Evening star., 1928-06-03
s. TO RECEIVE
A. i. DEGREES
Commencement Exercises to
Be Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.

auditorium this afternoon at o'clocS
from the subject Flaming Youth.
Jcsephus Daniels, former Secretary OF
the Navy. of Raleigh, N. c., will discuss
Has America Foreign Policy?" al
commencement tomorrow at o'clock
Fifty-eight degrees will be awarded.
Todays program will open with as
graduates, faculties and trustees al
Hurst Hall, from which they will
march, in academic caps and gowns
headed by Marshal viii Hutchins, pro-
fessor of arts, around the quadrangle
to the auditorium. Music for the con-
vocation services today will be by the
sixty-voice chours choir from the Mount
Vernon Place M. e. Church South, with
r. Dean Shure, director of the chorus
and instructor In music at the ur1iver-
sity. in charge.
Starts at $3.50 AM.
The program tomorrow will be elabo-
rate, starting at $50 O'Clock in the
morning with the semi-annual meeting
of the board of trustees at the Battelle
Memorial Administration Building on
the campus The annual meeting of the
Womens Guild OF the university will
convene at ll;15 at Hurst Hall, for
transaction of annual business, and
election of officers. At noon the trustees
will hold luncheon In the college din
ing hall with the members of the guild
as guests. 81
The United States Navy Band will be
feature of the ceremonies tomorrow
opening with concert on the lawn of
the quadrangle at ais pm. and fur
nishing a march for the academic pro-
cession from Hurst Hall around the
quadrangle to the auditorium The band
also will play at the auditorium during
commencement exercises. at which Jo-
sephus Daniels will speak.
Chancellor Clark will preside and
award the degrees to the SO graduates,
Deyine, dean of the Graduate School
DR. Albert II. Putnev. director of the
School of the Political Sciences, and DR..
George B. Woods dean of the College of
Liberal Arts
The degrees will include bachelor of
arts, bachelor Of political science. bach
elor of science In commerce, master of
political science, master of science
master OF, art, doctor OF philosophy and
doctor of civil law.
Reception Tomorrow.
The final function of the college year
will be a reception tomorrow by Chan
cellor and Mrs. Clark on the spacious
lawn at the chancellor's Colonial home
on the campus directly after commence
ment exercises.
An important feature Of last week
was the annual dinner last night of the
Alumni Association at the college dining
hall, at which the speaker was Branko
Adjemovitch charge d'affaires of the
kingdom OF the Serbs, Croats and Slo-
venes legation here. DR.. James .. Bth-
rer, president Of the association. pre-
sided and a welcome was extended TO
the graduating class of the college, to
which Hugh w. Speer responded on be-
half Of the seniors. Chancellor Clark.
DR.. Arthur c. True OF the board OF
trustees, DR.. Devine, DR.. Woods and
Dr. Putnev spoke.
Miss Effie-Marie Ross was elected
president Of the National Council of the
Phi Delta Gamma Sorority at the an
nual meeting held at the sorority room,
1907 r street. Other officers were
named as follows: Vice president, Miss
Marshino; secretary, Mrs. Patience r.
Salisbury: treasurer. Miss Mary Louise
Brown chaplain. Miss Grace Benton:
registrar, Miss Elsie Rackstraw exam
lining board, Miss Margaret Pendleton
ana miss ArleEn DuT0uf.
A feature Of the joint picnic supper
Of members of Phi Delta Gamma Soror-
ity and Chi Psi Fraternity at Miller
Cabin, Rock Creek Park, was a mock
graduation ceremony conducted By Miss
Grace johnson and Mr.. Couch, at
which several members we're presented
with such degrees as Doctor Of Wit
and Eociabiiity" and Doctor of Golf
Technique" The faculty was repre-
serted by DR.. and Mrs Clark. DR.. and
Mrs Edward r. Devine, Miss Ruth
Devine and DR.. Charles G. Tansili. The
committee in charge OF arrangements
consisted of Miss Blanche Enterline
Miss Elma Houlton. Miss Effie- Marie
Ross. William L. Tayler. Charles A.
Burmeister and DR.. and Mrs. z. II
Stevens
Seniors Hold Exercises.
The senior class at the college held
class day exercises both Friday and
Saturday. with picnic Friday. and ALI
College Frolic Friday night In the
gymnasium. where class stunts were
produced as take-offs on events Of the
year Hugh Speer was chairman Of
the senior class committee. assisted by
Leila Covert and William Warner.
The traditional ceremony OF planting
the ivy took place yesterday morning,
followed by presentation OF the senior
class gift, a set OF Harvard Classics, ="
to the college library. Harold McClay.
president Of the class, made the pres
entation speech and the gift was ac~
cepted by Chancellor Clark. There was
a ball game yesterday afternoon between
the faculty and seniors.
THE nnfFff9nynfFe gtFfAf W0ilaV Dali team,
Mary Chadwick, captain, won the cham
pionsilip OF the interciass series by de-
feating the juniors 30 10 Il. and the
freshmen, II 10 and ri to 3.
Samuel Bilbrough has been elected
chairman Of the vespers committee Tor
next year, succeeding Willis Deiaplain.
Pauline Frederick has been elected
president Of the Poetry Club for the
ensuing year, succeeding j. Courtney
Hayward,
The Gosiing Court charged with chas-
tisernent Of recalcitrant freshmen next
year, has been named, 10 consist Of Lynn
corson. acting president; Leon Shloss,
Elizabeth I'M, John Houston, Florence
Leig1ty and James r. Swan.
To Sail for Europe.
DR. Deios o. Kinsman, professor Of
economics, and Mrs Kinsman plan 10
sail for England this week Dr Kins~
man win make study OF the industrial
system there and labor organization.
First prize In a poetry contest At the
college vas won by Helen Mcleod,
Second prize was taken by Dorothy
Moore, the poems dealing with the sub
ject Of veteran Of the World War.
Announcement has been made of two
1ftZNg IN he offered far st1ort sfariee In