National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-03
LIMBS OF THE LAW.
Commencement Of the Law Department Of
Georgetown University.
The Young Lawyers Receive Diplomas
Flowers, Prizes, and Good advice.

Above tho stage Of the National theater
last night hung large floral mat inscribed
with 20. g. Law" and on either side hung
star and Tyre Of white flowers. On tho
stage sat twenty. nine handsome young
graduates, and about 1880 people filled the
house. Everything was laden with bunting
and flowers. A brass eagle looked from tho
center OF the ratings Of the two balconies,
while suspended from the ceiling wero huge
baskets of flowers. Gauze aud bunting
stretched from each side Of the stage, while
ported plants frightened up the drawing room
scene with which the stage was set. The
footlights were hidden by floral tributes Of
every design, whose perfume filled the entire
house. The Marine band discoursed music
below. On the stage were seated beside the
graduates Archbishop Gibbons, Rev. @. o..
Meador, Representatives. Dibble, Clements,
Springer, and Manning, Senator Jones, Judge
A. y. Hagner, Hon. j. X. Upton, Hon. William
a. Richardson, NJ, +. Morris, Hon. Jere ~.
Wilson, James q. Payne, J. J. Darlington, j..
W. Ross, and other prominent gentlemen.
The exercises began shortly after o'clock
with some selections by the Marine band,
which tho audience loudly applauded. and
demanded repstitions. Rev. James A. Doonau,
the president of Georgetown university, thon
conferred tho degrees on tho following grad
yates:
Bachelor OF Laws u.t. B.)-wm. n Broe. Penn,
sylyaniaj Andrew n. Canheld, lowe: Y; Paul
Chew, Missouri; George o'DoheTty, California
NJ. Could Massachusetts,; Thomas b. Hardin, jr.
Kentuekyi Charles J. Hedrlok, District Of Column
Rsht S wR IT, tSma P' IT, ALABAMA WIT m
Mclaughlin, Dakota; Thomas Mcsheehy, Indiana
lanes n L. pugh III AlaSsmS; James s f. o SGsGgs
Xavier Smith, yirginiai Henry W; sohon, Distrlc
of Columbia; Hamilton $. Wallace, District Of
columbia "a A. Clarke Wright, G90Isia oro.s.d
| Dakota; William II. De Lacey, District Of Colun
bia; Matthew Gering, Dakota; Paul Neuhaus
Ohio Charles W. Russell, West virginia. Charles
Sims, District of Columbia; Martin slough, Ohio
Lyndon A, Smith, Vermouti David @. Weston.
haver, West Virginia.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, addressed
the graduates after cornet solo. He gave
the young gentlemen some good advice ant
predicted bright future for them. Their
are mover too many good lawyers, lie said
and the group before him he regarded as
welcome accession to the bar Senato
Vances address was an eloquent ono, and h,
paid the college a high tribute.
A xylophone solo by Mr, +. A. Lusby wa
nicely rendered, aud the artist was compelled
to repeat IL in response to the applause.
Hon. Richard Il. Merrick, member of tn,
faculty Of the college, then presented prize
to the following gentlemen: For best stand
ing in studies Of Junior class, prize of $40, Il
Isaac 8. Wheaton,; for best essay, prize of $50
to d. @. Westonhaver; in post graduate
master of laws, best essay on legal subject
prize of $40, to the same gentleman; senio
class, for best standing in studies, prize o
800, to Q. ]. Hedrck; tho second best,
prize of $50, was awarded to two gentlemen
whose standing was equal, Thoma
II. Fitnam and James T.. Scaggs
for best essay, prize of $50 to II. w. Sohor
Mr.. MerricR also addressed the graduates an,
advised them to preserve their good name
above all. He said there wero so many brill
liant men doing wrong to-day that wor
about it TO the class would DO warning.
The orchestra then rendered some selection
as the audience dispersed. The commence
ment last night, the thirteenth, was probabl.
tho most brilliant ever held by the George
town college.