The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-06-19

nOSllllLy ana Jealousy, ueCldTeu tne
President. He declared that the most
pitiful sight at present was ito watch
the frenzied struggles of statesmen
of a bygone generation to remold our
world in the old forms of political
social economic lines"
Awards of Prizes Were as Follows.
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Prize of $40 awarded to Miss May
Miller, for highest average scholar
ship.
The James NJ. Gregory Prize of So
awarded to friedrich D. Jordon, as
best individual debater in trials for
the University Debating teams.
La Nouvelle Alliance Gold Medal
offered by the said alliance. whose
headquarters are in New York City.
awarded to Miss May Miller, for best
thesis lin French) on Anatole,
France.
The Callaghan & Company Prize of
Cyclopedic Law Dictionary for
highest scholarship honor for period
of the three years in the Law School,
awarded to Thomas B. D. Dyett.
The Rosenwald Fellowship for grad
uate study in medicine. offered by
the General Education Board, award
ed Miss Carrie Jane Sutton, for eX-
cellent scholarship.
The Dramatic Club Prize of $25 for
the best original One Act Play,
awarded as follows: LIST prize, Miss
May Miller; End pri re. Miss Ottie
Graham; 3rd prize, William E. Jack
son. Because of the high character
of the three plays, the judges decided
to award first prize of SIS, and
second and third prize of s. each.
The Reginald Beamon Prize of one
pair of Dental Forceps for the best
all.around student dentist, awarded l..
A. Fowlkes
The Dr.. W. V. Garvin Prize of one
pair Crown Slitters, for the best stu
dent of Bridge Work, awarded r. b.
Taylor.
DR.. J. Stanley Durkee, President of
the University, presents Degrees.
The academic procession, led by the
Trustees. the President of the Uni
versity and Guests, and followed by
the Deans and Faculties, the Alumni
and Graduating Glasses, commenced
at AIS p. m, and reached the plat
form at 4:30 o'clock Academic cos
tune was worn throughout the cere-
mony. Much solemnity characterized
the presentation of degrees.
Honorary degrees conferred upon
two who have contributed very large
ly, in their respective fields. toward
the achievements of their own race,
Harry T. Burleigh and John Hope.
The following degrees were con-
ferred:
Doctor Of Music.
Henry Thacker Burleigh, A. NJ (At-
lanta University, born in Erie, Penn,
distinguished musician and composer,
whose son. THE Young Warrior" 4"
stirred the blood of fighting Italy, and
whose other compositions. Deep
River" Little Mother of Nine" THE
Grey Wolf" THE Soldier" and
Jean have enthused the American
public. Mr.. Burleigh is an alumnus
of the National Conservatory of Mu-
sic, New York City. pupil of Fritsch,
Goldmark and Dvorak. is baritone So
loist at st. Georges Church, lew
York City, for over twenty-five years,
as we'll as at Temple Emanuel, New
York City, musical editor, New York
branch of the Ricordi Music Publish
ing Company of Milan, Italy. He has
travelled in Europe extensively and
has sung for many kings and other
royalty.
Doctor of Laws.
John Hope, A. NJ. Drown Univer-
sity), born in Augusta. Georgia, presi-
dent, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ca,
I since 1906. One of the leading fig
ures in the education of the Negro in
the South.