New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-09
OVER 4 HUNDRED Ill. BIS.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE NETWORK
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.

sur DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS CONFERRED
on TWENTY GRADUATES. ONE OF WHOM is
DAUGHTER OF EDWARD LATTER
BACH-JUsTICE HATCHS ADDRESS.
Che degree Of Bachelor of Laws conferred
m one hundred and forty graduates OF the Law
school Of the New-York University last night at
the commencement exercises of the school In car
,ecie Hall The degree of Master OF Laws was
conferred on twenty graduates. Among the new
bachelors nine young women, and among the
masters there were two. One of the latter was
Miss Florence Lauterbach daughter of Edward
Iauterbach. She will be lecturer before the
woman's law class in the University next year
The other woman among the masters was Mrs
Minnehaha Lovel Mckinley Smith. The music
hail was well filed. notwithstanding the stormy
night The platform had been set with chairs 10Y
the occasion The only decorations were large
Mains set round the platform walls and SIX great
BASKETS OF roses hung from the arch OF the pro-
scenium.
The eth Regiment Band. under August Meyer,
nlayed two selections and then the graduates
headed by the faculty, all in gowns and caps
marched into the hall and down the centre aisle
20 their seats Just in front OF the platform to a
march Glass or "a composer eSp00'""' ''' ''0
occasion
The Rev. DR. Henry NJ MacCracken Chancellor
Of the University. opened the exercises with
prayer. and after music by the band conferred the
degrees.
professor Clarence n Ashley. Dean of the Law
Faculty. announced the award OF pI'-cS anu
scholarships as follows:
In the afternoon division. senior cass-First
prize 500 Martin Wechsler, B. A.: secon1 p Id[gii
=, MSH ioq b. A.; Honorable mention 70 Leon
Wolf Godnch, b. s. and Mrs. Anna Shepard
junior ciass-The Elliott F, Shepard prize
scholarship awarded to FTe6ericH % me-
srboarships were awarded to Joseph stern ,i,ieI!.
b 5: John Burlison Coleman. NJ A, ana nb I"f I,
Houston Kenyon; Each Of these nade Of
valued 500 Honorable mention was s,e nl'' Mar
saret Bogue B. a. and Sarah Warning hee'er
In the evening division Of the Law schoo' inc
following prizes were awarded
Third year class-Firs, prize S. Jonas EhTen-
treu; second prize $50 John Joseph . 40 SonH s5h
bsig Fisher and james Robinson Bunet T..
Second class-FIrs ltl%S:o % SS,r,tSr AiIsn
Franklin Feiner; second prize. ~ -Ar'h"' -'''%''
First year class-First prize 50 wafer
80 q : Honorable mention was made o. Nm
cent Piere Lynott and Charles Pahcfd'iuS
The address to the graduating class was uvi'.
90 bv Justice Edward W. Hatch. Of the Appella,e
Division o. the Supreme Court Second DeP"i ~
IT,. Judge considered certain structures upon w
great b,ll and increasing uncertainty o, 'il. -,
as the result OF the number ana ieis' .r,, ~
opinions written by members OF aPPeIi"''
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,oir, in the law relates rather to the establish
-ocnt OF the facts Of particular case imam 10 me
aro,ation OF the legal principles which cohtro' us
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st,n,,al uncertainty lay at the bottom OF business
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existence OF the Republic.