RES IPSA LOQUITURVol. I GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY, 1937 No. 2

ELECTIONS HELD BYDISTRICT BAR

Quinn Named President—Seven Georgetown Alumni ElectedElections of the District of Columbia

Bar Association were held on Tuesday, January 26, 1937. There were 19 candi­dates for eight offices. Of the 19 candi­dates, 14 were graduates of Georgetown Law School. Out of three candidates for president, two were graduates of Georgetown Law School. Out of two candidates for first vice president, bothwere graduates of Georgetown Law School. Out of two candidates for sec­ond vice president, both were also gradu­ates of Georgetown Law School. Of two candidates for treasurer, one was a graduate of Georgetown Law School. Out of eight candidates for three posi­tions as directors of the Bar Association, seven arc graduates of Georgetown Law School. Every position for which a Georgetown man was a candidate was won by a graduate of Georgetown Law School. The following account of the election is taken from the Evening Star, January 27, 1936. In each instance the year of his graduation is given. Other­wise the story reads as it appeared in the Star.

Quinn WinsThe Bar Association of the District of Columbia today was under the leader­ship of Henry I. Quinn, ’04, and on rec­ord against the establishment of a small claims and conciliation branch of Mu­nicipal Court.Quinn, a member of the Board of Education and the Federation of Citi­zens’ Associations, was chosen in the annual balloting and the results were an­nounced last night at a meeting in the Mayflower when the association also took action on the controversial proposal for creating the new machinery in Mu­nicipal Court.Named with Quinn, ’04, were Leo A. Rover, TO, former United States attor­ney, first vice president; Ralph A. Cu- sick, ’22, second vice president; Wilbur L. Gray, secretary; Bolitha J. Lewis, T3, treasurer (reelected), and these direc­tors: Jo V. Morgan, ’09, Samuel F. Beach, ’25. an assistant United States attorney, and R. Aubrey Bogley, ’22.

Succeeds Walter Bastian, T3Quinn succeeds Walter M. Bastian, T3, and defeated two opponents: Milton W. King, T5, and George C. Gertman, for 17 years secretary of the association. Out of a total of 741 votes cast for all can­didates, Quinn got 285; King, 251, and Gertman, 203.Rover’s, TO, margin over E. Barrett Prettyman, T5, former corporation counsel, was 394 to 344; Cusick beat A1 Philin Kane, 368 to 328; Gray defeated C. Chester Caywood, 379 to 345; Laws defeated F. Joseph Donohue, 574 to 151.There were nine candidates for the three places as directors, and the votes were: Morgan, ’09, 360; Beach, ’25, 310; Bogley, ’22, 245; Ringgold Hart, Tl, 234; Charles S. Baker, 232; Jerome F. Barnard, T7, 214; Daniel W. O’Don- oghue, Jr., ’29, 206; Arthur J. Phelan, ’25, 169; and Charles T. Clayton, T4, 130.

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THE HONORABLE WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD, '95

THEHOUSE SPEAKER’S ROOMS ()F R E J>RES ENTAT IV ES U. S. Washington, 1). C. February 5, 1937.There never was a time in the history of our country when the law was a more important factor than it is today. A sound legal education, therefore, has correspondingly a higher value. I am glad to send my good wishes to the faculty and student body of Georgetown Law School, of which I am my­self a graduate, Class of 1895. No law school offers a more thorough, sound and ethical legal education than that afforded by Georgetown University.

William B. Bankhead, LL.B., ’95, was born April 12, 1874, near Moscow, Ala., the second son of John Hollis Bank- head and Tallulah Brockman Bankhead. His birthplace was the farm to which his father returned following his serv­ices as a captain in the Confederate Army. “Will,” as he is known to his many friends, attended the University of Alabama. At this school he distin­guished himself both as an athlete, by playing fullback on the regular team, and as a student, by attaining a high scholastic average, culminating in his winning the university medal for ora­

tory. Upon his graduation, he joined his older brother who was at this time a member of the National House of Representatives, in Washington, and en­tered the Georgetown University Law School.He was equally as popular and suc­cessful at Georgetown as he was at Alabama. He was elected class presi­dent, excelled in his studies, and dis­tinguished himself as a debater. With his law degree, and that courage and determination which all through his life has marked his every action, “Will” (Continued on page 2)

GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL IN 25th YEAR

Tribute Paid to Dr. Hugh J.FeganWith the first two issues of the

Georgetown Law Journal, those of No­vember 15, and January 15, now oft" the press, the half-way mark in the publi-has been passed. Judging by the fine quality of leading articles, annotations, legislation articles, and book reviews which have appeared so far, and the sea­sonable discussions of topics of wide cur­rent interest announced as forthcomingin the remaining issues, there is no doubt that the volume will be outstanding and a fitting commemoration of the jubilee being celebrated.

As a fitting tribute to its beloved founder, Dr. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant dean of the Law School, who is also celebrating his twenty-fifth year of serv­ice for the school, the first issue car­ried as its frontispiece a signed photo­graph of Dr. Fegan opposite which the dedication of the volume to him was in­scribed. The editors of the Journalexecuted this plan in carefully guarded secrecy and its successful accomplishment afforded the occasion of a delightful dinner party given in Dr. Fegan’s honor bv the faculty moderator of the Journal Dr. Harold Gill Keusehlein and Mrs. keuschlein. During the course of the dinner, the first copies of the Journal were brought in and Dr. began opened his to find the dedication honoring him. lie expressed his gratitude to the editors for their thoughtfulness and presented individually autographed copies of the Journal to those present, which are valued most highly by the recipients.Articles Outstanding

The leading articles contained in the first issue include four very timely contributions by outstanding men in their various fields. Two are in the field of consti­tutional law, “From Rule to Discretion,” by J. Roland Pennock and “The Hoosae Milk Case and Our Founding Fathers/’ by John W. Brabner Smith. A third, “Content of a Course on Statutory Law,” by Frederic l\ Lee and John O’Brien, displays the appropriate position of such a course in the curriculum of a modern law school. The last article, “The Intcr- mcddler and the Fraudulent Transferee as Executor,” is a most complete discus­sion of this interesting point in the law of wills, by Alvin E. Evans.* rInto the second issue of the Journal five leading articles were incorporated including: “Legal Controls of Corporate Promoters’ Profits,” by Carl McGowan; “Penal Ordinance and the Guarantee Against Double jeopardy,” by J. A. C. Grant; “Legislative Power Versus Dele­gated Legislative Power,” by O. Douglas Weeks; “Law Teaching and Pragma­tism,” by Carl C. Meaton; and “Rights and Liabilities of the Infant Partner,” by Dale E. Bennett.

Tentative announcement of articles to be published in two forthcoming issues show that several important fields will be covered. Among them are: The in­creasing use of Federal courts for the trial of insurance cases; tort actions be­tween husband and wife; judicial control and the communications commission; declaratory judgments; and the scope and development of aviation law.

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BANKHEAD(Continued front page 1)

Bankhead set out for New York City to hang up his shingle. It was in this city that his mother's frown deprived the histrionic world of one who unques­tionably would have been a great suc­cess and favorite on the stage. A the­ater manager offered him a job; he was much attracted by the offer and wavered for a moment. Mrs. Bankhead indicated her preference for law, and the legal world has greatly profited by her in­fluence. “Will” decided to devote his whole time and efforts to the law.It is said Bankhead vowed that if any of his children ever wished to follow in the steps he did not take, he would never oppose them. In later years his favorite actress and the favorite of many others, is his daughter Tallulah, a name passed down from the tragic heroine of an Indian legend and now known to Hollywood, to Broadway and to London. There has always been a special affinity between this father and daughter because of his sympathetic support of her stage aspirations and her pride in her father’s political achieve­ments.Enters First Race

Homesick for the Alabama hills, young Bankhead returned from New York to Huntsville. Here he married Ada Eugenia Sledge, of Memphis. He met his first tragedy in the death of his beautiful young wife. She left him, however, a lasting mernorv: two baby daughters, Tallulah and Eugenia. lie moved to his mother’s home in Jasper and formed a law partnership with his brother, Senator John H, Bankhead, who had finished at Georgetown Law School in ’93. “Will” became increas­ingly active in the ranks of the Demo­cratic. party. In Huntsville he had been sent to the State Legislature and served as city attorney and circuit solicitor. During this service, he married Flor­ence McGuire, of Jasper. In 1914 he entered the congressional race against W illiam B. Oliver, the Alabamian who placed his name before the Democratic caucus of the Seventy-Fourth Congress as floor leader. “Buck," the nickname of Oliver among his friends, defeated Will. In the next two years the Ala-• rbama Legislature by cutting off a part of Oliver’s district, created the Seventh Congressional District. In the follow­ing election Bankhead was sent to Washington. 1 le is the only representa­tive the Seventh District ever had.When Will entered the House, his father was in the Senate. It was no unusual occurrence for the Senate and House gavels to fall simultaneously, each wielded by a Bankhead, father and son. After the death of the Senator’s father, John Bankhead, Jr., succeeded him in the Senate. In recent months, the two brothers have often presided on both sides of the Capitol. Will re­called that upon his arrival in Washing­ton his father admonished him to learn the rules. Soon recognized as an able parliamentarian, he became chairman of the Rules Committee iti the Seventy- third Congress. In this position his gift for drama served him well, and on (Continued 0)i page 8)

BEACH ELECTED DIRECTOR OF DISTRICTBAR ASSOC.

