Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
LAW COLLEGE BANQUET
FACULTY AND STUDENTS CELE-
BRATE Anniversary.
Names Of Those Who Responded to
the Toasts-Address by
Dean Mussey.


faculty. students and friends Of the Wash
ington College of Law united last evening
in celebrating the eleventh anniversary Of
the foundation of that institution by a ban
quet at Rauscher's. The feast was the
tenth annual event Of Its kind in the his
tory of the Washington College of Law, and
the diners entertained as q guest Of honor
Mr.. William F. Mattingly, president of the
Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Toasts were the order Of the hour after
the good things had, In the main, disap-
peared. Miss Anna NJ. Anderson OF the
class Of iOS presided as toastmistress. The
'indorsers without recourse as called upon
In turn. with their subjects, were:
Relative Values Dean Mussey; Glass
19O9-Blackstone,' Mrs. Charles W.. Cuth-
bertson; Alumni 19OO-Immortality,' Mrs.
Nannette B. Paul; Glass 19O1-Law as
Graduate Study" Mr.. Elmer p. Clements
THE Faculty. Prof. John E. Laskey, and
THE Spirit of 1885, Miss Grace s. Hays.
Address by the Dean.
In responding to the toast, Relative VAL
ues," Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, dean OF
the college, said in part:
II thought 1 knew something about edu-
cation and educational methods on the first
day of February, 1896, just eleven years
ago. when the woman's law class of three
members materiaIized to my astonished Wis
ion, but l know now that l was mistaken
l have told the young people that the law
was a jealous mistress, and they must oe.
vote themselves to her solely If they wished
to master Blackstone and all the other
worthless who have written learned text
books on common law pleading and evil
dence and tortS, etc, etc.
II am frequently asked why we have as
many men as women in this college, and
VIZ giving
riculum and the best instruction for women
why shouldn't the men have equal adVan-
tages? The first requisite to success IN
every college Is to have real earnest, we'll
balanced students. Education does not
make the man or woman; it only develops
the latent powers.
"A scientific gentleman, who expended
something more than $4,000 of the public
moneys in so-called scientific research, was
really wrapped up in the endeavor TO nnd
the very best place for the propagation OF
frogs. 1t is understood that some OF the
wise men on the Hill are in favor of cut
ting out this particular kind of research.
1t has been suggested that the sum men
toned would be a welcome ADDITION TO the
endowment fund for the Washington Col
lege of Law. This seems to resolve Itself
into the question, Which do we need most,
educated women and men-Or frogs! A
question of relative values.
Tonight we celebrate the eleventh ami
yersary of the establishment of the w. Z.
L.. then Just the Woman's Law Glass. 1t
is our tenth annual banquet. Eight classes
have gone from our halls, and am PROUD
of every member of our alumnus They
are useful and respected citizens or this
community, and some have won success in
the far, far west. During the year the
alumni have taken up with seriousness the
raising of an endowment fund. Usually the
fund comes first and the college afterward,
but we have reversed the procedure. We
know we have the confidence of our friends
and we hope they will give US our $5O,oOO
endowment fund.-
These in Attendance.
Among those present were: FACULTY
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, dean; Mr. and
Mrs. George E. Tralles, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
W. Fits, Miss Mary Wood. Mr.. Edwin G.
button, Mr. Harry A. Hegarty, Mr.. E. c.
Brandenburg Mrs. E. c. Brandenburg,
MI and Mrs. John E. Laskey, Miss Harriet
Freely, Mr.. w. ]. Newton.
Alumni: Miss Della s. Jackson, Miss
Helen F. Hill, Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr. Miss
Helen E. Jamison. Miss Sarah Z. Grogan,
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Coope, Mrs. Nanette
B. Paul. *
Senior class: Miss Anna G. Burke, Mr..
Elmer E Clements, Mr. John w. We Maine,
Miss Sophie B. Kent, Judge and Mrs. Kern,
Miss Fannie l. Peter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nd.
Walker.
Junior class: Miss Anna NJ. Anderson,
Mr.. James P. billiard. Miss Annie E. Drap-
er, Miss Grace D. Hays, Mr.. E. Roy Hill,
Miss Sarah G. Morrison. Miss Mary N.
O'Toole
Freshman class: Mr.. F. H. White. Miss
L. B. Cooper, Mrs c. R. Langworthy, Miss
R. L. Blaine, Mr.. Geo. Canton, DR.. and
Mrs. Cuthberson, Miss 1da M. DAILY, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Gitterman, Miss Ethel Har-
per. Miss Emma A. Molineu, Mr. Irwin
Sondheimer, Mr.. Herbert IRE, Mr.. j. r.
Venning, Miss Rhoda Williams.
Guests: Mr.. Chester Morrill,. Mr.. P. NJ.
Brown. Mr. Chas. Claggett, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. Anderson, Mrs. Ayres, Prof. Herman
Schumacher, Miss Ethel Eckmann, Mrs. s.
NJ Kingman. Mr. r. L, Person, Miss Bart
lett, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Consaul, Mrs.
Frank Bristol, Miss Janet McWilliams, Mr..
B. F. Murch, Mrs. Pauline Miser. Miss Sap
pington DR.. Davis and Mr.. William F.
Mattingly.