Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-31
GRADUATE IN THE Law
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HELD.
Large Gathering Last Evening II
First Congregational Church
Address by Chicago Attorney.

The thrtieth annua: commencement OF
the law department of Howard University
was held last evening in the First Congre-
gational Church at 10th and G streets
northwest. There were present a number
of representative residents of Washington
ard educators o: this and other cities the
entire audience filing the edifice to Its
capacity. The occasion was regarded as
noteworthy event in the advancement of
the negro race.
The twenty-five graduates, twenty-one
men ami one woman sat on either side OF
rostrum extended from the pulpit, which
was decorated profusely with palms and
other ported plai.ts and cut flowers. In ad-
dition to the graduates those on the plat
form were: President John Gordon, B. F.
Leighton, dean of the law department;
Messrs. Arthur A. Birney, William H.
Richards. William H. Hart, Mason N.
Richardson, Thomas P. Woodward, James
+. Bundy and Edward H. Morris. the lat
ter an attorney of Chicago. Around the
base of the crowded galleries were festoon-
ed the national colors and flags OF Howard
University.
Opening Exercises.
The exercises were opened with several
selections by an orchestra. Rev. d. Tun-
nell of the faculty of the institution, lead in
invocation. The opening address was de-
lvered by Ropcrt Barclay Barcus. He
took as his subject, 1.-The Ideal Govern
ment." In the course of his remarks, he
gave an interesting explanation of the
definition of the word government. which
he declared has many meanings. He made
references to monarch.al governments and
analysed their defects. The ideal govern
ment. he maintained, Is a republican form
of administration, of the people, by the
people ard for the people. The basis of q
republican government he continued, Is the
consent of the people. Further along In ms
remarks, the speaker made reference to the
ballot as a means of alternating the burdens
of the oppressed and redressing wrongs. A
man without a vote. the speaker emphati-
cally contended, Is a nonentity, but man
with Ote is factor. The remarks of the
young lawyer several times provoked the
applause of the assembiege and he was ten
dered an ovation upon resuming his seat.
Woman and the Law.
The interest CT the feminine element of
the audience conferred in the address by
| Mrs. Eva B. Heath upon woman Under
the Law" She save review of the evolu-
ton of woman in the eyes of the law. She
| referred with evident pride to the fact that
women SIC becoming an important factor
of the legal fraternity of the world.
Edward H. Morris of Chicago delivered
the address to the graduates He impaired
some timely ard valuable advice to the
young men about to enter into the affairs
of the world. He urged them never to be
Idle and to steer clear Of politics. Strict in
tegrity and determined persistency declared
the speaker, are the requisites of success
President Gordon conferred the degrees,
giving each graduate word of counsel
List Of Graduates.
The list of graduates follow: Richard L.
Baltimore, Washington, D. c.: Robert B.
Backus. A. b, Charlottesville, Va; Charles
L. Bowling, jr., Louisville, KY; Albertus
Brown, Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas ]. CAL
loway, A. B., Washington, D. c.; Thomas
H. R. Clarke, Washington. D. c.: James
c. Campbell, Charleston, w. Va; Charles
S: Darden, Wilson, N. c.; Oscar H. Far
rington, Memphis, Tenn; EVA B. Heath,
Washington, D. c.; Charles H. Hemans,
Gordansville, Va; Edmund Hill, jr. Alex
andria, Va; Richard Hill, Beggs, Ind. Ter
Joseph E. Jones, Georgetown, Demerara ;
Benjamin F. Mitchell, Deep River, Conn /;
John D. Parker, Athens, Ohio; Foster B.
Petite, Atlanta, Ga; Robt. Pelham jr,
Detroit Mich; George G. Ross, Colorado
Springs, Colo; Neval H. Thomas, A. B.,
Springfield. Ohio; Thomas NJ Watson,
Alexandria, Va; John r. Wright, Wash
ington, D. c.
The student committees in charge of the
commencement were:
Executive committee-Thomas NJ Wat
son, chairman; Foster B. Petite and Rich
ard Hill.
Invitation committee-George G. Ross.
chairman: Richard L. Baltimore
Committee on Observation-Disclosures F.
Mitchell, Oscar H. Harrington and John D.
Parker, chairman,