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,JUNE SECOND ro ,JUNE EIG·HTH

NINETEEN Hu NDR ,ED1 AND F~FTY ~s,x COMMENCEMENT EVENTS

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SATURDAY, J UN1E 2 S'Cnior Medical Class Picnic, Rock Creek Park __ 12 Noon School of Social Work Student-Faculty An- nual Picnic ______10:00 A.M.

SU1NDAY, J UNE 3 The Dean of Women's Breakfast for Resident Graduate Seniors; Faculty Dining Room, Baldwin Hall------9:00 A.M. BACCAUAUR!EA·TE - University Campus; Sermon by Dr. ·Mordecai W. J ohnson, Pres­ ident of the University; \Music by the Uni- versity Choir ------5:30 P.M. Th'C Howard University Women's rClub Infor­ mal Reception for the Women of the Grad­ uating Classes; Recreation Room, Wheat- ley Hall ------7:45 P.M.

MONDAY, JUNE 4 Howard University Choir Picnic, Highland Beach ------9:30 A.M. Annual Law School Banquet, Baldwin Hall __ 8:00 P.M.

TU1ESDAY, JUNE 5 Association of Former Internes and Residents of Fteedmen's Hospital, Postgraduate Sem­ inar; Engineering and Architecture Build- ing Auditorium ______9:00 A.JM. to 5:00 P.M. Annual Banquet, Medical Alumni Associa- tion, Baldwin Hall __ ------8:00 P.M. Dean of M en's R eception for Senior Men Association of Former Internes and Residents Students and their Fathers; Faculty Dining of Freedmen's Hospital, Postgraduate Sem­ R oom, Baldwin Hall ______8:30 P.M. inar; Engineering and Architecture Build- Dental Hygiene Graduation and S

Faculty m mb r and otbers not ha .ing caps and gowns, may se · ure same by ,calling __ A.tional 8-199·9 . ,or· fhrough the -"· ni er ity Marshal 'Mr. John ·\V. Hu,gul,ey,, Jr. t ltephon.e D I po,n-t 7-611OOJ tE t nsion 385. AU persons having r s, rved s ,at tickets should be 1n heir S· a s. not ]at' r than .5 :00 P · . on Co,mmen,c, men t Day. No s ats w"U be r1eserved after 5:00 P. .

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1Comm · ncemen.t Day the xercises will be held in Con titution .ff.all 18th and D Str· e,ts . •W. In that ca-e adml io. will be· limited. at Con titntion Hall to holder.s of pecial 'tickets, available in the Office of the Secretary. : I

I I I THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH AN.NU.AL

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I I UNIVBRSlTY CAMPUS HOWARD UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS LORIM ER D. MILTON, A.B., A.M, ______chairman of the Board FLOYD W. REEVES, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. ______Vice-Cha irman of the Board }AMES M. NABRIT, JR., A.B., J.D., LL.,D,----··------Secretary of the Board }AMES B. CLARKE, B.S., M.A. ______Treasurer of the Board

MEMBERS Term Expires 1957 ARCHIE ALEXANDER, B.S., C.E., Eng.D, ______, washingt on, D. C. HOWARD STONE ANDERSON, B.!D., D.D,------ScarsdaJe, New York WALTER BIERINGER, A.B, ______------·- - - __ Brookline, Massachusetts }AMES B. CAREY, LL.-D. ______W ashington, D. C. CHARLES H. GARVIN, A.B., M .'D,------·---····Cleveland, Ohio F ABURNE E. DEFRANTZ ______Indianapolis, Indiana Guy B. JOHNSON, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. ______chapel Hill, North Carolina }AMES W. PARKER, SR., M .-D, ------Red Bank, New Jersey

Term Expires 1958 PEARL BUCK, A.B., M.A. ______Perkasie , Pennsylvania RICHARD W. HALE, JR., Ph.D. ______Boston, Massachusetts 1'.1YLES A. PAIGE, A.B., LL.B., LL.D. ______,______Brooklyn, New York FLOYD W. REEVES, B.S., M.A., Pb.D, ______.East Lansing, Michigan

