Evening star., 1937-05-30

at Georgetown Tor about IL years, will
present to the law school Thursday
evening a collection of about IS etch-
tngs and prints OF noted judges and
lawyers Of England, Ireland and Scot
land. DR.. and Mrs. Scott spent rs
years completing their collection and
some Of the desired copies were sc
rare that 1t required at least 10 years
to fill the orders.
Thursday Is also the birthday an
niversary Of DR.. Scott and the class
day exercises will serve for him as a
double celebration.
Included among his collection Of
prints is a fine one OF Sir Thomas
Moore, the great English chancellor
under Henry VII. who recently was
canonized by Pope Plus xI. There
are also prints Of such famous legal
men as Lord Mansfield, Erskine, the
Scottish advocate: Lord Campbell
Lord Stowell. Sir Edward Coke. Lord
Bacon and many others whose names
are by-words In English law. They
will be added to the gallery Of por-
traits at the law school and will be
known rs the James Brown Scott
collection.
To Accept Gift for School.
Dean George E. Hamilton will ac-
cept the gift on behalf Of the school
and Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S. j., re-
gent and professor Of jurisprudence
will make the concluding address
jeremiah Jerome O'Connor of Wash
lngton, senior class president in the
morning section, will preside.
The baccalaureate mass next Sunday
at 10 am. will be held in Dahlgren
chapel for seniors in all departments
A half hour earlier the faculty and
seniors will assemble In the Healy
Building and later march in a pro-
cession to the chapel, where Rev.
Thomas Grayson Hagerty will preach
the sermon. Father Hagerty, a gradu-
ate OF Georgetown College in 1925,
is now assistant pastor of st. Clares
Church. Rosedale, Long Island He
was ordained Catholic priest In 1881,
There will be numerous college and
professional alumni gatherings dur
ing the week. The 1927 class of the
college will have large representa-
tion at commencement, as will the
1917 class OF the law school. The
latter class will make the Mayfower
Hotel its headquarters and will have
a dinner Saturday night at which
the law school officials will be among
the guests. After the commencement
exercises the class OF 1917 will be
guests of Earl P. Ready at his home
In Georgetown.
Honor Students to Get Prizes.
Honor students in all departments
OF Georgetown will be awarded scho-
lastic prizes at q colorful outdoor pro-
gram Saturday evening in the college
quadrangle. Many of the prizes were
offered on competitive basis. They
will be presented by the deans of the
various departments At this time,
also. the college seniors will conduct
their own program. John c. Dom
nelly OF Detroit, Mich, has been Sc
lected to make the traditional Cohon-
guroton grafton.
The Washington Club Of George
town also will figure in the commence
ment program with a dance FRIDAY
evening at Kenwood Country Club,
Several hundred alumni and students
will attend
At the commencement exercises next
Sunday at 4 pm, Rev. DR.. Robert I,
Cannon, S. j., president Of Fordham
University and Georgetown gradu-
ate Of 1913, will deliver the address
to the graduating classes. He will
receive from the university the honor
ary degree Of doctor Of literature
The Fordham official Is a brother OF
DR.. James A. Cannon Of Washington
In event Of rain plans have been
made for indoor exercises.