Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
COOPER COUNSELS
GRADUATES OF n. u.
State Comes First, Former
Governor Tells Law
Class Members.

Lawyers have a duty to the state
that transcends in Importance their
responsibilities to their clients, and
the lawyer who meets his greater OBJ
LEGATION must so conduct himself that
at all times he will have the force of
public opinion behind him in his el-
forts to create more Just and equitable
laws and better observance Of the
statutes.
This was the keynote of the address
delivered last night by Robert A..
Cooper, former governor Of South
Carolina, and until recently president
of the Federal Farm Loan Board, at
the fifty-eighth annual commence
ment exercises of National University,
at which ESQ students were graduated
by the law school and IL by the school
of economics and government.
Sees Great Opportunity.
CounseIing the graduates of the law
school on their conduct when they
enter practice. Mr.. Cooper declared
that the lawyer has a big opportunity
to play the most important role in de-
termining the laws of the Nation.
That this opportunity may never be
sacrificed. the lawyer must retain the
confidence of the community and the
court by seeing that his client makes
no demands that the attorney cannot
grant in consonance with his obliga-
ton as a citizen, the speaker said.
The opinion of the community is
reflected in the findings of judge and
jury" said Mr.. Cooper. land it is the
lawyers duty to mold and direct
this opinion toward the objective of
of all law--the governing of human
conduct with liberty and Justice"
Announcement of the prize winners,
withheld until the commencement eX-
ercices, revealed that Craig L. Red
dish, valedictoIian of the class, was
the recipient of two scholastic honors
and one honorable mention. The Mac
Arthur gold medal for the highest
scholastic average of the senior class,
and the gold scholarship key awarded
by Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Gamma
legal fraternity to that member re-
ceiving the degree of LII. b., who has
attained the highest scholastic stand
ing during his three years of study,
both were presented to Reddish. He
received honorable mention in the
competition for the best examination
on corporation law. The prize in this
case was won by William +. Martin.
Prize Winners Announced.
Other prize winners We're:
University gold medal for the high
est average in the postgraduate class.
John r. Benney. Honorable mention,
Ella Clapp Adams.
Hurst gold medal for the highest
average in the junior class, Elizabeth
X, Prender. Honorable mention, Joel
J.. Moore and Anna NJ Chase
Eugene Carusi gold medal for the
highest average in the freshman class,
William d. Medley. Honorable men
ton, Fred W. Smith and Clarence L.
Lavender.
Emma Deal Denton gold medal for
the best final examination in equity
Jurisprudence, Elizabeth X. Premier.
Honorable mention, Eugene Began.
For the best examination on real
property, Abraham Ponack was award
ed the prize. and Maurice Coils, Miss
Prender and Joel p. Moore received
honorable mention. Louis G. Padgett
received the prize for the best exami-
nation on bills and notes. For the
best work in legal research Wilbur J.
Moneyhun was named. Norwood P.
Cassidy was awarded the faculty prize
for debating.
Golden Hey Awarded.
A golden scholastic key was award.
ed to Eugene v. Cogley for the highest
scholarship standing among members
of the Joseph H. Choate, Chapter of
Sigma M Phi. Constance D. Fogle
won similar prize awarded by Omi-
cron Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi, wom-
ans legal fraternity. Her high schol-
astic average for the three years also
won her honorable mention for the
Macarthur gold medal.
Program Opens With Overture.
The program opened with the over
ture, ''Oh Kay by George Gersch-
win, played by Sol Minister'S Orches-
ira. Victor Herbert's march, Babes
IN Toyland." was played as the gradu-
ates marched to their places in the
front Of the auditorium.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev DR.. George Fiske Dudley, rector