Evening star., 1936-10-22
DR.. HUGH ]. FEGAN
HONORED BY G. u.
Testimonial Banquet Held
for Assistant Dean OF
Law School.


alumni endeavored to repay in a
measure last night debt Of gratitude
to DR.. Hugh J. Fegan for Is years OF
Ioyal service as teacher, alumnus and
executive of the School of Law.
The occasion was a testimonial ban
uuet under auspices of the local alumni
club Of the Law School, at which more |
than 500 prominent members of the
bench and bar joined in sincere tribute
to the assistant law dean. Congratu-
latory messages from Georgetown clubs
as far distant as New England and
the Pacific Coast were received on the
anniversary occasion.
DR.. Fegan was the recipient of
handsome desk set as a gift from the
alumni club, which included clock,
the seal Of the university and an in
scribed plaque. Dean George E. Ham
ilton of the Law School. who grad
uated from Georgetown 81 years ago.
made the presentation, and Justice
Jesse c. Adkins of the United States
District Court made the principal ad-
dress on behalf of the alumni.
Receives Gold Wrist Watch.
From the students Of the school,
William w. O'Connor, jr., of the senior
class, presented him with a gold wrist
watch, while Rev. Francis E. Lucey,
S. j., law regent, presented, bound in a
volume, the scores of congratulatory
messages and kilograms.
It fell to Very Rev. Arthur A.
O'Leary, S. j., president of George
town University, to make the surprise
presentation OF the evening and to
tell Of the peculiar circumstances un-
der which valued gift DR.. Fegan
had made to the university years ago
was being returned to him. 1t was a
gold medal valued at 500, which the
assistant dean had sacrificed to be
melted down for the benefit Of the en-
dowment fund in 1924. He had won
the medal in competition as a youth
at Georgetown College for translating
the odes Of Horace. but gave it back
In addition to generous cash con-
tribution.
Unknown to DR.. Fegan, the univer-
sity officials had the good judgment
never to destroy it in anticipation of
some future day when it could be re-
turned to the donor on special occa-
sion. That occasion came last night.
Prof. James A. Toomey acted as
toastmaster, and there were other
addresses and tributes from e. Bar
rett Prettyman, president Of the
alumni club and Dr. Edmund A.
Walsh, j. S., vice president of the
university. DR.. Fegan expressed his
own deep appreciation of the honors.
Contributing to the success of the
dinner was the Georgetown College
Glee Club and George H. O'Connor,
master of ceremonies.
Butler Heads Bench.
Associate Justice Pierce Butler of
the United States Supreme Court,
who is sponsor for one of the law
clubs organized by Dr. Fegan, headed
the members of the bench represented
among the especially invited guests.
Others included Justices Josiah A.
Van Orsdel, Lawrence D. Groner and
Harold M. Stephens of the United
States Court Of Appeals: Chief JUS
tice Alfred A. Wheat and Justices
Jennings Bailey, Oscar r. Luhring,
Joseph w. Cox and James M. Proctor
Of the United States District Court.
Other prominent guests were Martin
conboy. Georgetown regent and former
United States attorney of New York:
DR.. James Brown Scott, DR.. James j.
Hayden, dean of the Catholic Uni
versity Law School,; DR.. William c.
Van Week, dean Of the George
Washington University Law School.
and Charles H. English. chairman of
the Board of Bar Examiners of
Pennsylvania. United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett headed the legal
officers of the District.
There was one vacancy on the pro-
gram which was keenly missed. Frank
j. Hogan Of Washington was to have
given the address on behalf of the
alumni. He was detained on q case
In California and was forced to send
q message instead.