Evening star., 1937-06-04
PORTRAITS GIVEN
c. j. LAW SCHOOL
Gift of Dr.. and Mrs. Scott
Features Class Day
Ceremonies.

Some 30 framed portraits and etch-
fngs OF the outstanding men who have
contributed to the imperishable record
of English law, comprising one of the
most complete collections of its kind
today adorn the walls of three class
halls at the Georgetown University
School Of Law
The priced collection is the gift OF
DR.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott OF
Washington. 1t was presented In
both their names by the distinguished I'd
international lawyer and adviser on
foreign relations last night at the an
nual class day exercises OF the law
school, which opened Georgetown's
program of commencement activities
BY happy coincidence, the occasion
also was the list birthday anniversary
Of DR.. Scott, who has been member
Of the university's faculty for the past
ls years
Dean George E. Hamilton, who is
observing this week the 65th ami
versary of his own graduation from
Georgetown, accepted the collection
on behalf of the law school
Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S. j.. regent
of the law school and professor of
jurisprudence. likewise expressed his
deep appreciation OF the collection
Formerly state Department Solicitor.
DR. Scott is secretary of the Car
neEie Endowment for International
Peace and formerly was solicitor of
the State Department. He has rep
resented the American Government at
more international conferences than
perhaps any living man. First join
ing the faculty of the School of For
eign Service when it was founded sew
eral years ago, he became associated
with the graduate faculty at the law
school as professor Of international
law Roman law and Jurisprudence.
In his speech. DR.. Scott stressed
the careers OF many of the famous
lawyers and Judges represented in the
collection of portraits, mezzotints,
stripples and line engravings which
he and his wife collected, after many
years of effort, in England, Scotland
and Ireland.
Particularly he referred to Black
stone, Thomas Erskine. John Philpot
Curran, Sir Edward Coke, Sir Francis
Bacon, Lord Stowell, Chief Justice
Mansfield, Sir Samuel Romilly and
others. Il would not say Of these great
men, for fear of making them blush
II they should hear my voice" he re-
marked, that it pays to have princi-
pies; but they are witnesses that prin-
ciples are good things in themselves,
and good for those who have them.
To the credit OF our profession they
were lawyers with whom law was
neither trade nor craft, but pro-
fession and An art"
DR.. Scott explained that one of the
motives in presenting the portraits of
such men to the law school was to fur
nish evidence" to the student body
that law is an art and a profession.
Sees Ideals Typified.
I'VE all need a hero" he said again
In referring to Sir Samuel Romilly,
one-time solicitor general of Great
Britain, "for in the busy struggles of
life, and in the desire to succeed, we
sre sometimes inclined to adopt the
ways OF trade-the methods of business
instead of the standards of art and
OF a profession"
In such words, DR.. Scott impaired
counsel to the young men of the class
Of 1887 who will receive their degrees
In law from the university at Sundays
commencement. He expressed the