HONORARY DEGREES

D O C T O R O F M U S I C

R a y W i n t h r o p W i n g a t e

D O C T O R OF D I V I N I T Y

J a m e s Currie M c L e o d * G e o r g e H o y t Allen, Jr.

D O C T O R O F S C I E N C E

R o b e r t A u g u s t u s W e a v e r G e o r g e Barton Cutten

R A Y W I N T H R O P W I N G A T E p r e s e n t e d b y Dr. K a m i e l L e f e v e r e . Mr. P r e s i d e n t :

F r o m m y v e r y f i r s t c o n t a c t w i t h P r o f e s s o r W i n g a t e and his w o r k w i t h the carillon, I had the firm c o n v i c t i o n and satisfaction that he had the ability, e n e r g y and e n t h u s i a s m for the instrument. His k e e n u n d e r s t a n d i n g of w h a t is required of a c a r i l l o n n e u r in his duties to- w a r d the c o m m u n i t y and his great e n e r g y to a c c o m p l i s h "a great deal in a short t i m e " h a v e been an inspiration to the entire Guild o f Carillonneurs o f N o r t h A m e r i c a . His g a y d i s p o s i t i o n and friendly j o v i a l i t y are c l e a r l y reflected in his playing, thus c r e a t i n g the right a t m o s p h e r e o f g o o d , sound carillon m u s i c ; w o r r i e s and troubles are f o r g o t t e n for a w h i l e by the p e o p l e and the m i s s i o n and p u r p o s e of the carillon r e a c h e s a high level under such ideal c o n d i t i o n s . T h e f e w y e a r s of hard w o r k and study by P r o f e s s o r W i n g a t e as c a r i l l o n n e u r have classified him already a m o n g the better c a r i l l o n n e u r s in the c o u n t r y and the art has gained c o n s i d e r a b l y under his influence.

T h e b e a u t y of the old bells, by m a s t e r b e l l f o u n d e r s , and the en- thusiastic interpretation by P r o f e s s o r W i n g a t e f o r m a perfect c o m b i - nation for a s u c c e s s f u l future of the Davis M e m o r i a l Carillon a m o n g the s i n g i n g t o w e r s in this w o r l d .

R a y W . W i n g a t e w a s born i n L a w r e n c e , M a s s a c h u s e t t s . H e graduated from the L a w r e n c e H i g h S c h o o l in 1906, and in 1910 graduated from the N e w England C o n s e r v a t o r y of M u s i c in B o s t o n .

F r o m 1910 to 1912 he w a s a t e a c h e r of v o i c e , g l e e club, and p u b l i c s c h o o l m u s i c a t E m p o r i a State T e a c h e r s C o l l e g e , E m p o r i a , K a n s a s . S e p t e m b e r , 1912, Mr. W i n g a t e w a s a p p o i n t e d D i r e c t o r of M u s i c at Alfred U n i v e r s i t y . In this c a p a c i t y he has been d i r e c t o r of the Uni- versity band and o r c h e s t r a for thirty years, t e a c h e r of v o i c e , organ,

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h a r m o n y , theory, p u b l i c s c h o o l m u s i c , e t c . ; o r g a n s o l o i s t f o r m o r e than 600 o r g a n v e s p e r s ; c h a p e l a c c o m p a n i s t ; a s s e m b l y s o n g l e a d e r ; Student A r m y T r a i n i n g C o r p s s o n g l e a d e r ; c o m p o s e r and a r r a n g e r and d i r e c t o r o f the m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s g l e e c l u b s i n o v e r five thous- and p e r f o r m a n c e s ; and s i n c e 1937 has b e e n c a r i l l o n n e u r of the D a v i s M e m o r i a l Carillon. Mr. W i n g a t e has p l a y e d 17 of the 54 c a r i l l o n s in the n e w w o r l d . He has p l a y e d o v e r 700 p r o g r a m s a n d has a r r a n g e d a l m o s t 800 c o m p o s i t i o n s f o r the carillon.

