Evening star., 1934-06-06
$50 TO GRADUATE
FROM UNIVERSITY
Secretary Hull Will Receive
George Washington De-
gree Tonight.

Six hundred and eighty students OF
George Washington University will be
graduated in that institutions ll3th
commencement at 8 o'clock tonight in
Constitution Hall
Secretary of State Cordell Hull will
don cap and gown with the students
to receive the honorary degree Of doc
tor of laws in recognition Of his out
standing contributions to world ac-
cord and friendship and understand
ing among the nations Of the Amer
icas.
Besides the award to the Secretary,
George Washington University will
confer honorary degrees Of doctor Of
laws upon John Lloyd Newcomb. pres
ident of the University of Virginia,
and Arthur Cults Willard, president
Of the University Of Illinois. both
members of the engineering profess
sion. These degrees are being con-
ferred in observance Of the founding
of George Washington University S
School OF Engineering so years ago.
DIR. Marvin to Speak
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
| Of the university, will deliver his
charge to the graduates as the only
| oratory of the commencement pro-
| gram.
The exercises will be opened with
| the academic procession, led by DR.
Elmer Louis Kayser, university mar
shal. The procession will include DR.
Marvin, the provost, the recipients OF
the honorary degrees, members of the
University Board Of Trustees and
faculties and the graduates.
Candidates for degrees will be pre-
sented in the following order: Junior
College. Dean Henry Grattan Doyle;
Columbian College, Dr. A. Curtis Will
gus: School of Medicine, Dean Earl
Baldwin Mckinley; Law School, Dean
William Cabell VanVleck; School of
Engineering Dean John r. Lapham;
School of Pharmacy. Dean William
| Paul Briggs; School of Education.
| Dean William Carl Ruediger; School
of Government, DR.. Warren Reed
West; Division of Library Science,
Director A. F. w. Schmidt; Division of
Fine Arts, Director Norris I. Gran
DALI Graduate Council, President
| Marvin: for the status Of professor
emeritus, Prof. Edwin c. Brandenburg,
presented by Justice Alfred A. Wheat
of the board Of trustees, and Prof.
Charles Sidney Smith. presented by
Clarence Aspinwell of the board of
| trustees.
Gilbert Grosvenor of the trustees
board will present Secretary Hull for
his honorary degree; Charles r.
Mann, another trustee, will present
President willard, and Charles G.
Glover, jr, will present President
| Newcomb.
Scholastic Awards Presented.
Scholastic awards for outstanding
attainments in academic pursuit and
| tributes for extra -curricular activities
| were presented to deserving members
of the graduating class at the class
night exercises last night in the uni
versity yard.
Stanton C. Peelle, jr.. 1900 Con-
| necticut avenue, received the John
Bell Larner medal for the highest
scholastic average. He is the son OF
Stanton C. Peelle, George Washing
ton University alumnus, and grand
| son of the late Stanton J. Peelle,
chief justice of the United States
Court Of Claims.
| The Ordroneaux prize, for the
member of the graduating class OF
the School of Medicine who has at
tanned the highest scholastic average,
was awarded to Henry Lincoln Peck
ham, jr., $40 Princeton place.
James Hall Ronald of Portland,
| Ind, won the Alexander Wilbourne
Weddell prize for the best essay on
the promotion of peace among the
| nations Of the word This prize was
established by Mrs. Weddell in honor
of her husband, the Ambassador to
Argentina, who is an alumnus oi
the university.
| The Delta Tau Delta medal
! awarded to the senior who has done
| the most constructive work in stu
| dent activities, went to Ludwig Cam
inita, jr. Clara Critchf1eld received
the Pi Beta Phi medal, which goes
to the woman member of the senior
class who has done the most con-
structive work in student activities.
Other Awards.
Other awards conferred at the
class night exercises we're: Alpha Chi
| Sigma freshman awards in chem
istry, Charles Thomas Bagley, Guy
Erwin, Marcus Goumas.
Alphi Chi Sigma senior award ir
chemistry, Charles Monroe Kretch.
man.
Alpha Delta Pi award in French
Robert Philips Lane.
Alpha Delta Theta award in chem
istry, Julia Gemmil.
Alpha Kappa Psi award in COM
merce, John Wilbert Poor.
Chi Omega award in social SCI
ences, Verna Mohagen.
! E. K. Cutter award in English
Catherine Prichard.
Daughters Of the American Rev.