Evening star., 1944-06-05
Father German Warns
OF Leadership Need
Al 6. u. Exercises

Declaring the future of democracy
depends on the leadership of lib
orally trained men," the Very Rev
Lawrence c. German. S. j.. presi-
dent, warned yesterday at the
Georgetown University commence
ment that college trained citizens
will be needed to keep ''the masses
in paths of right thinking,
More than 1900 persons crowded
CASTOR Hall for the l45th annual
exercises, at which degrees and cer-
tificates of graduation were awarded
to class of 157. They included IS
Army men who completed the for
eign area courses in the ASTP
% nurses of Georgetown Hospital
and IS seniors of the College of Arts
and Sciences, the Graduate, Law
and Foreign Service Schools.
Only honorary degree conferred by
the university was a doctor of laws
which was given to Leo T. Crowley,
foreign economic administrator and
chairman of the Federal Deposit In
surance Corp.
Mr.. Crowley. who delivered the
commencement address, deplored
the "utilitarian, materialistic philos-
ophy of today" as constituting a
philosophy of get, no matter how
or from whom" That philosophy.
which ignores the philosophy of
Jesus Christ, he warned, is "re-
sponsible for the failure of indi
viduals and nations to acquire any
enduring happiness
Baccalaureate Mass.
commencement exercises were
preceded by the baccalaureate mass
in Dahlgren Chapel, at which the
Rev. Daniel E. Power, S. j., Army
chaplain at Fort Washington, Md,
and former Georgetown professor,
delivered the sermon. With their
Catholic education, he told the grad
yates, they are we'll prepared to face
world at war.
Academic honor awards in vari-
Gus departments included two COL
lege prizes, the Merrick Debating
Medal, won by Peter M. Davey OF
Nichols, Conn, and the Yran Medal
in Philosophy, won by John Stenger
of Washington.
Awards in the School of Law:
The Chetwood Medal for excel
lency in the masters course, Howard
Charles Wilkenfeld of Brooklyn,
N. Y, and the prize in English law,
Jennings Nicholas Roberts of Wash
ington.
Undergraduate Awards.
Undergraduate awards in the law
school were:
The Lucey Medal to the senior
attaining the highest general aver
age during his entire law course,
Byron Franklin Lindsey of San
Diego, Calf Honorable mention,
John Shea Bulman of Greenfield,
Mass.
Forty dollar faculty prize to senior
of morning sessions maintaining
highest average for the year, Byron
Franklin Lindsey. Same sum to
senior of afternoon session for high
est average, Robert William Ball
of Chevy Chase, Md.
Twenty dollar faculty prize to
senior of afternoon session main
ta:ning next highest average. Clar-
ence Theodore Lundquist of Chi
cago, Ill.
Law Journal Keys for meritorious
work: John Shea .Bulman, editor
in chief; Robert William Ball
Byron Franklin Lindsey, Paul Neil
Schaub, Robert Emmet Heffernan
Joseph Anthony Madey and Eugene
Earl Threadgill, assistants.
Georgetown Hospital School oil
Nursing awards:
Highest class average, Margaret
Hodgson Middleton of Savannah
Ga; second prize, Phyllis Cecilia
Sirwatka.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
Bachelor Of Arts.
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Rsn Raeheior eS ot scienc. ssan !. s George jr.
Devlin, John L.. jr Schwarz Osler l.
Fehskens, E. H, jr. Weir, James "
Bachelor OF Science in Social Science
Bascom, Robert ~ Mccarthy, w. ]
Connolly. James B. Maloney, r. j., jr
Quincy, Robert A. O'Hearn. John c.
Erwin Edward J. Phelan, James T.
Ewing, Robert H. jr. Riseling, George F.
1riarte, Clestino M. Stewart, Paul M, jr
James. Hugh P. Titus. Harold, H. jr
krue, Frank F. Vier Thomas H.
Kulikowski, John T. Wilkin CARAT s., jr,
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Doctor of Philosophy
Baisden, Louis A. Prince, Charles
Dewitt, James B
Master of Arts
Eckman James r. Mcdonnell. r. P g.
Master of Science