bas
relief of President Seelye as an expression
of its constant loyalty and gratitude to the
college.
Dr Burton accepted the gift in behalf of
the college, stating that he was authorized
to do so by the trustees at their meeting
on Monday. Dr Seelye thanked the class '
of 1904 in his dignified and impressive man- I
ner. He said that be feels himself n com- |
posite being, made up of every class that i
has been graduated from Smith college. He
is the product of their various contribu
tions. In other words, he is the motto of
the United States. "E pluribus unum.”
1014 Class Sapper.
Free from the anxieties attending the
many activities of commencement, the class
of 1914 gathered in the gymnasium Tuesday
night for its first class supper and its last
good time before going out into the world.
Supper, however, formed but a small part
of the evening, for the main interest of the
class was in the speeches made in re
sponse to the toasts, in the serenading by
the alumnae and the undergraduates and
chiefly in the long-awaited announcements
of engagements by members of the class.
Rosamond Holmes of Orange. N. J., was
toastmaster.
Alnmnne Claa* Suppers.
Commencement festivities ended Tuesday
night in the various alumnae suppers held
in every available hall about the city. The
class of 1889 had 25 of its original 4I» mem
bers present This class stands forth as
the first to take the senior play outside
the college halls. They ambitiously pro
duced "Electra" at the old opera house,
with marked success. The class of 1913
produced a parody on “The Tempest" after
its supper. This clever parody was entitled
"The Men-pests." an,l was written by
Alice Cone of Hartford. Ct., and Lucy Tit
comb of Augusta. Me. The class of 1884.
which held its supper nt Kose Tree inn. is
the first class to plant ivy at commence
ment time.
CLASS DAY AT THE M. A. C.
The tnnnal Alnmnl Dinner—Senlor-
Soohomore Hop Held in the Even
ing.
Tuesday was a busy day for the alum
ni and was also class day at the Massa
chusetts agricultural college. The senior
class held their class-day exercises in the
morning, seated on the senior fence, with
their friends seated about on the lawn
near by. At 10 o'clock the seniors left
the chapel and in a column of twos, wear
ing their caps and gowns, marched to the
fence. Sitting there, they smoked their
long senior pipes and listened to the cra
ters. The fresh breeze in the trees over
head made it very difficult for the listeners
to hear ail of the speeches.
Meeting of the Alnmnl.
A business meeting of the associate
alumni was held inter in the morning. This
association is made up of th” class secre
taries of the different classes. The usual
routine business was carried out. At 1
o'clock the alumni dinner was he'd in
Draper hall, at which the class of 1874
were special guests. Curry S. Hicks, ath
letic director of the college. case a stir
ring talk on the new athletic field. He
pointed out the actual need of the college
for a well-equipped field, anti then showed
what work had al-en-ly been done on the
field by the students.
President. Butterfield welcomed the
alumni ba"k. and outlined the work dial
had been done by the college during the
year. He then spoke of <he work that
there is to be done in the future by the
college, and especially by the alumni. He
pointed out the ways that the alumni may
help the college most. Short speeches by
various alumni were also in order, and
they were all of interest and were re
ceived with much attention. This was
one of the largest alumni gatherings ever
held on the campus.
In the latter part of the afternoon the
trustees held an informal reception in
the drill hall. A trustees' meeting was
held earlier in the day, and matters con
cerning the administrating and regulating
of the college were brought up. There
were several changes also made in the
faculty.
At 6 o'clock alumni class reunions were
held in the various headquarters about
the campus, 1890, 1891. 1894. 1874, 1901,
1903. 1909, 1911 and 1913 holding special
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reunions, although members ot various oth
er classes were also present.
In the evening came the social event of
the week,—the sophomore-senior hop,
which was held in the drill hall at 9
o'clock.
Annual Review and Drills.
Monday was military day at the Mas
sachusetts agricultural college commence
ment and while there were other events
on the program, the affairs in which the
student regiment participated were fore
most. The annual commencement day re
view. immection and parade of the regiment
was Le-l in the afternoon before a large
audience of commencement guests and vis
itors.