Term Expires 1959 DOROTHY FOSDICK, A.B., LL.D., Ph.D. ______Jpashington, D. C. GEORGE E. C. HAYES, A.B., LL.B. ______Washington, D. C. MORDECAI W. JOHNSON, S.T.M., D .'D., LL. .D . ______JPashington, D. C. LORIMER D. MILTON, A.B., A.M. ______.Atlanta , Georgia PETER MARSHALL MURRAY, A.B., M.-D., D.Sc. ______,New York, New York JUANITA HOWARD THOMAS, B.A., A.M.------Washington, D. C. HERMAN B. WELLS, B.A., A.M., LL.D. ______------Bloomington, Indiana

HONORARY TRUSTEES VICTOR B. DBYBER ______Washington, D. C. GEORGE W. CRAWFORD, LL.B, ______.New Haven, Connecticut LLOYD K. GARRISON, A.B., LL.B,------·New York, New York ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, D.H.L. ______New York, New York CHANNING H. TOBIAS, A.B., B.D., D.D. ______..New York, New York P. B. YoUNG, LL.D., D.H.L. ______..Norfolk, Virginia

PATRON EX-OFFICIO HONORABLE MARION B. FOLSOM, A.B., M.B.A., LL.0., .D.C.S. Secretary of H ea/th, Education and Welfare Washington, D. C. ORDER OF EXERCISES

ACADEMIC PROCESSION -

INVOCATION ______T HE REVEREND CLARENCE T. NELSON Ministe,, A11g11stana LtJtheran Chtirch

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ______arr. Ringwald University Choir

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

THE HONORABLE FRANCES PAYNE BOLTON Hou.re of Rep1·esentatives Congress of the United States

FREE SONG (Part II) ______William Schuman University Choir

CONFERRING OF DEGREES

ALMA MATER

BENEDICTION ______TH E REVEREND CLARENCE T. NELSON CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

BAOHELOR OF ARTS, Magna Cum Laude Melba Beryl Caniegata Glady,s Gray 'Handy Carol Annette Dibble Avon Henry Richardson Adrianna Adelle Roberts

BAC'HE1LOR OF ARTS, Cum Laude Arthur Ezekiel Burt Gloria Rebecca French Lauretta Althea Clark Barbara Hicks Patricia A. Flynn Don Manuel Viernon Mary Isabel Williston

BAOHELOR OF SCI:ENCIE, Magna Cum Laude Gordon Maldwyn Baird Vernon Carlyle Straughn Louise Irene Johnson Ribton Murcot Wade Kenneth Roderick King Lois Adelaide Young

BACHELOR OF SCI,ENCE, Cum Laude Evelyn Marie Andrews Theodore R. George, Jr. Jean •Myrtice Elizabeth Bottoms Roberta Jacquelyn Harlan Clarence Edwin Catoe Charles Samuel Jones Gloria I. George Mary Anne Tuggle BAOHFJLOR OF AR'J1S

