Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-09

effect on the ethical conduct of large
business, George McNeir, New York in
dustrialists and regent Of Georgetown
University. declared yesterday after
noon in delivering the commencement
address at its 132d annual graduation
exercises.
Praising the educational endowments
made by such captains of industry" as
Carnegie. Rockefeller, Stanford, DreXel,
Duke and Baker, who. he declared, have
left monuments to their interest in
their fellow men," Mr.. McNeir said:
ut will not be disputed that liberal
education develops a higher sense OF
honor and rectitude. In the modern
! world it is becoming more and more
, evident that the conduct of large bust
ness rests on a sense of honor and right.
There is no field of human endeavor
in which the application of high prin-
ciples and ideals is of greater value
| than in business"
Look to Thinkers.
As business and industry is looking
| to leadership from men of higher edu-
cation, Mr.. McNeir declared. so Is the
whole world in its present state OF I'M
rest looking to the leaders of thought
| to solve their problems.
There has never been greater need
| for men CT higher education than to-
day." he added.
Out of the existing chaos in the
! world, he predicted, will come a new
world knitted closer together by COM
mon miSfortunes, with a wider recog-
milton of the rights of the people, a
stronger sentiment for the abolition
Of wars, and nearer approach to those
friendly relations bstween nations which
all right-minded men so earnestly
desire"
Toward this end the universities can
help, he declared. by "a stream OF
thoughtful educated men preaching ma
tional honor and international good
| will"
DR.. w. Coleman Nevils. president Of
Georgetown, in his opening address to
| the 586 graduates, the largest class in
the history of the university. denounced
university training that puts educa-
ton ahead of character"
Stresses Spiritual Value.
He blamed existing "disrespect of
law and authority" in large part on the
results of Goddess education" which
| ignores the spiritual value Of character
| training.
From the very start. Georgetown has
sought to place character ahead of ed
ucation," he reminded the graduates.
"Georgs town has not changed its ira
ditional education in the past and will
/ not change"
In addition to DR.. William S. Culbert-
son, United States Ambassador to Chile
and formerly Minister to Roumania,
| Georgetown conferred honorary degrees
| of doctor of laws upon two other dis
! tinguished men in their professions.
| They were Prof. William ]. Hughes, for
| IT years on the law school faculty, and
| Felix Neumann. assistant librarian Of
| the Army Medical Library and fellow,
also, of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science.
Diplomats Present.
A large number of diplomats. includ-
ing the Ambassador Of Chile, the Min
lister of Rumania and members of their
respective stafTS; the Ambassador Of
Italy, DR.. de MARITIME. upon whom
Georgetown recently conferred an hon.
orary degree; the Ambassador of Bel
GUM and the Minister of Panama, with
members of their stats, attended the
exercises in honor of DR.. CulbertSon.
Archbishop Thomas F. Hickey OF
day of the Catholic University also
were among the special guests.
Commissions in the officers Reserve
Corps were awarded by the War De-
partment to 81 cadets of the R. o. T. C.
unit Cadet Lieut. Col Luther w. Gray
| of Washington received the special deS-
| ignation of honor student OF the corps
| and will be recorded as such IN the
records Of the War Department. In
selecting the honor student the presi-
| dent and military instructors took into
| consideration the factors of scholarship,
leadership and general military ef-
| ficiency.
Commissions Awarded.
Commissions as second lieutenants in
| the Infantry Reserves were awarded to
| the following: Ferdinand J. Beger, Henry
j. Colavita, Peter j. Collins, Henry r.
De Castro, James j. Farren. William W.
Farrall. Luther w. Gray, John T. Haz-
ard. Donald J. Messenger. Charles E.
Lieberman. James H. Mahoney, James
G.. Monaghan. Edward A. Murphy,
/ James T Naughton Laurence O'Toole,
John L. Owens, James D. Prior, Thomas
| c. Reilly and George H. Stout.
| Commissions as first lieutenantS in
| the Medical Reserve Corps were award
| ed to Edward Bergin, Francis H. Burke,
| jr; Mariana Cajigas. Louis j. Clemente,
| Joseph F. Cusick Gaetano De Fusco,
Stafford w. Hawken, Richard S. HUI
burt. Frank j. Konopka. jr.: Nicholas R.
Locascio, William A. Marrocco, Francis
| M. Pare, James J. Sheridan, Francis l.,
Stouter, George NJ. Simmonds and Jo-
seph G.. Uricchio.
| Certificates OF eligibility as second
| lieutenants of Infantry upon reaching
| their ma jority were awarded to Robert
! E. Graham, Charles A. Charlesworth
and Gerald ]. Burger.
! Degrees in course were conferred as
follows at Georgetown University yes
| terday:
! Bachelor of arts-Edward Francis ALI
; Jchn Bernard Behan, jr: James Curry
! Bernhardt cum laude; Aloysius Joseph
| Blommer, Edmund Norris Bremen, Ed
mund Lawrence Brunini, Edward Austin
Byrne, Daniel Edward Callahan. jr.:
| Charles Arthur Charlesworth, Matthew
Nelson Cheshire. jr.; John James
Clancy, Florence Dermot Cohalan. cum
| laude: Joseph Patrick Collins, Frank
Patrick Coniff, Robert joseph Connolly.
Charles Robert Corcoran, Alfred James
Daley, Joseph Aloysius Davis, Frank
Joseph Delany jr.; William Augustine
Dennis. Joseph Leo Dwyer, James
| Thomas Egan. Richard Xavier Evans,
Daniel Francis Farrell. jr.; Thomas Leo
Farrell, Thomas Joseph Farren. George
Morris Fay. William Francis Ferguson,
George McGrath Fissell. Thomas James
/ Fitzgerald, jr.; Hubert Foley. John
Joseph Forbes John Thomas Frawiey;
/ Walter Edward Gallagher, John Hall
Genau. John Francis Halpin, Joseph
Edward Halpin, jr.: Edward Patrick
Han!ev. John Cornelius Hayes. Magma
cum laude: Felix Hughes Hoffman,
| Thomas Francis Griffin Hickey, Thomas
( Wentworth Higgins, Joseph William
Howe. Richard Kempt Hungorford,
Robert Henry Hunter. Joseph Aloysius
] Igoe. Robert John Illig. Stephen John
! Heating. John Thomas Kelly, jr.; Max
we'll Edward Korb, William Anthony
! Koughan, Aloysius Francis Lanahan,
Peter James Little. Mark Thomas
Lydon. James Herbert Mahorey. cum
! laude: Edward Coyne Maloney. George