Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
Asks Alumni for Building.

Declaring the schoo, needs more ams
pie quarters than at present. III view
o. its Increasing enrollro-nt and The
fact that it is doing double duty
having: classe day and nieht-Nilliam
r. King who presided. expressed wish
that the alumni might he Instrumental
in erecting d building for the school
"'rhe law schoo. is nov occupying
crowded, routed quarters. he said. 1T
eecms wrong that tl'iS law school.
which, IS doing such good work. should
not have horne Of its own. | wish
the crati;la ties might assist Ire school
TO have such home. Go not believe
handsome. architectural structures are
necessary for fine educate First one
must have high grade institution
But q nice building is also good and
has a good effect on the public.
Praises Training in Law Course.
\ G. Mills. a member of the class OF
90 and a resident OF New York city,
placed the value of the study of law
for its training alone upon high
nlane He said that he had studied
not with a view to practicing it, but for
training for commercial pursuits. The
training had been excellent, he said.
II know of nothing more useful for
La Young man, whatever his career.
said Mr.. Mills He told of many of
his classmates who had never prac-
ticed law, but whom the training had
helped greatly Foremost among these
was the late II. ". Dennison who for
many years was an honored adviser to
the government of Japan. :.
Mr. Mills represented graduates or
the school now living in other cities
Letters and kilograms were received
from many expressing regret that they
could not be present. Mr.. King read
Aof ~ n
of the city of Bellingham. Wash.
officers were unanimously elected as
follows President William b. King:
vice presidents. A. Y. Cushman. Whar-
ION E. Les! srra and Samuel n,ea, He seors
tary. w. c. Van Week; members Of ex-
ecutive committee. the officers and
James F. Hood. David A. Baer and
Spencer Gordon. Col. Myron NJ. Parker.
who was chairman of the nominating
committee. put the question to make
the election unanimous. buffet sup
per was served after the meeting.
The retiring officers of the alumni
association of the law school were:
President, william Bruce King. 80:
first vice president, J. Wilmer Latimer,
81: second vice president, Walter Win
ter Warwick. %: third vice president.
Ernst o. Schneider. ir II: secretary.
George W. Dalzell. 81, and other mem
| bers OF the executive committee, Joseph
| W Cox, OF, William S. Torbert, SO, and
David y. Baer Il.
Banquet for Tonight.
| Dean Fraser is to be POSTMASTER at
| the banquet this evening. The speak
ers are to include John ". Davis. So
licitor general of the United States:
| Rear Admiral Charles Herbert Stock
| ton, L. $. n, retired, president Of the
| university: William Bruce King, 80
| president Of the alumni association of
the law school. and Shirley P. Jones of
| the senior class. representing the stu
dent body. Secretary of War Garrison
may attend. An invitation also has
been extended to John Garland Pol
| lard of the class OF 1898. now attorney
| general of Virginia.
| resentatives of each of the fifty grad
| uating classes. Since its establish
ment the school has graduated more
| than 5000 students.
| Law Students Enlarge Bulletin.
| The CoIumbianG George Washington
University Law School Association has
| Just issued the second number of Its
recently established Bulletin The leaf
let has been expanded from four to
| eight pages. and contains three solid
pages of alumni personals. The object
| of the bulletin is to keep graduates
| posted as to the whereabouts of their
| alumni fellows. large portion of the
| issue is devoted to the semi centennial
| celebration OF the establishment of the
| law school.