Evening star., 1937-06-12
THOMAS ASSA|[S
D|CTAT0RS' RULE
Senator Honored as 284
Get Degrees at National
University Exercises.


as the execution OF prisoners by
stoning them to death would be in
this country. Senator Thomas, DEM
ocrat, of Utah. told the National
University graduating classes last
night.
Senator Thomas was the guest
speaker at commencement exercises
In Memorial Continental Hall, when
diplomas were awarded 284 gradu-
ates. The University conferred on
him the honorary degree Of doctor
OF letters lin recognition OF valuable
contributions to political thought and
eminent services in the field Of
craftsmanship"
The basic philosophy of totalitarian
states, Senator Thomas said, has a
tendency to reduce men to the eff
cheney Of the ant hill or the beaver
colony.
Prizes Awarded.
Degrees were conferred by Chan
cellor Charles S. Hatfield, candidates
being presented by Dean Charles
Pergler Of the law school, and Dean
Eugene Carusi of the school OF eco
nomics and government. The vale
dictory address was delivered by
James Edward Fallon, and Justice
Jennings Bailey of the U. S. District
Court, awarded medals and prizes.
The list OF winners of medals and
prizes follows:
University gold medal for highest
average in postgraduate class, Helen
Goodner. Macarthur gold medal for
highest average In senior class, Mrs
Alice Kennedy Kieferle; Hurst gold
medal for the highest average in
the junior class, Sherman Gum;
Eugene Carusi gold medal for the
highest average in the freshman class
Jack Goldberg; the John Byrne &
Co. prize for the best examination
In bills and notes, Harold Hirsh; Ma
tional Law Book Co. prize for the
best examination in common law
pleading. Warren Price, jr.; the Sid
dons gold medal for the best final
examination in constitutional law,
Mrs. Kieferle
The Callaghan & Co. prize for the
best examination in Corporations,
Helen De Volen Glib; the Chancellor
gold medal for the best final exami-
nation in equity jurisprudence, Sher-
man Gum: the National Law Book
Co. prize for the best examination
In equity Jurisprudence (cases)
Sherman Gum; the F.. H. Thomas
Law Book Co. prize for the best ex-
animation in real property, Warren
Price, jr.; the Washington Law Book
Co. prize for the highest average
in the combined courses Of constitu-
tional history and Anglo-American
law. Frances Carolyn Burger; faculty
prize to the best debater, Louise
O'Neil; Godfrey L. Munter prize
for the best examination in sales,
Karl Leigh Wilson; Thomas E.
Rhodes award to the best speaker
in the law school, Joseph Andrews,
Sd; Sigma Nu Phi gold scholarship
key to Joseph H. Choate chapter
member with highest standing, Ing
ham Gallinger Mack; Beta Chapter,
Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity
gold scholarship key to member re-
ceiving undergraduate law degree
cum laude, George Raymond Kieferle
Omicron Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi
Legal Sorority. gold scholarship key
to woman student receiving LII. b.
with highest average, Mrs. Kieferle;
Mu Chapter, Sigma Delta Kappa
Fraternity, scholarship key to grad
uating member with highest three
year average, Julian Hubert Carter,
and the Beta Lambda Sigma Fra
ternity prize for the best examination
In criminal law, Harold Lester
Hirsh.
Walton Wins Award.
Thomas De Mott Walton won the
Charles F. Carusi prize for the high
est average in the school OF economies
and government
Degrees were conferred as fol-
lows:
Doctor OF laws (honorary), the
Rev. Pierce Sartorius Ellis.
Doctor Of juridical science: Lowell
Whittier Bassett, William Clarence
Brewer. Joseph Gellermann, James
Martin Heilman, Simeon Landau, Ar
thur Leo Lebel. Matthew ]. Neuns.
Freeman w. Sharp. jr., and Urbano
Alviar Zafra.
Doctor Of jurisprudence: Lewis
Hermon Craven and Nellie McMich.
ael.