Evening star., 1924-06-04

zion is the dominant call of the mod
ern age, DIR. John Huston Finley, as
sociate editor of the New York Times.
told more than 400 young men and
women today when they receive
their diplomas at the 103d annual
commencement of George Washington
University
Declaring that his theme had been
inspired by the national outdoor
recreation conference. which was
convened in Washington recently at
the request of Presidspt Coolidge. DR..
Finley warned the young graduates
not to be contented with the cog
wheel life" of this age of machin-
cry" but to play as heartily during
I their leisure hours as they work i'll
their period of toll
Exercises Held at Polrx.
Polls Theater, where the exercises
were held. was packed TO overflow
ing with the parents and friends of
the graduates. The graduating classes
alone filled the entire center aisles
and the seats on either side half way
back from the stage. The applause
that marked the close Of Dr. Finley
address was so prolonged that he
was Obliged to rise and bow several
times.
The graduating class assembled at
the south end Of the Treasury dressed
in cap and gown, and marched to the
, main entrance of the theater, headed
by the officers and faculty of the uni
NerSlty. While the faculty and
honored guests entered by the stage
door, the graduates marched through
the lobby and down the aisles of the
auditorium TO the tingling strains OF
the march from WawnerS Tam.
hauSer."
Rev. DIR. Pierce Prays.
Rev. DR.. Jason Noble Pierce. pastor
.of the First Congregational Church.
offered a prayer Immediately after the
"oWmen cement procession. after
which William Mather Lewis. presi-
commencement speaker, DR.. Finley.
1'r. Finley pointed out first that his
position was somewhat unusual in
tnat he had been president of the col
irse from which DR. Lewis was gradu
st"d while the latter was "a student.
My theme for today will. perhaps,
surprise many of you he continued.
1t was inspired by the President S
recent conference on outdoor recrea :
ton. The subject of my address will
he Training for Leisure. OF course,
our schools shall and must train for
NocatlonS. But we must also learn
now how TO leisure hours with whole
some employments of recreation
iHudS SOhtenteu WORKERS.
Dr Finley said that the world
.-r"'''d never feel sorry for the man
or woman, no matter how inadequate
,nci. uIanc.sl lemuneratiOns might
be, who finds pleasure in his or her
daily occupation. To such a person.
the speaker asserted. labor becomes
play. and the satisfaction of doing
something they enjoy brings far
greater returns than money could
hope to buy.
Quoting from a borrowed author
itS, Or. Finley declared that every
body ought to have some spare time
and should waste ii on something
that repays them only in the good it
does them. Don't be satisfied with
this 'cog-wheeI existence of ours" he
continued. The quality of every
man is best measured by what he
does with his holidays. Forget work
and learn to play sometime.
More Difficult Task.
1T is going to be far more diff
cult task" the speaker added. Ito
teach men and women how to use
their leisure hours rightly than it
has been to teach th2m how to work
efficiently. But despite the abuse we
hear of leisure, despite stories that
shorter working hours are resulted
in decreased efficiency per hour. |
believe we must learn to divide our
day into three equal parts-one part
for work, one part for play and one
part for sleep
one by one the deans of the sew
eral colleges comprising the university
presented the names of the candi-
dates for degrees. which were con-
fcrred by President Lewis upon the
recommendation Of the deans.
Special attention was called TO
numerous honor students. Four de-
grees of doctor of philosophy were
conferred the successful candidates
being Ruth Buchanan Of Pennsyl-
vania. Richard Thomas Cotton OF
Indiana and James Clyde Munich of
Maryland.
BenedfctiOn Pronounced.
President Lewis delivered the
charge to the graduating classes.
Imme mediately after the entire audience
had Joined in singing the national
diction and the recessional march
began, the faculty retiring first fol-
lowed by the graduates and finally
the guests.
Dean Wilbur presented the degree of
bachelor of arts to the following:
Norman Theodore Anderson, Illinois:
Kathleen Elizabeth Atkins, District of
Columbia: Marion Virginia Bailey. Dis
trict of Columbia; William Leslie Bales,
Kentucky; Robert Stein Bassler, Dis
trict of Columbia with distinction);
Marian Barker. District of Columbia
Augustus O'Rell Basham. District of
Columbia: NorvelI Belt, District of Co
lumbia: Leo Bender. Maryland; Ava
I.averne Bennett, Ohio; Lewis Bern
stein, Connecticut; Florence Seville
Rerryman. District of Columbia with
, distinction) :: Ruby Lena Bollman. Dis
trict of Columbia; Emil :. Bonanno,
New York; George ID. Bonebrake, ONO;
Marcia Boynton, Ohio with distinc-
tion): Clara Louise Brady, District of
Columbia; Francis Willis Brown. Dis
trict of Columbia; Mary Agnes Brown,
District of Columbia; Katherine Ger
trude Bryant, District OF Columbia;
= Robbie Berkeley Burnet, District of
Columbia with distinction); Edwin
Caleb Burt, District of Columbia: Mar
guerite Shaw Carlton. District of Co
lumbia: Bessie Clifton Carmen. Dis
eaton, Virginia; Frank Chirieleison.
District of Columbia: Catherine Chis-
holm, Maryland: Charles Hubert Cole
man, District of Columbia; Julio En-
rique Colon. Porto Rico; James Bayard
Costello. Massachusetts,: Esther Alice
Cottingham, Illinois; Effie Cummins
Crews, Illinois; Barrett Harden Culin,
Pennsylvania; Hazel Jennings Davis,
District of Columbia: Frederick w.
Deck. District Of Columbia; Winifred
Lester Earl Dixon, New York; Mary
Agnes Don Leavy, Vermont; Sara
Loyola Doran, New York; Edwin Blair
Egii Iowa; Edith Louise Elliott. Dis
trict of Columbia; Lenard r. Folse,
Louisiana; William Zev Fradkin. New
York; Elizabeth Sutherland Frost Vir-
ginia; Bertram Galbraith. Pennsyl-
vania; Phyllis Catherine gallagher.
District of Columbia: Allen Howard
Gardner. Pennsylvania: Eleanor Cess
ford. District of Columbia with dis
tinction).
Edward Jacob Grass, District of
Columbia; Esther Handbook, Vir-
ginia; Elizabeth Claire Hart, Wis
consin: Edward p. Henderson, Ohio;