Samuel Ferguson Beach was born on July 13, 1900 in Washington, D. C. His early education was entirely at home, until he entered Western High School in the District. He completed his pre­paratory work at Episcopal High School,

SAMUEL F. BEACH, ’25Alexandria, Ya., leaving there to be­come assistant clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He attended evening classes at the George­town Law School. In 1925 he was ad­mitted to the Bar, and to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. In 1926 he left the clerk’s office and became associated with his father, Morgan H. Beach, in private practice.Mr. Beach was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia in November, 1935. He is a member of the Bar of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, United States Court of Ap­peals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member and a director of the Barristers and the Bar Association, and a member of the Uni­versity Club. Mr. Beach is married and has two children.___________

Active in A. B. A.The District members of the Ameri­can Bar Association will hold a meeting on February 17 at the Mayflower Hotel. Serving on the Committee of Arrange­ments are Walter M. Bastian, LL.B., T3; John W. Guider, LL.B., ’26; and FrankJ. Hogan, LL.B., ’02; LL.D., ’25.Norcross, ’94, and Hogan, ’02, Speak

Frank J. Hogan, LL.B., 02; LL.D., *25. recently spoke before the NebraskaState Bar Association. Also at the meeting was the Hon. Frank H. Nor­cross, LL.B., ’94, judge of the Federal District Court of Nevada, who gave an address on the subject, “Natural Law in the Civil W orld/'

LAW SCHOOL ALUMNUS COUNSEL IN MANY

IMPORTANT CASESCusick, ’22, Was Attorney in Holt vs. Holt

Ralph A. Cusick, LL.B., Georgetown, ’22, was born in Washington, D. C, March 28, 1900, the son of T. S. and Mary C. (Dannaher) Cusick, both na­tives of the District of Columbia. Ralph Cusick’s father was for 35 years con­nected with the work at the court house, in the marshal’s office. He died in 1920, and his loss was widely felt by those who had come to know him and to regard him with affection as a man and as a citizen. Ralph Cusick attended St. Patrick’s Pa­rochial School, and was graduated from the Technical High School. He was also a student at Army and Navy Academy. He entered Georgetown Law School in the fall of 1919, and was graduated June, 1922. W hile a student in the Law School, he was president of the Hamilton Law Club, and he is permanent secretary of the class of 1922. During his student days, he served on the class prom and smoker committee. He passed the bar examination in June of 1922, and imme­diately began practice in the City of Washington.Served in Navy

When the United States entered the World War, young Cusick was one of the first to enlist in the Navy. He was engaged in the transport service during the war, and when honorably discharged, he resumed his work in Washington.He has been counsel in a number of cases of both national and local impor­tance involving broad questions of con­stitutional law. He was also counsel in Holt vs. PI oil, in which it was decided that “Reno’’ decrees were held invalid, even though a personal appearance was made in the State, and holding also that the decree could be attacked collaterally, lie was counsel in Cooley vs. (running, argued by Cusick in the Supreme Court of the United States. In this case the law of evidence was defined in detail and the case is frequently cited and dis­cussed in law schools throughout the country. He was also counsel in the

RALPH A. CUSICK, ’22Fanning and Penn case, involving the sentence of two young boys.

Ralph Cusick has taken a deep interestin the work of the veterans’ organiza­tion. He was the first president of the American War Veterans and was for­merly commander of the Jasper Post of the American Legion. Lie has always been very active in the work of the Dis­trict of Columbia Bar Association, and has served in many capacities with citi­zens’ associations. At one time he was president of the 16th Street Heights Citi­zens’ Association, and he was formerly the vice president of the Committee on Laws of the Federation of Citizens’ Asso­ciations. Cusick is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, of the United States Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, of the District Court of the United States of the District of Columbia, and also a member of the bar of the highest court of Virginia.

He was married in 1927 to Virginia E. Dwyer, Washington. They ha'"* two children, Virginia Lee, born February 20, 1928, and Ralph A. Cusick, Jr., born July 25, 1934.

HURLEY, '20, HONORED BY TESTIMONIAL DINNER

A testimonial dinner will be given by the Georgetown Club of Boston on Saturday, February 27, 1937, at the Llotel Westminster, Boston, Mass., to Joseph L. Hurley, Class of 1920, recently ap­pointed to the bench of the Superior Court in Massachusetts.The general chairman of the commit­tee for the dinner is a classmate of Judge Hurley’s, Thomas Flanagan, of Boston.

Assisting in important subchairmanships arc Daniel O’Connor, 16; P. Joseph McManus, 04; George Welch, ’20; Harold Tracy, ’25; Joseph Brennan, ’05; Edward Flavin, ’22; William Daly, ’23; Frank McBride, ’29; Edward Brooks, ’25; William Boyle, 15; and Joseph P. Lynch, ’35.

Among the guests who will attend are Governor Charles F. Hurley, of Massa­chusetts; Judge George C. Sweeney, of the United States Court for Massachu­setts; Judge Charles H. Donahue, of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu­setts; Judge Edward F. Hanify, of the Superior Court of Massachusetts; Dr. Hugh J. Fegan, assistant dean of the Georgetown Law School; and United States Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney, of Wyoming.

Receives Two DegreesJudge Hurley was born in Fall River, Mass., April 20, 1898, the son of John T. and Margaret A. (Sullivan) Hurley. He was educated in the public schools of Fall River and studied law at George­town, receiving in 1920 his LL.B. and in the following year his LL.M. After re­ceiving his Master's degree from the Law School, lie was on the legal staff of the Federal Reserve Board in Washing­ton and remained there until November, 1922. Thereafter, up to the date of his appointment to the Superior Court bench on January 6, 1937, he engaged in the general practice of law in Fall River, in the latter years as a member of the firm of Hurley and Torphy.On June 29, 1927, he married Miss Celeste J. Tracy, of Salem, Mass., and his family now includes two children, Joseph T., aged 8, and William A., aged 3.Judge Hurley entered public life as a member of the Massachusetts Legisla­ture in 1925 and served in that capacity until 1928. He was appointed corpora­tion counsel of Fall River during the years 1929 and 1930. In 1933 he was

elected mayor of his home city, serving the city with distinction for one term. Upon the completion of his term as mayor he entered the office of lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, to which he was overwhelmingly elected by the vot­ers. His appointment to the Superior Court bench evoked unanimous approval from the Massachusetts bar.

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MORGAN, '10 , HASSUCCESSFUL CAREER

Specializes in InternationalLaw

JO V. MORGAN, ’10Jo V. Morgan, LL.B., Georgetown, 1910, was born February 14, 1888 in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County, Md. His parents were Joseph F. and Ellen Leigh Morgan, now deceased. He re­ceived his academic education at St. Mary’s Academy in Leonardtown, and at Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass. His legal education was had at George­town University Law School, where he received his LL.B. in 1909 and his LL.M. in 1910.Morgan was admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia in January, 1910, and since then has been engaged in the active practice of the law in Wash­ington. He is a member of the Bars of the States of Maryland and Virginia.

Decorated By CubaIn addition to general practice, Mor­gan has specialized in international law, and with his firm has represented many of the Latin-American countries. In November, 1935, he was decorated by the Cuban government for “outstanding merit in the diplomatic field and for eminent service rendered to Cuba and humanity.” He personally directed extradition pro­ceedings of General Alberto Herrero and General Gerardo Machado after the col­lapse of their regimes in Cuba.Last year, Morgan was chairman of the first election committee under the new system of elections in the Bar Asso­ciation of the District of Columbia, and during the past year was the chairman of the membership committee of the as­sociation.He is a member of the following clubs: Lawyers, University, Arts and Edge- moor.In 1919 he married Miss Elizabeth Parker Crenshaw. They have three children, Jo V., Jr., Augusta Anne and David Gough. They reside in Edge- moor, Md.

MAURER PREPARES BOOKON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Professor Robert A. Maurer, ’06, who for a number of years has taught admin­istration law in the Law School has a case book in preparation on the subject of Administrative Law. Mr. Maurer has taught this subject with great suc­cess, in the graduate school for a num­ber of years. He is the editor of the recent edition of Long’s Cases on Con­stitutional Law, which Professor Maurer entirely revised for the new edition.

At the annual dinner of the District of Columbia Bar Association, held at the Mayflower Hotel on Saturday, Decem­ber 5, 1936, the Law Faculty had a table at which the following members were present: Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S.J., regent professor of jurisprudence, FredK. Nielsen, Walter H. E. Jaeger, James A. Toomey, Francis C. Nash, Harold G. Reuschlein, Francis C. Stetson, A1 Phillip Kane, J. Fendall Coughlan, regis­trar, and Hugh J. Fegan. The dinner was one of the largest ever given by the District Bar Association, nearly 900 be­ing in attendance. The Attorney Gen­eral of the United States was the prin­cipal speaker.Earl J. Mohn, TO, died December 18, 1936. Mr. Mohn made a brilliant record at the Law School and was one of the most prominent lawyers in the city of Pittsburgh.Leonard A. Thomas, ’36, has accepted an appointment as counsel for the Inter­national Silk Guild, 250 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

Albert D. Cannon, ’25, is studying for the priesthood at St. Mary’s University, LaPorte, Tex. He is now in his last year in the seminary there and will be ordained to the priesthood in May, 1937.