F o r thirty y e a r s h e has b e e n o r g a n i s t and c h o i r d i r e c t o r o f t h e First A l f r e d S e v e n t h D a y Baptist Church. F e w i m p o r t a n t e v e n t s i n c o n n e c t i o n with A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y and the t o w n o f A l f r e d h a v e o c - c u r r e d w i t h o u t help and participation o f Mr. W i n g a t e with s o m e f o r m o f m u s i c o v e r this thirty-year p e r i o d .

H e has b e e n b a r i t o n e s o l o i s t i n B o s t o n , M a s s a c h u s e t t s ; O r a t o r i o S o l o i s t i n E m p o r i a , K a n s a s , and a t W a s b u r n C o l l e g e , T o p e k a , K a n s a s ; and s o l o i s t o n n u m e r o u s s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n s . Mr. W i n g a t e has studied with D u d l e y B u c k o f the Eastman C o n s e r v a t o r y ; with D o c t o r Hull o f R o y a l C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , E n g l a n d ; and a t the T h r e e Choir F e s t i v a l S c h o o l , in H e r e f o r d s h i r e , E n g l a n d .

He is a m e m b e r of M u s i c S u p e r v i s o r s N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e National M u s i c T e a c h e r s A s s o c i a t i o n , and the N o r t h A m e r i c a n Guild o f Carillonneurs. H e b e l o n g s t o Phi S i g m a E p s i l o n , K a p p a P s i Up- silon ( l o c a l f r a t e r n i t y ) , the Blue L o d g e M a s o n s , C h a p t e r and Com- m a n d e r y K n i g h t s T e m p l a r .

Mr. President, i t g i v e s m e g r e a t p e r s o n a l p l e a s u r e t o p r e s e n t t o y o u f o r the h o n o r a r y d e g r e e o f D o c t o r o f M u s i c , R a y W i n t l r r o p W i n g a t e , P r e s i d e n t N o r w o o d s a i d ;

Graduate o f the N e w E n g l a n d C o n s e r v a t o r y o f M u s i c , l o n g - t i m e d i r e c t o r o f A l f r e d ' s D e p a r t m e n t o f Music, r e a d y r e s p o n d e r t o e n d l e s s calls for the e x e r c i s e of y o u r talent l o c a l l y and in our w i d e r area, nationally k n o w n c a r i l l o n n e u r o f the D a v i s M e m o r i a l Carillon, c o l - l e a g u e and friend for thirty y e a r s of the p r e s e n t speaker, A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y n o w takes a faithful s e r v a n t for three d e c a d e s and a d o p t s him as a s o n .

T h e r e f o r e b y authority o f the T r u s t e e s o f A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y a c t i n g under the R e g e n t s o f the U n i v e r s i t y o f the State o f N e w Y o r k , I a d m i t y o u , R a y W i n t h r o p W i n g a t e , to the d e g r e e of D o c t o r o f Music,

honoris

causa,

in this U n i v e r s i t y with all the rights, p r i v i l e g e s , and o b l i g a - tions t h e r e u n t o appertaining, and in t o k e n thereof, I c a u s e y o u to be invested with the h o o d of this d e g r e e and p r e s e n t y o u w i t h this d i p l o m a .

H O N O R A R Y D E G R E E S 55 J A M E S C U R R I E M c L E O D p r e s e n t e d b y Dean A l f r e d E . W h i t f o r d . Mr. P r e s i d e n t :

T h e m a n w h o m I h a v e the h o n o r t o p r e s e n t for a n h o n o r a r y d e g r e e is well k n o w n in A l f r e d as a r e l i g o u s l e a d e r and a p e r s o n a l friend.

B o r n in the c i t y of Buffalo, d e s c e n d e d f r o m a sturdy line of S c o t t i s h ancestry, he early found h i s interest in s e c u r i n g a t h o r o u g h e d u c a t i o n and in training h i m s e l f for usefulness in the s e r v i c e of his f e l l o w m a n . R e c e i v i n g his p r e p a r a t o r y training i n L a f a y e t t e H i g h S c h o o l in Buffalo and in M e r c e r s b u r g A c a d e m y , he spent four fruitful y e a r s of u n d e r g r a d u a t e study at M i d d l e b u r y C o l l e g e , and w a s gradu- a t e d f r o m that institution in 1926 with the b a c h e l o r of s c i e n c e d e g r e e . T h i s w a s f o l l o w e d b y three y e a r s a t the Y a l e D i v i n i t y S c h o o l w h e r e he c o n t i n u e d his studies in p r e p a r a t i o n for the Christian ministry.

