Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-15
HUGHES ADDRESSES
GRADUATING CLASS
Benjamin Franklin University
Exercises Held at May
flower Hotel.

The increasing importance Of ac-
Of business was emphasized by James
F. Hughes, president of the American
Society of Certified Public Accountants,
last night at commencement exercises
of Benjamin Franklin University, held
at the Mayhower Hotel OF the 90
women and men who were awarded
degrees, IL received the degree of master
of commercial science. E. c. Bosworth,
dean. conferred the degrees assisted by
Belford E. Hunsinger, director of the
School OF Accountancy and Business
Administration.
President Kennedy Presides.
John T. Kennedy, president of the
university, who presided at the exer-
cises, introduced Mr.. Hughes, who de-
hvered the principal address. Glenn
Willett of the law faculty made the
presentation of the IT members of the
class who graduated with honors. These
were Thomas H. Burhans, Richard F.
Cook, E. Roxy Dale, Boyd G. Edelin,,
Isadore Feldman, Robert Fessenden,
John w. D. Fowler, Bernard T. Finn,
Clarence ]. Hurlbut, Mildred v. Garner,
Charles D. Gibbons, Bruce E. Miller,
Hester v. Sias, Teresa E. Smith, Rob-
ert E. Stromberg, William H. Vert
man and Jesse c. Willard.
The award of prizes was made by
Needham C. Turnage of the law faculty
Three graduates OF the evening de-
partment received university gold prizes
for academic excellence, first, second
and third prize winners being, respec-
lively, Clarence J. Hurlbut, E. Roxy
Dale and William H. Wertman. Two
gold prizes awarded to day department
graduates were won by Mildred ".
Garner and Robert A. Fessenden, re-
ceivtng first and second prizes, re-
spectively. For the highest mark in
the final examinations in theory and
practice Of accounts a gold prize was
awarded Charles d. Gibbons. Mr.. Glib
bons, Miss Garner and Mr.. Hurlbut
were officers of the senior class. The
Charles b. Couchman prize for techni-
cal excellence in the preparation of
financial statements was also awarded
to Miss Garner.
Music was furnished by an orchestra
under the direction of Wilbert j. Smith
Of the class Of 1927 and by Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur @. Sindell, who were ac-
Stenson.
List Of Graduates.
A complete list of the graduates
follows:
Masters Of commercial science-Mil-
ton B. Boyer. Paul Justus Conner,
Thomas L. Costagini, Jerome Payser
Friedlander, j. Mcdonald John, Her
bert Richardson Miles, Harry Thomas
Quirk, Wilfred J. Reardon, LIE Roy
Schaaff, Isadore M. Siegel, Harry J..
r1ro fnoT Eerharf Tarp Uootan
Bachelors of commercial science
Aubrey Sherman Barnett, Joseph Daniel
Bresler. Leon George Bureau, Thomas
H. Burhans, Elmer F. Carlson, Clar-
ence Alfred Cole, Francis Marion Cole
Joseph Christopher Columbus, Richard
Francis Cook. Joseph T. Corbley, Leo w
Cote, Paul F. Craun, z. Roxy Dale,
Thomas v. Delaney, Arthur Ross Dem
ing, Walter T. Dent, Spencer John
Drayton. John jeremiah Dugan, Alton
]. S. Eccleston, Boyd Colgate Edelin,
Perry D. Edwards, Joe w. Elliott, The
resa Lins Fakler, Isadore Feldman, Rob-
ert Arthur FesSenden. John Walter
Fisher, Bernard T. Finn, John War
wick Daniel Fowler, Edwin Dudley
Frantz. Ernest F. Freeman, Mildred
Virginia Garner, Charles David Glib
bons. Robert Pitcairn Goss, Julius Ham,
buNger, Henry Orne Herman, James
Ralph Hickerson. Maurice David Holtz-
man. Clarence Julius Burlbut, Clifford
F. Johncox, James F. Kirkland, Hugo
w. Kurandt, Louis Leventhal. John Car
men Liberty. George F. Lingebach, Rose
LisenSky. George Francis Lynch, Harry
A. Mccain, Richard Daniel Mccarthy,
William James McGauley, Agnes Meeki-
son. Bruce Erwin Miller, George H.
Miller, Roland P. Monson. William Ma
gruder Morgan, Jerome Stanton Murray,
James NJ. O'Brien, Frank Paul Orbello,
tr.; Paul F., Perry, Maud S. Pherson,
Raymond C. Renneberger. Vernon E.
Reynolds, Charles Edward Robertson,
Louis A. Robertson, j. Thone Sasscer,
Glenn Kenneth Shriver. Hester Virginia
Sias, Teresa Elizabeth Smith. e. Wilson
Stewart. Maxwell Harrell Stokes Rich
ard Marcuson Stretton. Robert Earl
Stromberg. Edward Longworth Tadlock,
Belle Whiting Thompson, Annebel Lee
Tillett, George Allen Warner. William
Henry Wertman. jr; Joseph 3. Weser,
Harry WIDOW, George Thomas wilkin-
son, jr.; William Henry Wilkinson, Jesse
Conrad Willard.