Evening star., 1916-06-01
COLLEGE Of LAW
DIPLOMAS GIVEN
Eighteenth Annual Commence
ment Exercises Held in Me-
mortal Continental Hall.

Thirty-eight graduates were awarded
commencement exercises of the Wash
ington College of Law. held last night
at Memorial Continental Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman J. Mead divided
the cash prize for having made the
highest average in the first year, the
former receiving a rating just one
hundredth of per cent higher than
his Wife As the purse of gold was
handed to Mrs. Mead. Justice Peelle of
the Court of Claims. retired, who oc-
cupied a seat on the stage, caused a
ripple of laughter by announcing that
while the husband won the prize he OBJ
served the wife got the money.
In the prizewinning line. however.
the woman members of the class scored
a decisive victory over the men
List of the Awards.
The following awards were arnounc-
ed:
Highest standing in scholarship dur
ing entire course of three years: First
prize. gold medal-Awarded to Miss
Laura Maria Berrien; average, a66
Second prize gold medal--Awardef to
Miss S. Evelyn White; average. 1906
Honora BILE mention, Miss Anna Speich.
average. 90.l5.
Highest record for scholarship. senior
year. First prize. a complete set of
cyclopedia. with annual annotations
to date-Awarded first time 1915. The
winner of this prize will be eligible to
compete for corpus juris scholarship
of a value of s5o0-Awarded 70 Miss
Marietta Deehan: average, 9s.42. Sec
ond prize. one year scholarship for
graduate work-Awartled 70 Miss Eileen
sweeney: average. 9IS4: honorable
mention. Miss Laura Maria Berrien.
9vera &c. 96.9t.
Highest average in second year. cy-
clopedic law ctionary-Awarded to
Chester \. stiles: average, 96.S4. Hon
orable mention. Arthur Kettler: aver
age 95.2i
Highest average in first year. gold
piece-Awarded to Truman J. Mead
average, 97.46 Honora ble mention.
Mrs. Harriet B. Mead. average. 97.45.
For excellence in debate, first year
First prize, So gold piece, given by
Mrs. Sarah T. Andrew us1D-Award- :
ed to Miss Pauline NJ. Floyd Second
prize. $3.50 gold piece-Awarded to NJ.
a. Nussman. Honorab bic mention. Otto
B. Roepke.
Best Work in Moot Court.
Best work in moot court tbv member
of senior class. "Elliott's General
! Practice" in two volumes. Awarded to
| Miss s. Evelyn White. Honora BILE men
| tion to Miss Marietta Deehan and Miss
| Eileen Sweeney
| Best thesis post graduate class, sub
| ject to be selected by the ia Guilty
Modern American Law" in fifteen vol
| umes Awarded to thesis entitled The
| Employe in Workmen's Compensation
! Laws and Decisions in the United
| States Written by Augustus Peter
| Norton.
Best brief by member of the senior
| class. offered by Justice Peelle Ten
| dollars 'goldD to the member of the Sc
| nior class submitting the best brief in
| a case before the moot court of APP
| peals, to he determined by the judges
| or majority thereof. Awarded tc
! Miss Laura Maria BerrIen. Honora BILE
| mention, Miss Eileen Sweeney
/ Also prize for best examination IL
! testamentary lay, Probate Forms anc
| Procedure. by Taylor e Baer. Offered
| by Prof. Tavlor TO a woman studen,
| and man student Awarded to Miss
! Marietta Deehan, Arthur H. Ferguson
| and Lorin G Nelson.
Addresses to the Graduates.
| Justice Peelle and Judge Robert NJ
Montgomery, presiding Judge of the
| United States Court of Customs APP
peals, addressed the graduates. The
/ latter spoke of the duty of the grad
yates to the law. mot only the duty
he said. which every citizen owes to
so observe its rules as to keep out OF
Jail. but the active, affirmative duty
/ of defending the law and its enforce
ment against all ill-advised attack"
| Ethics of the profession also were
discussed by Judge Peelle- Fidelity
/ TO the courts" he said, lis essential
( in the trial of eases. The aim and OBJ
/ a lawsuit. but to obtain justice be
tween disputan's. measured by compe-
! tent evidence and the law applicable
/ thereto. To this end lawyers are to
aid the courts not only by their learn
ing and research as lawyers, but with
/ fidelity to both court and client.
| Degrees were conferred by Emma NJ
G,llett. dean Of the college, while prizes
! were presented by Mrs. Ellen Spencer
I Mussey. honorary dean. and Thomas
/ Ilansford Patterson. The stage was
banked with flowers and the auditori-
um was filled with relatives and
friends Of the graduates. Music was
furnished during the evening by sec
uon of the Marine Band
! Candidates for Degrees.
Those graduated were the following
Candidates for degree of bachelor o
Iaws-Eugene u. Andrew. Laura Mari;
Rerrien. Robert Dillon Burbank, Lucil
Compton, Marietta Deehan, Judah Law
renee Emanuel. Morris l.. Friedman
Rufus y. Funk. A. Paul Hines Eli
King Hotaling, Andrew Jordan, Lilial
Leonard Frank n Long. Edward S
N"Nahon Joseph W. Mcmahon, Harr!
r Masmau, William Joseph Murphy
James Clancy NauGhten. Lorin {. Mel
sou E-nth BlsIsdsll Newman. Watson
+ Newton. Dora Palkin, John Charlie
! Franklin Palmer. Alice Bertha Preuss
Edw in Francis Rove. Harry q. Sabine
tThomas Shaw, Wiutemute William
sloan. Anna Speich. Margaret Stewart
Eileen sweeney, Floye Taylor
GEORGE Lemuel Wallace, Ella Roys
| Williams. s. Evelyn White
| Candidates for degree of master q
Laws Benjamin Alvin Ball, Augustus
1 Peter Norton, Edna James Shsehy.