The commencement exercises were held
yesterday morning, with Dr Bliss Perry of
Harvard as the orator of the day.
THE WILBRAHAM GRADUATION.
Close of Commencement—President
Meiklejohn Speaks.
Delightful weather conditions, an en
thusiastic body of visiting alumni with
parents and friends of the members of
the graduating class and inspiring ad
dresses combined to make the closing day
of the Wilbraham commencement Tuesday
memorable for all who were present. In
the early forenoon the annual meeting
of the hoard of trustees was held to hear
the report of the headmaster and decide
upon important plans in connection with
the development of the work so success
fully started and now so well established
at the reorganized academy. In the ab
sence of Prof Caleb T. Winchester, ’65,
president of the board, Rev Dr Charles
F Rice of Boston served as chairman.
Those present were Prof Charles Henry
Raymond, assistant headmaster of the
Lawrenceville school. Lawrenceville, N.
J.; Geftrge F. Godard, ’B6, state librarian
of Connecticut, of Hartford: Charles Mc-
Kernon of Pittsfield, H. Willis Cutler,
ex-’S4, of Wilbraham, Frank C. Dunn,
ex-'BB, of Gardner. Lucius E. Whiton,
’Bl, of Ntew London, Ct., ■ George T.
t Greetabalgh. ’B4, of Pawtucket. R. 1.,
William H. Eaton of Lee.
The graduating exercises at 11 o’clock
were held in the chape] in Fisk hall. Be
sides the trustees and faculty, there were
seated on the platform Rev Dr J. P.
Kennedy of Holyoke, Rev Martin 8. How
ard of Wilbraham and President Alexan
der Meiklejohn of Amherst college, who
gave the oommen<oment address. Most
appropriate and enjoyable music was fur
nished by . the Imperial male quartet of
Worcester, which also gave the com
mencement concert Monday evening.
Prayer was offered by Rev Dr Kennedy.
In introducing President Meiklejohn,
Headmaster Douglass referred to him as
the spiritual descendant of E. Benjamin
Andrews, the valedictorian at Wilbraham
ncadwiv in 186(5, who became president
of Brown university the same year that
Alexander Meiklejohn entered that college
as a freshman Years later President An
drews called his former pupil to a position
on the faculty of his college.
President Meiklejohn spoke with deep
feeling concerning his warm attachment for
his former teacher and friend, and referred
to “Benny” Andrews as the idol and ideal.
The commencement address emphasized
the real meaning of life for an educated
man. and was centered around the mem
ories of President Meiklejohn of the splen
did character who had so strongly influ
enced his own life.
One of the pleasantest features of the
day was the announcement of the presenta
tion of a handsome bronze shield mounted
on an oak frame on which is. to be en
graved every year the name oif that stu
dent who displays during the school year
the best Wilbrahem spirit, excelling in
character, courtesy and athletics. This
was given by J. Warren Weissherner. who
has just graduated at the academy at
West Point, in honor of his mother. Mrs
George P. Chandler of Hartford. Ct., who
graduated at Wilbraham academy in 18S4.
This was granted for 1914 to Frederick
Eugene Wood of Springfield, president of
the graduating class. A brief message
was brought to the graduating class by
Prof Charles Henry Raymond of Law
renceville, N. J., who urged the members
to be true to the traditions and teaching
of Wilbraham. Diplomas were then grant
ed by the headmaster to Leland Marvin
Aldrich of Whitinsville, Elmore Holloway
Coe of Rockfall. Ct.. Arthur Searles
Cramer of Portland. Ct.. Otto Page Sharp
of Melrose, Dudley Richardson Sibley of
Providence. R. 1., Frederick Eugene Wood
of Springfield.
Commencement Luncheon.
A commencement luncheon in the din
ing-room in Rich hall followed immediate
ly after the exercises in the chapel. The
after-dinner speakers were introduced t y
the headmaster 'and brought interesting
reminiscences concerning early days at the
academy, and pledged loyalty to the new
Wilbraham.
