Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-06-03
VITAL IMPORTANCE
+. Of EDUCATION SEEN
Bishop Mcdowell, in Ameri-
! can University Address,
& Stresses Its Value.

The vital Importance of education
in the life of the world was stressed
by Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell
at the dedication of the new dormitory
for women at American University
this afternoon, one of the chief fea-
lures of the annual convoCation of the
institution.
The public convocation began at ?
O'Clock with the academic procession,
and was preceded by the annual meet
ing of the board of trustees and a SEES
sion of the Woman's Guild. Rev, DR..
Lucius Clark, chancellor of the unlYer'
sity presided. Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook. president general of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution also
spoke. Prayer was offered by Milton
o. Beebe, chaplain of the United States
Army.
Camp Marker Unveiled.
The presentation and unwilling OF
Camp American University marker
bv the District d. A. r. was one OF
the features of the ceremonies. II
was accepted by Bishop Iohn W.
Hamilton.
Bishop Mcdowell pointed out in his
dedicatory speech that the eminent
italian historian Ferrero declared
that the fundamental force in history
IS not economic but psychologist. This
is what makes education so vital In
the life of the world" he said. The
forces that determine the economic
policies of A nation are very impor-
tant. But the forces that make the
mind of a nation, that determine its
mental life. that create the soul OF a
people. reach to the heights and
depths of life. Education is not an
incident in national life. but an essen
tial to a true national life. II Chris
tianity shall ever gain control of the
world it must establish and maintain
colleges where educated minds are
trained
Comforting of Degrees.
Degrees were presented to the fol-
lowing at the. convocation:
Master of commercial science-Wes-
ley Earl Craig.
Master of political science-William
Smith Stoner.
Master Of science-Charles Spauld-
ing Howard, Amer Benjamin Ny
strom.
Master of laws-AngeI Pecson Cast
ano Henry Martin Lewis, jr.; Fred
erick p. Myers.
Master of arts-Clarence Herman
Cochran, Isidoro Rubio Collado,
Dedimo Maglaya Fonbuena, Estelle
Satchweil Gatke. Wilbur Lake Harri-
son, Lillian Agnes HelliWel, George
Edgar johnson, William Earl La Rue,
Mariana Garrison Lopez, John Cham
bers Mcdowell, Charles PerGler, Irene
D. PoplawskaL einewerber, Wills
Cleaves Russell. Ralph Deha Smith,
Edwin Allan Swip gle, Matthias Joseph
Vinikas, William Claude Waltemyer
and Joseph Stei ihauer Fucker.
Doctor of Science-Frederick Leslie
Benton.
Doctor of Civil Law-Seth Thomas
Bowen, Walter A. Brown, Henry Bar
hard Hazard. Ezekiel Ransom Stegal.
Doctor of Philosophy-James Alex
ander Bell, Frances Moon Butts, Eu-
genia tMaglaya Fonbuena, Robert
Moulton Gatke, Marie Margaret
Ready, Helga Conquest Todd, Harry
Swain Todd, Sarah A. Wallace.
Fellowship Awarded.
The Swift Foundation fellowship
for 1925-26 was awarded to George
Edward Schneider to study the Old
Testament at the University of Chi
cago. Joseph McCulley and Thomas
Archibald Stone received the Massey
Foundation fellowships. McCulley will
study at oxford. Stone will study at
Esole Libre des Sciences Politiques at
Paris.