Evening star., 1934-06-12
GRADUATES OF "a
HONORED AT c. j.
507 Get Degrees in Golden
Jubilee Celebration of
College.

Three "old grads" who received
their diplomas from Georgetown Uni
versity just half a century ago
stole" the lime-light from 507
youngsters of the 1884 graduating
class last night at the Institutions s
l35th annual commencement.
Several years ago President Cole
man Nevils, S. j.. established a prec-
edent at Georgetown commence
ments by singing out for honor some
slumnus whose golden jubilee ami
versary of his own graduation fell
on that day. This year three white
haired alumni of the class of 1884
were the special guests at the COM
mencemenJ and each received from
DR.. Nevils a congratulatory scroll in
Commemora ton of the happy occa-
sion.
The alumni thus honored were DR..
D. Percy Hickling, M. D., member
of the medical school faculty and
District alienist; Henry w. Sohon,
IL. B., Washington attorney and
uncle of Rev. Frederick w. Sohon,
S. j., director of seismology at
Georgetown, and Peter D. Smith,
A. B.. an attorney at Logansport.
Ind. They were heartily applauded
by the large audience that attended
the first night celebration of COM
mencement day ever held at the uni
versity.
Ends Year Observance.
GaoroetouY, or this nieht hrouoht
to a close a year-round observance
of the tercentenary of the founding
of Maryland Colony and the plant
ing of Jesuit education in the United
States. Its exercises we're held before
the White -Gravener Building, COM
mcmOrating two of the Maryland
Jesuit fathers who are numbered
among the universitys founders.
Before the graduates we're awarded
their degrees, DR.. Nevils conferred
honorary degrees of doctor of laws
upon two prominent medical men,
Maj Edgar Erskine Hume, librarian
of the Army Medical Library. and
DR.. Raymond P. Sullivan, New York
specialist. Both men are distin-
guished by their wartime service
and Maj Hume is one of the leading
authorities in the Medical Corps of
the Regular Army.
One of the regents of the univer-
sity and graduate of 1919, Raymond
H. Reiss of New York, made the ad-
dress to the graduating class. point
ing out to them the need of leader
ship in solving the problems of a
proper adjustment of human rela-
tionship in industry offered by the
administrations new deal" program.
In the enactment of the national
industrial recovery act, Mr.. ReiSs
said, I'VE have adopted a course in
the political order which can be de-
scribed as revolutionary-not a revo-
luton stepped in blood-but move
ment which strikes boldly forward on
an untried basis of industrial life"
IN the readjustment of human re-
lations in the economic and indus
trial order. he made a plea for the
protection of the little man."
Need of Protection.
There are millions of slothful in
America, millions who do not care to
work." he declared. For these 1 do
not plead. But do see the need for
protecting those ambitious farmers
and industrial workers who spend their
lives tilling the soil and in stocking the
markets of the world. These have a
right to the honest enjoyment of the
ordinary comforts of life which the
gradual development of time makes
possible.
inefficient management. unscrupu-
louS management, individualism with
out consideration of others can no
longer be permitted in our country,
where there is an abundance for all
under intelligent distribution. The
expounded purposes of the national
industrial act is to remedy these con-
ditions."
Sonora de Sacasa, wife of the Presi-
dent of Nicaragua, and members of the
legation staff we're among the guests,
having come especially to see her son,
Carlos F. Sacasa. graduate from the
School of Medicine.
III addition to the academic degrees,
commissions in the Officers Reserve
NoIpS were HeSeIlIeu ny MAJ. ray
mond o. Barton, U. S. A.. head of the
military department, to 81 cadets of
the r. o. T. C.
Commissions Awarded.
Those given commissions as first
lieutenants in the Medical Reserve
were: Samuel L. Albright, Francis C.
Altman, Robert C. Anderson Alfred