New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-03
TWO PROFESSORS RESIGN.
TO LEAVE COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
ACTION OF THE TRUsTEEs-A NEW PROFESSOR
SHIP ESTABLISHED.

ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES-A NEW PROFESSOR
SHIP ESTABLISHED.
The meeting Of the trustees Of Columbia College
largely attended yesterday in Hamilton Hall
Hamilton Fish presided while John T. Pine acted as
clerk. Among those present were W. c. Schermcrorl
the Rev DR.. Morgan Dix. Bishop Littlcjohn. President
Low, George L. Rives stephen p. Nash, DR.. George h.
Peabody, DR.. William ii. Draper and Mr. Chalmers.
4 procssorship Of experimental psychology in tho
school OF philosophy established. and Professor
Cattc formerly of the University OF Pennsylvania.
elected to I'll it. Cornelius Vanderbilt and DR..
George g. Whccock were elected trustees OF the col
Icgc and President Low reported that bill providing
for the uniting OF the College Of Physicians and Surgeons
and Columbia College had been introduced In tho
Legislature
The designations Of Professor George Chase. who
holds the chair Of Criminal Law, Torts and Procedure
in the Law school and Professor Robert D. Petty.
csSor Of Private Law and instructor in Municipal Law
in the Law School. were accepted. Bishop L!ttlc-
john appointed 10 deliver tho baccaaurcata
sermon TO the senior class this year. The place Tor
the sermon was not decided. Votes of thanks were
passed TO Frederic Il. Coudcrt, Edwin Gould W. H..
Kunlardt and Tiffany Is Go. for valuable collections OF
minerals presented 10 the school Of Mines by them,
and for valuable specimens OF silver manufacture
The Library Committee reported that ranCcmcnts
had been made to have the portrait of Professor
Dwight. the warden of the law school, who resigned
When seen in refcrcncc to his resignation Professor
Chase said IL have nothing to say on this subject.
No, unwilling to say whether contemplate teach
ing in any other Institution not. shall continue
with my work here until July l. and then my future
actions Will be guided entirely by circumstances. do
not TO give my for h, step at present.
NOfcSsor Petty. when by The Tribune re-
porter. said: q" would be glad to accommodate YOU
but my position here is, Of course. delicate one, for
shall continue my work until July /. Until then
shall not feel at liberty or giving my reasons for re-
signing. will neither Affirm deny that this reSiS
nation has any connection with any proposition to starr
a law school Of Princeton College I'm this city. Yes
after July shall be free TO make any business con
tracts that may offer themselves but have made
arrangements to enter the Jaw firm Of Lamb a Osborne
at No. Beekmanst., upon July /. My resignation
has no connection whatever with Professor Cha'es
action
Professor Theodore ". Dwight, the warden OF tho
Law school, whose resignation VIII also take ene't Oh
July l. said last night that he did not even know t'
the two professors had contemplated the action taken
until after the letters Of resignation had been sent lio
could give reason fr them.
At the college lat night group OF law students
were busily discussing the situation, and 1t WIS there
said that it thought among the students tIat INC
designations had come in consequence Of the appoint
mcnt of Professor Kcener. Of Harvard. to succeed ITO
fessor benjamin /. Lee in the chair OF Real Estate
and Equity Jurisprudence.
James W. Alexander, the president q the Princeton
Club when seen upon the subject said. " The idea
OF Princeton Law school in the city Of Ncw-l ORR Is
simply ridiculous. ! am trustee of Princeton. ana
can assure You that that bOay has never even pro
posed such a scheme We do indeed contemplate
having a Law school at Princeton but we hayeni
even raised our endowment for it yet, and have never
thought Of either Professor Chase Professor Petty
in connection with it, President Low Of Columbia
was not at home last evening
Professor Chase born in Portland. Me-, In
1sig He was graduated from Yale in l-1O, and from
tho Columbia Law school in 1913. Upon graduation
JIG was appointed Instructor in the Law school
with view n becoming professor ultimately.
In 1878 he was admitted 10 fun proicssor-hlp'
and has since held no chair of Criminal
Law. forts and Procedure. lie has contributed
largely 70 "Johnson's Encyclopaedia lie has pub.
lished an edition Of Blackstone FOR law sudcat>.
and an American edition II stephens Digest o Fvi
dencc.7 Both 81 these books are extensively ASA
Professor Petty born In New Jersey tn l-oO.
He spent his early year, the ilrm. but AZ the
age Of seventeen injured fOr life. Being phy~
callv untitled fo- the farm y" sent e. school
In 1879 lie studied in Wesleyan University and then
went 10 Princeton. where be- gtaluatcd iu l--3.
lie was graduated from tho Columbia Law School ir
l--J and was appointed tutor upon graduation. lie
fc,~or Of Private Law asi November Both Professor
Chase and Professor pcty rNat favorr~ with the
law students, and much is expressed al their