ELEVEN HONORARY DEGREES AWARDED AT COMMENCEMENT

During the exercises marking the conclusion of the 158 th academic year at Dartmouth eleven honorary degrees were awarded to men eminent in many fields. The recipients of the degrees were presented by Professor Gordon Ferrie Hull and the degrees conferred by President Ernest Martin Hopkins whose characterizations of the men so honored are quoted below.

HUNTLEY NOWEL SPAULDING, Gover- nor of New Hampshire, Concord, N. H.

In welcoming you into formal relationship with the College, and as a member of its governing board, we pay our institutional as well as our personal deference to you as executive head of the Commonwealth.

At the same time we recall with appreciative pride your previous notable service to the State and to the Nation, in war and peace, in conservation of the food supply and in enhancement of the values of our system of public education.

It is a gratification that to these qualities which, win personal esteem can be given the official recognition of enrolling you among your friends in the Dartmouth constituency, significant of which is the presentation of this degree of Master of Arts.

DONALD BRADSHAW ALDRICH 'l7, Rector, Church of the Ascension, New York City.

Clear in vision and courageous in soul, genial in companionship and persuasive in the presentation of religious truth, it is no dreary gospel which you preach, and it is no "pale Galilean" whose cause you present. Recognition of the eternal verities is your creed and hopeful determination to abide by these is the influence you work upon the minds of men. Dartmouth signifies its pride in you as a son and its sense of the worth of your work which you do by the award of the degree which I now present to you, the Doctorate of Divinity.

SAMUEL COLCORD BART LETT 'B7, Missionary and Educator, Kyoto, Japan.

Seeker of life's satisfactions in forgetfulness of self-interest; toiler up the paths of difficulty which lead away from the slopes of ease; effective laborer in the Master's vineyard at home and abroad: like pioneers of old, you have sought in a far country to develop appreciation of religious worth through proffer of educational advantage. For these reasons, upon you, a scion of the Wheelock succession, I confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.

FRANK PARKHURST BRACKBTT 'B7, Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Observatory of Pomona College, Claremont, California.

Whose faith in an ideal and whose labor for its realization have been vital factors in bringing an important educational institution from struggling infancy to significant maturity; whose research in the astronomical and physical sciences has been a not unimportant factor in their rapid progress, whose influence as a teacher and whose wisdom as a college administrator have blessed the lives of a multitude of students; we have called you back across a continent's breadth in order that we might emphasize the vital service rendered by a Dartmouth man, which recognition I make in the presentation of this honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

DAYTON C. MILLER, Professor of Physics, Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio.

For a generation professor of physics in the Case School of Applied Science, you have not only given yourself genuinely to your work as teacher, but you have also vigorously prosecuted research. Your prolonged investigation regarding the motion of our solar system and the universe of light, while challenging some of the greatest scientific authorities has profoundly influenced the trend of scientific and philosophic thought. Your activities in less remote and less elusive fields, notably in the science of musical sounds and in your quest for the Magic Flute, have brought joy to yourself and to your scientific comrades. As clear elucidator and keen investigator, I welcome you to the fellowship of Dartmouth men, and present the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

OTIS ELLIS HOVEY 'B5, Civil Engineer, New York City.

The promise of your: brilliant undergraduate record has been fulfilled throughout your career. Accurate in your pursuit of knowledge and certain in your interpretation of this, you have won deserved confidence among your fellows in the engineering profession. Whenever great expanses of water have awaited spanning or mighty currents have challenged control, your advice has been sought. Authority in the fields of engineering design, testing and building, teacher and lecturer in many universities, overseer of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering, and author of a notable work on movable bridges, unique among treatises of its kind, I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor ofEngineering.

SYDNEY EDWIN JUNKINS 'B7, Consulting Engineer, New York City.

Initiator and director of great engineering projects; the range of whose experience and successful accomplishment spreads from economic theory to the details of practical construction ; the breadth of whose knowledge extends from the principles of hydro-electric power to desirable procedures for tunnelling great mountain ranges; capable in yourself and endowed with extraordinary capacity for organizing the genius of others; frequently the first aid sought by those who sit high in the realms of transportation when vital problems await solution, trusted adviser of government officials, I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering.

CHARLES DARWIN ADAMS '77, Lawrence Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Hanover, N. H.

In the notable achievements and the consecration of service to college welfare of a life like yours, lies the richest wealth with which a college can be endowed. Indefatigable as a student, distinctive as a scholar, notable as a teacher, through you there has been brought to a host of men keener sensitiveness to the influence of the beautiful and the good.

Moreover, no words of a president of Dartmouth would be complete without tribute to the wisdom of your counsel, the inspiration of your friendship, and the stimulus of your confidence.

Alike as an old pupil to his respected teacher, and as a college officer to an associate whom he holds in affectionate regard, I proffer this symbol of honor from a fostering mother to a loving son, and I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.

JULES GUERIN, Artist, New York City.

Master in your field of art, whose genius plays with color as does the genius of a great musical composer play with sound. Sure in theory and brilliant in execution, whose work is noteworthy not only for its excellence, but likewise for its magnitude, you have developed the capabilities for aesthetic understanding among our people at home and you have increased America's prestige in cultural circles abroad. In token of our desire to be numbered among those appreciative of your service, I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters.

MAX MASON, President of the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Versatile, positive and effective, your course has been one of distinction through the successive stages of undergraduate life, graduate work, original research, college teaching, and a university presidency. Thorough in investigation and lucid in interpretation of truths of science, your scholarship is both deep and broad. Tactful and cooperative in your dealings with men, original and creative in your educational theory, the quality of your leadership of a great sister institution is a stimulus to us all. Dartmouth College takes pride in enrolling you upon its lists, and herewith confers upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

GEORGE FISHER BAKER, Banker, New York City.

Dean of your profession and eminent among those who wield large power with sense of responsibility for the public good, exemplar of the fact that the imagination of the poet and the spirit of the prophet may be demonstrated in material deeds as well as in inspired words, constructive builder and steadfast supporter of gigantic enterprises which make for a people's strength, trustee of a great university, patron of art, generous benefactor of institutions of higher learning, in admiring respect for your accomplishments and in grateful appreciation for your friendliness, Dartmouth welcomes you into the fellowship of which your respected uncle was long a member, and confers upon you its honorary degree, the Doctorate of Laws.