Show MORE HONORS FOR HOWELLS D scerni ng pra se and university de gree bestowed upon him cloe upon the honor which ox ford has conferred upon mr howells in making him doctor of letters comes news of another degree that of doc for of laws which has just been given mr howells by western re serve and adelbert col bege of cleveland 0 in conferring the degree president thwing made use of the following words upon william dean howells son of ohio associated with the western reserve editor of lengthy and manifold ex cutic of vision and th who brings to bis realism in the iret 0 ahe novel a truthfulness and elica cv which constitute it a type of idealism philosopher man of culture gentle friend is conferred the degree of doctor of laws |