The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-17
August J. Angelucci
Providence Graduate
South Elm Street Youth Receives Bachelor of Science
/, Degree at 23rd Commencement Yesterday

of this war and another, training
at Fort Fort Nice lellan, Ala, for the
past month, received his degree in
abSentia.
DR.. James L. Hanley, superin-
tendent Of Providence schools, was
the commencement speaker. Calling
their year of graduation "a year
destined to be outstanding in the
history of the world" he reminded
the graduates that although the
world needs doctors and engineers
and chemists. infinitely more will it
need men with sound principles
who have been taught to think
clearly"
DR.. Hanley praised the College
for preserving in wartime "aS Do
minicans have always done, the
philosophical and religious bases of
our heritage" Scoring neutrality
Oh the part Of professors toward
moral and spiritual values and
their neglect of teaching philo-
Sophy as basis for conduct" he
pointed out that men are now en-
joying the protection of moral
standards that have their origin in
religious principles that they have
long since abandoned"
Our hope for peace" he said,
rests not upon arms as a perma-
nent solution, but on the prevalence
of true ideas and concepts and of
the ideals that they engender.
Peace comes from mems hearts; it
is spiritual and religious even more
than political"
There are large groups who OPP
pose our foreign policy the
speaker concluded, land yet the
brotherhood of man, international
justice, the recognition of human
rights everywhere in the world and
the establishment of machinery to
prevent war are the only alterna-
tives to a balance of power policy,
competitive armament program,
and the eventual destruction of our
civilization"
Very Rev. DR.. John j. Dillon, o.
p, president of Providence College,
gave a brief address of welcome in
which he said that after the war
the college would return from the
present necessary trend to science
and technology" to a liberal arts
program under "a reformed and
improved curriculum" j. Howard
McGrath, governor of Rhode Island
and William A. Cahir, acting mayor
of Providence, extended official
greetings. Although smaller than in
previous years, the academic pro-
ceSsion was colorful mixture OF
academic gowns and the TOO year
old habit of the Dominican Order.
The exercises opened yesterday
morning with a Baccalaureate Mass
offered by Rev. jeremiah T. Fitz-
gerald, OPP, vice-president of the
College. Rev. DR.. Bernard A. Nc
Laughlin. OPP, delivered the BAG
calaureate address. Reviewing
some Of the major categories of
American life during the last forty
year," DR.. Mclaughlin saw "a
tragic outlook" for "our greatest in
vestment, our population" Consid-
ering the American educational sys-
tenn another tragic reality, he
cited figures to show a two hundred
per cent increase in crime in the
past four decades.
I'VE must now reconstruct a
better world" the baccalaureate
speaker concluded, lone in which
men the world over can obtain Mt
least six per cent return on their
investment. You graduates can and
must help in the task"
A luncheon and reception to the
parents was held after the becca-
laureate exercises, with members Of
the administration and class officers
speaking briefly.
One Waterbury resident was
among the graduates at yesterdays
exercises. He is August j. Angelucci,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Angelucci
1874 South Elm street, Waterbury. A
graduate of Crosby High school, he
received the degree of Bachelor Of
Science. At College he was active
in the Pyramid Players, dramatic
group.