Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
VETERAN law DEAN
TO MAKE ADDRESS
George E. Hamilton Is Oldest
Living Alumnus of George
town U. Society.

George E. Hamilton, veteran dean of
the Georgetown University School Of
Law, will be speaker at the celebra
ton on February IL of the Tooth ami
versary of the founding at Georpetown
College OF the Philodemic Debating So
ciety, of which he was a member dur
ing his student days So years ago.
A regent OF the university and dean
OF Its professors py virtue of 43 years
membership in its faculty. Hamilton
holds a record of service iIneouaIed in
Georgetown's history. AS the oldest liv-
ing alumnuS of the Philoden1ic Society
IN washington, Dean Hamilton was es-
pecially invited as an honor guest at
the forthcoming ceremonies TO tell about
the debating days at Georgetown when
he was in the class of 1872.
DR.. w. Coleman Nevis, S. J.. presi-
dent Of the university, will confer the
honorary degree of doctor of laws upon
Sir Esme Howard, the retiring British
Ambassador and dean of the diplomatic
corps, on the occasion. Nearly every
foreign embassy and legation in wash
ington will be represented at the cere-
monies.
During his long years with George
town Dean Hamilton has followed close
~ the progress of the Philodemic So
ciety. which is claimed the Oldest stu
dents debating club in any American
university. The Hamilton gold medal.
which he founded years ago, is awarded
annually for the best extempore debate
by member of the society. A lifelong
resident of Washington, Hamilton has
the distinction of being equally well
known for success in three separate
fields of endeavor. Besides being one of
the leaders of the District of Columbia
bar he has for years been prominently
identified as business executive.
Highest Academic Honor.
Georgetown has bestowed upon Dean
Hamilton its highest academic honor,
the degree of doctor of canon and civil
laws. This was in 1922, when the uni
versity celebrated the golden jubilee of
his graduation from the college. Only
three other persons, Gen. Rosecrans, the
late Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France
and more recently DR.. James Brown
Scott of the Foreign Service School
have received this honor from the uni
versity.
Graduating from the Georgetown
Law School in 1874, four years after it
was founded, Hamilton received the
honorary degree of doctor of laws in
1889. He has been a member of the
law faculty since 1887 and twice its
dean. He was first appointed dean in
1898, serving until 1903 Upon the
death of Chief Justice Harry M Clay
baugh of the District Supreme Court
his successor, Hamilton again became
dean about 1914, position he has held
ever since. During all his years in the
deanship Hamilton has lectured in va
rious courses of law. He now lectures
on legal ethics in the senior and post
graduate classes.
About Is years ago Dean Hamilton
was made a member of the board of
regents, the advisory body of the uni
versity. In this capacity he has played
an important part in the steady growth
of the institution and its plans for
future expansion, which are now be-
ginning to be carried out.
Delegates of the Brazilian depart
ment of education who are visiting
Washington will make tour of George
town University today. They will be
accompanied by the Brazilian Ambas-
sador, the Minister from Portugal, Dr.
Edmund A. Walsh, regent of the For
eign Service School, and DR.. william
F. NotZ, dean of that school.
President Nevis has received an in
vitation from the State Department to
be one of the representatives of the