Evening star., 1918-06-05
DECREESAWARDED
TO 28 GRADUATES

Twenty.eight students Of the wash.
ington College Of Law we're gradu-
ated at the twentieth annual COM
mencement last night at the Wilson
Normal School. One student received
the degree OF master of laws. while
the others that Of bachelor Of laws.
Never before in the history OF the
law school has such impressive patri-
otic sentiment marked a commence
ment as that last night. A profusion
of national colors draped the rooms
and a wealth of floral offerings
banked about a large service fiaE
patriotism Of the college.
Representative Mason's Address.
Representative Mason Of Illinois.
the os.sor Of ths ,- syenns 3nyt ~ M
times and told the graduates never
to everreach justice In the practice
OF their chosen profsssion. He also
spoke IN favor OF suffrage for the
ers' and mothers pensions In q
warning against indiscriminate re-
marks he declared that there ARE
seditious disturbers right here in
washington.
Representative Mason was a mem
Der Of the faculty Of the college when
he was in Congress "a senator from
Illinois. His daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ma
son Hall, was graduated from the
college in 1901.
Mrs. Mussey Talks to Graduates.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. hon
orary dean OF the college. spoke
brieny to the graduates, pointing out
dustriai Conditions wrought by the
war require trained and intelligent
lawyers to interpret facts. Those
who do not do their full duty" she
said, are ''slacksrs."
Rev. James Hugh Kelley. in his
war. praying for the cause that is
righteous. His daughter. Miss Cora
Larimore Kelley, is Q member OF the
graduating class.
Miss Emma NJ. ql!.ett. dean Of the
conferred the degrees. DR.. Charles
". Needham awarded the prizes.
List Of Prize Winners.
Those receiving prises were:
For highest standing in scholarship
during the eatire course of three
years-First. Mrs. Kate Lloyd Camp
bell, average, 1856: second, Mrs.
Harriet Barnard Mead. average. 1929;
honorable mention; Otto B. Roepke
and Harry Norwood Foss.
For highest record of scholarship in
senior year-First. Mrs. Kate Lloyd
Campbell: second. Mrs, Harriet Bar
nard Mead; honorable mention. Frank
w. White.
For highest average in second year.
Earl T. Ragan; honorable mention,
w = Haperack
For highest standing in testament
tary law. William T. Hammack and
Miss Maud Napier.
For highest average In first year.
willis F. Avery: honorable mention.
Richard V. Pitt and Theodore P. c.
For best oral argument at annual
public debate, first, Thomas F. Fla
herty; second. Theodore P. c. Willis;
honorable mention. Willis F. Avery.
MISS Nss siss ~ Tocr croon
tion, Miss Cora Larimore Kelley. John
D. McLeran and Frank Wilder White.
For best oral argument in case
before the practice court of appeals.
Lsopola L W.. Y FrsgdoeTs; Ns,9s dn honorable
Degrees Bestowed.
Ma aster Of laws-Margaret NJ. Stew
Bachelor Of laws-Kate Lloyd Camp
belly w. Marshall c. Cheseldine, War
rem Raymond Clardy, Harry Darling,
Pauline Margaret Floyd. Harry Nor
wood Foss. Leopold Victor Freudberg,
Nellie H. Crook. Cora Larimors
Kelley, Walter Allen Kiefer. Margaret
L. Nechen. NJ. Pearl Mccall. Warren
McLIaine. John D. McLeran. Harriet
Bernard Mead. Otto D. Roepke, Esko
d. Rupert, Richard Lee schefYler. Jo-
seph Schiavone. James William Shea.
Thomas, Helen Beale West, Frank
Wilder White. Grinlth Holland Will