Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-03
GRADUATES LISTED
BY AMERICAN i.
Commencement Exercises
Tonight Embrace Awards
of Three Schools.

The fifteenth annual commencement
OF American University will take place
tonight at the gymnasium auditorium
~ the campus, when degrees will be
awarded to graduates of the three
achools-the College of Liberal Arts, the
School of the Political Sciences and the
Graduate School.
The commencement speaker will be
DR.. Walter M. w. Splawn, new dean OF
the downtown schools of the university,
who will take for his subject THE De-
velopment Of Higher Education in the
United States" The program will start
at o'clock.
On the campus today the semi-annual
meeting of the board of trustees of the
institution had before it a recon-
mendation by DR.. Lucius C. Clark,
chancellor, that fraternities and sorori-
ties be officially authorized by the board
of trustees and allowed to operate I'M
der direction of the faculty.
Report Made on Finances.
Progress in finances of the institution
was reported by Edward F. Colladay, a
member of the board and general coun-
sci of the university. The Mary E.
Graydon estate of Ridgewood, N. j., he
said, was now virtually settled, with
about 100000, including $145, 200 still
in trust, accruing to the university at
the death of Miss Graydon. The total
amount of gifts from this generous bene-
factress of American University, in
Guiding her contributions over the past
IS years, were estimated at about
million dollars. The funds have gone
into buildings.
Settlement of the estate of DR.. B. L.
Paine of Lincoln, Nebr., also was an
nounced to bring the university about
100000. Three other smaller estates
are being settled. which will result In
gifts Of $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000.
women's Guild in Session.
The Womens Guild Of American Uni
Versity met in regular business session
at Hurst Hall, on the campus, and the
members were guests of the board of
trustees at luncheon today.
The academic procession will form to-
night at Hurst Hall, and the faculty
and graduates, In cap and gown, will
march about the campus quadrangle to
the gymnasium auditorium.
Functions at the university yesterday
included the annual convocation SER
mon, by Chancellor Clark, at the gym
naSium auditorium and the presentation
of a f1agpole so feet high to the college
by the graduates of the College Of Lib
eral Arts, who constitute what is known
as the pioneers, entering the new col
lege as the first freshman class four
years ago. The pole and flag were pre-
! sented by Roland Rice, president of the
senior class, and received for the board
of trustees by DR.. A. C.. Christie. Ronald
Mclaughlin, college bugler, sounded ITO
the Colors."
DR.. Clark's Convocation Sermon.
DR.. Clark, in his convocation sermon,
assured the graduates that there were
still plenty Of modern frontiers" In
science, education, health, international
relations and spiritual affairs, DR.. Clark
declared, "heroism" was needed today.
This has undoubtedly been great
generation OF transportation" declared
DR.. Clark. Progress In the means Of
travel Of lovers going to their sweet
hearts was wildly predicted by DR..
Clark.
I'm the counting days Of your great
grandfather his method of locomotion
was walking. Your grandfather rode a
horse. Your father went In a carriage.
Some OF you began on q bicycle and
mobile. Your son undoubtedly will 60
kind of helicopter which will fasten
with a belt about his dress suit, will
touch a spring and be shot into the air
for 100 feet. The wings win then open
and across the town he will 60 with q
ton for compass; down he will land