Paula Antoin'ette Adams Bar.hara Jean Ensley Frederick I van Archer Mary Georges Farrar Thelma Delores Armstrong Jeannette Feely • Bernard Flemming Ashe Herbert Files, Jr . James Thomas Austin Herman Flora Nigel Melvin Ayton Kenesaw Landis Fuller Samuel Lee Baldwin Daniel •M. Garnett Samuel L. Banks Sahib Patricia Georges Leon Jose Bartz Robert McGraw Gilbert, Jr. James 0. Baytop Betty Jean Graham Leonia Dougherty Beck Jean Louise Graves Harold Lloyd Bell Dorothy Louise Green Donald Parker Bennett Henry Clayton Gregory Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. Charles Sylvester Grigsby Barbara Jean Blake Viola Elizabeth Gumbs Beatrice S. Boardley Lettie Hairston Annie Louise Bousley Peggi'e M. Hamer Medis Gloria Bowser Donald Carter Harris Helen Virginia Broadhurst Mary Harris Anita Lorrain'e Brown Samuel Charles Harrison Elfrida Henrietta Cax:dwell Panzy LaVonne Hawk Jean ·Elizabeth Carpenter Thomas Gilbert Hawkins Billie Lauretta Carrington Donald Hill Virgil McKinley Carson Donna BeUe Hill Bertie Elizabeth Carter Jeanne Wilson Hopson Jamies Louis Carter Roger Oliver Hunt Hazel 0. Cholmondeley James Alvin Hutchinson Foy Gomez Clark William Andrew Jackson Sidney Clark Norman William Jarvis Charles H . Clarke, Jr. G'Corge Johnson, Jr. Mary Elizabeth Cosby Peter M. Johnson ,-villiam H enry Cooper Peggy Olivia Jones Calvin Perry Crosson Wilbur Roger Jones Langston W. Curl Mae Smith Justiss Alice Ann Davenport Bernice Lane Lolita Rose Davenport DeWitte Theodore Lawson, Jr. Anna Marie !Dean Roy Littlejohn Leila :Virginia Delaney Oscar Lieonard McBee Sara ~e Derrick James G. Mabray, Jr. David C. Driskell Ethel Edna Mack Magdella Marie Manly Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. Helen Catherine Marshall Alice S. Spriggs Doris Jean Mays Sharl-ene Gwendolyn T abb Joan L. Miller James Evans Taybron O tis Moore Carol Peyton Thornton Fred Thomas Moss Reginald Frazier Tinner Shirley Patterson Whitney Valentine Noah C. P-erry John D. Walker Jean Felton Pitts Edwenia Montgomery Watkins Robert Potts, J r. B. Theodore Washington Evelyn Quander Rattley Reginald Washington Eadene Beatrice Reavies Mabel Enid Iona Welds Bode Orobiyi Rhodes Viola. P-earldean Weekes M. Eleanor Rhodes Alice Elizabeth White Sylvia Eileen Rice Cora. Lee White Elizab'eth J. Richardson Jean Barbara Williams Barbara Lucille Rivers Peter L. Williams Raymond R . Robinson Wilhelmina. Williams Avis Pendarvis Rogers LaVern is Roberta Wood Donahu'C Scott, Jr. Norma Robinson Wood Gerald Allen Smit'h Phyllis Maureen Woods BACH'ELOR OF SOIENCE Hendren A. Ack'bar Juanita Almetta Hinnant Carrie Alexander Bennie Clarence Howard, Jr. Shirley M. Alexander Barbara Lois Jackson Everett Vivian Allen Anne Lucile James Ogibenye Azikiwe Joan Arnette Johnson Hassan Bacchus Lorraine Elma Johnson Parbatree Balkissoon William Lampton Jones Allean Mildred Banks Fitzroy Gregory Joseph Percy Elmore Baynes Juanita AliC'e Kagwa Raymond Spencer Bennett, Jr. Mary Madrine Kagwa Sylvia Elizabeth Blackburn James Franklin Kenney Richard H. Boothe Helen Hall Kinard Stanley Lawrence Boswell, Jr. Carolyn L. King Randolph Wilson Bromery Frederick Douglass Lewis William Alfred Brown, Jr. Pearl Barbara Lockhart Earl Joseph Buggs Velma Joyce Lowe Patricia Elizabeth Alice Butler Robey Crawford McDonald Braxton Fancourt Cann, Jr. Joncier Evelyn McKinnon Dorval Ronald Carter Matirn Douglass Mack Dora W. C·hambers Marcia Roda Ann Macon Melvin Everett Chambers William Oscar Mays, II Addie Mari'e Collins Suzanne Miller Roy •M. Collins, J r. Andrew Jackson Mills, Jr. Wayman Bush Cunningham Iboo Mahamed Harold Dance J ames Hamilton Murray John T. Daniel, Jr. Warren C. Pannell John Bell Daniels, Jr. Calvin Rudolph Paris Glaister Altamond Dawkins Richard W. Pate, Jr. Shirley Joyce Dickerson Carlos Peay, Jr. Wilson R. Dickerson, Jr. Amelia Ray Saranne Dix Vanetre L . Ray Lucius Chism Earles, III Thelma Barbara Rice Ronald Gibson Feaster Dennis Lee Robinson Polycarp Kwame Gadegbeku Rebecca L. Robinson Bettye Jeanne Coley Gill Willard Frederick Rodger Clarence Monroe Gittens Coleman R. Seward Mary Jean Grant Paul Lee Shackelford, Jr. Rupert George Land'ell Grant Agnes Jacquieline Smith David French White Greene Doremous Smith, Jr. Mary Ellen Louise Gumby Remeito Everet Smith Milton Eugene Harris, Jr. Ruby Aneda Smith BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Winfred Morris Sparks James Butler Ward Louella M. Stanton Harvey We'bb, Jr. Marion L. Stapleton LaVella Meacham Wells Horace Charles Stevens Vivian C. Wilkerson Mary Jane Barbara Srewart Angela Elissa Wilkins Ruby Clarisse Stewart Aaron Earl Wilkins, II Sarah Christeen Stewart Alvin LeRoy Williamson Hazel M. Swann Aredell Woodland Mamie Theressa Thompson Bobby Works Kenneth T. Thompson George D. Young Wallace Bixby Thompson, Jr. Joan Yvonne Young Annibelle .McC·arthy Tucker Mary White Young Arnold George Walker SCHOOL OF MUSIC

