THAYER AND TUCK SCHOOLS GRADUATE 35 MEN

Seven men who had completed the second year work of the Thayer School of Civil Engineering and 28 men who had completed their courses in the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and Finance were awarded diplomas at the graduation exercises of these schools held April 20. In the absence of President Hopkins, who was making a tour of the Western Alumni Association, Dr. J. M. Gile '87, a life member of the Board of Trustees, presided.

Following a meeting of the Board of Overseers of the Thayer School with individual reports on the work of the year made by the candidates for degrees, the engineering students were questioned by members of the Board. Upon recommendation of Professor Charles A. Holden, Director of the Thayer School, the Board then conferred the degree of Civil Engineer upon W. J. Bernache, G. L. Canty, P. W. Clogston, R. M. Dewey, L. P. "Farnham, T. W. Hatch and L. H. Holway. All members of the graduating class have accepted positions with engineering concerns.

Upon the recommendation of Dean William R. Gray, of the Tuck School, the degree of Master of Commercial Science was awarded to the following men: H. P. Almon, W. L. Barnard, W. W. Bullen, T. S. Carpenter, Jr., G. C. Davis, C. W. Earle, R. M. Eastman, J. C. Felli, J. A. Hamilton, G. B. Harris, Jr., C. "F. Hart, C. L. Healy, S. D. Kilmarx, R. C. Lichtenstein, A. Marshall, 2d, A. S. McBride, W. I. Miller, R. G. Putney, B. F. Rassieur, W. H. Price, D. F. Ryder, E. D. Smith, H. K. Steen and G. P. Wallick. The award of degrees to six candidates was deferred pending the completion of their theses.

The graduating classes were the guests of the College at a banquet given in College Hall in the evening following the awarding of degrees. Dr. Gile, presided, at the dinner and introduced as speakers Professor Robert Fletcher, Director Emeritus of the Thayer School, and 'Fred A. Howland '87, a member of the Board of Trustees of the College. Guests present at the exercises and at the dinner included Col. Gustavus Joseph Fieberger, former Professor of Civil and Military Engineering at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, and Otis Ellis Hovey '85, Assistant Chief Engineer of the American Bridge Company, of New York, both members of the Board of Overseers of the Thayer School.