The Washington herald., 1918-06-05
LAW COLLEGE
GIVES PRIZES
AND DEGREES
.'entieth Annual Com
mencement Is Held by
D. c. Institution.

The Washington College Of Law
held its twentieth annual commence
ment In the auditorium of the ].
ormond Wilson Normal School. The
friends Of the graduates filed tho
hall 10 overflowing ard the floral
offerings were banked high on the
front of the platform. The candi-
dates for degrees marched in first
and were followed by the members
of the board of trustees. the faculty
and speakers. The Invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. James Hugh
Kelley, whose daughter. Miss Cora
l.aIimore Kcc.cy. is. member Of
tae graduatinS class. The dean, Miss
Emma VI. GilIet, introduced the
speaker Of the occasion. Representa-
tive William +. Mason, of Illinois
Mr.. Mason. while Senator from his
State. was a member OF the faculty
of the college and his daughter, Rutb,
now Mrs. Hall. graduated from the
college in 1901.
Prizes Conferred.
The prizes were conferred by DR..
Charles w. Needham and were
awarded as follows:
For highest standing In scholar
ship during entire course of three
years. First and second prizes
(sold medals), awarded to, first
Mrs. Kate Lloyd Campbell, whose
average was 96.55: second-Mrs.
Harriet Barnard Mead, whose aver
age WAS 1929; honorable mention
otto B. Roeuke. average 93.5. Harry
Norwood Foss. average 1888.
For highest record for scholarship,
senior year. first prize, a complete
set of "Cyclopedic Law with
its annual annotations to date.
offered by the American Law Book
Company. of New York. Awarded
to Mrs. Kate Lloyd Campbell, aver
age 1851.
Second prize. one year scholarship
in the Washington College of Law
for graduate work. Awarded to
Mrs. Harriet Barnard Mead, aver
age 1901.
honorable mention Frank W.
White, average 9I.39.
For highest average in second
year, "CyclOpedic Law Dictionary"
offered by Callaghan and Company,
law publishers. Chicago. Awarded
to Earl T. Ragan, average 1864.
Honorable mention, W. T. Ham,
mack. average 1921.
For highest standing In tesla
mentary law. Taylor and Baer's
Probate Forms and Procedure Of
fered by Prof. William Clarke Tay-
ior. a copy each to the lady and
gentleman standing highest in the
class. Awarded to william T. Ham
mack. average 100. and Miss Maud
Napier. average 95.2.
For highest average in first year,
gold piece). Awarded to Willis F.
Avery, average 97.42.
Honorable mention. Richard V.
Pitt. average 1923, Theodore p. c.
Willis. average 96.SS.
For best oral argument (member
first year class) at annual public
debate. First and second prizes
gold pieces). (First prize given by
Mrs. Sarah T. Andrew. Awarded
to. first. Thomas F. Flaherty. Sec
ond, Theodore p. c. Willis. Honor
able mention. Willis F. Avery.
For best work in Practice Court
tby members OF senior classD. FL
lifts General Practice" in two
volumes, offered by Bobbs. Merrill
Company. of Indianapolis. Awarded
to Miss Nellie II. Crock. Honorable
mention Miss Cora Larimore Kelley,
John d. McLeran, Frank Wilder
White.
For best oral argument Cby member
of Senior Class) in a case before
the Practice Court of Appeals. so
(gol6 offered by Mr. Justice Peele.
the award to be determined by the
judges of the Practice Court of APP
peals or a majority thereof
Awarded to: Leopold Y. Freud
berg. Honorable mention: Miss Mel
lie Fl. Crock.
Honorary Dean Speaks.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. the
honorary dean. addressed the gradu-
ates briefly advising them that the
changing industrial. political and So
cial conditions require the service of
trained and intelligent lawyers as
never before, and that the profess
sion must be depended upon to shape
the laws both in legislation and in
depreciation to meet new conditions.
She closed by saying that II was the
duty of every good citizen to rem
der adequate service in connection
with food, clothes and protection,
and that those who failed in this
service were slackers in the full
sense of the word.
The dean then conferred the de-
grees as follows:
The degree of Master Of Laws:
Margaret. NJ. Stewart. The degree
of Bachelor of Laws: Kate Lloyd