\tbe 'tllni",etsit� of (tbtcago�THE ONE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHTHCONVOCATIONUbe UUlinterDECEMBER NINETEENTHA.D. NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE.. ROCKEFELLER MEMORIAL CHAPELDDt.....,. of Ot&ioal'O Lib,ta1:lee"'•• "08 w.,.rtm_tORDER OF EXERCISES1. THE CONVOCATION PROCESSIONProcessional-Academic Festival Overture BrahmsThe MarshalThe Candidates for DegreesThe Faculties of the UniversityThe Trustees and Administrative OfficersThe Convocation ChaplainThe President of the University and the Convocation OratorII. THE PRAYERThe Convocation Chaplain, THE REVEREND CHARLES WHITNEY GILKEY, D.D.,Dean of the ChapelIII. THE CONVOCATION ADDRESS"The Way We Talk," RICHARD PETER McKEON, PH.D., Professor of Greek, Deanof the Division of the HumanitiesAdele RoseHerbert SilverstoneLeah SpilbergRobert Leonard StraubeBeatrice Ruth TreimanIV. THE AWARD OF HONORSMembers elected to the Beta of Illinois Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on nomination bythe University for especial distinction in general scholarship in the University:Clyde Everett AultzBarbara Eleanor BeerMay Elizabeth GreenwoodRoyal Ernest IhrkeNorman Maurice KaplanEugene Hall Kramer Irving MackRoland Neely McKeanJohn Madera MolloyWilliam Brannon Neal, Jr.Sarah Elizabeth RomineMembers elected to Sigma Xi on nomination of the Departments of Science for evidenceof ability in research work in Science:Richard AbramsRoy BrenerHenry Walter BrosinHarry Victor ChurchNicholas Elias ColliasJames Emory CookCarol Blanche CottonSamuel Thomas EmoryAsher Joseph FinkelLouise Barton FreemanSherman Meyer FriedJohn Henry GarlandGladys Gerner Piara Singh GillGeorge GomoriElizabeth Riddle GravesSeymour GrayDelbert GreenwoodElla Virginia Miller GreggChauncy Dennison HarrisJoseph Paynter HoltKenneth Erwin JochimRichard Douglas KleeneNicholas Joseph LetangCatharine Zenker LuthermanMarshall Snow Neff Walter NudenbergCarlos Alberto OffermannWilliam Franklin ReadCharles Crane RobySimon RodbardStephen RothmanHsi-En ShihRoger Wolcott SperryAlbert Cecil TaylorJohn Anthony VaichulisHsi WangDennis James WortV. THE CONFERRING OF DEGREESThe Charles H. Sergel Drama Prize for the best play submitted to the University of Chi­cago is awarded toCarl AllensworthCandidates for degrees will be presented by the Deans in the following order:Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, of Science, or of Philosophy by DeanRobert RedfieldCandidates for the degree of Master of Arts or of Science by Dean Robert RedfieldCandidates for the degree of Master of Business Administration by AssociateDean William Norman MitchellCandidates for the degree of Doctor of Law (J.D.) by Dean Wilber G. KatzCandidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine by Dean Robert RedfieldCandidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Dean Robert RedfieldCANDIDATES FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREEI. IN THE DIVISION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESLouis Clayton AllardMarianna Elizabeth AtwillFrank Harrison BeilfussCarl Emery BillingsHarvey BlankCaroline Atalanta DanielsFrank William DavisMary Louise DeanCharles Fredrick DowningJoseph Bertrand FinneyMarvin Stanley FreilichAlbert Frederick Fricke For the Degree of Bachelor of Science:J ames McIlroy FritzBernard Howard GoldPaul Holley GrayRussell Lawrence HaferRobert Preston HallRoyal Ernest IhrkeEvelyn Lucille KnechtIrving MackClark Joseph McCooeyJulia MeyerJohn Madera MolloyWilliam Brannon Neal, Jr. James Addison OrcuttKarl Harry PribramBlair