Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-09
55GetDegrees
In Exercises
Al GaIIaudet

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This country must take care
to preserve her spiritual values
while competing with Russian
scientific advances, DR.. Hurst
r. Anderson, president of
American University, declared
today.
DR.. Anderson spoke at the
Gath commencement Of Gallau-
Diet College for the Deaf, where
IS degrees and diplomas were
conferred in Chapel Hall on
the campus at Seventh street
and Florida avenue NE.
Russian scientific achieve
ments of the last few months,
DR.. Anderson observed, "have
done more to create hySteria
in this country than many of
us would have thought pos
sible a few years ago.
THE result has almost
tempestuous demands for the
modification of our educational
system with greater emphasis
on science and mathematics
according to the Soviet pat
tern" he continued.
Balance Requested
while none of us would OBJ
ject to better performance in
science and mathematics, we
must keep our traditional bal
ance between the humanities,
the social sciences, and the
sciences in order to preserve
the essential values Of the
western tradition"
These values, he said, are a
respect for the dignity and
worth of human personality. a
social philosophy which en-
phasizes the brotherhood of
men under God and a belief in
1.-THE destiny of this tradition.
1.-THE future of our culture
depends not so much on match
ling gimmick with gimmick as
it does on a rededication of
people to these spiritual values
which are unique with the
West" he said, adding:
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The struggle to preserve
these values involves a victory
over materialism, negativism,
relativism and social and cul-
tural arrogance. They are more
influential competitors to our
way of life than the sputniks
will ever be-"
Honorary doctor of laws de-
greeS were presented to Boyce
Robert Williams, consultant or
the deaf and hard of hearing
and the speech impaired with
the Office of Vocational Re-
Mobilization. and to Peter j
Salmon, executive director Of
: the Industrial Home for the
) Blind in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Helmer r. Myklebust, direc-
tor of the Institute for Lam
, guage Disorders in Children al
Northwestern University, wa;
/ awarded an honorary doctor Of
, letters degree.
Mr.. Williams, who became
deaf at II from spinal menin-
gifts, was honored for his 25
years of services to the deaf
particularly in the areas of vo-
cational rehabilitation and re-
search. A 1882 graduate OF
Gallaudet who won his mas
ter's degree at Columbia Uni
versity, he also is a writer ir
his field. He and his wife have
three sons and live at 5601
Pioneer lane, Sumner, Md.
Blind Man HOnOred
Mr.. Salmon, who is blind
received his degree in recogni-
ton of an outstanding career
with the Industrial Home fol
Al years. His accomplish
ments include development Of
the only major facility for the
adult deaf-blind in the country
and initiation of a study fol-
the establishment of a univer-
sal method of communication
for the deaf-blind.
DIR. Mykelbust, who holds {
masters from Gallaudet among
other degrees, including a doc
torate from Rutgers University
was honored for his contribu'
, lions to the psychological as
: poets Of deafness, to auditor!
and language disorders in chill
, dren. and to neurology ant
!, psychiatry.
Gallaudet conferred eigh
masters degrees, Al bachelor
> and three associates. A lunch
; con for the graduates. thei
narents and guests followed tn