Evening star., 1928-06-14
c. v. j. GRADUATES
RECEIVE DEGREES
Education Replacing Religion
in Social Control, Dean
Pound Declares.

Education today is replacing religion
of the Middle Ages in social control
the control OF mans external nature in
the attainment of task--Dean Roscoe
Pound of the Harvard University Law
School declared in an address to the
asp graduates of George Washington
University at the l07th annual COM
mencement. last night in the Washing
ton Auditorium.
Dean Pound began his address with
the contention that the attainment of
any given task is brought about through
mans control Of the external nature
which opposes his efforts. defining that
control as social control" He reviewed
the various agencies of social control
through the ages, citing among them
organized religion, organized opinions
social clubs, fraternal organizations and
government.
One Of the most effective agencies of
social control. Dean Pound said. is "the
old-fashioned shingle in the hands of
the father"
Usurping Other Agencies.
Since the reformation" the Harvard
dean declared, education has been
usurplng more and more the place of
today education holds the place which
religion held in the Middle Ages"
Dean Pound warned against the belief
that education is the paramount agency
of social control. however. declaring
that man has IAN aggravated concep-
tinn of education, thinking that it re-
places the whole background of social
control
If ever youth is disillusioned. the dean
continued. ii is in its falling faith in
its elders which brings about the con-
viction that it can do things better than
It's elders
Declaring that mans ends are at
tanned further through the ideas which
''picture for him a realization" Dean
Pound reviewed the notable efforts at
progress in history through mans at
tempt TO put into practical execution
the Ideas of his mental conceptions.
Conflict Causes Difficulties.
Most of our difficulties In life come
about as result of the conflict of these
pictures or ideas" he said we think
most OF these pictures are for the
other man. while we conclude that
those which do not coincide with our
own conceptions are false What we
should do is to bring together these
necessary for us-to bring home to each
Of us the difference between our pic
lures and the real practical facts of
our iife'
Education, Dean Pound said is
something more than the mere impart-
ing Of information: it is the making
and testing of that information in these
times when the most recent events
are history by tomorrow"
With schools scattered about COM
rnunity as the churches were distributed
In the Middle Ages. Dean Pound char
seterized education as paramount
agency in the background Of social
reform. and he concluded with the
question
'sAfter all, is not education the great
est agency in the furthering OF the VIII
Of Cod?"
Degrees Are Conferred.
Following the Harvard deans ad-
Gress, degrees were conferred bv Clovd
Heck Marvin, president OF the univer-
stty, upon 452 candidates. AS their
names we're announced by the dean Of
Their respective schools, the graduates.
In cap and gown. filed to the stage
where DR.. Marvin handed each his
diploma
In MS charge to the graduates. Or.
Marvin advised th.u TO 20 forth and
serve"
Il ask each Of you to remember that
yoitr hreg viii oe worth while only as
they are found worth while In the ewes
Of other meEa--ti1is is the challenge of
O democratic society"
DR. Marvin announced to the audi
ence NJ $500 that George Washington
cniYersity's friends have been good
70 US" having donated a total Of
sI,470.oo0 during the past school year.