BAC•HELOR OF MUSIC, Cum Laude Alfred Roosevelt Jarrett

BAC•H·ELOR OF 'MUSIC EDUCkTION, Magna Cum La1.1de Edna Mae Burrell

BA,OHELOR O·F MUSIC EDUCA-TION, Cum Laude Roy Alexander Carter Shirl-ey Lorraine Howard Patricia Adams Johnson

BAOHELOR OF MUSIC Barbara Ann Davidson Jarn'es Ronald Woods

BACHELOR OF MUSIC EDUCATION Rhea Ehrline Carson William Preston Hayes Henderson George Charles Davis, III Hirsche! Delano 11cGinnis Yvonn'C Icilma Estwick Lucy Henrietta Newman Selma Gartrell Gray Doris Jean Patterson Robasena Reeves SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

BAOHELOR OF AROHITECTURE, Cum Laude J. Wilborn Lindsey, Jr.

BA'OHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHA1NLCAtL ·E·NGIN1E£lRING, Cum Laude Arthur Franklin Moore, Jr.

BACHELOR OF AROHITEOTURE William Skinner Hicks James Amechie N. Nwobbi John F. Reda

BACHELOR OF SOIENC1E IN CIVIL EN,G1IN•EERI-NG Floyd Burkett James Victor Lawrence Charles Linwood Crawford Charles Clinton Mitchell

BAOHELOR OF SOIEN,CE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Leon M. Cochrane Lawrence Randolph Kelly Donald Edward Humphries Irvin Henry Kinton John H. Jones Rodney Olden Carlton Rush

BAC•H•ELOR OF SCIENC·E IN M-EC'HANICAL ENG'INf.EERING Algernon Franklyn Daly John Clementine Duncan W.illiam M. Wallac-e SCHOOL OF RELIGION

BACH•ELOR OF DIVINITY J am-es Elliott Coates H erbert H oover Eaton A.B., 1953, Howard University B.S., 1951, North Carolina College Harold Lewellyn Dobson Harold Garson Hunter B.S., 1953, Morgan State College A.B., 1951, Oberlin University Samuel Peyton Manning A.B., 1936, New York University

SCHOOL OF LAW

BACHELOR OF LAW IS, Cum Laude Leonard Winston Holt J ohn Francis Middleton

BACHELOR OF LAWS William Roger Atkins R aymond Lymon J ohnson Melvin Eugene Banks H enry H alvor J ones Adolpho Augustus :&irch, Jr. Maxine Elizabeth Luck Hubert Hale Bryant Richard Douglass !Marshall Simon Lawrence Cain J ames H. Myrick Sidney Clark Walter J. Parrish, Jr. Paul Lawrence Diggs Lionel Greene Ranger J ames Warren Durden Raleigh R. Rawls Emmanuel C. Eaves Carrous F. Robinson Reginald Walker Gibson . Althea Thelma Lee Simmons Calvin E. Hackley Eugene LeRoy Singleton Albert Thomas H amlin Charles Wharton Smith William Kealing Hayden Theodore Stephens Orlando Sterling Hdbbs Wilbert Louis Whitsett Odell H orton, Jr. * H enry C. Wilkerson

