Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-02

Interesting Addresses ut the Opening Of Its
Law School-Other schools Begin.


Interesting Addresses ut the Opening Of III
Law School-Other schools Begin.
The formal opening Of the law school OF
Columbian University last evening was q notable
event Some 400 young men whoare preparing
themselves for the active practice of law assem-
bled In the lecture room, where they were
greeted by DR.. yelling. the president of the
university, and the distinguished men who are
members Of the faculty. Last year the number
Of students was considered to be very large
but this year the enrolment goes beyond any
record that has been made even in the history
of this successful institution. The increase ID
more than 100 and to meet the demands of the
growing classes the faculty has been increased 90
this year it will number twelve instead OF eight.
The new member are DR.. yelling, who will
lecture on public and private international law;
Hon. w. E. Simonds, commissioner OF patents.
who will give series of addresses on the law
of patents; Justice Bradley OF the District Su-
preme Court will discourse on criminal law
and criminal pleading and practice, while Mr..
W. 5. johnson OF the Washington bar viii act
as judge of moot court
DE-. wELLINo's ADDRESS.
DR.. J. C. yelling, the president of the uni
versity, made an eloquent and instructive ad-
dress, in which he traced the history of the law
school from its establishment and recited the
yearly increase in its students. From the be-
ginning it had been the purpose of the univer-
sity authorities to establish a law school which
should be amcng the first in the land. This re-
suit having been accomplished, it was now be-
lieved that the faculty in its distinguished per-
sonnet, comprising members of the Supreme
Court of the United States, members of the Su-
preme Court of the District, an assistant attor-
ney general OF the United States, the United
States commissioner of patents and others,
q he first
then went on to remark that the authorities of
the university we're not satisfied even with this
high achievement, but had already projected
q new school, to be called the school
the jural thought of the human
race from the earliest grades Of culture to its
highest evolution in the code Of Rome and
the common law Of England should be passed
In review. Reference was made to the fact that
the chief justice OF Louisiana, the Hon. Edward
Edmund Bermudez, would deliver a course of
lectures during the current year on the Roman
civil law US exemplified in the code Of Louisi-
ana, and would follow up this course with a Sc
ries Of lectures on the relation which the Roman
civil law has to the civilization of the world and
the relation which it has had more especially
on the English common law and the law Of ma
tions.
Addresses were also made by the other men,
bers Of the faculty, who, in addition to those
mentioned above, are as follows: Justices Har-
land and Brewer, Judge Cox, Assistant Attor-
ney General Maury, Chief Justice of Louisiana
DermudeZ, II. T.. Davis, eX-assistant attorney
for the district, and W. F. Mattingly. Mr..
A: S. Northington, formerly District attorney,
who is member of the faculty, was not
present.
MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS.
The opening session of the medical and dem
tai departments of the university we're also
held last evening. Some 200 students have al
ready registered and of this number seventy
are new students. A lecture on general medi-
cal Jurisprudence was delivered by DR.. d. X.
Shute, who was welcomed back after an abb
sence of q year. DR.. William Donnelly deliv-
cred the address to the dentists.
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.
Tho National College of Pharmacy entered
upon a new year of work last evening with
over one hundred new students. Additions
are expected during the week and the con-
tinuance of the thorough course of instruction
which has marked the history of the institu-
ton is insured by the fact that the members
OF the faculty are the same as last year.
HOWARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
The students Of the medical department of
Howard University met last evening and en-
tered upon their years work. The large at
tendance was a gratifying indication of the
appreciation of the labors Of the faculty in the
past. The dean of the faculty, Dr. Hord, and
his assistants were present.
Rev. Dr. Rankin, the president Of the uni
versity, opened the session with prayer. An
interesting lecture was delivered by DIR. ]. NJ.
Lamb on the Evolution of the Microscope"
THE LAW SCHOOL
The law school Of the university was also
opened last evening. An address was made by
President Rankin and then Prof. B. S. Leighton
delivered his inaugural lecture, the theme be-
ing The General Department of Law Stu
dents" The attendance this year shows an in
crease over that of last year