Evening star., 1925-06-03
MOSES IN DEFENSE
F.. OF SENATE RULES
Addressing Law College
Class Senator Takes Issue
With Vice President.

Senator George H. Moses of New
Hampshire ardently defended the
Senate from attacks by the upthnk-
ing" in an address last pight AT the
twenty-seventh annual commencement
of the Washington College Of Law in
Memorial Contipental Hall.
Taking az his topic "A Government
of Laws Senator Moses took occa'
sion TO refterate his previously an
noupce6 stand against movements de
sigpet1 to reflect on the way the Sen
are, conducts its business. Senator
Moses has been one of the strongest
opponents of Vice President Dawes for
the latter's campaign 10 change or
modify the Senate rules.
The Senator declared the Senate was
the peoples safest refuge in time OF
uncertainty or trouble. He character
ized that body as "a citadel which
the minimizing have never heen able
tn storm"
Referring 70 recent criticism Of Ser>
ate procedure. the speaker said:
The Senate is not likely TO sur
render now. II is refuge but for
which the people long since would
have been buried beneath The ashes
Of laws thrown up in many constant
eruption.
F'ifty-four Given Degrees.
Fifty-fOur graduates received de-
crees. Dean Laura H. Halsey con-
ferred degrees of master of Ia VS. on six
graduates. three of whom We're women.
and of master of patent law on eight.
FIVE Of whom We're women.
Ir making the presentations Dean
Halsey paid a tribute 10 Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, honorary dean. and
Miss Emma NJ. Gillett, dean emiritus.
Scholarship Prizes.
Twelve scholarship prizes were
awarded as follows:
highest standard in scholarship dur
ling the entire course Of three years
First and second prizes tgoId medalsl
awarded to: First. Elizabeth Hyde
average 9Il6: second. Gertrude f.
Coyle. average 96.3S. Honorable men
Non. Charles Wilson Peckham, aver
age 947G
Best work in legal research train
ing course thY members of senior
Classl. set of Corpus Juris- Cyc" >"
rs volumes. offered by the American
Law Book Co. of Brooklyn. y. V
awarded to Harry Friedman: honora-
BILE mention. Elizabeth GiIliland Bel
lah
Best work in practice court (by
member of senior class. "Thompsons
Title 10 Real Property" offered by
Rohbs- Merrill Company of Indianapo-
lis awarded to Elizabeth Hyde; hon
orahle mention, Harry Levy.
Highest Record Senior Year.
Highest record for scholarship in
senior year-prize. one year Schoi-
Law. for graduate work-awarded To
Elizabeth Hyde average 96.35. Honor
able mention. Gertrude f. CoyIe, aver
age 1913: Harry Friedman. average
1882: Charles Wilson Peckham. aver
age 1855.
Highest record first and second year
(by woman in second year class). 500
gold piece offered by BETA Chapter.
Phi Delta. Delta Women's Legal Fra
ternity-awarded to Doris w. Harts-
horn, average 92.l4. Honorable men
ton. Dorothea NJ. Wassman, avera ge
92.13.
Highest record. first and second
year. by man in second-year class
CRovier's Law Dictionary" offered
by Oliver Wendell Holmes Chapter.
Sigma. Nh Phi, Mems Legal Frater-
nity-Awarded to Herman Berman.
average 95.45. Honorable mention
Ernest F. Riley. average 93.2S:
Louis Messenger, average 92.1S.
Honors i'm Second Year.
Highest record in second year cCy-
by CallaGhan & Co. law publishers.
Chicago. Tn.l-Awa rded to Herman
herman n. avera sc 1925. Honorable men
tion-Ernest F. Riley. average 1884:
Helen &. Hironimus. average 1918:
Dorothea NJ. Wassman. average 92.02;
Louis Messenger. average 92.0l.
Highest record in first year five
dollar gold piecel-Awarded to Alexan-
der Bishof. average 1855. Honorah HE
mention-Pearle Cooper. average 94.s2:
Dorothy e. Bennett. average 94.49.
Highest scholastic standing in pat
ent and trade mark course c'Patents
for Designs. - offered by Alva D. Adams
and Lester c. BudlonGl-Awarded to
Elizabeth Gililland Bellah. average
92.15. Honorable mention-Ellis :.
Middleton, average 97.65.
Best work in practice court lpatent
law cSemmes Patent Procedure" Of
fered by Alvs D. Adams and Lester
6 Budlongl-Awarded To Ellis Spear
Middleton.
Postgraduate Class.
Highest scholastic sta nding in post
graduate class prize. $50 in gold. of
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