New-York tribune., 1872-05-16
THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL.
ADDRESS BY PROF. DwrGHT-PRIzEs-Lisr oF
GRADUATES.

THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE LAW oChoOh'
ADDRESS BY PROF. DwIGHT-PRIzEs-LIsr OF
GRADUATES
The exercises connected with the lhiI.eoa.n
Annual Commencement of the Law school OF Ooiu"D
College were held at the Academy OF MUSIC last
President Barnard in the chair ana aiter prayer ~ w
Rev C. r. Dufliie Prof. Theodore w. Dwight was in'ro
drcod and delivered an address 10 the graduates III
which he said:
hero fonight for the time In official relation Inc
~ nSw over From this time forward to
direct your own action, 10 f0lm your own pls VI
and of life You are tonight anxious, even apprehen-
sye rs YOU contemplate your chances In the future AS
Won look abroad the crowd OF cOnpetors ~ seens
as if there was no you aud you feel that you
can scarcely have fitting opportunity to keep tull step
in the march Of life. But you must tei1enper Una.
enced the same anxiety, and have been distressed Dy
the same apprebensOns 1t IL but the ebb ana now OF an
ever recurring tide in human affairs. You must go OUT
boldly among your fellows and assert your right to be-
long TO the great army Of workers. andto WAY 10
recoetion You have been faithful your duties. has
been delight TO me watch your earnesness IN In
yestigatOn and discussion. trust you VIII continue
vonr studies DO not devote yourselves merely to
money getting. pity the who sees only the me-
chanca side OF the legal profession Hitherto your pur
suits have been mainly theoretical; henceforth they
must be mostly practical This will be field, In
which you will necessarily meet with some dii1cnlty.
The people put confidence in the members Of the Bar
as their natural leaders You have the education and
training 10 fit you for leadership III the Bar mas lau
il is in being md and conservative In the discharge
OF its public obligations 1t rests with you to determine
the character OF the Bench for Judges chosen
from the members of the Bar The power of the un,
scrupulous oligarchy which so long domineered sr,
so ns1ti9gly oyer US mas Deen a1o OrSasn Seen most
efficient in bringing about this mighty changes but while
we give them full recognition, must not forget ta
much is due to the yopngers members Of the profession
The people have infexby resolved that they viii nave
an upright judiciary (Applause,l Az to this they WI
take no denial Give us upright judges, and
else win 90 well; but where the Judge corrupt so,
ciety Is shaken TO its center, ana there no IGei
the people rise in their majesty ana act Wih i aS WIZ"
an outlaW. fAppause
James NJ Brady delivered the Alumni Grafton, after
which the following prizes were awarded:
DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL LAW. .
coBufJOhn NJ KncI Henry Day and John Weeks We * frsi pi
r Poster hi pTie 500 to John II IsAe; -, c,or,os
L. Rdgway. James n. McKsne. and 5. s. Smith.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
CoD,mihee-Charles A. Peabody, Joseph b. Varnuin'
prize of 500 to James n McKanc The valedctory
address was by Robert A. Van wyck The following are
' ye. Randall XdsSs Charles Beatty Alexander Frederick Az;
lack Robert korsy6 BIby, sl@sn Beden Arthur cIS,.msa
Resry R Ss Sfs' l % e3 Gs43 ssss Ssiss bcn a Morn,
Ps1c1 sarsas5 .oss Cs: ag cn.a esa IT, "e Ee.t Con-
slant Willie Horace Gorbn Power Crane John Croppe Robert
mcs Sa GS IT, Robert Duncan Elder Charles Henry Ellsworth
Charles Crook Emott Henry Fisher tredeneh De peyr
5SS Sas Goldman name Charles william Could james Graham EIedss
william Jane; H1ng Alfred A9guiie: e,I H0gG.S.
E%%ond J1s"G 1sTe Thomas seell n joS Adrian Hoffman on
Kcgg Andrew Wesley Bent Abraham King & John n.1 MA
Thomas Lynch Thomas McCsary Richard MeCOui Samuel
Marsh Benjamin Mlte3 HeyvaU Glover Meele ,tSa,
Murphy William Nelson Noble John hotman, William
0pGnohae %A'R ov, PsI wheeler whitman Philips
ffanlHn Porter Edwin Augustus Pratt Anderson e prse
Rdgwsy Benjamin Franklin RonaDe , Moses saheh George
starr sco6e1, jr, Winfield scott, SANFORD sluey sRn Nun
Ton stafford Andrew Musgsve Stirling, Frank Dodge sturges
Charles Schmborn suyda Charles Singleton Sweet George
Henry Thompson Thomas Joseph Tne Henry Peter Titus EIh
Williams Tter Robert Van Nyck, Leopold Waach Ira
BENJAMIN Wheeler, Randolph White FrSneke Sherman
The degree OF Doctor Of Laws was conferred upon
Charles O'COnor of this city.