New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-13
MORE YOUNG LAWYERS.

FEssoRs DWIGHT AND DILLON - PRIZES
AWARDED.
The Academy of Music at o'clock last
evening was filled with a fashionable and intelligent
audience, most Of whom were friends OF
the students OF the Columbia College Law
School, who about to receive the dip OF grad
uation Scattered here and there through the boxes
were the faces Of city judges and lawyers. Presi-
dent F. A. P. Barnard. when he went upon the
stage, followed by Professor Theodore W. Dwight
Professor John F. Dillon and Samuel B. Rugges, each
OF whom the graduates, who occupied front orchestra
seats greeted with enthusiastic applause. Upon the
stage also Professor Chase and John Burgess
the Rev. T Dewitt TalmaGe, United States District At
tOrney TeDney, OF Brooklyn, Dwight Ohm stead, f. n
Bangs Lewis NJ. Norwood, Peter B. Oney, George L.
River Joseph Ullman, Frederick W. Whitrdge, Stephen
p. Nash and William c. Sanger.
The opening prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. @.
r. Dlfln, chaplain of Columbia Colleke The address
to the graduating class made by Professor Dwight.
The students showed their ardent admiration and re-
gard for him by applause that took good While to SUI
side Substantially he addressed them as follows:
Our first suggestion is that you shOuld in the outset
take the full MEASURE Of your preparation for your LIES
work. Do not consider yourselves fully fitted for your
vocation. You will demand too much OF youi
| mere outline OF the great science TO which you have
Cducaton, matter how carefully devised or skill
fully conducted to make you practical A., lawyers;
aheGe who goes forth on bis way conquerng, are me
| 2,
is hewIdcrlng chaos In it is vast, in its de-
pleasing the young, certainty and scientific precls
| ion; even to the old and wel-seas0ned
LAWYER with all his Accommodations of learning and dsc
pine the mai ter Is confusing; 60 the beginner II Is APP
paG listen oGt w %Inn bo ad Of e S dnd seeS ths
struggling and seething mass OF his professional
brethren victims OF unhealthy c0urt-rOoms and over
But will you quarrel with your lvelihoOdl The I'M
certainty, the mstess the cOmpexity OF the law are
|
| ocean @lll not dry up; the only fear is that
You can only make law simple by checking the devices
aud extlngulshing the aspirations OF the mind aud
himself ia complex. 1t Is varied because
nd h Gs"E Secauso man u being 1sD'S o.
| infinite cunning and, when corrupt, OF bOuhdless
HT5nt' Of law There is At most onIy an SeV
alton Of difficulties, whether existing or mpcnd
| The bar The community turn such you with the
| hope and confident expectation that your train
I Int Of anu somr avail in referring instances
n ~ rne a VIA! mn yGI
a words Of advice aud encouragement as you look
In to whatever department Of law you may happen to
! he plunged. make It your leading ann to
S Sc Think with accuracy and comprchcnsveurss
a great thinker Will almost AZ once ami with compara-
Add to BIS prime mental habit, wide aad rich lea n
ing aud all the domains OF the law
are open to you as spoil seek to pierce through the
mace 10 the core and clear the supc cal difficulties
Of the way: studying the classics so ms 10 master
thcm know mental philosophy anu the philosophy OF
his,rry b. nIbaed with the principles OF political sci
eucr discipline your powers ana develop your style
ny constant composition in your mother tongue ana by
| ffrouent extcmp0raucOus discussion ~
Learn AGO cultivate yivacny OF spirtte. This Ia
| more IN our power than Is commonly supposed Gam
Tie power OF simple nnd clear exposition, so tha even
OF the state permit to rdo your understand
you The dcyeopment OF your s TSn G p es
| making us"ful acqnhintaDces ana holding them
firmly always UNDERSTOOD ana az All events not
r"igry appreciated by young practi'ioners. large
unri Of your early MI consist IPyOur ability to
mt I do not xnort you merely to he lawyers You
rcrirn only hall duties unless you also aim to b.
n mistake To immune yourselves IN your pro-
csona duties and 10 say substantially 10 ihe c9omn !,
nlty, am doing my whole DUTY IN scrVinG my christ
Afcr all tins. though mcr0rlOus IL essentially selfish.
