New-York tribune., 1876-01-20
ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR.

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MORE RIGID REQUIREMENTS SUGGESTED.
REPORT or HE COMMITTEE OF THE L ar AssocIA-
TIoN-Iug SPECIAL PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO
| FOUR LAW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THESE
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN EXAMINING AP-
! PLICAST5
| At a convention OF Supreme Court Justices
held in Albany on June L. 1873, resolution was passed
Legislature be requested to smend certain chap
crs OF the Laws OF EowYork as to provide hat the
| graduates Of certain law schools be exainihed
for admission to the Bar in tho same man
ner AS other applicants. Tho resolution fuIthrf
requested that the time passed in such law Schools
be equivalent tho period Of service as clerk IN an
Office and that graduates be required TO complete tho
prescribed OF three years study which Is eXso'ed
from all other persons who ask for admission 10 the Dur
At meeting OF tho Bar Association OF thl5 Guy, On
Nov o. 1873 LOWS A. Delahe.d offered resolution that
committee DO appointed to examine and report upon
the laws pertaining this subject, and especially upon
the workings Of tho under which the graduates
81 certain law schools are admitted without puoo eA
amnafions" Lewis H. Delaieli. AlbonP han' blRaf O.
Van wlnke. C. NJ Da Costa. and Montgomery H. lhroop
vero named ~ such committee Their report was sub
mi.tod recently. and will DO in circulation about tho last
of this week 1t begins with narrative OF tHe laws
which have prevailed tho subject during tho past cen
pry Tho Constitution OF l7T7 provided thas members
Of the Bar licensed by the Court ana $40 rules III
force forbade tho examination oil any person VINO
lad not served clcriship OF seven years
III tho Office OF o praOlcng attorney. iour
years spent in classical studies after TAO age Oh
fourteen berg rccepted equiv2l0nt for an elu'
o CT c,ershp In those days SIX Jc-rs was c sAoite'
to in v mich stud,nI could possibly bec0mo3 cona'eor
aud generally ten years woie required In 1910 no
Co,st,ttiop mad, certain provisions bY when iho 81
pp no Court ascoilaued the qualifications snd iosn'p"
tao admission OF all npp.osn,s for admission 10 no bar;
ut n vns not until he year 1879 TINT tho trs' 6trhih<
innovation was made. Tie Legislature then au11olzsd
tho Ceneral Special Term 10 psmn corni'tee" thfee
ar more cOunsriprs to examine tho law students oi hs
lion College public and rrceipt ~ acertihca" foh
them as 10 tho learning and moral character of tae 'i
denis The court might admit them NJ ike" period OF study
va. rcred ~ IN, rot In $50 Tho Faculty of the Law
Dcpartmcnt Of the University o bany were constituted
"a COMMITTEES upon whoso cNalinaton ana rcc'm-
riendaton as shown 10y diploma, any graihA.e OF ihe
department. shall be admitted" IL was further io-
! yidrd that the attendance ri this school should
be for period Of r. in thrro terms u II weeks
/ each IN 1860. the powers were given 70 the
ItuIty OF taa Law Department Of the University - te
C:y OF New-Yors. The Supreme Coart, II Genrh Iein
held that sct Unconstitutional ani the p"I OF
Areais ts d-cs.on Ia 1860 The professors
In tho Law School pf Columbia College "oro irade com
| iI,tteo with similar powers 1no Supreme Court
1 .firrped that this act was uucJniriua0nal'
! bu. tie Court Of Appeals declared It com
| stitut.onaL When application Has Made
70 tho -uur.me Corrt to adult ef.dnatcs from thoee
t.'i' M -. " - -. & & t -, s,,i ~ a-l % meet ne lie
rrenry on ar' pa 'od 90 i~fi icIur1 ne CONT 81
Ann .,l, ,-ighI.h rrel,i;oui ior tAa adm,.pn OF
,1, .t.s f., tnr BAR aud Hat I.ry ho uSaunrd iy
| couIDiit eh"7cn hy tie nHrrMe t"ui az ,l,. % .'I
go h.pr tension 20 !. hntn b. eo''' ga 10 c%.sP. %
r1iiu IN ~ ect o. ~ 'horH afrci thon TIE iu''s
prpvic., "tler thiifs O. - the 5inH'll hlH, P9
examined d. iu.u". tnh mat ho tihi a1re -'4v,'ia
,.,.i,r, l.t,. tI u' %, y l,'s, ca" Jrt 30
| l.v rpo. b,I, allowed "a Ao Of IN equal Iri"I 81
10 committee or the Bar Association State that ;'nsc
! Il'.,'" ,"' ',, ,...., ,, Lao ,n..c tlr eo.-
!-.rt .lI, l.fo . .le HIoht -.n~ admitted Nt.Lr,'r
a. & & .'''' 49, 49,, a., - i ,.t 10 = yc.y c.uIy
a:, tlru, q tl' cplr,s ~ ih.lr la" ,nI"su's S'n#
| ,, ,,5fi o ,a6 C.fir'-te. nre ELABORATE ti, vtf
SOW hat o., toul uur5rro lawyers udn.. ed tn ihe
! Htr in thir s..H@ tn.9 Js.. l. j H. h'a D
,iI' i.. .,r of L.. ..iH.. Gt,.aul rVlirr. nn,
D.i uii., -si rf ahput ono-'a hafr hreu admitted 20
pu.,o u,aHlu.l.n; ilat tno ~'"."".ea oi th' .o1
| -,Iuar,t fr,l4 i.a 'ouaH1 Inv icc u"uc. i'r th'
y,a-. ls1s a0i 1874. cyc.ci Hr '.l Wrrr1-' 10 iH,
uauD.. .i l4F.,.f.' o. 7.a.r h.in LOO q" - .Ai
- r,,Ji. q ria. Sc s.:1r period; that .'' L. ~"
s'aoo.s in tia ''i' 3D. l7'' "rf" "..'''.' ''' m 40 10
n.ye.,. w.i.a t.r n,l1u' col '.''a' 341,ti'- '.'.