Y a l e c o n f e r r e d on h i m the d e g r e e of B a c h e l o r of D i v i n i t y in 1929.

During t h e s e y e a r s of study in b o t h c o l l e g e and d i v i n i t y s c h o o l , h e not o n l y participated i n m o s t c o l l e g e sports, but s e r v e d a s c o a c h a s w e l l . F u r t h e r m o r e , w h i l e i n N e w H a v e n , i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h his training for his c h o s e n life w o r k , h e s e r v e d w i t h o u t s t a n d i n g s u c c e s s as m i n i s t e r of three different c h u r c h e s .

T w e l v e y e a r s a g o , after the c o m p l e t i o n of his c o u r s e in the D i v i n i t y S c h o o l , he c a m e to A l f r e d as the first full-time Chaplain of the U n i v e r s i t y . F o r e l e v e n y e a r s h e s e r v e d students and c o m m u n i t y in a d y n a m i c and significant m a n n e r . He w a s a friend and c o u n s e l o r to all students. He a d v i s e d with m a n y student o r g a n i z a t i o n s in their t r o u b l e s o m e p r o b l e m s . H e s e r v e d a s c o a c h .of o u r c r o s s c o u n t r y t e a m s for ten years, and during this p e r i o d his v a r s i t y t e a m s w o n s i x state c h a m p i o n s h i p and five c h a m p i o n s h i p s in the M i d d l e A t l a n t i c A s s o c i a t i o n o f C o l l e g e s .

But m o s t i m p o r t a n t of all w e r e his ministrations as l e a d e r and s p e a k e r . i n the daily c h a p e l e x e r c i s e s and as p a s t o r of the Union Uni- versity Church. H e r e he b r o u g h t a versatility and an e x c e p t i o n a l k n o w l e d g e of a w i d e r a n g e of h u m a n affairs to his j o b that m a d e his c h a p e l talks and his s e r m o n s fresh and stimulating as he set forth w i t h i n c r e a s i n g spiritual insight the g r e a t ideals of the Christian w a y o f life. H e d i s s o l v e d the d o u b t s o f t h o s e w h o feared that v o l u n t a r y d a i l y c h a p e l e x e r c i s e s c o u l d n o t b e s u c c e s s f u l l y c a r r i e d on, and m a d e d a i l y c h a p e l a p o s i t i v e f o r c e in the life of the U n i v e r s i t y to the ex- tent that in his last y e a r the c h a p e l a t t e n d a n c e r e a c h e d the h i g h e s t a v e r a g e of any y e a r of his s e r v i c e as Chaplain.

Outside o f Alfred, his s e r v i c e s t o y o u n g p e o p l e ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s and to his Christian d e n o m i n a t i o n h a v e b e e n outstanding. H i s sum- m e r s h a v e usually b e e n d e v o t e d t o t e a c h i n g y o u n g p e o p l e i n s u m m e r c a m p s and c o n f e r e n c e s . He has s e r v e d as P r e s i d e n t of the Confer- e n c e o f C h u r c h W o r k e r s o f U n i v e r s i t i e s and C o l l e g e s and d i r e c t o r o f

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y o u n g p e o p l e ' s c o n f e r e n c e s o f both the P r e s b y t e r i a n B o a r d o f Christian E d u c a t i o n and the Student Christian M o v e m e n t . One y e a r a g o h e r e s i g n e d his p o s i t i o n as Chaplain of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y to take up a larger w o r k with u n i v e r s i t y students as the D i r e c t o r of the W e s t - minster F o u n d a t i o n at O h i o State U n i v e r s i t y .

