New-York tribune., 1877-05-17
COLUMBIA'S LAW STUDENTS.
TWO HUNDRED AND sIXTY-FoUR AT ONCE.
TIE LAEGFsr CLASS EVER GRADUATED.

TWO HUNDRED AND sIXTY-FOUR AT ONCE'
THE LARGEST CLASS EVER GRADUATED.
There was little spare space in the Academy
of Music last evening after the graduating class oi 'ne
Columbia College Law school and their friends had taken
possession OF the stage ani auditorium \ iir2e u'"
U-r Of ,Ie orchestra CHAIRS were reserved Tor nc s
tls students 2Gi 20 number -th. largest class t'-Am
Ina t,s ever, g. nj out The exercise. begun Win
q pr,yer by .ne chaplain. after vacl Prcsucn Barnard
introduced P.oi Dwight, w-o spoke IN substance as io
lows:
circumstances my dear friends, make this n-Ai pecu
b,., I,. ever lIIie.i-ir largest ever exp i' 't.
And wlaC I- a,u rrli4..i.tr. $40" every "h. =" l'
i-.l'e. '.N , .'-" y, I.- .i,IsI ia.y which
tue western civilization dominate over '"C ,l,,, Tr,,
D-r14lism oi The Oi'-" I.opl' al me
Law s great exponent Of right and tLr ro1lIIor o
anarchy one OF lis cXimii' j. N,l' % 90. " ,l.,tc
rit Dos tl- Jaw. In America tuy legislators nay o' ltt
7r1ed me iplnorl.uIre and uruuy OF law. They seem
o tuc statutes merely 10 give the lIWJ ers something
ID read. Ia hs Tcs -ct they are ID error u" tIc
Who have learned % think before tney enact. bnt
w uo.t to spctk of your duty u respect % my 'Aehr
ana IIsiI 100 your u.nts lr" h.iAiua WY" % "--, 100. &
vou In It, prosecution. BEE careful tO learn tht 'A't use
OF .augua-r sech brevIt aud niel-l llll'! ln Qua
Use Of words. The Jl.F,uaH is o.po'g- ,' ~ a-
queucc, su.pccfing the man Wh" 'rs DO i 'E '- 'u l
u .ricE upon him. A-ain know your eI, .n'l, D.
INST tke tnat you are }rt Jaws tri'i YOU arc "I'
uci-. Is rJul UI d ot Ir'.ir. '"'c ,' go" We i
Ity d. ls'h OF H'iu' ll''4'i
t.igI g.: but DO almost tutuey WIN Aou serves
ur,l,r you reach s.Jc.c-, or Lilldlr. Wull cA"t-
, ry observe jurors. vino, I carefully studied, can oe
easily commanded 3g the sand OF the master
Cuule- O'Cluor foIlos,ei Prof. Dwight n href adj
dress, Arcr pleasant Introduction in which hc alluded
t,tlciuyrou ,.t Aao J.tu given him 20 s eak to 300
graduate, oi Dglmoa, yIu- tiat when he remcmpeieA
re brave deeds o the 800 Theunopyie n- lad felt
enthusiasm enou-n go accept lie tnen read an address,
tlc main points OF wuicI were as follows;
A. tituuzl for me- occasion, merely io express
tuc fr-u.- t4la entertain. lOur course cd study D"ih
Jcuat yo. -U Ioriu 10 become iur -LiI'l-i7 De nr.
t,--tt nave b-t4 lr IaJuiS OF yuur iu-t4-etloNi n
ury iid luu more uurluus dunes dWai' t"u. lou
Mi now h.vv u nat rc-.> iuYuN ui uIJ tAd. ~A'"u
be- 10 -sJull discourage men. NtmrLJci "a ui p"I-
po,r I.iil.s oar country s O. rodfii! " .i"'
gi u. cIy. relation, are daily te.pnu- uulc coIuiA
r.i.u pfOitt support o. Jud' -I
authority q cu..ivaleu bar Is necessary u give
Wc.. o I. isiou H. tHs your profession u-dt lt'
Ll-.-t duties. Iurrr ..- asr demanded: integrity
c,.in % ,ul-y. ..d l..lu-. Iul, Loot ui- now De-
gwen yo4. cul.lN4.e t.r ni~J tN' 4u-
rc..It, - T-r l u.f sir>t prime pie Ol awe. I'D
the great .d %. rrl.4c dasssgI, ana me Htli WU-1
b. uI.ted ouy by be- ct ia hr jrlth AAou c'cIy ut-
uatIIe l4ct rLr b.IrIJ OF discussion ln tht lluh'
incest OF honor cannot d.nN 10 any uih Ihc
M ucut "a presentation % hIs Case, 4I 10 criminal
iTlr,cc suUuIG uc lawyer plan 10 ndlaih to iAc
ut. of tuI,, asserted r-4i, a. Only Ie docs nos Fo-
ute preserve uuuur iEuct, dud 10 leave
duty well p- IIurnci, IS the dAtt oi every man
TIL. GrsIT.kTF- AND PRIZES.