Evening star., 1938-06-04
4,OOO WILL GET
DEGREES IN JUNE
Maryland US Exercises
Today Will See III in
Graduating Class.

nope the recession Ism as DaQ as
their elders have pictured it,
Beginning this morning, with COM
mencement exercises at the University
of Maryland, a steadily increasing flow
OF young men and women will depart
academic halls to face such cold facts
as recent national survey showing job
opportunities were off as high as 10 per
cent this spring, compared with 1887
Next in point of size, the Johns Hop
kins University graduating class of
about 425 will receive diplomas on June
a., when Sir Josiah Stamp, British
railroad magnate, will be the principal
speaker.
Monday, June 6, will be the busiest
day for June graduates in Maryland.
Six colleges-Western Maryland, Notre
Dame of Baltimore, Washington Col
lege, Morgan College, Salisbury State
Teachers College, and Hood College
Of Frederick, all will hold commence
ments on that date.
Or. Guy E. Snavely, executive Sec
retary of the American Association of
Universities and Colleges, will deliver
Western Maryland's graduation ad-
dress before class of 125.
DR.. Marvin TO Speak.
Washington Colleges ST seniors will
hear DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin. presi-
dent of George Washington Univer-
sity. Gov. Nice, who also will attend
the University of Maryland exercises,
will be guest of honor.
Sixty-six graduates of Morgan Col
lege will be addressed by DR.. Mary
Mcleod Bethune, president of Beth
une Cookman College, Daytona Beach,
Fla, and director of colored affairs
for the National Youth Administra-
tion.
At Salisbury State Teachers College
the commencement speaker will be DR..
Cornelius Welgandt of the University
OF Pennsylvania English department
Twentay-one graduates will receive
diplomas from Mayor Thomas H.
Chambers of fredericksburg, a member
of the State Board of Education.
A class Of approximately 81 young
women will be graduated from Hood
College, where Francis B. Sayre. As
sistant Secretary of State and son-in-
law Of Woodrow Wilson, will deliver
the address.
Goucher Graduation.
Goucher College will graduate 1913
young women on June 7, with DR..
Harold Glenn Moulton, president of
the Brookings Institute, as the COM
mencement speaker.
On the following day st. Johns
College will present diplomas to 81
seniors, who will be addressed by
Richard F. Cleveland, Baltimore at
torney and member of the st. Johns
Board OF Visitors and Governors.
June 9 will see l30 graduated from
the University of Baltimore. The
commencement speaker will be DR., W.
z. Wells, professor of education at
Stanford University.
Towson State Teachers College will
share June IA with Johns Hopkins.
presenting diplomas to 43 graduates.
DR.. Henry W. A. Hanson, president of
Gettysburg College. will be the
speaker. ...
33 at Mount St. Mary's.
Mount st. Mary's, at Emmitsbure.
Will conclude the graduation period on
June is, its SO seniors scheduled to
hear an address by the most Rev.
Bernard ]. Mahoney, Bishop of Sioux
Falls, S. Oak.
Mary Washington College, at Fred
ericksburg, Va, will conclude its finals
at 2:30 pm. today with John Temple
Graves, I'd, editor and author, deliv-
ering the graduation address to SO
degree applicants. FE
commencement exercises at the
University of Virginia, Randolph
Macon, Virginia Military Institute and
the College of William and Mary begin
a week later than the other State in
Etitutions.
Virginia Techs seth commence
ment began yesterday with drills
and parade by the cadet regiment.
Alumni reunions are a highlight on
today's program. DR.. William E..
Dodd, former Ambassador to Ger
many and Tech alumnus, will make
the graduation address Monday morn
ing when DR.. Julian A. Burruss, presi-
dent, confers degrees on 1886 seniors.
House Member Speaker.
Representative A. Willis Robert
son of Lexington will be the gradua-
tion speaker at Richmond Tuesday.
climaxing a four-day finals program.
The annual meeting of the Alumnae
Association this morning will launch
the commencement exercises at Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynch
burg. Former Ambassador Dodd will
be the graduation speaker Tuesday.
DR.. Beaven, Richmond baccalaureate
speaker, will address Roanoke COL
lege's SO graduates when degrees are
awarded at Salem Monday. Former
Roanoke students will return for re-
unions today.
DR.. Francis Pendleton Gaines, presi-
dent of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, will give the graduating ad-
dress and DR.. Samuel P. Duke will
deliver degrees and diplomas to 237
young women at Madison College,
Harrisonburg, on Monday.
FarmviIIe Exercises.
Graduating exercises at Farmville
s. T. c. will be held Tuesday morn
ing, with DR.. Carol M. Newman, pro-
fessor of English, Virginia Tech, as
the speaker.
DR.. William s. A. Pott, president
OF Elmira College, will address the
Hollins College graduates Tuesday.
The traditional daisy chain and cap
and gown ceremonies will be features
of the commencement program.
Hampden-Sydney seniors will hear
George Richardson, jr., Bluefield, w.
Va, an alunnus, deliver the final
address Wednesday. Tuesday will be
observed as alumni day.
The commencement address to 48
Mary Baldwin seniors will be made
by Dr. William Pierson Merrill, pastor
Of the Brick Presbyterian Church,
New York City.
College Professor,