Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1901 — COLLEGE HONORS BESTOWED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COLLEGE HONORS BESTOWED

President BoomtsU Now ■ Learned Doetor of Law. New Haven, Conn., Oct 24.—The ceremonies commemorating the close of YaJe’B second century are now a part of the rich history of that great in-

FHELPS MEMORIAL GATEWAY AND HALL, stitution. Yesterday’s exercises, the most imposing of the celebrations, were held in the Hyperion Theater and were the culminating features of the bicentennial, including, as they did, the bestowal upon men of great achievement the hoods of the university’s honorary degrees. There was an Impressive procession through the campus to the theater. Besides the conferring of degrees there were classical music, a commemorative poem and a Greek festival hymn (both composed for the occasion) and an address by Justice David J. Brewer of the United States supreme court. Tlie final official function was a final farewell reception by President and Mrs. Hadley at 5 p. m.. In which the president of the United States assisted. President Roosevelt left for Washington at 11 p. m. Among those given college honors were the following, who were made LL. Ds.: Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay. Archbishop Ireland. Bishop Potter. Bishop von Scheie. President Angell (of Michigan University) and Richard Olney. The list contains forty-seven names.