New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-23
COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL.

The Commencement eXerciscs OF the Law School
connected with Columbia College took place on We'd
nesay in lie Hall Of the Historical Society. Presi
dent King aud the Faculty occupied the platform the
FROM ,eats being reserved for the members OF the
School. The exercises were opened with PRAYER by
the Rev. Dr. Dniiy, after which, Prof. Dwight oi
tho Faculty made the annual address 20 the school.
lie said tha the insitution WAS established about
three wears and half ago, with 40 students
notwithstanding the great drain Of young men
TO The battlefield during the past year, the pros
p.riiy of tie institution had not been diminished,
ont on the contrary had increased. New-iork bad
sustained the .foTts 10 establish the school. he
students were morally The graduates OF Columbia
College vet Yale had largely contributed TO The
members. In the course Of hls remarks he taid u
high tribute to the memory Of Lieuis Edward L..
Mitchell and Wan. Walker two OF their plumber who
hal fallen a, the battles of Pitishurg and Newberp,
while engaged IN fgbtingtbe bailes Of their country
Iu concln ing he pointed out briefly 10 the ersou.
ating class the course they were to pursue Ia tie
Honorable profession IN which they had engaged.
The vsl-dictory was delivered by Edward Car.
iingon of Yale College, and was a finished piece OF
composition. lie alluded 10 tue Issues 10 winch the
country wac engaged, and argued thai 1t rested WIN
the legal profession more than any other ti-s, To
put forth their abilities for the good OF the nation
q, d .ndeavor TO emulate the actions Of tho great
men who had framed the Constitution.
Judge BonBey, Chairman OF The Committee on
Prizes presented their report, ~ follows:
10 i,s f,psre II Coiurbia Cosg>' The Committee sp
COLLEGE TO the competitions in tie Gaduans ,.'s 81 the
Tha, hey ha,s c1fefpy examined The 10 tho qus
proposed by the froior IN The Of foc-
s 80 r. 1r 20 NED 1.s,si y Bors
10 the department q Meuicls Law ,-r. s'e IL cen pe
su,Itsd on ID. jioi neh,, Ofts e.s,. sad o
to III. questions proposed BY ,hs ~ fe,'or IN
"dr.N,r.'.rd The "..,y. Of Ass- connection. snd
sws.d " Pd.e' =. flo~; III. es' Q, ~ to ~
Kee. The third, or sioo TO Mt John h. Storm.
In the snins e,v.o ...'y, there a.,
cf~olbe IL, suthof cod ~. could not make
others. There sclrc-y one Of h,e ,r'ihs oud no,
be 70 tie profession II pabishedin any OF Ito e.df
We isis IN .-yilg that the both IN po
cal science ana "murcips 4~" IRE vita lev exceptions
hserns evidence Of tie stsupen Of these students snd
urni,h ssctory proof Of the tho,,rsh -sa framing They
have rom b.r profs,'O We have In the coYs-
OF our p.oe,ona lives aud under The spoinDer, Of the
Supreme Cont eI,uiuei msny hnodi sds OF candidate for
admission the bsT Of hi. sIe ard We are deeply I'm
dens 81 hi- insnton over tho'e who core 20 the b.E WIN
only such preparation Is usually ssiuabie Ia iaw Office
education should o- owed by al who have Il inihs
to follow 81 s belehcenl .ht IN tie character u The bai
% the State would soon be mabii-st.
Ns cannot this opportunity Of expressing warm
arp ob.on OF IL, oct o. the Trustee, Of Columb esc 10
ision 70 tue her by m-ar. 4 their dpon. in slios
the privilege from the Lsgssafe only tbs, condition
" eaTe
younf man ~ admission ard must be United to
hop~ that the worthy aud dti su.td seu
eueu wLo IA charge other Law schools Ia tina state
. III not delay following this mot cOmren i4b. r1tLDpe
sincerely cougrat1e'e the Trustee. Of Coumtis Colere
on tnc Guinness and the houig condition Of their Law
ID. and tie Of TIL. Important experiment,
dated New Yoft May n, lool.
CHAELkS r; KIRKLAND,
H. ". BONNEf, C0milittee
BENZ u. slLLlMAE
The degree OF Bachelor Of Laws was then con-
ferrcd upon the following graduates:
t. Bacon, &. W. Bangs. q. A Fla
ID W Bond. Edward CerTiu eton. r., T. Connolly, W. VI
e man. 3. j. De feJNoi. Ctsfles De Kuyier u. 4. ~
Parton I'D L. Fraser. r. Gooet Jr. e. III. Ua'cb, J. u.
HopAiu, {. A. Hurry, ) IS. Hyatt. = I. kee,c. Edgar
k.tchu o. IT, Goofg, Miller, Bruce Meaat A. " Nc1n.
II T. OGDEN VIM -. Mullen. J. q. ne jr., Geo H. Percy.
D. H. Poneioy j. =. Ryan, J. y. storm. Robert b. Van
Keecs d.oise Washington J. 3 Walker ii X. White. Al
Ex.Surrogntc Bradford delivered the annual
ADDE'S, ia hich ho gave brief history OF tie OIL
gin aud workings OF Roman bad Grecian Jnrispru-
dence He paid "a bgh euloPilm to Abraham LIN
coin and Mai Gen. Mcclellan and spoke of the
~ oeress OF tIeedom aud emancipation. In conclude
inc he depicted the TO be pursued by The stu
dents, advising them 10 bo 2calog-, and TO 10 for
ward with viii 10 their work.
After g. short address TO the Alumni, by }. ". is.
Dv ght the exercisss were closed with . ttnedic.
ton.