Evening star., 1925-06-06
HILLTOP TO HONOR
FACULTY MEMBERS
viii Give Honorary Degrees
to Instructors in Medi-
cal School.

Honorary degrees are to be con-
ferred on individual members of the
medical faculty at the 136th annual
commencement of Georgetown Uni
versity, 1t was announced today, as a
feature of the diamond jubilee ami
yersary of the medical school.
These honorS are to be bestowed, ii
was said, in recognition of years of
personal sacrifice and service to the
institution on the part of members
of the faculty. The diamond jubilee
celebration will end with a banquet
Monday night in Ryan Hall, at which
many of the most distinguished mem
berS of the profession will be guests
DIR. George NJ. Kober, veteran dean
of the medical school, one of the
principal speakers on this occasion,
will tell of the founding of the school.
while Rev. Charles w. Lyons, S. j.,
will visionize the medical school of the
future in connection with the uni
versity'S plans for expansion.
Gen. Walter d. McCaw, assistant
surgeon general of the Army; Rear
Admiral Edward r. Stitt, surgeon gen.
eral of the Navy, and Gen. Hugh s.
Cumming, surgeon general of the Pub
lie Health Service, will be among the
speakers.
Class Exercises Tonight.
With special class day exercises at
the law school and on the Hilltop to-
night, the commencement program
will be in full swing.
Dean George +. Hamilton will be
honored by the law seniors at their
exercises tonight at o'clock A por-
trait of Dean Hamilton, who is one of
the foremost Georgetown figures, will
be presented to the school by the SEN
ior class. Mr.. Hamilton was gradual
ed from Georgetown SO years ago and
for nearly so years has been con-
nected with the law faculty. The por-
trait is the work of Richard s. Merry
man.
Eugene Mclaughlin, president of
the senior class. will preside and the
portrait presentation will be made by
Daniel Francis McKenna.
Following the alumni meeting and
banquet at o'clock the college SEN
iorS will participate in their annua;
frolic- From a wigwam over the en-
trance to the Healy Building, Esmond
Murphy will deliver the Cohorongurton
Grafton, based on an Indian legend as.
sociated with the Potomac that flows
at the foot of Georgetown Hill. Frank
Murray, senior president. will give the
salutory and Allen Daley will recite
the class ode. A one-act play, staged
by the students, will also be part OF
the program.
Particular interest is centered in
the alumni meeting at which the
deans of the various departments will
submit reports on the years work and
Coach Lou Little will report on
Georgetown's athletic achievements.
Frank j. Hogan, president of the ma
tional association, will be the toast
master.
Many Alumni Coming.
Many out-of-town alumni already
are beginning to filter into the city,
among them nearly the entire mem
bership of the 1920 class. They will
witness the first results of the en-
dowment drive in the excavation work
now being done on the new dormitory
site.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached In Dahlgren Chapel tomor
row morning at 1890 o'clock by the
Rev. Francis K. keenan,, S. j., of
Woodstock College. He is a George.
town graduate of 1907 The mass in
honor of the graduating classes will
be said by Father Lyons.
Other events tomorrow include the
annual meeting of the board of re-
gents and the reception by the facul.
ties to visiting alumni and seniors at
4 o'clock.