National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-11
DISCIPLES OF BLACKSTONE
CoMMENCEMENT OF TIE C0LUlf-
BIAH UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.

Dian CNIIEhSIfI LAW oCAVOL.
ENTERTAINING ORDER OF EXERCISES
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS : CoNFEE
RING DEGREEs-AwARDING OF PRIZE
BY JUSTICE sTRoNG-BEAUTIFUL FLORA
OFFERINGS.
Lincoln hall presented Q scene Of beauty an
brilliancy last evening ct the annual commences
ment exercises Of the Columbian University Lay
school. The large and spacious room was nile
to its utmost capacity notwithstanding the storm
and Indictment weather. Among the distin
guished persons occupying places on the rostrun
were President yelling, W. W. Corcoran, Jui
tiee Strong Professors Tyler and Kennedy. TIL
stage was adorned In 0 modest yet appropriate
manner Decorations Of flowers and flags, .
generally used on these occasions, were seen OF
every hand. They were neat, Artistic and dprc
pos; trimmed and bordered In many places witt
the sad and mournful symbols OF death, a IThi
was in memory Of two loved, esteemed and hon
ored classmates Four hags, suspended from tn
corners and falling In graceful folds, adorned tn
sides and rear Of the rostrum. In front ant
stretching quite across the stage were strewn 4
bower Of roses and other summer howers, bouquet
made up in most siTaove i9 Hsn., ASove tSs
wallis were three beautifully decorated basket
filled with-the rarest flowers, which spsrkleS
sng stspd was covered with beautiful bon
Duets, which contrasted well with the elegant bu
sad inscription just in the back ground OF ia
In IemSs Rtb ne dsqSsst sVergr. n nS W. W.;
been artistically arranged by the hands OF thos,
who had known them best, and loved them be.
ssus sssy Il. sr 1e aad hss
ment it's large and cultured audienee its pro
gramme and the rendering, it was one Of the most
brilliant. snd Interesting commencemsnts ever
The exercises were cpeped with an overture b.
the Weber band, after which the president vel
coined the aadi; sSs n few ,DprcPSste yOTd.
Ascension church, would offer prayer Following
the prayer, the Weber band discoursed more
melodious music. President yelling then an.
letter from the Hon. Carl Schur1 stating that his
health was SO delicate that il would be impossible
for him to deliver the annual address, as was ex.
edi i be great dtssPpointmsnt 10 the sudisnee
who had gathered together with the expectation
Of hearing the eloquent voice Of the great Senator
by weber's band, the address to the graduates
was delivered by President yelling, as follows:
Gentlemen Of the graduating class: You are
ssSso o I'M rS fsH eans ro Inc
that make us lnger while these moments are
running themselves Into golden sands before our
eyes, and you will be called to exchange the
gladiatorial combat. The mimic preludes Of the
classroom and Of the moot court must now give
place to the stern Joys Of contest in that arena
palms Of victory and the prizes Of ambition, but
Tor all that he holds most dear-his property his
and his ME- s0thers may seek a
pavilion TO hide them from the strife Of tongues,
but hFough the very thick Of this strife, as
throagh pillar Of cloud, you must learn to pick
your way, with firm and resolute step. Others
MAY walk in 'the cool, sequesteted vales" of life
II; III $S II ss's ss's' Il e;
We are encouraged 70 believe mat your eyes
have been opened % behold what great master
Of jurisprudence." HthN Light has already given
glsdness TO your eyes It hsll henceforth be a. a
lamp to your feet as youproceed to scale the hills
far as You may have sen thoroughly SroSndeS
in the principles ofthe law that you shall heresE
ter be induced With power to WELD the logic Of
the bar with precision and effect. You do not 90
forth as knights-eyrant rowing to and fro In
search Of adventures; but, as sober men, you will
stand in your lot ready to do sober work for God
and humanity in the figure Of society. As the
and shields in the Satiis 81 iffsEsSords fer the
shifting Of the oppressof, shields for the protec-
ton Of Innocence: As members Of that one among
other tries the stuff its Yotaries are made Of, and
which, less than any other, has place for the
in its ranks, you must be ready at all
try try to which You have been called. ~ -'-,-'-
speak of yeur service as ministry, for you
are TO minister as priests at the affairs OF justice
In the scheme Of human life, with its Infinite
actions and tnter-actfons, no man can be said to
stand for himself alone and he is the greatest Of
all who is the servant Of ALL That vicagtous ele-
ment which runs sometimes like q bright golden
and sometimes like q crimson thread through the
very warp and wool Of civil society, finds its
highest disqualification In the members of those
great learned professions which constitute the
greatest burdens and yield the highest Of human
services. The professional man must deem II no
less JOY than the crown Of his rejoicing that he
,Ssnn9s lift. He becOpsS N he highest ssnss Of
The TN y a. aAhiH. 70 ger men-hsyng obligs-
tons according to the measure Of his endowments
and the height Of his attainments You will bear
with me while briefly recapi,ulste some Of the
obligations under which you are to come this night
by the vows you shall now assume in the presence
Of this company - go
In the irst place, as being first suggested BY
the proprieties of this time and place, i may bid
you to remember what is due TO the dignity and
repute Of the school in which you have been bred
and the practice Of the law, that 40 By the purity
YOUR careers, You may bring 3 revenus Of honor
to its name Every school lives rs best lie in the
lives Of those whom It sends forth as the exponents
now Spensippas, the successor Of Plato, enjoined
on his pupil, Dion, when the latter had been
raised TO the rule Of Sicily, that he should be
careful 70 6ess hs land wiSh good Law; and good
glory to the Acadsmf,Y When, in after days,
you shall come 20 hang up your armor In the hails
Of your Alma Mater, let no rust be seen on your
swords, no taruish on your shields.
