The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-06-30

animation before the professors Of the law
department of the University of Pennsyl-
| vania. In order to practice she must pass
| the Board of Examiners. Many think that
the Examiners will never pass upon her,
but Mr.. Kilgore thinks no lawyer would
yield to q mere feeling Of prejudice and
| refuse to pass woman If she were as well
qualified as a man, and he knows his wife
is well qualified. She is very smart-is
about thirty-fve and was pupil of Mr..
Kilgore when she was Miss Burnham- Nine
years ago she began struggling for admis-
sion to the bar. In 1874 she presented her.
self to the Board of Examiners, who refused
to examine her. She appealed to the Court
of Common Pleas for redress and failed
there. She brought suit against the Board,
but it was not pressed. In 1881 bill was
before the Legislature for admitting wo-
men to practice at the bar. She made a
long and able speech in favor of the bill
and the following day the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate reported in favor of
the bill, but it was defeated as it had been
in 1878 and 1879. Time and perseverance
will yet accomplish it all, no doubt, and she
will have the pleasure of being the success
full opponent of some Of the gray headed
pleaders.
The one hundred and twenty seventh an
nual commencement of the University of
Pennsylvania took place on the 18th. There
was large class of graduates and among
them Mrs. Carrie B. Kilgore, upon whom
was bestowed the degree of Bachelor of
Laws. Some other ladies excelled in music,
but no diplomas were conferred upon them.
The University is said to be in fourishing
condition and the finances looking up, al
though it is conducted with an annual
deficit of about $4,000. The trustees fire.
quently make up this deficit among them
selves rather than petition outsiders. The
trustees have made fifty free scholarships
available to the pupils of the public schools,
and there are to be, some valuable changes
in the management. There will be more
latitude allowed in the curriculum-a stu
dent will be permitted to select his studies
to suit his taste, the bent of his mind and
his intended pursuits. If he oontemplates
business life he will not be forced to
master Greek and Latin, etc. There will
be degrees conferred upon the successful
students in civil, mining and mechanical
engineering. The plan of Yale and Cornell
of permitting the Alumni to have voice in
the government of the University will be
adopted. There will be Veterinary School
added to the Medical Department. The
building will cost 10000, and two public
spirited men have already provided for it.
The Wharton School of finance which has
proved such a valuable adjunct will be very
much extended in scope and hereafter will
confer degree. Every encouragement is
given to those desirous OF attaining ,knowl-
edge in every department Of learning.
Dogs are universally popular here as pets,
and fine ones are numerals There are q
number Of establishments that make d
business of importing them and the very
best blood can be bought. It is no uncom-
mon thing to see fine settlers and pointers
roaming the streets. Two years ago no
lady was fashionably equipped without an
English pug-the LATEST and most thorough
ly no account of all dogs-but he was the
style in England and had to have his day in
America. The genuine pug is cream color,
with black nose and legs and so comically
ugly that he is interesting. He is the best
to have in family because of his gentle
ness-he is too stupid to bite. They have
been superseded by Skye and Yorkshire
terriers, and he can now be bought for ff-
teen or twenty dollars. It is said that
ladies who are ultra fashionable have dog
to match in color their different costumes,
but I have never seen crushed strawberry
dog. -.
The weather at present iss disagreeably
cold; the thermometer dropped three days
ago from ninety-fve to ffty-fve degrees.
We had no spring and June had alternated
between very hot and cold, but notwith-
standing all the disadvantages, the crop
reports from every part of the State are
splendid and the same may be said of fruit,
with the exception of apples.
Occasionally there are rumors Of the pos
sibilities of a money panic, but the best
observers in Philadelphia business circles
see no cause for alarm.
GOOSEQUILL.