The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-13

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overflow audience on successive
days heard two of the worlds
great citizens the Rev. Howard
Thurman and DR.. Percy Julian :
deliver the stimulating and provo
cative messages to ga candidates
for degrees at the Florida A and
N College.
An audience estimated at 1900
was present on Sunday, May 81,
for the brilliant baccalaureate SER
mon delivered by DR.. Thurman.
minister Of the famous Fellowship
Church IN San Francisco, from the
subject : What Shall ! Do With
Ny Life?
And on Monday an audience OF
some 1900 persons heard an equal
~ discerning and penetrating mes
sage as DR.. Julian who is diree-
Cor Of research for the vegetable
oil and food divisions Of of the Gid
den Company in Chicago, urged
The candidates to cling steadfastly
TO the things that are eyerlastmgly
right putting aside those things
that are everIastingly wrong =
never making any compromise Tor
that which is right.
Two hundred and eighteen under
graduate degrees were conferred
by President George W. Gore, Jr.,
during the colorful and traditional
rites held in the flower-be-decked
auditorium Of Lee Hall.
six graduate degrees were con-
ferred BY DR.. Gore. Five were the
master Of education the first 70
be given by Fameee : and the
sixth the master Of science.
The college paused during the
commencement ceremonies TO pay
tribute 10 IL Of its graduates. Two
persons : Daniel 7. Rolfe, N. III,
dean 81 the school Of medicine at
Meharry Medical College, and 5.
II jenkins, executive secretary q
the Independent Social Center OF
Hartford, Connecticut received
meritorious achievement PLAQUES.
a third such award was g nave
heen made 10 Jack E. White, N
D associate surgeon, Freedmans
Hospital Washington, p. Q. but ne
was unable to be present. Inc pre-
sentation viii be made at q later
date.
Two other kinds of awards were
made J. the So year gold medal 70
three members Of the class Of ~
and the Is year silver medal 70 II
members Of the class Of 20 =.
Manning Efferson, dean Of admin
Istration, presented the candidates
Car the achievement plaques and
DR. II. ID. Goode, president Of me
General Alumni Association, the
candidates for the 50 and 25 year
awards, with President Gore max
ing the presentation.
other commencement activities
included the annual Alumni ban
nuet during which time Dr Gore
delivered the message for me oc-
caslon = the Alumni Meeting
the Alumni dance and president
and MRS. Cores delightfully."- en-
pertaining outdoor reception.
The latter given IN honor q
the seniors, their parents. the Alu'
mni the faculty and friends
was held on the spacious mort
lawn 81 Or. and Mrs. Cores resi-.
dance I. Sunshine Manor
Fl shah let the bins 81 my LIE
he on the side Of the things that
feed the mind and the spirit
shall NOT expect life to make an
exception IN my case but shah re-
coqnIze that am bound by the
same moral and physical laws
thaf bind other men. ! shall make
the same higher demand upon tho
environment that | live in that !
shall make Of my own life.
asIy destiny is collective one
i cannot be what ought TO be
until every man Is what he ought
Is be. thus spoke pr. Thurman
As he began his eloquent sermon.
message.
he temptation Of Jesus Of Ma
xareth 10 turn stone into bread dur
inr The time he was lost In the
wilderness for 40 days and 40
nights was recognition of the
importance q physical needs but