New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-08
SOCIAL SCIENCE SESSION.
JUDGE WOODWARD AND PROFESSOR RUS
SELL MAKE ADDRESSES Al SARATOGA.

u-DgE WOODWARD AND PROFESSOR RUS
SELL MAKE ADDRESSES AT SARATOGA
Saratoga n y. Sept. Tho American Social
Science Association mot this forenoon az depart
ment OF tursprudencc. The opening address WIS
made by Professor Isaac Franklin Russell, OF New
York University Law School, on "Why Law Schoois
Arc Crowded." Papers were read by ireS'iehI
Henry Wade Rogers ~ Northern University on
"Torrtorial Acquisition" and hy Justice John
Woodward. OF the New-Yors Supreme Court on
"The Tendency ~ Courts 20 sustain Spcclal Legs
iation" discussion followed
Tonight paper were read 10y Francis Thurber,
of Ncw-York. Oh The Right to Combine and ~
Professor Clarence h. Ashley of New-l ork Uni
yersity on THE Training OK the Lawyer
In the department OF Jurisprudence this morning
tho opening address WAS delivered by Professor
Isaac Franklin Eusscl ILL. j.. -. e. l.. Of the
New-Yorl University Law school who discussed
the question "Why Law Schools Are crowded
Dr. Russell spoke. in substance M follows:
IL H. not easy 10 account for the larg" number ~
young mon Who are studying Law, not only in New
York CIV whore there are ten thousand lawyer
aud nearly two thousand law school students. put
All over the country, whore similar eonditionS III
some measure prevail.
YaIo college was once hardly moro than train
ing school lDr cl'rgymen. During the mrs. tW'ny
years of her history nearly 81 per cent - fSle 5
graduates took holy orders IN these later day ;
nree Times as many Yale men study law As eilfr
uc ministry Divinity schools arc not overcrown-
cd, although tuition ana turnlsaed rooms are pr -
Vlcd fro, OF expense 10 Tho. students. all OF whose
I "a
of ui1i, philanthropy Bur ,aw schools charging
substantial fees. gre nevertheless tnrone ID. ana
ul+9l. ~ SI-t ire.r o rsses 10 orso~ he uni.
1orsity With an annual surplus. study oyer. the
hoy lie'fn'r gcis sn4ry "np n,tsfn t,r5st rev..
~ once IN u'lns. N , We s"r'''u' J'''''
m,ins for yIs ori Ness aartis'et a., tho
hr S9,,l, ,r,ss, iorr,,i,an, -,olaengv and
tine ministry OF reheion-haVe been eurchel 40
lahors Of trained iurists who have preferred pre-
c"pr 20 practice ana left The bar for non-iorensic
,.,,,f,r f,,srr,or. lerr.e law rs formal pro-
,43ro I'M ooi,rr AMI tha iavver as forensic ,lvo-
Tow V 4' 80 oloai,s,co ~, ,fs nir Thog.sna
,,1 ',,.e..f,iy en,.g.g I'M l.,l practlc, whose
names seldom annear In print ana who hardly eyer
d. 20 .s,,r, In net fhora arc nor enough cases
IN tf. r.,rt c,.IIars i'm some great cities TO give
.. ,,,or,.o,. ono c.ac Sn.oillizafiou 4. carried
30 extremes. and law business not ltigated j.
oCt,u Immensely profitable to those vino are al
Acaaomir study of law ina this country has elicit
theritia- on t. excellence r. has attained schools
of er,.4t rrui.f.tf9n refuse gr4 Iuati0n - an who
do T,t rnerif tho honors ~ "a d.grec and annually
goiecf candidates I'm increasingly large proportions.
Higher standards instead % diminishing have ac-
faaiy increased ;he number Of students in attona-
ONO demanded earnest study began forthwith.
o. ~ 80 H. 1,,'. ion ~ every human being TO-
= p''' "4 'p, ~ t = ono eeo,nes the Sane
.i - l - INIT. On unborn son to share IN
his hand beyond the grave in guiding the de''''-
no" OF MS 'S'',. .,,... rt,.,-
"'iSll'F JDiiH F''''''f''''' ~ ,-,,....- I
sion of the supreme Court OF NeW-l prk aeNN''e'
o., addros. an The Tendency Of the Courts 20
ST -.,fol LEGISLATION Justice. woodward
sustain" Sf'0''' ~ ''''''o''
spoke IN part as follows.
-. ,rt~,,,io - ;,rferr,danoa &c better esfah-
- .t.'.P ~, 49, io,,rt. viii .o+ 4tton,ut D
ilslc" nam .'' ySforgv ~ 'eeieltfion whar. il
l'r7 ul'- vi. 80 ~ ,.,,.,i,n-tor The diff
IL not i CONN - ~ ~ ,,,,,s ba,e faar
Cttty ms u'.h ,'a' .,,t,i,t',re n. I,'.a boon
wiling - sustain me f tt S.. . Inv
t.,. .,fstafred ipon grounds of expedienCy legis-
nav Sus, ~ |P, - - +bo roonlo faa dis
t,,n ",.'noi snI thn r00or 70 enact which has
- LIMA q, tho HIGHEST legislation known -
orr STATE
tally. ,f.io.s tendency ~ local legisa-
. ~. Lie IA ,<,,..ri In tffa Stare nd tho Ste-
wv w. .t.''..i, .lor..d H., fs9, arternufaI ID
'hI Oh, IN a., ,,oarr+ th., thie did
Ielhelg LIZ r,nts mon the pubic funds
got prevent eher iri.t s,har,os ~,
ior ln' tG.p's1t ~. .'or az .i rha attarfon of
W. I,i.i ,. ,'. -l,',a,ti, y,h n met I'm 1876
Wy Wy l,,,i+,,.fo,al rorvonfion met in m.
w." Aib@rv ~, Iure 1867 TO hecir
.l'5 u t''.. ~ i-- ,,l ,-oanIfnq the f,rda.
VI Ia, ~ ia S.l.e F,r,s,ll- Rroons introduced
,1..tt, do.io Tin tha+ . was tho Judgment OF
n ~ ~ ,bs Tcr.s,a,,ro sAoild not pass
me DDi.. io,ai MI IN any Of the enumerat too
a. p1F ~ H. e,tst.rtial1v as q 4 found 10
do, IN Article III Section l6 OF the Constitution.
"'r, O. sie.i,.+ subjects have been considered
D., H. ,oo,i. H. rho exercise ~ that sovereignty
rseert,ed "a the states I'm reference which the
ii1+ite nov,er ms been restricted: the sovereign
,oy,er has said that the Legislature shall not pas
y 'nriy9fo ar local bl' IN reference 70 these mat
,orl
M s,, chat +r.ntv-six states in this T'niOl
have followed the example OF New-Ycrk in respel
&. ' 55. S5 ' '''nnaa i' as as to The