The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
A W0MAN'S LAW SCHOOL.
MME. EMILY KEMPIN, WHO WILL
TRAIN MODERN PORTALS.

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One of the Three Women Jurists Of
Europe Who Has Come to New York
to Open a School Where Ladies Can
Imbibe Legal Lore.
New YORK, Oct. 5.-Her name is Nine
Emily Kempin; she is an LII. D. from the
University of Zurich, Switzerland: she
has three bright children and a husband
who is Presbyterian minister, and eleven
Students have applied already for admission
to the law school for women which she will
open in East Fifty-ninth street, New York,
on Oct. Z.
The small brown turban which lies on
top Of the big iron safe is her turban and
the closely rolled silk umbrella, with a gold
knob which stands in the corner, is another
article of her beloa gings. She wears an
autumn walking dress of brown wool, with
brown velvet cuffs and revers. Her ewes
are blue, hen complexion blonde and her
hair light brown; she may be trihe above
middle height, is of slender figure and sits
erect and well poised i'll her straight-backed
char; she has face of sweetness and in
telilgen ce, and command a better English
vocabulary than most native-born Ameri-
cans though her &C emit is piquantly for
eign. She Is presiding a. paper-strewn
uesk III her law office on Broadway, an
once which differs in no essential par leu
lar, save the presence of two small brown
EIoVeS and the turban, from other suites in
mat many STORED office building whose in
habltants are exclusi 7elY masculine.
Only three women in all Europe have
graduated IN law. One is occurring in the
University of B logna, Italy; one is the
uaughter OF a Belgian judge, aud her appii-
@Jl0n Tor admission to the bar of her own
country is now under consideration: the
SaIrd Is this quiet little Nine. Kempin
nhce women are nowhere allowed to prac-
lce law on the continent, her story of how
we came to choose the profession is int :
&ting.
She was writer for the Swiss press, but
nsd received only a high school education.
ouppose." said her husband, ''you attend
me university lectures"
One day she drifted accidentally into a
ieclure on the histo y of law. Every alb
EStru'e point OF it was clear to her and what
sle lad secretly wished for years but never
iau Jared to put into words came upon her
IesisC.oly. Yes" said her husband.
n you would make a good lawyer: if you
"t ..p u, suppose you study for the barr
put said NJ ne. Kempin, ''there are the
"a oih3nuten'-the ungest was only years
amlnation.n
II will fit you" said this Swiss husbe nd.
f Latin. Al Ai"0HonieUAoS anu
- n.ne. Kempin studied at Zurich three
10 co ana half. She graduated with the
ieU hohurs Of her class. and a prominent
aN.a+%S5eel Il Zurich, who believed, she thinks,
fRao such novelty might advertise his
80 80 engaged her as managing clerk.
n in i I''E. Know whether or not she brought
r. pu oSsS, but wnen the two were in-
erad - :, uttle suppers and parties he de-
NJ - -, VuaU ne had never had such a clerk,
e. wen she decided at the end of a year
srl. que couldn't be content to be a lawyers
forever, he offered to double her
$iioiJ II sue would remain. She had ap-
a. - iOr adInlsslcn 10 the bar, but her sex
n Oioseu the doors against her, and when
- liant ofp1 Professorship in the University
rnr0 ViLet ca her, she was refused the gov
., InO Incense to teach, also on the ground
1a sue wore petticoats instead Of trousers
" - p e IN the lightning had been sim
go ~ Ut herself TO advise her husband
~ i'ulohers, vino often came to the pastor
y ueStlons they could i'll afford TO carry
nj yer, out with study her ambition
va own. Suppose" said her husband,
n 20 to America"
mo aII5 "a herself with American law
hint H pm appued Tor admission to
t..-ls college Law School. Some of
=, trustees were out of town, and il was
81 months before she as definitely re-
L.; meanwhile she had been quietly
-llhg the lectures. From Columbia
"a vent to New York University, and
- marx OF courtesy to tie uniyer-
pnai a. ZURICH, but with distinct under
lung that no precedent was created. She
X ,',.al.. Since beginning al independ-
sse1Ac9 sne mas become counsel for
49,. S"lss Legation in Washington and
|E tsS oe;unt Of the New York Arbitra-
M o2cletY, and says that the idea Of
2z& lug law school came to her only when
Ta,eHy questioned by ladies owning
= 10y - VINO wanted Information about
I'd ymn business matters, about contracts.
'sr r.',llsuips, wills and inheritances.
T. SAID her husband, you lect-
% ii nae... Women 70 qualify them FOR the
l ~ aent u their affairs or tho saperyis-
u their agents.n -f - ~