Evening star., 1927-06-12
PLANS GRADUATION
TOMORROW NIGHT
DR.. Percy HickIing to Receive
Degree from National
University.

Awards of honorary degrees of doc
tor of laws to DR.. Percy Hickling,
alienist of the District of Columbia,
and to Judge Moses H. Grossman of
New York City will be made by Ma
tional University at it's graduation
exercises tomorrow night at Memorial
Continental Hall.
Aside from his philanthropic work,
Judge Grossman organized and now
Is president Of the American Arbitra-
ton Association, and it is in recogni-
ton of his work in commercial arbi-
tration and his other public services
that the degree of LII. d. is being
awarded him. DR.. Hickling is a mem
ber of the faculty of Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School, as we'll as pro-
fessor of medical Jurisprudence at Ma
tioral University Law School.
There are more than 290 candidates
for degrees, including 65 post graduate
students, and this years commence
ment exercises will be the greatest in
the history of National University.
The senior class, which numbers 238.
is the largest that ever has attended
the institution.
Will Award Scholarships.
Graduation exercises also will be
marked by the awarding of scholastic
prizes for the past year. There are
six gold medals to be awarded, as well
as several other prizes. The Eugene
Carusi medal is awarded for the most
satisfactory freshman examination. the
Hurst medal for the most satisfactory
junior examination. the Macarthur
medal for the best senior examination
and the University medal for the best
postgraduate examination
In addition to these, the Emma Deal
Denton medal Is awarded to that
student making the best final exam
ination in equity Jurisprudence; the
Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Gamma legal
fraternity medal is awarded to that
member receiving the degree of LII.
B. at commencement who has achieved
the highest scholastic standing during
his three years of study, and Omicron
Chapter of Kappa Beta ri, women's
national legal fraternity, has an
nounced that golden key will be
awarded to the woman graduating stu
dent who has attained the highest
scholastic standing during her three
years of attendance.
Law Books to BE Given.
In addition to medals, four prizes,
consisting of law books, will be
awarded to the students who make the
best ratings in the following subjects:
Real property, corporation law, bills
and notes and legal research. The
names of the winners Of these prizes
will be announced at the graduation
exercises.
The Summer term in both the law
school and school Of economics and
government will start Wednesday,
June Is. The courses offered in both
schools are more comprehensive than
those Of any previous Summer term in
the history of the institution. Regis
tration has been advancing rapidly
during the past few weeks. and school
officials declare the Summer attend
ance this year will be larger than ever
before.
During the past week the univer-
sity authorities have been busy pre-
pairing for graduation and bringing
the institutions activities for the year
to close.
Entertain Woman Students.
National University Law School acted
as host to it's woman students and
graduates Monday night at banquet
at Rauscher's. Approximately 100
persons attended. The tables were
arranged so as to form the initials Of
the institution--N. U. A number of
speeches followed the dinner.
Among the speakers was one stu
dent from each class, as we'll as one
graduate student. Miss Alice l.. Kelly,
representing the freshman class, spoke
on the subject of why National Uni.
versity had been chosen by freshmen;
Mrs. Ann Webster Of the junior class
spoke on what women had don, for
National University, and Miss Con-
stance Fogel, who graduates this year,
told the diners what she had received
from the institution. Miss .'eannette
Willensky, the first woman to enter
National University, told of her ex-
periences following graduation in 1920.
Other speakers were Charles +.
Carusi. dean of the Law School; Fred
erick L. Siddons. associate justice OF
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia; DR.. Albert H. Putney.
member Of the faculty; DIR. Charles
Pergler, dean of the School Of Eco
nomics and Government Of National
University, and Charles S. Lobin-
gier. member of the faculty. Mrs.
Pearl Bellman Klein, a graduate OF
the class of 1924, acted as toastmis-
treSS.