Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
NEVIS INAUGURAL
PLANS ANNOUNCED.
Conferring of Six Honorary
Degrees included in
Georgetown Program.

Arrangements announced today for
the Inauguration of President w. Vole-
man Nevis, S. j., of Georgetown Uni
versity at ceremonies tomorrow eve
ming, to which 81 leading American and
foreign universities are sending official
delegates, include the comforting of six
honorary degrees.
honors will be Dr. James Brown Scott,
famous expert on international law. O.
H. P. johnson, vice president of the Ma
tionaI Metropolitan Bank of this city;
Rev. Thomas B. .Chetwood, S. j., newly
appointed regent of the Georgetown
Law School; George Donworth, former
United States district Judge of Seattle,
WASH: DR.. Michael L. Mullaney Of
Providence professor at the Georgetown
School of Dentistry, and President
Nevis. Unknown to Father Nevis dur
ing an absence from Washington early
this week, the university trustees voted
to award him the degree of doctor of
divinity at his inaugural ceremonies.
He was not advised Of their action until
after his return.
Gets Rare Honor.
Dr. Scott, who is chairman of the
graduate committee of the Georgetown
Foreign Service School and chairman
of the committee on international law
of the American Bar Association. will
receive the degree of doctor of civil and
canon law, an academic honor which
Georgetown has conferred on only three
other persons in lao years. These were
Gen. Rosecrans, Marshal Foch Of
France and George E. Hamilton. dean
- Cala
for SIS years.
DR.. Scott Cancelled passage for Europe
on one of his many foreign missions in
order to attend the exercises tomorrow
night Few public or private citizens in
this country have been so honored by
foreign governments and learned and
scientific societies as DR.. Scott during
the course of a remarkable career In
which he has served as a representative
of the United States at every important
international conference since 1907. He
has received degrees from about 10 uni
versities, and is exchange professor for
seven foreign universities besides nu-
merous American institutions.
In comforting the degree of master Of
arts upon Mr.. Johnson, Georgetown
will do so in recognition of the rise of
one Of its own college graduates to an
important place in the financial and
civic life of the National Capital. Mr..
johnson, who is q graduate Of the class
of 1881, is a native Washingtonian, the
son of E. Kurtz Johnson. formerly
president Of the old Citizens National
Bank and prominent here for many
years.
Mr. johnson has been vice president
of the National Metropolitan Bank
since 1910, when the Citizens Bank
Sv@fp a
interests, Mr. johnson is also men,
Der of the finance committee of the
Catholic University Of America and of
the board of trustees of Children's Hos
pital. He belongs to the Chevy Chase
and Metropolitan Clubs and District
Bankers Association, as well as to the
Board Of Trade and Chamber of Com
meEce, in which he has long ben active.
Congratulated by Friends.
Last September Mr.. and Mrs. johnson.
received the congratulations of their
many friends in the city on the twen-
They have one daughter, who lives in
Paris. Mr.. johnson resides at 2206
Massachusetts, avenue.
DR.. Mullaney, who VIII receive the
degree of doctor Of sciences, has been
lecturing each Spring for the last I'VE
years at the dental school on roent-
genology, in which he has specialized.
He is q graduate Of the class Of 1919
at the school and is a fellow Of the
American College Of Dentists.
Judge Donworth and Father Chef
worth both are to receive the
degrees of doctor OF law. The
former is one Of the leading law
yers OF the State Of Washington and
in 1925 was decorated with the rank Of
commander Of the Order of the Grown
by the italian government. He Is ac-
tive In. Republican politics and for
mer president Of the Washington Bar
Association. He was graduated from
Georgetown in 1881.
It is quite unusual for Jesuit ingti-
tuition TO confer academic honors upon
their own professors, but Father Chef
worth's prominence in the field Of
philosophy and his own widely used
legal text books earned for him what
the Georgetown authorities believed to
be o merited honor In awarding him
the degree of doctor Of laws. He is the
first regent ever appointed at the law
school.