The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-30
LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES
FORTY-TwO YOUNG MEN AND ONE
YOUNG WOMAN IN CLASS.
An Address by Augustus l.. Mason
Award of Prizes-The Musi-
cal Selections.

The seventh annual commencement OF
the Indiana Law School. University Of In
dianapolis. was held last night at he
Grand Opera House. Forty-three students.
composing the class of 1901. robed in the
conventional black gowns. were given the,r
diplomas, and in the presence of their old
professors and an audience that completely
filled the theater took the oaths OF admis'
sion to the United States Circuit and Dis
trict Courts, administered by Noble c. Butt
Ter, and TO the Marion county Circuit and
Superior Courts. by Judge Allen. of the
Circuit Court. and Judge John l.. McAIas-
ter. of the Superior Court. The oath OF
admission TO the Supreme Court of Indi-
ana. under the new rule. was administered
before that court Tuesday morning.
Among the many black-robed figures that
held up their hands and swore TO support
the Constitution of the United States, the
Stste Of Indiana, etc. was Miss Cynthia
Coles. the only young woman in the class.
Miss Coles preceptors say that she has
shown an unusual aptitude for the law
and stood we'll UP in her class on the final
examinations.
The address TO the graduating class was
made by Augustus l.. Mason, his subject
being Trusts and Public Welfare" The
speaker deplored present conditions under
which trusts are organized and incorpo-
rated. The law OF New Jersey. which per-
mitted the Incorporation of a great trust
TO do business il some other State, Mr..
Mason said, was TO be deprecated by all
good citizens. The young lawyer the
speaker said, would play an importa ut part
in the regulation and control OF gigantic
aggregations of capital. and II was his
duty to be well equipped for the struggle
Among the numbers of an excellent mus
ical programme was a vocal solo, 20 For
a Burst of Song" by Mrs. Fugate. accom-
panied by Miss Shirley Shoemaker. and a
xylophone solo by Miss Hazel Hart. A
number of pleasing instrumental selec-
tons were furnished by Harris Orchestra.
gramme James A. Rohbach, dean of the
Law School. announced the following
prizes:
Senior prize. the Edward Thompson
Company prize, consisting OF a complete
set of the second edition of the American
and English Encyclopedia of Law. pre-
scented TO Glenda Burke Slaymaker, OF
Elizabeth, as the member OF the GRADUATE
ing class who attained the highest grade.
which was determined by the thesis and
classroom standing.
The Rohbach prize, Bouvier's Law Die
tionary two volumes), was presented to
Walter Brubaker. of Warsaw, as having
the second highest general average.
Walter Sinks Ferguson, of indianapolis,
obtained honorable mention for having the
third highest average.
Junior prize, the Law School prize, a free
scholarship for the senior year. 10 the
member of the junior class obtaining the
highest average grade for the year. was
equally divided between Frank Siden-
sticker, of indianapolis, and Fred Mccall
lister, of Shannondale.
The Bowen Merrill prize, consisting OF a
set of EIiott's General Practice" was
given TO Fred III. Winters, of indianapolis.
for the second highest general average
during the year
The Callaghan & Co prize, consisting OF
Andrews's American Law. was awarded
to Isaac c. Schlosen. OF New Palestine. for
having the third highest average. Curtis
Scofeld obtained honorable mention
A special prize. consisting of a set OF
"Blackstone's Commentaries. presented
by Reese. Welsh & Co. TO the member or
the junior class passing with highest grade
a special examination on Blackstone.
which was held April IS. was awarded TO
Guy Waltermire, Of Scipio. The degrees
were conferred on the students by Rev. NJ.
L. Haines, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the board of trustees.
The exercises were brought to a close
with an address by Walter Brubaker. the
valedictorisn of the class. The speaker
said that everything had been given 10 the
class which II was possible for their In
structors TO confer. They had been drilled
In the law and had received their diplomas.
and IL now remained for the members OF
the class TO show the stun that WAS In
them.