The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
WILL MISS McK|NSTRY,
Students Regret the ReSigna-
ton of Their Tried Friend
and Professor.
Professorship for His Private
Practice.

In the assembly-room of the HASTINGS
College of the Law the student body held
a special meeting last night to pass resolu-
tons of regret on the recent sudden action
of the board of trustees making vacant
the chair held by Justice E. w. McKinstry
as professor in that institution. Extreme
sorrow was expressed by every student and
expressed emphatically.
The classes of '95, '96 and '97 were pres
ent, besides many of the older alumni.
Burbank Summers acted as chairman.
J. j. Barrett vice-president of the mid
die class, presented a set of resolutions
earnestly expressing respect, esteem and
admiration for their late instructor and re-
calling his long and exalted services on the
bench and at the bar, his profound knowl-
edge of the law, his eminent career and
wise decisions, the enthusiasm with which
the students attended his lectures, which
were models of fullness, clearness, sim
plicity and originality, giving universal
satisfaction and earning for him the strong
regard and high esteem of every class and
its every mem Der"
1t was moved that the assembled classes
''do hereby give expression to our deep re-
greet at his retirement. We attest his sur
passing fitness for the position he has
vacated and we think it cannot soon or
easily be filed We bear witness to the
universal satisfaction with which his
energy, zeal and tireless efforts in the
scrupulous discharge of the duties of his
position have always met. Our best wish
is that in the practice of the profession
which he has so elevated, honored and
faithfully served the same success and ap-
probation may attend him as crown his
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lege of Law"
The resolutions were greeted with vocif-
erous applause and were unanimously
passed. In addition to these Burbank
Summers, ]. J. Barrett, Stanley Jackson,
Percy Denman and Miss Mabel Craft were
chosen as committee to select COM
petent artist to paint lifesize portrait of
the Judge to be hung in the college; also
to choose for presentation some fitting tes-
timonial of the warm regard they cherish
for him and their appreciation for his past
services in their behalf.
There is certain air of mystery at
tached to the history of the matter. II
will be remembered that some months age
at a meeting of the board of trustees a
wish was expressed that the Judge devote
all his time to the college. This would
necessitate on the Judges part the relin-
quiShment of his independent practice
He vUnchsafed it no attention, considering
it entirely without reason. A week age
the trustees passed another resolution to
the same effect, asking him if his affairs
would permit him to give all his attention
TO the college work. He allowed this also
TO go by unnoticed. The final act on the
part of the board of trustees was to declare
the vacancy of his chair.
The moment the act became known to
the students movement of direct cpposi-
ton to the faculty was set in motion, but
was checked at its inception by the Judge
himself. He stated at the time to a leader
of the movement that he did not desire the
boards action to be interfered with. He
would refuse to accept the position even il
again rendered.
81 have never allowed my practice to in
terfere with my duties here said he
1.-THE board did not request that any ex-
cess of practice which might interfere with
the college work be given up. L would
have replied to it on that proposition, but
it desired me to giveup all my practice
which request l consider as absurd"
The meeting of the students for such a
purpose has never before occurred in the
history of the college. Every student is
enthusiastic in his praise of Judge Nc
Kinstry. His lectures on equity, juris-
prudence and constitutional law, they
aver, cannot be surpassed.