The Washington times., 1938-06-06
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES HELD
At UNIVERSITIES
Alumni Gathering for
Annual Reunions

will be passed on to next years
seniors by this years graduating
class.
Robert Evans, senior president,
will preside.
Phi Beta Kappa was scheduled
to hold initiation this afternoon
at Columbian House for the fol-
lowing:
Clara Helen Larsgaard, 1922 N
st. N. W.; Louis Lazaroff, 1928
S st. N. E.; Donald Byron Leach,
1449 Forty-fourth ST.; Jane
Phillips Ramseyer, 1911 Rowland
Pl., and Audrey Virginia Yaden,
4119 Illinois Ave.
VANDERBILT TO SPEAK
The first annual meeting Of the
chapter, installed in February,
will take place at this time with
Prof. George N. Hendricks pre-
siding.
The G. W. chapter Of the Order
Of the Golf, national law school
honor society, will be addressed
tonight at its annual dinner at
the Raleigh by Arthur T. Wander.
bilt, president of the American
Bar Association; Col. Walter c..
Clephane, professor emeritus and
president of the chapter, and Will
liam C. Van Week, dean Of the
law school.
G. w. commencement exercises
will take place Wednesday night
in Constitution Hall. +
AMERICAN U. EXERCISES
American University will hold
its thirteenth annual commence,
ment exercises tonight at 3 o'clock.
in the D. A. r. Memorial Hail.,
Morris Llewellyn Cook, engineer,
will be the speaker. The class to
be graduated numbers 100, and
is the largest in the history Of
the University.
Honorary doctor of law degrees
will be conferred on four-Louis
Brownlow, former District Com.
missioner, now Of Chicago; Fred.
erick Stinchfield of Minneapolis!
former president Of the American
Bar Association, and Senator's
Wheeler of Montana and Burke
Of Nebraska.
Senior class day exercises and
the senior dance will be on Thurs.
day.
NATIONALS COMMENCEMENT
Solicitor General Robert H,
Jackson will made the principal
address at commencement exer-
ciSes Of National University Thurs
day at BIS p. m. in Memorial
Continental Hall. Chancellor Leslie
C. Ganett will preside, and War
rem Price, jr., 2025 I st. N. w.,
honor student, will deliver the
valedictory address.
Joseph P. Tumulty, who was
secretary to President Wilson, will
make the address at commence
ment exercises Of Georgetown
University on the campus June
Is at AIS p. m.
Approximately $50 G. U. alumni
will attend class reunions this
week, according to DR.. James s.
Ruby, jr., alumni secretary. Old.
est among them will be some Of
the eight survivors of the class
Of 1888. A special train will bring
alumni for the dance Friday eve.
ming at the Washington Hotel.
The Very Rev. Arthur A. O'Leary,
S. j. president of the university,
will be host at a reunion of five
year classes Saturday evening.
HONOR DIR. WALL
Georgetown will confer one hon.
orary degree, that Of doctor Of
science upon DR.. Joseph Stiles
Wall, who has been q practicing
physician in Washington for 40
years, and a member Of the school
Of medicine faculty most of that
time. He was graduated from
Georgetown in 1897, and is now in
his siXty-Second year.
He is past president Of the Dis.
trict Medical Society. is active in
many national medical societies,
and is a specialist on childrens
diseases. He is a member Of the
Cosmos and Chevy Chase clubs,
the Kalorama Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION, and the Sachem'S Head
Yacht Club.
C. US PROGRAM
Commencement week begins at
Catholic University next Sunday.
Baccalaureate mass will be cele-
brated Sunday at 1920 a. m. in
the crypt of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception by
the Rt. Rev. Patrick j. McCor.
mick, vice rector. Rev. DR.. John
Montgomery Cooper, professor of
authropology, will preach the ser.
mon.
Commencement exercises will
take place at 1920 a. m. WedneS-
day of next week in the university
gymnasium. The Most Rev. Mi
chael J. Curley. archbishop Of
Baltimore and chancellor of the
university, will preside.
TEACHERS PICNIC
Teachers belonging to the First
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