Henry B. Dielmann, LL.B., T8, is a member of the faculty of St. Mary’s University Law School, San Antonio, Tex.Frank X. Vance, also a graduate of Georgetown, LL.B., ’34; LL.M., ’35, is teaching in the summer school of St. Mary’s University Law School and is a full-time law professor.

George M. Quirk, T3, has been made vice president and assistant secretary of the Hecht Corporation, at a meeting of the board of directors held recently. Mr. Quirk was borne in Erie, Pa. He has had rather broad experience in connection with his work and is a member of a number of organizations, civic and fra­ternal in additional to his membership in the Georgetown Alumni Club, District of Columbia.Laurence J. Hogan, LL.B., ’21, has been elected a member of the Executive Com­mittee of the Rhode Island Bar Associa­tion, at a meeting held December 7, 1936.

sol for the Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank, with offices at 1212 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago, 111.Honorable Joseph Chez, T9, attorney general of Utah, has announced the meet­ing of the Georgetown Law School Alumni Club held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Utah Bar Association, at the Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, December 19. Mr. Chez, who is one of the most distinguished lawyers of the West, is a loyal and enthusiastic Georgetown Law School graduate.Theodore Cogswell, LL.B., George­town, 1916, register of wills for the Dis­trict of Columbia, was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, held on Monday, January 25. Major Cogswell is a specialist in the law of wills, having held the position of register of wills in the District of Co­lumbia for many years.Joseph Leo Hurley, LL.B., George­town, ’22, has been nominated by the Governor of Massachusetts and con­firmed for the Superior Court bench of the State. Mr. Hurley was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts recently, and is one of the most prominent trial law­yers in the entire State of Massachusetts. He has had long experience at the bar. During his student days in the Law School, he was famous as a speaker and debater. lie was commencement orator at the commencement exercises of George­town University held in June, 1935. His many friends are very much gratified with this recognition of his ability.

In the 1936-1937 committees of the American Bar Associations the following Georgetown men appear: On the Com­mittee on Judicial Selection and Tenure, Frank J. Hogan; Committee on Resolu­tion, Frank J. Hogan and James Brown Scott; Committee to Oppose Ratification by the State of the Federal Child Labor Amendment and to Promote Adoption of the Uniform Child Labor Act, Carl B. Rix, ’02.The following Georgetown men have been appointed to membership on the State Committee for 1936-1937 of the American Bar Association: For the Dis­trict of Columbia, Frank F. Nesbit, T9, chairman; R. O. Bogley, ’22; E. Barrett Prettyman, ’15; for the State of Maine, Fred H. Lancaster, T3; for the State of Oklahoma, T. Austin Gavin, ’21,chairman.

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BOLITHA J. LAWS, '1 3 , ELECTED TREASURER OF

BAR ASSOCIATIONHolds Office Second Time

Bolitha J. Laws, Georgetown, LL.B., ’13; LL.M., ’14, was reelected treasurer of the District of Columbia Bar Asso­ciation. He also previously has served as a vice president and a director of the association. While in Georgetown, he was active in school affairs, being one of the founders of the Journal, anofficer of the Junior Class, and shortly before graduation was elected permanent secretarv of the law class of 1913.

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BOLITHA J. LAWS, T3In 1914 he was appointed assistant

United States attorney for the Districtof Columbia, in which office he serveduntil 1920. In this capacity he handleda number of prominent cases, includingthe international extradition case of aman alleged to have obtained millions ofdollars by false pretenses made to Frenchofficials during the World War. He also successfully prosecuted, together with District Attorney Laskey, the sensational case against Ziang Sun Wan, who was alleged to have killed three members of the Chinese Educational Mission, al­though this case was reversed on appeal.

N. Y. and Md. Bar MemberIn 1920 he resigned from the District Attorney’s office to become associated with the law firm of Root, Clark, Buck­ner & Ballantine in New York in an injunction case brought under the Trad­ing with the Enemy Act to set aside the sale of a German-owned corporation to United States interests. While in New York, he was admitted to the bar of that State, and since then has handled several cases in New York City. In 1932 he was admitted to the bar of the State of Maryland.After returning to Washington from New York in 1921, he was appointed assistant general counsel of the United States Shipping Board, then engaged in liquidating the assets of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. After two years in this position, he resigned to take up active general practice of the law in Washington as a member of the firm of Cromelin & Laws, with offices in the National Press Building. Paul B. Cromelin was gradu­ated from Georgetown Law School in the class of 1912.

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BOGLEY, '22, CONTINUESHIS WORK AT LAW

R. AUBREY BOGLEY, ’22K. Aubrey Bogley, LL.B., Georgetown, 1922, was born October 12, 1900, in Washington, D. C., the son of J. William and Annie R. Bogley. lie was educated in the local schools, and was graduated from Central High School in 1918. He entered Georgetown Law School in the fall of 1919, and took the regular three- year course, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws in June, 1922. He re­turned the following year and completed the course leading to the degree of Mas­ter of Laws. While he was a student in the Law School, Bogley was a mem­ber of the Maryland Law Club. He was also a member of the staff of the Georgetown Latv Journal. Immediately upon his graduation, he passed the Dis trict of Columbia Bar examination and was admitted to practice. Even while he was a student in Law School, Bogley was associated with the firm of Me Kenney & Flannery, having been con nected with that firm since June, 1920. Since January, 1936, he has been a mem­ber of the firm which is now Melvenney, Flannery and Craighill (J. Spaulding Flannery, LL.B., Georgetown, 1894, LL. M., 1895; G. Bowdoin Craighill,LL.B., 1906). Mr. Bogley is a member of the Barristers’ Club, of the District of Columbia Bar Association, of the American Bar Association and of the Columbia Country Club. He was mar­ried April 9, 1926, to Miss GraceRoberds. He resides at No. 12 West Blackthorn Street, Chevy Chase, Md.

ARMSTRONG, '1 4 , DIESWas Head of Division in Patent

Office1 toward Malcolm Armstrong, LL.B., Georgetown, 1914; M.P.L., 14, died onJanuary 25, 1937, at Mt. Alto Hospital. Mr. Armstrong was acting chief of the Latent Office Division dealing with gas and liquid contact apparatus. He was born in Philadelphia, and was a graduate of the University of Delaware, from which he had received several scientific degrees. In 1911, he entered Georgetown Law School, and was graduated in June, 1914. He also received from Georgetown the degree of Master of Latent Law. Mr. Armstrong was admitted to practice in the District of Columbia Bar in 1914.He was a veteran of the Spanish Ameri­can War in which he served as a mem­ber of the first Delaware Regiment. His father, Edwin F. Armstrong, was a Union Army veteran. Mr. Armstrong’s first appointment in the Government service was in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Later on he was transferred to the Patent Office Department.

(HESLEV W . JURNEY, '08, HOLDS IMPORTANTPOSITION IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE

Has Had Much Experience in Both the House and the SenateAmong the most prominent and influ­

ential men in the Senate is Chesley W . Jurney, LL.B., ’08, sergeant at arms of the* United States Senate. Mr. Jurnev can arrest Senators and bring them into the Senate, and actually have them record their presence in the Senate. He is in full charge of the service of all processof the Senate, and also takes charge of impeachment proceedings. Under his jurisdiction come pages, police of the Capitol, guides, employes in the Senate post office, and all doorkeepers. It is a requirement of his office that he attend the President of the United States and the Inaugural Committee, when the oath of office is being taken by the incoming President. The sergeant at arms of the Senate also has charge of all general stores on the Senate side of the Capitol. These duties arc onerous and exacting. Mr. Jurney, however, is fully competent to perform them, for he lias had long and wide experience at the Senate. Among other duties, he exercises general police power in everything which has to do with the conduct of affairs of the Senate of the United States, and it is his special obligation to keep order on the floor of the Senate while in session. He has full supervision and control over all doorkeepers, also over the pages in the Senate. Jointly, with the sergeant at arms of the House, he has charge over the Capitol guides.

Checks UpOne of the most delicate of his duties is the “checking up” on Senators who are absent, when they are needed for a vote. It is the duty of the sergeant at arms to carry out the orders of the Senate in rounding up absentee Senators. When necessary, the V ice President of the United States signs warrants which are then served by a deputy and the Senators may be arrested under the war­rant, if necessary, in order to secure a quorum. Fortunately, Mr. Jurney is not called upon to perform this duty so fre­quently at the present time as in the past, because under “The Lame Duck Amendment” the sergeant at arms will probably be not called upon to perform iiis duties because a filibuster is hardly possible. When Congress had to ad­journ on March 4, filibusters were not infrequent. The change of date for ad­journment makes this virtuallv impos­

sible.While Mr. Jurney has been in office he has conducted two impeachment pro­secutions as sergeant at arms of the Senate. Among other famous cases, Mr.