B e c a u s e of his c h a r a c t e r as a man and a m i n i s t e r of the Christian Church, b e c a u s e o f his significant s e r v i c e t o y o u n g m e n and w o m e n as a friend, c o u n s e l o r , and Christian leader, and b e c a u s e of his t h o r o u g h s c h o l a r s h i p and sound j u d g m e n t in i n t e r p r e t i n g Christian ideals and p r i n c i p l e s , I take g r e a t pleasure in n o m i n a t i n g J a m e s C u r r i e M c L e o d for the h o n o r a r y d e g r e e o f D o c t o r o f Divinity.

P r e s i d e n t N o r w o o d s a i d :

Graduate of M i d d l e b u r y C o l l e g e and Yale University, p r e a c h e r , lecturer, teacher, inspirer of y o u n g p e o p l e at their varied c o n f e r - e n c e s , wise c o u n s e l o r to y o u t h in all its p e r s o n a l and a s s o c i a t e d prob- lems from athletics to fraternities, h o n o r e d l e a d e r in A l f r e d ' s religious life for o v e r a d e c a d e , and n o w the s u c c e s s f u l d i r e c t o r of an i n t e n s i v e religious p r o g r a m o f y o u r o w n great c h u r c h for the students o f Ohio State University, Alfred U n i v e r s i t y g l a d l y r e c o g n i z e s t h e s e a c h i e v e m e n t s and w e l c o m e s y o u t o the ranks o f her a d o p t e d s o n s .

T h e r e f o r e by authority of the T r u s t e e s of A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y . I a d m i t y o u , J a m e s Currie M c L e o d , t o the d e g r e e o f D o c t o r o f Divinity,

honoris causa,

in this University, with all the rights, p r i v i l e g e s and o b l i g a t i o n s b e l o n g i n g t h e r e t o and in e v i d e n c e thereof, I c a u s e you to be invested with the h o o d of this d e g r e e and present y o u with this d i p l o m a .

G E O R G E H O Y T A L L E N , JR.. p r e s e n t e d b y Dean A h v a J . C . Bond.

Mr. P r e s i d e n t :

I am presenting for an h o n o r a r y d e g r e e in A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y a g e n t l e m a n w h o i s a l t o g e t h e r w o r t h y o f s u c h h o n o r .

He graduated from H a m i l t o n C o l l e g e in 1908 with the d e g r e e of B a c h e l o r o f A r t s . H a m i l t o n also granted him the d e g r e e o f M a s t e r of Arts in 1911. In that s a m e y e a r he w a s graduated from A u b u r n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y , r e c e i v i n g the d i p l o m a o f that institution. H e t o o k an a d d e d y e a r of study at U n i o n T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y in N e w York, s p e c i a l i z i n g in R e l i g i o u s Education, and r e c e i v e d the d e g r e e of B a c h e l o r of Divinity in 1912. P u r s u i n g at the s a m e time studies in C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y he r e c e i v e d from that institution the d e g r e e of Master of A r t s in P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e .

He was ordained to the Christian Ministry in the P r e s b y t e r i a n Church, and s e r v e d as pastor of B r o c k p o r t , N. Y. During the First

H O N O R A R Y D E G R E E S 57 W o r l d W a r h e s e r v e d i n the A r m y Y . M . C . A . , s p e n d i n g eight m o n t h s at C a m p Green, N o r t h Carolina, and nine m o n t h s in F r a n c e . F o l l o w - ing this s e r v i c e he w a s p a s t o r in F r e d o n i a , N. Y., and s i n c e 1923 he has been pastor of the First P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h at Bath, N. Y.

He is a d i r e c t o r of the W e s t m i n s t e r F o u n d a t i o n of the N e w Y o r k S y n o d of the P r e s b y t e r i a n Church, a d i r e c t o r of the A u b u r n T h e o - l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y , and a m e m b e r of the B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s of the K i n g ' s D a u g h t e r s State H o m e at Dansville, N e w Y o r k . He is interested and a c t i v e in all g o o d e n t e r p r i s e s in his o w n c o m m u n i t y .

H e is listed in

Religious Leaders of America,

and in

Who's Who in New York State.

I take great p l e a s u r e in n o m i n a t i n g G e o r g e H o y t A l l e n , Jr., for the d e g r e e of D o c t o r of Divinity in Alfred U n i v e r s i t y .

