The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
LAW SCHOOL SENIORS
AWARDED DIPLOMAS
General Davis Urges Them
to Observe Ethics of
Profession.
HUNDRED AND THIRTY
IN GRADUATING CLASS
List Of Prize Winners and Those
Receiving Honorable Mention
Is Announced.

In the presence of their friends. men,
bers of their families, and distinguished
jurists, the 100 graduates Of the Ma
tional University Law School received
their degrees in the New National The
alter last night on the occasion of the
forty-second commencement of the in
stitution.
The stage was banked with flowers
and ornamental plants.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by Gen. George B. Davis,
L. S. A, Of the faculty of the college.
He made it plain TO the new members
of the bar that they must use the
greatest care in the practice of their
chosen profession, and dwelt with espe-
cial emphasis on the Importance of at
torneys adhering closely TO the law at
ali times, and being guided in their
conduct by the best and most honorable
motives.
Gen Davis. in concluding his remarks,
urged the new lawyers to nay more at
tention to the ethics of the profession
than to mere financial success.
Baccalaureate Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon was preach
ed by the Rev DR.. William Tayloe Sny-
were made by the Rev. DR.. Williamson
Smith. The degrees were awarded by
Eugene Carusi. chancellor of the uni
versity, and the special prizes by JUS
tice Thomas II. Anderson, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court
The list of prizes and the winners as
we'll as those who secured honorable
mention is as follows.
University medal for the most salts
factory postgraduate examination
awarded TO J. Clemson Mcfarland
Oklahoma; honorable mention, Julian
Wythe Whiting. Maryland.
Macarthur gold medal for the most
satisfactory Junior examination. award
ed to Roger O'Donnel. New York; hon.
orable mention, George Robert Shields
Tennessee.
Eugene Carusi gold medal for the most
satisfactory junior examination, award
ed to Ernest II. Merchant, Massachu'
sets; honorable mention. Albert l.
Ely, District of Columbia; Glenn Will
lett. Michigan.
Edward Thompson Company's prize tC
the members of the entire school who
wrote the best thesis on the subject
"A Discussion of the Constitutions
Limitations Upon Congress to TAX Per
sons and Property in District Of Co.
lumbia" awarded to George Roper'
Shields. Tennessee.
T. and ]. W. Johnson & Co.'S prize to
1be members Of the moot court bar re-
ceiving the highest rating, awarded &c
]. Clemson Mcfarland, OKlahona
honorable mention, Joseph NJ. Young
New York.
In Corporation Law.
Callahan s; Co s prize to the membel
of the postgraduate class making th'
highest percentage on the law OF cor
norations. awarded TO Constantine Mar
rast Perkins. Georgia; honorable men
ton. John NJ. Kline, Mississippi.
] Miller Kenyon prize to the membe
of the postgraduate class making IN
highest percentage on the law OF car
riers, awarded to Russell G. RANKIN
New York; honorable MENTION Con
stantine NJ. Perkins, Georgia.
American Law Book Companys prlz
to the member of the senior class max
ing the highest percentage IN coInlno
law pleading, awarded to K. b. Lam
bert, Missouri: honoranIe n1eh[ Soi;rn hi
Edwin V. Jones, Delaware, ad AnureN
BRYANT Reavis, Tennessee.
r IT Thomas Law Book Company
prize to the member of the senior clas
making the highest percentagc on IN
ma mf real property, awarded to An
5rav p Reavis, Tennessee; honorabl
mention. r, S. Lambert. Missouri
Reese. WEIGH & Co.'S prize to tn
member of the Junior class making IN
highest percentage on Riackslone
aWarded TO Albert L. Ely, District o
Columbia; honorable MENTION Lewis
Fisher, New Jersey.
lanes Schouler prize to the membe
Of the junior class making the hlgheS
nercentage on the law of crimes, award
honorable mention. Ernest H. Merchant