Jurney served the supoena upon William P. McCracken, requiring him to sur­render certain documents.Had Wide Experience

Mr. Jurney has authority, with the sergeant at arms of the House, over the police force which guards the Capitol Building. Not infrequently, this duty calls for the exercise of great tact, particularly when such groups as the “Bonus Army” occupied Washington. Mr. Jurney also has full charge of buying all supplies which arc necessary for the maintenance of the Senate part of the Capitol Build­ing. In this duty, lie has charge of all warehouses and storerooms, and of all supplies, furniture, stationery, and other office supplies which may be needed. He has had an interesting career in political life. He came to Washington about 40 years ago from Waco, Tex., where he was born June 25, 1877. He attended Baylor University in his native State of Texas and was graduated from George­town University Law School in the Class of 1908.He has had a very wide experience on both the House and Senate “side.” He acted as secretary to Hon. Robert L. Henry of Texas from 1897 to 1903. For 20 years he was secretary to Senator Charles A. Culberson, and from 1913 to 1919, he was clerk of the Senate Com­mittee on the Judiciary. Senator Cope­land had him as his private secretary from 1923 to 1933. Mr. Jurney was unanimously elected sergeant at arms of the United States Senate on March 9, 1933. During the trying times of the inaugural celebration, he had charge, with the Inaugural Committee, of all cere­monies at the Capitol and accompanied the President to the inaugural stand.

Green, ’98, U. S. MarshalIt is an interesting fact that the office occupied by Mr. Jurney was formerly that of the marshal of the United States Supreme Court who is also a graduate of Georgetown Law School, the Hon. Frank Key Green, LL.B., Georgetown, 1898; LL.M., 1899. The assistant mar­shal of the United States Supreme Court, it should also he noted, it like­wise a graduate of the Law School, Thomas Ennals Waggaman, LL.B., 1919. This same room occupied by Mr. Jur­ney, formerly occupied by Mr. Green, is one of the most historic rooms in the entire Capitol Building. It was, at one time, the meeting place of the United States Supreme Court and for 10 years Chief Justice Marshall presided over the Court in this room, from 1801 to 1811.

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The campaign was heated, but after the results were announced, defeated candidates for the major offices moved that the vote for the winners be made unanimous, and that was done.In conciliatory vein, Quinn, 4)4, assum­ing office, told the association that “any­thing that may have been said or done against me in the heat of the campaign is forgotten,” and offered his apology for any actions “by my supporters” antagonistic to his opponents.

Pledges Work for AdvancementIntroducing those elected with him, the new president pledged all to work for the advancement of the association.The defeat of the proposal to estab­lish a small claims and conciliation branch of Municipal Court came after prolonged debate.

Sefton Darr, T6, chairman of the sub­committee which drafted the report, led the fight for its adoption, declaring it would he a “reform in procedure” and would reestablish the principle of the “poor man’s court,” which was the idea behind the original founding of Munic­ipal Court. He was supported by an­other member of the subcommittee. Frank F. Nesbit, T9, who said the plan had been put in successul operation else­where in the United States. The third member of the subcommittee was T. Gillespie Walsh.Leonard Ganse, LL.B., ’27, leading the opposition, questioned the constitu­tionality of changes in procedure which would be entailed, and Leo McGuire. LL.B., ’32, J.D., '33, said he did “not think the court here proposed is a help to the poor man.”

EDDIE GALL, '35, WRITESOF WORK ABROAD

Student in BudapestThe many friends of Eddie Gall, LL.B., '35; LL.M., ’36, Georgetown Law School, will he interested to know that he is a student in the University at Budapest. Writing to Father Lucey re­cently, he says, some of his difficulty in beginning his course at the Hungarian University was due to “the technical, complicated, bewildering, labyrinthian and superbly unreasonable registration procedure at the University. At George­town, it would be over in an hour. At Budapest it takes over six weeks. There are forms innumerable and revenue stamps which make this wall paper look like an art gallery. Offices are open for an hour a day, everyone pushes and shoves, and there are fees at every turn.“All the formality seems unnecessary as otherwise almost absolute academic freedom exists. Attendance on courses is immaterial. One rarely attends any­way. No roll call is called and the 50 per cent who for some unknown reason attend a lecture stare into space, read the papers, talk, or play cards. I have never seen anyone take a note. The sys­tem certainly does not correspond with the American idea of instruction and soon causes one to lose what little faith he had in certain forms of education different from our own country.

Tells of Seminar“The chief advantage of studying abroad is to see new methods, new ideas, and to see the world. One thereby be­comes a citizen of the world, and not merely of Athens. Some of the pro­fessors are excellent and I am fortunate in having made their acquaintance and in entering their seminars. One pro­fessor is acquainted with Dr. James Brown Scott, and he tells me that they will meet this coming May at a conven­tion in Edinburgh. He speaks English and his extreme courtesy is illustrated by the fact that he requested me to talk in English when 1 was explaining the American ‘cas^ system’ of law study to the members of our seminar. Although 1 can speak Hungarian, 1 appreciated the courtesy, and it is one which could not, probably, be granted in the United States. Our professor of administrative law has been in the United States in 1933, lecturing under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation. He is an ex­tremely agreeable man, and very friendly. He has been of great help and has sug­gested many books for me to read. The library of the University contains a representative number of American works on the subject. My professor of jurisprudence and comparative law teaches both subjects, as they are con­nected here at the University. At the moment I am reading Pound, Holland and Gray in English, and Francois Geny in French. Students are free to attend sessions of classes in other departments, and occasionally, I attend lectures in in­ternational arbitration, economics and arts and sciences.

Promises Article“I am also teaching a pupil English for a consideration, and in the near fu­ture I may have another pupil. Thus do I write off the cost of the many books and cigarettes with which I indulge my­self. Some comparative aspects of Hungarian and American law have be­gun to interest me. When I whip them into shape and fully develop them, I shall send them along. The Law Journal might be interested.“With all best wishes for your con­tinued health and happiness, and with my regards for my friends and the fac­ulty both at the Law School and the College, I remain,“Very truly yours,“Edward F. Gall.”

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AlumniCorrespondenceHugh J. Fcgan, Ass’t Dean,Georgetown Law School,W ashington, D. C.Dear Doctor Fegan:

Your kind letter of January 28, re­ceived, and I now take the opportunity to write you that your telegram together with telegrams from Father O’Leary, Father Lucey and Father McCauley were duly received at the Metacomet Country Club, the evening of January 21, 1937, and were read aloud by Judge Dooley to the assembly.Dr. Mullaney was greatly surprised by the testimonial. He and his wife were presented with a silver service by the club and Mrs. Mullaney also received a bouquet of 25 roses.I am enclosing you herewith a news­paper clipping giving the names of those who made reservations for the dinner. The dinner was very successful.We are always glad to hear from you and on behalf of the club I thank you and Father Lucey for your kind co­operation in making the Mullaney testi­monial a success, because every depart­ment of the university, through its repre­sentative paid tribute to a loyal alumnus.

Very sincerely yours,John C. Going, LL.B., ’22.

San Francisco, Calif., January 8, 1937.My dear Doctor:

The Res Ipsa Loquitur of November 2936, informs me of your twenty-fifth anniversary banquet. Congratulations and best wishes for your continued suc­cess. My letter is late but nevertheless as enthusiastic, as if it had been more timely. The Law School paper reaches me somewhat later than usual due to the fact that they carry an old address.You may be interested to learn that 1 am still plugging along with law, tak­ing such courses as 1 may be able to pick up. But of all the schools I shall hold my fondest recollections of George­town. Sincerely yours,

T. Talmage Taylor, Class of ’25, Major, U. S. Marine Corps.

Cooney, ’29, Introduces BillA bill proposing the abolition of aliena­

tion of affection and breach of promise suits in Connecticut was introduced re­cently in the Senate. Senator Joseph P. Cooney, LL.B., ’29, of Hartford was re­quested by one of his constituents to pre­sent the bill.

Judge William F. Hagearty, a formerstudent of Georgetown Law School, ofNew Britain, Conn., is also prominentin the Connecticut State Senate. Whenelected in 1930 he shared, with Cooney,the distinction of being one of the young­est members of the Senate.

New D. C. Code ProposedRevision of the entire District code and the launching of a major municipal building program were emphasized re­cently at the forty-first anniversary ban­quet of the Monday livening Club as among the Capital’s most urgent needs. F. Barrett Prettyman, LL.B., ’15, club president, also declared that there was a real need of a clarification of the Dis­trict’s political status. Another George­town man, Elwood Seal, LL.B., ’22, was also a speaker at the banquet.

