Evening star., 1951-06-06

Degrees were awarded to 1915
candidates today at the 62nd an
nual commencement of Catholic
University in the university gym
naSium.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle. Archbishop of Washing
ton, presided at the exercises
which began with colorful aca-
|demic procession across the cam
Ipus and into the gymnasium. The
address to graduates was given by
the Rev. John S. Kennedy, as
Isociate editor of the Catholic
Transcript, of Hartford, Conn.
Honorary doctor of laws degrees
were conferred on four men: DR..
Carlos E. Castaneda, professor of
Latin American history at the
University of Texas: DR.. Eugene
IA. Clark, president of Miner
Teachers College; Clarence E.
Martin. of Martinsburg, w. Va,
and William L. Calvin, of Balti-
more. both lay members of the
univerSity's Board of Trustees.
Urges Spread of Faith.
In his speech to the graduates,
Father Kennedy warned of the
ever-growing attack on cathol-
icism, and said, You have an al
together special duty of bringing
the truth and fire of catholicism
to bear upon the world.
II know-as who does not
that there is a vociferous frontal
attack~on catholicism the burden
of which is that catholicism is
an anachronism and an incum-
brance for modern man, without
pertinence to the present, de-
Quilted and discredited by the on
ward plunge of progress"
He reviewed events of the past
20 years and declared:
"The sanity-the centrality, the
universal relevancy of the church
these have been demonstrated
graphically and repeatedly in the
last two ill-starred decades"
The Most Rev. P. ]. Mccormick,
rector of the university, announced
to the audience of approximately
5000 that donations, gifts, grants,
bequests and royalties received by
the university in the past year
amounted to nearly SIS million.
Graduates Win Prizes.
Glass day exercises yesterday
were highlighted with the award of
a number of prizes to graduates.
Among those receiving prizes
were Miss Nancy N. Warner of
the Wardman Park Hotel, a $1OO
prize for the Monsignor Pace Phil
osophy Essay; Frank Adrian, 5431
Nevada avenue NV, a medal and
membership by the American In
stltute Of Chemists for Scholastic
achievement in chemistry; John P.
Cook, 4316 Fourth street NV. a
in the American So
clety OF Civil Engineers for schol-
astic excellence; John L. MacAr-
thur, 1869 Columbia road NV.
in the American In
stltute OF Electrical Engineers for
promoting student activities.
James c. O'Hara, 5o4 Tenth
street Sc, a certificate of award
Tor promoting the student branch
OF the American Society of Me-
chanlcal Engineers; Eugene J. Au-.
flerio, of Glen Cove, NY, a mem
bership in the American Society
OF Civil Engineers, for promoting
the student branch of the society.
and Miss Frances Quinn of New
Br brunswick, N. j., an award from
the Alumnae Association of the
nursing school for OUTSTANDING
achievement in studies.
List OF graduates follows:
SSOOA VE SONlAL SC1ENCE.
Master of Arts
amen. Ann Mahoney, Rev. j. ],
Boland, Gertrude Mailhot. Rev John
Brindley, Margaret Mtfflen, Rev Phiiin
DAVIS Ernest L. Morrison, Sister Anna
Ealardeau, sister M. Murray, Sister M
Elynn. Betty J. Normile, Joseph p.
Gallagher, sister A. OConnor, Edward
Geohegan, Sister NJ. PaSchell, William
Gutnan. Joseph M. Schimmoler Sister NJ
Haley, Rev }, E.. Seymour. Rev. j. M.
Harrison, Sister M. Shannon, Thomas
Hu, Alexis H. Shumway. Sister F.
Kelly Sister M. Soto, Rev. Anthony
Leonard, Richard c. Sweeney, Rev. W. j.
Lu. Chung tai Taggart. Rev. Paul
Lynch. Sister Marie Tise Vernon j.
Mcbride, Sister F. Townsel. Oscar j.
Mcintyre, Rev. T. J. VelasqueZ, Rev. M
Mackin Rev. John ]. wellington William F.
Magoon, David A.