The Class-day Kxercises.
According to the time-honored custom of
over half a century* at Wilbraham acad
emy, the class-day exercises Monday
afternoon were conducted in the open
air upon a platform built across the clas
sic Rubicon, the small stream which runs
through the center of the campus. The
program was carried out in a pleasing
and successful manner and the class parts
evidenced deeper thought than is usual
on such occasions. The class oration
was a splendid exposition of the value
of a college education, while the valedic
torian discussed the possible service to
humanity of the well-trained men, using
Dr W. T. Grenfell of Labrador as an
ideal illustration.
Following the class-day exercises came
an enjoyable reception to the graduating
class and their friends and the alumni by
Headmaster and Mrs Gavlord W. Douglas
at their home. Dr Gorden received with
Mr and Mrs Douglass. Those who served
and poured were Miss Rachel Cutler, 5906,
Miss Ruth Greene. 1905, and Miss Isabella
Robb, 1911.
A large audience of guests and towns
people gathered a* the chapel in Fisk hall
in the evening for the annual concert by
the Imperial male quartet of Worcester.
YALE MEN CHASE THEIR HATS.
Gale Does Not Seriously- Interfere
With Class Day Festivities.
Tuesday was class day in the com
mencement program at Yale university.
A gale of wind made trees sway, banners
snap and kept members of reunion classes,
who were arrayed in fantastic garb, busy
chasing their headgear along the streets.
The two meetings of the morning were
those of Phi Beta Kappa and the alum
ni. At the former Prof T. R. Louns
bury presided and addresses were made
by David B. Porter of Montclair. N. J.,
and William J. Schieffelin, Jr., of New
York city. In course of announcement of
high senior honors Director Chittenden of
the scientific school stated that Pierson
Muir Tuttle of Rockaway. N. J., who
took the select course, had a stand of
3.72 on a scale of 4.00, the highest ever
secured in the history of the school.
Dean Jones announced that the high
est stand man in the academic depart
ment was Kendrick D. Burrough of Cape
Gireaudeau. Mo., with a stand of 3.66.
The alumui meeting was presided over
by Samuel C. Bushnell of Arlington,
1874. President Hadley of the university
made his report to the alumni, review
ing the progress of the year, the depart
mental development and enumerated the
gifts.
For the first time, the report of the pres
ident and deans was not printed for dis
tribution. This will not be done until fall,
because it had been held illogical to have
the reports made up at this time, when
the year's work was incomplete. Following
the alumni meeting, there were class lunch
eons, and before noon-hour the classes be
gan to assemble for their picturesque
march to the Yale field for the ball game
between the blue and crimson.
WELLESLEY'S TASK HALF DONE.
Sum of *62^,000 Toward $1,250,000
Fund Haw Been Raised.
The sum of $622,000 has been paid or
pledged toward the $1,250,000 which Wel
lesley college must raise before January
1. 1915. in order to receive the conditional
gift of $750,000 from the Rockefeller foun
dation. This was announced by President
Pendleton at the commencement exercises
at Wellesley Tuesday.
The largest single gift was $250,000 from
an anonymous giver for a central dormi
tory to be located on the site of College
hall, burned Mareh 17. This gift came
through Mrs Louise McCoy North of New
York of the class of 1879. the first class
graduated, in honor of its 35th reunion.
The sum of $50,000 was given by Miss
Susan Minns of Boston in honor of the
late Susan M. Hallowell, formerly pro
fessor of botany in Wellesley.
The largest gift from a former student
was $25,000 from Mrs Dudley P. Allen of
Cleveland, O, The total contributions of
alumnae and former students was $207.-
064. The undergraduates contributed $20,-
000. Miss Pendleton also announced that
a new academic center would be estab
lished in the meadow opposite the chapel
instead of on the site of College hnll.
which offers inadequate space for growth.
ALUMNI DAY AT WESLEYAN.
Ground Breaking Ceremony for the
Van Vleck Memorial.
Special Dispatch to The Republican.
Middletown, Ct., Tuesday. June 16.
