Evening star., 1925-06-09

posing excessive abuse of executive
authority and encroachments upon
sacred constitutional rights was urged
by Frank j. Hogan of Washington
in his address to the graduating
classes of Georgetown University yes
terday afternoon at the 126th annual
commencement.
1t is the plain duty of university
men TO exercise the right of citizen
ship at the ballot box, Mr.. Hogan
declared, in deploring the fact. that
the greatest delinquency in this re-
spect comes from the ranks of uni
versity graduates.
There is an unfortunate tendency
to look upon politics as hand-soiling
pursuit and to forget that, when
properly understood, politics Is the
science of government" declared Mr..
Hogan. There is alarming in
crease in what might appropriately
be termed the national habit of pro-
testing against bad government and
at the same time doing nothing to
Insure good government.
1000 Radical Publications.
Against this Indifference stands the
fact, Mr.. Hogan pointed out. that
today there are 1000 publications
printed and circulated in the United
States openly advocating the over
throw of the Federal Government, or
so modifying its constitutional form
as to make its effectiveness nil.
Against this indifference stands the
record of 5000 900 people voting last
November for such an alteration OF
the Constitution as would in substance
destroy our form of government he
warned.
Il am no alarmist, and no pessi-
mist" declared Mr.. Hogan. Il am
a natural-born optimist. I do not
believe the United States is going to
hell l have abiding confidence and
unlimited faith in the future and the
destiny of this Republic-provided,
but only provided, you and those like
you who make up our citizenry guard
with sleepless and eternal vigilance
the constitutional liberty handed down
by the study and farseeing men who
founded this Republic"
While it is d plain duty TO sup
port the Government Mr.. Hogan
cautioned, lit is no less a duty to
refuse TO support governmental -ad-
ministratipnS, for the time being In
power, when they represent that
which is bad that which is wrong,
that which is weak"
Power Should Be Limited.
THE power of government should
never be sufficient to induce US to re-
frain from combating the abuse OF
that power. That it has been abused
in the past history atteStS. That IT
will be abused in the future no one
but the hopeless optimist doubts. The
recent tendency toward overlegiSla-
ton and bad legislation is in point
Some recent instances of high-handed
executive action are no less in point. y
Emphasizing the necessity of oppos-
ing vigorously the whiting away of
sacred constitutional rights" the
speaker declared the voters must be
aroused from their present inertia.
He said: I'VE do not notice the
smoldering cigaret butt as it slowly
burns it's way into the warp and woof
of our constitutional fabric. We will
join the volunteer fire force only when
the all-consuming conflagration bursts
upon u.s. or, what is more likely, about
our posterity.'
; President Charles w. Lyons, S. J.,
presiding over a Hilltop commence
ment for the first time, awarded
diplomas to 4S5 graduates of all oe-
partments. With rain threatening.
the exercises were held in Castor
Hall, where admission was by card
only. Commencement was featured
by the comforting of 81 honorary de-
grees, the largest number ever given
by Georgetown in its history. Nine
teen members of the medical school
faculty were awarded honorary de-
grees in connection with the diamond
Jubilee anniversary of the school.
Honorary Degrees.
Honorary degrees of doctor of laws
were conferred on Frank J. Hogan,
LII. B., '02. in recognition of his faith
full and loyal service to the univer-
, sity and the distinction he has won at
the bar. and also upon Col William n
Haskell, u s. A. former chief of the
4 I70a ar-IN n m a
q recognition of his services to suffer
ing humanity. The degrees were con-
ferred by Rev. Louis J. Gallagher,
S. j., chancellor of the university.
Referring to the diamond jubilee of
the School of Medicine, President
Lyons in his opening address paid a
high tribute to the unselfish sacrifices
of the faculty members whom the
university sought to reward as a
small part of its Indebtedness
The honorary degree of master of
laws was conferred on DR.. Samuel
Shugert Adams, DIR. John Francis
Moran and DR.. William Creighton
Woodward.
Doctor of science-John DENLY Hird
and DR.. John Alphonso O'Donoghue.
Master of arts-Dr. Wilfred Mason
Barton. DR.. Edwin Bernhard Behrend,
DR.. John Llewellin Eliot. DR.. Henry
Clay Fisher. DR.. John Ambrose Foote,
DR.. William Clarence Gwynn, DR..
Henry Honeyman Hazen, DR.. Daniel
Percy Hickling, DR.. Thomas Simm
Lee, DR.. John Daniel Thomas. DR..
Joseph Stiles Wall. DR.. Walter Angus
tine Wells and DIR. William Alanson
White.
Master of science-Dr. William
Washington Vaughan.
Commissions Awarded.
Capt. William E. Bergin, command
ant of the r. o. T. c., awarded COM
missions as first lieutenants in the
Officers Reserve Corps to the follow
ing cadets: Medical Corps-Robert A
Bier, James r. Costello, Harold r.
Cronin, Paschal De Carlo, John F.
Harrington, Michael F. Kennedy, Karl
a. Kreag, Thomas Z. O'Brien. William
z. Shambora, William J. Van Vie,
Harry Zehner
Second eutenants-Infantry unit
Joseph B. Brennan. Edward NJ. Brooks,
Thomas F. Daily, Michael V. Donovan,
John n. Doran, Thomas F. Ferry,
Andrew P. Gaffey, John H. Gately,
Richard B. Homan, Matthew J. Lyons,
James A. McNally, Minard f. Miller.
jeremiah Minihan, Thomas P. Mudd,
Francis j. Murray, Ralph J. Noble.
Charles A. Perlitz, Andrew L. Sipos.
Victor A. St. Onge James L. Sweeney
and David D. Tavlin.
A special prize donated by Surg.
Gen. NJ. w. Ireland of the Army was
awarded to Michael Francis Kennedy
as the student attaining the highest
standing for the four-year course in
the Medical Unit of the r. o. T. c.
Dean Louis J. Gallagher awarded
the following medals to students in
the college: Ryan medal for highest
average in philosophy, Joseph B.