Stanley RubenLouis RubinElizabeth Jane SchieleEdward William SchliesSam Howard SealRobert Leonard StraubeMarjorie Inez WhiteRobert Manuel WienerDorothy Hermia WortmanII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIESLewis Arnold DralleMorrie Sophe Grinbarg For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts:Louis Lazard HeynLois Jane Kelsay William Asbury KingGerhardt Edward SteinkeClarise Martha Mahaffa yFor the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy:Catherine Loretta McNellisIII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCESFor the Degree of Bachelor of Science:Harry Anshel ArbitKatherine Edith BrandtNorman BritanSamuel Zelig Cardon William James CorcoranSerge Edmond GolianFrancis Stanley HauserPaul Herbert, Jr. Jerome Louis LernerElmore Harte Mundell, Jr.Robert Ramon ReynoldsSam SilbergeldIV. IN THE DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCESJohn Alexander CooperFrances Mae HansonRobert Edwin Cassels For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts:Richard Roosevelt RanneyKenneth Paul SanowV. IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSFor the Degree of Bachelor of Arts:Elmer Bernard Swanson Edith WittVI. IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIONFor the Degree of Bachelor of Arts:Ka thleen MillikinFor the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy:Alice Farrar Gibsont\£qqqq -�\\-��� \�%f\1�L�3�e-1C,Fql1'1 CANDIDATES FOR HIGHER DEGREES1. THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS1. IN THE. DIVISION OF 'THE HUMANITIESMARGARET IRENE STERNA.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Literature) Essay: Three Aspects of J. M. SyngeII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCESELMA ESTHER BROCKEd.B., Illinois State Normal University, 1936(Education)FRED HOWARD CRONINGER, JR.A.B., Dartmouth College, 1935(Economics)KATHRYN WILSON DALYA.B., University of California, 1938(Economics) .- JOlIN EDWIN FAGGA.B., University of Texas, 1938(History)EDWARD BLAND FAIRCLOTHS.B. in Ed., University of Virginia, 1939(History) -THOMAS SAMUEL GREEN, JR.A.B., Williams College, 1937(Political Science)ELMER WILLIAM HENDERSONA.B., Morgan College, 1937(Sociology)WILLIE GEORGE HICKSPh.B., University of Chicago, 1934(Education)DANIEL D. HOWARDA.B., University of Chicago, 1937(Education)OSCAR DOUGLAS HUTTON, JR.S.B., Colored Agricultural and Normal University, 1936(Economics)ROBERT LEE JACKEd.B., Southern Hlinois State Teachers College, 1936(History)MINNIE DEIGNAN LOMAXPh.B., University of Chicago, 1925(Education)DOROTHY ELEANOR NOYESA.B., Beloit College, 1926(Education)ELSA HARJES PATTERSONS.B., University of Chicago, 1915(History)DOROTHY PETERSONA.B., Iowa State Teachers College, 1934(Education)ROBERT CHARLES ROBERTSONEd.B., Wisconsin State Teachers College, 1933(History) Thesis: The Relationship between Auditory Acuity and Achieve­ment in Silent and Oral-ReadingThesis: The Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 or theGuffey Coal ActThesis: The International Ladies' Garment W or ker s' Union inChicago, 1930-39Thesis: The SPanish Constituent Cortes of 1869-71Thesis: Parcels Post MovementThesis: Trade Barriers among the States Affecting Alcoholic Bev­eragesThesis: A Study of the Basic Factors Involved in the Change inthe Party Alignment of Negroes in Chicago, 1932-38Paper: An Experiment in Remedial Reading Instructions forMentally Retarded Children in Special ClassesThesis: A Sliudy of the Visual Characteristics of Good and of PoorReadersThesis: The Negro Worker and the Labor Unions in ChicagoThesis: