The times., 1898-06-08
Diplomas Conferred on the Ma
tional University Men.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY
A Brilliant Audience at the National
Theater Witnesses the Closing
scenes of College Life-District
Attorney Davis Presides-List of
Graduates and Honor Men.


sity passed from the old to the new life
last evening at the National Theater, was
one never to be forgotten by those who
witnessed it. The event was participated
in by a brilliant assemblage, and the step
was taken under the inspiring influence
of profusion of national colors and the
delightful strains of patriotic music.
The spacious auditorium of the theater
was handsomely decorated with national
colors, from the footlights TO the upper
most gallery. while from the center
streams of red white, and blue stretched
to the boxes which were occupied by the
distinguished guests of the evening. Con-
spicuous among the decorations was a
large American flag, which hung over the
center of the stage bearing the inscription
IN. u. Law, 1885,
The boxes were occupied by the fami-
| lies of District Attorney Henry L. Davis,
| Hon. ]. p. Dolliver of Iowa, and Profess
sors Carusi, Ralston and Siddons. On
| the stage with the members of the grad
| uating class were Rev. DR.. Talmage,
| Commissioner John B. Wight, Edwin B.
| Linton Matthew c. Emery, Judge c. c.
| Cole, Judge Charles r. Scott, Hon. Thos.
| T. Tyner. w. Preston, Williamson, w. J.
| Miller, w. w. Miller, Shelby c. Clarke,
| Thomas Wilson. Chas. w. Handy, Chas.
Lyman and the following members Of the
faculty of the university: James Schouler,
! Ii. D.; Eugene Carusi, Ii. D.; Jackson
II. Ralston, Ii. M; Frederick L. Siddons,
! Ii. NJ; William w. Miller, LII. D.; Wal
| ter +. Rogers, LII. NJ. Hon. John Goode,
Ii. D.; Charles c. Tucker, Ii. M;
| Messrs. L. Cabell Williamson, Edward B.
Thomas and Frederick L. Siddons; Eu-
1 gene d. Carusi Ii. NJ; o. P. NJ. Brown
| and George y. Brown.
| In the absence OF the president of the
| faculty, the honor of presiding over the
! exercises was conferred upon District At
| torney Davis, who performed the duty
! with grace and dignity. The exercises
| were formally opened with prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Talmage, who invoked the bless
ings Of the Almighty on all who partiei
! pated IN the ceremony.
1t was hoped that President Mckinley
! would have been present TO confer the de-
| grees upon the graduates, but unfortU-
| nately press of business made this i'm
! possible. Mr.. Davis In making this an
nouncement made very happy allusi1n
to the circumstances which deprived ,he
audience of the Presidents company. He
! said that at that moment, no doubt, the
President was at his desk comforting de-
| grees of a very different nature; he was
I no GOuDl. MI 1aNlS SdlUy COultIIlllE ut-
| grees upon the boys who were gallantly
carrying aloft the Stars and Stripes on
| land and sea. This reference to the work
| of the soldiers was greeted with tremsn-
dous applause.
The Hon. Jonathan p. Doliver. the ora
tor of the evening, was then introduced
and made a very interesting address. In
the beginning he assured the audience
that he would not claim their attention
for more than a few minutes. The
! speaker referred 10 the very lengthy
speech made by the gentleman from
South Carolina, who delivered the annual
oration at the commencement exercises
at the same place on the evening previous
and the remark was greeted with hearty
applause.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Delivers ad-
dress, Mr.. Davis announced that the de-
grees would be conferred by Matthew G..
Emery and as the graduates were an
nounced. they came forward and received
their diplomas. The prizes and medals
were awarded by Mr. Davis.
The winners of the prizes were William
E. English, Illinois. the Britton prize for
the best work Of the moot court.
Honorable mention, Charles II. Meril-
latt, District of Columbia; w. II. White,
Missouri; George y. Brown, Illinois.
Edward Thompson Co. prize for the
best thesis, George H. Brown, Illinois
honorable mention, John L. Underwood
Tennessee; William L. English, Illinois.
University gold medal for the best pos
graduate examination, Charles Kissor
Allen, North Dakota; honorable mention
William L. English, Charles Merillat
Joseph Chez, Maryland, and George n
Brown.
4 Macarthur gold medal for the best senio
examination, Charles G. Allen, Distric
of Columbia; honorable mention, ]. ]
e Hill, Wyoming; Charles w. Boyle. Dis
j trict of Columbia; L. r. McGie anC
Charles F. Clements
n Faculty gold medal for best junior ex
animation, r. NJ. Hunter, Maryland; hon
orable mention, e. l. Field, John Scrive
ner, B. F. Holbrook.
The graduates were:
Masters of law-Charles Klssam Allen
Ii. B., North Dakota; Ro. l.. Ames, BS
Ii. B., Michigan; George Newiant
e Brown, IL. B., Illinois; Joseph Chez, Ii
B., Indiana; Gilbert Andrew Clark, LII
5 B.. District of Columbia: Alfred Sidney
Dalton, Ii. B.. North Carolina; Bis
l. Nash Davis. Ii. B., New York; Georg
n William Deitrick, Ii. B., Virginia: VIII
d liam Lewis English, LII. B., Illinois; /
William Cannon, IL. B.. New York
George r. Hamln, LII. b, Minnesota
- Michael Henry King, Ii. B., West Vir
ginia; George Dove, McQuesten, LII B.
Utah; John H. McGraw, LII. B., Distric
,, of Columbia; Charles H. Meril1at IL. B
Il District of Columbia: J. K. Mock B. S., Ii
n B., Iowa; Fred Allyn Pinney. Phi B.
y Ii. B.. Iowa; Ralph Carr Powell, A. B
d Ii. B., Ohio; Charles Dexter Rogers A
d B.. LII. B., Missouri; Webster S. Ruck
man. B. s., LII. b. Michigan; Louis Nil
ton Sanders, LII B.. Michigan; John East
lack Taylor. Phi. B.. a. NJ. LII b. Dis
trict of Columbia; c. w. Taylor, Ii. B
Ohio; Roy Thomas, Ii. B., North Carolina
George Prescott Tucker. B. Sc, LII. B
Nebraska: Joseph L. Underwood, LII. B
W Tennessee; Norman E. Webster, LII b
Of District of Columbia; William Henr
1t White, IL. B., Missouri; John G. Wi
IN liams, IL. B., North Carolina; Claud
ar Caesar Wyant, A. B., Ohio.
" Bachelols of Law-Charles Gordon A
len, District of Columbia; Edward S. La