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The Gary American
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
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Leon E. Wright receives PhD in history and philosophy of religion from Harvard University, will be ordained and join Howard as assistant professor. His academic path includes Boston University, Morgan State, and Harvard honors.
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The degree of doctor of philosophy was bestowed upon Leon E. Wright in the field of history and philosophy of religion at commencement exercises Thursday at Harvard university.
Following this climax to a brilliant academic career, Dr. Wright will be ordained at the St. Mark Congregational church, Roxbury.
In the fall of this year he will assume the post of assistant professor of religion at Howard.
Dr. Wright was graduated from Boston university where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received the master of arts degree later from the same school. After a period during which he taught Latin at Morgan State college in Baltimore, he entered Harvard and received the bachelor of theological science degree with honors.
While he was at Harvard, Dr. Wright served as assistant minister of the St. Mark Congregational church. He is treasurer of Sigma chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard University; Roxbury; Boston University; Baltimore; Howard
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Thursday At Commencement; Fall Of This Year
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Leon E. Wright awarded PhD from Harvard in history and philosophy of religion, to be ordained at St. Mark Congregational church in Roxbury, and start as assistant professor at Howard in fall. Background: Graduated Boston University with Phi Beta Kappa, MA there, taught at Morgan State, B.Th.S. with honors from Harvard, served as assistant minister.