New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
PRELIMIyARILS 10 TIE STUDY OF LAW
AN EXAMINATION BY PROFESSOR d. D -,
UNDER TIE DIRECTION OF THE boN"D "
REGENTS.

AN EXAMINATION BY PROFESSOR d. . NNN'',
UNDER TIE DIRECTION OF TIE BoAl'D 20
REGENTS. :4o1
Professor D. S. Martin, who was appoih'cu
by the Board of Regents Of the University Vi 'i0
New.Y York to conduct the first examinations VI 49,
who wish to begin the study Of law. gave inc ~
for examination an opportunity to register "' '"o
C,,,,,hia Law school Yesterday. The EXAMINATIONS
which will be conducted according to inc iuiU1
recently adooted by tho Court OF ApPcais' W"
take place first at the Columbia La" 0o"oDD
and afterward at the Law Department Oh 'no
University of NewYork City, Mr. ASrlin a''u
Yesterday in conversation with TRIBUNE iepoi'0' "
regard 10 the scope of the EXAMINATIONS
.Thora has been considerable misapprehensloh Oh
that subject and | am glad TO have an opportunity 10
correct it, The trouble has been III the Iearhed PIo
sions both law and medicine, that ADMISSION 10 '"
has been far too easily obtained The best lawyers anu
physicians have felt this for many years Many la"
schools have strict requirements Tor admlssloh' D
a large part Of the lawyers in thls Guy
ord eIseUhera are men who have come up In
law Offices where they have picked up lar
stock of legal information but they are sady LACKING "
general education This, in the opinion OF the better
class OF lawyers tends to lower the standard OF te pro-
iesson. To remedy the evil, the 20 ur' Vi APp''N
adopted series OF questions to c)nsNtute an examha
ton which students must pass before beginning 10 Stuy
law. The impression seems to have gone abroad thaV
this examination is somcthing tremendous IL 49, nov
ever the same examination as the boys ana ElI4s III
every academy in the S.ae, which is under the super
vision OF the Board Of Regents mus mus
pass And none Of the boys anu sitt'
of ordinary Intelligence find any diGcuy III pdssIu5 ~
The same questions been used loI years III ced
Incorporated academy IN the State anu tHeV hs Icen
no COMPLAINT that Iney too dllncut II mas oeeu
said tlal historian could answer some VI ~ H.. no
lions in the examination ia history Inc fac Is ina
Regents adopted rule, when mas peth dINd19 ~,
tina no question in history should DC ahhcu INC d' W
Ia hCu could be found III every text DOCK vi H9tUIy
used IN The schools OF the state lhs was OoNIoI9.J
to avoid tne trouble which mlsht otherwise aIse !O
inc diversity OF text books used. IN places III mo l
outside OF New York tue candidates lOr beginning Ot
study nceu only 90 to the academy ID lheI O" az
mas. HE regular animation Tor graduation hOHs WIN
Jne regular pupl.s IN the school IL was HoO0'' -,
apuou special examiner for this city, because thee
~ no school here that under the supervision OF inc
Regents In snort ali that is required u tnosc "uo
yysu ~ become ceIhs il Jaw Offices, Is .ndJ my P'
an examination that intCIscnt boys ana 6I49 a." VIVA
the state passing every year. 90, a.. ooo,+
"Wuat do you tAluk VIII Do tue eAcC'
of these cXamlnauOhsi = e.. .to+ +l,o
"s O1, plssO.c eject that there can bo is tnat INC
leoai profession Will be immensely benefited Inc tA-
4uluuus vii keep out nobody that ought 10 eLtcI H0
profession, VIII prev cht large numbers from DOCo
M ,o-cdltd lawyers Ou- nj not 10 Dc III any p4o'C
son Iue system viii maze CERTAIN amount OF PIC
umiuary educatOn IL general subjects aO9OH'e9 Ho0o'
.a.y.' ,,...... g.
''iud you have a large number OF applicants To-
. There were good many but we expected more.
the res "a Dat mere not more ~ thE, Lit Tue
trtr uanucr those WISHED 10 ocah 'he s'1IJ o
law tins year aid early ia tue season. DeO.c inc H0"
rules WcDt INTO operation"