Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
LAW SCHOOL GIVEN
KE|GW|N PORTRAIT
Presentation Features Open.
ing of 1920 G. U. CON-
menCement Activities.

Glass day exercises at the Georgetown
! University School of Law, featured by
presentation to the school of large
oil portrait of Prof. Charles Albert
Keigwin, last night marked the open
ing of the university's 1924 annual
commencement activities.
While the exercises were in progress
upward Of 100 members of the class Of
1916 fraternized with former law pro-
fessors Of that period at a reunion BAN
ouet held in the auditorium of the Ma
tional Press Club. Many Of the alumni
had come from nearby cities. and some
from as distant points as the Middle
West and New England.
John Joseph O'Connor OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, one OF the honor
seniors in the afternoon section Of the
law school, delivered the valedictory
| for his class last night. In the absence
Of Dean George E. Hamilton, who Is in
New York, the regent Of the school,
cepted the class gift on behalf Of the
faculty. The presentation was made
for the class by Richard Rollo Trexler
of Chicago president OF the after
noon section.
Is Veteran Teacher.
| Prof. Keigwin has been on theGeorge-
| town faculty for some years. The gilt
of his portrait was in appreciation of
his cooperative services to the stu
| dents who formed his classes during
! their four years at the law school. He
Is professor of torts. equity, pleading
| and common law pleading.
The exercises were opened with an
address by the presiding off1cer, William
| Griggs GasSaway, president OF the
morning section. Then followed the
bachelors Grafton by Lawrence Michael
Hall and the usual class histories, given
! respectively by Arthur Anthony Saliva
| tore and Martin William Meyer, with
the prophecies by Maurice David Rosen-
! burg and Ross Clarence Hurley.
There was change in the George
town program this year, the Hilltop
class day exercises being postponed until
| this evening, when John c. Hayes, the
valedictorian will deliver the traditional
Cohonguroton grafton In the picturesque
setting of the college quadrangle. For
| the first time, also, the awarding OF
| prizes to honor students in all depart
ments will be held at that time.
At the reunion dinner of the class OF
| 1916, in the days before the two-year
college requirements for admission
when the law school was one of the
largest in the country, Justice Jesse Ad-
kins of the District Supreme Court, who
was then and is still a professor at the
law school, was 0he Of the principal
speakers.
Other Professors Speak.
Other former professors who RECALLED
! the class members with anecdotes Of the
| class room were j. Harry Covington,
former Chief Justice of the District
Supreme Court: A. A. Hoehling and
Daniel Thew Wright. former associate
justices of the court, and Frank e.
Cunningham, clerk of the court. In
addition there were talks by Hugh j.
Fegan, assistant dean of the law school !;
Frank j. Hogan. John Laskey, former
United States attorney: Col. James S.
Easby-Smith and Daniel w. O'Dono-
ghue, leaders of the District bar. Both
the latter are still on the law faculty.
The president Of the 1915 class is
Robert T. Scott, and James Blaine Fitz-
| gerald, secretary, was In charge OF the
| successful arrangements OF the dinner.
The board of governors of the class is
composed OF Charles Baker, Robert
| Barry, Thomas Cogswel, Francis Con-
don, Felton, Darr, G. Brooks Deveny,
Bernard Jarvey, Daniel Kelly, Willis
Ruffner and George Sweet.
Dahlgren Chapel at Georgetown Col
lege will be the scene of the annual
baccalaureate mass this morning at 10
| o'clock. Rev. Thomas j. Delihant, S.
j. of New York, an alumnus Of 1899,
will preach the sermon to the grad
uating classes. Yesterday afternoon at
the college, President w. Coleman
Nevis, S. j., received many alumni and
friends at tea. Ladies of the George
| town Circle and the Christ Child So
ciety assisted in receiving.