Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
AMONG LAW STUDENTS,
Final Examinations and Subjects fol
Coming Debates.

Final Examinations and Subjects for
Coming Debates.
The season Of final examination and COM
mencements is drawing near, and the
thoughts of the students in the law school
are becoming more or less engaged with
the question as to whether or not they will
receive the coveted diplomas and in many
cases, as to whether not they will re-
ceive the coveted prizes. The members of
the senior and post graduate classes at
Georgetown law school who expect to
compete for the essay prizes, which are
$40 for the best essay in each class, and
for the better of the two an additional
prize of a set of Smiths Leading Cases.
have been notified that essays must not ex-
coed twenty-five pages of typewriter legal
cap, and must be in the hands of the SEQ
rotary by April 20.
The prizes for the best and second best
examinations in the various classes at
Georgetown are follows: Junior, $50 and
s25; senior. 500 and $50; post graduate, $50
and SO. These prizes will be awarded at
commencement. which will be held at the
Academy Of Music, Monday evening, June
10.
At Columbian.
At Columbian law school Judge John NJ.
Harlan Of the Supreme Court has just be-
gun his course of lectures. upon the SUBJ
ject Of Commercial Paper" Judge Cox 10
now lecturing on Contracts"
Prof. johnson, the quizmaster. has re-
turned to his work. after an idleness OF
several weeks duration.
The moot court of appeals at Columbian
was organized a little more than a week
ago, and now has several cases upon the
calendar.
The first of these is the case in which the
appellants are represented by Mr.. Harris
Lindsey and Reeve Lewis, and the appel
lees by MesSrs. Hepburn and Moore The
court is composed of Mr.. William F. Mat
tinsly, chief Justice, and Messrs. Henry z.
Davis and Chas. w. Needham, associate
justices.
National School.
The graduating classes at the National
Law School are making preparations for
their commencement exercises. which are
to take place during the first week in June.
The members of the joint executive COM
mittee have been appointed, and they have
elected Edgar C. Gerwig as chairman Mr.,
Gerwig named the subcommittee ON Tues
day night.
The case Of Boanerges against Simpkins
tional Law School, was assigned as follows;
For plaintiff MesSrs. c. NJ. Lacey Sites
and Norman r. Metcalf: for defendant,
Messrs. Wormelle and Fish.
This is the last case to be assigned this
term. and the court will probably adjourn
about April 10.
Columbian Debates.
The following subjects and speakers for
succeeding debates in the Debating Society
at Columbian University Law School are
announced as follows: Saturday, March 30,
Resolved, That the federal government
should own and operate all railroads within
Its borders" Affirmative, F. L. Churchill, 3,
g. Bliss, Laban Sparks; negative, w. H,
Coleman, J. NJ Scranage. G. B. Calvert Sat-
urday,April 6, 1895, Resolved, That citizens
of the District of Columbia should be al.
lowed to exercise the right of suffrage"
Affirmative c. 7. Harris, A. T. Ryan mega.
tive. ]. w. Langley and Ashby Harris.
Saturday. April Is. Resolved, That educa-
ton should be made compulsory" AffirmA.
tive Henry Donan, G. d. Moss, negative
Ed. w. Williams, H. q. Van EVEN. SatufS
day. April 20. Resolved, That the stand.
Increased" Affirmative, P. E. Cox and w
6. Worrell; negative. S. N. Ely and ", e
Mayo.