Evening star., 1933-06-07
SOUTHEASTERN j.
| GRADUATION HELD
More Than 100 Receive Di.
pIomas and Hear Senator
&. D. Thomas.

Man has progressed so fast along me-
ehanical and scientific lines that he
must take special governmental meas
ures to avoid being crushed by his own
advancement" Senator Elbert D
Thomas. Democrat, of Utah, told more
than 100 graduates of Southeastern Uni
versity at commencement exercises last
night in Memorial Continental Hall.
Despite the immediate gloom, there
Is strong reason for an optimistic out
look, Senator Thomas declared. The
Utah Senator is noted sociologist and
was professor of political science at the
University of Utah at the time OF his
election to the Senate.
Man in a social way has not been
able to keep up with man in a scientific
way" Senator Thomas said. There
fore the problem of government is to
adjust these conditions so that man may
keep himself from being crushed by his
own advancement.
international and national trends
give rise to an optimistic outlook. Dis
couragement seems to be surrounding
Us all of the time, but get away from
our immediate encouragement and i'm
mediate troubles and you may count the
gains. You will find that while appar-
emily civilization is slipping. at the same
time it is making tremendous strides
forward"
The School of Law of the university
awarded degrees of master Of laws, So
bachelor of law degrees and 3 certif1-
Gates of graduation. The School OF Ac-
countancy awarded the degree of mas
ter of commercial science to 3, bachelor
of commercial science to 20 and certifl-
Gates of graduation to of the grad
RnIlClnn
graduation certificates to students.
Gold scholarship keys were presented
10 Robert w. May, graduate OF the
School of Accountancy, who averaged
b3.27 per cent in his grades for the past
three years, and to Russell G. Young,
graduate of the School of Law, whose
Ehree-year average was 92.61 per cent.
May and Young led their classes in
scholastic standing.
The degrees and other awards were
presented by DR.. James A. Bell, head OF
the university and director of education
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ron, with which the university is afhli-
ated. Dean George w. Offutt Of the
School of Law introduced the law de-
gree candidates, Dean Joseph e. Meyer
of the School of Accountancy the COM
mercial degree candidates and Acting
Dean Page NICK. Etchison OF the School
of Religion the candidates for religious
education diplomas.
The graduating class of the School OF
Law presented to the university a por-
trait of Dean Offutt and the graduates
of the School of Accountancy gave the
university a plaque in honor of Dean
Meyer.
DIR. Christie Presides.
DR.. Arthur c. Christie, president of
the board of trustees of the university
and also president of the Young Mems
Christian Association, presided. Rev.
DIR. c. E. Hawthorne, pastor OF Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Churcn,
gave the invocation. The musical pro-
vram included an orchestra overture
and professional and solos by Erna En-
brey, soprano, accompanied by Jewell
Downs at the piano.
After the exercises the graduates,
alumni, students, faculty and friends OF
the university attended a commence
ment dance and celebration IN the auoi-
torium of the Central Y. M. G. "A. on
G street.
The list Of graduates follows
Master of laws-James Curtis Cook,
.Joseph F. Irvine, John Elmer Mead, Ed
win Joseph Noyes, Lester Ernest SKeen
and David r. White: -, .
bachelor of laws-Charles Alger, Fair
fax Malcolm Atherton, William Jones
Rartle. Martin H. Boghosian, Walter
scott Bowen, Hobart Elburn Brown,
Glen Miller Brumbaugh, Frederick Z.
Burgan, Charles R. Campbell, Thomas
stephen Connolly, Louis M: Cormler'
walter Abram Covert, Tunis Albert Dlls,
Grace Arnold Dlugensky. Cyril Wuham
Eversfield, James David FORBES, Narclso
Frigillana, Harvey w. Goddard, Harry
S,ojdsmith Warren Douglas Hayes, Anne
Catherine Healy, Elmer Leroy Hen
messy. Allie Skiles Hewitt, Cecil Nelson
Hopkins, Nat Hynes,' Robert Marion
James. Albert Mitchell Jones. M. Carr
Kanan. Harry Wright Little, FREDERICK
Marchionna, Eva L. j. Newman, George
Steward Nyce, Maxwell Abbeshouse Os-
trow Fanny Minter Palmer, MOTIFS
Donald Parnele. Ira Willis Patterson,
~ Allan D. Ratcliffe, Curtis Risley, John
Ramsay Robertson, Karl Robinson, NOT
man B. Sheppard, Albert w. Shuplenls. ~.
RAYMOND Spencer Sifdol, BenJaIlln o,-
mon, Richard David Slagle, Hunter Nel-
son Sneed. Joseph Baker spencer, "
Warren Stilson, Harry Surle, oeorge
Mlshin. Margaret Lee Vail, Olene M
wancness Rena Warfield. Edward Le-
rov Weber Bessie May Woodcock ano
Russell G. Young. - ,o
Certificates of graduation in law
Frank l. Greenwalt, Roy l.. James anu
william Swindlehurst.
Master of commercial sclence-Jollii
II Henriksen. Robert Adamson Ring
walt and Berthold D. Tiedemann.
Other Degrees Given.
Bachelor of commercial science
itlovd Charles BRAKEMAN, Nina Buz-
zard. Virginia Catherine Corley, Charies
r Counts, jr.; Howard Vance Coyle
Thomas Gordon Crouch, Hugh OsmuI
Grow, Cecil C. Edwards, Frances Eliza
beth Everhart, Vincent Cabell Flana'
gan. Harold Lincoln Gardiner, Kath-
eryn Ruth Horn. Leonard kaplan
Shirley l.. Kines, Otto F. Lehnert, Jr.
John F. LundQuist, Robert w. May
Emile Eugene Mehl, Carleton Warbur'
ton Phillips, Louis Barley Poss, Doro
thv Rabenovets, Leon Marshall Riley
j S. Rogers, Kenneth N Ryan, Frank
lin Eugene Seitz. Maynard Parke
Shoemaker, jr.; Lloyd T. Smith. vii
liam Carl Teubner and Carl Russel
Watson.
Certificates of graduation in account
ancy-Percy c. Elicit. Ralph D. Val
Horn, Frank E. White and Thoma
Hubert WoltZ.
Certificates OF graduation, School o
Religion-Zora Davie, Mrs. j. 2. Rohi
Alice Speiden, James Edward Stevens
Nina ITrnpr and Enid Wiser.