*As of J une 4, 1954 COLLEGE OF PHARlvlACY

BA!OH,ELOR OF SCIENCE :DN PHARMACY Holsey Adams Emmanuel Lee Jenkins Frank Loujs Austin Curtis George Matthews Lilleth-gloria Bernice Beckford Elizabeth Willette Miller John Pelham Beckley Alfonso Fernando Porter, J r. Miriam Lenora .Bland Calvin Purcell Pressley Charles Brooks Roger Philip Reed Eugene Llewellyn Browne George L. Rush John K. Busch Huam OthclHa Sanders Joseph Angel Figueroa Winslow Royce Seale Charles Ervin Gidney Kenneth Richard Scott Wallace Godette Robert Willie Walden Constance Juanita Harris Henry Walton James Fulbright Harris Isaac James Walker, Jr. Calvin C. Hayslett Henry T . Williams THE GRADUATE SCHOOL MASTER OF ARTS Name Title of Thesis William E. Blake, J r.-Economics "Emergency Labor MobUity Policy" A.B., Howard University, 1953

James Charles Bruce-German " Political Thought in Two Novels of Thomas A.B., Howard University, 1951 Mann: Der Zauberberg and Doktor Faustus"

Harriet Romayne Chatters-Education " Negro Education in Kent County, Ontario, B.S., Northwestern University, 1954 Up to 1890"

Gordon F. Dove-Government " The Political Philosophy and Theory of Dr. A.B., Howard University, 1953 Nkrumah"

Fidele Foy-History " Australia's and New Zealand's Interests in the A.B., Howard University, 1952 Pacific, 1870-1956"

Audrey A. Greene-Education "A Comparative Study of Educational Telecasts B.S., Miner Teacl1ers College, 1939 and Classroom Presentations in the Teaching of Science"

Geraldine Frances Harper-Government "A Comparative Study of the Federal Loyalty B.S., Howard University, 1953 Security P:rograms Under the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations"

Joseph E. Harris-History "Constitutional Development in British Togo­ A.B., Howard University, 1952 land Since 1945"

Ernestine G. Pierce Hicks-History "The Negro as Portrayed in the North American A.B., Howai:d University, 1955 Review, 1910-1926"

Doris Marjcan Leake-Religious Education " A Study of Five Pre-School Programs of .B.S., N. C . College at Durham, 1952 Ch1·istian Education in Four Protestant Com­ munions"

Carl Robert Ligons-History " Economic Motives for the Expansion of the A.B., Lincoln University (Pa.), 1949 United States in the Pacific to 1900''

Bernice Strickland Marcus- Romance Languages " The Ideology of Henry de Monthcrlant as Re­ A.B., W. Va. State College, 1950 vealed in His Maxims and Pensecs"

Cecile Raye Myers- English "Erskine Caldwell's Portrait of the South" A.B., Howard University, 1953

Beth Louise Nelson-Economics " The Technical Cooperation Program in Indo­ A.B. , Howard University, 1952 nesia, I 950-1955"

Chuku O. Odu- History "The Negro as Portrayed in Harper's Magazine, A.B., Howard University, 1,954 1925-1935"

Amos Mobolaji Olaleye-Philosophy " A Philosophy of the Yoruba Religion" A.B. , Howard University, 1953

Christabel Augustine Palmer-History " French Interest and Expansion in the Pacific A.B., Howard University, 1954 to 1906"

Katherine E. Pullens-English "The Concepts of Democracy Reflected in Amer• A.B., Va. U'nion University, 1946 ican Prose and Poetry, 1776-1824''

Engene Terry-English " Four Major American Folk Heroes" A.B., Howard University, 1952

