The Washington times., 1905-05-31
THIRRTy-SIX GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS
Last Day Of Commencement
: at George Washington.
PRESIDENT NEEDHAfa TALKS
Tells Students of the Importance of
Discipiine-Przes and Degrees
Given.
PRESIDENT NEEDHAha TALKS


The last day of the eighty-fourth an
nua1 commencement of George Washing
ton University was signalized by the as
sernbIing of over i ,0oo people in the main
auditorium of Continental Hall, where
thirty-six diplomas OF graduation were
delivered TO successful students.
Medals and prizes for study honors,
debate, and history were also awarded.
The feature of the day was the ad-
dress of DR.. Charles Willis Needhan,
president of the university. After thank
ing the D. a r.. for their kindness in
allowing the use of the hall for the
graduation exercises, he saidt
I'VE are entering on a new era OF
University life. The past. covering over
three-quarters of a century, has been
honorable and worthy of the respect ana
yeneration of all mankind. We have
now agreed TO enter on a new life, ana
have reorganized upon a foundation
broad enough fer all to stand upon who
are interested in education In the Ma
tiona1 Capital. -
DR.. Needham then explained what a
university really is. saying it is intended
TO turn into the world cultivated human
beings. He said specialization has be-
come a necessity in education, and then
pointed out the advantages to be derived
from special studies.
Importance Of Discipline.
To the graduates he said:
How we rebel against diseipline-this
marching and eounter-maTcning; these
sham battles; this standing long in one
place with all the sinews crying for
cot Se ~ nd
and dull. But at last the day of gradu.
alton cones-glorions day-and after
that he real battles of life. Then what
: cloud of witnessesi Men are choosing
their champions from the lists
How il counts TO be strong: TO have
line poiSei 70 step regularity 10 obey
promptly; to fear not, and 10 hold one $
self nobly in the struggle; this is splen-
did
But this is not the part nor the por-
ton OF the7 man who has escaped diseip-
line. It is for the tried man, and as
be wins-as he surely will-there viii
rise ur in his grateful memory the faces
OF men who were grand masters in his
college days.
Diplomas Conferred.
After his address the diplomas were
conferred upon the graduates The B.
A. candidates We're presented by Dean
Wilbur and Prof. Gore, the B. S. by
Lean Wilbur. and the higher degrees
by Prof. Munroe.
The winners OF the following prizes
were then announced by Profs. Veditz
and Henning. and Dean Wilbur:
Staughton prize, gold medal for Latin,
Miss A NJ. De Forest; gold medal for
Greek, Miss n. E. Mcpherson; gold
medal for mathematics. E. V Dunstan:
gold medal for physics, ". S. Orton:
the Davis three gold medals for elocu-
A
and G. F. Harley; Walsh gold medal
tor history, Miss A NJ De Forest; Cut
ter prize OF $40 for English, Miss NJ Z.
Mcpherson; Schmidt prize for geometry
and analytical geometry. e. W. Miller;
Muth prize for mechanical drawing, ].
II. Boyden; architectural prize, w H.
Fleming; Gere prize for parlia Inentary
medal for debate, Miss A. n. De Forest.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer biussey presented
IT. a few words the medals offered by
the District Daughters Of the American
Revolution for the two best essays on
historical subjects. They went to Miss
Amy Louise Warn and Miss Angela NJ.
De Forest.
Degrees Conferred.
DR.. Needham conferred degrees as
fellows:
Degrees Conferred.
Degrees as follows were conferred
by President Needham:
Bachelor of science-Susan Louise
Raientine. Ohio; Walter J. Bennett,
Chic: Harry Coope. Ohio GLIB, LIN,
National University; NJ. P. L.. Colnn-
bian University, Horace Marion Full
ton, District Of Columbia: George Mar
shall Saegmuiler, Virginia
Bachelor of science in chenlistry-Ed-
ward Matthews Dawson, jr., District OF
Columbia.
Bachelor OF science in civil engineer
ing-Edwfn Vivian Dunstan, Virginia
bachelor of science in electrical en-
gineering - Charles Nichols Gregory.
New York; James Muscoe Matthews,
District of Columbia; Lloyd Lyman
Smith, South Dakota; Charles Roun-
tree Sugg, North Carolina with dis
finction) Mark Rittenhouse Woodward,
District of Columbia.
Bachelor Of science in mechanical en-
Observation-Disclosures Wilhelm Albert,
Pennsylvania
Civil engineer-Willlam chester Thom.
District OF Columbia (B. s., Columbian
Mechanical engineer-James Alfred
Brearley, Pennsylvania (B. 8. Column
Ohio (B. g.. Columbian University: !:
Charles Wilson Rippey, New York iB.
g.. Columbian University.
Master OF scienee-zCyras Day Backus.
I
ssrsity; B, s.. Columbian University /:
William Cornelius Gerdsen. Minnesota
iB. S., University Of MinBesota)i Mil
lard Caleb Marsh, New York (B. s.,
Cornell Uniyersity); Charles Norton
Moore, Ohio a. B., University OF Gin
cinnati); Raymond Outwater. District
OF Columbia (B. S.. Columbian Uniyer-
eity}.
District Of Columbia a. b.. Women s
College Of Baltimorel: Ella Arvilin Mer-
ritt. Minnesota "a. B., Columbian Uni
versity): Paul Noble Peck, District Of
~~iumbia "a. B.. Columbian Univer-
y.
octor of philosophy-Ray Smith
ssler. Chic a. b.. University OF Gin
y: Hiram Colver Mcneil. Ohio (8. s.
81. s.. columbian University; mi, !;
nry Albert Pressey. Maine lB. s.. Co
nhiaT, University, and T. 8. Massa-
lsetts Institute of Technology.
3GENTIflE MINISTER
tn GERMANY Is DEAD