Honored by Korea

The Korean Order of Taiguk, the highest honor that can be awarded a citizen of a foreign power, has been conferred posthumously upon Homer B. Hulbert '84 by the Republic of Korea. It was received by his son William C. Hulbert '18 in Washington, D. C. On the medal is expressed appreciation of Dr. Hulbert's "sacrificial service rendered as a labor of love to the cause of freedom and independence of Korea." In making the award, his Excellency John M. Chang, Korean Ambassador to the United States, said:

"The late Dr. Homer Hulbert, who died in Korea last year at the age of 86, went to my country in his early manhood in the service of the United States State Department. Later, he became advisor to the then Korean king, and helped to set up the Korean school system. He returned to the United States after annexation of Korea by Japan, but his dream was to see our country restored to its people, and to visit a free Korea again. Last year, despite his advanced age, Dr. Hulbert returned to Korea upon the invitation of President Rhee. Unhappily, he had been in Seoul only a short time when he became ill and died. He was buried in our land, the Korea he loved, with state honors."

At the same presentation ceremony, the Order of Taiguk was also conferred on another Dartmouth man, Dr. Herbert A. Miller '99.