Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
MEMORIAL TABLET
WILL Be UNVEILED
Tribute to Be Paid Founders
of Fraternity at Ma
tionaI U. Today.

dwelling of a memorial tablet to the
Il founders of Sigma MI Phi. national
! legal fraternity will take place at Ma
tional University Law School at )
o'clock this afternoon. The unwilling
, exercises will be the concluding cere-
monies attendant upon the silver jubilee
| OF the founding Of the fraternity, which
now has chapters in 20 law schools
throughout the country. The room in
which the ceremonies will take place is
the one used by the founders of the
organization in holding preliminary
| meetings IS years ago.
On behalf of the fraternity, Charles
| D. Hamel Of Washington, lord high
chancellor Of the national organization.
| will present the plaque to National Uni
, versity. 1t will be received by Charles
r. Carusi. dean Of the law school and
one of the IA founders. Following the
acceptance. Justice Frederick l.. Sid
dons. associate justice of the Supreme
| Court of the District of Columbia. will
address members Of the fraternity.
Founders Day Dinner.
The twenty-fifth anniversary Of the
| founding of the organization was open
ed with the annual Founders day dim
ner held last night at the Carlton
Hotel. at which Representative James
NJ. Beck of Pennsylvania, an honorary
University, and Dr. William Angus
Hamilton, dean OF the School Of Juris-
prudence at william and Mary Col
iege. Williamsburg, Va. made the prin-
cipal addresses. The dinner was large
~ attended. Speakers emphasized the
benefits which an organization such as
Sigma Nu Phi can secure TO the legal
profession in maintaining high moral
and ethical code for Its members.
The tablet which will be dedicated
this afternoon bears the names OF the
IA founders of Sigma Nu Phi. Ihese
were James Archibald Bailey, Charies
Francis Carusi. Arthur L. Fill, Clarence
G.. Heylrnun. Louis G. Julian Oiivcr o:
Metzerott, z. Richard Ship: Sidney
Fuller Smith. George l.. Whitaker
Harry Harvard Allen, James Monroe
Britt. Eugene Car,isi. Raymond w.
Moulton and Frederick Ferguson Reis-
ner The latter five are dead.
Sigma MI Phi has grown until now
It has In addition to the 20 active
chapters. Q alumni chapters. Besides
the parent chapter at National UNI
yersity. there is an active chapter al
| GEORGETOWN University and an alumni
chapter In Washington.
Word has been received at National
University that the following former
students passed the North Carolina
bar examination given January 80:
James r. Haslam. Nathan Needic, -
z Picket, Sd. and j. K. Rickles; In
addition, Miss Zene Wallach. also Q
former student. recently was aomit'eo
TO the North Carolina bar.
Visit Supreme Court.
Members OF the class in office and
court practice, under the direction OF
prof godfrey Munter. recently visited
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia. going through several courts
| as wali as the ONCE OF the clerk OF the
| court, Procedural and other matters
were thoroughly explained.
This was the second visit MADE ny
the class to the local courts. It's MEM
bers before having visited the Munic-
| ipal Court while the class was studying
| landlord and tenant cases. IL II
planned 10 visit another court later 10
the Winter quarter. This proDanly wan
be TO the Court of Appeals OF the Dis-
trict OF Columbia.
Virtually all members OF the Cy Press
Club. organization OF women law STU
dents at National University, and many
| of their friends, members OF the faculty
and students at the institution attended
! the theater party given WEDNESDAY
night at Keitf's Theater by the CLUB
The club had reserved block OF 800
| tickets and practically all OF them were
used. Prior 10 the theater party seV.
eral individual groups had arranged
small dinners.
Plans for the annual banquet OF tne
Cy Press Club. 10 be held FEBRUARY -,
are progressing. according 10 MihS Suha
Goodnight president of the CLUB.
The committee in charge of the
Junior prom. scheduled 10 be held Feb
f1,ary ia at the Hotel Washington, has
announced that plans for the dance are
virtually complete Many members OF
the class already have signifled their
intention OF attending the event ano
in addition members OF the other classes
are expected 70 be present.
Banquet to he Held.
The junior prom will be followed
week later by the annual banquet oil
the National University Masonic CLUB.
10 be held at the Hamilton Hotel Feb
ruary Is Darrell r. Kuli, president OF
the club. has announced that only de-
tails VI the plans for this affair remain
u be- completed All members OF the
club will be present. In addition 10
many prominent lawyers In the Dis
tF.ct NJ Columbia.
Robert l.. HDil0Weii. senior law stu
dent, will art as POSTMASTER and mas
tef u ceremonies. Among the speakers
will be Justice Eidd0ps ana otilfF
iurlsts and lawyers
Much excitement Was created nj q
! recent session of the moot court al
National when, during II recess. The
! Jury was taken out ~ the court room
! and H. developed that balm In charge
| ~ The jury was star witness Tor me
defense Although counsel for the
plaintiff. consulting Of J. M. Gallo,
George II. Zeutzius and William II.
Moudsli, got of ~ had start, the
| cgnducl of the Trial by Heutzius brought
b. ~ q flDai verdict In favor OF their
client THE defense counsel IN the case
consisted II Bert Derdeu. Charles Ire
| Ian and Rex Gushing.
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