The History of the National Associationfor the Advance­ment of Colored People �\Paper: The Relationship between Chronic Tardiness, Intelli­gence, Personality Deviations, and Delinquency of High­School StudentsThesis : Mathematics in Extra-Class Experiences of Junior HighSchool PupilsThesis: The Work of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Estab­lishing and Maintaining Schools in the South for Negroes,1866-92Paper: The Interne Plan as an Extension of Teacher TrainingThesis: The Social History of Winnebago County, Wisconsin,1850-70BERNADOTTE' AMY ROBERTSONA.B., Indiana University, 1923 III. IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSThesis: The Business and Economic Concepts of Ninth-GradeStudentsIV. IN THE DIVINITY SCHOOLPAUL ANTHONY GIA RUSSOA.B., Syracuse University, 1932LL.B., ibid., 1936 Thesis: The History of Religious Pacifism in American LawV. IN THE GRADUATE LIBRARY SCHOOLRUTH WATSON ALBERTSA.B., University of Southern California, 1918MARY ELIZABETH AMBLERA.B., Lindenwood College, 1930S.B., Columbia University, 193121 DqqfL\�q9�Z: \ ()el9_, THOMAS SPENCER HARDINGA.B., University of Buffalo, r933S.B. in L.S., ibid., 1937EDGAR HUGH BEHYMERA.B., Indiana University, 1934A.B. in L.S., University of Michigan, 1938PAUL HOWARDA.B., University of Oklahoma, 1927S.B. in L.S., University of Illinois, 1930 Report: Evaluation of Educational Journals from the Standpointof ResearchThesis: Classification System for Theater LibrariesReport: Organization and Administration of Federal Prison Li­. brariesThesis: The John Crerar Library as a Regional Center: ASpatial Analysis of the Services of a Metropolitan ReferenceLibraryReport: Library Staff Manuals and a Theory of Library Man·agement .LOUIS BONCHEKA.B., Western Reserve University, 1930VI. IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIONReport: History of the Ohio State Hospital in ClevelandELOISE MYRTLE CORNSA.B., Indiana University, 1932HELEN THOMPSON DORMANA.B., University of Washington, 1930RUTH EVELYN DOUGLASSS.B., Simmons College, 1934EDITH LOUISE F AlTHORNA.B., University of Wisconsin, 1927RICHARD GRISWOLD GUILFORDA.B., Carleton College, 1932GILBERT THURSTON HUNTERA.B., George Washington University, 1937HELEN McCARTER JAMBORA.B., University of California, 1933A.M., University of Oregon, 1936PAULETTE MARGERIE KAHNA.B., Vassar College, 1936CHARLES HAMILTON MOODYA.B., Carthage College, 1934ESTHER GEORGIANN OR TLEBA.B., State University of Iowa, 1927MARY RUTH OWENSA.B., University of North Carolina, 1933LORA LEE PEDERSONA.B., Oklahoma City University, 1926A.M., Scarritt College, 1928 Field Study: The Use of the Chicago Relief AdministrationHousekeeping Service by Medical Agencies, May-December,I938Field Study: Public Medical Care in the State of Washington.Field Study: Recipients of Pensions for the Blind in Cook Coun­ty, with Special Inquiry as to Causes of BlindnessField Study: Mentally Retarded Children in Foster HomesThesis: Occupational Diseases under the W isco nsin W or kmen' sCompensation Act, I9I9-36Field Study: The Previous Housing of the Tenants of the JuliaLathrop HomesField Study: Care of Delinquents at the Oregon State IndustrialSchool for GirlsReport: Union and Government Efforts to Regulate Wages andHours in the Women's Cotton Garment Industry in IllinoisThesis: The Development of Public Assistance to Needy Farmersin McKenzie County, North Dakota, with Special Reference tothe Resettlement AdministrationField Study: Greek Children Receiving Foster Care from Seven­teen Children's Agencies in Chicago and Cook CountyField Study: Summer Vacation Placements of Children in Pri­vate Homes Made by the United Charities of Chicago, I937"-Report: The Social Service Program of the Women's Division ofthe Three Methodist Churches in the United States and Ter­ritoriesII. THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE1. IN THE DIVISION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESDONALD ALLEN DOYLE BOYERS.B., University of Chicago, 1928(Biological Sciences)ROBERT KARL FIERSTENS.