Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
.GALLAUDET CLASS
RECEIVES DEGREES
Seventeen Graduates Get
Diplomas at Sixty-fifth
Commencement.

Contrasting the educational methods
: of his youth with those of the present,
Right Rev. John w. Hamilton, eX-
| chancellor of American University, con-
| graduated the II graduates of Gal
laudet College who received their de-
grees in the sixty-ffth commencement
late yesterday apon being the recipients
of the benefits of a system which de-
velops student himself instead of sur
rounding him with mere knowledge"
when 1 was youth" DR.. Hamilton,
who declared that he was graduated
from an educational institution more
than 80 years ago, said, they used to
take empty boys and empty girls and
pack that emptiness with what we called
education, but you have had brought
out of yourselves what already was in
you Your talents have been developed
and instead of being crammed with a
lot of the same kind of facts we called
education you have that knowledge
along with an individual development.
Means of Service.
DR.. Hamilton concluded his address
on a theological note in which, refer
ring to" the deafness of the graduates
| he declared that suffering often is a
means OF bringing about service in the
world. He expressed qualification fol-
the crucifixion If, he said, it is the
means of saving the world.
DIR. Hamilton was introduced to the
graduates and their friends by DR.
Percival Hall. president of Gallaudet
who also presided, DR.. Hall inter.
preted DR.. Hamilton's address in the
sign language. In the course Of his
announcements, DR.. Hall declared that
the Gallaudet memorial fund would be
completed February S. The fund is
being raised by the schools alumni.
The exercises were opened with ar
invocation by Rev. c. p Warner, rector
OF st. Adams Episcopal Church, and
they were concluded with the benedic.
ton pronounced by Rev. Arthur D
Bryant, minister to the deaf at Calvary
Baptist Church
Besides the degrees which were con.
ferred upon the II graduates, an homo.
rary degree of master of arts was
bestowed upon Arthur Percy Buchanan
principal of the School for the Deaf al
Austin, Tex.
Orations Translated.
The exercises were marked bv two
orations delivered by members of thu
graduating class. David Elmer Mud
gett OF Illinois discussed 1.-The Unknown
World-The Ocean" in the. sign Ian.
guage, while his paper was read orally
by member of the faculty. Miss Della
Leonora Kittleson of Wisconsin spoke
orally on Morse Mythology" while hel
grafton was interpreted in the sigr
language.
The degrees were conferred as fol-
lows:
Bachelor of arts-Louis Mark Byouk
Colorado; Glenn Arthur Gallagher Mis-
souri,; David Elmer Mudgett, Illinois:
David Peikoff, Canada: Thomas Ralph
Peterson, Nebraska; Otto Franz Reins
Idaho; Arthur LIE Roy Rulings, Missouri
and Robert Fowler Wilson, Indiana.
Bachelor of science-Ida Christine
Hanson, Wisconsin; Della Leonora Kit
tleson, Wisconsin, and Lera Carrie Rob
erts, West Virginia.
Certificate of graduation from the
normal department-Helen r. ALA
Dough, Northwestern University. and
Alfred Cranwill, George Washington
University.
Master of arts in the normal depart
ment-Earle Kenneth Bouteiller, B. s.
Trinity College; Lewis McLaurine NAV.
erS, B. A, Centre College: Dwight w
Reeder, B. A., Colorado State Teachers
College, and Ruth Claudia Vance. B. A.
Carleton College.