Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-01
1900 Students
Will Graduate
In Maryland
McNutt Is Among
Speakers at
Commencements
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
June Week activities will get I'M
der way in a score of Maryland COLI
leges and universities this week
exercises that will be climaxed by
the award of degrees and other Ger
tificates to more than 1900 grad
yates.
Graduating classes ranging from
hundreds-852 at the University of
Maryland-down to a dozen or so
in some of the smaller colleges will
participate in commencement ex-
ercises of the Free States educa-
tional institutions.
Prospects for jobs for the army
of graduates from Maryland COL
leges show sharp improvement over
year ago, and many institutions re-
port low percentage who have no
definite plans for employment.
Commencement begins today at
the University of Maryland, when
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard of
Washington delivers the baccalau-
reate sermon. in st. Andrews
Church, College Park. Paul V. Nc
Mutt. Federal Security Admins
traitor. will deliver the commence
ment address. and DR.. H. C. Byrd,
president of the university, will pre-
sen: diplomas and other awards to
5s7 men and 255 women on June 7.
Other College Activities.
Ceremonies at Blue Ridge College
at New Windsor also are under way.
J@ne Week began Thursday and will
finish tomorrow with a commence
ment address by Representative
Cole, Democrat. of Maryland
Commencement began Friday at
Western Maryland College. West
minister and tomorrow l40 grad
uates-80 women and go men-will
hear an address by Bishop Leonard.
In Baltimore, Johns Hopkins leads
the city colleges in the number of
candidates for degrees Scheduled
to receive awards from its various
schools and graduate courses are
499 men and women on Tuesday.
Others in and near Baltimore city
include Goucher College with 1876
graduating seniors in commence
ment exercises June g: University
of Baltimore, 1874 on June 5; 10y
ola College. u on June 8; Notre
Dame College. IS on June 2; st.
Charles College. Gainesville. 50 on
June 10, and Morgan College, SO on
June 9.
Teachers College Ordinations.
From state teachers colleges at
Towson. Frostburg. Salisbury and
Bowie Isl will graduate between
June 2 and June II to help fiji an
acute shortage of elementary teach
ers in Maryland.
On Tuesday. DR.. Robert K.
Gooch. professor of political science
at the University of Virginia. will
speak to II graduates OF st. Johns
College. Annapolis.
Washington College at Chester
town-will begin its commencement
week Thursday and continue
through June when Dean Samuel
T. Arnold of Brown University will
speak before % seniors.
RAYMOND Walters. president OF
the University of Cincinnati. will
deliver the commencement address
at Hood College exercises in Fred
erick June 9.
Mount st. Mary's College at EN-
mitsburg will hold It's exercises from
June to June II. On the last day
the Ri. Rev. Michael J. Curley,
archbishop Of the Baltimore and
Washington diocese will present d.
plomas to 81 seniors.
College Park Schedule.
The program for the University
of Maryland at College Park in
cludes:
Today-9 a. m. breakfast for
women gradus ties rendered by Dean
Adele Stamp in university dining
hall: p. NJ. Deans tea for home
economic seniors.
Tuesdav-Senior class picnic at
Greenbelt ION the campus if wealth
er is inclement.
Observation-Disclosures and awards
assembly for undergraduates at the
Women's Field House at $3.50 p. m:
senior class banquet at the Manor
Club at $50 pm: Rossborough
dance from p. m. to 1 a. m. at the
gymna SUM armory.
Observation-Disclosures dance at
the gymnasium armory, 9 p. m. to
l a. m.
Friday-Alumni Day with regi-
stration at 10 a. m, a special lunch
con and meeting at D. m: alumni
senior class reception at Rossbor-
ough Inn to $50 p. m; awarding
of commissions in the United States
Army at AIS p. m. on the campus:
alumni-faculty-s dinner in the
University dining hall at 6 p. M;
class day exercises and senior class
awards at 8 p. m. and commence
ment ball in the gymnasium-ar-
mory at $50 p. m.
Saturday-Graduation exercises.