Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-08

| exit from college life.
DR.. George NJ. Kober, dean of the
School of Medicine, will present the
| candidates for degrees in medicine
with diplomas of bachelor of science
in medicine and doctor of medicine.
Candidates for graduate degrees In
arts and sciences will be presented
with diplomas by Rev. T. ]. Gasson,
s. J., dean of the graduate school.
Candidates for degrees in law will
receive their diplomas from Dean
George l.. Hamilton Of the Law
School. and DR.. Bruce l.. Taylor will
present the diplomas to candidates in
dental surgery.
Senator Ashurst to Speak.
Following the presentation of de.
grees. Henry F. Ashurst, United
liver the annual address to graduates.
which will be followed by the award
ing of prizes.
Class day exercises were held yes
terday and last night. The program
included addresses by J. Eugene Gal
lery for the post graduate body, DOM
mick S. Pueio for the medical school.
William H. Downes for the dental
school and Joseph c. O'Mahoney for
| the law school. James B. Kelly delivered
the class ode and Robert J. Riley de-
livered the valedictory Cohonguroton
address.
Athletic Events Held.
The afternoon. started with a 4-to-2
base ball victory over the alumni by
athletic events and during the even
ing the supreme court of Georgetown
University, with Chief Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue on the bench with
mem bers OF the faculty, opened to
hear an equity case regarding the pos
Il = Z, ST n
| has been the subject for student wfan-
gle for the past century The case
was known as IAN action in eject
Iment-to try title to a certain porch
known as the old north steps"
Plaintiffs were William ID. McNa-
mara, college: John T Hill dsntal
William j. Cusack. medical; Edward
| walsh. foreign service, and Joel B,
| Essleston. law, all of the junior
| classes.
Defendants were Thomas A.. Dean,
college; Edward Stevens. dental; Ron-
ert e. Moran. medical, ana j. T.
O'Netll. law. all of the senior classes.
The court unanimously decided In
| favor of the junior classes.
| Law school Prizes.
Prizes will be awarded as follows
| In the law school classes:
Senior class-Faculty prize, offered
to student maintaining best average IN
examinations and rscitattons during
year, to George Ernest Hamilton
| jr.; faculty prize. offered to the stu
dent maintaining the next best aver
during the year. to Joseph Donald
Brady.
| Second-year class-Faculty prize, Of
fsred TO student maintaining bes,
ayerage in examinations and recft2ttons
during year. to William Nicholas Man
ger: faculty prize. offered to the stu
dent maintaining next best average In
| examinations and recitations during
year, awarded ex aeQuo to George
| WASHINGTON Carr and Simon Hirshman
| First-year class-Faculty prize Of
| fered to student maintaining the best
| average in examinations and recita-
tions during year, to George D. Horn
Faculty prize. offered to student
nj intaining the best average in ex-
aminations and recitations during
year. to Cornelius Michael Colbert.
The faculty prizes of $25 each. Of
four preliminary debates between
representatives Of the senior and jun
| Tor debating societies. to John Jo-
seph Darby. jr.: John Emmet O'Neil,
Warren p. Hunnioutt and John Jo-
! seph o'Day.
The faculty prise Of $50. offered to
| the winner OF the final debate. to
John Allan Thames.
The Hamilton prize Of $50, offered
| by George e. Hamilton, LID, dean
of the law school, to the student in
| the postgraduate class submitting
the best essay upon q topic Of legal
| consisting Of Jesse c. Adkins Lu-
| clan H. Van Doren. Frederick Stohi-
! man and Milton W. King of the Dis
! trict of Columbia bar. to Henry Clyde
Clark, Honorable mention, Lodwick
! Crary Davis.
Faculty Prises-
The faculty prize. offered to student
in post -graduate class submitting the
best graduation thesis, awarded by Q
committee consisting OF Jesse c. Ad J.
kins, Lucian H. Van Doren, Frederick
Stohlman and Milton w. King. to LODI
vic Crary Davis. The subject Of the
essay is 1.-THE Treaty Making Power
of the Unftsd States" Honorable men
ton. Peter s. Twitty.
The faculty prize. offered to student
in the third-year class submitting the
be awarded by q committee consist
ing of Chief Justice Constantine J.
Smyth. g. Thomas Dunlop and H
Prescott Galley. to Joseph Donald
Brady. The subject Of his essay is
THE Doctrine of Ultra Wires: Its
iNdtuFs, GieueHeo anu moueFn Appu-
| cation"
A prize OF a set Of the Legal Classics
Series. offered by John Byrne & Co
I to the student In the first or second
year class submitting the best essay
on . legal subject, will be awarded by
q committee consisting Of Daniel w
iO'Donoghue, Arthur A. Alexander and
Hugh J. Fegan Of the law faculty to
Archie K. Shipe. Honorable mention
Elgin H. Blalock. The subject Of Mr.
| Shipe's essay is THE Law Merchant
Its Effect Upon the Development OF
the Common Law"
| Preliminary plans for a drive for
| $4,000 to erect a memorial hall for
Georgetown men killed in the war
and to complete the main building OF
the preparatory school at Garrett
Park were outlined at a meeting OF
held in connection with the commence.
ment week exercises Of the university.
Sundays opening feature Of the
CONNIE ncement program was the an
lnual mass for the graduates in Dahl
gren Chapel. Preceding the mass the
40 graduates. headed by Rev. John
b. Creedon, president Of the universe
ty, formed q procession and marched
to the chapel.
|. During the latter part of the after
noon the meeting Of the regents was
| held at which the first plans for the
| drive were preached. A later meeting
future, will make more definite arrange
ments.
KEEPS WHEAT FROM EUROPE.