Evening star., 1928-06-05
DANIELS PLEADS
| FOR WORLD COURT
Former Secretary of Navy
Addresses American Uni
versity Graduates.

peplorinr the lack Of results by both
knaior parties toward peace, Josephus
Daniels. former Secretary of the Navy,
yesterday sounded q commanding
khallense to America TO cease its policy
~ doubt and drift, and to join hands
with the nations OF the earth TO find a
Morksble substitute for war"
( Addressing the graduates Of Ameri-
kan University at its fourteenth convo-
kation, Mfr. Daniels declared the "Su-
breme concern Of mankind is peace"
Both Republicans and Democrats
kere taken sharply 10 task by the
Former Navy Secretary, who charged
shat today the United States is poor
second on the high seas"
Pledge Declared Broken.
. Both parties, Mr.. Daniels pointed out.
kvere committed TO the World Court.
kWhere is that pledgep" he asked.
fFlouted and secuted. The determina-
Sion Of the British 10 retain supremacy
lnf the seas, as seen in the Paris Peace
Eonference. prevented an understand
.ng. The failure by this Congress to
euthorlze additional cruisers leaves us
IE poor second on the high seas. The
pnly way Yet devised by man to end
Navy competitive building is for Uncle
Sam 10 take his seat in the conference
pf nations at Geneva
Hope was seen by the former Navy
Secretary in the spirit of the kellogg
Suggestion for the outlawry of war" and
tle called upon all Ito stand ready TO
co-operate in any plan that promises to
bring an end to wars
IS Degrees Awarded.
Fifty-eight degrees were awarded at
commencement from the three schools
OF the university, the College Of Lib
eral Arts. the School of the Political
Sciences and the Graduate School. DR..
1ucius c. Clark, chancellor Of the inSti-
tuition, who presided. conferred the de-
Erees and diplomas.
A program Of music was given by
the u. S. Navy Band. The chief mar
ehal Of the day was VIII HutchinS, pro-
fessor Of art,
Chancellor Clark announced the
award of the Swift Fellowship to Theo-
core A. Loeppert, to study at the Uni
Sersity of Berlin The Massey Founda-
ton awards went 10 A. F. Wvnne
Piumptre. TO study economies at Cam
bridge University. England. and to Nor
iey John Campbell Lazier. 10 study
physics and mathematics also at Cam
bridge.
Miss Hattie Teachout was awarded
the $50 faculty gold prize as the best
scholar in the College of Liberal Arts.
Class fonors on basis of grades for
the second semester were announced by
Dean Woods of the college as follows:
Seniors. Hattie Teachout and J. Court
ney Hayward, juniors. Rowannetta
Allen. Donald Olmstead. Roland Par
rish, Roland Rice. Helen Roher. Mary
Jane Stewart and Dorothy Buchan;
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Everett, Otis Fellows. Pauline Frederick
Alice Hetzel. Elizabeth Hill, Edwin Kel-
baugh. Winston Manning, Ivy Norton,
jamie Scantlin, RAYMOND Spaeth and
Lucille Terry. and freshmen. Dorothea
Beiz. Roger Craven. Blake Espey, Fran
ces Fincller, Hvman Lewis. Nola LiT-
3ngston. Carol Rigby. Myntner Frazier
and Barbara Evans.
List of Graduates.
The graduates were as follows:
Bachelor of arts-.Jean Radio Brown,
Anna Bair Chaf5n Mabel White Corn
wreII. LEILA Fave Covert. Percy Warner
Frazer. Arthur w. Gerth. Edna Eliza
beth Hawkins. John Courtney Hayward.
Clarence Cecil Knapp. Harold Robinson
McCiay. David Robert Morgan. Ran
6afI Ridholls PenEale. Howard Wesley
Rash Helen Shurts Hugh Wilson Speer,
Hattie Catherine Teachout and WI
liam Compiler Warner.
Bachelor OF political science-Eva
Lucille Casio. Elizabeth Clapp, Frank
Raymond Long William Boyd Miiliken
and Jonathan Bourne Wyatt
Bachelor of science in commerce
James Benjamin Grice and Lee Ross
Wilson
Master OF political science-Nellie Ann
Aisup. Emerson Brewer Christie. Oscar
Glenn Tden. Ward Wilbur Keesecker,
Raymond Edward Manning and Mildred
N8roney.
Master Of science-FloFd Leslie Echols
and Samuel Myer Weisberg.
Master Of arts - Kenneth Smith
Caglston. SlaVko Cerick. Henry Thomas
Converse. David Hobart Evans, Arthur
Sherwood Flenming, Maude Cecil
Guntsaer, Edyth Anna Huff, Margaret
I4ambie. DorotGaea Louise Mehrlng. VIII
I liam Robert North, Margaret Ta0mp-
bson Oicott, Alvin Thomas Perkins,
ESpencer Harris Reed Marguerite Holz-
bauer Eteis and William Lonsdale
kTayler
I Doctor Of plilosophy-Edith Louise
kAllen. Peter Cooper. Harold Merriman
Dudley. Esgsn Earl Groseclose. Charles
NEpalllding Howard. William Beck Kemp.
KIlnais wilson Mzttern and Henry Hosie
kEo%lsnG.
Doctor Of civn law-I0uis Malvern