Term's End

The windup of the school and college year was signalized last week as follows:

P: Patrick Cardinal Hayes distributed diplomas to the 31 graduates of Good Counsel College, White Plains, N. Y. Counseled he: "I hope there is no girl here who has the thought in her mind or heart of Hollywood."

P: At the University of Pittsburgh, 300 students signed a petition protesting, on the grounds of "militarism," the selection of General Douglas Mac Arthur, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, as commencement speaker. Said Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman: "Nonsense . . . unpatriotic . . . a disgrace. . . ."

P: Thomas E. Armstrong, Harvard crew captain, was arrested for drunkenness.

P: Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams presented cups, swords and other awards to the midshipmen at U. S. Naval Academy after the final dress parade. To the graduating class next day he said: ''The navy with the greatest number of those who can secure [the best spirit] . . . who can also think, will win wars." Then came one of June Week's most notable features. The band played "The Star-Spangled Banner." Several thousand friends and relations stood poised. Into the air went the 421 white caps of the graduates. Visitors scrambled for the caps--most of them old ones the midshipmen no longer want--traditional souvenirs.

Other doings at Annapolis during June Week include the annual "Ring Dance" of the second class, and presentation of a U. S. flag to the commander of the company winning regimental honors. In years gone by, the Ring Dance (christening of class rings) and the flag presentation (by a girl chosen by the commander) included kissing. Last year kisses were abolished as not "conducive to dignity." June Week weddings were also ruled out last fortnight by a new regulation forbidding ensigns (after 1933) to marry within two years of graduation. Missouri's Representative John Joseph Cochran last week introduced a bill in the House to remove this restriction. After graduation last week, 26 nuptials were celebrated. Last year there were 22. Possibly because Annapolis graduates are younger than college graduates, more than half of those who marry at once take older brides. Of the dozen girls espoused in June Week 1930, ten were their husband's seniors.

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