The Washington times., 1912-06-03
NAa6NAL SCHOOL
/OF- LAW CONFERS
Il. MANY DIPLOMAS
Chancellor Carusi Presents
Degrees to Graduating
Class of 100.

The forty-third annual commencement
OF the National University Law School
was held last night In the National
Theater. Diplomas were awarded to 100
men by Eug.ne Carusi, chancellor Of
the school, and the address of the even
ing was made by Representative Arthur
w. Kopp of Wisconsin, whose topic was
Law"
Che baccalaureate sermon was deliv-
cred by the Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow,
and the Rev. Edward Marshall Mott
\ gave the invocation and the benedlc-
tion. Prizes were awarded as follows:
University gold medal for best aver.
age in post graduate class, Roger O'Don-
nell; honorable mention, r. B. Lam
bert, George r. Shields.
Macarthur gold medal for best aver
age in the senior class, Albert L: Ely;
and Ernest H. Merchant.
Junior gold medal for best average, L.
A. Underwood; honorable mention, ".
F. Clancy, H, 9. Miller.
o'Donnell; honorable mention, r. B.
Lambert. George H. Shields.
Edward Thompson prize for best
! thesis, Roger O'Donnell; honorable men,
ton, BENJAMIN b. Pettus
r.. q J. w. johnson prize for best
work in moot court, R. B. Lambert AMI
/ Rogert O'Donnell, jointly; honorable
mention, Raymond E. Horn.
E. H. Thomas Law Book Company
Tor best senior examination on real
property, Ernest Howard Merchant;
honorable mention. Glenn Wiilet.
for best examination on pleading, Al
bert L. Ely; honorable mention, H. b.
Darling and Rufus M. Weaver.
Rees Welch & Co.'S prize for best
j Lewis Larson: honorable mention. W.
g, F. Clancy and w. F. Whitlow.
J., Miller Kenyon prize for best ex-
snination on carriers, w. F. Whitlow; /;
honorable mention, F. M. Holmes and
A. w. Willard
General excellence and good tasto in
even the smallest studies characterizes
the annual exhibition tbat Is Being held
Fast Capitol street, by the art students
of that institution. Among those who
arc represented in the exhibit are Misses
+ Beckert, NJ. Duarte. w; Brownson,
Gonld: NJ. Caynnaush. ]. schott. and J..
from nature and still life.
In the china painting class. Miss
Inonograms in gold Miss Haley has n
large vase. and Miss Maloney exhibits
kettle done in wild roses. Other note
worthy specimens are shown by Miss
cry and Miss Beckert have some dainty
water colors 20 their credit.
The exhibit has been largely attended
eince its opening.
Glass day exercises Of the Academic
department and reunion Of the
alumni of the Teachers College will
mark this the fourth day of COM
mencement week at Howard Univer-
sity. The class day exercises will be
held at the Rankin Memorial Chapel.
at 7:15 O'clock this evening, while the
- -l., ,x,tI AL In,,N
at 1880 o'clock at the university.
The Rev. DR.. Huckle, of Baltimore.
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
the graduating class Of the university 1itsnSit.
John Mott, founder of the colored Y.
NJ. C. A, also addressed the gradu-
ates.
of the commercial college Of the uni
versity, and the graduation exercises
of the normal training classes, the
academy and the commercial college
will be held. Wednesday will be
alumni day. Formal commencement
exercises will be held on that day.
at which the Assistant Attorney Gen
eral of the United States will make an
address and confer degrees upon the
graduates.
The second event Of commencement
week at George washington University
VII taSe place tonight at o'clock ~ "
in the New Masonic Temple, when the
class from the training school for nurses
receive their diplomas. Col. John Var
Rcnsselar Hoff, Of the medical corps Of
the army, will deliver the address tc
the class.
! Wednesday night the annual COM
mencement exercises for the various
colleges of the university will be held II
Memorial Continental Hall.
Yesterday afternoon 200 members o.
the faculties and graduates. all in aca
demic dress, met at the Medical Build
chnI 20 ret n0r
gational Church, where the baccalaure
ate sermon was preached by the Rev
Samuel H. Woodrow. Richard P. Mon
sen. a graduate in the law department
was marshall for the occasion.
"The Cosmtc Consciousness" was thi
theme of the sermon by the Rev Or
Woodrow. He urged upon the gradu
earth, which at the same time woult
enable them to centralize upon tn
smaller duties near at hand.
The graduates of the lchers' col
lege have their annual class day exer
cises tonight when, according to al
. old custom of the class, a prominent ed
ucator addresses them Dr. Philande
p. Claxton, United States Commissione
of Education, will deliver the address
this year, at Central High School, a
S:15 o'clock.
Degrees will be conferred on near
ly one hundred at the commencement
exercises of the Catholic University
of America tomorrow morning. Can
didates for degrees will march to Nc
Mahon Hall at 10: 80 o'clock and will
take seats in the ma In assembl!
room. The rector and vice rector o
the university and the deans of tn
several schools will be seated on tn
platform.
rector, will preside and candidate
Will he presented by the deans who ar
the Very Rev. p. J. Healy. S. T. D., o
the school of theology; the Very Rev
Edward A. Pace, S. T. D., of the schoo
OF philosophy: the Very Rev. John Z
Mcguire, Phi. D., of the school of let
ters, and the Very Rev. Daniel viii
liam Shea. Phi. D., OF the school o
science.