Evening star., 1895-06-11
Many Received Degrees at George
towns Commencement Last Night.
ADDRESSES MADE And PRIZES GIVEN
The Columbian "Preps" EIocution
ary Contest.
GONZAGA COLLEGE STUDENTS

The Academy of Music was filed by
throng which occupied every seat in the
house, and which even occupied not little
of standing room. The occasion was the
tH enty-fourth commencement of the law
school of the Georgetown University, and
the large gathering witness ed the stepping
forth Of 124 graduates Sc bachelors of laws
and 3S masters of laws. The theater was
beautifully decorated with bunting and
palms and floral pieces and the band of
the marine corps, under Conductor Fanci-
ulli, rendered a delightful musical pro-
gram. Upon the stage were seated the
members of the faculty of the school, Dis
trict Commissioner Ross, Judge w. S. Cox,
ex-Commissioner Myron NJ. Parker and
many others prt minent in legal and politi-
cal circles.
Degrees Conferred.
After the band had rendered several Sc
lection5, much to the enjoyment of the au-
dience, the Rev. Father Doherty, in the
absence of President ]. Havens Richards,
conferred the following degrees, stating
that the graduating class was the largest
| in the history of the school, and he stated
that many improvements would be added:
Bachelor of lawS-William B. Bankhead
A. B.; Benjamin F. Barnes, William Foley
Barry, Henry K. Beck. Hilary f. Bennett
Howard Boyd, o. P. Morton Brown, Geo
| L. Browning, Ebert F. Burdne f. Gerry
Cabaniss, A. B.; Robert P. Carleton, Chas.
T. Carter, A B.: Philip H. Cass, Robert
NJ. Cook Wilson f Cook, Charles A. Corey
| George Bruce Cortelycu, Stephen A. Cuddy,
Joseph 7. DAILY, Addison B. Degges. John
S. Denton, R. Golden Donaldson, Dennis
| d. Donovan, Thomas ]. Donovan, John w.
| Drum, Charles Earl, Samuel p. Fisher,
William s. Fitch. John ]. Fitzgerald A. B.;
Martin NJ. Flannery, Daniel j. CAN'T b. s;
George f. German, William c. Hare, Will
| lam r. Harr. John T. Hart, Augustus NJ.
| Hartsfeld A. B.; Alpha NJ. Hassler, z.
| Prosser Holcombe A. Clinton Howard, Hay
den Jo hnson, James NJ. Johnston, B. L.;
| Edwin c. Jones, Lucius Q. c. Lamar Ray
mond Charles Langan, B. L.; John j. Lor-
dan, Michael ]. Lyden. b. s.: Raleigh w.
Marble, Percival H. Marshall. Joseph c.
Mattingly, A. B.; Fred Mckee, William l.
Mclaughlin, A. B.; Alvin NJ. McNish.
Henry F. Mooney, Daniel H. Morgan, Chas.
G. Mortimer, Thomas H. Netherland. Jas.
| Charles w. osenton, Vincent L. Ourdan,
| William D. Peck, B. S; Polk X. Penning-
| ton. Richard B. Posey, Charles Daniels
Rooney. A. NJ: Tenney Ross Charles H.
Ruth, Andrew c. Shannon, Frank c. Shar-
haugh. John Sheehan, d. l.; Francis p.
Sheehy, A. B.: Vincent A. Sheahy, A. B.;
| e. Richard Shipp, Robert f. L. Smith,
Ralph w. Stone. A. B.; Thomas P. Stritt-
matter, Howe Totten, A. B.; Daniel c.
| Vaughan. Albert Fl. Washburn, Phi. B.;
| Robert Watson, Joseph 1. Weller, A. B.;
| Wilkerson, Edwin l.. Wilson. David E
| Aver.
Master of laws-Joseph B. Allen, LII. B.;
| William A. Andrews, LII. B.; Horace At
ksson. L. B., LII. 3. Paul S. Black, Phi. b.,
LII B.: Leonard P. Bradshaw, LII B..
