George Washington University Law School - Class Book Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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WILL I. BECKER. Will J. Becker. of Chicago, was born at Milwaukee, January 5, 1867. Attended school u11til 1881, when he went abroad and spent four years in Switzerland and Ger- many, three of which years Were devoted to the study of the sciences and languages at a school on Lake Zurich, and the fourth year to the study of mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic of Zurich. Returned to the United States in 1885, and was employed in practical machine-shop work at the North Star Iron Works, Minneapolis. In 1888, he again Went to Europe, and took a full course in mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic Institutes of Aix- la-Chapelle and Munich, graduating from the latter in 1891, after which he returned home and engaged in the practice of his profession, being connected with various concerns at Chicago and at the VVorld's Fair of 1893. Was appointed a11 Assistant Examiner in the United States Patent Office August 1, 1894, and has resided in Washington since that time. Mr. Becker left the class before the final examina- tions, but will complete the law course in the future. HOWARD R. BLANCHARD. 'l Howard Ray Blanchard was born in , nhpp , N Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, during 7 , t the Centennial, on july 2, 1876, his father g l I having gone to Virginia from Maine in 1 1870 Attended the Herndon public f schools and the Washington High Schools, , , 'ii Business and Capital Hill, having graclu- ,,,... 1-' ated from the latter school in the class of 1893. Has since been employed as clerk andgstenographer. ls a legal resident of Herndon, and a Republican. 33

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HOWELL BARTLE. Howell Battle was born in Washington, D. C., july IO, 1861, and was educated in the public schools of that city. For several years he has been successfuly practicing before the United States Patent Oiiice as a solicitor of patents. This experience and his natural qualilications for that line of work have developed in Mr. Bartle a high degree of skill in his chosen profession. LOUIS D. BASYE. Louis DeSh1elds Basye, of Gloucester, Was born at Leesville, Gloucester County. Virginia, October 27, 1864. Received an academic education in the schools of Vir- ginia p entered Columbian University in 1895. Will practice in Gloucester and ad- joining counties, the Supreme Court of the State and the Federal Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia. His address in future will be Glenns, Gloucester County,Virgi11ia. 32

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1..r,-...r...,- PRESTON BOISSEAU. ' ' uf,:g.5y,i1 az I ,,iii V'Av Preston Boisseau was born in Dinwiddie r . County,Virginia. When quite young he if moved to Petersburg, in which city he re- , V A ceived his education. At the age of I7 E , 'eii pp he went to Norfolk and engaged in the rail- f road business, was transferred in a short Qllziq a ilf time to the Division Headquarters of the Norfolk and Western R. R., at Crewe, Va. 'if Resigned his position in 1894 to accept one . ' lik-,...x1 at-nm-, in the Treasury Department, where he is now employed. Mr. Boisseau represented his class in one of the public debates, is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Expects to locate in his native State to practice. JOHN s. BoNEBRAKE. john Stidham Bonebrake was born August 29, 1871. By birth he is a Hoosier, by residence, a Washingtoniang and in prospective citizenship a Virginian. Came to Washington at an early age, and received for the most his education in the common and High schools of that city. For a time Mr. Bonebrake was engaged in journalistic pursuits, and in the collaboration of several . valuable literary works, and also in a special capacity in connection with the W Eleventh Census, from which latter he withdrew in order to actively pursue the study of law in the oflice of judge James Coleman, law partner of the late Senator Matt. Carpenter. Mr. Bonebrake expects to locate . for practice. in Virginia, near Montross, in the classic and historic county of Westmoreland. 34