Evening star., 1927-05-29
GIVE AMER|CANu.
DEGREES TUESDAY
Students viii Get Diplomas
for Passing Studies in
Three Arts.

The thirteenth annual convocation OF
American University will be hello
Tuesday night in the gymnasium audi
torium, where DR.. Lucius G. Clark.
chancellor, wnl present diplomas to
graduates of the College Of Liberal
Arts, the School of the Political
Sciences, and the Fraduate School.
The degrees will include doctor Of
philosophy, doctor of civil law, master
of laws, master OF arts, master of pol.
iitical science, bachelor OF pofiticSi
Sciencec, and the Graduate School,
Reward of honors for the scholastic
year will be announced.
The convocation address Is to be
delivered by Bishop Francis ]. Nc
Connell of Pittsburgh. Pa, who was
recently Bishop of Mexico for the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
A number Of meetings and furc-
tions also are scheduled for the end
of the year for the university. The
semi annual meeting of the board OF
trustees Of the institution will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Battelle Memorial. with John G.
Let's Of this city, president Of the
board, presiding. -.
Guild Meeting Tuesday,
The Women's Guild Of the univer-
sity will convene in annual session
at 11:15 Tuesday morning, with Mrs
Mary Logan Tucker, president, in the
chair.
At 1 o'clock Tuesday the women's
Guild will be guests Of the board Of
trustees at a luncheon in the college
dining hall.
The first Of the big formal functions
preceding commencement will be the
sunday services this afternoon at 4:3O
IN the gymnasium auditorium, where
DIR. Clark will deliver the annuel con-
vocation sermon. His subject will be
THE Way Out and Up" The academ.
&c procession will form at Hurst Hall
and march to the auditorium.
Graduates Of the College of Liberal
Arts will hold exercises tomorrow
/ afternoon by planting Of the ivy"
ana planting a senior tree on the
campus. They also will dedicate their
| class gift to the university.
Chancellor and Mrs. Clark tomorrow
night will hold their annual receptior
at the chancellor's residence on the
campus to the graduates, alumni
faculties and trustees.
Senior Theater Play.
The senior class observed vestar-
day by theater party in the after
noon and by Joining in a program of
stunts by the various classes in ths
gymnasium last night. -
The alumni dinner was held Fri
Gay night at the college dining han.
charles Pergler. dean of the School
OF Economics and Government of Ma.
tlonai University, who is to receive
the degree of doctor of civil law At
convocation Tuesday, was toastmas-
| ter.
Chancellor Clark announced ves-
terday the addition of another to the
faculty for the beginning of next
term. DR.. Arthur Jennings Jackson,
a graduate of Geneva College. with
the degree of A. B.; Of Drew Theo-
logical Seminary with the degrees of
master OF theology and doctor of
tneoiogy, will be instructor In English
| Bible. He has also done Graduate
work in Columbia University and
will spend the Summer in Palestine
| and Egypt.
Dr. George B. Woods. dean of the
college or Liberal Arts has returned
from his final trip Of inspection of
h the colored colleges, OF the South.
On his last tour he inspected schools
at Charleston, w. Va, and Louis
DR.. Paul Kaufman, professor Of
hnghsn, mas accepted an invitation
to deliver the principal luncheon ad-
dress at the college conference on
English of the Middle States and
Maryland next Fall at Atlantic City.
DR.. Edward T. Devine. dean of the
GRADUATE School, is editing series
of books for Macmillan, entitled, ''The
Social Welfare Library" the latest
volume of which, Watch Tower
Views Of Co-operation." by William.
j. Norton, has just come from the
press.