Evening star., 1934-03-13
Dean of C.. i. Lalu School
To Be HOnOred at Dinner
George E. Hamilton to
Be Feted by Former
Students.

Dean George E. Hamilton Of the
Georgetown University School Of Law,
who has taught all but four Of the
1900 graduates of the school now
practicing law in Washington. will be
feted by his former students on April
% in honor OF the SiXtieth anniyer-
sary OF his own graduation from
Georgetown and his forty-eighth year
of active teaching
During the half century of his
career in the National Capital. where
he came as youth from Maryland.
Mr.. Hamilton has gained the unusual
distinction of leadership in three
chosen fields Of activity. For many
years the chairman Of the board of
the old Capital Traction Co. and a
director in other business pursuits,
Mr.. Hamilton is the dean also of the
District Of Columbia Bar and the
service in the American Bar Asso-
citation.
Oldest Living Alumnus.
As the oldest living alumnus Of
the Georgetown Law School. from
which he graduated in 1874. Mr..
Hamilton numbers among his former
law students two members Of the
present Senate. seven members of the
House of Representatives. three Fed
eral justices of District courts and q
large proportion of the Washington
Bar. The only alumni of the Law
School now residing in Washington
who graduated before he came on the
OF 1877: Charles R. Newman, go;
Henry W. Sohon. "a. and Michael j.
Colbert. IS. He has taught all the
Georgetown graduates on the Law
School faculty also.
Senator John H. Bankhead Of Ala
bama and Senator Joseph c. OMa-
honey of Wyoming are among the
former students of the veteran educa-
tor now in Washington. Justice Will
liam Hitz of the District Court of Ap-
peals and Justices Jesse C. Adkins and
Daniel w. ODonoghue of the District
Supreme Court also are among his
former pupils. Among others promi-
nent in national affairs who attended
his classes is Wilbur j. Carr, Assistant
Secretary of State. In past years Mr..
Hamilton numbered among his law
students Governors of States, promi-
nent Federal and State judges and
George B. Courtelyou, former Post
master General and Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Graduated in 1872.
Mr.. Hamilton first graduated from
Georgetown College in 1872 and with
the recent death of 104-year-old Sem
ator de Saulles of Canada is one
of its oldest living alumni. Two years
later he graduated from the Law
School and passed the District Bar
examinations. He is still in the active
practice of law.
Georgetown made him an honorary
doctor of laws and on the golden
jubilee of the law school in 1920 con-
ferred on Mr. Hamilton the degree
of j. U. D. He has been a member
of the board of regents of the uni
versity for many years.
A ticket committee was appointed
by Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S. j., regent
of the school. to meet today at pm.
in the Mayhower Hotel to launch
plans for the testimonial dinner on
April %. DR.. Hugh j. Fegan, as
sistant dean of the school, is chairman
and is assisted by Austin Garfield.
Joseph A. Cantrel, James Blain Fitz-
gerald, Thomas j. Hurney, Alvin l..
Newmyer. william A. Roberts, Leo A.
Rover, William j. Rowan, John H.
label and Edmund M. .Toland. Under
them will serve the permanent alumni
secretaries Of the various classes, as
follows:
Henry w. Sohon, Rosa F. Down.
ing, John A. Saul, Thomas B. Huyck,
Edward j. Walsh, Guida C. Callan,
Percival H. Marshall, c. Clinton
James, Leo P. Harlow, Joseph D. Sui
livan, James A. Toomey, Arthur Alex
ander, Raymond j. Abbaticchio, Paul
E. Lesh, George A. Finch, Michael M.
Doyle, Joseph v. Morgan, Thomas r.
Fitzgerald, Thomas j. Fitzgerald,
Frank I. Brown, Frederick r. Gibbs,
George w. Kreis, Seton Darr, Lucian
NJ Vandoren, Arthur P. Drury. w. T.
Tobin, George e. Hamilton, jr.; VIII
liam J. Crane, Richmond B. Keech,
Stanley De Neale, Arthur M. Hood,
George N. Dale, Hubert King, Walter
M. Shea, william e. Furey, Richard
Mahar, Leonard Gense, Harry j. Kane,
Carberry O'Shea, D. w. O'Donoghue,
jr.: Thomas J. Mullikin. Eugene M.
Thore, Francis D. Barrett, Frederick
HitA Jack e. Price, jr.: Walter Jae-
ger, Joseph T. King and Charles T.
Macdonald.