P r e s i d e n t N o r w o o d s a i d :

Son of H a m i l t o n C o l l e g e , A u b u r n and Union S e m i n a r i e s , and Co- l u m b i a University, official of i m p o r t a n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s and foundations of y o u r o w n d e n o m i n a t i o n , unselfish leader in c i v i c and p h i l a n t h r o p i c activities, b e l o v e d pastor, c o m f o r t e r , c o u n s e l o r and friend to the m e m b e r s o f y o u r c h u r c h o f w h i c h y o u h a v e held the l o n g e s t ministry in its c e n t u r y and o n e third of e x i s t e n c e , A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y g l a d l y r e c o g n i z e s these s e r v i c e s and adopts y o u a s o n e o f her s o n s .

T h e r e f o r e by authority of the T r u s t e e s of Alfred U n i v e r s i t y a c t i n g under the R e g e n t s of the U n i v e r s i t y of the State of N e w Y o r k , I a d m i t y o u , G e o r g e H o y t A l l e n , Jr., to the d e g r e e of D o c t o r of Divinity,

honoris causa,

in this U n i v e r s i t y with all the rights, p r i v i l e g e s , and o b l i g a t i o n t h e r e u n t o appertaining, and in t o k e n thereof, I c a u s e y o u to be invested with the h o o d of this d e g r e e and present y o u with this d i p l o m a .

R O B E R T A U G U S T U S W E A V E R presented b y Dean Major E . H o l m e s .

Mr. P r e s i d e n t :

T h e N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s , engaged as it is in help- ing t o d e v e l o p the A m e r i c a n c e r a m i c industries;, observes with m u c h satisfaction the t r e m e n d o u s g r o w t h and d e v e l o p m e n t of our p o r c e l a i n enamel industry d u r i n g the past t w o decades. A m e r i c a is n o w inde- p e n d e n t of f o r e i g n nations in this i m p o r t a n t c o m m o d i t y w h i c h finds its way, in one f o r m or another, into virtually every h o u s e h o l d in the land and is essential to the presently established scale of l i v i n g in A m e r i c a . A n n u a l l y the United States p r o d u c e s m o r e than one-half billion dollars worth of p r o d u c t s made from p o r c e l a i n enamel. Of the

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c e r a m i c industries', only the clay p r o d u c t s industry o u t r a n k s it in im«

p o r t a n c e . T h e d e v e l o p m e n t of the p o r c e l a i n enamel industry has cre- ated j o b s f o r t h o u s a n d s of w o r k m e n , a livelihood¹ for h u n d r e d s of f a m i l i e s a n d an outlet for scores of c e r a m i c graduates. A m e r i c a n o w leads the w o r l d in this i m p o r t a n t phase of m o d e r n industry.

At t h i s t i m e it is my p r i v i l e g e to call to y o u r attention the c a r e e r and a c h i e v e m e n t s of the man w h o has taken the lead in these import- ant d e v e l o p e m e n t s .

He w a s b o r n at B r a d f o r d , P e n n s y l v a n i a , in 1890. In 1912 he g r a d u a t e d from K e n y o n c o l l e g e and started his industrial career w h i c h is c h a r a c t e r i z e d by a m e t e o r i c rise to the highest p o s i t i o n that the industry has to> offer. He started at the b o t t o m of the ladder as assist- ant a d v e r t i s i n g m a n a g e r of the E c l i p s e Stove C o m p a n y of Mansfield, Ohio. H o w e v e r , h i s a b i l i t i e s w e r e soon r e c o g n i z e d by his p r o m o t i o n to the p o s i t i o n s of a d v e r t i s i n g m a n a g e r of the F a v o r i t e Stove and R a n g e C o m p a n y of Piqua, Ohio, and sales m a n a g e r of the Porcelain E n a m e l and M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o m p a n y o f B a l t i m o r e , Maryland. These p o s i t i o n s , h o w e v e r , did not afford an adequate outlet for his abilities and v i s i o n w i t h the result that he o r g a n i z e d his o w n c o m p a n y . In 1920 he founded and b e c a m e president of the F e r r o E n a m e l Supply C o m p a n y of Cleve- land, Ohio, organized to design, build and install p r o c e l a i n e n a m e l i n g furnaces, equipment and c o m p l e t e plants, and to sell the p o r c e l a i n enamel frit m a n u f a c t u r e d by the F e r r o E n a m e l i n g C o m p a n y of Cleve- land. In 1929 he c o n s o l i d a t e d these t w o c o m p a n i e s under the name of the F e r r o E n a m e l C o r p o r a t i o n , and has served as its president s i n c e its f o u n d i n g . W i t h this c o m p a n y as a nucleus he developed a c e r a m i c s e r v i c e that has b e c o m e w o r l d w i d e in scope.

