The Washington herald., 1911-06-06

Hitch your wagon to a STAR and
form high IDEALS" said Maj. Holmes Con-
rad, former United States Solicitor Cen
eral, to the graduates of the law school
Of Georgetown University in his address
at the fortieth annual commencement
in Chase's Theater last night.
The curse Of this age Is idolatry Of
money. The age of chivalry is past, and
the age of the calculator, the sophist, is
upon u.s." continued Maj. Conrad DO
not surrender your honor to a doubtful
and Questionable fee, no matter how high.
The moral sense OF to-day is blunted and
the conscience stified. There are many
lawyers who are prostitutIng their pro-
fession by devising means to evade the
law, but these are sham lawyers and
| counterfeit lawyers, and they will soon
disappear and will have to make room
for the lawyer of honesty, Of integrity,
Of character"
Advice to Graduates.
Maj. Holmes advised the graduates to
cultivate character more than intellect,
| and gave them a few home truths"
with regard to their future calling He
advised them to be methodicaI and sys-
tematical from the desk to the case in
court; to be thorough in preparation OF
cases; TO be careful; to be clear and dis
-ttnct in thought and speech, and to have
clear and accurate knowledge Of cases
intrusted to them.
The appearance OF the faculty Of the
law department upon the stage, led by
Rev. John F. Qpirk, ST., vice president
Of the university; Maj. Conrad, and Chief
Justice Clabaugh, was signalized through
4 IAWNe n
the Marine Band, under the direction of
Lieut.. Santelmann, struck I'D Won
Blon's march. Through Battle to Vic
| tory" The faculty, attired in full aca-
demic robes, occupied seats to the left
of the stage, and the graduates in mortar
board and gown, filed in, taking seats
on the right. Applause greeted them. and
| the familiar college yell rang through the
house at repeated intervals.
Rev. Father Quirk, vice president OF the
university, spoke in behalf of Rev.
Father Himmel the president, who was
Ill. He congratulated the officials Of the
school upon the great work achieved in
| the new addition to the law building,
which, he said, marked an epoch in the
law department of the university. The
speaker particularly congratulated the
dean Of the law school upon the presen-
| tation Of such a large class.
The vice president of Georgetown Uni
versity spoke of the meaning Of the word
graduate OF law saying their work was
Just begun.
Following this address the conferring
of the degree Of bachelor Of laws took
place and each candidate as he ad-
vanced to receive his sheepskin at the
hands Of the vice president OF the uni
versity, was received with applause, spe-
cial fayorites being cheered by their ad-
mirers. The degrees of master Of laws
and master OF patent law followed In
| rotation.
The Prizes Awarded.
The awarding Of prizes was the last
but most interesting number on the pro-
gramme.
Essays offered in competition for the
prizes were submitted to a committee
composed OF John Spalding FIannery,
William Hitz, Evans Browne, H. Prescott
Galley, Henry R. Cover, and Walter 8.
Penfield, OF the Washington bar. The
committees made the following reports:
Faculty cash prize OF $40 for the best
essay in the third-year class to Alfred E.
Wood, of North Dakota; faculty cash
prize of $40 for the best es-
say in the fourth-year class, william
D. Ryan, jr., OF Illinois; American and
the Edward Thompson Company, of
Northport, Long Island, for the best es-
say in the third-year class, Norman w.
Klopfer, of the District of Columbia; ;
first thirteen volumes of Cyclopedia, Of
fered by the American Law Book Com
pany, Of New York, for the best thesis
in the fourth-year class. Charles Bernard
Walt. of Oklahoma; honorable mention to
William B. Ahlgren, of Michigan, set of
g mi nff Ary
j. w. johnson & Co. for the best essay
in the third and fourth year classes COM
bined, Norman W. Klopfer, Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia; cash prize Of $50 to the
best individual debater. Raymond NJ.
Hughes, Of Minnesota; cash prize Of $50,
to member OF first year class, maintain
ing best average In recitations and ex-
aminations, Benjamin A. Matthews, of
Georgia; cash prize OF SIS. to member of
first year class maintaining second best
average in recitations and examinations,
Horace N. Hagan, OF Oklahoma; cash
prize of $50 to member of second year
class maintaining best average In recita-
tions and examinations, James d. Barry,
OIL Illinois; cash prize Of $5 to member
of second year class maintaining second
best average IN recitations and examina-
tions, FLOYD r. Harrison. Of Virginia;
cash prize Of S5 to member OF third
year class maintaining best average in
recitations and examinations, James
C'Leary. Of West Virginia; cash prize OF
$40. to member Of third year. class main
tanning second best average, In recita-
tions ard examinations, Clare B. Cross
eeld, OF California.
List of Graduates.
Following is a list Of the graduates:
Bachelor of Laws-Joseph F. Abbott,
Clarksville, Tenn; Francis G. Addison,
jr., Prince George County, Nd; Louis A
Babcock, WaIdwick, N. j.; Alfred B. Ba-
ker. Hyattsviile. Md: Henry J. Balzer,
New York. N. Y; Robert L. Barnes, B. s.,
Prentiss, KY; Frederick F. Beller. Wash
bnrga Way e Murray BIanford. A. B.,
lngton d. c.; Ivan Bowen. Mankato.
r. l.. Harry Burlingame, R!verdaie, Nd;
Adrian F. Busick. Louisa County, Va;
Arno B. Cammerer. Janesville, Wis:
Michael II. Cahill, Corning, n. Y:
Charles J. Callahan. Lowell. Mass; ].
Percy Campbell, washington. d. c.;
John Doyle Carmody. Am. Washington,
j.; John ]. Casey. Webster, Mass: Roy
r. Cline. White Heath, Ill; Albert ]. Clo-
thier, Somerset. KY; Morris Cohen
B.. Portland, Ne; Robert A Cony. A. B..
Augusta. Ne: Edwin p. Corbett, Wash
ingfon' %. c.; Henry E Coreoran. Read
ing. Pa. Martin c. Cornell. Erie. Pa:
Charies e Cotterill, Detroit, Mich. :;
&c. Ihanv Tounr1