Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-14
C. i. LAW STUDENTS
MAKE HIGH RATING
So Per Cent of SO in Recent
Examinations Recorded
as Successful.

out of SO students of the George.
town University School of Law who
took the recent District bar examina-
ton, 81, or approximately SO per cent
met with success, II was announced al
the school yesterday.
Considering the fact that only as per
cent of the men who took the examina-
ton from all sources succeeded in pass
ing. the record of the Georgetown can
didateS was considered very high
What pleased the school authorities
most, however, was the record Of "a
members of the third-year afternoon
class who took the examination. OF
these juniors, II were successful This
was 70 per cent of the number Of juniors
who took the examination.
While the highest percentage may be
due to the fact that the juniors who
elected to try the test were among the
ranking members of their class, their
success was even more marked in view
Of the fact that they have still another
year before they complete their Law
School course. Following are the names
Of the third-year students who were
successful: Spencer Brownell, jr.; Cole
man Francis Cook, William James
Dempsey, Cullen G. Frey, Edward Hef-
from, Ross G. Hurrey, Thomas George
Kelliher, Edgar p. Kern. Edward II.
Lang. Samuel Lebowitz, Henry M. Levy,
Martin William Meyer, John Egan
Shea. Henry l.. Shenier Lloyd H Stit-
ham Frank Toohey and Richard Rollo
TreXler.
Late Afternoon Glass.
Although the graduate and morning
course for full time students at the
Law School do not open until September
"a, the late afternoon class started last
Wednesday. Registrations in the fresh
man or first year class will be about the
same as last year.
During the Summer several George
town law graduates of recent years were
appointed to responsible posts. Gull
ford Johnson, Ii. B., 1920, LII. M, 1921,
was appointed a Commissioner in the
United States Court of Claims. At the
time of his appointment he was clerk
Of the Judicial Committee Of the House.
He is also president of the Northeast
Citizens Association.
William A. Roberts, LII. B., 1925,
senior attorney examiner Of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, recently
was appointed as junior assistant cor
poration counsel of the District and
will help handle matters before the
Public Utilities Commission. His serv-
ice with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has given him wide experience
in the valuation of common carriers.
Another Law School alumnus, William
j. Millard, class of 1910, has been elect
ed associate justice of the Supreme
Court Of Washington State. Justice
Willard is member of the American
Juridical Society of the American Bar
Association and is prominent in George
town alumni work in his State.
September 20 Opening.
Except for the school of foreign serv-
ice, which starts October /, all other
departments of Georgetown will open
September %. Freshmen will be regis
tered at Georgetown College tomorrow
and will have week for orientation
before classes begin. For many years
despite increased dormitory facilities
the enrolment at the college has had
to be limited. Owing to this condition
only those preparatory school gradu-
ates who ranked in the first third OF
their classes are being admitted this
year. In this way the college can make
choice OF the most promising candi-
dates.
The new department Of hygiene for
women in the school of dentistry has
attracted considerable attention and it
Is expected the class will make a good
showing September %, which is the
registration date. This department
viii have its own faculty and will be
restricted to young women who have
completed high school, certificate of
graduation being necessary for adnnis-
sion. The course will cover one year
Of work.
The regular freshman class In the
dental school will number 80 students
this year, being limited in size.
Georgetown's registration will be large
this year, which marks the opening Of
the 1920 academic term In practi-
cally all departments the enrolment al
ready has reached capacity. With 395
instructors the faculty at Georgetown
Is unusually large for an institution of
Its size