New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
s,opruAR OBSERVATIONS.
vopx LAW SCHOOLS REQUEST.

VIE NETWORK LAW schoon .-,o. -.
I hs AGAINST SPECIAL LEdisLAr'oN' Az
~uos1zyNG IT TO GRANT DEGREES
r,,or Of The Tribune.
p tpe .onor,s Of the hearing before the Legis-
SIR .,,,,ee relative 10 granting TO the New
ba'.' .u school power 10 confer liz own uesre's
f"~ a. Graduates have failed In some lo'h's "
wv az, the real questions at issue r'' 'e'''"'
"'e ,,.rc has been an earnest eHor' oi .'"e par
s..a most Interested in education ]" I''s Sta'e
oil NV, s,ro the worth OF university det1Ccs. The
TO impfo ,,r exnmple was given n, few years
IN - avaral institutions In this ~ ae as NOM
sncc ~, ono-t TO change these cNAhtions. ana
.on'!. ,,e universities of the Stat. as well as
70 .,,s O. the University. TO confer that de-
y" a. accordance with the usage aoro'o' ""
gree -. hos, usage ut home, for graduate course
VIZ .,,,r Of three years DURATION 'nas oee" p"e
OF So .,ccessful until now the & IAN; OF an non
ticaiV SUI Of phi. d. throws suspicion upon the
oraf! % AZ the college or unverHty. and rere-
standard, % &C, of The board OF Regents Of sew
crai years sin XVccpionabie who rad rot taken the
ohei degree would cal! forth QUO rroSeH, iron, ron,
almost, ne cns and have % iopied the stiirtest
osni1ed snls for their own actin. and have used
iher strong n ncS nave been 'areiess hitherto
the T,s ndyance has been sr.fyinS one ~ has
been e ins Pn in ,hS Increased standards
ssn IN 1sS for the in haN in medicine IN
dAs;ry anu nan az nents thr 50 years are now re-
later later IN medicine four by tho state LAW ana tne
leadins Ia" or have already raised them. TO three
sns course In the light of these facts the et
Gr Of the ,ss 10 grant degrees upon standards
mSSch lower in amount nan mos rS sa nd,cs
Where is blow at Inc "s"er r''''s''''"'
be question at issue is not the right OF ~ ,n's
schS9U nao 70 Of II 10 prat Else law nor docs 1t even
s raaua,' the quality Of the instruction given a
hsh sch o;n far be, er education than
college but he not ,nsrelors and yet this
LsnS Which admto IDLY gives fewer hours to The
Study Of than ai sf our lso shoad Stand and
s ASKS 10 does s,ad for definite and mneh
iaser amount Of rk ' own statement as read
the er ilative committee the d ;,r "a
ton that though its s,r ope to the Office But
NE s is suppose 10 represent class DECREE
noi 10 represent Nice sSdy Tm nn Sas made al
apmen Sre but states that he has ao Of
~. fss If sn and HSanSn
Nnirh Such .ns,i ations possess ,,,s,,,,on
II Is s4 Flea op for sS So
and Is sfra nW and by this bill single school
strives 10 syads i; 5nI5 nS ana ask the privilege
ssS soSaSrns Re B. far i hs n ,sn
dG cy mSy sG ,on from the Regents examinations
70 an indivif nal and he mem'er OF '''' '>e'e"'
Il should borne mind that no school n ,b the
,..o,c Gas nc mower asked by ;hs bill ptner
.hoos have The rep,ite and the equipment OF UNI
vcrses bel nd them This depends .w on mem 1nG ana
,w.Ter ~ l. The men at present In charge mnEE
W he step rxoud be fraught with dshr rs arcn
lrcs moi a. zach itself TO the STANDARDS OF idisG
eod well-e tabished institution. with us genera
faculty its considerable endowments ana ''s guar
Ne have - .rfered enough In the past LEI US no,
take any .1.p backward in the work Oh setu1"s
1';%her sD .jal standard and of maintain,ns inc
,SI;;c Of NJ ,fessonal degrees. Above an let Us
.liscounte'is zee the attempt OF indivldua @
c-ai autfcrty OF the REGENTS and to gain iheip
ponts >, Especial legislation Is nUy Which
C5vCrror Hi did for the state in , his veto , qt
ecial a isaton on behalf OF snc nnd carried
a srlilal i through both branches OF the legs
la'rre . ,eo- AVA
porghC. epsie " Y. Feb. "a. 1881