CHEZ, '9 7, PRESIDENT OF UTAH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Has Held Many Public OfficesJoseph Chez, LL.B., Georgetown, 1897,

is one of the most loyal Georgetown Law School graduates in the entire country. He was born in Richmond, Iowa, and had an early ambition to lie a lawyer. He went to school in Washington, Iowa, and worked in a store in order to pro­vide for himself, and tor a younger brother, whom he helped through school. After graduating from Georgetown Law School, Mr. Chez practiced in Shelby- ville, Inch, for a short time. In 1902, he opened an office in Ogden, Utah. Elected a Senator in the State Legislature from Utah in Weber County, in 1914, and re­elected in 1918. He was elected attorney general of the State of Utah in 1922, and is still in office at the present time. Nineteen thirty-one and 1932, lie was president of the Weber County Bar As­sociation. He was formerly a trustee of the Ogden Crittenden Home, a trustee of the State Industrial School, being ap­pointed by the governor. He is a charter member of the Ogden Lions Club, and many other civic organizations. Mr. Chez is very fond of music, and his friends say that this is a development from his high school days, that he used to play the trombone in the school band, in the little town of Washington, Iowa. He is fond of football games and all athletic contests. This love of sports and of outdoor games, he has passed on to his sons, because four of his five sonshave played football, and all the boys have played quarterback. His son, bred,was captain of Montana State an “all-conference rating. Mr.

and has Chez is

devoted to fishing and hunting. He par­ticularly likes to go rabbit hunting with his boys. The country surrounding his home offers good opportunities for the huntsman, and Mr. Chez likes nothing better than to trudge through sage brush hours at a time and a good breakfast after returning to quarters.

Quotes WhiteMr. Chez is fond of quoting from the address made to the graduating class when Mr. Chez was graduated, of Georgetown Law School, by United States Senator W hite, of California. In this address, Senator White advised the young graduates that, while they were about to enter the profession of law, if their ambition was solely to make money, he would advise them to abandon the law at that moment. “If you are will- ing,” said Senator White, “to work for a reasonable compensation, with all thought to be helpful to your fellow citizens, and to lead in citizenship, then remain in the law. Work hard, uphold the ethics of the profession.” The Georgetown Law School Alumni Club of Utah contains about 40 members. Jts moving spirit is Joseph Chez. Usually, the meetings of the Georgetown Law School Alumni Club of Utah are held in conjunction with the State liar Association in De­cember of each year. Every student from Utah who comes to the Law School brings greetings from the Georgetown Alumni of that State, and particularly from its president, Mr. Chez, to the faculty and the student body here. The Utah organization is a model for those in other sections of the United States. It is confidently predicted that Mr. Chez will receive further recognition of his work and his ability in the legal pro­fession.

LEO A. R O V ER ,'10 , HAS HAD EXTENSIVE WORK IN

LEGAL WORLDWas Associated With Roberts— Attorney in McLean-LindberghCase

Leo A. Rover, 10, was born in Wash­ington, 1). C\, August 15, 1888; attended Gonzaga College and graduated from St. John’s College, this city, in 1906, receiv­ing the degree of B.S. Shortly there­at ter he entered the law. office of Alexan­der H. Bell and matriculated in George­town Law School in 1907, receiving the degree of LL.B. in June, 1910. He was admitted to the bar in July of the same year, and entered upon the private prac­tice of law. After engaging in private practice until September, 1924, he was appointed an assistant United States at­torney by Hon. Peyton Gordon, associate justice of the United States District Court of the District of Columbia, the then United States attorney. Upon the resig­nation of Vernon E. West, another Georgetown graduate, LL.B., 08, as chief assistant United States attorney in July, 1925, Rover was appointed to succeed W est. Under the direction of the United States attorney, he was in charge of all the civil litigation in the office, involving much Government litigation. He success­fully defended lion. Andrew W. Mellon, then Secretary of the Treasury, in a per­sonal damage suit against him for $300,- 000; Hon. Frank I». Kellogg, then Sec

! rotary of State, in a personal damage suit • % ' * •against him involving $500,000; lion. Thomas F. Robertson, then Commissioner of Patents, in a personal damage suit involving $500,000; and also defended the Secretary of the Treasury and Director* w ^ ‘of the Mint in litigation against the Gov­ernment which, it decided adversely to the Government officials, would have cost the Federal Government $(>,000.(KM) under the terms of the Pittman Silver Purchase Act.

Appointed U. S. AttorneyOn April 3, 1928, upon the accession of 1 Hon. Peyton Gordon to the bench of the then Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Rover was appointed United States attorney by the justices of the court, and served under the court appoint- : ment in that capacity until January 14, 1929, when he was appointed United States attorney by the late President ; Coolidge, and served in that capacity under Presidents Coolidge and Hoover and for a while under President Roose­velt.

Convicts MeansDuring his term as United States attor­ney, he prosecuted many important civil and criminal cases in which the Federal Government was a party, including a number of criminal cases involving the national banking laws, and succeeded in twice convicting Gaston B. Means in the case involving the larceny of $100,000 from Mrs. Kvalyn Walsh McLean in the so-called Lindbergh case. While serving

j as United States attorney, he also as­sisted Hon. Owen J. Roberts, now Asso­ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of ; the United States, and Hon. Atlcc Pome- rene in the Fall and Sinclair oil con­spiracy cases. He has received honorary degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science from Gonzaga and St. John’s College, respectively. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Board of Trade, the Manor and University Clulis. On January 20, 1934, he resigned as United States attorney and reengaged in the private practice of law.

LEO A. ROVER, LL.B., TO

O'CONNOR, LAW SCHOOL SENIOR, PUBLISHES IM­

PORTANT BOOKHas Been Prominent in Law Journal Work

William Vincent O'Connor, Jr., Bache­lor of Science, University of North Da­kota, 1933, a senior in the Law School, is the author of a recent publication of the United States Treasury Departmententitled “Digest ot Decision Relating to National Banks, 18(>4~193(>A This vol­ume includes a summary of every de­cision of the Federal Courts on ques­tions relating to national banks, decided since 1864. The digest also includes a number of leading decisions ot State courts involving questions of national banking laws. The index consists of ap­proximately 150 pages. It is one of the most elaborate which has ever been in­serted in any Government publication of this type. In analyzing and abstracting the eases, Mr. O’Connor has not fol­lowed up the bead notes of the official reports, but lias prepared his own analy­sis. He gives, very briefly, in each in­stance, the essential facts, and then, under appropriate heading, the opinions. The book consists of 541 pages. It is bound in dark blue leather. Every ref- erence has been carefully checked. The references to Acts of Congress include all sources of information. There is an elaborate system of cross-references in the volume. It will be invaluable to any officer of a national bank, to attorneys whose practice involves questions of banking law, and to any one interested in State or national finance. The book has received many flattering comments in reviews. For the past two years, Mr. O’Connor has been a member of the staff of the Georgetown Lazo Journal. This year lie is Federal Legislation Editor and head of that department of the Journal. Under this heading of Federal legisla­tion, all important legislation by Con­gress is reviewed and annotated. In the 3rd edition of Richards’ Cases on Cor­poration. page 703, the editor refers for comment to a note prepared by Mr. O’Connor in the 23rd volume of the Gcorgctozon Lazo Journal at page 536 (1935). In the November, 1936, num­ber of the Gcorgctozon Lazo Journal (25 Georgetown Lazo Journal, 146),Mr. O’Connor has a note on a very im­portant topic, “Civil Liability of National Bank Directors.” In this note, he re­views the civil liabilities of directors of national banks, first under the National Banking Act, the charters and by-laws

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ELWOOD SEAL, '22, IS NAMED CORPORATION

COUNSEL FOR D. OF C.Follows Prettyman, ’15

El wood Seal, LL.B., Georgetown, 1922, is the third corporation counsel of the District of Columbia, in regular rotation, from Georgetown Law School. He suc­ceeds F. Barrett Prettyman, LL.B., Georgetown, 1915; Mr. Prettyman’s predecessor was William W. Bride, LL.B., Georgetown, 1904.

The chain of circumstances which brought El wood Seal to the position of corporation counsel of the District of Columbia is a very interesting one. One of his first cases, after he was graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1922, brought him in contact with Howard Boyd, '94, whom all Georgetown Law School men for the past 25 years will remember as one of their most devoted and efficient law professors. Mr. Boyd was greatly impressed by the way in which El wood Seal presented his case to him. Later on Mr. Boyd called Seal on the telephone and suggested that he move into his office and take a room with him. Mr. Seal replied that he had more space where he was than he knew what to do with and he suggested that Mr. Boyd join him, which he did. Later on, Wil­liam W. Bride, LL.B., Georgetown, 1904, joined the firm and took offices with them. In July, 1927, Sidney F. Talia­ferro, LL.B., Georgetown, 1913, was District Commissioner. At that time the office of corporation counsel was vacant. Taliaferro thought he might be able to induce Mr. Bride to leave his practice and take up the work as corporation counsel of the District of Columbia. In a diplomatic way, he suggested to “Billy” Bride, as he was known, his difficulty and asked him to suggest a man for corpora­tion counsel. Bride’s reply was, “Well, how about me?” Sidney Taliaferro dosed with Bride at once, and shortly afterward Bride was appointed corpora­tion counsel of the District of Columbia. Not long after “Billy” Bride was ap­pointed corporation counsel, it: was neces­sary for him to find someone who would bring the docket of jury trials in the police court up to date. At that time, there were over 600 cases on the docket awaiting trial. Many were old and of long standing. Bride asked Seal to ac­cept the appointment as assistant cor­poration counsel of the District of Columbia, and to bring the work up to date.Appointed to Investigation

After several weeks of very inten­sive work, the police court docket was brought virtually up to date, so that a ease would be ready for trial within two weeks after it had been filed. With great reluctance, Corporation Counsel Bride permitted Seal to return to private practice. He was not to stay away, how­ever, from the corporation counsel s of­fice for any great length of time. Thomas Cameron, LL.B., Georgetown, ’24, died suddenly, and Seal was prevailed upon to take the vacancy created in this way. lie was assigned to work on condemna­tion cases. While he was without prior experience in this sort of work, he made an unusual record before the court. Not long afterward, lie was appointed counsel for several committees of Congress. This was a recognition of an ability which had been undiscovered before. That is, unusual power of developing and analyz­ing facts. He became the most impor­tant “investigator in the office of the corporation counsel.” Day after day, lie served as counsel for some one of the various committees at the Capitol. Finally he received his most important commit­tee appointment, namely, as counsel to the committee in charge of the milk in­vestigation of 1933 gnd 1934. This in-

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ELWOOD SEAL, LL.Binstigation consumed Seal’s entire time for between eight and nine months. As corporation counsel of the District of Columbia, Seal is the head of one of the largest law firms in the United States. Not merely in respect of the number of lawyers in the office, but also, in respect of the far-reaching importance of the work lie is called upon to do. His two most important lines of work are first: to act as counsel for the commis­sioners; and second, to take charge of public hearings on the many proposalsfor new legislation for the District of Columbia.

