Evening star., 1923-06-12
Largest G. .. Graduating Class
Hears Supreme Court Defense
james Il. Emery Sees Effort to Subordi.
nate Tribunal to Congress--33339 Are
ser Presented With Degrees.

against the federal Judiciary was de-
nounced as "a plain endeavor to sub
ordinate the Supreme Court to Cont
gress" by James A. Emery, general
counsel of the National Manufac-
turers Association. at the 12fth an
nual commencement of Georgetown
University yesterday afternoon In
CASTOR Hall. Degrees were presented
to 33s graduates.
The trainers Of the Constitution,
Mr.. Emery declared, wrote an in
strument OF restraint" The records
of the constitutional convention and
the debates in the conventions of
ratification, Mr.. Emery contended.
demonstrate with mathematical GER
tainty that the Supreme Court was
established to be the final interpreter
of the Constitution"
Largest Senior Class.
In addressing the graduating class,
the largest in the history of the uni
versity. President John B. Creeden,
8. j., of Georgetown University, ad-
monished the students that they
must be dedicated to the principles
and the practice OF tolerance"
\ There Is in this country minor
ity that has organized to promote
religious and racial antagonism."
President Creeden warned Their
activities cannot harm the religious
or the races against which they are
directed. They can and will harm
the country which your predece ssors
in the graduating classes of George
town defended with their lives"
Castor Hall. where the exercises
were held was packed to the doors,
all records of attendance on the
Hilltop being broken.
DR.. Kober Honored.
DR.. George Me Kober, dean of the
Georgetown Medical School for the
last thirty-two years. who yesterday
celebrated the golden jubilee annl-
yersary of his own graduation from
Georgetown, was singled out for
highest honors in recognition of his
contributions to medicine and his
services to the District of Columbia.
President Creeden conferred upon DR..
kober the honorary degree of doctor
OF letters.
Following the presentation of
diplomas to the graduates of the va
rious departments. the deans of the
several faculties bestowed medals
and special prizes upon the honor
students.
Dean William T. Talon. S. J.. of
the college announced the following
prize winners: John Wilkinson Brit
tingham of Georgia, winner of the
Mallory medal, founded by the late
SoHdIOT StepneH Mallory anu dW dTu
ed for the best constitutional essay.
Receives Ryan Medal.
Charles Lucien Baker Lowndes of
New York, the Ryan medal, founded
by Misses Mary and Theresa
Ryan, and awarded to the senior
maintaining the highest averages in
examinations.
the Merrick debating medal. founded
by Richard r. Merrick and awarded
TO the best debater of the Philodemic
Society.
James Gibbons Burke of Louisiana.
the Hamilton Philodemic medal.
founded by Dean George E. Hamilton
OF the law school and awarded to the
best extempore debater
William Joseph Mcguire of the Dis
trict, the Dixon elocution medal,
founded in memory of william Writ
Dixon
John Burke Walsh of the District.
the Garvan oratorical medal.
Second honors in the senior class
were awarded to William Joseph Ric-
ciardi of the District.
Has Best Examination.
J. Hollis Griffin of Illinois, the Hor:
ace medal, awarded for the best oral
examination in the "Odes OF Horace.
Bernard NJ. Wagner. the Morris his
Justice Martin f. Morris of the Dis
trict Court of Appeals for the best
historical essay.
Clarence NJ. Friery of Rhode Island;
the faculty medal. for the best oral
examination in apologetics.
John NJ. Green of New York, the
Quicksall medal. founded by the late
William F. Quicksall of Washington,
for the best examination in Shake
speare.
setts. the Dahlgren medal founded
by John Vinton Dahlgren for the
best examination in integral and
differential calculus.
ical School awarded to. Thomas +.
Mattingly, a sophomore, the Baker
medal in honor Of the late Prof. Dan
lei w. Baker of the Law School.
Cash Prizes Awarded.
Dean George Z. Hamilton of the
Law School presented the following
awards: first prize of SIS in the Sc
nior class for the highest average in
studies to Harold. C. Beake; second
prize Of $40 to Harry T. Kranz. Prize
Of $50 to Harold c. Beake, awarded
by Dean Hamilton. for the best es-
thesis, postgraduate class. to w.
Clark King. Debating prizes of s25
each to Leo A. Codd. Thomas II. Gar
diner. Victor S, Hersch and Albert A;
Cain. Prize of $50 to Leo A. Codd
as winner of the final prize, debate.
Dean Roy S. MacElwee of the
Foreign Service School presented
the w. Coleman Nevils, s; j.. medal
average in the class in foreign re-
lations Of the United States. The
Delta Sigma Pi gold scholarship key.
awarded by Mu chapter, was present.
ed to Juan Gar Garcia Diaz for the high
tire course. Frederick Albert Chris
toph was awarded the Father Ed
n1und A. Walsh prize of s75 for the
best paper In the course on 1.-The
Foreign Trade Convention"
Gets Set of Books.
The DR.. James Brown Scott prize.
a set Of books to. the student for
the best paper on Foreign Relations
OF the United States" was awarded
to Robert Thornton Hamilton. An
Or scott wss n9oss to by
Bonaventure Kenkel for the best
paper on International Law"
Thirteen candidates of the George
town Reserve Offlcers' Training Corps
TOR commissions as second lieutenants
IN the Reserve Oficers' Corps Of the
United States Army were presented
their commtssions by Maj. William HI.
Honson, =: S. A, commandant at the
cred the courses in military science
and tactics as prescribed by the War
Department, and by direction OF the
resident Of the United States were
of infantry. They are William IT
Amend. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, 1r.:
John W. Gahan. Walter j. Ganfey,
Gerard j. C. Guilfoyle, Albert Ii.
Kirohner. Charles L. B. Lowndes. Rob.
ert c. Mccain. Lawrence ]. McElli-
Eott. Joseph c. Mcnamara. Cyril c.
Murphy. Charles J, o'Byrne and Leo
Degrees were conferred :. upon the
following:
Honorary degree-poetor Of letters.