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Biological Sciences)GLADYS GERNERS.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Botany) Essay: Night Behavior in Solitary Bees and Wasps as Related toProblems of SleepEssay: Pre-Anesthetic DaysThesis: Effects of Chlorides on Chlorophyll Content of TomatoG-qttq��D\Oc\C(QCtqq�Q[\�q�Oetottt{(qq9\-\U\��1Ff\q MILLA EDITH NEWLANDS.B., Simmons College, 1929(Home Economics)RUTH EUGENIA PARKERA.B., University of Kansas, 1930(Home Economics)MARY MARGUERITE ROONEYS.B., Kansas State College, 1930(Home Economics)BURKE SMITH, JR.S.B., University of Chicago, 1933(Biological Sciences) Thesis: A Study of Quantities of Basic Foods Eaten by a SelectedGroup of Preschool Children as a Basis for Budget-MakingThesis: Specifications for Selected Pile FabricsThesis: Preliminary Tests of the Reliability and Validity of theFeldman Adaptometer as a Measure of Dark AdaptationEssay: Environmental Factors Affecting the Distribution ofTypical Free Sand Acrididae of the Chicago RegionII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCESELIZABETH BALHOUSE Thesis: The Morecambe Bay Towns, EnglandS.B., University of Chicago, 1934(Geography)MILDRED ERDINE BAUMANN Thesis: The Ability of High-School Seniors to Use MapsS.B., Central State Teachers College (Mount Pleasant,Michigan), 1936(Geography)HENRY BLUESTONES.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Physical Sciences)MARY ALICE DUDDYA.B., University of Chicago, 1937(Geography)LEON LEE GERSHBEINS.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Chemistry)AHIMAZ NAYAGAM JOHNSONS.B., Judson College (Rangoon, Burma), 1925S.M., University of Rangoon, 1929 .(Mathematics)WILLIAM KARUSHS.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Mathematics)DORSEY LEE MORGANS.B., Howard University, 1927(Physics)HAROLD LLEWELLYN NAUMANA.B., North Central College, 19�3(Geography)VIRGIL OTIS PETTYEd.B., Illinois State Normal University, 1929(Geography)WILLIAM CHARLES RASMUSSENS.B., University of Chicago, 1938(Geology and Paleontology) Essay: A Review of the Research on Liquid HeliumThesis: The Ability of Children to Use Geographic Source Ma­terialsThesis: I. Study of the Systems Gadolinium Hydride-Hydrogenand Praseodymium Hydride-Hydrogen. II. Reduction ofRare Earth Salts with Sodium in Liquid AmmoniaThesis: Perturbations Arising from Oblateness of the CentralBodyThesis: Minima of Functions of Several Variables with Inequali­ties as Side ConditionsThesis: Measurement of the Intensity of an Ultra-High Frequen­cy OscillatorThesis: A vonsideThesis: The Cardiff Area of South WalesThesis: The Probable Error of Sampling Sediments for HeavyMineral Study �III. PROFESSIONAL DEGREES1. IN THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSFor the Degree of M aster of Business Administration:HENRY GUENTHER BAUMGART (with Report: The Purpose, Construction, and Interpretation of Week-honors) ly Indices of Business ActivityS.B., University of Chicago, 1937BOLESLAV ROBERT BOBISUDA.B., University of Chicago, 1936LLOYD HILTON CHADBOURNA.B., Hamline University, 1936WILLIAM