New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-25
THE NW-YORK LAW SCHOOL
,r.sO>S WHY 1T SHOULD NOT GRANT
pEGkEEs FOR TWO YEARS WORK

-roxc ARGUMENTS PRESENTED TO THE judi
GARY CoMMITTEEs-BI DoANE's EARN
EST DEFENCE OF MR.. DEWEY
,,-,x prc,-1AR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE rRIBUNEl
,nar, Feb 9i-The Senate and Assembly Ju- i
,,c,arv committees gave a hearing this afternoon
=, rho important bill of Assemblyman Austin and
senator ISxow permitting the New-NorK Law
school 10 grant the degree OF LII b. on TWO
,.oors, eourse in law. Among those opposing the
oasuu, were Bishop Doane. vice-chancellor o. the
,.,,exitv. President Low. OF Columbia University;
',.o,c.uor Day o. Syracuse University; Chancellor
,,..~r,,xcn OF New-York CniVersity President
rio, o. Vassar College; Professor Nicholas Muir
,. p,ter of Columbia University. and Dr. Lewis
- N. state Board OF Medical Examiners
,,,,couor pav made the first argument against
-, hu DR. Low said: Il understand that the
statement has been made that Columbia 'h'Ve'S'E
has been prosecuting the New-fork La" o'noo'
,o,,,,hia University is in better business. II l.
.,,e nm; the trustees OF Columbia believe III a
.,r<. ,aors' course thinking that the standard o.
~, osuc,tion should be raised. In 1870 we maue
~ ,,,rso one Of three years. We have urged
,,,oo the REGENTS the adoption or 'h'ee He"S
.,,-se That attitude was not asSuheu ou' u "''
',, .. tho New-York School The present
h., ,nreaiens an injury of a iar-reachlhs nature
'' ,r,,tional interests OF the state, when
. sustain a high standard One OF my
,..,ors respects the length of the term: the
,.,.r j. that the endowment o: TINS lnS"'u''o" -
-. ufscient-that 1t should be So"'"o
'V ,,a,,ra,ken said that the only fault he had
80 NV pog.n.s was that they had been too ami
t,h the \ew-York Law School Every other
,. school in the State was connected with some
university Il have demonstrated with the hodiu
- r.c,nts he said. for granting degrees 10 '"e
,.r,,j,lates Of this school An endowment iuhu Vi
s5olooo :. necessary. You will discourage our Ell
,,rfs 10 build up universities II YOU perm" any
,ettv school TO confer degrees
Professor Forbes of Rochester University, said
that il was a fraud upon the cominun'! +" "e
rre. WAS given which was not founded upon schoI-
.rship There was line between private ihs.'-
t.stion like the New-York Law School. ana 'ne
great universities which were of a public nature
and not money -making enterprises. we iooN
,ton the New-York Law School he saiu, aS
law-coaching Institution. There is vital as
,inction between such an institution anu '"o ID"
~.hools Of the universities
President Taylor Of Vassar, opposed the Dill OH
the ground that the degrees of the New-NorK Lid"
school would not stand for scholarship
Professor Butler said. among other things: Inc
Network Law School claims no endowment car
Ties on its work in rented rooms. and can give no
.s.i,rance whatever Of permanence or that 1t VIII
,,s,ect the highest educational standards lnoeed'
i. The terms Of this bill. in seeking authority TO
g.e the IL. Il. degree for two years course /"
+ x il distinctly antagonizes those standards The
oil is an attempt to secure independent authori!
Tor The maintenance of low standard OF PROBES
SIGNAL education. To permit the New-York Law
sc.ool to give the LII b. degree for two years
course would destroy the moral influence OF the he-
gents in bringing about an elevation of standard on
:h, part Of other law schools IN the state mat Sc
cured Independent degree-conferring power preNi-
Gus 10 the passage OF the university law On me
other hand If TINS b. is defeated, II is safe 10 pre-
dict that in very few years every law school III
Tie State Will be brought 10 a three years OASIS
The conclusive argument against tn Di! Is me
psrely educational one. and whether the NeW-1OIR
Law school is the best or the worst In the world
does not affect it one way or ANOTHER . ,,t,, T.,
Bishop Doanc said in part; the Law schooi is
; ate Of its grade. The only discrimination made
against it is in The first place. made by ITSELF IN
wnch inevitably make the impression that 1t seeks
IN ,ns way to tempt students by Offering sort OF
against it was made by The resolution OF the Re
b R2 thy adSd T c he aM s scS been
have been more ingeniously devised as griev-
! mink that had better be lief, to the Regents 10
correct. and not violate the CONSTITUTION ana la%
6es; educators in order TO right blunder. leave |
care OF the that been upon
them and am somewhat ashamed TO- De- Soa eae of
Regents are engaged In the contemplate WORK k
wnGh Is end 1becy a as to be Unconscious
tools in the hands of designing ana unprihcipieo
For one Of the Regents am bound to say y, nat
neither Mr. Dewey nor anybody else does my thi INK
o;ner member of the Board. because being a resi-
my place. am constantly in the Once Once re era Is
neither fautless nor infallible. nor does, ne pre-
tend pc Dut ne KNOWS MS puS4Acoo 80 -
and he Knows his place and keeps IL. Inc eHeCu-
live officer OF the Board is the first part OF 1t that
people run against who get in the way OF the
progress OF the Board. and he gets ana seems 70
give the blows that hurt. But / know. ana teiI |
YOU to-day as who knows, that MI Dewey Is
,ncapah bile of low motives and means OF personal
rersecution and that the State OF New ork mas
1ot today in its service anywhere. from the Coy
ornor down a more conscientious. capable, intelll-
gent, untring. unselhsh and faithfui servant IMAM
Il renew the protest the old grounds; 1ou
oannot mass this bill without violating the constr
ution Of the State. repeating by indrection your
ovn laws stultifying the action CT your own ioodIu'
lowering the standard of education IN every , He
,rtment openng the door to every sort ana Klri
81 attempt secure poor institutions poor teaen
nc unmeaning and contemplate degrees lessen,
~ respect for law, lawmakers. law-teachers ahd
Uvers and rousing a storm OF Indignation Irons
81" most Intelligent element among the voters OF