Evening star., 1943-03-15
Georgetown u.
Gives Medical
Diplomas 10 50
Last Cop and Gown
Commencement Hos
Audience of 1000

An audience OF / 900 crowded Gas
ton Hall at Georgetown University
yesterday afternoon when SO med
ical seniors received their diplomas,
participating in what the Very Rev.
Lawrence c. German. S. j., presi-
dent, described as probably the last
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 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 13 on the
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. Leahy, alumnus
and former professor, for an hon.
OraTy DOCTOR or laws degree.
Reads From Citation.
Father German read from tbs
citation:
Frequently summoned to the
service of his country by the Presi-
dent of the United States, William
Edward Leahy has generously sac
riflced his time, his resources and
himself in the cause of Justice and
democracy. Diversified as has been
his career as legal educator, as
special assistant to the Attorney
General of the United States and
now as director of selective service
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, if 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, I'VE are in this war
to win 1t that America, our America,
may live, or we lose it even IL we
win"
America must preserve its rug
ged 1ndlvldualism," which typifies
the spirit that made 1t great, he
declared. THE deeds of heroism
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 rugged,
pushing. absolute individualism OF
the American fighter" he reminded.
| Lit. Col. James E. Phillips, M. C.,
commandant of the Medical r. O.
T. c.. awarded commissions as first
heutenants in the Army Medical
Reserve Corps to 18 of she gradu-
ates. Prizes to honor students also
were announced by the Rev. David
V. McCauley. S. j., dean of medicine,
who presided at the commencement
and administered the ancient Hip
pocratic oath to the class.
At the baccalaureate mass in ths
morning the graduates heard a
sermon by the Very Rev William
j. Murphy, S. j.. president of Bos.
ton College. The world is in its
present state" he said. because Of
the rejection of Divine authority.
The light went out over Europe Ions
before 1914 and that light we must
rei,luminate"
But before the road out of the
worlds present dilemma can be
travelled, Father Murphy warned. il
must experience return to a 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. CahiI Medal.
awarded for the first time in mem
ory of the late Prof. Cahir, to
Charles B. Whitaker of Colum-
pia, S. C.
The Hird Prize in Physiological
Chemistry, s35 in cash for first
honors. to Michel M. Healy of the
District.
Second honors, s25, donated bv
staff OF the department of physio-
logical chemistry, awarded ex aeouo
10 Joseph A. Barsa of Pelham
Manor, N. Y, and Sidney G. Piness
OF Plainfleld, N. j.
The Ewing Prize in Pathology for
highest grades, to Bernard A. Fitz-
gerald of the District.
The MacCallum Prize in Pathol-
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:
BanzeI' W, 1r: Magee, William dA,
barrett' X j. )r Manion. William C.
bastlan, Y. L., " Msnley, Russell M