Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
DISCIPLES OF BLACKSTONE EN-
TERRAIN LARGE AUDIENCE.
Senior Glass Of George Washington
University INDUCES In Felicita-
lions and Prophecies.

| lions and Prophecies.
The disciples OF Blackstone were ION the
boards at Continental Hall last evening In
the preliminaries OF commencement week
OF George WASHINGTON University The oc-
casion was the first annual class day exer-
| cises Of the graduating class Of the school
/ of law. The lower floor of the hall con-
tanned large number OF guests. who. de-
spite the warm weather. thoroughly en-
! 5oyed the exercises.
| Shortly after $50 o'clock. keeping time
to the music of section OF the Marine
Band. the faculty of the law school and the
members of the class of 1906 of the law
school, marched into the hail. the members
Of the faculty and class speakers to seats
on the platform and the classmen to places
| reserved for them In the front rows Mr..
Carl A. Badger president of the class, pre-
sided and introduced the speakers.
After selections by the band Prof William
| r. Vance. dean of the law school. was intro
duced to deliver the address to the grad
| yates. Prof. Vance came to the university
when the senior class entered. and he re-
| ferred to this fact In opening his remarks
After pointing to the record of the members
| of the class as one which he regarded as
| most creditable he took up the subject of
| The LAWYER Officer of the Court -
The natural question of the graduate at this
| time. he said. was Shall win success in
1 the law?'
Such question properly leads us to ask
| another: What Is success in the law"
| continued Prof Vance. This term sue
| cess, fluid enough at best, has been sadly
abused in this latter day and is used in
| many varying senses; but 1t is generally
| considered to mean getting what one starts
out to get. And as most of us Americans
| start out to get money, we reduce the def
| milton to its lowest terms and say that get
| ting money is success.
In Many Varieties.
''Of this money-measured success we have
| many varieties. We have the successful
| shyster, the successful speculator, the sue
cessful gambler, the successful insurance
| president and the successful thief. of the
| common untitled variety. But happily, in
| these later days, this meretricious concep-
| ton of success Is losing favor. Certain
sleek and prosperous persons who by means
| Of illegal combinations, secret rebates and
| other unfair practices have secured money
| that in equity and good conscience belong
| ed to others, have been called some very
ugly names, and had such unexpected eXpe-
riences with divers grand juries that in
their dreams they hear the creaking hinges
of the prison gates.
'"These shameful plunderers of our great
cities, erstwhile admired and politely term
| ed bosses, despite their piled up wealth.
are now coming into their fair share of
one year ago would have been pointed out
as the most successful insurance president
| of the day now lies in his grave, his heart
| broken under popular condemnation for
| having taken dishonest gains.
Success In the Law.
''And how is 1t with success in the law?
| Frankly, we must admit that all
| prone to measure the lawyers success by
| his fees. But In our profession we are glad
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| being set up. Sometimes success lies in
| not getting fees. Two lawyers who had
been honored with seats In the United States
| Senate have stood dishonored before courts
| of justice because they took fees that
| should have been refused Another United
| States senator, who during long life has
| basked In the sunshine of popular approval.
| took from an insurance company large fees
| for which he gave no equivalent, and now
| even the rabble on the street fout and 5eer
| him, and those who once laughed at his
| witty sayings look on with pity, but not
with sympathy
In closing, the speaker touched on some
| of the great questions of law which are to
be settled In the course of the next few
years-the control of corporations and cor
| porate wealth, the position of the interstate
| commercial companies, etc. 1t is such
| field of endeavor, he declared, as to be an
| inspiration.
Glass Grafton.
| Following a selection by the band. Mr..
Charles W. Morris delivered the class ora
tion on the subject 1.-THE Equipment and
Duties of the Young Lawyer Taking for
| the basis of his argument that the contest
| in life now is between the mentally strong.
| he stated that the mentally strong lawyer
| will be the successful one. The chances for
young men now, he declared, are better
| than ever before, and each mans success
| lies in his own personal Individual work.
He mentioned some of the great problems
| that are to be decided in the courts within
| the next few years-the control of the cor
porations under state or national govern
ment. the ownership Of public utilities, the
| control of wealth, etc. True success he de-
| clared, is in happiness, and that happiness
lay in association with others, in helping
| othears
| The Prognosticator.
| When Mr. Levi Cook was called upon for
| the representation, the audience meta
phorically went forward twenty years. The
speaker read kilograms which he had Just
received from the members of the class OF
| 1906. which graduated twenty years before
| and which kilograms told of the where
| abouts of the members. Many brilliant fu-
lures were forecasted; in fact all had futures
which many might well be expected to
envy. One was elected senator and prom
| ised to increase the yearly gitt OF the gov
eminent to George Washington University
| to $40, 900, 600. Another member sighed that
/ there were no other worlds to conquer, and
declared he had held every office in the gift
/ of the people and had taken those the peo-
| pie would not give him. Another telegram
| from Gov. Magoon, dated 1926, stated that
| member of the class had delivered a
| speech on the completion of the plans for
| the construction of the Panama canal An
| other class member endowed "tightwad
/ chair in elementary law In the university"
/ Anothr had presented real law library"
| to the university, and still another had
| eight children, each named efter pro-
/ lessor in the university. A flute solo by
| Mr.. Lucien b. Crist, member of the class,
| was generously applauded
/ Presentation Ceremonies.
One of the pleasant ceremonies Of the
evening was the presentation to the uni
versity of picture. which included photo
! of each of the ninety-seven members of the
| class Mr.. Leroy A. MCGEE made the pres
entation on behalf of the class in clever
| speech and DIR. Charles w. Needham, presi-
dent of the university, received 1t for the
l TN respoudfnQ. President Npadhq m