Evening star., 1940-06-12
Pope S Peace Pleas
Not 10 Go Unheeded,
{. u. Graduates Told
Class of $50 Hears
Bishop Corrigon ot
51st Commencement

Despite Italy's entrance into the
war, the prayers of Pope Plus XII
for peace have not fallen on "un-
needing ears" Bishop Joseph M.
Corrigan. rector of Catholic Univer-
sity. told some 5000 persons at
Catholic University today.
He spoke at the 51st annual COM
mencement, at which $50 students
received degrees. 1t was his first
commencement since his elevation
recently to the episcopacy.
There will be SUFFICIENT answer to
those prayers, Bishop Corrigan de-
clared, "in a way and in day
which His Divine will will appoint"
He pictured the Pope as tragic
figure" compelled to look helplessly
on the misery and suffering of many
OF his children.
Catholic Position Defended.
DR.. Franklin Dunham, educational
director of the National Broadcast
ing Co., discussed public misunder-
standing of the Catholic position on
the relation of State and church,
education and general public ques-
tions. He denied that Catholicism
supported union of church and State,
and said that Catholics send their
children to Catholic schools because
the public schools do not teach
religion.
Catholics can have varying opin-
ions on general public questions, he
said, except on such questions as
divorce, birth control and euthana-
sia tmercy killing, on which there
may be no division Of opinion.
DR.. Dunham said he discussed
these examples of misunderstanding
because he believed the first attack
"by the enemies of God in this
country will be made upon organ
lied religion.
"The easiest place to begin is to
SOW seeds of discord upon religious
groups in the community" he de-
clared.
The graduates included Albert J..
Gil Borges, son of the foreign min
lister of Venezuela and track star
at the university. and Anthony J..
Scullen. jr., son of Dean Scullen Of
the university's school of engineer
ing and architecture. Some 1870
Washinetonians received their di-
plomas from Archbishop Michael j.
/ Curley of Baltimore and Washing
! ton, the chancellor of the uni
versity.
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The Right Rev. P. J. Mccormick.
vice rector, read list of gifts to
/ the university during the past year
totailng more than sl,OOO.OO0
Glass day exercises for the lay
seniors were held Yesterday in
Mcmahon Hall Andrew P. Ma
loney, graduate of the class of
1928 and president of the New Jer-
sey chapter of the university alumni,
told the seniors that tomorrow
! when the commencement exercises
close and the last round of applause
and cheers dies away. you will face,
alone for the first time, the contest
for which you have so carefully
trained"
The Very Rev James Marshall
Campbell, dean of the college of
arts and sciences, read the deans
list and Dean Anthony J. Scullen
OF the school of engineering and
architecture read the list of awards.
Cornelius L. Maloney gave the fare
well address and awards were pre-
sented by Bishop Corrigan. They
included:
Twenty five dollars for the out
standing senior in the College of
Arts and Sciences to Ernest L,
Unterkoefler of Philadelphia; three
plaques presented by the Engineers
Club of the university for high scho-
lastic average and oratorical ability
to Charles H. Kaman, 1921 Third
place NV; John w. Deegan of
Ridgeway, Pa, and Lester M. Lewis,
3219 Mckinley street NV.
Other Awards Presented.
Membership in the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers presented
by the society to Robert v. Viner,
TOT Kentucky avenue Sc: medal
e11N AASAlOcAolilp III tIlc american
Institute of Chemists to John T.
Eiker Sd, 826 Allison street NV:
junior membership in the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers to
Nicholas P. Sarelas of Saco. Me,
and volume to Charles E. Chaney,
1707 Kilbourne place NV. Medal
and volume presented by the Amer
ican Institute of Architects to Edgar
c. Beery, jr.. 900 Sheridan street
NV. and volume presented by the
institute to George H. Tsuroka
Lyndhurst, N. j.
Certificate presented by the In
stitute Of Aeronautical Sciences for
attaining the best scholastic record
in aeronautics for his junior and
seniors years to Charles H. Kaman
523l Third place NV. Certificates
presented by the intitute for prepar-
ing and presenting the best lecture
at student branch meeting to Joseph
A. Ellis, 1902 Tenth place NE.
Volume presented to the Outstand-