Evening star., 1928-06-10
45O WILL RECEIVE
G. v. i. DIPLOMAS
Dean Roscoe Pound to Pre-
sent Degrees at Graduation
Wednesday.

Degrees will be conferred upon more
than $50 graduates OF George Washing
ton University at the commencement
exercises on Wednesday night at 8
o'clock in the Washington Auditorium.
Dean Roscoe Pound of the Harvard
University Law School will give the
commencement address. The inyoca-
tion and benediction will be delivered
by Rev. Henry Ranck, whose daughter
Is member Of the graduating class
The musical program by Adolf Torovsky
organist of the Church OF the Epiphany
will begin at 7:45 o'clock and the
academic procession will enter the hall
promptly at 8 o'clock.
Candidates for degrees will be pre-
sented by the deans of the various
schools: Dean William Allen Wilbur of
Columbia College. Dean George NJ Hen
ming OF the graduate school OF letters
and sciences, Dean William Cline Bor-
den OF the school of medicine. Dean
William G. VanVleck Of the law school
Dean Louis F. Bradley of the school of
pharmacy, Dean John r. Lapham Of
the school OF engineering. Dean William
Carl Ruediger of the school of educa-
ton. President Cloyd Heck Marvin will
confer the degrees.
Week of Festivities.
The commencement exercises will
close week Of festivities which began
Yesterday with the annual pilgrimage of
.he senior classes TO the Tomb of Gen.
Washington. The ceremony at Mount
Vernon included the laying of a wreath
at the tomb by two Of the class senior
presidents, Betty 10 Hopkins of the
school Of education and James Robert
Kirkland OF the full-time law class.
Col. Harrison Fl. Dodge. superintendent
OF Mount Vernon. gave a brief address.
| and Miss Hopkins and Mr. Kirkland
said a few words on behalf Of the
graduates.
Last evening the General Alumni
Association OF the University held Its
annual meeting and reception In honor
of the graduating classes in Corcoran
Hall At the business meeting, reports
| for the closing year were given and Of
| ficers OF the association for the next
year were elected.
Miss Emile Margaret White was
chairman OF the committee on arrange
ments for the annual meeting and re-
ception. Those in the receiving line at
| the reception were the president OF the
Association and Mrs. Fred A. Horna-
| day. the president of the university
and Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin. the chair
man OF the board of trustees and Mrs.
John Bell Larner, Mr. and Mrs Joshua
Evans. jr.; the president OF the George
| Washington University Medical Society
| and Mrs Cline N. Chapman and the
presidents of the senior classes. The
| Mems Glee Club of the university gave
program Of music at the reception,
following which there was dancing
This afternoon at 3 o'clock, In the
| New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
| the Rev. Clarence A. Barbour, president
OF the Rochester Theological Seminary,
viii preach the baccalaureate sermon
| Rev Joseph II. Sizoo will offer the in
vocation and pronounce the benediction.
Reception for Graduates.
DR. and Mrs. Marvin will receive In
honor Of the graduates tomorrow after
noon, from to o'clock at the Wash
ington Club. They have invited all
Washington alumni Of the university to
| attend tho reception.
Tuesday afternoon the women's ad-
visory council will give tea In honor
OF the mothers OF the graduates. from
! TO o'clock In the college yard.
/ That night the class night exercises
VIII be held In Corcoran Hall at q
o'clock. AT this time the university
prizes will be awarded and the valedic-
tory and salutatory addresses and man.
| tie oratlon will be delivered.
At the annual meeting OF the board
OF trustees OF the university held May
81 the reelection Of William Bruce
kinR and Stephen E. Kramer as alumni
trustees was announced The election
OF Mr., King and Mr.. Kramer Is the re-
suit Of the vote cast by alumni OF the
| university throughout the country
The Columbian Women of George
Washington University have announced
| that scholarships for next year have
been awarded 10 Carrie Aal and Nanette
{ Dembitz, both honor graduates Of this
years class Of Central High School
Both girls will enter the university next
tall. The scholarship committee which
made the awards includes Mrs. Joshua
Evans, IT, chairman, Mrs. D. Kertoot
| Shnte, Mrs. Willinrm Carl Rnedger,
Miss Mary Kerr. Miss ELLA Given, Miss
Dorothy inwis and Mrs. Harvey w
Wiley and Dean Anna L. Rose. OK ofHicio