The Washington times., 1912-06-05
Law
SCHOOL GRADUATES .
ITS LARGEST CLASS
Two Hundred and Sixty
three Get Diplomas at New
National Theater.

Members of the largest law class ever
graduating in Washington are now in
possession df their sheepskins. Thirty
six members of law, thirty nine men,
bers of patent law, and 1SS bachelors
of law received diplomas at the COM
mencement exercises of the School Of
Law of Georgetown University. at the
National Theater last evening.
The Rev. A. j. Donlon, president of
the university, congratulated the class
both on its size and it's scholarship.
Hannis Taylor, former minister to
Spain, discussed the history Of the con-
stitution in his address to the graduates.
Justice Ashley NJ. Gould, Of the Su-
preme Court of the District made the
awards of prizes on behalf of the school
of law.
The Awards.
These awards were as follows:
Faculty first cash prize, $75. to men,
Der or the third-year class maintaining
best average during the year, William
s5.75! s. he""S' OF MASSACHUSETTS, average
Second prize, $40, Charles B. Elwell,
of Massachusetts,; average, 95.2L
Faculty first cash prize, $50, to MEM
Der of second-year class maintaining
best average, Benjamin A. Matthews,
of Georgia; average, 97.S6.
Second prize, $25, Horace H. Hagan,
5i.l6
Faculty first cash prize to member of
first-year class maintaing best average
during the year, Fay. s, Holbrook, of
New York; average. 1915.
$500. .,0.'
Faculty cash prize of $40 to the author
Of the best essay upon any legal sub
ject.' among the members Of the thiro
year class, David Wiener.
Faculty cash prize of $40 to the author
Of the best essay upon any legal sub
ject. among the members of the post
graduate class-Robert n. Tracewell.
Special prize to author of best essay
upon any legal subject, among the mem.
bers OF the third and fourth year class
Special prize to author of best essay
upon, any legal subject. among the
members of the third-year class
Thomas F. Sullivan, of Massachusetts
Special prize to the member of the
fonrth-year class writing best gradua
ton thesis, Thomas ]. Fitzgerald, o
New York.
Special prize of $50 (offeed by Georg,
E.. Hamilton to the member Of th'
postgraduate class for best thesis Ben
jamin w. Wells, Of Illinois.
? The Graduates.
Those who received the degree of mas
ter of laws yesterday are the following
Joseph F. Abbott, A. B., LII B.; Fred
e$4ek l.. Beller, LII. B.; Elmer f. Glenn
ebts, LII. B.; Roy R. Cline, LII. B.
Martin S: Conley,, A. B., IL. B.; Clarr
II Crossfeld, B. L., LII. B.; Arthur J
Decker, LII. M: Louis c. Dismer, Ii
Bl; James E. Dodge. LII. B.; Josep
Ibideck, LII. b.; Albert d. Esher, A. 4
r.. B.; Thomas ]. Fitzgerald, IL b
Daniel r. Forbes, LII. B.; Thomas l
FL. B.; Homer E. Gels. LII. r.. NJ.
II; Juan Herrero. LII. B.; Andrew
hickey, A; B., LII; B.; Reginald n
Hodgson, LII. B.; Thomas J. Hurney
II B.; John W. Lainhart; jr., u; 3
Charles Z. Lane, LII. B.; John Ridgle
lang, LII. B.; Maurice J. McAuliffe, Ii
p; Percy e: Murray, LII B.; R. En-
IL. B.; B. Franklin smith, Ii. B.; Et
Ward F. Spethmann. Ii. B.; J: Edwar
Thomas, LII. B.; George F. Thompson
Ill. B.; Robert N Tracewell, IL. 3
NJ. p. L.; j. Fillmore Warder, LII. b
Williams Welch. LII. B.; BENJAMIN v
Wells, LII. b. and Paul d. Woliar'
Ill. IS.
The following received the degree {
IT. Brown, Thomas Russell Clark, A. B
BOY r. Cline: Ii; b.. Glare B. Cros
field, B: K, IL. b; Ferdinand d; d.
f. Dodge Ii. b; Joseph Dudeck, Ii
B.. Joseph B. Duryee, NJ, s.; Albert l
Esher, a. B.. IL. B.; Thomas j. Fit
gerad Ii b ,,oa,ne Daniel F. FPrbes; 9o.aI IL
G. Hempbill, Juan Herero. Ii: 3
Reginald NJ. Hodgson LII. b.; Wfllia
J, Koebel, Charles r. Lane, LII:
rice J. McAuliffe, Ii. B.; Joseph '
Peters. Robert e. Purcell, LII. B.; ClyC
Rasmussen. Merton w. Sage, B. S
Scott Scott Sanders. IL III b; Oliver H. r
Charles 4. Smith. Hugh F. Smith E
ward F. Spethmann, l. L. B.. J. Edwal
!homas. LII. B.; George F. Thompso
IL B.; ]. Fillmore Warder, Ii. E
Mams Welch. LII. B., and Howard
Wright.
Immaculate Seminary.
immaculate Seminary. Mt Maria
District of Columbia. held commen2
nlent exercises Yesterday afternoo
Gonfe'rinE diplomas upon s;N You
women, -four in the academic cours
and two as post-gradrates. After
address !Y the Rt Rev. Owen s. CO
GiSan, of Baltimore, diplomas we
Agnes Redpund. May Joseph Klngl
Margaret Ninifred Buck. Elizabe
!Artrill Bogley, Frances Elizabe
Moronoy. and Hita Katherine Wallat
the latter two being of the post grad
ate 'hool Miss Wallace, also, receiv
the gold medal for vocal music.
musical and literary program W
contributed by the Misses Franc
bern. Nav Kengla, eliza beth Redmor
Miriam Harding, Margaret StohlnIa
l.ucile Gerhart, Esther Murphy, RI
Ramsay. Winfred Buck. MariLnna F
Icy, Xitu Wallace, Cecilia RiesCnma
EleanoI Blophy, Elizabeth Duffy, AvC
W PogleN, Marguerite Kennedy. Mai
Simon, Lillion Kennedy. and Retec
StonesifCr.
Eleven Graduate.
commencement exercises of the pl
paratory department of GeorgtoN
University were held last night at
university, and the graduates number
eleven. William Nixon, of Georgia, W
the annual elOcution contest.
-James ID. Hishen. of Illinois, won
Frank NJ. Rosillo medal for Christi
doctrine, and Thomas ]. Maroney,
feXas, was awarded the philonomosi
arbatinS medal. James T. McCartl
OF Virginia delivered the valedictory
Those who participated in the @
cutun contest were; James FennI
Nestor PortoCarrero, William Nike
Bowman Matthews. St John Garwot
John DonOghue, Joseph Deverel
Thomas MarOney. Joseph Crowley, a
HhnTy ]. Burns.
The graduates We're John +. Conr
NJ. Jerome +. Crowley, James A.. Ft
nbn, Joseph J. Lcary, John T. McC,