The times., 1901-05-29
HIGHEST DEGREES GIVEN
Columbian University COnfers Hon
Ors in Law and Diplomacy.

The Address to the Graduates De-
IiVcred by the Rev. DIR. MacISny-
Smith-Names OF the Prize Win
ners and Recipients Of Diplomas.
The National Theatre was crowded last
evening when the commencement exer-
cises of the Columbian University Law
School and the School of Comparative
Jurisprudence and Diplomacy were held.
The interest was heightened considerably
by the fact that it was the second class
graduated in the latter school, the Colum-
bian University being the first institution
in the United States to establish a school
Of this character
The degree the Doctorate in Civil Law
is the highest degree conferred by the
university and. in fact, is given by few
of the law universities in this country
for any prescribed course of study. The
| course is intended for lawyers, students
of Jurisprudence and diplomacy, for per-
| sons who desire to fit themselves for the
| public, diplomatic. and consular service
| of the United States, and for those who
desire a broad culture upon the large i'm
pcrtant questions Of public life, that they
may better equip themselves Gs legisla-
opinion upon the national and interna-
| tionaI issues of the day To be entitled
to enter this school one must have at
least the degree of Bachelor of Arts or
Bachelor Of Laws. The degree of Master
of Law is conferred upon all who have
passed the first years study, while the
second years class course may be either
for Master of Diplomacy or the course
that leads to the degree of Doctor of Civil
Law.
Last night Prof Charles w Needham,
Dean of the School of Comparative Juris-
prudence and Diplomacy, read the list of
students who had shown themselves
worthy of the degree of Doctor Of Civil
Law and the diploma. AS the names of
the graduates were read each stepped to
the front of the stage. There he was re-
ceived by Rev. Dr. Samuel w Greene.
President of the university. and as he
presented the diploma he placed a long
and elaborate hood of royal purple,
orange and blue, over the shoulders of
the newly made Doctor of Civil Law.
This Is a new feature at the commence
ment Of the Columbian University, al
though il has been the customary way of
comforting degrees Of this character in
other institutions in various parts of the
world for many years.
A portion of the Marine Band, under
the direction of Lieutenant Santelmann,
played the William Tell" overture and
selections from THE Bnrgomaster' while
the audience was being seated and short
" after to the strains of the stirring
march, The Man Behind the Guns" the
members of the graduating classes march
ed upon the stage, and they occupied the
entire capacity. Each wore the conven-
tional cap and gown. Seated in the centre
of the stage We're Mr.. Justice Brewer,
Mr.. Justice Harlan, Justice Bradley, DR..
Greene. President of Columbian Univer-
sity; Prof Charles w. Needham. Dean of
the School of Comparative Jurisprudence
and Diplomacy; Judge Walter S. Cox,
". S. Clephane, esq, Arth - Peter, esq,
Howard IOdgkins, esq. Dean Of the Uni
versity. and Dr. Alexander Mackay-Smith.
After the Rev. ]. G. Butler, D. D. de-
livered a prayer, the Rev. DR.. Mackay-
Smith was introduced and he delivered
| the address to the graduating class. It
was originally intended that Hon Will
| liam T. Villas would deliver this address,
! but he was unable to be present and DR..
! Mackay-Smith kindly offered to act as
! subtitute. The speaker chose as his
| subject The Land Of PrivileSas," ana
Prefaced his talk by saying that he knew
/ young manhood in this wonderful country
| at the beginning of a new century that
! offers so many incentives for earnest
| work He spoke of the great conflicts
! the early settlers in this country eXpe-
rienced and Of the victories over seeming
| " iuSurmOuntable obstacles. People who
| lived in other centuries did not have the
! privileges that we enjoy, neither did they
| realize the important part the young men
were to play in the history Of this nation.
DIR. Mackay-Smith referred quite eIo-
/ ..l-
| gave TO the sturdy AEglo-Saxons that
came TO the new America and said that
! Heavens free gift made the race different
| from other people of the earth. A hearty
| laugh and a burst of applause greeted
| his remark that he would not take much
pride in being a citizen of a country that
raised only millionaires, politicians, and
crops. He advocated the overthrow of
| system. He gave some good, sound ad-
vice to the members OF the graduating
| class on their relations TO their fellow
men, and referred to the responsibilities
| they must meet in the battle of life. The
| address was an eloquent one, and was
| intently listened 10 throughout
| The orchestra played the "Bocaccio'
! fantasia, after which the degree Of
| Bachelor Of Laws was conferred upon the
John Ii. Balinger. Iowa; Fred H
| Barclay. Wyoming: ". r. Bennett, Hi
| nois; Don =. Blackwood. West Virginia
| John Boyle, jr.. Pennsylvania; William 5.
! Broughton, Illinois; Frederick w.
/ tucky; J. Mentor Caldwell. West Virginia
! Robert Martin Calfee, Virginia: Edward
| X Campbell. Ohio: Lyman X Chambers.
| Ohio; Reed Paige Clark, New Hampshire;
| Lewis COlfaX Conwen. Iowa; Joseph
! Winston Cox, Virginia; William Harbin
Davies Indiana; Charles W. Davis, Kan
sas; Arthur J. Dodge, District Of Column
bia: Osgood II. Dowell, Maryland; l.. P
Dryden, Missouri; John G. Dudley, North
| Carolina; George Russell Duncan. Illi-
nois; Burton Haines Esterly. Wisconsin;
| Frank 2. Evans, District of Columbia:
! S. COlfaX Ferguson, Kentucky; Sanford
| c. FUllilove, Louisiana; Herman Charles
| Gauss, Connecticut; Louis Goldberg, New
| York; Allen T. c. Gordon, District Of Co
! lumbia; William A. Greene, New Jersey;
| Walter A Greer, Missouri; Henry A.
| Gunderson, Wisconsin,; Wilfred Hearn.
! Arkansas; John X Hench, Pennsylvania;
| Samuel Herrick, Pennsylvania: William
| Hinton Holloway, North Carolina; Mar
| Gus c. Hopkins, District OF Columbia; r.
/ S. Hopkins, Tennessee; William w. J.
| Howard. Colorado; Joseph William How
/ ell. Michigan; Martin Charles Huggett,
| Michigan: II. f. Jones, Minnesota; c.
| Fred Kingsbury Idaho; Samuel S Lewis,
| tucky; Frank a. Lucas. Kentucky; VII
| liam B. Matthews, Virginia: Howard Nc
| Corrnick, District Of Columbia; Thomas S.
| Merrill, District of Columbia: Edward S.
/ Mores Wisconsin, Ralph NorDell, Ohio;
Culbert Levy Olson. Utah; Edward n.
| Pagalson, Michigan; Brainard W. Par
ker, District OF Columbia; Ralph l.. Peck,
| lumbia: Walter p. Plumiey, District Of
! Columbia: Alfred Waters Proctor, Massa-
/ chusetts: Frank T. Radensleben, Wis
! consin: Harry -. Reed, Georgia; William