Thomas F. Brantley, a. B., LII B.; George
| r. Brennan, LII. B.; Elias n. Butts IL. B.;
Richard P: CGreoran, Ii. b; William J.
B.; John F. Dunton, A. E., Ii. B.; Horace
V. Easterling. A B.. LII. B.: Francis NJ.
Eline, a. B., LII. B; Charles H. Ennis, Ii.
| B.; ]. Spalding Flannery, LII. B.; Edward
A. Fuller LII. r.. James Fl Griffin r 6
Ii. B.: Arthur A. Hall, LII. B.; William T.
Hearst, Ii. B.: Alfred E. Kenney, IL B.;
A E. Lloyd Leckie. Ii. B.; Herbert NJ.
Locke, Ii. B.; Nelson Z. Luckey, Ii. B.;
Robert H. Martin, Ii. B.; Parks r. Nc
Bride, LII. B.; William NJ. McDevitt, LII.
b; John J. Murphy. Ii. B.; Lawrence o.
B., Ii. B.; Patrick H O'Dea, Ii. B.; Carl
S. Orleman, Ii. B.; John c. c. Patterson,
LII. B.; r. Ross Perry, r., A. B.. Ii. B.;
Robert l.. Phillips, William A Pless, LII.
B.: ]. Theodore Rupli, LII. B.; Charles E.
Thomas IL. B.
Mr.. r. Ross Perry's Address.
When the diplomas had been conferred,
and after another selection of music, Mr.
Justice Shepard of the Court of Appeals
arose and presented Mr.. r. Ross Perry as
the orator of the occasion. Mr.. Perry who
is member of the faculty, was received
with great enthusiasm, the class and COL
lege cries being particularly prominent
Upon such occasions, said Mr.. Perry it
was customary to address the audience
through the graduates, but he proposed
reversing that rule. Too often, he said, the
addresses on such occasions were hack
neyed words of advice, congratulation and
praise, but the graduates needed encourage
ing words, and they should have them for
they We're young soldiers of an army going
to battle for others. Such occasions should
be multiplied, and not only should the col
leSe-bred young man be so encouraged but
also those but graduate in manual callings
very rev people really understand he
meaning of law, said Mr.. Perry and there
fore, bun family appreciate the labor and
responsibilities of lawyers. Law, he said
not even in its technical sense is not ali
found in law books. Good law should be
common sense and impartial justice Mr.
Perry referred to the Dred Scott decision
of the United States Supreme Court in IS5G
as Illustrating the fact that IL is the COM
mon sense and justice of the people which
make the law after all. At the time the
law as laid down in the Dred Scott case
was the law of the books and of the Judges
but 1t was not the law of the people for n
rev years later great civil conflict decid-
ed forever that It was not, and that slavery
should no longer be tolerated in this conn
try. So one should not even today CON
clude that all laws are right and Just Mr.
Perry then referred to the present condi
ton of women and children before the law
as great injustice, and as an examnle of
the Inequalities of the law. He spoke of
the hafsiihess OF the law in reference to
women, saying that not until recent wears
was II that women had received any sub
stahtlai recognition. Although not fftv
years OF age, all the reforms looking to tba
iresuom ana advancement of women in law
nau occurred during his lifetime said Mr.
Ferry. The protection of children and of
ahlmais We're referred to by him as bless
ms resulting from great reforms in law.
ihe law was really always Seeking to
oreak the bonds binding it and to be free
ana great reform in the law would VET
come TO pass. Those reforms lay in the
young men before him said Mr. Per- anS
II accomplished will be ACCOMPLISHED bI.
them and those like them. Stating that
the future Judges of the land are to come
from such. Mr.. Perry remarked that the
{SSuses Sass are more powerful than even the
PRESIDENT. But 1t was due to the Judges
that law had become more and more free
ana progressive and just, progress in il
being often due to what is known as In
diclal legislation. And remedial law or
equity being largely the acts Of the Judges
themselves The young men before him
sag sslI., Mr.; Perry. may be legislators, pos