National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-09
TIE CozUMBrzx Law sonooL.
Commencement Exercises at the National
Theatre--Forty-sevon Graduates.

Commencement Exercises at the National
Theatre-Forty-sevon Graduates.
Tho annual commencement Of the law school
Of the Columbian university was held at the
National theatre last evening. A large and
brilliant audience was In attendance. Prosi-
dent Hayes occupied seat upon the platform.
General Sherman and Justices Cox and Hag.
ner, of the District supreme court, and num-
Der of senators and representatives, were also
present From year TO year the graduating
classes of the law department seem to vic with
each other ia the richness and tastefulness Of
the floral decoration Of the stage. The class of
1850 undoubtedly excclled all previous efforts.
Suspended over the stage was the words, in
letters Of flowers, Glass of 1880" There was
low rampant Of flowers all along the line of
the footlights and at each side a pyramid.
The flowers were worked in various
designs though tho horseshoe, a symbol of
good luck, prcdominated. There were many
offerings Of flowers from persons in the audi
ence to individual members of the class. Gen.
eral Hooker, member of congress from Missis-
sippi, was the orator Of the occasion, aud de-
livered the annual address. His grafton,
delivered er tcmpOro, aud which was addressed
mainly to the members Of the graduating
classes, was Il masterpiece Of oratory and
rhetoric, and commanded from beginning to
end the closest attention from his hearers;
oliciting from them at frequent intervals,
when lie reached the climax of eloquent
strains, earnest and prolonged applause.
The degrees were conferred by DIR. James
G. yelling, president of tho university The
degree Of LII b. was conferred upon the fol-
lowing graduates: Louis Dagger, II. S. Bar
bour, George NJ. Dunn, George b. Edwards,
NJ. L. Hallccll, L. Ct. lIarbaugh; William b.
King, James H. LANCE, II. j. Lguck, Wood
bury Lowery, p. H. T. Mason, Philip Mauro,
J. l. McCallum, John Morris, Howard Morton,
Conway Robinson, jr., Harry NJ. Rohcr, l.. X.
Than aud WV. Wishsrt, District OF Columbia:
Edmund A. Bailey of New York, c. L. Buck
inghaIn of Michigan, William r. Bushby of
Virginia, Louis ID. Carman Of New Jersey, j..
Il. Diver OF New York, James l.. Harm Of Flor
ida, G. j. Hayes of Now York, l.. w. Johnston
of Virginia, William r. Kent of Pcnnsylva-
mia, William N Markell of Maryland, John
NJ. Martin of Mississippi, J. IL. Mason of Mas
sachusotts, Il. A. MCBce and j. NJ McNcel of
South Carolina, j. IL. Morgan OF Alabama, Il.
E. Morris of Illinois, L. w. f. Ogivie of Vir-
ginia, William 5. Parks of Ohio, ID. Gray Prr-
man of Wisconsin, L. 4. Saunders of Illinois.
H. Il. Senons of Arkansas, ii. A. Schimmel.
fcnnig of Pennsylvania, George ID. Seymour
of Connecticut, =. II. Seymour of Ohio Fred.
X. SWEET of Maine, L. ID. Vanderieth of
Nevada, J. II. WeIcker of Tennessee, aud w.
W. White of kentucky.
The degree of LII. VI. was conferred upon
hNN ANAlNhlHE lpob = ihAheNNo - l. ShluilOAii
Melville Church, William r. S. Curtis, j. II.
Day, j. Il. Garrison G. j. Gould, f. l.. IIar-
vcy, John Il. Iicllcox, w. II. pearce, IL. p.
Sanders, William II, Upton and A. NJ. Wooster.
The post-graduates will be Admitted at
once TO the bar Of the District Under the
old rule of the bar requiring only two years
of preparation, the graduating CLASSES Of the
law schools were admitted on motion, but
now the aspirant for legal honors has to take
a postgraduate course of study for one year.
After the diplomas had been distributed
Judge lIaguer was introduced tn tho audience,
and in Il neat speech which abounded with
good advice, proceeded to award the three
prizes given each year by the faculty for the
best essays The first prize was awarded TO
Mr.. j. Q. jenkins for his essay The Dart
mouth College Case" the second to w. b
King his subject being "War Claims Against
the United States" and the third to L. A
Bailey. whose topic was Remarks Concerning
the Laws of Our Country"