WEDNESDAY

By Commencement Day the ranks of the seniors had been largely filled by men from Plattsburg and the Naval Reserve stations and instead of the scant hundred who were in line for Class Day exercises, one hundred and seventy-nine men lined up at the senior fence for the procession. It was a unique procession for the Dartmouth Campus. Ahead of the seniors was the national flag and the College flag, both the gift of Mr. J. W. Newton of the class of '86, the College flag appearing for the first time on this occasion. Then the line of seniors, cap and gown, Plattsburg khaki and naval reserve uniforms in varied assortment. Then the usual gay mixture of academic gown and hood, governor's staff and the line of alumni led by the Alumni Council. Arrived at Webster Hall the procession passed through the split ranks of the seniors standing at attention, saluted the flag and entered the building.

The graduating exercises were opened with prayer by the Reverend Samuel S. Drury, Rector of Saint Paul's School in Concord, after which according to time-honored custom the audience joined in the singing of Milton's paraphrase of the one hundred and thirty-sixth Psalm. The Commencement speakers and their subjects were as follows: C. L. Stone, "The Psychologist, a Practical Utopian;" H. W. Holt, valedictorian, "An Alternative for Government Administration of our Railroads;" A. H. Knowlton, salutatorian, "The European Estimate of America;" W. A. Barrows, "The Cost of Internationalism."

After the singing of Richard Hovey's "Men of Dartmouth," the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on ninety-one men and that of Bachelor of Science on one hundred and twelve, many of them in absence. Two candidates also received the degree of Master of Arts and one became Master of Science.

The recipients of honorary degrees were presented by Professor E. J. Bartlett. The words of presentation and the characterization by President Hopkins follow:

Master of Arts

Mr. President, in behalf of the Trustees and at their request I have the honor to present to you for the honorary degree of Master of Arts

Henry Wilder Keyes, who will be known in coming years as the War Governor of New Hampshire.

Your Excellency, it is an axiom that special needs breed special men, but it is extraordinary good fortune for a state, in such a time as this, that one coming newly into its highest office should prove to have come full panoplied for the arduous responsibilities which must be his. Consequently, though with full respect for your office, nevertheless it is chiefly as a token of tribute to you, the man in the Governorship, that the Trustees have voted this degree. Therefore, upon you, Henry Wilder Keyes, loyal son of Harvard and valued counsellor of Dartmouth, by virtue of the authority vested in me, I confer the honorary degree of Master of Arts.

James Arthur Tufts, citizen of note; beloved guide, friend and teacher of many youth.

James Arthur Tufts, respected teacher ; alumnus beloved among the men of your great school; member of the governing board of our sister institution within the state;

I confer upon you, by authority of the Trustees of Dartmouth College, the honorary degree of Master of Arts.

Wilder Dwight Quint '87, journalist; writer of forceful prose and sparkling verse.

Wilder Dwight Quint, versatile and able; bound in allegiance to Dartmouth by a triple family tie; genial historian of the College; laureate of her great occasions, who can justly phrase for us all the loyalties which we share with you; I admit you to the degree of Master of Arts.

Master of Pedagogy

Walter Sampson, '86, public-spirited citizen and guardian of the paths to service through education.

Walter Sampson, inspiring teacher and school administrator of wide influence; abiding friend of countless boys and girls who have sought your help; invaluable member of the community within which you live; solicitous guide of your pupils and stimulating associate of the teachers working with you;

The College takes pleasure in conferring upon you its honorary degree of Master of Pedagogy.

Doctor of Pedagogy

Don Carroll Bliss '92, who believed that there was no wall between the school and the community, and then proved his belief.

Don Carroll Bliss, recognized authority in the field of secondary education; administrator, whose steadily increasing influence has always worked for making school management a practical and ef- fective science; generous contributor of time and strength for the advantage of others of your guild;

I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy.

Doctor of Divinity

Samuel Smith Drury, Rector of St. Paul's School at Concord, where boys' bodies, minds and souls are taken into care.

Samuel Smith Drury, clergyman of wide experience, and able administrator of a great preparatory school; possessor of those rare attributes which translate themselves into terms of influence in a constituency like yours;

In recognition of the intellectual power, the human sympathy, and the broad understanding, which you have shown in church and school, the College confers upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.

Doctor of Letters

Paul Elmer More, scholar; editor; brilliant essayist and literary critic.

