The times., 1899-06-09
DEGREES CONFERRED
ON LAW GRADUATES
Thirty-Five Students Receive
Their Diplomas.
Commencement Exercises of the
National University.
David \. Mcknight Delivers the Ad-
dress and Henry e. Davis
Awards the Prizes.

The thirteenth annual commencement
exercises of the law school of the Ma
tional University took place last night at
the New National Theatre. Thrty-fiye
degrees were conferred, seventeen 20 stu
dents who had completed the three-year
course, making them masters of law. and
eighteen TO students who had completed
the two-year course, making them bachel-
ors of law.
The class was graduated with auspiciou5
and interesting ceremonies. The Marine
Band, under the direction of Prof. William
H Santelmann, interspersed the exercises
with numerous musical selections, includ-
ing flute and cornet solos, The theatre
presented a handsome appearance, having
been decorated with flags and plants On
opposite sides OF the stage sat the grad
yates and faculty of the university. Hen
ry E. Davis, United States District Attor
ney for the District of Columbia acted as
master of ceremonies. The address to
graduates was made by David A. Nc
Knight. LII. NJ, who graduated from the
university In 1883.
Mr. Davis made the award Of medals and
prizes after the degrees had been conferred
and announced that the faculty had found
great difficulty in ascertaining the very
best students. as they were all so good.
The Britton prize of $50 for the best work
in the moot court was awarded to John J.
| Hill, of Wyoming. A law encyclopedia
given by Edward Thompson & Co., pub
fishers, was awarded to j. b. Fuller-Wal-
| ker, III. D., LII. B.. for the best thesis on
! Building Regulations The university
gold medal for the best postgraduate eX-
animation was won by Charles Gordon AL
| len, of this city, with honorable mention
made of Harold Carusi Reisinger and John
| ]. Hill. The Macarthur gold medal was
captured by orin Judson Field, with Rob-
ert H. Hartshorn honorably mentioned.
The gold medal given by the faculty was
awarded to s. Wilbur Green.
| The Rev. DR.. S. NJ. Newman pronounced
the invocation in opening the exercises and
| closed them with benediction.
| The address CT Mr.. Mcknight occupied
considerable time, but was enjoyed alike
by the graduates and their many friends.
! He was both humorous and serious. He
| depicted the hard work that had been done
| by the students and warned them OF the
battles they would have to fight in the fu-
| ture. He called their attention to the large
| fees they were to receive and the honor
they might attain in their profession and
| in public life.
/, Mr.. Mcknight said in part:
| In this country law Is king. In this
nation law is king ParadoxicaI though it
may seem, 1t is our imposed laws. fixed By
| ourselves. which makes US free. In no
other country in the world is law supreme.
All honor then to the law schools of our
country. They are working not only for
men, but for man. Lawyers, however,
have rot been held IN the esteem that they
are now.
Gentlemen, welcome you into this
profession" said Mr.. Mcknight, tuning
to the graduates.
He referred to the respect for the pro
fession in Russia at the present day, cad
the excellent law schools now being taz-
ried on there.
"Once again I welcome you into a p-o-
fession whose great lights have always
been the champions of human liberty"
The haven OF the lawyers course is
ever justice-something which he may
never find, but for which he always
as the world for somewhere justice is.
and somewhere she may be found.
4 welcome you into a profession whose
| watchword is fidelity. whose quest is JUS
tice, and every court room is her temple.
LAS a study law is a science, but in prac-
tice law is an art, and too frequently the
lawyer loses sight Of the Importance OF
becoming learned"
After Mr.. Mcknight had concluded the
prizes awarded. The following is the list
of graduates:
Masters OF law-Charles Gordon Allen. IL B..
District of Columbia; Edward s Bailey. Ii. b.,
District OF Columbia; Walter Cleayton BalderstoH.
Ii. B.. Maryland; Martin 4. Bender. Ii. B..
Ohio; Charles W Boyle, IL. B.. District OF Co
lumbia; Walter Beaumont Garrison, LII. b, Nir-
gina; Charles Frederick Clemons, A. b., Ii. B..
| Connecticut; Edgar Y. Crittenden, Ii. B., " est
Virginia. Henry Ackler Dumout Ii. B., New
York; Sherman Bruce Fowler. Ii. b.. Virginia
J. b. Fuller Walker NJ. D., Ii. B.. New York;
John J. Hill, IL. b., Wyoming; james J. Kemp.
4. b., Ii. B., Virginia. Adam Clarke Perkins.
Ii. b., Georgia; Harold Carusi Reisingcr IL. B.,
District OF Columbia; John Gilbert lockwood,
Ii. b., District of Columbia; Addison D. Smith,
Ii. b., Pennsylvania.
Bachelors OF law-Robert Starr Allyn, r. S.
Connecticut; Chester II. Brush, Connecticut
Charles Baltimore Calvert, jr.. Maryland; Harry
| Ccupe, Ohio; Faust +. Champion, Michigan;
Wood Gincr Dunn, Virginia; Orin Judson Field.
Kansas; John Michael Gatti District Of Columbia
Robert Henry Hartshorn, Ohio; Ernest Franklin
IIobrook, Vermont; George Mark Hunter. Mary
land; James ). Kirwan, Kansas; Clarence Grant
Northup, Colorado Benjamin Franklin Rlines
Virginia; Joseph p. Rudy, Pennsylvania; John
Schrivener. District OF Columbia; Waller Redd
Staples. Virginia; Robert Ellsworth Tyner, Hi
nois.