New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-19
GR.fDC.lTES IN LAV.
CLOSE OF THE TwENTY-sECoND YEAR or TIE col
UNBIA LAW SCHOOL OMATNCFMENr ENER-

CLOSE OF THE TwENTY-SEcoND YEAR or TIE col
UMBIA LAW SCHOOL CoMMrNCFMENr ENkK-
CIsEs AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The twenty second year OF the CoiumDh
Law School closed last evening with the commencement
exercises at the Academy OF Music iar-c audience
was present and showed great nteFt ia the proceed
ings President Barnard presided Peter Cooper, the
lev Dr. = d. Burchard members OF the law faculty oil
the college and other prominent persons were on the
platform The graduating class, l-3 In number occn-
pied front Prayer offered 10y the Rev Dr G.
X. Duie chaplain of the college As usual Professor
Theodore ". Dwight adlro ~ecd the outgoing class His
theme was the uie aud WORK of Lord Coke.
He reviewed the striking incidents Of the
career of that father of the law and pointed out h7
traits that were worthy OF imitation and those that had
cast a shadow upon his Frequent applause III
terrupted the speaker.
Cortlandt Parker spoke the true ambition OF the
righnindcd lawyer lie thought there at the pres
ent time great tendency among young lawyers to
rush into practice before they had been sufficiently pre-
pared by persistent, prolonged and un"eaHed rc'"hhg
of the law. The young man. he said. who acquired busi-
ness and practice very slowly and with difficulty was
more likely to reap success than another who' win
equal abilities was thrown at into practice The
reading be done at some time 1t was much better
that it should be done by the young lawyer
Professor Dwight announced the prizes awarded The
first prize OF $50 for the best paper on municipal Ia"
was given to Henry o. Tay .or, who wrote under TIC
nom dc plume Of " BcrnhsIdt' william l.. Turner re-
cevod the second prize OF $3.50. and Max Gross the
third OF 500 The prize Of so for the best paper on
Internal .uial law given 10 Lewis = Bufcdfd, ana
another OF S75 for the best paper on constitutional law
to William h. Turner o. the graduating class ahOut
twenty-five received their dgrcc cum Llnde lie lOl
lowing graduated with the degree "i Lie b''
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