New-York tribune., 1875-05-15
FORTY yEW CANDIDATES FOE THE BAR

TIE COMMENCEMENT OF TIE LAW SCHOOL or THE
UNIVERSITY or NEw-YoRk k-GRADCATION ExEE-
CIs!s.
The Commencement exercises OF the Law
School If University Of the Citv of HewYork, held
at S;enway Hail last evening, drew together large a-
dicnce including many persons VI prom nence Among
those present aud the stage were Chancellor ltowGrd
Crosby, the Hon. benjamin. A. Wills. cX-Judg,s Henry
f. Davies and Peabody Prof David r. Jacques, Aaron
j. Vauderroe Edward s. Van Win!.e, Dr Charles lnH'e
Pardec, Smith F. Lane, ChaInccy y. Ripley, Commis-
William K. Martin, and OL'rs Chancellor Cr'sDy
presided The exercises were hegnn with the rendering
of tho overture 10 Webrr's " Oneron' anI IilnOFes
TwentysecuMd Regiment March by the orchestra under
the leadership Of F. 5. Prayer was offered by
the R.v. Il. ". Martin, after which came addresses ny
the members VI the graduating class, as follows:
"The Right 10 Defend the Wrong g-Ocr," Frederick B.
Jennings; Three -ystcms Of tn Law OF rra o., Arch
bald Lyhodt; The Law Of Ir"ccdcnt-, Jacob \ an
tor; rne Honesty OF the Plea 0f the statute Of mL
tons" Joseph j. Stein; "A cuprcme Court oi Nauoh-'
John ID. Ahrcns.
The Execu We Committees report, submitted by
Cbauncey B. Rpley was tacn rcd. After reciting tIc
results Of their inspection Of the course OF lectures anu
the examinations, the Committee say IN regard 10 'ie
benefit awarding prizes: The attendance, scholar
shin and general interests OF the school have been greatly
nromoted nv the recent practice of Offering ana awarding
liberal prizes for excellence. We submit that the friends
o the school slOnli encourage thia experiment du %
,her re.t il a. means Of eyatn. lard Of schOl
aI~hp II the money offered Is Itself sufficient rev trd
for the effort The student 10 secure the prllc, now
ncumparaby greater is the further cohslders.'n r o
Committee report greater nnihmr @ ol si".J snJ
uates tins year than In any preceding year, anu @
state chat the number compares fiyOraoly with the
prominent law schools IN the cOintry. Inc
also commend the hgh order OF the reellaii0s ahd rN
aminations 0f the graduating Glass; ana recoeuAe tn
tnoroughness Of their instruction IN legal Seehe9 anu anu
practice Tie report Of the Committee On frLs E~.sy
read by A. j. VanierpJe announced the AWARD Oh tIc
prize OF $50 to Fred re. Jennings Willard Bartlett
ur the committee Written EXainduon reported tldt
the prize Of $50 sOu Or awarded TO l. j. ayers Ne
Hon r. p Good submitted he port Of the Committee
IXaUna iOil, award NJ the SlUD Prize to JOAN
d. Ahrtns. Tie degree 0f BcnciOr 0i LAWS was thrh
conferred by the Chancellor the following members
~ thc graduating cass 40 In nIn1"r o,,a. U.o,.
Tico. ]. ong, T. Jeleis y ii Albert " pOetor
rarcK Bvrur, E4iw. IS hennetly, jonas = skhimore
t;.otrr : Ha..- IDn,- =. Levy. Jeremiah DSulivan,
Jssa5 jc,1 MsIIyFc' 5s9 S@5ss S9iror ra. Is H.
Joseph l. Coitr,lL Emsnu,i J. Myers smith " amson
william H. r. !, ffAhh r ,t'lR,l' '''.i ~ '''
Fred. Hubbard james McV'y, j., r. A. "yhttf
r. b. jennings, AB, James ealS Chester "o'erton'
The class Grafton the Progress or lntenatlonal
Law" Win valcdlctory address by Martin J. he"oL
followed The exercises closed with an adde's 10 tue
,rlduaf ne class by the Hon William Il. Martin The
subject OF the address was wit as Fruit OF Legal
stly" with illustrations from professional ana other
sources The lecture abOuuded IN incidcns and ancc-
dUtcs. OF all the qualifications OF - gOod lawyer the
speaker took onrhc power OF investigation ana itnaly-
to sn Al gsItiu-; the first. tht man -ou Il cl ave
his casc az with a light and ut 'hc heart OF
anu tue second, tat ne should Iur each idea or art,
as it Appeared til every side Of 1t flashed reflection
IKE diamond. In an investigation or on lIl AZ edeh
fact Idea appeared th iawy er turned H. 50 tat is re-
and toward every Otncr dct hti or primer
pie in the would appear. He Used TIE rght aho
logical rcatiUns and discarded tie ncOngguous Ine VII,
ON other hand would seize upon the suOe, mover,
surprising xpcctc d, and ncOnc relations and as
Ic- the matter. IL often happened, tAertiorc That
the best lawyers were the Sleattst villas.