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S. j., professor of philosophy and COL
lege faculty member for Is years;
Fred K. Nelson, professor of procedure
before international tribunals in the
school of law, and Raymond Henry
Reiss of New York City, regent and
benefactor of the university. The
venerable 79-year- old dean of dentistry.
DR.. William N. Cogan. who was a
pioneer in the establishment of the
department, was made a doctor Of
science.
Ancient Colleges Represented.
The academic traditions of the
Old World were blended with the
| traditions of the new in the names
| of distinguished universities repre-
sented at the inaugural ceremony.
Five centuries bridged the gap be-
| tween the University of Louvain,
founded in 1925. and the youngest
of the many American institutions
represented. DR.. Leonid 1. Strak-
hovsky, Russian soldier and scholar,
was the delegate from Louvain.
Gregorian University. parent of all
Jesuit colleges, founded in 1851, was
represented by Rev. Stephen F.
McNamee, S. j., and Father Toohey
was the alumnus of the University of
Innsbruck, which dates back to 1862.
Besides these ancient traditions,
Americas oldest college, Harvard,
1886, represented by Dr. Charles War
rem, and the College of William and
Mary, 1893, whose delegate was Her
bert L. Ganter, were f1edglings.
Justice Pierce Butler of the United
States Supreme Court was the dele
gate for Carleton College while Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace ap-
peared in the robes of Iowa State
College. There were many women
among the delegates, including Mrs.
Owen J. Roberts, wife of Justice
Roberts of the Supreme Court. who
represented Mount Holyoke College,
and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce, who was
delegate for Greensboro College
Justice Roberts and Justice Harlan
Fiske Stone of the Supreme Court also
attended the ceremony.
Dignitaries in Procession.
The academic procession, in which
delegates, diplomats, alumni and the
representatives of 40 learned societies
and educational associations partici-
pated, was headed by Lieut.. Col. Ray
mond o. Barton, U. S. A, Georgetown
cornmandant, who was chief marshal
of the evening.
e. Conspicuous among the special
guests was Rev. Laurence J. Kelly,
S. j., president of GonZaga College in
Washington, which is Father O'Leary's
alma mater. Rev. Francis E. keenan,,
S. j., president of Woodstock College.
from which the Georgetown presi-
dent also was graduated in theology,
was delegate.
The presidents of approximately 25
institutions were among the official
delegates and practically all the
Washington schools were represented,
including the Right Rev. Msgr. Pat
rick Mccormick. newly appointed
acting president of the Catholic Uni
versity.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle of
George Washington University and
Dean Thomas Hardy Taliaferro of
Maryland University were among the
local delegates American University
sent Chancellor Joseph M. M. Gray;
Gallaudet was represented by it's
president, DR.. Percivel H. Hall, and
Howard University by DR.. Mordecai
w. Johnson, president. DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, superintendent of schools,
and Mrs. Harry Grattan Doyle, of
the Board of Education, .also were
delegates.
Diplomatic Representatives.
The diplomatic corps was repre-
sented as follows:
The Ambassador of Chile, Senior
Don Manuel Trucco: the Ambassador
Of Cuba, Senor DR.. Guillermo Patter-
son de Jauregui; the Minister of
Austria and Nine. Prochnik; the Min
lister of Albania, Mr.. Faik Konitza;
the Minister of Guatemala, Senior DR..
Don Adrian Recinos; the Minister of
DR.. Ferdinand We
verka; the Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. MacWhite; the Min
lister of Venezuela and Sonora de
Arcaya; the Minister of Denmark,
Mr.. Otto Wadsted; the Minister of
Panama and Nine. Alfaro; the Min
lister Of Portugal and Nine. de
Bianchi; the Minister of Hungary and
Nine. Pelenyi; the Minister of the
Union Of South Africa and Mrs. Close,
The Minister of the Dominican Re-
public and Sonora de Brache; the
Minister of Greece, Mr.. Demetrios
Sicilianos; the Minister of Bulgaria.
Mr.. Stoyan Petroff Tchomakoff: the |
Minister Of Siam and Nine. Raia-
maitri; the Minister of Lithuania. Mr..
Povilas zadeikis; the Minister of |
Mr.. Constantin Botitch:
the charge d'affaires of Poland and
Nine Sokolowska, the charge daft |
faires of Rumania and Nine. Florescu.
The charge d'affaires of Honduras and
Sonora de Caceres and the charge
1'affaires Of Nicaragua, Senior DR..
Don Henri de Bayle.
Learned societies, educational and
scientific associations were repre-
'ented by official delegates as follows:
Norman Towson, American Acad-
smy Of Political and Social Science:
DR.. o. r. MCGUIRE. the American Bar
association; Right Rev. Msgr. Peter
juilday and Rev. DR.. John K. Cart
wright, the American Catholic His.