I" Irok after The Interests Of the locality where you
| happen 10 dwell Develop MS resources; help tn
%S HT. adverse to cy de6t-tose mognred on future
grow tn prosperity. ststo that refuses 70 pay is
ILgrs one H. iiiicai SUBJECT which approach with
| gr,yc ututrt cusiuns aUl yet highly deserving
If your 6otc CO. 1t IA whether tho people OF the
T dSa nc h%' NATIONAL state ana local. ndoaI WITH
| i,artlnrSss and horUrably continue to carry
our rnyrrnmcnt Is impossible; VIII
nc minority submit ch'cIfully TO the VIII OF the maJor,
mean, or viii they on tho other hand resort
d Irand 1srrc ' Ganscr. Wore pnrss nI
almost ggnay P9nrfa Ih' r Is danger anger "hG Ge
ith. .aycrc s%' nai provided no 1 adcquatr
means for ascrrtIinng whG;c the s9vcrcsn power
trusted to count, register and proclaim the
votes You mu,t resolutry SCI yoni faces against
every form of political fand accept with cheerful acIh'
es NE thr VII Of the majority though you d'plore
Their uuwisIon. DO not sy That your slhGi voice wIi
gncntly the result Ind ydua force directed BY nOlty
am reioco to believe that this Ia plain political
yGGcp nna S y hS STc%T5 HS "@S ha
rffttun Ill
riding political prin1p for the sake Of supposed par
uzan benefit when Is ID t'r T ine wii
surely SURE tom~ wnen public -, opinion WIN
carry n Jaw through the Legislature opposed to
political morality aud honor Appa1'G rue rle fiii
flower and iruitaSe Of their grand development are
Address BY FX-JUDGE DILLON.
After music another address WAS delivered by cX-
Judge John +. Dillon. VITO during tho past year has
| been the Professor OF Real Estate Law in the Law
School. lie sud in part;
It's stated that Lord Edon on being consulted In the
ypnr 1901 ns to the best cOd 10 be pursued by some
young men on the study % the law replied " know
Of no RUE To- gT' ' n bcr Dnt and n Work ike
horses" Snguarly in n same y4nr' l9Ol, Joseph
story Whose name was destined co nuT MINI and '
teacher OF law cors ms dim mites u, IN the study SI
State Of Massachusetts. lie, nnrratgs now, De-,
ing left alone IN consequence OF Mr. Sewers absence
Congress, he had no opportunity TO ASK TOT OK
atIOn his heart several times sank within nlm ana
he WAS nearly persuaded to give no tho STUDY
of thp intrratO science; no relates in one
place that beng nearly OyerpOwered with tho dlicn-
lies IN lis path he sat down nnd wept Dttcrly.
Ny tears dropped upon the book and stained IT'S
pigrs: hut went en-, and records with satisfaction
XIX nnnl triumph II IL u remarkable coincidence that
I'm inf Same year 1~O1, Daniel Webster IN the Town OF
aIsb w. state of Hampshire, eusered into the law
onir. of Mr.. Thompson, who put at once Coke upon
IIitlcton rtO bis nand. ThiS was condemned Dy Mr.
Whistler who sad that n boy OF twenty with no prev
inns knowledge OF such subjects cannot understand
Coke. AMI here In passing may we NOT pause ana
point with pardOuable pride to tpe historic RECORD
int IT was under the auspices OF Co
iu1bla College that ChncellOr Kent, III
is23 prepared anl differentiation ho had
reIchcd IN age liked by the Constitution OF the state
as disuuayng hIm from longer service on the Behch
the lectures that not born 10 die. tApplause.l
AWARD OF PRZEs AND DEGREES.