Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
DR.. HILL TO SPEAK
AT c. ". EXERCISES
109th Commencement to Be
Held Wednesday in Con-
Stitution Hall.

The one hundred and ninth annual
commencement Of the George Washing
ton University will take place next We'd
nesday evening in Constitution Hall,
when 500 degrees will be conferred
upon graduates Of all schools Of the
university.
David Spence Hill, research associate
Of the national advisory committee on
education, will deliver the commence
ment address. Formerly president Of
the University Of New Mexico, DR.. Hill
has taught at the University of Wis
cousin, the University of Illinois, the
University Of Alabama, Tulane Univer-
sity. the University of Tennessee and
Peabody College for Teachers. For four
years he was a director of the division
Of educational research maintained by
the public schools and commission
council of New Orleans. He is a fellow
Of the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science and the South
ern Society of Philosophy and Psy-
chology and member of the American
Psychological Association, the American
Association of Clinical Criminology and
the National Education Association. He
is the author Of many works on edu-
cation.
Organ Music to Be Given.
A program of organ music played by
John Russell Mason, assistant librarian
Of the university, will precede the cere-
monies.
The academic procession. led by Prof
Elmer Louis Kayser, university marshal,
will enter the hall at o'clock with
the president OF the university and
members Of the board of trustees, the
faculties and graduating classes in line
Rev. Henry. Teller Cooke Of ALI
Saints Church, Chevy Chase, whose
daughter is a member of the gradu-
ating class, will offer the invocation.
Following the commencement address
the provost of the university, Dr. Will
liam Allen Wilbur, will introduce the
deans of the various schools, who will
present candidates for degrees, in the
following order:
For Columbian College, Dean Charles
Edward HILL for the School of Medi-
cine, Dean William Cline Borden; for
the Law School, Dean William Cabell
VanVleck; for the School of Engineer
ing, Dean John Raymond Lapham: for
the School of Education. Dean William
Carl Ruediger; for the School of Phar-
macy, Dean Louis Francis Bradley; for
the Graduate School of Letters and
Sciences, Dean George Nicely Henning;
for the division of library science, Di-
rector Alfred Francis william Schmidt;
for the division of fine arts, Director
Norris Ingersoll Crandall.
DR.. Marvin to Give Degrees.
The degrees will be conferred by DR..
Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the
university, who then will address the
graduates. In closing the ceremonies, DR..
Cooke will pronounce the benediction.
Senior celebrations started yesterday
afternoon with the traditional base ball
game between the faculty and members
of the Pyramid Honor Society.
Last night the graduates were enter
in their honor by the General Alumni
Association.
This afternoon at 8 o'clock the
seniors will attend the baccalaureate
services in the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo,
pastor Of the church, will preach the
sermon. DR.. William s. Abernethy of
the Calvary Baptist Church will offer
the invocation and pronounce the bene-
diction
Tomorrow afternoon DR.. and Mrs.
Marvin will entertain at a reception at
the Washington Club in honor of the
graduates and their parents
Glass night exercises will be held
Tuesday evening. The program includes
the awarding of prizes, the valedictory
and salutatory addresses, and the pass
ing on of the mantle to next years
senior class.
The following evening the commence
ment exercises will take place.
College entrance examination board
examinations for Washington and
vicinity will be held at George Wash
ington University from June Is to
June 81. The examinations will be
supervised by two officers of the uni
versity, Prof. Harold Grifith Sutton,
director Of admissions, being in charge
of examinations for girls, and Dean
Henry Grattan Doyle supervising ex-
aminations for boys. With the excep-
ton Of few examinations held at GER
tain private schools, these are the only
examinations Of the board held in
Dean Doyle has been connected with
the college entrance examination board
since 1915, having served as reader in
French and Spanish, supervisor of eX-
aminations, and examiner in Spanish
He has been q member of the national
committee of examiners in Spanish for
three years. Prof. Sutton succeeds
Dean Charles Edward Hill, who has
been in charge Of the examinations for
girls for the past several years.