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JULY AUGUST 1939 A VACATION IN CANADA THE CHAS. A. WARD SCHOLARSHIP This picture, taken on Commencement Day, is of Dr. Eversull, president of Marietta College, and the seven men who received honorary degrees at the Commencement Exercises. Reading from left to right: Dr. Eversull; Dr. Hobart Bosworth; Mr. Harry B. Gear, '92; Rev. Miles H. Krumbine; Rev Earl F. Nauss; Prof. Ante Richards; Ex-Senator Arthur B. Robinson; and Rev. Albert J. R. Schumaker, '05. BE SURE WITH PURE • To thousands of motorists throughout 32 states the blue and white PURE sign, and Pure's attractive English cot tage-type station, are symbols of quality automotive products. Back of them is a completely integrated com pany with 5,000 production wells, located in nine states .. seven modern and strategically located refineries . a well-balanced water, pipe line, railway transportation system. Quality is controlled from oil wells to service Bumper^ stations. Industrial buyers, too, rely upon Pure Oil for Bumper 5ERVICE quality lubricants, scientifically applied. THE PURE OIL COMPANY * U. S. A. The Commencement of 1939 HE graduation exercises of TMarietta College came to an end with the awarding of the degrees and the announcing of the prizes and lienors on June 12, 1939- Sixty-seven young men and women re ceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts, and seven, including two alumni, Harry B. Gear, '92, and Albert J. R. Schumaker, '05, were awarded honor ary degrees in recognition of their distinguished services. Three of the graduating class received their de grees with magna cum laude honors, twelve others, cum laude. The grad uating exercises were held in the Ban Johnson Field House. One of the most outstanding of the 1939 Commencement awards was that of an honorary degree presented Mr. Hobart Bosworth, a native of Mari etta. Mr. Bosworth, at the age of twelve years, departed from Marietta to become a sailor. With the excep tion of a day's stop-over in 1919, he had not visited his home town since his departure sixty-two years ago. He was awarded the degree as a recogni tion of his services as an actor on the stage and as a pioneer in the develop ment in the motion picture industry. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humanities. The formal exercises of Commence Mr. Hobart Bosworth receiving the degree of Doctor of Humanities from ment opened on Friday, June 9, with President Harry K. Eversull. Dr. Patterson, Dean Schoonover and Miss Lillian the annual meeting of the Alumni Spindler in their respective positions on the platform. Council. Eight were present includ ing three who were represented by Atkinson of Detroit, Michigan. Two Alumni-Varsity baseball game in proxy. The same morning the an trustees, whose terms expired this which the varsity were victorious with nual meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa year, Mr. Edwy R. Brown of Dallas, a score of Go. Fraternity was held and Miss Mar Texas, and Mr. Charles W. Otto of The annual meeting of the Alumni garet Wittner, '40, of South Norwalk, Marietta, were re-elected. Association was held at noon in the Connecticut, was elected to junior The annual Class Day exercises Gymnasium of the Betsey Mills Club. membership. It was found also at were held at 3:00 P. M. and were fol One hundred and seventy were in at this meeting that due to the comple lowed by the traditional planting of tendance. It was presided over by tion of work of a member of the Class the ivy near Andrews Hall. The George A. LaVallee, e'o7, vice-presi of 1938, another selection could be Science Club Dinner, an annual dent of the Association. The luncheon made from this class and the honor affair, was held at the Commons in was followed by talks by Victor E. fell to Mr. Robert Judson Leach of Fayerweather Hall at 6:00 P. M. The Lucas of the Class of 1939; Dr. Frank South Ashburnham, Massachusetts, main speaker of the evening was Dr. C. Jordan, '89, Director of the Alle the next ranking member. Aute Richards of the University of gheny Observatory, who took for his In the afternoon was scheduled the Oklahoma. subject, "Marietta After 50 Years" Trustees' annual meeting. Those In the evening at the Hippodrome and in which he compared the pro present were: Dr. Harry K. Eversull, Theatre the Players' Club, under the gress of science in the half century president; Mr. T. J. Summers, secre direction of Miss Lillian Smith, in and the growth of the teaching of tary-treasurer of the Board; Hon. structor of Dramatic Art, presented science in the colleges since he was an George White, vice-chairman; Mr. the Commencement play, Victor undergraduate; and Attorney