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sooo gm * ri; wealth of a} ining and — a S: ie. unusual tall + a8 see he ( ot won gencrai acclaim for his . s. faithfulness to his vocation, for his sympathetic and understand- ing attitude towards his students, for the charm of his dynamic /bersonality in and out of the ickassroom. As an adminis‘rator j his honesty, prudence, fair and ;open-mindedness have contrib- uted much to the well-being of .the Boston school system. He is a traditionalist of the progressive type, and he realizes that in the midst of all changes human na- ture remains constant. He has ' |writlen simply and well the dis- tinction of being the producer ‘ lof the first instructional sound ' ;motion pictures to be made avail- /able for school use. He has lec- ltured extensively and well, 60 isincere and genuine ts his in- | terest in youth that he ig giving (generously of bis time in pro- moting the Youth Movement for the Prevention of Juvenile De- linquency. He is a gentieman par excellence, whose first and last loyalty is to his vocation.” WILLIAM EDWAED BROWNE “Today we have the pleasure of conferring degrees on two merobera of the Browne family, Dr. William Edward Browne, our distinguished alumnus, and his son, Pvt. Edward R. Browne, who today will join the ranks of our! alumni body. Today the son ep- pears in the uniform of the! United States Army, as In World j War 1 the father served as an officer In the United States Medi- cal Corps. Returning from his military duties, Dr. Browne de- voted hig talents to the field of autgery, studying at the . Mayo t Cligic and in Vienna. His advance in Bis closen field was rapid, his extfaordinary ability was recog- ‘ nized in a short time and he was sproinied surgeon-in-chief at Carney Hospital and professor of surgery at Tufte Medical Bchool. “From a scholarly pre-eccupa- tion with the efructure of the . “e human body he early confined | his interest to the human hand. | Today he !s recognized as an out- standing surgeon of the hand, f having devised many origins! : thods in hand surgery. , ‘Behind the surgeertheTT-D?, ‘ Browie ws the man William Ed- wad Browne, whose head is in the clouds while his feet are firm- ly planted on the ground. To the poor he has been a most generous friend, to the proud he has been an example of humility. To the medical profeasion'he has been an inspiration. To the world he ha- been a gentleman of great faith. | “Surgeon, student, teacher, friend and benefactor of the poor, we are proud to honor you a# & distinguished alumnus of our college.” - Sotemn Pontifical Mase The day's activities began wit lemn niifical maas : 10.36 a. ry. celebra ry Rev, Thomas M. O'Leary, -D.D., bishop of Spicer Hey Jobn 5. Sexton, ‘$9, of © Cecilia's : Church, Boston, preached they 7. ' paccalaureste sermon. ——$<— Ts a . . | oo yes Se age ALL pkg Dam A I GAR LD fmt rm me oes emmy at