Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-12

library for the teachers Of the second division
was adopted
Mr.. Darlington presided at the meeting il
the absence Of Mr.. Ross.
COLUMBIAN's LAW GRADUATES
Interesting Commencement Exercises
at the National Theater.
AN ABLE ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES BIZ JUDGE
CooLEY-PREsIDENr YELLING CoNFERs TIKI
pEGREEs-PRIzEs AwARDRD-BEAUTIFUL DECO
RATIoSs AND LARGE AUDIENCE.
The graduating class of the law department
Of the Columbian university sat in grove Of
palm last night. The commencement exercises
held at the New National theater, we're more
than usually interesting. A very large class Of
young men about to become lawyers sat on one
side of the stage awaiting the sheepskiDs that
would make them fellows with the learned legal
gentlemen who sat on the other side ready to
receive them into the brotherhood of lawyers
President ]. c. yelling, in his robes of office,
sat with Judge Cooley in the forward part OF
the stage, and on a table at his left were piled
the diplomas.
TAsTEFULLY DECORATED.
The theater was never more tastefully deco
rated. From the arched ceiling. from the
boxes, from the stage arch and from the bal
comics hung heavy festoons Of flags, pinned
here and there with handsome stands of colors
and in front of each box hung basket of flow
ers and vines As a background to the stage
was a semi-circular arcade, the arches just
showing through the cluster of tall, broad
leaved palms that lined it in q thick grove.
The large palms embraced the entire semi
circle of the stage. and smaller plants. like a
wild tangled underground, formed an irregular
hedge along the footlights. Hanging high in
front of the stage was a shield. pendant from a
SCROLL and hanging from that yet another
scroll. The shield was marked Columbian 50
and written in pnks on the scrolls were the
words Glass 1889"
Under the hanging leaves of palms in front
of the stage was stationed the Marine band,
conducted by Professor Sousa, who during the
exercises rendered Thomas ''Secret of the
Queen" Wagner's 'Tannhauser," .'Picadore,' -
Bamboula," "Boccaccio" and "On Wings of
Love"
The invocation was pronounced by Rev. DR..
Leonard
JUDGE cooLEY's ADDRESS
Prof. ]. G. Yelling, the president of the uni
versity, then introduced Judge Thomas NJ.
Cooley. LII. D.. who delivered the address to
the graduates. He took for the subject of his
address the judicial system of the United States
and the relation of the Federal Supreme Court
to that system. He reviewed briefly the his
tory OF the Constitution, pointing out its differ
ence from all other constitutions, in that ii
was not only the fundamental law, but that il
was supreme and invioable. He pointed out
the independence, within its province, of the
judicial system from interference by the other
branches of the government and its power in
holding the nation together as a unit. preserv-
ing the national and defending the states
powers.
The address was a lengthy and learned expo
sition of the theory of the Federal judicial sys-
TEN.
At the close of the address the Judge was
presented with a handsome bunch of flowers
President yelling then conferred degrees on
the following:
MASTER OF LAWS.
4. r. Babbitt, Mich; Charles II. Bates, d.
c.; Clarence A. Brandenburg, D. c.; James C.
Bushby, Oak; Lewis W. Call, Kan; Wesley
Gould Carr. n. H.; Eseck H. Carver, Pa.
Morris W. Chase, n. T.; John +. Gromelein, W
Va; Il. W. Hanna, Kan; Elmer W. Hart Wis
Frank W. Holt, Wis; VIM. d. Lambuth, KY
Luther NJ. Longshaw, Ala ; Manton Maverick
Mass; Herbert l.. McNair. Mich; Charles
Newell, Ore; Edward E. Perley, Pa; Wilson
g. Reed. d. c.; Ernest L. Schmidt, d. c.; j.
Henry W. Schmidt, Ohio; A. ID. Shrewsbury
W. Va; Charles l.. Sturtevant, d. c.; John 3.
Torbert. d. c.; Lemuel Towers, jr.. ID. c..
Perry b. Turpin, ID. c.; Laomer West, Cal.
BACHELOR OF LAWS.
David Cornelius Bangs, ID. c.; R. W. Barley
Mo-; Philip F. Darlington, H.; James Wilson
Bayard, Pa; II. W. Blanchard, Va; Francis j.
B,rne, n. Y; A. L. Carroll. Tex; Pierre de
Chambrun, France; Morris W. Chase, N. Y;
Walter c. Clephane, d. c.; Lendell A. Conner
jr., ID. c.; A. 5. Dudley, Wis; Stephen d. Fes.
sender, Mass; Geo. E. Fleming. Ind; B. c.
Garrett, Va; Milton b. Gilmore, Tenn; VIM D.
Hadger, Mich; G. H. Hammond, Mimi; w. NJ
Hatch. VT; Robt. ID. Hazard, ID. c.; A A. Hoeh
ling, ID. c.; s. A. Hobson, Ala; W. b. Howell
N. j.; Walter s. Lamon, ILL.,; Clarence E. Lati
Luckett, d. c.. Howard Merriam, Kas. Howard
ID. Norris, Md; Masaichi Mona, Japan; Robt
Fletcher Rogers, Pa; j. Steuart Rusk. Md
Ernest l.. Schmidt, d. c.; Cassell Severance
ID. c.; ID. E. Sharretts, Pa; Daniel H. Shea D.
c.; Geo. H. p. Shaw, Mass; Albert Speiden
ID. c.; Vim. II. Stayton, ID. c.; Claude g.
Stephenson. H.; VIM. G. Stuart, d. c.; J. s.
Ward Thorn, N. Y; Charles Cowles Tucker, d.
c.; Richard Ware, ID. c.; G. G. Wells, Va.
Frederick B. Wright, N. Y.
THE AWARD OF PRIZES
was made by ex-Justice William Strong, LID
The prize of 900, given annually by Myror
NJ. Parker for the best examination for the de.
gree Of bachelor Of laws, to William II. Stray.
ton, Of the District of Columbia.
The prize of $50 for the best examination TO,
the degree of master of laws, divided equally
between Clarence A. Brandenburg. of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and James A. Bushby, Of
Dakota.
The prizes for the best essays were given
First, $40, to s. A. Hobson. Of Alabama; sec.
ond, $50, to Milton b. Gilmore, of Tennessee
third, $50, to William C. Stuart, of the District
Of Columbia.
Honorable mention was made Of Edward E
Perley, of Pennsylvania; b. w. Hanna OF Kan
sas; James Wilson Bayard. of Pennsylvania; A.
s. Dudley, Of Wisconsin,; Walter S. Lamon, Of
Illinois; Robert F. Rogers, of Pennsylvania
Daniel II. Shea, of the District of Columbia
Ernest l.. Schmidt, of the District Of Columbia
and S. A. Hobson, of Alabama.
A large assemblage Of ladies and gentlemen
witnessed the interesting exercises.
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows
Theo. E. Davis to Charlotte ]. Pile, lots ant
2, SO. 1923; 8. j. F. Hood ct al. to same
subs 20 to 81, SO. 9l4; 81, 94525. r. Wise to ]