In the second place, It behooyes you ever TO re-
member the debt you owe to the, profession you
have chosen. You are about TO enter the ranks OF
q goodiy Fellowship communion partly Visible
and partly invisible. In the fore front Of TINT
visible communion, with hands extended to re-
ceiye you, stands the long line Of the graduates,
now nearly q thousand In number, who have gone
forth from the erhOOl vOuraelVes The
foster son of q common mother, you owe to each
other the love and duty which spring from q COM
mon lineage: Many among the elder members Of
this family have already risen TO distinction In
the walks Of their profession. Let Il be yours to
enhance the renown Of the Columbian brother
hood 81 whatever bar you may stand for the de-
ible communion you add the great cloud Of wit
nesses which hold you in full survey from the
heights Of their fame-the illustrious lawyers,
judges advocates, jurists and ehanceilors who
you can determine what manner Of men it be-
comes You to be, that, IN your generation, you
may do no discredit 70 the honorable Traditions
In the third place, need not remind you Of the
debt which you owe to yourselves. Ton Will be
required In many critical eonjuneture e set to
SSsyl': SA; ys shG sIShS m rs
interest of your clients. You Dan owe No duty ID
your clients which is inconsistent with the daty
you owe 70 yourselves as men Of honor and men
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wounded through the laws which you can right
fully interpose for his defence, bat you will also
see to 1t that the moral order OF society 10 noi
wounded to save the person Of your client. Jus
tiee between man and man is administered under
the sanction OF the oath that our human tribunals
may borrow lustre and purity from the Great
White Throne that is set In the heavens. In the
light that streams from the Throne you shall see
new force and q new beauty In the sublime
aphorism Of Hooker when he wrote that "of Law
no less can be acknowledged than that her seat II
the bosom Of God, and her voice the harmony o.
the world"
As a class you are specially called to do homage
to these powers OF the world TO come. You sit IL
their shadow tonight for one your number, aftel
having STAINED 10 the same degree with your
selves, has gone from your visible fellowship 70
Join the invisible communion OF those who beekor
to you from their exalted seats. And still an
other, In the class below YOU while pressing f9E
ward with eager steps towards the mark Of YOU
Of that higher prize Which il set before you BY thu
Great Taskmaster. Farrell Is not here to take
the guefdon he had won By his m sflts ard by thi
award OF his teachers. Cpthbert 40 Ioilser come:
at yoar CALI as you bend y2ar ,ar 70 catch thu
the world that lies beyond. But being dead, the,
still live In your memories and sill do they speal
TO US by the lesson Of their manly lives and By
the admonitions Of their untlmely end-adlurini
u all to act well our part in the living present
ceremony Of comforting degrees took place, ths
degrees being conferred BY the president. W hill
this was taking place, and as the name OF Mr.. j
d. p. Farrell (deceased) was called, the presi
Bayley, Of the graduating. class, and Mr.. E.
Stellwagen, Of the junior class, proceeded to tn
rear Of the rostrum and placed upon the sad Il
memoriGm inscription two beautifully-constructe
wreaths, during which interval Weber's ban
played o solemn requiem--a most beautiful an
tfvnaiv trfhute IN fha dead icOmrado who fel