The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-26

Graduates at Indiana Law School
Are Addressed by A. c.
Harris.
PRIZES ARE AWARDED

The tenth annual commencement of the
Indiana Law School was held last night
in the Grand Opera House and forty-two
young men were made full-fedged lawyers,
carrying the diplomas that entitle them to
go forth and expound the doctrines of
Blackstone and deal out justice.
The senior class of the Law School this
year was one OF the largest that has ever
been graduated.
The address to the graduating class was
delivered by the Hon. Addison C. Harris.
LII. D.. former United States minister
to Austria, his subject being American
Citizenship" Mr.. Harris dwelt especially
upon the question of naturalization and
American citizenship under the provisions
of the Constitution.
Following Mr.. Harris's address James A.
Rohbach, A. NJ. LII. d., dean of the Indi-
ana Law School, announced the winners of
the prizes offered during the past year.
The Edward Thompson Company prize,
consisting of a complete set of the "Ency-
clopedia of Pleading and Practice" to the
member of the graduating class who main
tanned the highest grade during the year
was won by Charles Everett Smith, of An
derson, Ind.
The Senior Law School prize. ''Bouvier's
Law Dictionary" offered by the school to
the member of the graduating class who
made the second highest general average,
was awarded to Sumner Kenner, of Hunt
ington, Ind. Earl j. Askren, OF Elwood,
and John Vincent Sees, of Huntington, re-
ceived honorable mention.
The highest class grades during the year
were made by Harry Helm Orr, of Muncie,
Charles Everett Smith. of Anderson, and
Silas Cunning kivett, OF Hall, Ind
nj I0u
scholarship for the senior year, given to
the student attaining the highest average
grade in the classroom during the year,
was equally divided between Samuel Joyce
Ofutt, of Greenfield, and Wilmer Taylor
Fox, of Jacksonville.
The Bobbs-Merrill prize, consisting of
set of "ElliottS General Practice, given
to the member of the junior class whose
general average during the year is second
highest, was won by William Thomas Hay
mond, of Muncie Ind. The third junior
prize, "Andrews's American Law" awarded
the member of the class whose average
grade is third highest, was given to Elisha
II. Adamson, of Clinton, Ind.
Honorable mention was made of Emmett
Sylvester Higgins, of Indianapolis, Jesse
d. Wall, Of Indianapolis, and Andrew Will
liam Hops, of Indianapolis.
The Rees, WEIGH & Co. prize, consisting
of set of ''Greenleaf on Evidence" pre-
sented to the member of the junior class
who passes with highest grade special
examination in evidence, was won by Will
mer Taylor Fox, of Jacksonville.
The degrees were conferred upon the
young lawyers by Mr.. Harris. The men,
bers of the class were in caps and gowns
and during the comforting of the degrees
stood upon the stage.
The administration of the oath of ad-
mission to the United States Circuit and
District courts was given by Willard c.
Nichols, deputy clerk of the United States
courts for the district of Indiana. Hon.
John l.. McMaster, judge of the Superior
Court, No. /. and the clerk of the Circuit
Court administered OathS admission
courts.
Roy Watkins Adney, of Lebanon, was
valedictorian of the graduating class.