Attended Washington and LeeElwood Seal was born in Lexington,

Va., and came to the city of Washing­ton in the year of 1915. He has completed two years of academic work at Wash­ington & Lee University, taking courses which would afford the best preparation for a law school course, which he had even then contemplated taking at George­town University. Before he took up the study of law at Georgetown, and after the completion of his college course. Seal had rather broad experience in commercial work, particularly in con­nection with wholesale grocery and other lines of business experience.

Ensign in U. S. NavyDuring the World War, Seal joined the Navy, and at the conclusion of a special course at Annapolis, he received his commission as an ensign in the United States Navy. After the war had ended, he went to the Near East where he did relief work. Following his dis­charge from the Navy, he returned to Washington, D. C., and for some time was connected with the Public Health Service.Elwood Seal has a broad experience, sound law school and college training, and a great natural aptitude for his work. He has alreadv achieved a marked sue-mrcess, as corporation counsel for the Dis­trict of Columbia, and an even greater success is predicted for him in the future.

RHODE ISLAND ALUMNICLUB HOLDS DANCE

The annual winter dance of the Georgetown University Club of Rhode Island was held Thursday night at the Metacomet Golf Club.Among those who have made reserva­tions are the following: Dr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Quinn, Dr. and Mrs. Mi­chael L. Mullancy, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, Dr. P. W. Fitzpatrick and Miss Helen C. Murray.Woodrow Wilson and Miss Cornelia Garvey, of Lawrence, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. William Mooza, Joseph McCready and Miss Teresa Caulfield, Mr. and Mrs. Leo P. McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. Earl V. Wolf, Dr. Stanley Clause and Miss Christine O’Rourke, John E. O’Rourke, and Miss Margaret O’Rourke.Dr. and Mrs. William H. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Doyle, Ralph Preston and Miss Margaret A. O’Leary, Mr. and Mrs. George Gilroy, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilroy, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Going, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett G. Trainor, Mr. and Mrs. Fergus J. Mc- Osker, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Meehan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Sullivan, John McGradv and Miss Barbara Goff, Dr. William Donahue and Miss Ann Dolan, Mr. and Mrs. William May, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bradley, Dr. and Mrs. Hu­bert McGuirl, Raymond Rielly and Miss Rita Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bowder, Dr. and Mrs. Hy Miller, Dr. and Mrs. William Mulvey, Dr. and Mrs. Francis V. Corrigan.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Mee, of Woonsocket, Dr. Paul Cote, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Walsh, Mr. George F. McCanna, and Judge and Mrs. James E. Dooley.Dr. James Londergan and Miss N. Mahoney, John T. Walsh and Miss Alice Monahan, Arthur Wholey, Robert Wholey, Dr. S. P. Turco, of Peacedale, R. I., Domenic Turco, Dr. Manganaro, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Coonev, Russell C. Burke and Miss Gertrude E. Dona­hue, Judge Stephen J. Casey.Dr. Fred Holmes, Dr. Charles Don- lin, Mr. M. J. O’Brien, Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Ryan.

WILDER, '1 7 , DIES IN BOSTON AFTER ILLNESS

Was a Member of the Connecticut and District BarsMorris M. Wilder, T7, of Meriden, Conn., a member of the Class of 1917, Law, died at the Baker Memorial Hos­pital, Boston, December 12, 1936, after a short illness.Born in Roxbury, Mass., October 23, 1894, Mr. Wilder moved to Meriden with his parents at an early age, receiving his elementary education in the Meriden public schools, graduating from the Meriden High School in 1912. After a year in the newspaper field, he matric­ulated at Georgetown Law School where he was a popular member of the Class of 1917, serving as business man­ager of Ye Doomsday Book his senior year. Before Supreme CourtFollowing his graduation from George­town, he was admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia and in Connecticut, establishing a general practice in Meri­den, 1919, after two years’ service as an attorney for the Emergency Fleet Cor­poration. He was also admitted to prac­tice before the Supreme Court of United States, an honor accorded to but three attorneys in the history of Meriden.A loyal alumnus of Georgetown, he was an active member of the Connecticut Alumni group, participating in all Georgetown Alumni endeavors in Con­necticut. He was a member of the Meri­den and New Haven County Bar Asso­ciations, being named as the important Committee on Legislation and Practice of the latter organization, fie was also a member and judge advocate of the Meriden Lodge of Elks.To his family, his father, Marks Wilder, a sister, Mrs. Harry Gersch, and two brothers, Leo M. Wilder and Harry Wilder, all of Meriden, Georgetown University Law School, faculty and stu­dent body extend sincere sympathy.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS HOLDS

MEETINGMany of Faculty Attend—Profs. Kane, Nash, and ToomeyPresent

At the meeting of the Association of American Law Schools of which George­town Law School is a member, held in Chicago December 29, 30 and 31, 1936, Georgetown Law School was represented by the following delegates: Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S.J., regent and professor of jurisprudence; Dr. Walter H. E. Jaeger, Professor James A. Toonley, Professor A1 Phillip Kane, Professor Harold G. Reuschlein, Professor Francis C. Nash, and Hugh J. Fegan. Father Lucey gave a talk at the round' table on jurispru­dence, and he also spoke at the final gen­eral meeting of the association. Dr. Jaeger read a paper at the round table on Comparative Law. Professor Toomey took a prominent part in the discussion of the new bankruptcy act. Professor Reuschlein was a member of the Com­mittee on Law Libraries. Professor Nash took a prominent part in the discussion in the round table on Torts, and Mr. Fegan was a member of the nominating committee and also spoke at the first and at the final sessions of the general meeting.Fred K. Nielsen, LL.M., ’07, is the author of a leading article entitled, “Con­tribution of American Judiciary to the Maintenance of International Law,” in the January, 1937, number of the Ameri­can Bar Association Journal.

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SCHEER, '24, HAS HOBBYIN GEOLOGY

Also Active in Citizen Associations’WorkOne of the most interesting hobbies is that followed by A. Fred E. Scheer, LL.B., Georgetown, 1924. Mr. Scheer has been interested in a special branch of geology for some years. His specialty is the gathering of rainbowed hued rocks from all over the United States. Instead of the dull grey which we associate with the idea of rocks, his collection looks as though it might have been taken from the treasure chest of some robber. His collection was added to substantially dur- ing the past summer when Mr. Scheer and his family made a trip of more than 10,000 miles. The Scheer family left Washington in July last, went south to Florida through Texas, and over into old Mexico. About a week or 10 days was spent in California and from thence the trail led north into the State of Wash­ington, then back in an irregular course to South Dakota, and home in Washing­ton. The entire trip occupied about seven weeks. Mr. Scheer has rigged up in the basement of his home a special grinding apparatus which he uses in molding rock into special shape. He also has various buffers and other polishing instruments. Crystals of carborundum are poured in on the revolving disk as it cuts with its sharp edges into the varie­gated colored rock. Mr. Scheer has de­veloped a special facility in carving stone into many variegated shapes, cubes, pyra­mids, and triangles. He has petrified wood from Arizona, agate from Cali­fornia, and lava specimen from Oregon.

Born in IowaMr. Scheer is a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He came to Washington in 1914. ITe is a graduate of George­town! Law School of the Class of 1924. During the W orld W ar, he was a special­ist on the Browning machine gun. He is a charter member of the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Association which was organized in 1924. At the present time, Mr. Scheer is chairman of the Joint Con­ference of Northeast Citizens Associa­tion. His legal training has justified amply his appointment as chairman of the Law and Legislation Committee. He was elected president of the organization in 1927, in 1928, and again in 1932.Mr. Scheer has been active in citi­zen association wTork for some time since he organized the Northeast subur­ban conference in 1928. He wras chair­man of a conference for two years prior to the organization of the present group. The joint conference of the Northeast Citizens Association which consists of the nine Northeast Citizens Associations. In the federation, Mr. Scheer is vice chairman of the credentials committee and serves on the following citizens com­mittee: Public utilities, parks, highways, police and fire, and national representa­tion. Mr. Scheer has served as a dele­gate to the inter federation conference. He is vice chairman of the citizens com­mittee, serving on the general inaugural committee of the recent inauguration of President Roosevelt.

