Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-19
LAWYERS QUALIFICATIONS.

The recent action ~ the Chicago
Bar association is attracting quite %
measure Of attention from lawyers and
others throughout tho county, aud iu
som, parts l. receiving warm adgo.
cacy. The association iavor higher
standard Of educational qualifications
flr lawyers than Is now generally TO-
qultoi Tor admission d tho bar, and
has presented memorial 10 the
state supreme court, which controls
such matters In Illinois. The
subject has been taken up Ia other
states, aud Il receiving free discussion
among the legal fraternity. The rrin.
oIpal changes asked Tor by the Chicago
attorneys srp embodied 90 the follow.
lng specifications contained In the
memorials
High school training as a pr0llmi.
nary iu study Tor tho bar,
2-lhrCU yolr' study in a law school
uf with practitioner Hs condition prCct-
don't 20 examination Tor admission 10 tho
bar.
3-niplomas " law schools not 10 adml,
without tho same examination as Ia re-
QuIrHd for studon's who have pursued
thH.r studies elsewhere.
"a commission OF examiners whose
standard Determination shall ue uniform
throughout ihO state. Foreign diplomas
not tp Doe accepted unless iho require
WHuis uuiHr which thHv WUro issued arc
! equal loo ihlso demanded iDr admission
by tho slate % Illinois.
itisno doubt desirable that higher
standard Of professional qualifications
be- required among the legal fraternity
in nearly every part Of the country
than BE- the rule at pTosen,; for Il is an
injury TO any profession to nave within
TO- fold members whose capabilities
au1 attachments DO not raise them
above the level OF the "bo,ch." So far
as attorneys nro concerned a graiati9n
Of GLASSES might not be Inappropriate,
TO-, Ia that event every client whose
ease was worthy 70 bs carried TO the
hi. hest court Of slate or territory
would OF necessity receive attention
from a lawyer Of the higher class, as
0uly such would be- allowed to practice
before that court, while shysters would
not carry cases up merely 10 bleed
thelr clients, n' % too frequently tho
caal now, because only casei OF minor
Importance would go tho,r way.
rhurs "a q strong probability that tho
Grt specification cItad was called
forth by the fact that n considerable
| proportion OF tho younger members TO
gsived Into the profession OF late years
b1yg boon w1luly deficient Ia gram
| mar oHhogaphy, psunanihip, and
other common school branohel o
.suIy some Of those who practice In
| lhoc .ur.so OF this Territory are In thai
| situation, Bu. there IS grave doubt
|aa 70 whether high school obtaining, II
/ uy tina. is mean. graduation from VIVA
. B commonly understood as such O
school, should bo required, There az
many young men in Utah and else
/ here iu the Union whjs, cullug1 AM
I general educational qualifications ART
/ fully equal or even superior 10 Ia
/ ordinary high school graduate
/ ygt wlo have never been Ia
. aIe the walls OF such an IN
. Hul3u; whilo outside OF the Iarg'
. gup. academic training "a not attain
| able 90 many young men whose staiI
| aus habits aud energy OF chaTacie
| Uldunuy nt thom Tor taking c1url
| wi law, aud who give to tbs pro'easio
| lluy OF its brightest minds
Tho other specifications DO not ap
! lear to parlake OF anything ma. is 20
ugId VA lls nature Tor the baael o. Oh
y.ung lawyer OF tho good OF The %.
tgsluu. Their being closely oblerve
would be likely {, Increase the respsl
tor aud condolences in members q u