New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06
LAW ALUMNAE AT DINNER.
A GATHERING OF NETWORK UNlVEh-
srTY GRADUATES AT DELMoNICOs.
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE PRINCIPAL woMEN's

ticuarly fortunate in that It numbered among i.s
guests unique aggregation Of scholastic ois"'-
taries. Included in this complement were the chan
cellor of the New-York University. the presidehts
OF vassar. Wellesley. Rochester and Bryn Ma"r
colleges, and the pertinent suggestions that came
from them In the OF addresses, thoush
necessarily brief under the conditions surrounding
the dinner are likely in many ways to redound
to the benefit OF the Woman's Law Class NO
formal toast list prepared. but each speaker
took for his and her subject the advantages 70 De
derived from the higher education Of women. TIE
guests numbering about one hundred and twenty
FIVE were seated at separate tables, when were
prettily decorated with flowers and foliage
AT THE TABLE OF HONOR.
Mrs. j. p Num- president of the woman's Legal
Education Society. presided, and those who sat at
the head Of the table with her were Miss Helen
Could vlce-presldent Of the society; Chanc'Ior
Henry NJ MacCracken OF New-York University;
Mrs. II. NJ. MacCrackcn. Miss NJ. Carey Thomas,
president Of Bryn Mawr; Mrs Julia J. Irvine pres-
dent of Wellesley; the Rev. DR.. James NJ Taylor.
president of Vassar; the Rev DR.. David j. Hill.
president OF Rochester: Chauncey VI. Depcw. DR..
| Isaac Franklin Russell Of New-York University;
| Mrs F. w Downer, vice-dean; Mr.. and Mrs.
| Russell Sage Mr. and Mrs H. w. Booksaver. DR..
| George Alexander DR.. John p. Mum. Miss Pauld-
| ing Mrs f. Herman and Mrs. Eugene Smith
Others present were Professor Brown, Mrs e. H.
Walworth Miss Palen, Judge j. +. DAILY. Charles ].
| Gould Mrs. f. r. Shaw, Mrs S. II. Van Mort. Pro-
| fessor D. r. Jacques. Mrs. Jaques. Mrs Gardner,
the Rev. DR.. Cutler. Miss Ida GoodaE. Miss f. r.
Evans Mrs T. L. Pushmore. Mrs. ]. F. Day, Judge
| Isaacs Miss Banks. Mrs Cochran. G.. II. Burford,
Miss Bach Mrs Burford, r. l.. Shainwald Mrs. NJ.
| NJ Lilly Mr. Funk, Miss Alice Isaacs Mr. SELF,
| Miss Benjamin. Mr.. Wightman. ]. G. Weld. Mrs b.
| s. Sutton. Miss E. ]. Duggan. Mrs. Ashley, Miss
| Bruson, j. r. Hamaker DR.. Minard Miss Mac
| Cracken Miss Mills, Clinton G. Marshall, Mrs. Eva
Mona CHAN, Miss Pettus Mr.. Pettus, Mr.. Abbott, Mr..
| Smith Mr.. Van Orden, Mr.. Durant. Mr.. Leonard,
| Mr. Tompkins Mrs. J. G. Scheel. Miss NJ. T. Hos
mer, Mrs C. W. Smith, Professor Smith. Mrs. Inzham.
Miss Chamberlain, Miss Ida Northrup, Miss Pap
penheimer Mrs. c. D. Ward d. B. Russell, Mrs.
| W. A. Wilde Mrs. J. f. Russell. Miss Beard, Mrs.
| Charles J. Could Mrs. C. L. Bucki Miss Fred
erlcks Dr. f. r. Shaw. Miss Minnie Isaacs, r. Z.
| Cochran Mrs J. G. Weld Miss Maddern +. A.
| Hunt Mrs. r L. Shanwad. Miss S. w. Keller.
| NJ. c. Hawk. George MacCraciIen, Mrs A. l.. Nc
| Kinay the Rev. DR. Ingham, Mrs. Marshall, MISS
| Mia Haggerty and Miss Janet Hasgerty.
