New-York tribune., 1873-06-25

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the same State or not inevitably combine Tho speaker
next smoke OF the remedies proposed First That the
railroads should be purchased and managed by tne
States This he deemed wholly inadequate ana I'M
proper Second That the roads should remain IN the
hands Of private individuals, regulated by Ooaru o'
commissioners. This plan deserved careful consldeH
ton Another danger was the indirect result OF cor
porate power. Corporations were absorbing the orA.
and activity OF the country The getting rich was az
the root Of oil our evils To the speakers own
words
Within six months President whose paid expenses
have been greater than those OF other he-ars NV
TO sign bill doubling bs own salary and el'g an VIZ ~
crease TO the very men who voted for lt. Two W.
Presidents have heCn concerned IN money @
OF at least questionable character lor,net and
date for the Presidency has tried conVctcu an
sentenced 70 prison In foreign country ts or in
Venality has been the OF popular governments "
every age.
The sneaker went on TO describe the Civil Service
which tends he said pn 7erully TO the GENERALIZATION
Of the democracy Such considerations were to be pre-
sented to young just entering life, and II IS Rrahu
thought It behooves them, not like weak old men, 70
90 about complaining that the times bad. or with
lofty cynic eschew politics as unclcan Out 10 aAe
hold of these matters with enthusiasm courage ana
honesty Such in general were Of the ideas con-
tanned in MI Houghtons grafton, and they gave eVl-
denee that even in the secnsOn Of Yale the Young men
are thinking Of things about them as they are. The
grafton IS considered a very fine After It's close
the parting ode to the tune OF "Aud Lang oyne was
sung and the exercises for the morning we're over.
In the afternoon at the students assembled with their
lady friends upon the college campus, where elevated
seats had been placed IN circular shape In the space
thus enclosed the Class smoking the pipe o. peace
and with plenty Of lemonade listened to the reading Oh
the class histories Mr. GAYLORD read the history OF me
first division, Mr. Ord that Of tho second and r van
Buren OF the third These histories are not actua MS
toca narratives each member, but consist OF jokes
IN f1a Ype ara od.ag GOOD
being generally LEFT 70 the Imagination Sometimes
hard feelings arc caused but generally rs every mem
Der OF The class In for his share OF lun everything
passes of good-natureily The ladies' seem 20 enjoy
hearing the Jokes although in many cases they cannot
see the application
After The reading Of the Histories which occupied r
nearly o'clock the class proceeded In body 70 che
library building and there planted class IVY. Then,
headed by the band they passed in front OF each build
ing saung II with cheers then marching o. the rest
dence Of President Porter they serenaded him. and also
President Wooscy. These exercises were The last OF
the dav being finished in abundance OF time 20 prepare
for the promenade concert in the evening Every sue
cessive plants IVY but nature kindly 'trln-es
It, so there is always room fr another L the library
bmldug is ever OvcrEr0Wu 10 Will not be by class
ivgs.
This evening the promenade concert OF the Senior
Class is IN progress at Music Hall T0morrow the
annual meeting OF the Alumni takes place in Alumni
Hall. and the for Fellows are counted and de-
clared. President Porter's reception, to which the
graduating class. Alumni, &C, are invited. takes place
al the Art Building During the evening the reunion
meetings and suppers OF the various classes arc held
The class Of has it, trunll in room IN the new
Insurance Buildings 1853 az tae NewHavcn House, 1853
az the Sea View House. Gavin Rock and he other
classes ls48. '3, %, &C. az various places about ue
city The Commencement exercises Of tho graduating
class take place in Center Church on Thursdly. TIC
aud on Friday and Saturday comes the crucdxion OF
candidates for admission.
TIE YALE LAW sCHOoL-TTs GROWTH, WORK, AND
PROSPECTS.
NFw-HA AvEy. June 24-T0-day has been the
closing day Of the year Of the Law Department OF Yale.
ne well % that Of the Academicll Department. On Sat
ur,lav and Monday the Senior Glass examined ard
to-day the result has been announced and the class has
held its parting supper this evening. such thing as
law school commencement IS a novelty under the
here, but now promises TO be permanent and in
teresng feature Of the festival week. Inleed II Is only
reasonable that it should when The rising importance
and rapid increase OF The school arc considered Three
and four years graduates when they came back 10
Yale never thought Of the Law School. II made the
very east possible appearance upon the catalogue and
no appearance at all I'm the alumni gatherings But now
all this is changed. Three four years complete
renewal OF the school occurred Youuc men, active
and scholarly practcng LAWYERS put into the pro-
fessors' chairs. and wide AMI systematic scheme Of
study was arranged. From that time the school has
had, as It were new li.e The men who have done
THIS work are Prof W c. Robinson,who has until this
past year held the Office OF Dean OF the Faculty. and
the instructor in elementary law. real property, and
criminal law Prof johnson T. Platt. who has taught
pleading, practice, and equity; Prof. Simeon L. Bald
win who has been the instructor in contracts Wills and
administration, constitutional law, and Roman civil
law; ana the Hon Francis wayand, who controls the
fupu al natl.
tutlOnal law The latter has for year been also Dean
The quarters of the school have changed with its
change Of plan. and now, in place OF
the single dlngy, noisy room that used 70 serve for
library lecture-room study, and everything in general
the school has, through advantageous Arrangement
with the NewHaven County Commissioner, the ofthe
whole Of the upper story OF the courthouse Here
are a ecure-room, handsomely furnished, well lighted
and quiet, that will between 200 and 800 moot
court room, that is used the Supreme Courtroom
when that court sits here and Is completely fitted
room for the Dean Of the Faculty and large and hand
some library This library Is the newest, per
haps the greatest addition 70 the working capacity
the school Before January 1873, the library moth
ing 70 speak Of Now the reports English Irish. ana
American are complete, and there Is also fine selection
OF text-books 20 which large additions being made
on the tables all the law periodicals Of any value
English as well as American. The whole y under the
care Of "a librarian whose whole time is given this
work, and It is now being catalOgued. It
IA not moro than the truth 30 say that
berore the end OF 1873 this library, a
law library for students and the practice work OF
the bar alike win have superior in the whole country.
THIS has all done by the munincence OF friends OF
the school In New-HaveD, NewYOrk City, and through
out the state Ex-Gov. James Z. English began the
good work by giving $4,000 as permanent fund and
$40 600 have been raised and expended besides fea-
ture IN this school that tho faculty calls particular at
teutlon 10 is the courses Of special lectures Special
lectures generally rather ornaments TO prospectus
than actual facts in the course But an assured by