Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-14

to Justice Oscar r. Luhring, member
of that court, who was. awarded one OF
three honorary degrees OF doctor OF
laws. The honor was accorded Judge
Luhring, a member of Nationals law
| faculty, for distinguished services IN
the administration Of justice and to the
legal profession"
| The other two honorary doctorates
were conferred upon Justice D: Law
renee Groner Of the District of Column
bia Court of Appeals. for eminent legal
scholarship and contributions to the
science of laws" and Crandal Mackey.
former commemorative attorney for
Arlington County, Va, and member
of Nationals Board of Trustees since
1904, for distinguished services in the
enforcement of law and to the cause Of
legal education" Judge Groner also Is
on Nationals law faculty.
The exercises, which were presided
over by DR.. Hayden Johnson, chancellor
Of National University, were opened
with the invocation by Rev. DR.. William
Jackson Morton, rector of Christ
Church, Alexandria, Va. Leo Speer,
vice president of the graduating class,
delivered the valedictory. Orchestral
was closed with the benediction by Rev.
DR.. Morton.
Justice Jennings Bailey Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court
awarded the following prizes after the
comforting of degrees: University Gold
Medal for the highest average in the
postgraduate class to Ugo Carusi, and
honorable mention to Merritt L. Smith !;
Macarthur Gold Medal for the highest
average in the senior class to Marie C.
McCathran, and honorable mention to
Clarence B. Weise; Hurst Gold Medal
for highest average in the junior class
to Laurie Burns, and honorable men,
ton to Lorena H. Galbraith; Eugene
Carusi Gold Medal for highest average
in the freshman class to J. Louise Roe,
and honorable mention to Robert D.
Bransford; Siddons Gold Medal for the
best final examination in constitutional
law to Ugo j. A. Carusi, and honorable
mention to Donald S. Mace and Villa
j. Reed: Emma Deal Denton Gold
Medal for the best final examination in
equity jurisprudence to Paul Meininger,
and honorable mention to William, B.
Greenwood; Callaghan & Co. Prize for
best examination in corporations to Leo
Speer and Clarence B. Weise. tying con-
tenders; F. H. Thomas Law Book Co.
Prize for best examination on real prop
erty to John r. Galbraith, and honor
able mention to Peter Solem and John
Byrne g. Co. Prize for best examination
in bills and notes to Robert D. Brands
ford, and honorable mention to Conrad
Christel.
Prize for Best DebateA
Faculty prize to the best debater
went to Stanley E. Otto, national execu-
tive council Of Sigma M Phi Fraternity
gold scholarship key to Leo Speer as
Joseph H. Choate Chapter member hav-
ing highest scholastic standing: Beta
Chapter, Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fra
ternity, gold scholarship key to its
member receiving bachelor of laws de-
gree who had the highest scholastic
standing for entire three years to Ralph
P. Harris; Omicron Chapter. Kappa
Beta ri Legal Sorority, gold scholarship
key to woman student receiving bach
elor Of laws degree who has highest
scholastic standing during three years
to study to Marie c. McCathran: Mu
Chapter, Sigma Delta Kappa Fraternity,
scholarship key to its graduating mem
Der who attending National University
for three years. has made the highest
scholastic average, to Charles Everett
Lancaster, and the Charles Francis
Carusi prize for scholarship to the de-
gree candidate who, carrying full work,
has attained the highest scholastic
standing during the year in the School
Of Economics and Government, to Louis
Charles Smith, with honorable mention
to Nathan Novick and Albert Franklin
Sisson.
DR.. Hayden johnson, chancellor Of
the university. conferred the degrees
upon the candidates as they were pre-
sented. The honorary degrees Of doctor
Of laws we're awarded first, and then
the IL doctorate degrees in course were
conferred. Helen Burton Kelleher re-
ceiyed the doctor Of civil law degree,
Mauro Baradi received the doctor Of
juridical science degree, Taghi Pakna-