Vanderbilt University - Commodore Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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HONORING THE THIRD CHANCELLOR Harrison V. Graver, President, American Library Association and Librarian Engineering Societies Library; Bishop John N. Moore, Methodist Epis- copal Church, South; and Harry Woodburn Chase, Chancellor, New York University. Never has Vanderbilt—or the South—seen such a galaxy of prominent men. The inauguration oi Chan- cellor Carmichael stands as a mile-stone in higher education in the South, not only because of its importance in the history of one of the South’s leading educational institutions but also because of the attendance of and discussions by so many of the intellectual leaders of America today. The climax of this academic celebration came on Saturday morning, February 5th. when two hun- dred sixty-four representatives from universities and colleges in this country and abroad, alumni, members of the Vanderbilt faculty, and students of the I University marched to the War Memorial Building to witness the inauguration of Dr. Car- michael as the third Chancellor of the University. At 9 o’clock the various sections of the academic procession began to form near Memorial Square. Delegates assembled in the hallway of the State Capitol. T he Vanderbilt Faculty formed its line in the Cumberland Lodge Building. The alumni assembled at the back of the Hermitage Hotel and the students moved in from the west side of the Square. Although the sky was hung with heavy gray clouds when the procession started its slow advance toward the auditorium, the bright tones of the hoods and gowns made the scene brilliantly colorful. The classical architecture of the War Memorial Building provided an ideal background as the bright lines converged between the columns of the court. Professor Irby Hudson, grand marshal of the parade, followed by the new Chancellor and Gov- ernor Gordon Browning of Tennessee, led the line of march from the State Capitol, down Capitol Boulevard, to the steps of the Memorial Building, and into the auditorium. I he entire lower floor of the auditorium was reserved for delegates, stu- dents and guests, while balcony seats were reserved for friends of the University. Chancellor-Emeritus Kirkland performed the duty of presiding at the inaugural ceremony of his successor. Greetings were brought from the American Association of Colleges, represented by J. L. McConaughy, President; American Council on Education represented by George F. Zook, President; and the Southern Association of Col- leges and Secondary Schools and Southern Uni- versity Conference, represented by W. P. Few, Past President, each congratulating Vanderbilt on its glorious past and happy prospects lor the fu-

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TWO IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE INAUGURATION