Evening star., 1915-06-13
Georgetown University to Be-
stow Degree in Recognition
of His Achievements.
SIMILAR TRIBUTE AWAITS
MEMBER OF CLASS OF '48
Commencement Exercises Of the In
stitution to Open Today With
Baccalaureate Sermon.

ford Gorgas, U. 8. A. will be conferred
the honorary degree doctor Of laws by
Georgetown University at the annual
graduation exercises Tuesday afternoon
in commendation of his great achieve
ment as sanitation expert of the Panama
Canal Zone
The same degree Is to be conferred
on Cashmere Dessaules. A. B. '4S, who
is the second oldest alumnus. and who
was recently appointed senator by the
governor general Of Canada. and on
Eugene S. Ives, A. b. rs: A. NJ, IS, and
Phi. D., 'S9.
On Nelson Hume and Martin Conboy,
LII B., '9S: LII NJ. so, will be con-
ferred the degree doctor of philosophy.
More than 400 graduates in the several
departments are to receive degrees. The
address to the graduates is to be delivered
by Henry S. Boutell, former minister to
| the Netherlands
| The last opportunity will be afforded
embers Of the alumni to vote for the
| new board of regents for the university
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. when the
polls in the reception hall of the Healey
building will be closed
A special meeting of the alumni is to
be held in CASTOR Hall Monday night at
| I o'clock. at which time an important
amendment to the constitution with
reference to the eligibility for member
ship will be discussed.
Committee to Conduct Procession.
The following special committee to
| take charge of the procession of grad
yates on commencement day has been
appointed: Hugh J. Fegan. law. chair
| man; DR.. f. ]. Boe. dental: DIR. Charles
| Griffith, medical, and Francis McQuade,
S. j.. college. This committee will
look after the order of exercises Tues
day and provide for the comfort of
the graduates during the comforting of
degrees 1t will be assisted by the
marshals from the four graduating
classes.
Commencement week exercises open
this morning, when the baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered in Holy Trim
nor, S. J., at IL o'clock. Father Gay
nor is professor of rhetoric in Brook
lyn College and an old Georgetown
man. having graduated from the arts
was connected with the faculty at
Georgetown, and during the period
from 1902 to 1908 he was director Of
the Glee Club, and was interested in
all the popular activities at the
hilltop
The procession of the graduates and
alumni to the church for the sermon
is to start at 10:45 am. from the
Healy building on the university
grounds, and will proceed to the
church under the direction of Joseph
d. Sullivan, who Is to act as marshal.
Reception This Evening.
The president and faculty of the
university will receive the graduates
and their friends in the parlors of the
Hirst Library on the college grounds
this evening at 7:3O O'Clock Immediately
following the reception there will be
a concert in the quadrangle, where a
section of the Marine Band will play
college songs and choruses. The pro-
gram announced for the band concert
this evening by George H. O'Connor,
chairman of the concert committee, is
as follows:
Instrumental selections by Joseph
Gill, violin. and Richard Barrett. piano,
and several numbers by the George
town University String and Glee Clubs.
Vocal solos will be sung by Mr.
Swift. S. J., baritone; Tom Cantwell,
tenor. and there will be several quar-
tets and choruses of college song med
leys.
George H. O'Connor, accompanied by
Mathew Horn, will contribute some of
his song hits of this season.
The burlesque parade of the grad
yates and alumni will be held about
the walks of the college grounds to-
Hiofio" dlleTHooil, just dIler the con-
clusion of the class day exercises. Fol-
lowing this parade there will be farce
base ball game between the members
of the alumni. in which many of
Georgetown's old stars will take part
The alumni will tender a smoker to
the seniors tomorrow night, following
which a formal dance will be given
the graduates by the faculty in Ryan
gymnasium. The committee on the
dance, headed by Barry Mohun, an
nounces that tickets and information
concerning this affair may be secured
either from him or John Conroy, jr., at
the college building.