FRANCIS CONWAYS.B., Central State Teachers College (Mount Pleasant,Michigan), 1937DANIEL JOSEPH DAVITTA.B., Antioch College, 1926JACK PHILIP DONISA.B., University of Chicago, 1938 Essay: An Approach to the Teaching of Accounting �.Report: The Direct Firing Pulverizer for Hospital Steam PlantsEssay: Income Determination with Reference to Accepted Ac­counting PrinciplesEssay: Methods of Presentation in Auditing ReportsEssay: The Use of Inventory Confirmations in the Audi:ARTHUR HIGHMANS.B. in Ch.E., Armour Institute of Technology, I935JOHN HOLROYD KEMPSTERS.B., University of Missouri, I938WALTER MAKEPEACE LILLIE. A.B., Colgate University, I93IPETER FRANK MANCINAMARIA TAN Y RAMOSS.B., Far Eastern University (Manila, PhilippineIslands), 1938LEAH RESNICKA B., Radcliffe College, I936MERRILL JOSEPH ROBERTS (with honors)A.B., University of Minnesota, 1938MARVIN MEYER VAN STOCK Essay: Analysis of the Demand for Holders of the Doctor'sDegree in the Field of MarketingEssay: An Evaluation of Accounting TheoryEssay: A Criticism of Certain Current Accounting PracticesEssay: An Appraisal of Orthodox Accounting Valuation RulesEssay: Business Education in the Philippine IslandsReport: The Statistical Measurement of Hospital Out-PatientService Activities and OperationsReport: Recent Innovations in Railroad Freight and PassengerEquipmentEssay: Export and Import Procedures in Selected IndustrialConcernsII. IN THE LAW SCHOOLFor the Degree of Doctor of Law (J.D.):JOHN ALF�ED ECKLER (cum laude)A.B., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1935HARRIET SPIESS JACOBSS.B., Northwestern University, I936 JAMES WILLARD MELVILLEA.B., University of Chicago, I938III. IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF THE DIVISION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESFor the Degree of Doctor of Medicine:JOHN MORGAN HAMMERS.B., Michigan State College, I935ROBERT CHARLES HUNTERA.B., Harvard University, I936LAURENCE SHERMAN JENNINGSS.B., University of Chicago, I937 ALBER T KRAUSS.B., University of Chicago, I936BERTRAND WILEY MEYERA.B., State University of Iowa, I933WILLIAM WALLACE SCOTTA.B., University of Missouri, I934Ph.D., University of Chicago, I938IV. IN RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGEFor the Degree of Doctor of Medicine:HAROLD HOWORTH WASJACKSON DELOS BEATTYS.B., University of Chicago, I935JOHN EDWARD PATRICK HYLANDS.B., University of North Dakota, I935IV. THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYI. IN THE DIVISION OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESThesis: An Experimental Investigation of Memory SpanROY BRENERPh.B., University of Chicago, I933S.M., ibid., I935(Psychology)CAROL BLANCHE COTTONA.B., Oberlin College, 1926A.M., Columbia University, I927(Psychology)JOHN STONE EVANSS.B., Western State Teachers College (Kalamazoo,Michigan), I933(Biochemistry)GERALD ANDERSON FOSTVEDTS.B., University of Minnesota, 1934S.M., ibid., I935(Pharmacology) Thesis: A Study of the Reactions of Spastic Children to CertainTest SituationsThesis: I. The Comparative Assay of Gonadotropic Substanceson Rats, Mice, and Chicks. II. A Comparative Study on theAugmentation of the Action of Gonadotropins from VariousSources in the Rat, Mouse, and ChickThesis: In Vitro Melanophore StudiesKATHRYN KNOWLTONA.B., Oberlin College, 1921S.M., University of Chicago, 1923(Biochemistry)FRIEDA IRENE PANIMONS.B., Northa Dakota Agricultural College, 1936(Physiology)HARVEY M. SCHAMPS.B., University of Illinois, 1936(Physiology)HERMAN MICHAEL SEROTAS.B., University of Chicago, 1934M.D., Rush