K E Y S ER ,'1 5 , DIES IN VIRGINIAHarry Miles Kevser of Virginia, Class of T5, died on December 6, 1937. Mr. Keyser had been a resident of Falls Church, Va., since 1920 and was the son of William F. Keyser wrho had been Commomvealth Attorney in Virginia at Luray for many years before his death. Harry Keyser wfas well known at the District of Columbia Bar, having repre­sented the Washington Railway and Electric Company for some years and wras active in the city's civic affairs. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Kiwanis Club, and the District of Columbia Bar Association.

RHODE ISLAND ALUMNI CLUB HONORS MULLANEY

WITH DINNER DANCEThe Georgetown! University Club of Rhode Island is one of the most active and successful Georgetown Alumni Clubs in our country. This is due very largely to the energy and loyalty of Dr. MichaelL. Mullaney, the founder of the organi­zation. Dr. Mullaney is a graduate of the Dental School of Georgetown Uni­versity. He holds the degrees of D.D.S., Sc.D., and S.A.C.D. In addition to a very extensive dental practice, Dr. Mullaney is head of the dental staff of the Rhode Island Hospital and is a member of the visiting staff of the St. Joseph Hospital in Providence. Since 1920, he has been assistant professor of X-ray diagnosis at the Dental School and is a recognized authority in this field. He also is a specialist in “jaw fracture cases.’’ Many honors have come to him in recognition of his professional standing. The Ameri­can College of Dentistry conferred a fel­lowship upon him in 1927. Georgetown University awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science in 1928.

Worked With Fr. TondorfDr. Mullaney has maintained a con­stant association with his Alma Mater since his graduation. In fact, it was under his leadership as president of the Rhode Island Club that the seismograph equipment wras presented to the Univer­sity. This equipment wras used exten­sively and very successful!v by the late Father Tondorf, S.J. Dr. Mullaney has been very intimately associated with Father Tondorf during his period of study as a student and after his gradua­tion. It was largely through the effort of Dr. Mullaney that a very successful and memorable dinner w?as held in Provi­dence in February, 1935, in honor of Chief Justice Edmund W. Flynn, T5, and Associate Justice Francis B. Con­don, '16, in recognition of their service to the club and in congratulation to them upon their election to the Supreme Court of the State. In October, 1935, an equally successful dinner was tendered to Hon. Charles Risk, LL.B., Georgetown 1922, upon his election to Congress. Dr. Mullaney is one of the most modest of men, but his work has not escaped the attention and interest of Georgetown Law School men in the State of Rhode Island, and elsewhere.On January 21, 1937, the Georgetown Club of Rhode Island held a dinner dance at the Metacomet Country Club of Barrington Parkw?ay, East I Tovidence, R. I., as a testimonial to Dr. Mullaney, president of the club, and Mrs. Mullaney. The occasion being the twenty-fifth an­niversary of their wedding. Dr. and Mrs. Mullaney have a host of friends and no doubt the event was one of the most memorable ever held in honor of any Georgetown man in the State of Rhode Island.

HOLMES, '1 2 , SPEAKS BEFOREGOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

William C. Holmes, T2, was one ofthose who made a statement before the recent meeting of the Committee on Pub­lic Lands and Surveys of the United States Senate. This committee is con­sidering the purchase by the Federal Government of lands in Louisiana to con­stitute the Chalmette National Monu­ment. It was in this section that the Battle of New Orleans wras fought. Mr. Holmes represented at the meeting about 35 or 40 organizations including the United States Spanish War Veterans, the Vet­erans of Foreign Wars, Louisiana Coun­cil of the Knights of Columbus, United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Confed­erate Veterans and the Louisiana His­torical Society.

O'M AHONEY, '20, SPEAKS OVER NBC HOOK-UP

Suggests Federal Licenses and Charters for CorporationsWidespread interest in the proposal that corporations engaged in interstate commerce be required to operate under a system of Federal licenses and charters has encouraged a number of broadcasts within the last few’ weeks by lion. Joseph C. O’Mahoney, 20, Democratic Senator from W yoming.Senator O’Mahoney, who introduced the measure in the Seventy-fourth Con­gress, has announced, as chairman of a subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, that hearings will begin as soon as pos­sible on his bill, S. 10. January 25 has been set as a tentative date.The objectives of the legislation include the chartering of the vast commercial and industrial organizations operating among the States and the guarantee of Federal protection of infants, and women in in­dustry and labor generally, fair trade practices, stockholders, and consumers.In a broadcast over an NBC network on January 18, Senator O’Mahoney said: “No State since the establishment of this Government has been admitted to the Union until its Constitution was approved by Congress. Vet we permit States which cannot set up their own govern­ment without consent of the Congress to create corporations which actually domi nate, control, and regulate the entire com­mercial and industrial life of the country under charters which have never been submitted to any national authority for public approval. In other words, we al­low' the States from which the power to regulate interstate commerce has been withdrawn to create the agencies w’hich now dominate that entire held.”

Blames PrecedentIndicating the vast empire of State authorized corporations, Senator ()’Mali oney, in the same address, quoted from the Securities and Exchange Commission report of December 26, 1936, to the effect, in connection with the holdings of officers, directors, and principal stockholders ot the 1,736 listed securities, that “on De­cember 31, 1935, these corporations had outstanding 2,054,000,000 shares, of w hich 458,000,000 shares, or approximately 21 per cent, were owned and controlled by 15,277 ‘insiders,’ to use the phrase em­ployed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.” To put it another way, 79 per cent of the stock, representing “other people’s money,” wras the tail to the insiders’ kite.Jn eacli address the Senator has made it a point to demonstrate that the courts depending upon precedent established when business was principally carried on by natural persons have artificially clothed corporations* artificial persons which cannot lay claim to the privileges and immunities of a flcsh-and-blood citi­zen—-with similar rights, failing to realize that a corporation has only the rights given to it by the State which issues its charter. Cites MarshallSpeaking before the Cosmos Club in Washington on January 7, an address broadcast also by NBC, Senator O’Mah­oney turned to the words of Chief Justice Marshall to quote:“If, as has always been understood, the sovereignty of Congress, though limited to specified objects, is plenary as to those objects, the power over commerce with foreign nations and among the several States is vested in Congress as absolutely as it would be in a single government having in its constitution the same restric­tions on the exercise of the power as are found in the Constitution of the United States. The wisdom and discretion of Congress, their identity with the people, and the influence their constituents pos­sess at elections are in this, as in many

other instances, as that, for example, of declaring war, the sole restraint on which they have relied to secure them from its abuse. Thev are the restraints on which the people must often rely solely in all representative governments.” (Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1, 195.)Over a network of the CBS chain on December 9, 1936, attention was brought to the wrords ot Justice Bradley in the Central Pacific case, in which he said:“A franchise is a right, privilege, or power of public concern which ought not to be exercised by private individuals at their mere will or pleasure, but should be reserved for public control and adminis­tration, either by the Government directly or by public agents acting under such conditions and regulations as the Govern­ment may impose in the public interest and for the public security.”Explains Bill

A brief statement of the entire pur­poses of the bill are contained in his address of January 7, when he stated:“If you desire to engage in commerce among the States as a corporation, if you desire to receive this special privilege of shedding your personal responsibility for the debts of your business, you must, as a consideration to the people of the United States, agree to accept a charter which wfill give you no corporate pow'tr to do those things which all experience shows are inimical to the public welfare. 1 f you do not care to accept these restric­tions, you may fall back upon due process of law and your constitutional rights to operate as an individual. Then, wholly within the State in which you are free from the standards, you may, if you dare to do it in the face of your neighbors, employ infants, crush labor, impose on women, rob the consumer, deceive the persons from whom you borrow' your money. You may do anything you please that the State law permits, but you must do it in your natural person and as a natural person hear all the responsibility.”• r - - ----- * *— ’ ' • 0% - ■ — - » • * » «• !■ I l » "I

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of the banks; and second, the common law duties of such directors to stockhold­ers, depositors, and creditors. 1 his note is selected for abstracting in the volume “Current Legal Thought,” which gives a summary of all the important law re­view’ articles here in the United States. Last year, Mr. O’Connor was president of his class, and it was under his leader­ship that the class donated a beautiful portrait of Justice 'Fancy to the Law School.

WHITE, '23, ELECTED TO MARYLAND LEGISLATURE

John S. White, LL.B., Georgetown, 1923, was recently elected to the Mary­land Legislature for a full tern! of four years. He has been assigned to the very important Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. White has been engaged in the gen­eral practice at Hyattsville and Upper Marlboro in Prince Georges County, Md., and in Washington, D. C\, since his graduation in 1923. He was elected the first mayor of Colmar Manor, Md., in 1927. He is president of the Kiwanis Club of Prince Georges County, Md., and a member of the National Commit­tee on Law and Order of the American Legion.

