Evening star., 1933-06-04
SCHOOL ENDS YEAR
! WITHOUT DEFICIT
merican U. Report Made on
Finances as Graduation
Approaches.

The academic year at American Uni
versity is closing without deficit In
current expenses, Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes. acting chancellor OF the uni
versity, yesterday told the semi-annual
meeting of the board of trustees.
This is one of the few institutions
of learning to achieve this result in this
difficult year" said Bishop Hughes.
Closing exercises of the academic
wear include the baccalaureate sermon,
which will be delivered at ocolck TINS
afternoon at Metropolitan Memorial
Church by Bishop Hughes, who is resi-
dent bishop Of the Methodist EpiscopfS
Church. Bishop Hughes will speak Oh
THE Teacher"
The Choral Society Of the College OF
Liberal Arts, under the direction OF
Harlan Randall, will sing the "Sanctus
from Gounods "St. Cecilia Mass" ana
Lift Up Your Heads" by Emerson.
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, organ
ist at Metropolitan Church, will be at
the console.
DR.. James Shera Montgomery, pastor
of Metropolitan Church and chaplain
of the House of Representatives, will
pronounce the invocation and benedic-
ton.
The academic procession Of trustees,
faculties and graduating classes will
form In Hurst Hall at 3 o'clock. Prof
Will Hutchins of the faculty of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts will be chief mar
shal.
Commencement Tomorrow.
Following the services tea will be
served in the parlor Of the women's
residence hall.
Commen cement exercises will take
nasium on the campus. The address
will be delivered by Bishop William
Fraser Mcdowell The acting chan
cellor will present the diplomas and the
candidates will be presented by DR..
Lucius C. Clark, dean of the Graduate
School and director Of the School of
Political Sciences. and by DR.. George
B. Woods, dean of the College of Lib
eral Arts
At the meeting of the board two new
trustees We're elected: Lanier P. Nc
Lachlen of this city, president of the
McLachlen Banking Corporation, and
John r. Sherwood of Baltimore. The
presiding officer was DR.. Arthur c.
Christie of this city, president Of the
board.
The resignation CT William S. Corby
as treasurer of the board was accepted,
to take effect at the discretion of the
Executive Committee The board ex-
pressed its appreciation for the work
done by Mr.. Corby.
Chancellor to Be Named.
The Executive Committee of the
board was empowered to name a COM
mittee for the nomination of a new
chancellor to relieve Bishop Hughes,
who has been acting chancellor since
last December.
After the meeting the board enter
tained the members of the Women'S
Guild of the university at luncheon in
the college dining hall. The guild at
Its annual business meeting in Hurst
Hall, elected the following officers for
next year
Mrs Delos O. Kinsman, president;
Mrs. H. Wellen Fisher, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Frank W. Ballou, second
vice president; Mrs. Harry c. Ober-
holster, recording secretary; Mrs W.
e. Springer, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. w. S. DeWhirSt. treasurer: Mrs.
Walter Shaw, assistant treasurer. and
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker historian.
Other events yesterday included the
senior class picnic In Rock Creek Park.
the alumni dinner in the college din
ing room, presided over by Arthur S.
Flemming, president Of the Alumni As
Sociation, and an informal party in
the gymnasium.
At the graduate school, 1901 F street,
there was garden party, under aus
pices OF the graduate fraternity and
sorority.