Conferring of Honorary Degrees i6i 



Albert A. Michelson — Head professor of physics 

 in the University of Chicago. To-day considered among 

 the foremost physicists in the United States. Noted espe- 

 cially for his mathematical and experimental contribu- 

 tions upon the nature and properties of light. — LL.D. 



Ernest Rutherford — McDonald professor of phys- 

 ics at McGill University, Montreal. First of the physi- 

 cists of Canada. Doubtless the leading authority in the 

 world upon radio-activity, the latest and most important 

 development in physical science. — LL.D. 



Edward Leamington Nichols — Especially noted 

 for his investigations on radiation and upon matter at 

 low temperature. His researches have shed light upon 

 the strange property of certain substances to become 

 self-luminous by day or by night. Professor of physics 

 at Cornell University. — LL.D. 



William Keith Brooks— Distinguished for his bi- 

 ological exploration of our Atlantic Coast and of the 

 West Indies; for the depth of his contributions to marine 

 zoology; for his permanent studies in heredity and evo- 

 lution and for his classical and philosophical essays 

 thereon. Professor of zoology at the Johns Hopkins 

 University. — LL.D. 



William Paterson Paterson — Professor of divinity 

 in Edinburgh University and sometime professor of 