Geneva Valeria Turncr--Education " A Comparative Analysis of Students Entering B.S., Miner Teachers College, 1937 Teacher Education at Howard University With Those Entering Other Selected Fields" MASTER OF SCIENC1E

Name Title of ThesiJ Charles Quincy Adams- Physics " The Effect of T emperature and Uniform Hy­ B.S., Lincoln University (Mo.), 1956 dro$tatic Pressure on tbe Magnetic Properties of a Nickel-Zinc Ferrite"

Hugh C. Anderson-ChcJnistry "Studies of the Preparation of Pyridine Alde- B.S., LeMoyne College, 1947 hydcs" ·

Basdeo Balkissoon-. Phy~iology "Ascites Development in Dogs Folio,. ving Pro­ B.S., Howard Umvers1ty, 1948; duction of . Extreme T ricuspid . Insu.fficiency M.D., Howard University, 1952 Alone and in Combination With Large Ar­ teriovenous Fistulae"

Howard Standfield Bowman-Physics "Some Accoustic Properties o( the Secant Horn" B.S., Howard University, 1949

William Edward Carr-Psychology " Depth Precept,on in Children as Dependent on A.B., Drew University, 1941 Value"

Clarence A. Chick, Jr.- Physics "A Small Current D. C. Amplifier" 13.S. , Howard' University, 1952

Wilford Floyd Collins- Zoology " On Ionic and Osmotic-Pressure Changes and B.S., Samuel Huston College, 1951 O,cygen Consumption of Frog Brain"

Elliod Dent-Mathematics " Cyclicly Connected Co11tinuous Curves" B.S., Howard University, 1954

Nelson S. D'Andrea DuBois, Jr.-Mathematics "Nuclear Vibrations in Wave Mechanics"· B.S., Howard University, 1954

Oscar Fulton Fowlkes- Chemistry " A Polarographic Study of the Phenylenedia­ B.S., Virginia Union University, 1953 mines and their Dihydrochlorides" William E. Gaymon- Psychology "The Effects of Failure Stress Upon Motor Per­ B.S., Howard University, 1951 formance"

Jose~h Howard Graham-Chemistry "A Study of the R educing Power of Pyridine B.S., Virginia Union University, 1953 Borine on Carbonyl Compounds"

Yvonne Trimiar Grantling- Zoology "The Role of the Ectodcrmal Crest in the D e­ 13.S., Morg;ui State College, 1952 veloping Wing of the Chick Embryo"

Doris M:arcelle Harrison- Zoology " The Cultivation of Vorticclla Mocrostoma in B.S., Howard University, 1952 the Absence of Bacteria"

Joseph P. Johnson-~fathcmatics "On Lubbock's Formula" B.S., Howard University, 1953

Agnes R. Levy-Home Economics "A Study of the Practice of Fifty Mothers in B.S., Howard University, 1948 Clothing Their Pre-School Children in Lynch­ burg, Virginia"

Rafael Linares- Zoology "Studies on the Qu,1.ntitative Effects of Radio­ A.B. , Polytechnic Institute o( Puerto Rico, 1953 active Iodine (I-131) on the Thyroid Gland of the Chick Embryo"

M argaret G. Middleton-Home Economics "Patterned Family Expenditures Among a Se­ B.S., Howard University, 1953 lected Middle Income and Lower Income Negro Group"

Luther Randall Nickens- Psychology "The Measurement o[ Confidence in the Level A.B., Lincoln University, 1947 of Aspiration"

Ba.rbara Eleanor Ricks-Home Economics "A Study of the Attitudes of Adolescents Toward B.S., Howard University, 1954 the Aged with Implications for Homemaking Education

Gloria Frances Roberson-Mathematics "The T opology of the Simple Closed Curve" B.S., North Ca~olina College, 1953 Thurman Edward Spriggs-Physics ''A General Solution of the Lorentz Force Equa• B.S., Virginia State College, 1949 tion for Crossed Magnetic and Small Electric fields"

Robert Joseph Smith-Physics "Electron Transport Properties of the Nickel­ B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1953 Palladium Alloy System'

Doris Harrietta Davis Taylor- Home Economics " The Relationship Between Serum Cholesterol B.S., Howard University, 1949 Level and Dietary Intake of Cholesterol in the Laboratory Rat"

