Evening star., 1918-06-11
c. j. GRADUATES
h RECEIVE DEGREES
David /. Walsh and Thomas
E. Murray Made Doc
I tors of Laws.
ORATOR IS EX-GOVERNOR

Degrees were conferred upon 254
students of Georgetown University at
the 18th annual commencement
exercises Of that institution. held on
the university campus in George
town yesterday afternoon.
David l. Walsh, former Governor of
Massachusetts,, upon whom was con-
ferred the honorary degree of doctor
Of laws, was the speaker. The
honorary degree of doctor of laws
was also given to Thomas E. Murray.
the New York inventor.
President Creedon Presides.
Rev. John B. Creedon, s. j., presi-
dent of the university. presided at the
exercises. Degrees for the law stu
dents were conferred by George E..
Hamilton, dean of the school; for
the medical school by DR.. George M.
Kober; for the dental school by DR..
Shirley W. Bowles. and for the
seniors of the academic department
by Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., dean
Of that department.
Picturing the French Aviator Guy
nemer as the typical hero of the war
from standpoint of personal sacrifice.
ex-Goy. Walsh urged graduates to
emulate his example and offer their
services without stint to their coun-
try. He paid tribute to the fathers
Of the university, which has con-
tributed 1925 men to the military and
naval service out of the list of grad
yates and former students.
Speech of Gov. Walsh.
Mr.. Walsh said, in part:
Your college would have me urge
you to follow the example in your
service of the young men who have
gone forth. Let us get behind them.
Let us show our spirit Of patriotism
here at home as they are showing it
on the blood-stained battlefield. Every
hour, every month, ever year, the
first thought, the soul-absorbing
thought, must be to win this war;
hasten the day when our boys come
marching home in victory and tri-
nmph.
Let me leave with you one picture
to strengthen and inspire you. The
scene that will take place on that last
there must be a last act in this drama.
Around some flag stan in faraway Eu-
rope will be gathered the armies Of all
these countries. the soldiers of Aus
tria and of Germany of England and
of France and of Belgium and of
Slowly, silently there will be hauled
down in humiliation, in disgrace and
in defeat. the flag Of one of these
countries
IF we want on that last day the
nag of our country. the Stars and
every one of US must take hold OF
that rope and pull, pull. pull.
"A parting word: Georgetown Uni
yersity says to you: Go, but remem-
Der you are the sons of Georgetown
University: you are the sons of the
Degrees Conferred.
Degrees were conferred upon the
Doctor Of laws-David I. Walsh.
former Governor of Massachusetts;
Thomas E Murray Of New York.
Master Of arts-Denis Joseph We
1asco. Phi. B.
Bachelor of arts-Edmund William
ward J. Cashin, jr.: Theodore w. De-
lany. Thomas c. Dempsy. Joseph Har-
old Dilkes. Gaius Goddard Cannon.
Hilary Wall Cans. Francis D. Har-
rington. Robert John Hilliard, Frank
]. Kelly. John Marshall Lancaster
Peter Thomas Levins. John H. Morris
Robert Michael O'Lone, John Saul
James Coughlin Shannon.
Bachelor of philosophy William
Francis Curtin. Eugene John German
Francis T. Maher. William F. Shafer
Jr.
Studies fnterrupted bv war. deprees
Carroll, Timothy John Connolly, John
N. Cunningham. Eugene J. Finnegan
Stephen Mclaughlin. James Francis
AcNulty. Marcus Attridge Miller
Warwick E. Montgomery. Sylvester
A. Murphy. Edmund P. inland, VIII
Ham L. Pendergast, William Joseph
Whalen.
Bachelor Of science in medicine
Frederick r. Bueche. David G. Gardi.
ner, Robert E. Moran, Raymond Os-
borne. Edmond D. welch.
Doctor of Observation-Disclosures Eu.
gene Burke. Bernard John Burns
Willis Joseph Colbert, Robert Joseph
Conlon. James Bruce Coyle. Jerome
Francis Crowley, Francis Joseph
Eiohenlaub. Roy Francis Higgins
David Edward Horrigan. Joseph
Henry Howard. Edward Clarke Morse
Walter Garnett Nelson. Victor Rey-
nozo Orendain, John Francis Rooney
nandesUsera, John Martin Whalen.
Bachelor of laws-Caesar L. Aiello
=. Ellis Allison, Virgil L. Almond, H
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