Medical College, 1938(Physiology)JOHN ANTHONY V AICHULISS.B., University of Notre Dame, 1929S.M., University of Illinois, 1935(Pharmacology)GRACE ESTHER WERTENBERGERS.B., University of Chicago, 1929S.M., ibid., 1932(Physiology)JANET FRANCES WILDERA.B., Mount Holyoke College, 1933A.M., ibid., 1935(Zoology)2.1Thesis: A Study oj Certain Metabolic Effects oj TestosteronePropionate in Eunuchoids and in Normal Men and VI omenThesis: The Effect oj Iron Compounds on Brain MetabolismThesis: Some Effects oj Constant Intravenous Injection oj Potas­sium Chloride Solutions into Normal Conscious DogsThesis: Temperature Changes in the Cortex and Hypothalamusduring Sleep (QThesis: The Effect of Autolysis on the Principles oj the PosteriorLobe oj the Pituitary BodyThesis: The Relation oj Estrin to the BasalMetabolic RateThesis: The Effects oj Population Density upon Growth, Repro­duction, and Survival oj H yallela astecaII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIESBURR CARTWRIGHT BRUNDAGEA.B., Amherst College, 1936(Oriental Languages)(> C 2..- GLADYS STANLEY CALBICKp� b 39 � \.rGOl S.B., University of Minnesota, 1923A.M., University of Chicago, 1932(Romance Languages)HOLGER ALRIK LINDS]OA.B., Emmanuel Missionary. College, 1933(Oriental Languages) Thesis: Notes on Some Blocks from the Excavation oj MedinetHabuThesis: A Critical Text of "La gran conquista de Ultramar,"Chapters cclxio-cccThesis: A Study oj the Hebrew Root :::liID and Its ReligiousConceptsIII. IN THE DIVISION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCESAUGUSTO BOBONISA.B. in Ed., University of Puerto Rico, 1927A.M., ibid., 1934(Mathematics)SAMUEL THOMAS EMORYA.B., Randolph-Macon College, 1917A.M., Columbia University, 1921(Geography)GALEN WOOD EWINGS.B., College of William and Mary, 1936(Chemistry)- WALTER RICHARD HAEFELEr: )) \ Oc\�, '5 A.B., University of Cincinnati, 1935� (Chemistry)HAYDN JONESA.B., Lake Forest College, 1932S.M., University of Chicago, 1932(Physics)WALDO HAROLD KLIEVERA.B., Bethel College, 1929(Physics)AUBREY WILFRED LANDERS, JR.A.B., Acadia University, 1926S.B., Brown University, 1929(Mathematics)MARY KENNY LANDERSA.B., Brown University, 1926A.M., ibid., 1927(Mathematics)HEINZ ADOLF LOEWENSTAMM(Geology and Paleontology)RICHARD PUTNAM METCALFA.B., Oberlin College, 1930(Chemistry) Thesis: Differential Systems with Boundary Conditions Involv­ing the Characteristic ParameterThesis: Bright Tobacco in the Agriculture, Industry, and ForeignTrade oj North Carolina 1Thesis: The Determination of Extremely Small Temperature DiJ­Jerences in CalorimetryThesis: The Effect oj Metals on the Addition oj Hydrogen Bro­mide to Olefinic SubstancesThesis: Energy Distribution and Positive Excess oj MesotronsThesis: The Intensities of the K-Series X-Ray Lines of Tungstenand PlatinumThesis: I nvariant Multiple Integrals in the Calculus oj Varia­tionsThesis: The Hamilton-Jacobi Theory Jor the Problems oj Bolzaand MayerThesis: Geology oj the Eastern Nazareth Mountains (Palestine)Thesis: The Magnetic Susceptibility oj Sodium in Liquid Am­monia and Its Relation to the Fermi-Dirac StatisticsI?. (\ - MELVIN LEROY SCHULTZ\j., }..) \ 0 11 ' 'l S.B., University of Chicago, 1934(Chemistry)._ MARTIN WOHL SHOOKHOFFfA. \ '\ 10 l4C{ \ � A.B., Columbia University, 1934bl 1) t -I A.M., tu«, 1935(Chemistry)LESTER S. SKAGGSA.B., University of Missouri, 1933A.M., ibid., 1934(Physics)NICHOLAS MONROE SMITH, JR.A.B., University of Arkansas, 1935S.M., University of Chicago, 1936(Physics)ELLEN CLAYTON STOKESA.B., Brown University, 1923A.M., ibid., 1924(Mathematics)2.1� 