Evening star., 1941-06-09

can Red Cross delegate at the end OF
his sixth year. During his absence
Of several months, DR.. OLeary
served as acting president and when
DR.. Nevils extra year was up he
was appointed for his present term
With the university facing a pos
sible critical period because of the
national emergency, 1t was believed
that Society of Jusus headquarters
will make no change in its admins
trative head. In another year. per-
haps, If conditions quiet down, DR.
OLeary might be relieved of his
duties.
Gov. O'Conor to Speak.
Gov. Herbert r. O'Conor of Mary
land, LII. D. of 1889, will address
the 500 seniors of the graduating
class at 4 o'clock on the college
lawn In the event of rain, the ex-
ercises will be in Constitution Hall.
The president will confer honorary
degrees upon the Most Rev. Thomas
A. Emmet, S. j., Bishop of Jamaica
and former faculty member. and
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming,
law school graduate of 1920. Alumni
of the class of 1891 will attend in
celebration of their golden jubilee"
and receive recognition from the
university.
Last night the university bestowed
competitive prizes and medals on
RI tx,I -f -,
various graduating classes. Thomas
F. Mullahey, jr., president of the
student council, delivered the ira
ditional Cohonguroton grafton, or
class valedictory. He was the recipi-
ent of two prize awards. The
tropaia exercises followed the bacca-
laureate mass and sermon attended
by the seniors and faculties during
the morning in Dahlgren Chapel
The Rev. Thomas L. O'Neill, c. S.
P, of the class Of 1899, was the
preacher.
He urged the graduating class to
Join others in a movement Ito put
classical and traditional learning
back into its rightful place"
Father O'Neill, now stationed in
New York, deplored that the new
system of education fails to dis
tinguish between truth and false
hood, right and wrong. 1t made a
fertile field, he said. to plant mis-
leading thoughts" that are being re-
flected now in national life.
The deans OF the various depart
ments of the university awarded the
following prizes:
oet,s Thi sGf1: n.o: T A5t' n: nd s.s
keenan, Of Rochester, n. Y
observation-disclosures Medal for. best essay
in English literature, Timothy J. Mahoney.
Dixon Medal for the best contributions
to the Mask and Bauble Club. Thomas ?.
Mullahey. jr.. Of Shanghai, China.
M.EsH Msds society 5e5 d.bn. n Thomas
Ryan Medal for hishest test; in psyehoI-
The School OF Medicine.
R06sI oso,,t Medal in aysi.ne tor excellence
eaaa0r ca5s Of q 1a4 HsnaO nris. for consDicuou,
issastship S.sara Fails "fslacs n : H. Mathews Of
Journal OF Surgery award for tn. hishes,
grade in surgery, Zac r. Endress of
American journal OF Obstetrics and
Gynecology award for highest grade IN
f.1ssd E5stsiries e'tv joseph p kendrick Of Lons
American Heart Journal award for
highest grade in internal medicine, Frank
B. Whitesell OF Washington
Journal of Pediatrics award for highest
grade in pediatrics. George j. Fleury. jr.,
OF Washington
S35 for hrst honors and Chemistry De-
partmcnt priz. Of s25 for second honors.
awarded in $50 amounts to Joseph NJ.
Badway OF Providence. r. l.. and Nicolas j.
Cotsonas. .jr.. Of North Cambridge, Mass,
holders Of equal records