i..i,n .., HHJ SO; 80 -"'3 l".i ,.' H''''i "I
si..r-s n ,,,,. of th, ttv lced -r'"o'f ba' nrH'y
Goo'i vAii' iho uai1o.. oi pr.' to '-'r a'le"n"
! . ..t ..'.,.-, ni ,- 60. nift' u'l,.
u nav corn H".I. W. ' 4't' '"' '..
ul,-rfof tie r Hfp1'rs o. th' Iaw sr""'7 arc ''t-e
I-.,.r li,ro,crt ar- -a.ar. o.. car.i',' 'rrwd
/ abe i,rt.- " tc i'rr ca-'+.. .- '".'- To- i.'.
ittY ir-. n. va Gc tc,aa!s rn.ll ha~a t''r r.tt'
i..- ar.. -ittn uty .ui tau .toh.aH. ,' '.. ODD "t
rr.rI iIe ruHiJtr", tut "a would o. l7-Hiy d ~
is. cd etuk oi tH1 ta.ct '" those poe st- ""''
i.i D"HG lii' 'ir. t.c t"-.''.o tf ,'.s o. ~ ,'y
! l.a.tn. RuI olItftbu ttA Agi; ihat Hi"Dt lN4' u
u.-.a o. arriuc uuui. h 1870. - r"a r' i" "'''
geiui, Wien tc .r'.hti' ~ taY O.i"',,''''' - "a
] rrts-.l "a tir r'rroa made d. tta.t' ~ '--
/ in: "Tne mv Is 'ort o' hoo1'p1"'e s"cncr,
/ ti.t aiuiI,1 your iano whtic 10 Pths 5""'
pocket; and Ur ei1r...s o. cftuiy 80 ~ n'".u i,e
ir tIu '--piH t..n .u 'r' E a. IN th'if 'n' '
siJn4 10" oulut itCommrud "t,f' tLc avs v" rF-
.,.,s tna.e pi.ll..s,s upon columbia t''Ee, N"ml"h
tlose thr ui,c -iy %. 81. t!5 vi .'cN i"iA it hn
.I. ~ I.y ...,l,,i Lu tur..,l - ITuGlIf tI'
nna hVo atton ri ,a sruJJis % AZ i"tt ~" S'dIi'
u.d daring That limo haNo h''h 10 "ctuh .ii'''. i.'
iiai no s-adiaie VI tc.c Schools "i'h pe d,i'' ,, a.,
pfac rr Iic-s he shall haEo ''iy leeuAf cir t7IP
o. not icss tiAn one yc"i Ia th' ON oi P .' % m
tommy II tue supcmc IOuft hitI It s"i' 49, o y,
| rrl,unted from tao sca0o, ana that tho porod oi
the commencement OF tGo clrsA'ip Ghi OF us uWson
| shall ho proved ns n IcIILoi hy tHe rAhliS
rnios OF tho Court Of Appeals VITA these a1lchdeIs'
tIe Committee Gro OF opinion t'hl tno RAduitea Oh tlo
,rb,pls might hc admitted without public OX.unation.
De entirely repealed. lncy further rcc"nehI lhr 'H-
tabllsdment OF permanent examining DoaIui 'u'lSn
tnat tb9 examinations should be mad0 ia wr'tnc- TO
| fofln which Introduced nj the examinations 'ast
Saturday y-and fnIl'y thht In tho casa o. M ehcSRI
The report with reference 10 TO i"ot tn.S s
iny OF the rulers In tls country arc !AW) 'ib' 'hS %
| tlo portal that icads to !A,, lni'ii, hi
ioyor" and urges inai f. should be carefully SHTde
Rec ut ons have been aid before tho Bar Association
| emDOdy Ing these Recommendations
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CONVENTION OF STOVE FOUNDERS
The first meeting of the National Stove