The times., 1901-06-07
IN LAW COURSES
Eighty-five Degrees Granted by
the National University.

The thirty-second annual commence
! ment OF the Law School Of the Nationa
University was held at the National Thea
tire last night. Fifty men received the
degree of Bachelor Of Laws and thirty-fve
the degree of Master Of Laws, making in
all the largest class of law students ever
graduated in the District of Columbia.
The theatre was beautifully decorated
| with the ColOrs Of the university-red
white and bue-and flowers piled the
stage. The audience filled both the floors
and the balconies. Prof. Henry Z. Davis
presided. and Lyman J. Gage. Secretary
of the Treasury. presented the diplomas.
The medals were awarded by Commits
! sioner II. B. T. Macfarlaud
The address to the graduates was de
| lTered by ]. X. Richards the Solicitor
General, who in the course of his re-
marks, said: The constitutional history
| of the country, as written in the decis-
ions Of the Supreme Court, is not only
! interesting and instructive to the student
| of the law but encouraging in the high
/ est degree to the lover of his country.
/ Because the court has held that a result
| cannot be reached in one way. it does not
! follow that there is no way to reach it
without violating the Constitution.
If the end be q good one a way viii
| be found under the Constitution to reach
! it, and the converse is true. Because the
! court has upheld power in Congress
! when properly exercised. it does not fol
| low that the court viii sustain the same
| power when used in 4 tyrannical way
In the opinion Of the court. when Q power
| in Congress has been upheld carefully
rded language has been used so as
u leave the court free to protect the peo-
I rnIA
power in a way destructive of fundamen-
tai rights
The inevitable tendency Of every man
is to magnify his place, and l must resist
my inclination TO refer TO what seems to
me the grave constitutional questions af-
fecting the power Of government, State
and Federal, and the right OF persons and
property which seek solution; questions
respecting the government Of our new
possessions the raising OF revenue, the
regulation Of commerce. the control of
corporations and combinations, and in
general the protection of personal and
property rights under new and unforeseen
conditions. While these questions may in
terest You they do not present themselves
to You in the practice Of your profession
for some time TO come"
The prizes were awarded as follows:
The university gold medal for the best
postgraduate examination, George Z.
HayelI; honorable mention. Clark Nc
Kercher Howard s. Gott, and William E.
Richardson.
The Macarthur gold medal. for the best
senior examination. William f Freuden-
reich: honorable mention. Antonio r Cas-
tro, Robert n. Pindell, jr., and John Z.
HubbeII
The faculty gold medal for the best
Junior examination, Bernard BarrOws;-
honOra bic mention. George G. Shinn Svd-
ney Fuller Smith. and John Lewis Smith.
The EssS-ard Thompson Compauy'S prize
for the best thesis, Clark Mckercher
The I. and J. ". Johnson * Co. s prize
for the best work in the moot court,
Harrison kesbitt.
The n. Murphy prize to the student Of
the postgraduate class making the high
est average on the entire course, William
The F H. Thomas Law Book Compa-
ny prize for the best senior examination
on real property. John e Hubbell.
The Rees, Welch x Co 5 prize for the
best senior examination on evidence, VIII
liam L. Freudenreich
The Schouler prize for the best exam
inatiOu on wills and administration,
George r. Ide-
The Rees, WeIch & Co.'S prize for the
best junior examination on Blackstone,
Bernard Barrows.
The graduates were:
Postgraduate class-Receiving the de-
gree of Master OF Laws-William J.
Chandler virginia: John ConneIl, Penn
sylvania; Augustus H. Dawson, Connect
cut; Harris =. Dodge. Virginia; Wilbur
g. Dunn. Frederick \. Fenniug, District
of Columbia: Harley c. Gibbs Iowa:
Thomas H. Gideon. Missouri. Otis Z.
Gossage Virginia; Howard S. GJtt, Mich
igan: S Wilbur Green, Virginia; Earl
p. Hamlin, Missouri; d. Fulton Harris.
Maryland; George F. Havell. Tennessee; /
William B. Henry. Virginia; julius Hoch-
fielder. New York. Ellis Hughes. District
of Columbia; William 5. Jackson, Penn
s-lvauia, Horace T. Jones, Maryland: +. |
". Kitchen, Kansas; Benton =. kOhler !
Pennsylvania; Clark MckerCher, Wash |
iugton: Z. COntee Meredith. Virginia;
Percy 81. Meyer Virginia Charles II.
Morgan, Pennsylvania; Claude J. Neis, !
Texas; Harrison Nesoit, Virginia. San
tiagO g. Palmer, Porto Rico; William Z. !
Richardson, Pennsylvania; William 7. /
Rollins, District OF Columbia: Gus A. /
SchuIdt District Of Columbia; Dean |
Swift Virginia. John W. Wailiug, Dis |
trict Of Columbia; Martin 2 Ward, COL /
orado; James +. West, District Of Coium- /
Senior class, receiving the degree Of |
Bachelor Of Laws. John c. Bird, Ken |
tucky; Emory II. BgGley, Maryland, |
Alexander y Breckenridge. Virginia:
Lewis Z. Bridgeman, Ohio; Eugene .. |
Brown, Pennsylvania; Oliver 7. Busby, |
Texas. Arthur r. Butler, oregon; An /
Y. Church. Kansas, Albert r Clark, |
Ohio; T. Lewis Daily, Virginia; Victor |
4 Decker. Pennsylvania; StUrges ). |
Durham, John =. i. Eslinger. and Black |
burn EsteTline Ohio: William F. Freuden- |
reich, Indiana, !. Stephen Giusta, Dis /
trict of Columbia; John NJ Goodwin. |
arkansas. John d. Griffith, Ohio, Harry |
&. Hale. Colorado. Warwick Halsay. Nir- I
ginia; J. De Puy HasbTouck, New York, !
Edward 5. Hege. Maryland; Edward W. !
Holmes, Delaware; john i. -Iubbel, |
Illinois; John 2 EUll, Virginia; George !
K. ide. Pennsylvania. Hiram J. Johnson. /
Kentucky. Harry A Knight, New Jersey, !
Benton X. EohicT, Pennsylvania; Vincent |
Pennsylvania. Charles = Miller Missouri. /
Thomas G. Miller and Fred w. Moore, |
District Of Columbia; Paul VI. North
Colorado. Benjamin T.. Oden West Nir- /
ginia: Robert II. PindeiIs 5r., Maryland, |
Frank i. Happ. Pennsylvania; John y. |
District Of Columbia; Elmer e Rogers
Maryland: John II. Ruckman, Michigan; |
Frederick a. Tenant, New York. VII
liam J. Turner. Virginia: Clarence =.
Walker Maryland; Boyd Watson. NiT-
einia: George X Woodwork, District Of |
Upon the stage. seated opposite the
were tine distinguished guests
Of Thea faculty. including many we'll
knownTawyers Of the city. With Solici-
tor General Richards and Commissioner
MacfaTland on the front row sat Judge
4 Audersou. Prof. Thomas Wilson, Eugene |
CarUsi. and the Rev. Byron Sunderland. |
hy whom the Invocation and tho beuedic- |
tion were delivered. The musical eelec-
tions were rendered by the Marine Band. |
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Secretary Long Has Returned From
His Colorado Trip.
Secretary Long has returned from Col