Annual Commencement exercises were held at Amherst College, Amherst, Mass., June 17. Shown at the Commencement are (Left to Right, Seated)- Stanley King, President of Amherst College; James Turner, '08, who received Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws; Walter Lippmann, Special writer for the New York Herald-Tribune, honorary degree Doctor of Laws; Allen Valentine, President-Elect, University of Rochester, Honorary Degree Doctor Of Divinity; and Rev. Edwin Jan Van Ette, 'o5, Honorary degree Doctor of Divinity. Standing:- Frank L Boyden, '02, Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Letters; Prof. John M. Clark, '05, Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Letters; Asa George Baker, '88, Honorary Degree Doctor of Letters; Robert Bailey Osgood, '05, Honorary Degree Doctor of Science, Dr. Leslie T. Webster, '15, Honorary Degree Doctor of Science; Charles E. Merrill, Honorary Degree Master of Arts; Herbert L. Pratt, '95, Medal of Distinctive service; James K. Smith, '15, medal of Distinctive Service, and Arthur N. Millikan, '80, Medal of Distinctive Service. Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches. Photo is dated 06-17-1935.
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