Symbols of the University | The Cornell Public Library | Cornell’s Twelve Presidents | Inaugurating the Presidents | | Andrew Dickson White, 1868 | | Charles Kendall Adams, 1885 | | Jacob Gould Schurman, 1892 | | Livingston Farrand, 1921 | | Edmund E. Day, 1937 | | Deane W. Malott, 1951 | | James A. Perkins, 1963 | | Dale R. Corson, 1969 | | Frank H. T. Rhodes, 1977 | | Hunter Ripley Rawlings III, 1995 | | Jeffrey Sean Lehman, 2003 |
| Inaugurating the Presidents Livingston Farrand, 1921 Livingston Farrand was inaugurated on October 20, 1921, at the dawn of the “Roaring Twenties,” on a day of drizzling rain. For his inauguration, the university invited about 200 colleges and universities to be represented; about half sent delegates to attend. About thirty of the over eighty Cornell alumni associations and clubs also sent representatives. The university suspended all regular exercises for the day. After a breakfast for the delegates, the inaugural procession of faculty and delegates assembled at Risley Hall, and proceeded to Bailey Hall, where the Inauguration began at 10:40, with a processional by the University Organist. The Acting President, Albert William Smith, presented the Charter and Seal to President Farrand, and Judge Frank Harris Hiscock, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, inducted the President into office. In his inaugural address, President Farrand spoke about the crisis in Europe, with special regard for the plight of Poland and the need for the university to recognize its “international responsibility.” Speakers representing the faculty and representatives of other universities followed with Addresses of Greeting.
After a luncheon for the delegates in Prudence Risley Hall, Gov. Nathan L. Miller joined the laying of the cornerstone of the Baker Laboratory of Chemistry as the climax of the day’s ceremonies. In the evening, a formal dinner was given by the Trustees and Faculty to President and Mrs. Farrand in the Old Armory for about 700 people, including Trustees, Faculty, and delegates and their wives, with Professor Emeritus Thomas E. (“Teefy”) Crane serving as toastmaster. << Prev | Next >> |  +
Inauguration Program
Livingston Farrand was inaugurated on October 20, 1921. 
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Farrand's Inauguration
Inauguration of Livingston Farrand
Farrand, ?, Judge Frank Hiscock, Albert W. Smith (left to right)
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Edith Marks Wilson's Dress
Beaded “flapper” evening dress worn by Edith Marks Wilson, wife of Law Professor Lyman P. Wilson at the formal Inaugural Dinner given by the Trustees and Faculty to President and Mrs. Livingston Farrand in the Old Armory for about 700 people, including Trustees, Faculty, and delegates and their wives, October 20, 1921.
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