Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-08
'Ganaudet College
Gives 29 Diplomas
To Deaf Students
Three Honorary Degrees
Are Awarded for Work
In Aid of Handicapped

Il Diplomas were presented to 20
Z. students who had overcome the
q Handicap of deafness, and honor
\ AIRY degrees were conferred on three
\ men who have done outstanding
4 work on behalf of the deaf as GAL
D laudet College held its 77th COM
mencement yesterday.
About 300 persons in the flower
banked Chapel Hall witnessed tire
!. graduation exercises and applauded
'+each student who stepped up to re-
4 ceive his diploma from the hands
= Of President Percival Hall.
n The remarks of all speakers were
{ translated into the sign language
$ for the benefit of the students and
3. other deaf persons in the audience.
(. Sometimes the speakers used both
5 their hands and voices.
4 The program opened with an in
vocation by the Rev. H. c. Merrill,
who is an Episcopal missionary for
the deaf in New York State. DR..
Hall then introduced one of the
candidates for degree. Charles D.
Quick of Illinois.
Mr.. Quick, of YugoSlavian eX-
traction and resident of that coun-
try during the early years of his
life, came to Gallaudet from Chi
cago. Deaf since childhood, he new
ertheless has learned to talk and
delivered speech at the exer-
cises on Il Am an American"
Laura P. Filler, another of the
graduates, gave recitation of the
poem "Mizpah" in the sign Ian
euage.
Candidates Presented.
Dean Irving S. Fusfield then pre-
sented the graduating class. Prof
Harley D. Drake presented the can
didates for bachelor of arts, Prof.
Percivau Hall, jr., presented the
candidates for bachelor of science
and Prof. Sam B. Craig presented
the candidates for master of arts de-
grees.
The honorary degree of master of
arts was conferred upon Daniel
futile Cloud, who is superintend-
ent of the State School for the Deaf.
Jacksonville, Ill, one of the largest
schools for the deaf in the world
Daniel Picard, well-known chem
list of Birmingham, Ala, was award
ed the honorary degree of doctor
OF science, in abSentia, and Dr.
Merrill was awarded the degree of
doctor of humane letters.
Address by DIR. Weaver.
DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, executive
secretary of the District Baptist
Convention and former president of
Mercer University. delivered the
commencement address. He re-
called the history of Gallaudet,
paying tribute to Amos Kendall. who
gave the ground for the first camp
us, and to Edward Gallaudet, who
came to take charge of the school
when it was founded as the Co.
lumbia Institute for the Deaf.
You are going to be thrown out
into the world where your success
will depend upon your efforts" he
warned, and advised the students
to devote themselves to good causes.
IF you are to meet the test that
lies ahead, YOU must have faith.
Faith, and faith alone. will help you
find solution for the great prob
lens which confront our genera
ton.
There are four issues before you
religious liberty versus oppression,
democracy versus totalitarianism,
economic freedom versus state man
agement, and individual rights YER
sus state control of your lives. The
greatest test lies ahead"
DR.. Weaver told the students that
they had been given education, but
this is not enough. You must have
knowledge, skills and ideals"
Recipients of Degrees.
Students who received degrees
were:
Degree of bachelor of arts: Mil
dred Dora Albert. Alabama; Vim
cent P. Byrne, New York; Laura
Pauline Eiler, Minnesota; Lily
Emelia Gamst, Minnesota; Harvey
j. Gremillion, Louisiana; Milan
Rade rkobrad, Pennsylvania;
Rosalind May Redfearn, North
Val Ol4Ald, IIdIl L. IOOeClSOIl, OIdll,
Robert G. Sanderson, Nevada; Bea-
trice Doria Schiller, Minnesota;
Francis B. Sullivan, Montana; A.
Glen Tate, Alabama; Edith Lucille
Tibbetts, Minnesota.
Degree of bachelor of science:
Norma Evelyn Corneliussen, Min
nesota; Charles D. Quick, Illinois;
George E. Hanson, South Dakota
1nick J. JanuliS, Illinois; A. Dennis
Lisnay, New Jersey; Albert For
rest Reeves, Florida; Bertha Eu-
genia Shaw, Connecticut; Priscilla
Jane Steele, Oklahoma; Frederick
Nicholas Stewart, Missouri
Degree of Master of arts in the
Normal Department: Albert Walter
Douglas, Vermont; Sabey briggs,
Idaho; Lorraine Frater, Ohio; Ed
ward L. Scouten, Nebraska; Joe
Roy Shinpaugh, Arkansas; Roy
Moore STEELE, Illinois; David Mad
~oy,