In 1933 h i s c o m p a n y t o o k o v e r the f o r m e r Allied E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p a n y of C o l u m b u s , Ohio, thereby p r o v i d i n g facilities for s u p p l y i n g the clay b o d y b r a n c h of the c e r a m i c industry w i t h glaze frit, b o d y fluxes, stains and the e n g i n e e r i n g s e r v i c e required for the c o n s t r u c t i o n and e q u i p m e n t o f c o m p l e t e c e r a m i c plants. E x p a n s i o n c o n t i n u e d a t an i n c r e a s i n g t e m p o until n o w the c o m p a n y operates plants not only in the United States but also in Canada, E n g l a n d , H o l l a n d , F r a n c e , Brazil, A r g e n t i n a and Australia.

Industrial c o u r a g e , technical v i s i o n and, a b o v e all, unselfish de- v o t i o n to the porcelain e n a m e l industry in general instead of his o w n c o m p a n y e x c l u s i v e l y , have c h a r a c t e r i z e d his m e t h o d s , p o l i c i e s and ob- j e c t i v e s . He h a s d e v e l o p e d the industry as a w h o l e and his c o m p a n y has shared the benefits with c o m p e t i t o r s . In 1932 he s p o n s o r e d at Cleveland, Ohio, the b u i l d i n g of the first p o r c e l a i n enamel on steel residence. In 1933-34 he co-sponsored with the A m e r i c a n R o l l i n g Mill C o m p a n y a p o r c e l a i n enamel on steel residence at the Century of Pro- g r e s s E x p o s i t i o n in C h i c a g o . S i m i l a r l y , in 1936 he p r o m o t e d the por-

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celain enamel on Steel E x h i b i t i o n Hall at the Great Lakes> E x p o s i t i o n at Cleveland. T h e s e w e r e p i o n e e r i n g ventures blazing the trail f o r t h i n g s to c o m e in h o u s i n g .

In p o i n t i n g the w a y to a new type of house he h a s not neglected the aesthetic aspects of h u m a n interests. He is a w o r l d - w i d e c o l l e c t o r of enamel art w a r e . In 1939 he s p o n s o r e d the m a n u f a c t u r e of the w o r l d ' s largest p o r c e l a i n enamel on steel mural designed by J. S c o t t W i l l i a m s , w h i c h w a s displayed on the e x t e r i o r of the H o m e Furnish- ings B u i l d i n g at the N e w Y o r k W o r l d ' s Fair and is n o w installed in the m a i n c o n c o u r s e of the U n i o n T e r m i n a l B u i l d i n g at Cleveland.

T h i s mural 72 feet l o n g and 28 feet h i g h is an o u t s t a n d i n g w o r k of art.

As a means of e d u c a t i n g the industry and public in the great pos- sibilities of porcelain enamel, he publishes a trade paper k n o w n as the

Enamelist.

w h i c h has a w i d e and effective c i r c u l a t i o n . H e helped o r g a n i z e the p o r c e l a i n enamel institute and w a s its first president.

T h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n brings t o g e t h e r the entire enamel industry in the interest of the entire industry. He o r g a n i z e d the F e r r o E n a m e l i n g S c h o o l in 1927 w i t h p r o v i s i o n for instruction of his e m p l o y e e s in the essentials of e n a m e l i n g art. Since then it has developed¹ into the F e r r o F o r u m w h i c h has met annually for the discussion of enamel p r o b l e m s . Neither has he neglected to support h i g h e r university e d u c a t i o n in enamel t e c h n o l o g y . His c o m p a n y maintains research f e l l o w s h i p s in several c e r a m i c i n s t i t u t i o n s w h i c h enables students to earn their w a y t h r o u g h c o l l e g e , and he is the e m p l o y e r of the largest staff of c e r a m i c graduates of any c o m p a n y of its kind in the c o u n t r y . He is a friend of higher education.

