New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-17

1BY TEL EGRtPif TO TffR TRiHUNf"I
Cambridge. jane 1G.--IIarvard University las Just
taken a step Of great importance. Alter Inc AGA
demc voar 1896 admission TO regular standing In
the Harvard Law school can be gained Only d. per
sons possessing an A. p. degree or Its eiMvai'h''
,mp,vinc certain amount OF linguistic training. from
nv ON, az CERTAIN selected universities ana colleges
or by persons qualified TO enter the senior c"S9 vi
Harvard University. The list OF universities ana COZ
lccos whose degrees 30 be taken ior adih'>''oh
has been made up with great care anu ih''u"s o"'s
institutions in unlmpeachabe standing, the test in
selecting them having been that their ~. Is. OF
,oulvacnt degree, should represent an amount Of
work done which would admit candidate To III"
senior class of the university. The only exception
TO this requirement Is that persons "ho are pu'i'-
fed TO enter the senior class may be admitted 10 'he
law school,
Under the new rule the following classes are ad-
mIttcd as specal students: Holders Of academic de-
grees In arts literature, philosophy or science VINO
are not admissible as candidates for degree eradi
ates Of law schools which confer the degree OF Li'
b. only after an examination upon a twoyeais
course Of AT least seven months IN each year. pr
sons who pass satisfactory examination In the SUD
jects now required for admission. spcEi s'""'h''
who reside three years st the school ana pass III que
course the requisite legal examinations Will receive
the degree OF IL. u. % II they at any Time our
Ing the course entie themselves 10 enrolment as
regular students or (2) n they attain mark within
3 per cent OF that required for the honor degree
The degree OF a. B. will be accepted from inc
following colleges and universities: Adeirr' Al
legheny Amherst. Bdoit. Eoston, Bowdoin, Kansas
Kenyon Kings. Knox. Lafayette. Lehigh, stahioru'
Brown. California, Central Chicago. CINCINNATI 'irh'
Colby Columbia. Cornell. Marietta. Hctlil, MANU.
Michigan. Middicbury. Minnesota Mississippi. Missouri
MI Union Dahousie, Dartmouth. Delaware, DEM
son. De PAW. Dickinson. Nebraska. New-BrnhSWcK'
College OF the City OF Ncwlork. University oil inc
CITY OF New York, North Carolina. Northwestern
ton Hanover Harvard, ohio state University ONO
Wo,l.van University O,ivrj Pennsylvania. Princeton,
Racine Rochester. IIavcrford. Hobart Illinois. In
diana. Iowa. Johns Hopkins. Rutgers -. Lawrence
syracuse Toronto, Trinity. Tufts. Union. vanderbilt
Vermont, Virginia, Washington. Washington ana J., l.
fcrson, Wesleyan. Western Reserve. Williams WIS
coIsin Wittrnbcrg and Yale. Bachelors 81 L'efatur"
from the following: University OF California; l nj
versv Of Cincinnati Cornell. University OF Wisconsin,
University Of Michigan. University of Minnesota anu
Dartmouth Bachelor of Philosophy from III" following
I.lot state University OF Iowa, niv'rsy al chicago"
Brown, University Of California; D"lIWar", Drhk"
University. Ohcrlin and Sheffield Sticniihc StLocl
and Bachelors OF science f!om the following; bowd"in,
Cornell, Harvard. state University Of Iowa. knoA.
Mas sac hisetts and Institute Of Technology, VIII also
be- admitted. -
The rule will not 60 into effect until after Tho
academic wear 1-3J-'pj. TIA" Harvard Law Scb""l
Will have the distinction OF being the first Law s'h1
IA the country To make advance Which must be
speedily followed ty other Institutions.