Mrs Mum. in rising TO open the after-dinner pro-
| ceedings was received with applause After ex-
| tending a welcome TO all present, Mrs Mum spoke
of the In the avenues opened to women for
| higher education during the last two DECADES
| Prior 10 1850 when Vassar College was organized
| she pointed out that there was no woman's COL
| !ege in America where the same liberal education
| was offered to the weaker as to men. Fifteen
| wears after Vassar the pioneer college, was estap-
| shed Wellesley started, and again ten years
| later Bryn Mawr came into existence To-Day
Mrs Mum continued these and their sister inst-
tu.ions furnished all the advantages OF thorough
| college education In the womens colleges to-day
there were than 5000 students, but, sne con-
| GUIDED proof was found of the necessity for more
| colleges for women In the fact that every year ad-
| mission was refused large numbers of young
women because of the inability OF the colleges to
| accommodate all the applicants who sought en-
| trance
MISS THOMAS. THE FIRST SPEAKER
Miss NJ. Carey Thomas. president of Bryn Mawr,
was introduced as the first regular speaker. and
quickly gained the goodwill of her hearers by re-
marking that she had obtained a special dispense
ton from the president speak seriously on condi-
| ton that Mr. Depew confined himself to the funny
| side OF things Miss Thomas said there were few
| things valuable or more practical than the OBJ
feet the Womans Law Class sought to attain. nor
| was anything worthy Of imitation by all the
| womens colleges throughout the country than that
| of acquantng their charges with the legal forms
| and business usages OF everyday life Il am
| struck more every succeeding day., added Miss
| Thomas, with the ignorance of women In these
matters ignorance that makes them prey OF
untrstworthy trustees and others. and The victims
OF their male advisers. can conceive or rev Things
more useful than the establishment OF such classes
as yours connection with every college In or near
| every large city Your classes. believe, are the
only ones Of their kind. and other cities and uni
Miss Thomas then referred TO the great change
that had come into the education OF women during
the last twenty years, but while so many Increased
| opportunities we're opened to women nowadays ior
the betterment OF their mental Developments, there
| was still much that imperfect In the colleges
and universities The necessity for the higher edu-
Of % s in this Miss homas
| attributed some OF the miserable results tina; oc-
eur care Of s ow the children
| TO be trained and educated. she asked when me
IN the bath OF Improving the education OF teachers
was she urged principally political. htner!o tne
politicians who regarded schools merely as a means
Of patronage and favor. She advocated a change in
teachers in high schools before entering upon their
| normal college duties.
MR. DEPEw WARMLY WELCOMED.
| Chauncey NJ. Depew was enthusiastically re-
| celved when called upon by the president lie be-
| gan: Having spoken for nearly an hour on tn's
| subject at the commencement exercises OF the
class last week to substantially the same AUDIENCE
| u aeens somewhat superfuous work to say II over
| again Great singers may be encored ana FAMOUS
players Of pianos and other instruments Una, may ", he
| time Of Demosthenes down to the present day no
audience ever asked an orator TO repeaI TVS as
| lawyer between the male and female followers OF
my profession. We of the weaker sexnSaush seaDd
after we have graduated at the law scnooi. spsha
| wears before we accomplish much. and II WITHIN
year from the time We receive our diplomas we are
relying of course, on our friends for our dinner
| we think we have done remarkably Well But mere
s this class OF girl graduates from the law schoo
actually in less than a week dining at Delmonlcos
| Gaughter) There is nothing like II, am sure, III
| mo Whole range OF law schools in this country
| After commenting on the Instructions placed IN
the way of women obtaining higher education IN
Years past because OF the sentiment that prevailed
that It untitled her for domestic duties ana o, me
bright nrospects that now opening Tor ner, ne
| Concluded: What We want Is that there snail be
camaradic between man and woman upon "a, al cues
lions of the day and upon matters outside the mousse
as well as inside When that eamaradie exists there
| are no differences between them, no )ealousies or
| scandaIs no ANYTHING except that mutual generosity
Of feeling which between man and man means Ifiend
| Choncel,or NacCracken Mrs. Julia ]. Irvine. DR.. j.
| N Taylor. DR. W. ]. Hill and Professor Isaac F.
| Russell also spoke.