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their parchments from the hand of President Roosevelt, who seemed de- 

 lighted to do them this honor. 



The following honorary degrees were then conferred by the President 

 of the College: 



The degree of Doctor of Science: 



William Arnon Henry, dean of the College of Agricnlture and direc- 

 tor of the Experiment Station, Wisconsin University. 



Charles Fay Wheeler, expert. Department of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. ' 



Henry Clay W^hite, president of the Agricultural College of Georgia. 



Charles Franklin Curtiss, dean of Agriculture and director of Experi- 

 ment Station, Iowa State College. 



Thomas Forsyth Hunt, director of Experiment Station, Pennsylvania. 



William Warner Tracy, expert in tertology, Washington. 



Gifford Pinchot, chief forester of the Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington. 



The degree of Doctor of Laws : 



James Burrill Augell, president of the Michigan University. 



Eugene Davenport, dean of the Agricultural College and director of 

 Experiment Station, University of Illinois. 



Winthrop Ellsworth Stone, president of Purdue University. 



Herbert Winslow Collingwood, editor of the Rural Ncio Yorker. 



Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, dean of the Engineering Department, Michi- 

 gan University. 



Whitman Howard Jordon, director of Geneva Experiment Station. 



Enoch Albert Bryan, president of the Agricultural College of the 

 State of Washington. 



Rolla Clinton Carpenter, professor of Experimental Engineering, Cor- 

 nell University. 



James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, Washington. 



The audience remained orderly and quiet during the closing exer- 

 cises, and seemed very much interested in each person upon whom an 

 honorary degree was conferred, breaking forth in applause as each took 

 his seat. As Dr. Angel 1 came forward the audience arose en masse and 

 remained standing wliile he received his degree. 



Somewhat to the surprise of those most interested, the granting of 

 the honorary degrees on this occasion was solemn and dignified; the 

 open platform and large assembly seemed to intensify the interest in 

 the ceremony rather than detract from it, as was feared might be the 

 case. 



The audience was dismissed by the benediction. The President, his 

 secretary and Congressman S. W. Smith occupying one automobile. This 

 car was driven by Mr. Frederick Smith, one of the officials of the Olds 

 Motor Car Company. The same number of cars were used as in the trip 

 to the college, and in a few minutes the President was safely in his 

 private car again at the Lake Shore station, greatly to the relief of 

 those who, in a measure at least, felt responsible for his safe keeping. 



This ended the jubilee proper. During the evening were held the 

 reunions, banquets and parties of the various literary societies. Every 

 available building, both at the college and in Lansing were used for 

 this purpose and an exceptionally happy time was reported by all con- 

 cerned. 