Stanley Charles W. Otto, Mr. Allan C. Hall, Wolfson's "Excursion." An unusu C. Morris, '14, of Charleston, West Mr. Allen T. Williamson, and Mr. ally large number of returning alum Virginia, who spoke of the turbulent Benjamin B. Putnam, all of Marietta; ni and Marietta people were in at times of the past twenty-five years, Mr. William H. Wolfe of Parkers tendance. stating that the year 1913-1914 was burg, West Virginia; Mr. John H. Saturday was Alumni Day. The the last of the normal years, and that McCoy of Columbus, Ohio; Dr. Frank day opened with the annual June the graduates today are facing more E. Adair and Mr. Robert A. Shaw of breakfast served by the members of serious times than those of a quarter New York City; Mr. Chester J. Oxley the Young Women's Christian Asso century ago. of Granville, Ohio; and Mr. James E. ciation. This was followed by the A feature of the meeting was an in- The MARIETTA ALUMNUS formal talk by Mr. Jock B. Hender Chi Omega had its annual banquet son, e'69, the oldest living alumnus with fifty present, in the dining Dr. Richards of Marietta College. Other informal room of the Betsey Miils Club with talks were made by Mr. Charles E. Miss Sarah Goodhue, '35, as the toast HE degree of Doctor of Science Kreps, '99, and Dr. William B. mistress, while Omicron Delta held its Twas conferred on Professor Aute Beaver, '19. affair at the Wakefield Hotel with Richards, professor of zoology in Miss Frances Weber, e'31, presiding. the University of Oklahoma. Dr. The last part of the meeting was There were sixteen present. Richards received the degree of Bach devoted to a memorial to the late elor of Arts at the Univeristy of Alpha Sigma, made up of women Charles Augustus Ward who died Kansas in 1908, Master of Science, students in college before the found January 4, 1939. Those participating University of Wisconsin, 1909, and ing of sororities, held its dinner at the in this part of the program included Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton Uni Campus Martius Coffee House. Mrs. Charles C. White, '97, of Cleveland versity, 1911. He was a teacher in the Ethelyn S. Hancock, '99, Mrs. Grace who told of Mr. Ward's mother, Mrs. public schools of Kansas while work Dale Penrose, e'02, and Mrs. Ethel Kate Dye, whose boarding house on ing out his undergraduate education. Ellenwood Alderman, e'06 had charge the site of the present Wakefield Following his graduate school work in of the program. Hotel was a place where many college Princeton, he was instructor in zo boys worked for their board, and Alpha Sigma Phi held its annual ology in the University of Texas, where they also received many gener bust at the Lafayette Hotel and its 1911-1916, professor of zoology, Wa osities which were continued by Mr. fifty members adjourned in the an bash College, 1916-1920 and since Ward when he became the owner and nual silent parade in memory of their 1920, head of the department of zo manager of the hostelry of which Mrs. deceased brethren through the down ology at the University of Oklahoma. Dye's Boarding House was the fore town business section to the Campus Dr. Richards is the author of the runner. Dr. William W. Boyd, '84, returning to the Chapter House. It following books: Laboratory Guide in president emeritus of Western College was the seventy-ninth parade in the General Zoology, Outline of Com lor Women, spoke of Mr. Ward's ser history of the Chapter. Arpad J. parative Embryology, and Practical vices as a trustee of Marietta College Nevada, '30, of Bridgeport, Ohio, was Comparative Embryology. He has and Dr. Harry K. Eversull announced the toastmaster. Among the distin contributed to many scientific period the generous gifts of the officials and guished guests were Dr. Frank C. icals. He is a member of Sigma Xi. employees of the Pure Oil Company Jordan, '99, and Dr. Wilbur H. Cram- which are hereafter to be known as blitt, president of Bethany College the Charles A. Ward Memorial Fund. and Grand Supreme President of the The Baccalaureate Address was de Dr. Eversull asked the alumni to sup national chapters of Alpha Sigma Phi. livered by President Eversull on Sun plement the Pure Oil Gift with other day, June 11, at the First Congrega contributions to make the Fund more Delta Upsilon held its annual din tional Church. Dr. Eversull had as effective. ner at the Chapter House with forty- his subject, "Religion and Educa two attending. Mr. Kenneth R. tion," and concluded as follows: "It Officers elected for the year 1939- Ward, '22, presided. B. Gates Dawes, is imperative that our moral and 1940 are: President, Barron N. Hall, '17, presented the annual Gerald F.

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