Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
"a ARE GRADUATED
FROM FRANKLIN u.
Receive Degree of Bachelor of Com
mercial Science at Exercises
at Willard.

Seventy-four men and women, the
largest graduating class in the his
tory of the Pace Courses in Wash
ington, received the degree of
bachelor of commercial science from
Benjamin Franklin University at the
exercises Friday night at the Willard.
James A. Councillor {. P. A, On. 7.
and Va.), president of the American
Society of Certified Public Account
ants, delivered the principal address
to the class. Mr.. Councillor is one
of the earliest graduates from the
Washington Pace School, and until
recently was president of the District
of Columbia Institute of Accountants.
He was introduced by John T. Ken
nedy, president of the university, who
presided during the exercises.
Greetings to the class were deliv-
cred by Harry r. Stutsman, secre-
tary of university, and member OF
the board of trustees. Degrees were
awarded by E. C. Bosworth, dean of
the faculty. Needham C. Turnage,
United States Commissioner in the
District of Columbia, and member or
the board of trustees, announced the
names of the graduates, who because
of excellence in scholarship in all
subjects during the three years, were
graduated cum laude. Edgar A.
Knapp received highest honors, and
the other honor graduates were j.
Wade Anderson, Louise A. Benton.
Robert E. Brake, Floyd w. Bush,
Robert Edlavitch. Howard w.
Gamble, James E. ellis, Robert F.
Goodwin, William c. Hasbrouck,
William r. Joiner. Thomas j. Kas-
tanek, Charles A. Kimble, John j.
i. Kolar, Joseph G.. Motyka, ]. Ellis
Overlade, Grace Lucille Putnam,
Emil Smith, William II. F. Swain,
James r. Tyrrell and Roy w. wade
B. E. Hunsinger, director of the
university, awarded the gold prizes
to the five highest members of the
class to Edgar A. Knapp, Emil Smith,
Robert f. Brake, Robert F. Goodwin
and w. r. Joiner. To the five mem
hers of the class with a perfect at
tendance record were given INSCRIBED
and autographed copies of the bal
ance Sheet" by G. B. Couchman,
Pace graduate whose book was given
first prize in the competition con-
Quoted by the American Institute OF
Accountants.
Miss Gretchen Hood sang during the
cropram. At the conclusion of the ex-
ercises an informal reception was held,
followed by dancing. Bran. Hughes
orchestra furnished the music.
The complete list of the graduating
class is a follows: J. Wade Anderson,
Charlotte Howard Baker. Louis Theo-
dore Balcke, Gallileo ]. Bencivenga,
Louise Alberta Benton, Matthew Brit,
wistle. Robert Etter Brake, Jerome l..
Rreakstone, John d. Burrows, Floyd
Woodal Bush, Peter ]. Cantona, James
Watt Coombs, Edith Cummings, ROD
ert Edlavitch, Sargent Charlton Elliott
Louis George Ficks, Frederick M FOL
ger. Charles NJ Franklin, John NJ.
Frishett. Howard w. Gamble. James
Ernest ellis, Robert Flournoy Good
win. James p. Greene, Wilton Lee
Hall William G. Hashrouck, Herbert
Clay Harris, F. Norman Hearn. Ed
ward G. Hartung, Alvina NJ. Jacob
sen, William r. Joiner, Thomas Joseph
Kastanek. Charles A. Kimble, Morgan
Julius Kohr, John Jerome Kolar, Ed
gar A. Knapp, Edward Lloyd Leckie
George Bradford MCGOWAN. Louis
Martinelli, Norman KurtZ Miller
Thomas l.. Moffatt. Catherine Lois
Moomaw. Thelma Grace Morris
Joseph q. Motyka, Daniel j. Murphy
Ralph S. Maggie. Arthur A. OLeary
Harvey r. Oliver, J. Ellis Overlade
Leon Pitkin, William f. Porter. Grace
Lucille Putnam, Harry Thomas Quirk
Walter F. Raymond. George Gilbert
pko2dee. John r. Robertson, Marjorie
Chace Robson, John Bernard Ship
man. Emil Smith. Margaret Fisher
Smith. Wilbert j. Smith, David Elecl
Snyder, James Murray Stewart, vii
liam Raymond Stewart, William II. +
Swain. Frederick Guida Tansill. j
Oliver Timpie. Paul Tomasello, Feli1
TRISTAN. James Haywood Tyrreli
John T.. Vickery, Roy Walter Wade
Clayton +. Ware, Joseph c. Weaver
and Mary l.. Wilson.