The ground-breaking exercises for Wes
leyan's new observatory hall, the gift
of the late John Munroe Van Vleck.
former professor of astronomy at the uni
versity and Joseph Van Vleck, were held
before a large gathering of alumni and
guests this morning. This building, which
will be known as the Van Vleck memorial,
will be the first of the new buildings of
the greater Wesleyan. William North
Rice, professor of geology, spoke at ths
erercises.
Following the exercises for the Van
Vleck astronomical observatory, the sen
iors, alumni and guests attended the
alumni luncheon, which was held in Fay
erweather gymnasium. The toast list wag
as follows: Toastmaster John A. Thomp
son, 1804; President William A. Shanklin,
“Alma mater;” Rev John Gowdy. 1807,
“Wesleyan in China:” Prof Stockton Ar
son, 1860. “Trie alnmnus and his col
lege;’’ F. M. Davenport, 1880, "The long
view;” Rev Jesse L. Hurlburt, ISG4,
"Wesleyan in war time.”
F. M. Davenport. 1889. progressive can
didate for lieutenant-governor of New
York in flic last campaign, gave the
speech of the afternoon.
HARVARD YARD GAY SCENE.
Ivy Exercises in Stadium Daring the
Afternoon.
The Harvard yard, closed Tuesday to
all but ticket-holders, was dotted with
thousands of Japanese lanterns and col
ored electric light bulbs in preparation for
last night’s gayeties. when the seniors
marched to Appleton chapel for their spe
cial class-day service. The formal exer
cises were held in Sanders theater. A. L.
Jackson of Englewood. N. J., was the class
orator; C. P. Curtis. Jr., of Boston, poet,
and P. B. Potter of Long Branch, N. J.,
odist.
In the afternoon the yard was filled
with a great crowd of seniors, under
graduates, alumni and friends of the
graduates. Every building was cheered
by the seniors, who later held their ex
ercises around the class tree. Late in
the day. alumni and undergraduates,
headed by the members of the class of
1861, marched to the stadium, where the
ivy oration by J. It. Osgood Perkins of
West Newton was followed by the cus
tomary battle of confetti. When the sport
was at its hight. the throng seated in
the great amphitheater resembled an ani
mated rainbow, covered as they were
with the colored paper streamers.
GRADUATION AT WESTFIELD.
Diplomas for Class ot SS—Ex-Presi
dent Hamilton ot Tafts College
Presents Diplomas.
The graduating exercises of the West
field state normal school were held at 2
p. m. Tuesday in the assembly hall and
the large room was filled with the friends
and the relatives of the students. The
1 latform was handsomely decorated with
palms and the wall was banked with ever
green and purple flowers. In the center
were the numerals "1914.” These were
made of purple electric lights on a white
background. The class colors, purple and
gold, were used to advantage in the deco-
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rations. The seniors were all dressed in
white and had seats at the right of the
platform. The class sang several selec
tions under the direction of E. R. Hawley
and prayer was offered by Rev Conrad
Hooker of the Methodist church. The
diplomas were presented by Dr F. W.
Hamilton of Boston, ex-president of Tufts
college.
There were 88 in the class, 83 in the
general two-years’ course, three in the kin
dergarten course and two in the teachers’
course. The address to the seniors was
given by Rev James Chalmers of Fitch
burg. Following the graduating exercises,
a faculty tea was held in Dickinson hall,
where the guests were received by the
teachers. Then came the ivy exercises on
the campus.
The ivy oration was delivered by Miss
Hazel Smith of Northampton, president of
the class. The ivy was received by the
juniors and the response was by Miss
Jane Stanley of Lenox, president of that
class. The seniors sang their class song
and gave the class cheers and marched
around the campus forming different letters
and numerals.
A class of 73 were graduated Tuesday
at Worcester from the Worcester state
normal school. The address was by Pres
ident John M. Thomas of Middlebury col
lege.
Boston College’s Largest Class.
Ninety-seven students, the largest class
in the history of Boston college, were
graduated at the commencement exercises
at Newton Tuesday, Bishop Joseph S.
