Evening star., 1941-05-25
Gov. 0'Conor TO Speak
AT Georgetown U.
Commencement
Alumni Dinner June J
Will Honor Graduates
In Military Service

Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor of Mary
land will deliver the address to the
graduating class of Georgetown
University at the annual commence
ment June 8. Two years ago the
Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.,
president, conferred an honorary
doctor of laws degree on the Mary
land executive at Georgetown ses-
quicentennial celebration.
Gov. O'Conor is a graduate of
Loyola, Jesuit college in Baltimore
He also holds honorary degrees from
his alma mater, from the University
of Maryland. where he was grad
uated in law, and from Villanova
Arrangements for the commence
ment exercises have not been COM
pleted, the university said. Speakers
are to be selected for the alumni
dinner the evening of Saturday,
June 7, in the Mayflower Hotel,
which will inaugurate commence
ment week.
Richmond B. Keech, LII. B. %
corporation counsel of the District,
will be POSTMASTER and chairman
of the Dinner Committee. He is
chairman of the Georgetown
Alumni Council of Washington,
sponsors of the dinner.
Varsity Men to Get 'Gs.'
A feature will be the varsity &c"
awards to Georgetown athletes by
Thomas A. Cantwell, A. B. '08.
The alumni dinner will honor
Georgetown men in the Army Navy
and Marine Corps. DR.. James S.
Ruby, jr., national secretary, an
nounced the reservations will be
closed June 3.
Campus elections held recently
included the Yard election. William
V. Finn of Cincinnati, Ohio, was
elected president of the Yard over
Dennis M Moran.
The new secretary is James Nc
Sherry of Frederick, Md, and the
treasurer is Francis D. O'Grady of
Staten Island, N. Y. The new presi-
dent is secretary of the Student
Council, president-elect of the
Philodemic Society and was junior
manager of track.
The outgoing president of the
Yard, Thomas H. Mullahey, jr., of
Shanghai. China, was one of IA
Georgetown students enlisting last
week in the Marine Corps Reserves.
The Rev. John E. Wise, S. j., dean
of freshmen, last week announced
winners of two scholastic essay con-
tests. Joseph J. Mccarthy, jr., of
Washington, a medical school stu
dent, won the Mallory Historical
Medal. The subject was The Pro-
lection Afforded to Freedom of Con-
science and Speech by the Federal
Constitution" The Pulaski Medal
was awarded to Robert B. Neu of
Arlington, Va. The subject was "Po-
lands Role in the Development of
Catholic Culture in Eastern Europe" "
Mask and Bauble Elects.
Georgetown's Mask and Bauble
Club elected John H. Pinto of
Brooklyn, N. Y, president. Other
officers are Howard S. Madigan of
Washington. vice president; Benja-
min j. Zintack of Chicago, secre-
tary; Grover H. Whalen, jr., of New
York, treasurer; Dennis M. Horan
OF Chicago, as business manager.
and Edward j. Callahan of Min
neapoliS, production manager.
The dramatic club is planning to
broadcast short plays next year from
the univerSity's radio room.
At $3.50 o'clock tonight, in CASTOR
Hall, two one-act plays will be pre-
sented with the assistance of a cast
from the Georgetown Visitation
Convent. The first, Drums of
Dude" will have Miss Angelioue
de Golian in the only feminine role,
others taking part being Howard
Madigan, Frank Hartnett, William
Condor, Charles Geiger, Peter Ross
and William Connole.
The Gate" a newspaper play,
Will be presented by the Misses
Louise Mccormick. Mary Lee Cha
doyne, Jean Vernon and Miss
Schupp in the leading feminine
roles. Mr.. zintack and John Pinto
will take other roles.
The Hoya staff held it's annual
dinner Thursday night at the
Washington Country Club. Richard
E. McVoy of Chicago, retiring edi-
tor-in-chief, was POSTMASTER,