Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-04

ment. That free hand was not paralyZed
the nation when Marshall established the
doctrine of implied powers So is our Con-
stitution a source of life and power-the
spirit and soul of mighty peoples prog
the Constitution of the United States-a
living spirit and not dead and fading
parchment"
Presentation Of Graduates.
The graduates of the law school and the
schools Of comparative Jurisprudence and
diplomacy were then presented in turn and
diplomas handed them by President Greene,
who addressed each class briefly and stated
the authority under which he acted. AS
each graduate was called to the front of
the stage to receive his or her special sheet
of parchment, friends in the audience and
on the stage applauded vigorously.
The greatest interest was manifested In
the announcement Of the awards OF prizes
and honorable mention. The Myron NJ
Parker prize Of 800 for the highest general
average in examination during the full three
years course for the degree OF bachelor of
laws, awarded to Mr.. George Carroll
Todd Of Virginia. Mr.. Todd's average was
9S13 per cent. Those receiving honorable
mention in this connection were Richard
G. Rawlings, Stanton c. Peelle and Walter
A. Mcneil. The prize given by the Ed
ward Thompson Company OF set Of the
Encyclopedia of Law for the best legal es
say on the elasticity Of the federal Consti-
tuition, was awarded to Mr.. Tyler A. Baker
Of Kentucky. Three cash prizes-one of $40,
one Of $50 and one Of $40, for the best
thesis on the subject THE Trial by Jury
in Civil Cases." were awarded to Messrs.
| George W. Burton of Illinois, c. H. Trickey
Of the District Of Columbia and H. A. Teufel
OF Pennsylvania, respectively.
The David S. Hendrick prize Of $50 in
gold for the best essay orSa question of in
surance law was awarded to Mr.. Hubert
Bruce Fuller Of Connecticut. Honorable
he
three years leading to the degree of bache-
| Tor Of laws was made as follows: Mr.. Rich
ard G. Rawlings Of the District of Column
bia, 96. 76 per cent; Mr.. Stanton G. Peelle of
the District of Columbia, 96 10 per cent and
Mr. Walter A. Mcneil of Tennessee, 1915
per cent.
Prizes in the schools of comparative
Jurisprudence and diplomacy were next
awarded. A set of the Encyclopedia of
Law for the best thesis on the subject of
The steps to be taken to secure the gen.
eral recognition of the Monroe doctrine as
principle Of public law wasI awarded to
Mr.. James D. Talbot of Illinois For the
highest average in work leading to the de-
gree of master of laws the following re-
ceived honorable mention Messrs. Samuel
Herrick Of Pennsylvania, 1872 per cent, who
was also presented with a cash prize of $25,
given by Orlan Clyde Cullen Of this city
for the highest average; William H. Hol-
loway Of North Carolina, 94S per cent
For the degree of master of diplomacy Mr..
Leroy s. Boyd of Louisiana, 25 per cent,
years of postgraduate work leading to the
degree Of doctor of civil law honorable
mention was made of the following, who
received the highest average during that
period: Messrs FitZ Won Briesen Of New
York 96.3 per cent and Claiming Rudd Of
the District of Columbia, 90 per cent
Degrees Conferred.
Degrees were conferred on graduates and
post graduates as follows:
Bachelor Of laws-John Henry Altschu
District Of Columbia; Tyler Alexander Ba-
ker, Kentucky; Harry Amasa Barber, New
York; John Howard Barnes, Kansas; Foun-
tain Fox Beattie, South Carolina; Benjamin
Wexler Beck, Tennessee; Eugene Benton
Berry, Maryland; John Franklin Bethune
District of Columbia: John Stirling Boatner
jr., Louisiana; Edgar Marshall Bowker
New HAMPSHIRE: George William Burton,
illinois; Frank Graham Butts, New York;
Morgan r. Cartwright, Pennsylvania; John
Gray Challice District of Columbia; George
Griffith Chase, Kansas; Charles Wolverton
Clement, Pennsylvania; Thomas c. Glen
dening. Illinois: Richard Colbert, Texas:
Archer Paris Cram, Maine; Patrick Daniel
Cronin. Massachusetts; John Homer Deis,
Ohio: Thomas Howard Duckett. Maryland;
Andrew B. Duvall, jr., District of Columbia;
Fremont Evans. Michigan; Erwin Edgar
Ewell, Michigan; William S. Fitz Gerald,
Iowa; 1. N. Fluckey. Illinois; Isaac Clephas
Foster. Virginia; Wallace c. Franklin, Ken
tuckey; Leon De lame French, District of
Columbia; Frederick William Prick, Mis-
souri, Harry Summers Garner, Pennsylva-
MIA; Christie Seymour Goshert, Indiana;
James Harwood Graves. Virginia; Edwin
Booth Haas, Virginia; De Witt T. Hartwell,
Illinois; Albert F. Hess Pennsylvania Ba-
rend P. Holzberg, District of Columbia; JAS
Edwin Hutchinson, jr.. District of Column
bia; Harry Hyman, Texas; Charles Car
rington Lamborn. District Of Columbia; ].
Roy Ltlley, Pennsylvania Carl ]. Lock-
wood, District of Columbia; Charles Angus
tus Macatee. jr., Virginia. Claude L. Math-
m fcyn, IA
George P. McCabe, Utah; Walter Anderson
Mcneil, Tennessee: Claude Frank Morris,
Missouri William Longfellow Morris, Mas
sachusetts; James Francis H. Mothershead,
District Of Columbia; George Bliss Nelson,
Wisconsin; George Eggborn Nelson, Vir-
ginia; James Lawson Norris, jr. District of
Columbia; Stuart Earl Oberlin, Virginia;
John Alonzo Pace. Texas; Harold Jackson
Pack, Pennsylvania; Perry Spencer Pear
son, Georgia; Stanton Garfield Peelle, Dis
trict of Columbia Eugene H Pitcher, ILL
nois: Frank G. Radelfinger. District of Co
Columbia; John David Rhodes, Ohio; Frank
Stuart Robinson. Iowa: Clyde Iceland Rog-
ers, New York; Herbert r, Sapds. Illinois;
Christian senft Pennsylyania; Lacey Moore
Maryland: Thomas PettegreMI Stewart
Kansas: Howard A. Swallow, Illinois; Gran
vile Richard Swift. Virginia; Eugene Henry
Taggart. Ohio; Herman A. Teufel, Pennsyl-
vania: Ward Eginton Thompson. Illinois;
Geo. Carroll Todd. Virginia: Edwin briggs
Hale Tower. jr., New York; Corridor Heath
Trickey, District of Columbia; John Theo-
dore Twohey. Vermont; Henry Vanderbilt
Tulloch, District Of Columbia; George Oak
ley Vass, Idaho; Burtran William Vincent,
Indiana; Robert L. Williams, Colorado; Sid
ney Stuart Wilson. Missouri; Thomas Ben
ton Wilson. Washington; Charles Frederick
Yauch. Ohio; George Faust Youmans. Ar
kansas.
Master of patent laws-Eugene c. Brown,
Pennsylvania: George Frederick De Vein.
New York; William F. Freudenreich, In
DIANA Joseph William Howell. Michigan;