Anderson, vicar general ot the Roman
Catholic archdiocese of Boston, confer
ring the degrees. Gov Walsh and his
military staff were among the guests. The
degree of bachelor of arts was conferred
on 45 seniors, 42 students receiving the
degree of master of arts and 10 candi
dates were made licentiates in philosophy.
Princeton Honora Gorgna.
The 167th commencement of Princeton
university was held in Alexander hall,
Princeton. N. J.. Tuesday. Degrees were
given a class of 232. The honorary de
gree of doctor of science was conferred
upon Surgeon-General William C. Gorgas
of the United States army.
Gifts for Medical School:
Gifts of $1,725,000 for the Yale medical
school were announced by President Ar
thur T. Hadley of the university at New
Haven, Ct., Monday night at the dinner of
the school alumni, with which the cen
tennial of the founding of this department
was brought to a close.
WOMEN WELCOMED IN THE FALL.
[From the Philadelphia Bulletin.]
The announcement that the university
Of Pennsylvania medical department will
admit women, next autumn, on an equal
ity with the men. is an important conces
sion. It means a notable change in the
spirit of this school—one. of the foremost
of its kind—for nearly a century and a
half. , ,
The move is commendable. Woman
kind have come to be recognized as emi
nently fitted for many branches of medical
work. They are natural nurses, and as
good nursing plays a large and important
part in healing the sick, they start out
upon their course of training in clinic,
ward and laboratory with a decided ad
vantage. To debar them permanently
frbm the opportunities of knowledge to
be had in a center like the university,
with its splendid equipment and enlarged
field for research and investigation, would
scarcely be in accord with the usually
broad spirit in which that institution has
been governed.
With the bars let down in the medical
department, It is likely that similar ac
tion will not be long delayed in the den
tal and other schools which do not now
allow women to matricnlate. Under sound
administration, co-education on this broad
plane should go far to advance the whole
institution in public favor and in edu
cational usefulness.
RESOLUTE AGAIN THE WINNER.
Flag Ofllcinlz- Syndicate Yacht Se
cures Third Straight Succew in
Racea Off Sandy Hook.
The flag officers' cup defense vacht
Resolute Friday off Sandy Hook. N.
J., added another victory to hey string
of successes over Alexander Cochrans'
\ amtie by winning, a race under condi
tions which, in the light of previous con
tests, were supposed to favor .her rival.
Ihe course was a “0-milcs triangle, 10
miles to a leg. The wind was fresh at
the start and moderating to light at the
finish. Two-thirds of the course were
broad off the wind.
Resolute led from the start and won by
two minutes, 47 seconds in elapsed time,
and by six minutes flat in corrected
time.
The race closed the Sandv Hook series
for the cup yachts with three straight '
wins for Resolute. She took the .first by
seven minutes, 29 seconds; the second by
nHnJre” SCC ° I “ Is ' the third by sii
Defiance, the tricity cup yacht, is to be
’c-'ioge ngain. and when she appears at
the starting line with Resolute and Vanitia
her "competitor 8 ^om both
Defiance, S U en ’ who turned out
New Shamrock Beata Old One.
Shamrock IV. Sir Thnm«« r :^z_ •
, „ , ~ xnomas Liptons new
challenger for the America cup Monday
beat the older Shamrock by nine minutes
four seconds, in a reach beat and a reach
home over a la-mile course at Southamo
ton in a moderate breeze. After the spin
the challenger went into dock a» Gosport,
where some slight alterations are to ba
effected.
THE POLO TROPHY LOST.
British Win, 4 to 2%—Game Play bp
Americans.
The international polo cup. emblematic
of the world's championship, will cross
the ocean again, having been won at
Meadowbrook clnb, Westbury, L. I„ Tues
day by the English team in the sec
ond game of the series by a score of 4
to 2%. Although the American defenders
made a desperate last-ditch stand, they
were not quite equal to winning and thus
forcing the challengers into a third and
deciding contest. Their thrilling rushes,
both individually and as a team in the
closing minutes of the struggle, aroused
the 40,000 spectators to a frenzy, how
ever. and no previous international polo
struggle ever closed under such tense and
exciting conditions.
