New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-18
REGENTS STiNDARD ATTACKED.
A HEARING on TIE NETWORK LAW
SCHOOL BILL
FRANK H. Pr.ATT CRITICIsEs THE REQUIREMENTS
WHICH THE OTHER LAW SCHOOLS ARE
WILLING TO COMPLY WITH-PRO
TESTS AGAINST THE MEASURE.

WILLING 70 COMPLY WITtI-PRO
TESTS AGAINST THE MEASURE
Albany Feb ia hearing OF importance TO law,
yers and law students all over the State was held
before the Assembly judiciary Committee to-day on
Assemblyman Austins bill Incorporating the New
York Law School Bishop William Croswell Doane
Professor Clarence d. Ashley. Dean Of the Faculty
of the University Law School of New-York; Presi-
dent \. V. V. Raymond. of Union College ana
Frank II. Plat. of New-York, participated in the
discussion. Bishop Doane presented to Mr.. Scherer
chairman of the committee, a large batch of pro-
tests against the bill.
Mr.. pLItt who appeared in behalf OF the Dill.
charged that the Board of Regents and several
educational Institutions were prosecuting the New
York Law School. ThOre were seven SUCH nstitu-
lions in the State all of them except the New
York Law School being separately chartered and
having the power to confer degrees and grant
diulomas on their own examinations He said
that the attacks which he charged the Board or
Regents with making against the New-fork Law
School were inspired by the Columbia and Cniver-
sty Law Schools. lie charged that the questions
which we're submitted for the Regents examination
to the students Of the Ncw-York Law School last
year were prepared by student just graduated
from the Columbia school and several wel-knoWf
Judges OF the Supreme Court whom he named,
had characterized them unfair. not calculated I"
develop the students knowledge and intended to
deliberate action of the Board of Regents. none of
whom had ever visited the institution ho repre-
scented knew anything about it, 10 persecute and
iniure the school.
The bill which he asked to have reported favor
ably would give the Ncw-York Law School the
same standing as the others As II was the stu
dents were Dependent; for diplomas on such exan-
nations as he had called 10 the attention of the
committee. The Buffalo and Syracuse schools
could pass their students twenty-four points.
Cornell sixteen and the Albany Law School ON
nothing but years course TO secure diploma
while the New-Yorl Law School required to
pass forty-eight counts. Before student from
the Inter school could get degree he must sub
init to special requircnentS adopted by me Board
OF Regents. whereas the other law schools had the
power confer degrees their students on their
examinations
the University iG2. That was the true aniinus OF
the whole opposition This bill provided that the
confer degrees and issue diplomas after "A two
years course.
Bishop Doane Professor Ashley and President
Raymond based their whole objection to the bill
on the rule of the regents that the power to confer
degrees shall be granted to institutions having
resources of less than 100000 and the plea that
the mercenary character Of the New York Law
School in comforting degrees would lower the stand
ard.
did not need 100000 resources. All il wanted was
enough money to erect building and not be com
PEELED to continue paying high rentals TO the
Equitable
dr. Raymond said that the right to confer de-
grces had been waived by all of the law schools
mentioned by MIR Plat in so far they do not
conform 10 requirements Of the Board of Regents.
The main point of the hill was that II chartered
institution indopcndent absolutely of the Board
OF Regents. while all the other law schools pro-
posed to live up to the requirements or the regents
Another hearing on the bill will be given