Edward Corbell Walker-Physics "Tb.e Elastic Scattering of Electrons by a Simple B.S., H oward University, 1952 Potential"

Foster Walker, Jr.-Mathematics "On Electronic Motion" B.S., Howard University, 1954 Wendell Charles Wallace-Zoology "Regulation in the Developing Wing of the B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1951 Chick Embryo" Evelyn Willis-Psychology "Group Cohesiveness of Pre-School Children" A.B., Spelman College, 1949 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

MASTER OF SOCI•AL WORK Name Title of T he1i1 G. Nwabeze Agb-im "A survey of Social Welfare Se.rvices in Selected A.B., Lincoln University, 1954 Rural Communities iu Nigeria from 1900-1955 as Reflected in Published and Unpublished Ma­ terials." Barbara Cleona Bailey "A Survey of T he Graduates From The Howard A.B., Howard University, 1954 University School of Social Work, Washington, D . C. Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita­ tion by the Council on Social Work Educa­ tion, 1946-1955." R uth Elizabeth Brown " The Utilization of the T hree Generation Type B.A., American University, 1954 of F amily in Social Work With The Aged." Ellen Anne Chirelstein "A Survey of Community Resources Available B.A., Unive,rsi~ of Chicago, 1951 and Utilized by Drop-outs in One Area of Washington, D. C." Theodore L. D erricote "A D escriptive Survey of Freshmen Participa­ B.S., Miner Teachers College, 1939 tion in Extra-Curricular Activities at Howard University During the Winter Semester of the Academic Year, 1953-1954." Edward Carroll Dougherty "A Survey of The Graduates From The I:Ioward A.B., Morgan State College, 1951 University School of Social Work, Washington, D . C., Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita­ tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." Joseph Frederick Edwards "A Survey o( The Graduates From The Howard B.S., Miner Teachers College, 1951 University School of Social Work, Washington, D. C., Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita­ tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." Doris W. Fields "A Study of Factors Involved In The Selection A.B., Howard University, 1948 o[ Specific Relatives of Patients Interviewed In The Mental Hygiene Clinic, Veterans Ad­ ministration Regional Office, Washington, D.C." Mary Eaves Foley "A Study of The Medical and Social Adjust­ A.B. , Municipal College of the University ments of Fifty-Six Chronically Ill Older Pa­ of Tennessee, 1940 tients Discharged from Freedmen's Hospital During Fiscal Year July 1, 1953 To J une 30, 1954." _ H elen Grace Franklin "A Survey of The Graduates From The Howard A.B., Howard University, 1949 University School of Social Work, Washington, D . C., Since l t Was Accorded Full Accredita­ tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." Jean Hildebrand "The Social Worker In Psychiatric Clinics Serv­ A.B., Antioch College, 1939 ing Children, As Described In Four Profes­ sional Journals, 1945-1955." ' dma Anita Kinsey "A Survey o[ The Graduates From The Howard B.A., Howard University, 1949 University School of Social Work, Washington, D. C., Sjnce It Was Accorded Full Accredita• tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." Lois Ann McAfee "A Survey of The Graduates From The Howard B.A., Howard University, 1954 University School of Social Work, Washington, D. C., Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita• tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." Lorenzo McCortnick "Group Work With Hard to Reach Adolescents." B.S., Livingston College, 1942 Arva Jean Marshall "A Study o[ T wenty Male ~ een-Agers With A.B., Boston University, 1952 Histories of Delinquent Behavior Before Com­ mitment to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Wash- .mgton, D . C". Name Title of Thesis Thelma Melvin "A Survey of The Graduates From The Howard A.B., North Carolina College, 1954 University School of Social Work, Washington, D. C., Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita• tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955.". Mary Joan Muench "Medical Social Work as Viewed By The Phy• A.B., Wheaton College, 1953 sician." Matthew C. Nduka "A Study of Twenty Negro Families Who Were A.B., Wesleyan College, 1954 Relocated From Southwest Project Area 'B' to East Capitol Public Housing Project." Nathaniel P. Perry "A Study of Administrative Policies Relating B.A., Dillard University, 1935 to Student Government and Student Activities at Howard University." Lena B. Pikser " Follow-Up Study of Children Who Were Ph.b., University of Chicago, 1935 Treated For Malnutrition." Thelma Viola Rutherford "A Survey of Community Resources Available B.S., University of Nebraska, 1929 and Utilized by Drop-outs in One Area of Washington, D . C." Ul_ysses L. Sherard " A Survey of Community Resources Available B.A., North Carolina College at Durham, 1950 and Utilized by Drop-outs in One Area of Washington, D. C." Cornelia Lake Sm.ith " A Study of The Soc.ial Adjustment of A Group B.A., Morgan State College, 1939 of Children Before Commitment and During After Care Supervision." Corinne D. Spottsville "An Analysis of Factors in The Evaluation of B.S., Howard University, 1935 Family Care Homes Used By Crownsville State Hospi:tal, Crownsville, Maryland For The Place• ment of Patients." Elmer Maurice Stewart "The Family Background and Home Situation A.B., Howard University, 1950 of Boys, Seven to Ten Years of Age, Committed to The Department of Public Welfare, Wash• ington, D. C., Because of D elinquency." Louisa Van Wczcl Stone "A Study o{ The Reactions of Students Cur• B.A., Brown University, 1952 rcntly Attending Howard University School of Social Work (1955-56) to the Application Process."

