Evening star., 1928-10-28
NEVILS INSTALLED
AT GEORGETOWN WITH
NOTABLE CEREMONY

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gree, provided, of course, that degree
represents a. truly liberal education
and not a conglomeratiol of elective
courses which have been chosen as
the primrose path of dalliance' leading
to a pseudo o-baccalaureate"
President Nevils stressed the need OF
more careful supervision over the stu
dent body on the psrt of professors.
Realizing that man Is naturally q
mimic. that there is no greater force
upon his life and actions than personal
environment" he said, "the foremost
requirement is that the professor be an
example of those principles he Is en-
deavoring to innoculate There is Q
certain contagion In the classroom and
simulate the spirit of the teacher.
Question of Placing Blame.
When we deplore a falling of in
moral evaluation, when we lament q
lowering of the ethical standards. let
us not be to sure that the blame Is
always on the pupils"
The degree of doctor of civil and
canon law, highest academic honor
| Georgetown has awarded, was con-
ferred on DR.. James Brown Scott for
his service in the field of international
law and furthermore for his services as
chairman Of the graduate committee
of the Georgetown Foreign Service
School. Two degrees Of doctor Of law
were conferred upon Rev. Thomas B.
Chetwood, S. j., regent Of the school
Of law, and George Donworth, former
United States district Judge of Seattle,
Wash, a graduate of the class of 1881.
DR.. Michael l.. Mullaney Of Provi-
dence, professor of roentgenology at
| the Dental School and a graduate of
/ 1919 was awarded the degree Of doctor
| of sciences. Another graduate. o. H.
| P. Johnson, vice president of the
National Metropolitan Bank of this
city and member Of the class of 1899,
was given the degree of master Of arts
in recognition Of his rise in the busi-
ness and civic life Of the community.
After President Nevils had been In
Quoted into Office he was presented
| authority as represented by the charter
and seal of Georgetown by Rev. VIM
cent S. McDonough, s. j., secretary
of the corporation, and Rev. Joseph A.
Farrell, S. j. treasurer. At the con-
clusion of the ceremonies, President
Nevils, DR.. Walsh and Mr.. Farrell and
other regents received the invited
guests in Carroll parlors. A supper
followed in Ryan Hall.
i District Is Represented.
In the procession, the District Gov
ernment was represented by Commis-
sioner Sidney F. Taliaferro, Corpora
ton Counsel william w. Bride, and
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schools.
The Federal Government was repre-
sented by Justice Pierce Butler of the
United States Supreme Court, Surgeon
Gen. Hugh S. Cumming of the Public
Health Service; Maj. Gen. LutZ Wahl,
War Department, and Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, Navy Department
DR.. Thomas H Healey, assistant dean
of foreign service, acted as chief
marshal of the procession.
Representatives from IA Georgetown
Clubs in various parts of the country
| who joined In the general rejoicing OF
| Georgetown's defeat of Duke Univer-
sity's foot ball team earlier in the after
noon, headed the alumni group in the
| line Of march.
The delegates from universities
marching in the order of the foundation
/ of their respective institutions, were
headed by DR.. Leonide Strakovsky OF
the famous University of Louvain, in
Belgium.
i Next followed the delegates of Gre
| gorjan University, Rome, and the Uni
/ VerSity of Innsbruck, Austria, the former
| being Prof. Francis A. McQuade, S. j..
and Prof. Charles w. Herzog, s. j., fol
Gregorian, and Prof. John j. Toohey
S. j., for the latter.
Representative of Harvard.
Assistant Secretary of State William
r. Castle, jr., was delegated to represent
Harvard, Oldest of American institutions
Everett Sanders, secretary to President
Coolidge, acted in similar capacity fol
Indiana University.
The local universities were represented
in the line of march by President Cloyc
H. Marvin of George Washington, PreSi-
dent Raymond A. Pearson of the Uni
versity of Maryland, Right Rev. Thomas
j. Shahan, president emeritus of the
Catholic University and Right Rev
James H. Ryan, its new president
Chancellor Lucius G. Clark of Ameri.
can University. president Percival Hal
of Gallaudet College and Maj. Gen
William D. Connor, president OF the
Army War College.
OJklGE UGlCBdbCO Va NNAAObSo HAAN dAA
yersities who accepted invitations for
the inaugural comprised the following
Yale University, Prof. Joseph Dunn,
Phi. D.; Princeton University, Hugh
Stott Taylor, Sc. D.; Washington and
Lee University Edmund D. Campbell
I'M A., IL. B.; Columbia University
Marcus Benjamin, SC. D.; Brown Uni
versity, Arthur Deerin Call, A. M;
Rutgers University, Paul Schureman
Sc. M; Dartmouth College, Alfred A.
Wheat, A. b. LII. B.; Dickinson Col
) lege, Dean Montgomery p. Sellers
Phi. D.; University of Vermont, Howard
A. Edison, SC. D.; University Of North
Carolina, Royal o. e. Davis PHI. D.;
Georgetown Visitation Convent, Ells
Lorraine Dorsey, Lit. M; Washington
. and Jefferson College, Thomas B
: Sweeney, A. B.; University Of Michigan
,, Col. Dennis P. Quinlan, IL. B.; st
.. Louis University, Dean James B. Mac.
! elwane, S. j., A. M; Centre College oI
Kentucky, William Jennings Price
, A. NJ, LII. B., LII. D.; University o.
: Virginia, Dean Charles G. Maphis
Ped. D., LII. D.; Amherst College, Gill
. bert Hovey Grosvenor, A. NJ, LII. D.
Lift. D.; George washington Univer
: sity, Provost William Allen Wilbur
? A. M, Lift. D.. McGill University, Harr.
!, Hyland Kerr, M. D.. G. M.
Lafayette College, President william
). Mather Lewis. A, M, Ii. D.; Rensselaer,
$ Polytechnic Destitute. Admiral H. H
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