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40 Degrees At l78th
Commencement Monday
DIR. Gaines Brings
Address, Receive
Honorary Degree

to conclude its l78th session. DR..
Francis Pendleton Gaines, presi-
dent Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. gave the commencement
address and received the honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws.
President Edgar G. Cannon
also conferred the honary Ill. d.
degree upon DR. Alfred Blalock
johns Hopkins University surgeon
He also announced that Dr. David
c. Wilson has retired as dean, but
VIII continue in the chair Of
Greek. Or, Wilson has headed the
language department for 80 years,
and has served as dean the last
eight
DR.. Gaines told the graduates
that their dreams are important
and urged them to avoid dis
enlargement when not all of them
come true General Robert E. Lee.
he reminded them, dreamed Of
the soldiers career, but made his
greatest contribution as a mould
er of character as president Of
Washington and Lee University.
General George Washington he
said. wanted to be a farmer. but
made his greatest contribution as
a statesman and president. The
man of dreams and hopes finds
them driving force wherever he
u.s. for his visions of a better world
motivate him in bis chosen field
OF in those that his times force
upon him, the distinguished Vir-
glnia educator declared.
President Edgar CT Cannon
presented the colleges commence
ment awards the Cannon Cup
to James j Stokes. of Kenbridge.
for character, scholarship and
athletic ability and the Algernon
sydney Sullivan Medallion to
Rives Sebrcll Hardy of Black
stone. for generous service to fell
low students
Valcdict0ry Addresses
Thomas Joseph Terrell, Jr.. Of
Waycross, Ga. summa cum laudc
graduate with first honorS.. gave
the yaledictory address, following
the comforting by President Gam
mon of bachelor Of arts degrees
to 10 students and bachelor of
science degrees to 30 more.
? Second honors in the class went
to William Pharo WiltScc. stmma
cum laude graduate Of Roanoke
Va Ten of the class of 1864 re-
ceived degrees magma cum .laude
Virgil Pearson NOR III. Joseph
Thomas Bones, John Armstrong
Cross, Jr Garter Branham Snow
FUR Joseph Stras Gillespie. Jr..
George August Leonard Kolmer.
Jr. James Jackson Stokes, Will
liam Holmes Trapncn, Jr.. and
George Machir Williams, n d
David Lee Litchticld
Cum laude honors were won by
Harry Franklin HCkc. IN James
Irving Slaydon. Jr., Ernest Trice
Thompson Jr.. John Milton Mil
lcrs Jr Fred Daniel Robinson and
Joseph William White.
Two Honorary Degrees
President Cannon conferred
honorary degrees of Doctor Of
Laws upon the speaker, DIR.
Gaines. as a distinguished Vlr-
elnlan and educator, and upon
Or Alfred Blalock. Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, Md, dis
tlnguished teacher and surgeon of
international renoWn.
One OF the highlightS of the
morning exercise was the unveil-
ing of the portrait, in Johns
auditorium. of the late DR.. James
Buckncr Massey. beloved profess
Sor Of Bible at the institution
from 1919 until 1852 The portrait
was unveiled by his grandson j.
= Massey III
T he college finals program
opened with the baccal$ureate
service III College Church Sunday
at II a. m DR.. Ernest Trice
Thompson u Union Theological
Seminary professor of Church
History gave meaningful, con-
temporary Interpretation of st.
paul's admonition to 'let your
love abound more and more in all
knowledge and dlscernmelnt that
You may approve of those things
which are excellent
Baccaiaurcate
Or Thompson declared that
many of the worlds Greatest
thinkers had reached similar con-
illusions to ST Paul that love ca
desire for others welfare. rather
than emotional loyc} tempered
with knowledge and awarenesS are
tic. two greatest tools fot fash
lomng a good world
Neither one lie declared, is suf-
ficlent. although many try tc
make one on The other do 'Know
ledge in itself he said. is morally
neutral and alone may lead tc
catastrophe as tho learned Ger
many of 1918 and l945 learned.
Love alone is insufficient tc
direct the enthusiasm and energies
IT generates: and We often pro-
duce harmful ends. he said
Goodwill for all mankind re-
examining our prejudlces, anC
seeking constantly to broaden our