Vivian Edwards Washington "School Attendance o{ Boys Under 16 Years of A.B., Howard UQiversity, 1938 Age Recommitted to Boys' Village From Bal• ~.A., Howard University, 1945 timore City Durin~ the School Year September I , 1954 Through June 30, 1955: A Study of School Attendance Before Commitment, While at Boys' Village and After Their Release Prior to Recommitment." "A Survey o{ The Graduates From The H oward Dorothy Elizabeth White University School of Social Work, Washington, B.A., Fisk University, 1951 D. C., Since It Was Accorded Full Accredita­ tion by the Council on Social Work Education, 1946-1955." " A Study of The Medical and Social Adjust­ Grace Jones Young ments of Fifty-Six Chroni~lly Ill Older Pa• A.B., Howard University, 1953 tients Discharged From Freedmen's Hospital During Fiscal Year July 1, 1953 to June 30, 1954."

Lucille E. Young "A Survey of Colllmunity Resources Available A.B., Howard University, 1948 and Utilized by Drop-outs in One Area of Washington, D. C." HONORARY DEGREES

DOOTOR OF LAW

DOCTOR OF MUSIC Todd Duncan

• COMMISSIO ,S

OFFICERS RESERVE CORPS, ARMY OF THE UNiITED STATES S'ECO · LIEUJ1E' A .T OF .ENFANrR.Y Frederick I. .Archer Milton E . Harris, Jr. Winfred M. Sparks

SECOND LIE,lITEN ·NT O.F ARTILLERY Charles, H. Clarke

SECO LIEUTE_ ANT ,ADJUTAl · - OENER!A.L''S C]ORPS Carlos P,eay Jr.

SEC ,N[) LIEU ENANT CHEMICAL CORPS Floyd J. Branch

RPS Dorval R. Carter Melvin E. Cha1nb -rs Ronald G. F a t r Robey C. ,cDo ,nald

SECO ·_D LlEUTE . A .T, . S. AIR FOR E R·E8ERVB Harold E.. Banks Wilbur R. ones Raymond S. Senn-ett, Jr. James .F. Kenney Stanl y L. Boswell, Jr. DeWitte T. Lawson, Jr. David B,. Brown *Lewin R. Manly Afg,emon F. Daly Charles C . Mit hell Clarence E1. Catoe *Warren G. Pannell Georfr,e C. Da _is, III Willard F. Rodger

Th odor·e George, Jr - *Alexander P. Tur.n 1er, Jr,. P -ter M. Johnson *Joseph A. Walker

*After completion of summer tr.aining HOWARD. UNIVERSITY--Alm. - ·a.Mater

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