Evening star., 1930-06-08
C. j. SENIORS HOLD
CLASS DAY RITES.
Law School and College
Graduates and Alumni Join
in Exercises.

Seniors and alumni of two depart
ments of Georgetown University, the
law school and the college, joined last
night in celebrating with class day ex-
ercises the approaching close of the
131st academic year
Featuring the exercises at the law
school. held earlier in the evening,
Damian John Mclaughlin, president of
the morning section, presented as a
gift to the school from the two senior
classes a $4,000 endowment insurance
policy to be used toward the endow-
msnt fund. The gift was gratefully
accepted on behalf of the faculty by
Dean George E. Hamilton, George
towns grand old man." who has
taught law students for more than so
years.
In presenting the gift, Mclaughlin
explained that the policy will be paid
up in 10 years, at which time the class
will hold a reunion and turn the fund
over to the school. Mclaughlin is
president also of the Pierce Butler Law
School and William T. O'Neill, presi-
dent Of the afternoon section, heads the
rival John Carroll Law Club. Both
have been leaders in school activities
during their four years at Georgetown.
Benitez Gives Grafton.
The rest of the law school program
consisted of the opening address by
O'Neill, the bachelors Grafton by Jaime
Benitez, class prize debater; the class
history by Julian Francis Corish and
prophecies by Robert M. ODonnell and
Kenneth P. Fennell. Patrick j. O'Ccn-
nor, honor senior, delivered the vale
dictory after the presentation of the
class gift and Rev. Thomas B. Chet-
wood, S. j., regent of the law school,
made the NnnrlndipG addrocc
Most Of the law alumni and seniors
later attended the celebration that fol-
lowed at the Hilltop in the brilliantly
lighted quadrangle, where traditions of
more than century ago were carried
out.
For longer than living alumni can
remember, college seniors at George
town pay tribute and a final farewell
TO the Potomac River at their annual
costume, John F. Lynch, jr.. Merrick
debate winner. delivered this tradi-
tional Cohonguroton grafton, so called
after the early name given the Potomac
by the native Indians.
A. P. Harney Speaks.
Aloysius P. Harney, president of the
senior class, delivered the salutatory
and William j. K. O'Brien recited an
original class ode. The program con-
cluded with four sketches of campus
life, presented by members of the Mask
and Bauble Club. They were written
by Edward L. Cox and OBrien, being
directed by Frank j. WenzIer, jr., star
performer Of the club and its president.
Those taking part In the SkitS were
Daniel J. Lawlor, John j. Lacava,
Thomas Daley, Alexander Halpern. Ed
ward j. Slavin, Leo @. Sullivan, Charles
P. Riordan, Roger B. Reynolds, John j.
Crotty, Henry G. Pauly, J. Edwin Drew,
Ernest D. O'Brien. William c. Aiken,
Joseph Grey, William j. K. O'Brien,
Thomas j. McGeary, Peter Keber. jr,:
Paul A. Kane and j. Godfrey Butler,
During the afternoon the GEORGETOWN
Circle of the Christ Child Society gave
q reception at the college, which was
attended by many of the alumni and
the families of students. The days
ceremonies, which will extend through
tomorrow, were opened in the morning
with memorial mass for memb- rs of
the faculty and alumni who died dur
ing the past year. Rev. Hugh A. Gay
nor. S. j., professor of Latin and also
Q graduate of the college, ofdciaLed at
the mass.
This morning at 10 o'clock faculties
and seniors will attend the baccalaure-
ate mass In Dahlgren Chapel. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. Timothy
3. Barrett, s. j., archivist of the uni
versity. At o'clock in the afternoon
the corner stone of Copley Hall, the
new senior dormitory, will be laid Presi-
dent W. Coleman Nevils, S. j., will pre-
side.