Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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STEPHEN W. LENAHAN, A 2 II XV1LKEs-BARRE, PA. Prom Committee C25 COURSES LANGUAGES AREAS V Commercial Spanish Latin-America Mr. Lenahan received his preparatory schooling at Conway Hall Preparatory School, Carlisle, Pa.. and then attended Lafayette College. Aft 'r service with the A. E. F. in France, he returned home and en- gaged in business, being the president of a Sand and Gravel Company. At present he is employed in the Iron and Steel Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Mr. Lenahan has specialized in Latin-American affairs while at the School of Foreign Service, and hopes to establish connections with an exporting firm doing business with that section. RICHARD C. LONG, K A fb ' HII.LSllOR0, Texas Class Treasurer CU Editor Ye Domesday Booken Class Historian CZJ Exec. Com. l'an-Am. Students' Assn. Covksx-gs I.ANn1'AoEs IXREAS Conimereial Portuguese Latin-America Mr. Long attended the University of Texas for several years prior to the outbreak of the XVorld VVar, and after army service returned to Texas, where he gained valuable experience in business ad- ministration and advertising work. He soon came to the School of Foreign Service, where he has made a close study of trade and economic relations with Latin-America, especially Brazil. ln view of his experience and ability he will be a most valuable man for some firm having interests in Brazil or in Latin- America. JOHN LUCAS FREELAND, PA. Covksus l.ANm'Amzs AREA! Commercial Russian lfnrnne Diplomatic-Consular French Near East Czech Slovak Mr. Lucas was born in the verv heart of the an- thracite coal mining section, at Hazleton. Pa. He graduated from the East Stroudsburg State Normal School in 1917: saw service abroad in France and Belgium, and upon his return was principal of High Schools at Houtzdale and Sheppton, Pa. He attend- ed Penn State College during the summer of 1920. After some successful experience in selling he de- cided to train for a business career. Having natural ability for the Czech. Slavic and Polish languages, he chose foreign trade. He is well informed on the habits and customs of the people of Europe and the Slavic countries. and looks to entering the U. S. Consular Service.

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WILLIAM E. LARKIN, K A dh Nomu Aimms, Mfxss. Covnsias A LANGUAGES Aki-:AS i Co111111ere1al Chinese Par ILEISI Sh1pp1ng Like lllilll another farsightcd 111311, Mr. Larkin chose Georgetown as tl1e place best suited for the coinpletion of l1is education. He has 111a11ifested a keen interest i11 tl1e Chinese language and in Far Eastern affairs, and has made a special study of ship- pi11,Q'. He is desirous of entering tl1e export or ship- ping business with a firm transacting business with tl1e Far East. EARL C. LAUGHLIN, B.S. ANTIGO, XVIS. 1,311-.xll1Cl'iC3ll Students' Assn. Cfwnses I..iNc1'AcEs Aux-:As COIlllllCfCi2l Spanish Latin-Anicrica Mr. l.aug'l1li11 is of a scientific turn of lllllld. His 0l15ZlllCCl'lllg CCll1CZlll0l1 was received at the University of XYisc d he l1olds the degree of B. S. i11 Electrical Engineering. For the past ten years he has been cinployed on the scientific staff of the U. S. Bureau of Standards. doing niechanical engineering research work, and is 11ow associate physicist there. Mr. l.aughli11 leaves Geor,qetow11 with a B. F. S. degree from the School of Foreign Service. EMBERT A. LeLACHEUR, A.B. XVEss1Nc:'roN SPR1Nc1s, S. D. I'l1ilosol1l1ical Society of xx'll.Sllillgb0l'l Rlatlicinatical ASSIJClHt101l of America Counsas LANGUAGPLS AREAS Ilip!omatic-Coiisulzii' French lzurope .'XllllUllg'll l1c co111es from tl1e prairies it is hard lo. conceive of his being a XVesterner. His education and experience l1ave bec11 well-rounded. Zllld he l1as been successfully employed as a teacher, chemist, soldier and n1athe1naticia11. After coinpleting tl1e courses of study i11 thc elcinentary and secondary schools of Boston. Mass., llC C0lllplCtCtl the four-year course at the Bridgewater fNass.U State Normal School. Tn 1016 he received the degree of A. B. at Valparaiso University.

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ELMER W. LUECKER, L.L. B., A E II Am-I.E'roN, Wis. Coivizszs l.ANr:UAur:s ' Alu-:As Commercial French Iiuropc IDiplomatic-Consular German Dutch Flemish lllr. Luecker's preparatory training was received in Lawrence College, Appleton, XVis. Ile also holds an l..l.. B. from the Law School of the University of Vlfisconsin. For sometime he was connected with the administrative department of a very large mer- chandising concern. Mr. Luecker served in France with the A. E. F., and has traveled extensively in lfurope. THOMAS E. LYONS, A 21 Il NORFOLK, VA. fovusns I.ANt:rmt:l:s AREAS f'omniei'Cial French Itnrope Shipping Mr. Lyons intended to become a newspaper man and had started out on such a career when the war interrupted it. Ile chose the sea as his service and for three years sailed all over the world. He then en- tered the employ of the U, S. Shipping Board where he furthered his experience. Coming to the School of Foreign Service, Mr. Lyons chose shipping as his irajor course, and he expects to follow the sea in the future. JOHN H. MCCARTHY, K A fb PORTSMOUTH, N. H. Covnsss l1ANGUA1iE5 AREAS Shipping I'il'Olll'll 1-.uropc Mr. McCarthy comes from a seaport and is natu- rally very interested in the shipping business. lt has long been his ambition to engage in this line of business, and his work at the School of Foreign Service has included shipping courses. Mr. McCar- thy has studied faithfully and energetically and has mastered the subject of shipping in all of its complex rletails, and will prove a valuable man in this work.