Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
Washington College of Law
TO Confer Honorary De-
grees as Innovation.

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The degree Of doctor Of laws will b'
conferred upon Ellen Spencer Mussey
honorary dean, -one of the founders o.
the college and professor of law fol
more than 80 years, and upon Pacs
Oberlin, who has served as professor
OF. law in the college for more than y
years.
- Dean to Preside.
Dean Riley will preside. The grad
uation address Will be delivered bS
John H. Bartlett. First Assistant Post
master General and former Governor
Of. New Hampshire. Gov. Bartlett. as
he is affectionately called, will take
for his subject, Law from the View
point of a Public Executive" In ad
dition to the high offices already men
toned. he served the Government as
a member of the United States Civil
Service Commission for several years
The invocation will be given by Dr.
Cove G. Johnson of the National
Rantist Church. A program of
music is arranged under the direction
of the Criterion Orchestra. A Vocal
solo is among the numbers planned.
Dean Riley will deliver diplomas TO
a. candidates for the degree oil
bachelor Of laws. and DR.. Edwin {:
Dutt6n, president of the board OIL
trustees of the college, will deliver
the diplomas to those receiving hlgner
degrees, including the honorary de-
grees to be conferred.
List of Candidates.
The list of candidates follows
Degree of bachelor of laws-Dorothy
Cherryington Bennett, Alexander
Rishoff. Walter Cohn. Pearle Cooper,
Nav Eastman, Almond E. Grant
Mary Barry Grimes, Albert Grob'
stein, Joseph F. Gulick, Josephine
Eleanor Hallameck, Allyn Harris
Michael Hertz, Marion L. Hines.
Charles E. Howson, Agnes E. kempf.
Joseph F.. Konieczny, Roy f. Lowell,
Frnestine Matthews, Ellis S. Middle.
ton, Charles J. Mudd. j. Donald
MacKnight, H. Kennedy. McCook, Mil
lard f. Peake, jr.; George +. Proud
lev. Maurice Rabinovitz, Elizabeth
Freegans Reed, Samuel Robinson.
Ernest Percy Sanford, Lewis Sneed
Sasser, Emma M. Schermann. Herbert
Siegal, Morris E. Stamen, Edith
Tannehill. James r. Taylor, Annie
Lee Treadwell, w. Edwin Waite,
Hynnan Waldman, Irene Welsh, Fan
ME Louise Wisman, Hobart Franklin
Woodward and Herbert G. l.. Wynne.
Degree of master of laws-Mary G.
Boggs. Ellen Lane Love, Howard B.
Chappelle and Ashley j. Nicholas.
Degree of master of patent law
Herman Berman, Simon Broder. VIII
liam b. Crawford, Abraham S. Green
berg, Albert Grobstein, Allyn Harris
William J. Kanof, Ellen Lane Love,
Ellis Spear Middleton, j. Donald
MacKnight, Raymond j. Norton,
Joseph Rossman, Morris E. Stamen
w. Edwin Waite, Hyman Waldman
and Hobart Franklin Woodward.
Rehearsal for Commencement.
A rehearsal for commencement viii
be held Tuesday evening at O'Clock
Robert C. Tracy, class Of 1913, is chair
man of the reception committee and
master Of ceremonies. Other members
of the reception. committee are the
officers of the junior class: President
John c. Conliff, jr.; vice president,
William c. Brewer; second vice presi'
dent, Miss Agnes NJ. Quinn; treasurer,
Miss E. Virginia Evans, and secretary.
Ernest e. Huyett. The ushers will be-
Misses Mercedes NJ. Malloy, Katheryn
M. Crowder, Virginia Brodel and e.
Virginia Evans, Mrs. Florence Kerr.
Mrs. May Rouse and Mrs. 3. j.
Searles. Messrs. Charles Fred Smith
Charles Schaffner, Robert r. King
Armondo di Giroiamo and A.. +
Rector.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. Ulysses G. K
Pierce, LII. D., at All Souls Church to-
day at IL o'clock. The trustees
faculty and senior class will be pres
ent and the entire student body is ex
pected to attend.
Will Give Reception.
Tomorrow evening at O'Clock
Dean Riley and the alumni association
will give a reception in honor Of the
graduating classes at the Women!
City Club, % jackson place. Invita-
tons have been issued to all the
former graduates and under classes
and a large attendance is expected.
In the absence Of the president Of
the association, Mrs. Helena Doocey
Reed, who. is now on a trip to Cali
fornia, the vice president, Edwin A
Mooers, will be the acting president
and host with Dean Riley to tht
graduates. Prof. Mooers has ap
pointed a number of different com
mittees, who have been busy the
past week making final arrange
ments. The committees are as FOL
lows: Publicity, Miss Pauline Floyt
(chairman) Marx Lewis, Vera Brun
CART and J. A. L. Sayer; reception
Miss Laura, BARREN chairman, Judge
Mary 'O'Toole, Victor II. Martin
Scotia Stark Haggerty, Richard II
Hart, Charles s. Forbes, Marie K
Saunders, H. D. Murray, James Fl
Yeatman and Ernest F. Riley; enter
tainment, Miss Grace Whelan CHAIR
mani, Mrs. Mary B. Linkins and
Oliver B. Lerch; refreshments, Miss
Sue, Campbell (chairman), Miss Co
rinne Quarles, Mrs. Martha r. Golt
and Miss Alice Whitcomb; decora
tions. Mrs Marjorie Soper (chairman)
Charles w. Perkham, Carrie Law
ton, Clare Trick Wilson and 'Lucilt
Compton.
Short Summer Session.
The college will open the short
Summer session on June 27. Many
have already registered for the sub
jects in the Summer Curriculum.
The entire series of classes Offered
during this session are: Negotiable
Instruments, which will be giveI
daily from 5:15 to Cos under the di
rection Of Raymond F. Dickey. VIII
has for many years taught the sub
ject for the American Banking Insti
tute The college considers itsel
fortunate in securing one so wei
known as an authority in his line
Evidence and evidence cases will b
given daily from $40 to 700, undo
the direction of Rebecca Scandre
Greenhouse. assistant United State
district attorney. Equity pleading
will be given on Monday. Wednes
INVidaNy hR Charles " Peck
ham: domestic relations, Tuesday an
Thursday ut SIS, Dean Riley: ir
suranee, Tuesday and Thursday a
6:10, Prof l.. v. Freudberg; contrac
cases. Monday, Wednesday and FIR
day at Sis. Prof. Robert E. F'reei
and personal property, Monda,
"Wednesday and Friday at Clio. Pro
Helen. Z. Jamison.
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