The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-12

| credit to the university from which you
have graduated and TO the country to
which you belong.
LAS l sat here tonight and heard your
! names called, young gentlemen, and the
States from which you come, l was re-
minded that this which we see tonight
was the dream of Washington. Ii was
his idea that company of young men
should be brought together here at the
National Capital to study at the seat of
the Government and to learn by actual
, association with it the underlying prin-
ciples upon which the Republic stands.
rms he thought would heal sectional
STRIFE and nil the country with wise and
loyal leaders. We see this dream full
filled in part at least here tonight You
have come from Texas and from Massa-
chustts. from Illinois and from Georgia.
You have come with your narrownesses
OF mind and culture to have them broad
| ened by liberal culture and by associa-
ton with metropolitan life can point
you to no better example than Washing
ton. Some love to contemplate him at
valley Forge and on the fields of the
revolution, but l think he was best in
that farewell address to you and to me-
in which he said that the foundations of
! the state were morality and religion. He
who attempts to ignore them is not a
friend but an enemy to the country that
Washington did SO much to save"
Awarding the Prizes
The award of prizes was then made by
George E. Hamilton, Dean of the Law
School. as follows:
cash prize of $40 is annually awarded
to the author of the best essay upon any
legal subject, among the members of the
second year class, and cash prize of $40
! to the author of the best essay on any
legal subject. among the members OF the
pest graduate class.
prize is furnished by Messrs T. and
]. ". johnson & Co., of Philadelphia, of
set of Smiths Leading Cases. to be
awarded for the best essay in the second
year and post graduate classes combined.
The essays offered in competition for
| these prizes were referred to committee
consisting of Benjamin S. Minor, esq.,, and
}. sraulding Fiannery, esq, and in accord
ance with their finding, the prizes were
awarded as follows:
Faculty cash prize of $40, to W. Cleary
Sullivan. of the District of Columbia, for
the best essay ir,!n among the members
Of the second year class. Subject, THE
Law Of Marriage Restraints
Faculty cash prize of $40, to Wilmot NJ.
Odell, Of Texas, Tor the best essay from
among the members of the post graduate
class. Subject, 81 he Legal Entity"
Special prize Of a set of Smiths Lead
| ing Cases." 10 Nilmot NJ Odell. OF Texas,
| for the lest essay from among the mem
bers OF the second year and post graduate
| classes combined.
! A prize is also furnished by the Edward
| Thompson Company, Of Northport Long
| Island ~ Y, of d set of the Encyclopedia
| of Pleading andlPractice," or set of the
First Edition Encyclopedia of Law" or
| set of the Second Edition Encyclopedia of
Law (as the student may elect to the
member of the school who shall write the
best thesis on some legal subject, to be as
signed by the faculty.
The subject selected by the faculty was
THE Laws Delays; their Consequences
and their Remedy"
The essays offered in competition were
referred to a committee consisting of Jesse
H. Wilson, esq, and John J. Dolan, ESQ.,,
and in accordance with their finding the
prize is awarded to Walter F. Austin of
Alabama, member of the post graduate
class
Class Prizes.
A cash prize of $50 to the member of the
first year class maintaining the best aver
age in Rotations and examinations dur
ing the year Awarded to George Z. Sui
livan, Of District of Columbia.
cash prize of s25 to the member of the
first year class maintaining the second
best average in recitations and examina-
tons during the year. Awarded to Frank
Sprigg Perry, Of District of Columbia
A cash prize of SIS TO the member of the
second year class maintaining the best
average in Rotations and examinations
during the year. Awarded to Stuart Nc
Namara, of District OF Columbia
A cash prize of $40 to the member of the
second year class maintaining the second
best average in recitations and examina-
lions during the year. Awarded to Edwin
Plein Nemmers, of Wisconsin.
A cash prize of $50 to the member of the
post graduate class maintaining the best
average in recitations and examinations
during the year. Awarded to William C.
Woodward. of District of Columbia
A cash prize of SIS TO the member of the
post graduate class maintaining the second
best average in recitations and examina-
tons during the year. Awarded to John
D. Daish, Of District of Columbia.
Among those present we're Ellis H.
Roberts. Treasurer of the United States;
Martin F. Morris and Seth Shepard, AS
sociate Justices of the District Court of
Appeals; Judge Charles C. Cole. Senators
Louis E. McComas and Joseph +. Hawley,
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