Evening star., 1926-06-09

American Democracy is assured
against degeneracy by new concep-
ton in the selection of leadership from
/ the masses through the door of equal
opportunity" Secretary Of Commerce
Herbert c. Hoover told the 4S7 gradu-
ates of Georgetown University yes
terday afternoon. This door of equal
| opportunity is through education" Mr..
Hoover said. by building this open
stairway we have set up funda-
mental protection to democracy itself.
Secretary Hoover received the hon
orary degree OF doctor of laws from
Rev. Charles w. Lyons, s. j.. presi-
dent of Georgetown, conferred upon
him in recognition of his valuable
services to humanity in the direction
OF the American Relief Commission
and also for his promotion Of the
/ foreign trade Of the United States. He
was presented by DIR. Edmund A.
Walsh. S. j. regent of the Foreign
Service School.
! An audience OF more than / 900 per-
sons attended the one hundred and
| twenty seventh commencement exer-
/ rises held on the college campus. Sir
Esme Howard. the British Ambassa
dor, and other envoys and officials of
the Government were in attendance.
In addition 10 the degree conferred
upon Mr.. Hoover. a degree of master
of science was bestowed upon DR..
Nicholas A. Gallag CHER. S j.. of Boston.
a graduate OF the Georgetown Medical
School in the class of 1909.
French Instructor HonOred.
Lieut.. Jean j. I-abat chairman Of
the French department at the uni
versity. was made an officer facade
mie by the French Republic in recog-
milton of his services in connection
with the recent Interparliamentary
Union sessions. The award was made
by Gen. Dumont. military attache of
the French embassy
Secretary Hoover. in his address to
the graduates. declared that "one of
the greatest problems of democracy
and civilization is sustained leader
ship in all the avenues of life" and
that the responsibilities upon the
American universities in training this
leadership have become a. RESPONSE
bility to the future Of the country.
1T is the maintenance of leadership
by the rise Of the individual In the
masses which assures us against the
cryStallization of classes or decay"
declared Mr.. Hoover. mo stratihca-
ton of classes or castes can take
place in a mass enlivened by the free
SUR OF ltS particles.
Responsibility on University.
'If our democracy is to secure the
authorities in administration of our
economic agencies. in morals. in re-
ligion and in craftsmanship. it must
pull and replenish all the possible
leadership from its own mass And
the responsibility upon our univerSi-
ties for the final selection. the train
ing and the stimulation to leadership
has become responsibility to the
future of our country.
AT one time the whole OF our
national activities were simple enough
to be conducted by the man Of gen
eral education. Today our leaders
must be experts. 1t requires more
and more men TO direct this complex
machine-men more and more special
lied and refined for leadership-and
this task is today the burden of our
universities. Mr. Hoover said in con-
clusion.
In his opening address President
Lyons declared that "Georgetown
might be called an old-fashioned uni
versity. perhaps since 1t has "inter-
woven science and religion, God and
country" in its training. Stressing
that the university was born In the
time of travail in this country. he
declared that it's early associations
with the founders of the Republic had
inspired in it's teachings a love for
liberty and the need of protecting the
rights of others.
Degree Given to Healy.
Among the outstanding graduates
were Thomas H. Healy. assistant
dean of the School Of Foreign Service.
who was given a degree of doctor OF
philosophy from the Graduate School,
and Representative William p. Con
merry of Massachusetts, awarded a
degree of bachelor of laws. The grad
yates were presented by the deans Of
the various departments, including
DR.. William N. Cogan, newly ap.
pointed dean Of dentistry
Candidates for commissions asl
second lieutenants of Infantry. and
as first lieutenants, Medical Corps,
in the Army Reserve Corps were
presented by Lieut.. Col Augustus
A. Dannemiller. U. s. A.. COM
mandant at Georgetown. The medi-
cal commissions were awarded TO
Vincent A. Amato. Albert A. Gin
celli. Jerome F. Cristina. John " l
Dolan. George J. Ellis, Martin w
Jurkowitz. Edward j. Leonard, An
thony J. Lettiere, John F. Lynch.
Charles A. Mclaughlin, Richard D.