RICHARDS, '22, FORMSNEW PARTNERSHIP

Julian I. Richards, LL.B., ’22; LL.M., ’23, formerly assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia, announces the formation of a partnership with Lawry N. Coe for the practice of law.

8 R E S I P S A L O Q U I T U R

FR. LUCEY HAS PUBLIC j ADDRESS SYSTEM INSTALLED

Professors and Students BothBenefited

HENRY I. QUINN, '04, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION

Honor One of Many Received in His Life

FENNELL, '30, SERVES AS STATE'S ATTORNEY

Reelected for Second Two-YearTermRev. Francis E. Lucey, S.J., regent of

the Law School and professor of juris- prudence, has installed a new public ad­dress system in the Law School. This system is novel and will have a marked effect in facilitating classroom work, and in stimulating the efficiency of class sessions. The professor wears a small microphone, called a “necklace” micro­phone, while lecturing. It is shaped like a small box about two inches square and is attached around the neck by a long cord, which makes it possible for himto move about the platform, or use the blackboard without being distracted by the usual type of microphone. In place of the usual megaphone-shaped amplifier, a new and inconspicuous type has been attached to the rear and side walls of the classrooms. Volume and tone are controled by an electric device, which is fixed under the professor’s desk. From the viewpoint of both the professors and students at the Law School, Father Lucey explained that the system has al­ready served to facilitate the class­room work. Not only has it made lec­turing easier on the vocal cords of pro­fessors, who sometimes come to the class­room after a strenuous day, either of other lectures, or of trials in court rooms, but it also makes it possible for 175 or even 200 students to hear distinctly every word in every part of the class­room. As a result, Father Lucey stated, the attention of students is much less likely to be distracted. The system has also been installed in the John Carrol/ Auditorium of the Law School which seats the entire student body, in the Moot Court Hall, and also in the first year classroom. All professors have also blessed Father Lucey because of the in­stallation of this system since any pro­fessor with a cold knows how difficult it is, both upon himself and upon his students, to lecture when the vocal cords are not in first rate condition. This public address system which was in­stalled in the Law School is the “last word” in such systems. In fact, de­scriptions of it have appeared in a num­ber of newspapers in different sections of the United States, and also in Puerto Rico. The system has been inspected by a number of those interested in edu-

wcation.

THOMAIDES, '04, DIESWas Noted Student of Languages

George T. Thomaides, ’04, died on Monday, December 7, 1936. Mr. Thom­aides was born in Smyrna and came to the United States some 35 or 40 years ago. For a good many years he was employed as a linguist in the Post Office Department. He had been educated in the American College in Smyrna before he came to the United States. He was a noted student of languages, speaking English, Greek, Turkish, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Mr. Thomaides represented the Greek government in sev­eral matters of importance in the District of Columbia. He was a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and of the American Hellenic professional society. The latter of which society he has been president.

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HENRY I. QUINN, LL.B., ’04; LL.M., ’05Member of a family long represented

in the capital, Henry I. Quinn was born in \ \ ashington, January 15, 1883, a son of John J. and Jane (Parkinson) Quinn. He attended St. Aloysius ParochialSchool, matriculated in Gonzaga College, completing the course there in 1899. He entered Georgetown University Law School, from which he* was graduated in 1904 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. In 1905, from Georgetown, he took the degree of Master of Laws, and in 1917 Gonzaga College conferred on him the honorary title of Master of Arts. Quinn was admitted to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the Dis­trict of Columbia in 1904, and entered practice with as little delay as possible, fie now is one of the city’s well known members of the bar, engaged in the gen­eral practice of law, specializing in cor­

poration insurance, probate law and civil trial work. He has offices in the Wood­ward Building.Mr. Quinn’s interests are extensive. He belongs to the American Bar Asso­ciation, District of Columbia -Bar Asso­ciation (to the presidency of which he was elected January 26, 1937), is amember of the Board of Education for the District of Columbia, Knights of Columbus, Benevolent and Protective Or­der of Elks, Board of Trade, Congres­sional Club and the Sixteenth Street Highlands Citizens’ Association. He is a delgate to the Federation of Citizens’ Association.Mr. Quinn married, October 19, 1910, Lillian E. Heller. They have two chil­dren : Ruth Mary, who was born in 1919, and Morgan Jerome, born in 1923. The family residence is at 1507 Gallatin Street, N. W.

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I THOMAS G. FINUCANE, '20, ADDRESSES ALUMNI GROUP

numerous occasions when Roosevelt’s “New Deal” found difficulties <>n the way,

PresidentlegislationBankhead

was called upon to clear the tracks.The Democratic caucus of January 2, 1935, elected him the House majority floor leader. When this honor was con­ferred, lie lay ill in the hospital. For months physicians expressed doubt of his being able to take hold of the strenuous task of directing the majority party in the House. He did not appear on the House floor during the first ses­sion of the Seventy-fourth Congress. But when the House assembled in Janu­ary, 1936, for another historic “New Deal” session, Bankhead was on hand. He took over the full duties of leader­ship and under the careful vigilance of Mrs. Bankhead, who guards his health by urging him to a daily rest routine, the Speaker has steadily recovered.Many seasoned observers looked upon his victory as the greatest blow at sec­tionalism since the War Between the States. The caucus—numerically domi­nated by Democrats of North and East —had already decided upon Byrnes of Tennessee for the speakership. A Speaker and Floor Leader, both from the region of the old Confederacy, pre­viously had not been dreamed possible.

The January, 1927, number of the Journal of the District of Columbia Bar Association reprints an address entitled, “Procedure in Immigration Cases,” by Thomas G. Finucane, LL.B., 20, LL.M., *21, M.P.L., ’21. Mr. Finucane delivered his address at a luncheon meeting of the District of Columbia Alumni Club. Heis a member of the Board of Review of the Bureau of Immigration in the De­partment of Labor, and therefore speaks with authoritv on this matter. The Journal, January number, 1937, gives the officers of the District of Columbia Bar Association, as follows: Walter M. Bastian, president, LL.B., T3, George­town ; Austin F. Canfield, LL.B., ’23, Georgetown, first vice president; Thomas E. Lodge, second vice president; George C. Gertman, secretary; Bolitha J. Laws, LL.B., ’13, Georgetown, treasurer. The board of directors of the District of Co­lumbia Bar Association for 1936 consist of the following: Sefton Darr, LL.B., T6, Georgetown; Milton W. King, LL.B.,’15, Georgetown; Frank F. Nesbit, LL.B., T9, Georgetown; Dean Hill Stanley; T. Gillespie Walsh, LL.B., T7, Georgetown; and James C. Wilkes, LL.B., ’21, George­town.

K. Paul Fennell, LL.B., Georgetown, 1930, was recently reelected State’s attor­ney of Chittenden County, Vt., for a pe­riod of two years. Mr. Fennell was born in Burlington, Vt., in 1906. He attended the local schools and took his college work at St. Michael’s College, Winooski Park, Vt. Fie then took ad­ditional college work at Georgetown University. He was graduated from Georgetown Law School with the class of 1930. Immediately upon his gradua­tion, he returned to Vermont and passed the State Bar Examination. He was as­sociated for a while with Jeremiah Everts at Windsor, Va. Later lie was associated with Matthew J. Leary, of Burlington, one of the leaders of the Vermont bar. In November, 1934, Mr. Fennell was elected State’s attorney from Chittenden County for a period of two years. He was reelected in November, 1936, for another two-year period. It is of interest to note in this connection that this is the first time that a Democrat has ever been elected to this office on the Democratic ticket, and that on both occasions another Georgetown Law School graduate, the Hon. Francis C. Foley of the class of 1923 was also elected to the position of Judge of the Probate Court. Mr. Fennell is interested in developing the local Georgetown Uni­versity Law School Alumni Club. The club is planning a number of dinners and they arc also sponsors of a movement to organize a State Georgetown Law School Alumni Club.

EBY, '32, IN CHARGE OF METROPOLITAN LAW

INSTITUTEHerbert O. Eby, Georgetown Law School, LL.B., ’35; J.D., ’36, is in charge of the newly organized Metropolitan Law Institute.While attending Maryland, Eby was president of a literary society; captain of the debating team; delegate to the student Congress; and a member of four fraternities, including Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fra­ternity. He was also awarded the “alumni gold medal for excellence in de­bate.” On Journal StaffDuring the four years Eby was at Georgetown he took an active part in everything pertaining to the welfare of the school. In his senior year he was business manager of the Georgetown Lazo Journal; was initiated into Pi Gamma Mu, national honorary social science fraternity; won the Edward Douglas White Law Club prize for pub­lic speaking; and was toastmaster at the annual Butler-White Law Club ban­quet. Just before graduation he received the Dean Hamilton prize for an essay on legal ethics.Eby completed his graduate work in one year; won the coveted Hugh Fegan prize offered for the best thesis in Dr. Fegan's class in History of English Law; and was given honorable mention for his graduate dissertation on Federal regulation and intervention in labor disputes.On September 14, Dr. Eby established the Metropolitan Law Institute, a “Law School for Laymen,” where men and women in the business world can study those law courses which affect their everyday well-being. The school has been accepted most favorably and at present the founder is planning to open similar schools in leading cities in the East,