W i t h all of this he has not neglected to be a g o o d citizen. In his h o m e city of Cleveland he is an h o n o r e d and d i s t i n g u i s h e d leader in c i v i c affairs. He is a trustee of the Cleveland M u s e u m of Art and of the Cleveland School of C e r a m i c A r t and P l a y h o u s e . He is past president of the Citizens L e a g u e of Cleveland and of the Ohio Civil S e r v i c e C o u n c i l . He is general c h a i r m a n of the Cleveland R e g i o n a l C o m m i t t e e of the British W a r R e l i e f S o c i e t y , Inc., and is active in the Civilian Defense w o r k . He is a d i r e c t o r of the National City B a n k of Cleve- land and the Standard P r o d u c t s C o m p a n y . He is a m e m b e r of the Cleveland C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e , the M a s o n i c Fraternity and the fol- l o w i n g c l u b s : Clifton, H e r m i t , Mid-day, Union, Cole-don Mountain T r o u t and Question Club of Detroit.

T h i s distinguished r e c o r d has been achieved not by d r i v i n g but by l e a d i n g ; not by c o e r c i o n but by e n c o u r a g e m e n t . He a l w a y s has a ready and s y m p a t h e t i c ear for the p r o b l e m s , both personal and professional, of his e m p l o y e e s and associates. As a result h i s professional success has been a c c o m p a n i e d by the endearment of those w h o have been privileged associates with him. He is a distinguished represent-

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a t i v e of the m o d e r n d e m o c r a t i c A m e r i c a n p h i l o s o p h y of life.

R e c o g n i t i o n has already been extended to him. T h e A m e r i c a n C e r a m i c S o c i e t y has elected him a F e l l o w . H i s A l m a Mater, K e n y o n College, has c o n f e r r e d upon him the h o n o r a r y d e g r e e of D o c t o r of L a w s and elected h i m to its Board of Trustees. Alfred University, interested as it is in c e r a m i c s , c a n n o t i g n o r e his d i s t i n g u i s h e d services to c e r a m i c education, t h e c e r a m i c p r o f e s s i o n , the c e r a m i c industry and to the cause of g o o d c i t i z e n s h i p .

Mr. President, it is a professional p r i v i l e g e and personal pleasure to present for the h o n o r a r y D e g r e e of D o c t o r of S c i e n c e , R o b e r t Au- gustus W e a v e r .

President N o r w o o d s a i d :

N a t i v e of o u r n e i g h b o r i n g C o m m o n w e a l t h of P e n n s y l v a n i a , son and trustee of K e n y o n College, inventor, publisher, p r o m o t e r of art. leader in c i v i c affairs and w a r relief w o r k , friend of e m p l o y e e s and f e l l o w manufacturers, practical teacher, traveler, founder and president of the great Ferro-Enamel C o r p o r a t i o n with branch plants in South A m e r i c a , E u r o p e and Australia, largest e m p l o y e r of c e r a m i c e n g i n e e r s in the world, A l f r e d is honored in y o u r presence here today, and proudly places y o u on the select roll of her adopted sons.

T h e r e f o r e by authority of the Trustees of A l f r e d University, I ad- m i t you, R o b e r t A u g u s t u s W e a v e r , to the degree of D o c t o r of S c i e n c e .

honoris causa,

in this U n i v e r s i t y with all the rights, p r i v i l e g e s , and o b l i g a t i o n s t h e r e u n t o appertaining, and in token thereof, I cause y o u to be invested w i t h the hood of this degree and present you w i t h this d i p l o m a .

G E O R G E B A R T O N C U T T E N presented b y Dean Alfred E . Whit- ford.

Mr. P r e s i d e n t :

It is a p r i v i l e g e to present for an h o n o r a r y degree the one w h o s e s t i m u l a t i n g address of the day has stirred the hearts and m i n d s of all w h o have listened to him.