Paul Elmer More, scholar versed in the lore of an age ancient before the "glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome;" keen observer and active participant in the affairs of today through the far-flung printed page; moulder of the minds of men; lyric interpreter of their great endeavors; philosophic critic of their achievements in letters and in life;

By virtue of the authority vested in me, I confer upon you, in behalf of the Trustees of Dartmouth College, the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.

Doctor of Science

Allen Hazen, who has made it the work of his successful life to provide men with their primal necessity except air — water in abundance and purity.

Allen Hazen, representative of the profession on which the nations have come to lean ever more heavily, whether in peace or war; authority upon the accumulation and the distribution of that necessity of life without which man can least do; accomplisher of the essential things, which are vital to the conservation of health;

Upon you, her neighbor and friend, Dartmouth is happy to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

Doctor of Laws

George Hutchins Bingham '87, Judge of the United States Circuit Court.

George Hutchins Bingham, stalwart son of Dartmouth and of the state of New Hampshire, who by your attainments have brought advantage to each; learned in the law, and intelligent in its application:

To those high honors which have come to you from state and nation the College delights to add her own, and with great satisfaction confers upon you its degree of Doctor of Laws.

William Alexander Ketcham '67, veteran of the Civil War; honored member of the Indiana bar.

William Alexander Ketcham, soldier of the Civil War; indefatigable worker within your profession for the establishment of its highest ideals; generous in the devotion of your talents to the public service; powerful in intellect and tireless in industry; the College has pride in your career, and recalls with special interest in such a time as this that your entrance upon its work was after the accomplishment of a veteran of that earlier war for democracy's principles, in which you had qualified as private and officer in actual service.

As representative of the Trustees, and in expression of their wish, I now confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Henry Cabot Lodge, historian; statesman; representative of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Senate of the United States for twenty-four years.

Mr. Lodge, in conferring upon you this degree a peculiar appropriateness inheres, in that, whether the degree be interpreted as significant of wide knowledge in the realm of scholarship, or wriether it be interpreted as significant of devotion to the public service, alike it belongs to you; therefore, scholar of distinction; exemplar of the influence of culture in the realm of practical affairs; repository of the confidence of a great people, solicitous for the maintenance of democracy's finest flavor; member of the board of government of that great institution which is mother of us all:

Upon you, biographer of Dartmouth's great statesman-son, in this Webster Hall which commemorates his name, the College fittingly confers the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Thomas George Shaughnessy, baron by reason of merit; master, maintainer and advancer of a great highway of the nations.

Lord, Shaughnessy, representative in your own person of that kinship, long existent and now mutually expressed, between the two great Americas of this northern hemisphere; member of that pioneer school of industrial enterprise, by which the economic resources of vast areas have been made available for the needs of an advancing civilization; graduate of the school of practical experience, to which education has been added the vital influence of .the vision of your Celtic imagination:

Dartmouth College, in recognition of your personal qualifications, and with desire, through you, to show its admiration for the great people among whom you live and work, confers upon you its highest mark of distinction, — the Doctorate of Laws.

THE ALUMNI LUNCHEON

At the conclusion of the exercises in Webster Hall the procession crossed the Campus to College Hall, as the reduced number in attendance made it possible to accommodate all in the Commons dining hall. The speakers were introduced by E. W. Knight '87 President of the Alumni Association, who first called upon President Hopkins. After speaking of the situation as regards enrollment which the war had thrust upon the College and the very serious financial loss which must be faced in the ensuing year he announced the gifts which had been made to the College in the year just ending.

This list will be found in another part of the MAGAZINE.

Mr. Keyes then read the list of percentages of reunion classes. The results follow: 1902, 24 per cent; 1897, 25 per cent; 1912, 25 per cent; 1882, 26 per cent; 1907, 28 per cent; 1877, 35 per cent; 1867, 36 per cent; 1887, 39 per cent. The cup was therefore awarded to the class of 1887 and it should be noted that this was the second time the award has been made to this class. As an illustration of the shrinkage in the attendance at this Commencement it should be noted that the class winning the cup last year, 1866, had a percentage in attendance of 78.9 while the lowest percentage recorded was 38.7, practically that of the winner this year.

Following the announcement of the cup winner the toast-master called upon the following speakers: William A. Ketcham '67; James M. O'Neal '02; Henry Cabot Lodge and Lord Shaughnessy. The speaking which naturally turned for its subject to the present situation of the nation and the world was notable for its high level of eloquence.

The exercises closed with the singing of the Dartmouth Song.