Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
CRUCHAGA AWARDS
i MEDALS AT c. i.
Pleads at Commencement for
international Harmony
and Justice.

I: DR.. Miguel Cruchaga, Chilean Am
.bassador TO the United States. LINKED
This award of three medals to student
.6f Georgetown University at its 12Stl
annual commencement yesterday aft
sernoon with a vigorous plea that mar
.fnony and justice" might prevail above
international "hatreds, petty interest,"
And demolishing tendencies.
u The Ambassador presented gol(
medal to Charles F.. Knox, jr., of New
jersev. winner of a contest for tht
Nest thesis submitted on Chile
lA~nerican Relations" conducted at the
School of Foreign Services. Two sil
ser medals for the next best papers
%ere bestowed by the Amba ssador or
Soseph J. Tavern of Michigan anC
Paul f. Coughlin of Massachusetts
Announcement of the contest winners
%as made by the Ambassador at the
commencement.
4 Kinship of Purposes.
In explaining his reason for found
k1g the medals. Ambassador Cruchasa
Seclared that Georgetown University
has recently rendered a great service
10 Chile by affording a model for the
establishment there of a School OF
Foreign service, which will bend It's
Sntire efforts to become worthy OF the
so-operation that your own FASTENED
e so graciously tender 70 1t.
: This kinship of purposes de-
fermined me to create a new bond be
tween Georgetown University and
Hly fatherland," he added, through
Ehis competition to reward with mod
sst. although significant. medals and
diplomas the best papers on Chile
and her relations with the United
States by its students"
= Chile's associations with George
Town go back so years, the Ambas-
outstanding statesmen, Isidoro Err
razuriz. minister of foreign affairs,
and a very distinguished divine, Rev.
Joaquin Larrain V Gandarillas, were
awarded degrees at this college, thus
Initiating a relationship in the serv-
ice of God and country which still
survives the accidents of time"
Senator Joins Faculty.
The Ambassador extended an invi.
tation to Georgetown to send dele
gates TO an Inter-American University
Congress which his government will
call soon, to meet in it's capital city.
Senator David I. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts. whose acceptance of a place
on the faculty of the Foreign Service
School was announced yesterday to
the 1000 persons who attended the
commencement exercises. made the
address to the 321 graduates. Presi-
dent Charles w. Lyons, S. j., pre-.
scented the diplomas and in his intro.
ductory remarks expressed his faith
IN the young people of today, adding
that there is no danger in the future.
{ Senator Walsh declared that ''the
great heart of America is tolerant"
and ventured the opinion that in the
future men will become more toll
Grant" He also emphasized the need
or America to cling to the principles
and ideals of its founders.
Attaches Get Awards.
z Among the prize winners yester-
day were two foreign attaches, Dr.
Benjamin Cohen, secretary of the
Chilean embassy, and Senior Castro
Zeal, counselor of the Mexican en-
bassy. DIR. Cohen received a medal
for the highest record in the course
on Foreign Relations of the United
States: Senior Castro Leal receiving
the prize for the best paper on Com
mercial Policies and Treaties" Both
u IOIciSH SoTFlC6 SluuenLS.
. The graduates were presented by
their deans as follows: Rev. Robert
a. Parsons, S. j., college of arts and
eciences: George E. Hamilton. law
school; DR.. George NJ. Kober, medi-
cal school; DIR. William n. Cogan,
dental school; DR.. William F.. Notz,
foreign service school, and Lieut..
Col. Augustus F. Dannemiller, Re-
serve Officers Training Corps de-
partment.
Il Col. Augustus Dannemiller pre-
scented the following Reserve Officers