Evening star., 1928-06-16
COLLEGE Of LAW
AWARDS DEGREES
so Are Graduated at Thirtieth
Annual Commencement.
Justice Cline Speaks.

Sixty graduates received law degrees
at the thirtieth annual commence
ment exercises of the Washington Col
lege of Law, held last night at Memorial
Continental Hall Gold medals for the
highest standards of scholarship dur
ing the three-year course were won by
John Christopher Conliff, jr., first, and
Isaac Goldstein, second.
Genevieve r.. Cline, justice of the
United States Customs Court and the
first woman to be appointed to the
Federal BENCH delivered the address to
the graduates. Rev Kiple Booth of In
gram Memorial Congregational Church
gave the invocation. The prizes were
awarded by Prof. Lucien H. Vandoren.
The ceremonies were presided over by
Grace Hays Riley, dean Of the college.
Wins Scholarship Medal.
" In addition to winning the scholar
ship medal, Mr. Conlih also was award
ed the medal for the highest standard
of scholarship during the senior year
and the scholarship key of the Sigma
Nu Phi Legal Fraternity for the highest
average of credits for the senior year.
The Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority
scholarship key for the highest stand
ards for the entire three-year course
was won by Susan Davis Richards.
Other prize winners were: Edith L.
Cline, who won the Callaghan Co. prize
for the highest average in the second
year; Andrew D. Kane, who won the
Sigma Nu Phi prize for the highest
record during the first and second
years; Eleanor Garner Prince, who won
the Phi Delta Delta prize of 500 in
gold for the woman student having the
highest record during the first and sec
ond years. and Cecilia M. Thornton
and Melvin Ives Herold, who won first
and second prizes. respectively for
honors at the annual freshman debate
Degrees Awarded.
An honorary master of law degree
was conferred upon Bessie Parker
Bruggeman. chairman of the United
States Employees Compensation Com
mission for eight years. Other degrees
we're conferred as follows Master of
laws: Madge Lee Guard and Bertha "
Master of patent laws: Alexander
Bishoff. David j. Goldstein. Philip l.
Heyman, Morris A. Rabkin, Charles H.
'o%AldliLGL anu W. W. olOdIl.
Bachelor of laws-Charles e. Bodson,
William Clarence Brewer, John Andrew
Buscher. Mary Corcoran Garley, James
Finnie Casey. William F. Collins, John
Christopher Conliff. jr.; Leicester Will
liam Cook. George Alvin Corbin. Joseph
A. l.. Crockett. John A. Cumberland,
Armando Di Girolamo, Ethel Angelica
Donagh, Jacob Doxtater, Elaine Marion
Eppley. George Roberts Erickson. Ella
Virginia Evans. David j. Goldstein,
Isaac Goldstein, Raymond Herzog,
Philip ]. Heyman, Helena X. Hickey,
William Edwin Higman, James Whilden
Hughes, Bonnylin G. Jones. Paul Kap-
lowitz. Paris r. Keener, Bessie Idella
Koehl. Mercedes NJ. Malloy, Vera A.
Mankinen. Joseph r. Mccarthy, Cath
crime Mary O'Donnel, Mae e. Payne.
John s. Prichard. Eugene Fl. Purdy.
Mary Agnes Quinn. Norris A. Rabkirl.
Susan Davis Richards, May Rouse.
Charles II. Schaffner, Adelaide e.
Schlaudecker. Leo H. Schlegel. Ruth
Mahoney Searles. Harold H. Shaller.
Henry Shattyn. Lewis Sheldon. Joseph
BENJAMIN Silverman, Charles Fred
Smith. James Robert Ward. Charles w.
Williams, Mary Lee Dixon Willis and
Anna A. Wolf