Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-02
The Georgetown Law school.

"A CLASS OF YOUNG BARRIsrERs SENT our
INTO THE woRLp-THE COMMENCEMENT Ex-
ERcIsEs AT FoRp's OPERA HOUSE LAST
EVENING.
Ford's Opera House was packed last evening
on the occasion OF the fourteenth annual COM
mencement OF the law department OF George
town University until there was hardly stand
Ing room. The stage was very finely decorated
with plants and flowers and the front of the bal
cony was tastefully drsped with flags and bunt-
Ing. Above the stage were suspended large
floral letters reading Glass OF So The music
with which the exercises of the evening were
Pleasantly varied WAS furnished by the Marine
band. Kew. James A. Doonan. :. J., president
OF the university, made a brief address OF vel
come and conferred degrees upon the graduates
Muster Of La,rs.-Andrew y. Garfield, Mime
sofa; j. Morgan Esterling, kentucky: J. Paul
Chew, Missouri; Thomas n. Fitnam, District OF
columbia: Thomas II. Hardin, jr. Kentucky;
Harry r. Knight, kentucky; W. II. Lamar, jr
Alabama; George O'Doherty, California: James
l.. Pugh, jr, Alabama; James f. Scaggs. Dis
trict OF Columbia; Henry w. Sohon, District of
Columbia.
Bachelor OF La,cs-Frenk r. Baker. District
OF Columbia; Michael j. Colbert, District OF
Columbia; Patrick III. Deyine, District VI
Columbia; p. V. Dolan, West Virginia; Arthur
W. Ferguson, California; Jere johnson, In
diana; T: NJ Higgins, Tennessee: John +. La
Houle, Wisconsin,; samuel X. Latham, South
Carolina: William l.. Marcy. Pennsylvania;
Joseph ]. McCIoskey, ireland; Isaac W. Nord,
Kentucky, BE +. Reese, Alabama; Thomas J.
Ryder, District of Columbia; II. y. SimonS,
Wisconsin; Thomas j. sullivan, District az
Columbia: Isaac =. Wheaton, New York:
Leonard G Wood, Indiana; Herbert f. Wood
ward, New York
Senator Jones. OF Florida made the address
TO the graduates. His remarks were witty and
eloquent, and filed with good advice 10 the
Hon. Richard T. Merrick. who is a member OF
the faculty, awarded the prizes as follows:
Junior Classic TO Geo. r. Moves, of Maine,
Tor maintaining the best average in recitations
and examinations, and $40 10 VI. V. Tierney
for maintaining second best average
Senior Class-S1o0 to Michael j. Colbert, Of
the District, for maintaining the best average
In Rotations and examinations: $50 TO
Leonard Z. Wood, oflndiana, for second best
average, and $40 to Arthur w. Ferguson Of
California, for the best essay upon legal sub-
Ject.
Post Graduate Class-s3o to Henry w. Sohon,
OF the District, for the best average in recita-
lions and examinations. and S25 TO the same
gentleman for the best essay upon legal sub
ject
In making the award Of $40 for the best essay
In the senior class Mr.. Merrick announced that
these essays We're submitted TO committee
consisting of three members OF the District bar,
each of whom selected "A different essay IA
being the best-the three being those submitted
by A. w. Ferguson, Jere johnson and r. Nj.
Higgins. 1t became Necessary, therefore. to
add another member TO the comm ittee, and the
prize was finally awarded In Mr.. FERGUSON.
Mr.. Merrick made a short address i'm which he
said President Cleveland had been strongly in
clined TO accept the invitation 10 be present
last evening, but finally concluded that he
could not with Justice Ia the public service,
participate In any of the many literary cNhibi-
tons TO which he had been invited. While eN-
pressing his admiration for the University Of
Georgetown, he desired Mr.. Merrick TO an
nounce that for the present he would not par
ticipate In any exercises of this character.