Evening star., 1943-03-15

Lost Cop and !Gown
Commencement Has
Audience Of 900
An audience Of l 900 crowded CAS-
ton Hall at Georgetown University
yesterday afternoon when 90 med.
ical seniors received their diplomas.
participating in what the Very Rev.
Lawrence c. German, 8. j.. preH.
dent, described as probably the lass
cap and gown" commencement for
the duration.
He remarked on the passing Of
this academic tradition in referring
to the fact that the university ex-
poets the Army to move into the
college on April 8 and that by early
summer practically every student
will be in uniform. Another re-
minder of the war was the appear.
ance Of the numeral lS on ths
Georgetown service flag. indicating
the number Of alumni who already
have sacrificed their lives.
The school of law took part IN the
92d annual commencement Of the
medical school to the extent of pre-
senting William E. Leafy, alumnus
and former professor, for an hon.
orary doctor Of laws degree.
Reads From Citation.
Father German read from the
citation:
Frequently summoned TO the
service of his country by the Presi-
dent Of the United States, William
Edward Leahy has generously sac.
rificed his time. his resources and
himself In the cause of justice and
democracy. Diversified as has been
his career as legal educator ~
special assistant to the Attorney
General of the United States and
now as director of seleetive ssrvies
for the District Of Columbia, all Of
his endeavors have been crowned
with pre-eminent SUCCESS"
In his address to the graduating
class, Mr.. Leahy ignored problems
OF selective service and discussed
the war and the Kind Of victory
that must be won.
That victory might be won and
yet lost, he warned, II American
soldiers return to their homeland
to find missing the liberties, indi.
vidual rights and the way of, living
which each left home to defend.
Reduced to its single objective"
Mr.. Leahy said, we are in this war
to win 1t that America, our America,
may live, or we lose 1t even we
win" :.
America must preserve its rug
ged individualism," which typiies
the spirit that made 1t great, he
declared. The deeds Of .heroisn
we read Of now, the names We know
Wake. Midway, Solomons, Bataan.
Guadalcanal, the Bismark Sea, New
Guinea, Britain and North Africa
all were made possible in fact and
glory only because Of the r,aSesd,
pushing, absolute individualimn Of
the American fighter" he reminded.
Lit. Col. James Z. Phillips, N. G.,
commapdant of the MedicAf~ O.
T. c., awarded commissions N first
heutenants in the Army Medical
Reserve Corps to 18 Of the gradu.
ates. Prisess to honor students Also
were announced by the Rev. David
v, McCauley. s. j.. dean of medicine,
who presided 1t the commencement
and administered the ancient Hip-
pocratic oath to the class.
At the baccalaureate mass In the
morning the. graduates heard q
sermon by the Very Rev. william
J. Murphy, S. j., president Of Dos-
ton College. THE world Is In its
present state" he said, because Of
the rejection Of Divine authority
The light went out over E,rope Ions
before 1914 and that light w. must
reEluminate." co..
But before the road out Of the
worlds present dilemma can be
travelled, Father Murphy warned, II
must experience return to COM
plete period Of renaissance In which
man shall become the real center
OF the universe.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
The Kober Medal in Hygiene; for
highest grade in that subject. Leon.
ard B. Rose OF New Brunswick,
N. J.
The James A. Cahil Medal,
awarded for the first time in MEM
ory of the late Prof. Cahill. ia
Charles B. Whitaker Of Colurn-
bia, S. C.
The Hird Prize in Physiological
Chemistry, $35 in cash for first
honors. to Michel M. Healy of the
District.
Second honors, $25, donated by
STAN Of the department Of physio-
logical chemistry, awarded ex aeouo
to Joseph A. Barsa, of Pelham
Manor, N. Y, and Sidney G. Piness
OF Plainf1eld, N. J. ..>
The Ewing Prize in Pathology TO,
highest grades. to Bernard A. Fitz.
gerald Of the District.
The MacCallum Prize in PathoI.
ogy. for second honors, to Emmett
Neil OF California.
The Baker Memorial Medal for
highest record in the anatomical
sciences, to Michel M. Healy Of the
District.
Degrees Of doctor Of medicine
were awarded to:
Banner. j. W., jr MarA>, William "A
Barrett +. J., or Manion, Willian4 C.
Bastian, e. L., u: Manley, Russell M.
Battenfeld: John l. Moline, Robert 4
Cacchioli, Louis c. Molnar. GHorse Is
Chodi, Nathan Z. Murphy, HrisnE
Crimy. Charles Musulin, RAde Re
Curran, Edmund B. Naccash Edrnilnd ,