B o r n in N o v a Scotia, graduate of A c a d i a College in that p r o v i n c e , he c a m e to Yale University to study for the gospel m i n i s t r y . F r o m Yale he received s u c c e s s i v e l y the degrees of b a c h e l o r of arts, d o c t o r of p h i l o s o p h y , and bachelor of d i v i n i t y . In all his student w o r k he earned high h o n o r s , i n c l u d i n g a Phi Beta Kappa key.

W h e n he entered c o l l e g e he was very much devoted to c o l l e g e sports and engaged in them t h r o u g h o u t his course. He became an out- s t a n d i n g football player and captain of his team. On the Yale football

H O N O R A R Y D E G R E E S 61 team he earned the reputation of b e i n g one of the hardest hitting

c e n t e r s in the g a m e . He attributes m u c h of his success in later life to the physical stamina and mental alertness w h i c h he received from his athletic activities, and especially from football.

D u r i n g a period of t w e l v e years, i n c l u d i n g his residence at Yale, he served as pastor of c h u r c h e s in New Haven and v i c i n i t y , C o r n i n g , N. Y.. and C o l u m b u s , Ohio.

It is in the field of education, h o w e v e r , that his greatest contribu- tion has been made. In 1910 he was elected to the p r e s i d e n c y of his A l m a Mater, A c a d i a College, and served in this c a p a c i t y for t w e l v e years. W h i l e he held this p o s i t i o n , d u r i n g the first W o r l d W a r , he enlisted in the Canadian A r m y and served as captain and then m a j o r , and later as chief r e c r u i t i n g officer for Military District, No. 6. After the Halifax explosion he was D i r e c t o r of R e h a b i l i t a t i o n for the Hali- fax R e l i e f C o m m i s s i o n .

In 1922 he b e c a m e the president of Colgate University and has con- t i n u o u s l y for twenty years served that institution in a very distin- g u i s h e d and significant m a n n e r . He has been e m i n e n t l y successful in s t r e n g t h e n i n g Colgate's financial resources, in putting the institution on a sound financial basis, and in a d d i n g to its p h y s i c a l equipment both in b u i l d i n g s and c a m p u s i m p r o v e m e n t s .

It w a s t h r o u g h h i s leadership that the well-known " C o l g a t e P l a n "

of c u r r i c u l a and m e t h o d s of instruction was initiated and has been c a r r i e d on with such signal success that many features of it have been adopted by other c o l l e g e s .

He is well k n o w n not only as a c o l l e g e president but also as an author of b o o k s , for he has published no less than seven b o o k s , largely in the field of p s y c h o l o g y .

Mr. President, in r e c o g n i t i o n of this man of d y n a m i c p e r s o n a l i t y and forceful leadership in human affairs, in r e c o g n i t i o n of his large c o n t r i b u t i o n to the d e v e l o p m e n t of A m e r i c a n c o l l e g e education both as an a d m i n i s t r a t o r and author, I have the h o n o r of p r e s e n t i n g for the d e g r e e of d o c t o r of science, G e o r g e Barton Cutten.

President N o r w o o d s a i d :

V i g o r o u s son of the Great D o m i n i o n north of us, graduate of Aca- dia College and Y a l e University, devotee of the strenuous life, master of many callings from steam fitter, through pastor and soldier to college president, one-time head of A c a d i a College, y o u r first A l m a Mater, builder of the m o d e r n a c a d e m i c and physical e d u c a t i o n a l personality that is Colgate University, research delver as a p s y c h o l o g i s t into the mental and e m o t i o n a l m y s t e r i e s that are the human mind, author of the d y n a m i c address to w h i c h we have listened this afternoon, Alfred

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University is glad to g i v e you another A l m a Mater by a d o p t i n g you as her son.

T h e r e f o r e by authority of the Trustees of Alfred University, I ad- mit y o u , G e o r g e Barton Cutten, to the degree of D o c t o r of S c i e n c e ,

honoris causa,

in this University with all the rights, p r i v i l e g e s , and o b l i g a t i o n s thereunto appertaining, and in token thereof, I cause you to be invested with the h o o d of this degree and present y o u with this d i p l o m a .

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