The Washington times., 1913-06-05
SPANISH ENVOY WILL
Be SPEAKER At G. j.
Senor Riano to Address the
Graduates This Evening.
Other commencements.

eenor Don Juan Riano. minister to
the United States from Spain. will make
the address at the Georgetown Uni
versity commencement this evening in
CASTOR Hail The winner OF the Dixon
medal for the e;ocutionary contest will
be announced. The contestants were
Bernard S. Brady. Francis T. Connolly,
william J. Cunninan. John NJ. Murphy.
Charles R. Magee, Elliot j. Wright,
Edward T. Nee. Robert I. Garrison.
David l. Waldron and James D.
The university rector. the Rev. A. ].
Donlon. will preside and present the
diplomas.
Three orations will be given by MEM
bers of the class. The valedictorian.
Paul w. McQuilien. will speak on The
Burden Of a Degree" Francis J:
Leary win speak on "The Need Of
Christianity In Education" and David
Lewis Wajdron win speak on the theme.
In Hoe SiOno Vinces."
st. Cecilia School Exercises.
Commencement exercises Of St Ce-
elias School were held at the ColuT-
bla Theater late yesterday afternoon,
the Rev. James NJ. O'Brien making .he
presentation of diplomas and medals OF
honor. The principal address was
made the Rev. J. v. McEnery. Of Cir
ariville. Pa.
Five received diplomas IN the aca-
dsmic course, the Misses Marguerite
n. Burns, Virginia E. Manogue. Al
berta ". Murphy, Marguerite j.
O'Neill, and Edith M. Oriani. Com
mercial course graduates were Misse
Margaret A. DAILY. May A. Murtaugh
ana Grace q. Ryan. In the course In
music Mis- Margaret Harvey received
q diploma.
Gold medal swere awarded Misses Bes-
Gle llaloney. Agnes Oyster, Helen ORR
aui. Mary Bishop. Mary Smith ana
Adrienne Baker.
The hundred graduates Of the Bliss
Electrical School at Csrroll hn tRsu.ase ms rrs.t
director general Of the Pan-American
Union, hold up President Wilson and
0ocretary Bryan as Ideal Americans.
al the twentieth annual commencement
Of the school. Edwin 8. La Fetra, sec.
rotary and treasurer. presided, and
President Louis D. Bliss made brief re-
marks. The invocation was pronounced
bv the Rev w. r. Wedderspoon, pastor
Of Foundry M. E. Church.
Receives Diploma In Hospital
One of the graduating nurses Of the
GEORGE washington University Hospital
Training school for Nurses received her
diploma today at Garfield Hospital.
whsss me II lying LII Of typhoid. IN
stsad q getting the parchment at the
csmmeneement exercises hast night Tne
a. 1nnADL
The six young women who were pres
nj in person were addressed by DR..
PhiIlip 8. Roy. The diplomas were pre-
senfed by the president OF the uni
vor1lty, Rear Admiral Stockton, after
Dr. william c. Borden dean Of the
medical school, had announced the SIX
- qualified graduates.
Hembers Of the graduating class OF
the Catholic Universitys in academic
robe2, will march with other students
to Gibbons Hall chapel Sunday morn
Ing nj 1880 for the solemn high mass
which will mark Baccalaureate Sunday.
The sermon will be preached by the
rector. the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Sha.
IS the Rev. Jon Nainfa. s. S.
Trustees of George Washington UNI
versity last evening elected J. Holds
worth Gordon member OF the board
and named three faculty members, who
T.
professor of bacteriology and pathology;
Or. W. Sinclair Bowen. to be professor
Of obstetrics. and DR.. Charles A. Camp
bell, to be inferno at the university
hospital. Members of the board re-
elected are H. G. Boyer. Adds B.
Browne. Archibald Hopkins. Thomas s.
Hopkins. ard William B. King. Presi-
dent John r. Larner. presided.
Secretary Lane was the principal
speaker at the commencement of How
ard University yesterday afternoon.
when many degrees were conferred on
graduates of the college of arts and sci
ences, the teachers colleges the school
Of theology, and the medical college.
AZ Q meeting OF the board Of trustees
former Chief Justice Stanton J. Peelle.
OF the Court of Claims, presided. The
following were named to the board:
Andrew r. Hilyer. DR.. William A. Sim
chair. and DR.. Douglas. Of the American
Missionary Society.
AT. the commencement of Columbia
University yesterday John Bassett
Moore, counselor Of the State Depart
m<nt, presided and awarded diplomas.
Senator Sutherland of Utah. Col. WILL
lam Crawford Gorgas, the sanitary en-
gtneer. and DR. Alexis Carrell. OF the
Institute, were awarded
honorary degrees.