Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
DRAFT TEACHERS
SAYSDR. THOMAS
President of Bryn Mawr
Urges Such Action in
Graduation Address
DEGREES GIVEN TO 70

College women who refuse to teach
should he drafted into the schools Just
| like soldiers are drafted to the trenches
This plan was advocated today by Dr.
NJ. Carey Thomas, president Of Bryn
tMawr College, IN an address at the an
nual commencement exercises
Doctor Thomas said that a period of
| iliiteracy followed wars of the past. and
urged that adequate preparation he
made to prevent such a result in the
| United States
After pointing out that there would
soon be necessity for large teaching
! force throughout the United States. DR..
| Thomas said:
| surely we can make the thousands
| Of college women in this country see
| that as teachers in the schools they
, are standing shoulder to shoulder with
their brothers in Flanders and Picardy
in the performance OF their patriotic
duty.
! And If We fail 10 do this we must see
that they are paid living salaries and
drafted into the schools like their
brothers into the trenches"
Warns Of nIiteracy Menace
Doctor Thomas spoke at length on the
menace of illiteraCy and reviewed the
history of other countries following war.
Incidentally, she touched on the
achievements of President Wilson and
said Bryn Mawr and Princeton had a
hand in developing the President of the
United States. She reminded the gradu-
ates that Mr.. Wilson began teaching at
Bryn Mawr as professor of history in
1885.
Simplicity marked the exercises, Many
t.x.. a,
the commencement were eliminated
Andrew Fleming West. dean of Prince
ton University, also spoke. seventy
nine young women received degrees.
| Degrees Awarded to 20
Names of the graduates follow:
Bachelor of Arts
Edith NJ. Smith. Pennsylvania.
Louise T Smith. Maryland.
Henrietta \. Hun; Pennsylvania
Therese NJ. Born, Indiana.
Gladys II. Cassel. Philadelphia.
Judith NJ. b. Hemenway. Vermont.
Cora $. Neely. Philadelphia
Marian OConnor. Massachusetts.
Mary 5. Gardiner New York.
Eugene Esae a'sG. 81 EynsR N;ssGpri Fennsylvania.
e. Anna E Lubar, Philadelphia,
sI Helen N: WILSON Michissn:
Katherine A. Holiday, Indiana.
Aiss Harrison NeMlin. Psnnssivsnl..
Rebecca Garrett Rhosds, Delaware.
Marsaret Worch. Rhode Island
Ella NJ. Rosenberg. philadelphia
Helen Hiis" +. SSPTlz' Waiker eSIoaso. cRRasS.''u''
katheTine @ v; DuionrcS, New York city.
Ihnstte =. Hollis. Massaehusstts.
Rass4ss shsfpass. hnnGs fe% YHTH
Fannie E Teller. Mergaret H Bacon an
Hffe fe.nor 10 aR."3i pir'1s RR's'sgaIe sr1 F
Fssley. Helen ? Jones and MSrjofie s
'sAfrss Annssie 2est Ruth Richards an
MSS MSrJ p psnS AnSersGn MstssTs Msw serTfS
! Butterneld: Virginia kneeland and Maj
Helen SNSvf Wht,oomS Msssac achusetts, "a 's'" all
Penelope Turtle; Lillian l., Frazier an
. Mary S. Rupert. Delaware.
Louise F. y. Hodges, District OF Coumbis
F1srs'a' FqsnceS D. curtin % west st"sSssd Virginia.
Marjorie 7. Williams. Texas.
Gertrude Reymershofrer. Texas
Jennette Ridion, Chicago.
Margaret Mall. Baltimore.
! Master Of Arts
Marion r. Halle. Ohio.
! Helen NJ. Harris: Pennsylvania.
l lstar A. Haupt. Maryland
Catherine L. Hill. Connecticut.
Sylvia c, JeIliffe, New York city.
M1rio,i Amelis X MsHMsstsT MiSs New Jersey
l Ryu Sato, Japan.
o Elizabeth X Stark. New York
,, Mildred NJ. Willard. Pennsylvania.
doctor of philosophy:
= Alice H; Byrne, Eleanor F. Rembo, Hele
. | w. Cole. Pennsylvania
I | Janet NJ. Macdonald Iowa.
Marion f. Park. Massachusetts.
: Mary +. Pinney. Kansas.