New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-14
WOMEN LAW STUDENTS.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES OF THE
CLASS OF THE NETWORK
UNIVERSITY.
ropry SEVEN WOMEN RECEIVE THE cHANcEL
IoR.s cERTrFrcArE-MIss ALEXANDER

roRry-srvEN WOMEN RECEIVE THE cHANcEL-
,o,.s crRrrr,carE-MIss ALEXANDER
GETS THE PRIZE SCHOLARSHIP
r,. .r.a,,t,rg EXERCISES OF the Woman's Law
Glass of the New-York University were hein ias'
night in the concert hall OF the Mauison 'tudle
Garden and forty-seven women received the cnan-
cellor's certificate.
The nrize scholarship valued at $500 In the FORM
of two years free tuition in the University La"
School was awarded to Miss lsapehe io''c"s
Alexander. NJ A.. who passed the pest e"''''''''
ton for the chancellor's certificate
The award made by a committee conPoseu Va
Professor Frank A. Erwin. LII. NJ; PROFESSOR
Christopher c. Tiedeman, IL d.. ana froiessor
Charles F. Bostwck LII. NJ. and the presentation
was made by the chairman. Professor Erwin,
Miss Christine Ross Miss Winifred sullivan
Mrs Carolyn Louise Lindholm Fitzeeraid anu WISE
Alma Mathilde Stein received honorable mention'
prize Of So the gift OF Mrs. Ralph l." Sha'n""i"'
ex-president Of the Alumnae Association was also
awarded Miss Jennie Jacobs for writing the ocs'
essay on What Women Have Accomplished TOT
the Protection Of Public Health" 1t was pre-
sented by Ellis n. Roberts, chairman OF inc coH-
mittce on Award
A second prize of SIS was by Mrs Fitzgerald.
The president OF the Woman's Legal Educauoh
Society Mrs. John +. Mum. presided, and beside
her on the platform sat the vice president MISS
Helen Gould and the secretary. Miss Isabella Mary
Pettus All wore academicas. and the members
OF the graduating class were also In caps ana
gowns
The exercises opened with the entrance or the
class and then the Rev Or w. H. T. raunce
offered prayer Speeches followed by Mrs. Num-
Professor Isaac franklin Russell the class ect-
urer. and DR. Thomas Hunter. OF the Normal COL
Iere: ESSAYS were read by Miss Martha Elvira
Pettus and Miss Edith Parker Thomson NJ D. OF
the graduating class. and there was music by the
College Glee Club The certificates were conferred
by the Chancellor Or. Henry MacCracken
Mrs Mum said among other things Several or
the graduates Of the Woman's Law Class nave
continued their studies in the University Law
School and have attained high honors. Last year
one-haf Of tho Law Scnool prizes were awarded
to women, and che Of our graduates stood second
In the Junior class. numbering 10 women and 10
men, Two OF assistant lecturers nave re-
ceved the degree OF bachelor OF laws. and one OF
master Of laws from the -NewYork University.
To-day there are thrty-frur women pursuing their
studies in the New-York University Law School
for the degree Of bachelor Of laws recent practi-
cal token Of neres. in law education on the part
oc woman has come to the law library of our uni
verstv N the gift Of a valuable collection of 100
works upon law by Mrs Elliot. F. Shepard. which
Is to be known hereafter as the Elliott f. shepard
Professor Russell spoke of the benefits to be de-
rived from the study Of Jurisprudence ana eX,
plaincd the methods pursued in the Womans Law
class ,
''Al surroundings and associations are strlcl-
H. academic" he said. "A lecture u delivered on
some broad topic. and effort is made by sim
plicity and directness of speech 10 exhibit the
legal rules underlying the business and affairs OF
men \ text book containing short ana concise
notes Of this discours" ~ provided Tor study al
home An oral discussion Of the subjects thus COW
cred is open At the next class exercise to those
who volunteer to Join the quiz Of the Students
Those who prefer 10 do may forcgo answering
questions til the day OF the examination. .
Tn graduates were the following: Misc Isabelle
Torrans Alexander NJ A. Miss Blanche Hammett
Arnold Mrs Ida Becker Miss Edith Lawrence
BLACK Miss Sophia Jackson Briggs. Mrs. SANE
Heath White Carroll Miss Marion Colgate MISS
Helen Frances Croley. Mrs. Sarah Beers CroweII,
Mrs isabelle Deborah Armstrong DAVIS MISS
Evelina Holden Fairman. Mrs Sarah Eliza
beth Holden Fairman. Mrs carolyn Louise
Iindholm Fitzgerald Miss Rebecca In9rour !,
Fream Mrs Eoise Tefair Freeman. Mrs Fannie
Humphreys Ganney. Mrs. Julia Anna iallaner
Miss Frances Maria Gil, Miss Alice Louise INA, Irai.-
hery Miss Clara Hamburger. Mrs. Louise tnng-
wood Hector Mrs Mabel Gertrude hun, MISS
Jennie Jacobs Miss Anna Maxwell Jones, Mrs'
Florence Irene Kidd Miss Nellie kingman MIS-,
Kathrene Iankton Lane. Mrs. Hermlne Runino
Iocninc Miss Mary Frances McGinness, Mss
f-ossiiv Mason Mrs Gertrude Pardec. Miss
Martha EIvira Pettus Miss Virginia Frances gun
Ian Miss Emma Genevieve Rogers. Is a., W. W.
christIne Ross Miss Marie Annette ; simmons ME, ME-
Margaret Olivia Socum. Miss Alma Matinee r stem
W,ss Wlnifred Sullivan Miss Edith tarKer Inois.
son NJ A.: Miss Jennie Tompkins. MISS ,Iertr u uue
Treskow Miss jeanette Shepard Van Der W.
Mise Alice Walker Mrs. Charlotte Aoel w ~,
Miss Viola Dederick Waring. Miss Mary hhzaoe'''
Watkins Wynne