Evening star., 1953-06-06
|2,O80 Seniors
AtMaryIand U.
Hear Swanson
Baltimore Editor
Warns Of Red
Peril Of Freedom

Neil H. Swanson. executive
editor of the Baltimore Sun pa
pers, today told 2,080 graduating
University of Maryland students
that they are the new defenders
of America in a war with a
fanatic theology that. brazenly
announces its intention to de-
stroy us"
"For 80 years the tyrantS in
the Kremlin have given us no
reason to suppose that the red
men of our time are less treach-
erous, less ruthless, less barbaric
or less cruel than the red men
who burned and killed and tor
tured within 80 miles of Balti-
more 100 years after Maryland
was founded" Mr.. Swanson said
in his prepared commencement
address.
"It is no figure of speech to say
that We have been driven once
more to the stockades and the
loopholes,"' he added.
Hopes for Effective Peace.
In another speech. Gov. Nc
Keldin expressed the hope a ne
gotiated peace in Korea may
prove more effective than die
tated solutions to past wars.
Pacts ending earlier wars have
failed mainly because their
makers failed "to consider the
wishes of the peoples of the
world" the Governor said.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, university
president, was to confer the de-
grees in the ceremony held on
the grass-carpeted mall in front
of the Administration Building
on the College Park campus.
An honorary doctorate of let
ters was to be presented to Mr..
Swanson. An honorary doctorate
of science in business admins
tration was to be awarded Mel
vim H. Baker, chairman of the
board of the National Gypsum
Co. ..,
Honorary certificates of merit
in agriculture were to be given
to w. Lee Allen, Hubert P. Bur-
dette and Louis McLane Merry
man.
Overseas Graduates.
Two Of the graduates are see
ing their alma mater for the first
time. They are Air Force Capt.
Alvin r. Hertzog and Signal
Corps 1t. Oscar r. Giordano.
They did their studying in Off
duty classes the University oper-
ates in Europe for American mil
itary personnel, but were trans
ferred back to the United States
before the European convoca-
ton last month.
Maj. William c. Flanagan also
is receiving a B. S. in military
science. He attended one of the
;University's European schools
for all but the last semester Of
his four-year course, transferring
to College Park last year. Maj.
Flanagan will be stationed at the
University after graduation as
an instructor in the Air Force
ROTC unit.
One hundred forty-five gradu-
ates were to receive second lieu
tenants bars with their diplomas
today. AS a finale to the COM
mencement ceremony, the ROTC
graduates were to be commits
stoned as reserve Air Force Of
f1cers.
3S Foreigners.
Among the graduates are 38
from foreign countries. including
Egypt, Germany, India, Iran,
Iraq, Korea, the Netherlands,
Netherlands West Indies, Paki-
stan, Peru, South Africa and
Venezuela. >...
Four husband-and-wife teams
were on the graduates list. They
are:
jefferson D. Keith, bachelor Of
business and public administra-
ton, and Mrs. Nancy P. Keith,
bachelor of education, of 2109
Guilford road, West HyattSville.
Donald G. Salganik, bachelor
of agriculture, and Mrs. Elaine
Ruth Salganik, bachelor of soci-
ology, of Baltimore.
Alexis Won Bretzel, master Of
history, and Mrs. Eleanor Louise
Won Bretzel, bachelor of educa-
ton, of 2705 Munson street,
Wheaton.
Arthur Wellington Sherwood,
LII. B., and Mrs. Suzanne R.
Sherwood, bachelor Of law, of
Baltimore.
Students graduating with hon.
ors today are:
LAW.
Elected to the Order Of the Golf:
sooar Bioon Theodore g. sSes RdWard F. r
Jones. John NJ. jr. Shulbank; Irving
Polovoy, Norman w.
United States Law Week Award:
Jones. John Martin. jr.
Elizabeth Maxwell Carroll Chestnut Prize:
Shea. Edward Fitzgerald, jr.
AGRICULTURE.
First Honors.
Whitaker. 8. q. Meade. John A
Merrill, William q. Groskorth, z. J.
Keller. Harold K. Fox. Morton
Fell. William l..
Second Honors.
yincett. HenryT: Thorne, g, F.: jrr
Miller. John E. Hopkins. Harry q.
ARTS AND SCIENCES.
First Honors:
Hull; Gilbert p, jr. Warfleld. Virginia
| Miners, william AShman, Shfela
Mckinney, Nancy West, A. ChristianS
James, Walter E. Gross. Myra 2.
| Davies. John A. Cleary, Joseph L.
ssssSIe5s risrIey deTad naP bSnnelsn Keith g.
| Schreter, Beverly Schulman, Wilma
| Moore, Robert H.. Davis. Alice F.
| Mckinley, Mary L. DiGiovanni Philip
| Toussaint, Andre ]. Clagett. Charles L.
Hennen, Anne J. korrick, Emily K.
Goodwin. Ethel C. Horejs Marie A.:
Walter, Paul Kirkpatrick. P. S.
Palcn Selma @ KapplemAn Murray