Evening star., 1943-06-01
A. u. Graduates Hear
Plea 10 Turn Talent
Toward Government
Honorary Degree Awarded
Brig. Gen. HoIdridee Of
Adiutunt Generals School

A plea for college -tralned Amerl-
cans to take greater interest in the
Government of their own country
and in the government of post
war occupied countries was made
last night by DR.. Frederick NJ
Davenport, chairman of the United
States Council on Personal Ad-
rinistration, as American Uni
Versity graduated 50 seniors and
conferred nine master Of arts de-
grees at its Goth annual commence
ment exercises
Addressing graduates. their rela-
tives and friends in Metropolitan
Memorial Church. DR.. Davenport de-
Clared the chief reinforcement to
the great in leadership" must come
from such colleges as the Methodist
founded university.
Unless the intelligentsia of the
country consider their Governments
problems seriously and take the
trouble to lay securely the founda-
tions of peace, DR. Davenport said.
we are only on the way to more
wars and ultimate complete cata-
Cly5m."
Degree Awarded Gen. Holdridge.
DR.. Paul F. Douglass, president of
the university, conferred an homo
rary degree Of doctor of laws on
Brig. Gen. Herbert C. Holdridge,
commandant Of the Adlutant
Generals School at Fort Washing
ton, Nd, and director Of schools
Of y wi
stration schools. He and Dean
George B. Woods also awarded prizes
for scholarship to members Of the
senior and the freshman classes.
DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, paid special tribute to the
late Bishop Adna Wright Leonard,
president of the Board of Trustees
Of the university, who Was killed in
an airplane crash in Iceland. Dr.
Fustin also pronounced the bene-
ciiction. The invocation was given
by the college pastor, the Rev.
Edward Gardiner Latch.
Celebrating on his hope that the
graduates would take the situation
Of their own country and the world
seriously. Dr. Davenport urged them
to take up the public interest" as
an "avocation." Better still, ne said,
he wished that many Of the grad
uatcs would enter the Government
service
Sees Postwar Need.
This Government will need
thousands of Younger men and wom-
en- Of trained intelligence, skill and
effectiveness during this war and
when it is over he said. TO man.
age the relief and reconstruction
of occupied areas behind our ad-
vanCing armies
In cOnferring the degree on Gen.
Holdridge, DR.. Douglass cited him
as making the largest contribution
to sound governmental adminiStra-
ton in 1919 The president gave
the college honor prize Of $50 for
outstanding student activity to Paul
l.. Berry. 235 Second street NV,
who also received the faculty prize
for the his:est ranking man scholar.
The faculty award for the best
woman SCQOldr went 10 MISS Marina
Jane Sanders Of Sheriff.. N. Y, who
also received the Panhellenic Cup
for scholarship
For ouc ucSJandinc citizenship in the
college community. Miss Jane Satt-
Ter of sos RlttCnhouSe street NV.
and George ZuraS of 1901 Buchanan
street NV. received the newly
established Bruce Hughes award.
Prizes for freshman citizenship were
given to Miss Margaret Mcconnell
Of Nazareth, Pa, and Eugene Picket,
Westminster, Md.
Marching in the academic process
sion with president and members
Of the faculty were representative
Of the service programs conducted
At the university, including the
Naval Bono Disposal School and
Naval Communications Annex; the
Armed Forces Institute and tho per-
sonnel training unit Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Degrees Presented.
Those r6ceiyipp deprHee unrc,