Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-19
DR|VEFOR 100000
ENDOWMENT IS ON
Washington College of Law
Inaugurates Campaign at
Dinner Tuesday Night.

The campaign for raising the en-
dowment fund of $4,000 desired by
the Washington College of Law was
inaugurated Tuesday night with
unique feature at dinper given at
the Highlands to the student body by
the school authorities. This feature
was an interesting mock trial, writ
ten by Miss Grace Whelan of the
class of 1925, which brought out the
salient features of the campaign and
showed the reasons and necessity for
it together with the obligation of
the student body to support 1t to
the fullest extent.
Prof. Harry A Hegarty acted as
the judge and Miss Whelan was the
attorney for the plaintiff, which was
the Washington College of Law, rep
resentated by the founders, Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey and Miss En-
ma Gillett, with the student body
as the defendant, represented by Will
bur L. Gray, class of 1926, and de-
Tended by Mrs. Harry e. Linkins, also
of that class. A spirited and effec-
tive case was presented to the jury
which consisted of students of the
college.
The action was brought by the
Washington College of Law against
Mr.. Gray, as representing the stu
to the endowment. 1t was held that
there was a moral obligation arising
out of love and affection for the col
lege and an implied legal obligation
in that the amount of tuition does
not begin to represent adequate
compensation for the increased earn
ing power resulting from this pro-
fessional education. 1t also was
charged that, because of the increas-
ing rigidity for bar examinations, and
the higher bar admission require
ments, the Washington College of
Law was faced with a financial
crisis and compelled to turn to her
students and alumni for assistance,
particularly inasmuch as they have
received direct benefit because of the
love and self sacrifice on the part
of the founders and their followers,
Cast of Mock Trial.
The cast of the mock trial included
Prof. Hegarty, Mrs. Mussey, Miss Gil
lett. Miss Whelan, Steven Katopolis,
Charles w Peckham, Marjorie Soper,
Wilbur Gray, Mrs. Mary Linkins,
Harry Friedman, Rebecca Greathouse,
Margaret Ranahan, Leona Sites, Reu-
ben Schmidt, Helen Burns, Carrie
Hunter, Helen Hironimus. w. Elmer
Hutchinson, Fl. Kennedy McCook,
Mary Grimes, Samuel Robinson, Louise
Arnold and w. j. Kanoff.
The first meeting of teams and
captains organized for the campaign
will be at a dinner at the Women s
City Club Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock.
Trustees Hold Meeting.
At a meeting Friday of the board
of trustees to consider the report of
TIE dean. Mrs. Laura II. Halsey, and
the recommendations of the faculty.
there were taken up seriatam and
Mrs Halsey explained the necessity
of adding 60 hours to the scholastic
year She stated that il would mean
the opening of school about the mid
die of September to continue until
about June 10. The board ordered that
the so hours be added to the year. The
question of higher qualifications for
admission resulted in deciding that
the school should require one year
of college work or its equivalent for
all persons matriculating for a degree
of bachelor of law. This requirement
is to be entered in the catalog about
to be issued and to take effect at the
opening of the school yeay in 1926.
Tuition Fees Increased.
The board also ordered increase of
tuition for the degree of master of
laws to 500 and master of patent
law to $50. The dean reported a
larger registration than ever before
since the first of February. The hon
orary dean, Mrs. MusSey, chairman
of the campaign committee for en-
dowment, stated that preparations
were going forward rapidly