9 'C\7./09Qi FRANKLIN MILLER, JR.A.B., Swarthmore College, 1933(Physics)JAMES ALLAN NORTONS.B., University of Chicago, 1936(Chemistry)ROBERT THOMAS SANDERSONS.B., Yale University, 1934(Chemistry) Thesis: On the Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction Pattern of Cal­citeThesis: I. Additions of Halogen Acids to Olefinic Compounds.II. Some Derivatives of Higher Benzene HomologuesThesis: A Volatile Compound of Aluminum, Hydrogen, andBoron, and Its Relation to Theories of ValenceThesis: Experiments in Search of an Effect of Centrifugal Fieldson Radioactive ProcessesThesis: The Electrostatic Influence of Substituents on Dissocia­tion Constants and Reaction VelocityThesis: A Precise Determination of the Energy Released in theProduction of Deuterium from Beryllium under Proton Bom­bardmentThesis: The Energies Released in the Reactions Li7 (p, a) He4and Li6 (d, a) H e4, and the Masses of the Light AtomsThesis: Applications of the Covariant Derivative of Cartan in theCalculus of VariationsIV. IN THE DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCESLELAND HENRY CARLSONA.B., Beloit College, 1931(History)CLAUDE EDWARD HAWLEYA.B., University of Chicago, 1935(Political Science)JANET LAUCK MACDONALDA.B., Agnes Scott College, 1928A.M., University of Chicago, 1930(History)THOMAS WILSON STEENA.B., Emmanuel Missionary College, 1910S.M., Northwestern University, 1932(Education) Thesis: A History of the Presbyterian Party from Pride's Purgeto the Dissolution of the Long ParliamentThesis: The Illinois Commerce Commission: A Study in Ad­ministrative RegulationThesis: Russo-German Relations, I909-I4Thesis: The Vocational Choices of Students Whose Religious Be­liefs Limit Their Occu-pational OpportunitiesDAVID BICKNELL TRUMANA.B., Amherst College, 1935A.M.; University of Chicago, 1936(Political Science) Thesis: Administrative DecentralizationV. IN THE DIVINITY SCHOOLALFRED THOMAS DEGROOTA.B., Butler University, 1926A.M., ibid., 1927D.B., ibid., 1929 Thesis: The Grounds of Divisions among the Disciples of ChristVI. IN THE GRADUATE LIBRARY SCHOOLROBERT SMYTH ALVAREZA.B., University of Chicago, 1934S.B. in L.S., University of Illinois, 1935 Thesis: Qualifications of Heads of Libraries in Cities of over TenThousand Population in the Seven N orth-Ceniral StatesThesis: The 'Chicago Public Library: Origins and BackgroundsGWLADYS SPENCERPh.B., Denison University, 1922A.M., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1934VII. IN THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIONSTUART KING JAFFARYS.B., University of Alberta, 1921 Thesis: Public Provision for the Mentally III in Illinois, I9I7-37VI. THE CONVOCATION STATEMENTROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS, President of the UniversityVII. "ALMA MATER" Words byEnwrx H. LEWISCOPYRIGHTVIII. THE BENEDICTIONIX. THE RECESSIONAL-ToccataThe audience is requested to remain standing during the Recession WidorMARSHALLEON PERDUE SMITH, Marshal of the UniversityWALTER BARTKYGEORGE V. BOBRINSKOYFRANK HURBURT O'HARA ASSISTANT MARSHALSWALTER LINCOLN PALMERSHELDON TEFFTHAROLD RIDEOUT WILLOUGHBYSTUDENT MARSHALSCHARLES WILLIAM PFEIFFER, H ead MarshalROBERT RAMSEY BIGELOW CHESTER BADOLLET POWELLJOHN FRANKLIN CULP III CHARLES VICTOR SHOSTROMALEXANDER LAWRENCE GEORGE WILLIAM HENRY SPECKMARTIN LEVIT HARRY FRANKLYN TOPPING, JR.RUSSELL JAMES PARSONSSTUDENT AIDESKATHERINE ADAMSBETTY LOIS AHLQUISTRUTH BRODYJANET LOUISE GEIGERMARY ELIZABETH GRENANDERLAVERNE MARJORIE TESS, Senior AideTHELMA EMMA ISELMANHELEN ARETA KELBLEMARJORIE HELEN KUHHELEN PATRICIA SHRACK