Although the trophy regained from En
gland in 1909 goes back as the result of
Tuesday's game, the members of the team
gathered by Lord Wimborne know tjiat
Americans can still play the game, even
though the big four is no longer in exist
ence. Outplayed and utterly routed in the
opening contest when they went down to
defeat. 8% to 3, the Americans came back
in surprising form Tuesday and scored an
equal number of goals to those made by
the winners. It was the desperate style
of their play and the lack of perfect team
work that finally wrought their downfall,
for they lost in penalties 2% points out of a
gross five, while the English were penal
ized but one point, retaining four of their
five goals.
ON THE COLLEGE DIAMONDS.
Yale Beats Harvard at New Haven.
Before the largest crowd that ever saw
a Yale-Harvard baseball game, the blue
lowered the crimson colors, 6 to 1, Tues
day afternoon at New Haven in the first
of the series between the two universities.
Fully 16,000 people saw the contest, in
cluding several thousand alnmnl in
fantastic, gay and otherwise picturesque
outing costume. The results of Saturday's
games were as follows: —
At Princeton. N. Y.. Yale 3, Princeton 0.
At Amherst, “Aggies” 7, Amherst 2.
At Cambridge. Harvard 7. Pennsylvania 6.
At Ithaca, N. Y„ Colgate 4, Cornell 1.
At Medford, Tufts 8. Brown 7
At Worcester. Holy Cross 8. Manhattan 4.
At Burlington, Vt., Middlebury 5. Ver
moat 4.
THE PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES.
Standing ot Eastern Association Clnbs,
CLUBS. WOX. LOST. T.C.
New London 2.1 13 .358
Waterbury 23 13 .500
Bridgeport 22 is .579
Springfield 21 IT .552
Hartford -..18 17 .514
Pittsfield IB 21 .432
New Haven 16 21 .432
New Britain 9 20 .237
Standing ot American League Clnbs.
CLUBS. WOW. LOST. P.C.
Philadelphia 33 18 .647
Detroit 33 23 . 580
Washington 20 23 .v.-:
Boston 28 24 .538
St Louis 28 25 .528
Chicago 23 30 .431
New York 18 32 .360
Cleveland ....18 35 .340
Standing ot National League Clubs.
CLUBS. WOW. LOST. r.c.
New York 28 18 ,60ft
Cincinnati 30 22 .577
St Louis 28 26 '5lO
Pittsburg 24 24 .500
Chicago ^..26i 27 .401
Philadelphia 22 24 .47,8
Brooklyn 20 26 435
Boston 18 29 ^B3
Standing of the Federal League Clubs.
CLUBS. WON. LOST. P.C.
Buffalo 26 21 .653
Baltimore 26 22 54'2
Chicago 28 24 KIS
Indianapolis 26 23 .531
Kansas City 26 28 .481
Brooklyn 20 24 455
St Ixnils 25 30 .455
Pittsburg .22 27 .400
PEACE SOCIETY MEETING.
Officer* Elected—Dr Tryon Invited to
Locate Here.
The annual meeting of the Springfield
peace and arbitration society was held In
the office of President William W. Mc-
Clench in the Massachusetts Mutual life
insurance building Friday afternoon.
One of the important matters that came
up at the meeting was the question of
extending an invitation to have Dr James
L. Tryon. New England director of the
American peace society, locate his offices
in this city. The members of the local
association voted unanimously to extend
the invitation to Dr Tryon and it is ex
pected that he will accept.
The following officers were elected Fri
day : President, George Dwight Pratt; sec
retary, Hiller 0. Wellman; executive secre
tary, Edward A. Appleton; treasure*
Horace J. Rice
SOCIETY NOTH,
[From Tit-Bits.)
First Lady—Too bad' Mrs 8. always
has such abominable weather for her
afternoon teas.
Second Lady—Yea: she never poura but
it rains.