Proceedings of . the Inauguration 
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On Wednesday morning the student body grouped in classes, 
the alumni, delegates, faculty, distinguished guests, and trustees, 
formed in academic procession in front of Stone Hall— all save 
the alumni and underclassmen were in academic costume — and 
marched to the Baptist Church for the nine o'clock chapel serv- 
ice. At this service Dean Richard S. Colwell, D.D., presided. 
Following the chapel service, the academic procession, and 
friends, proceeded west along Broadway to the Cherry Street 
entrance of the Campus, thence to the South Plaza where the 
Inauguration was held. The exercises were carried out accord- 
ing to the arranged program. 
At the conclusion of the induction ceremonies, dinner was 
served in the Swasey Gymnasium to distinguished guests, alumni, 
and faculty. Mr. Charles T. Lewis, A.B., of the Board of Trus- 
tees, was to have presided at the dinner; he was unable to be 
present, and another member of the Board, Rev. Herbert F. 
Stilwell, D.D., consented to act as master of ceremonies. The 
attractive menu was served with skill, reflecting the effective 
supervision of the committee in charge. As presiding officer, 
Mr. Stilwell was extremely felicitous in presenting the distin- 
guished speakers, whose addresses formed a fitting conclusion 
to the academic part of the inaugural exercises. 
To guests, visitors, and delegates who were interested, the 
college buildings were open to inspection at four o'clock. At 
the same time, President and Mrs. Chamberlain received visitors 
at the President's house. The May Festival, given by the Con- 
servatory of Music in the Baptist Church at seven-thirty, brought 
to a close the two delightful days of proceedings, the inauguration 
of a new administration. 
As a desirable addenda to this report, William Hannibal 
Johnson, A.B., '85, Professor of Latin, consented to prepare a 
brief sketch of former administrations. Among the alumni and 
faculty of Denison, Professor Johnson is without peer in matters 
pertaining to the history of the institution. We are deeply obli- 
gated to him for contributing this concise and comprehensive 
paper on the Presidents of Denison. 
