New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-31
TIE LAW SCHOOLS SIDE or 1T.
DEAN cHAsEs REPLY TO THE LETTER OF
REGENT WATSON.

DEAN cHAsEs REPLY TO THE LhIIEH "
REGENT WATSON
r, the Editor Of The Tribune
c, IN tho columns OF The Tribune to-day there
annsar. q letter from DR. William H. Watson OF
he Board of Regents. in regard 70 the ac'ioh u nv
pepents concerning the New-forK La" ochooi' anu
~ =, ne pronounces the following statements EN-
tirey destitute Of truth;
r,rs, That the secretary OF the Board OF Regents
,o ,rsnired action inimical 70 the Law Scnooi ana
that the Regents have disciplined n'm WI" fe
verify. , 81,
second-'rhat the Regents have cehS'''' ~
course OF its Executive Committee IN resP'-' " -
issuing OF protest from the Regents Once "S"'''
a.. ,ass,pe Of the bill now pending before the L"si'-
iature for the granting Of a cnarter 10 t"e Ia"
School a.. -.
Tbird-That the Board has rebnk"i tho N.oe'
Chancellor for opposing said bill before me LIZ"
laiVc Committee. .
Whether these statements are "entifFF a'su'''
of truth may best be- shown by the following eh-
tr,c,s from the Brooklyn Eagle" % which r.
gent ST. Clair McKeiway Il Editor. puoilsntl o"
March , In TIE Tribune Of Marcn Mt Mche'-
way declared this publication IN 'Tae hasIe u 20
absolutely correct in whole AMI IN part 10
Eagle" statements (Which are contained N CTS
patch from Albany relate TO the Kegeh'' ineeO"s
OF MONDAY. March !. ana are a. iolo"It -, -,.,,,
The meeting called that tae Board n.-ns
he Executiy. Committee and Secretary De@ty
against the bill now before the l;eslsa tHre' nc
Hard aid not sustain aid IL condemn IN" ac'oh
II simply refused do anything IN the mater az
all leaving the Legislature free 10 &C, a. 'H ~;
may please. and leaving the board ~ Po,.,.on "
ioyaI acceptance OF the will OF the LeglSIatur', .
I'm effect the result amounted 10 r. era5vs 20
OF the Board In assuming to stimulate ,"e .1u' a
control legislative action me ne o. ,v pn"gs -,
the Board by some OF its employees 70 mdnuy ",
Tl sw or school by Circulars to Competing institutions
was severely condemned.
The unexpected rebuke by the Board OF me poi-
fey OF tinkering and meddling has cleared the AZ
mospnere here TIE condemnation OF the race.
was surprising The discovery tnat the remarkaole
demonstration against an independent law scnooi
the office of the Regents by methods akin 70 those
OF party machines brought 20 the notice o, ~
sembies a school ring OF the universities wa.
badly damaged by Mondays meeting OF the board
The employees Of the Board to Which "a T ne
rector OF Examinations Parsons The officers are
the members of the Executive Committee VINO
"stimulaed' action against the Ne"-iorH Ia"
Dr. Watson is careful not TO refer in his letter to
count in The Eaele 50 utterly discredi,s his
% M%4cn Pe %h GnY he Of nas se
been made public. though the resolution. adopted
have been disclosed These resolutions SLOW row" nat S
course Of action which has heretofore been s'Tend
Chancellor Doane and the members OK the TX. ~
tive Committee who united with them In protestns
against the Law ScnOOl OIL ana lu utHHiAHH ~
protests against II from educational institutions.
There is every reason to believe. moreover that
were the discussions OF March IS made public, IL
would be found that the secretary and mis- sympa-
thizers treated with the same unsparng Sc
son to the contrary Notwithstanding. II IL evident
from all that has transpred that the conduct os the
secretary has been utterly repudiated
Mr.. Watson closes his letter with charges that
"untruthful statements" and "adrot falsenoods'
have been told 10 the members of the Legislature.
whereby they may be "duped." These be biting
words but IL IS believed that the above simple r"'
tai OF the facts contains all the refutston they need
GEORGE CHASE.
Dean OF NeN-York Law School
New-York. March 80. 1897.