The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
FOR 4 DEPARTMENT OF LIN.
UNIVERSITY Regents DISCUSS
WAYS, METHODS AND MEs.
Has Gonse-SaAxea Jacobs nnd
Reason Advocate the school
M~mbers of the Heard Favor ~.

The board OF regents az tn University 81
Washington met hi fszs Chamber ef 1ssfss-
Meree last night sx Eees.fE to confer ~etn
members Of he bench aud bar aEd % tsks
acton as n ire establishment ~ 8 oe-
partmesst ~ law ia Tho usaayerssty, but
ewing partially 10 the fact ssat ssso MEM
A~fx OF she heard wers absgTst and par
italy So tfae aeafsh Of lawyers present.
tie wlss5fe matter goes over unfa ths nsxt
regular quarterly meeting of The board
Ma -.
The txo absen;eex from the board we're
Easter8&g az Tacoma. and Hoyt, OF Sc
attic Tw1 members 81 the bench psFe
present Judges Jacobs and Benson. and
ire former particularly gave an iFistruci-
I've afga interesting talk un previous at
tempt Ia establish 3 law sesaooa ness oasfs
in territorial days. when be Was mem
t~r 81 TIE board of regenFa. a f&e3stFs
b. said was actually elected and mum
Der ~ esklssss1is apf,lssa for adm szso's
They we're taught for q while b Judge
Rochester bat a difference arising on the
matter q tuition NJ. Rochester witfanfsw
and Judge Jacobs toek eight members OF
shs class ard Taught thegn is84 ih@F were
al admitted 30 tas baG. lie gave pFac-
teal suggestions as TO proceeding n8T.
ontlnlng briefly q plan by which a dean
might ba elected On salary - % the ih#lR
INSTRUCTION msth several prominent law
ye9a from this city and els@wAaEe u o*-
us3f free lectures.
President Graves opened the discussion
By saying tpe bsliexed ti2e lime had eoitae
for ths establishment % $ saw depart
n1eni YoeaE usea are ieasing tHs ssaie
every year Ae s8sd. 10 receive iegat IN
stfuetluu elsewhere Inquiries az. e'ii-
stanily coming Into tie university as %
such a department. Re saggaetea faA'
beginning might bee paasle - charging d
n.ssa.rase gss. al..s sail that th4 university
sass.f N 4
of The law department. q regular pFeief-
aor's salary. ard 81 sn emergency 10 pay
another man go lie gave the TesiAit ~
his correspondence asth other universities
on this subject. tie pointed oag that lns
old university building WAS aFatia'ils Tor
ffe Cite Of such a school, and taat W"
classes cossIh BE- taught az night and oy
charging a small fee esssIld Be made self
Sustaining TIE questions TO be answered.
Ia lie judgment were Is such q school
needed should Il be conducted at night
What Is tae proper place Tor ~ " no II
the proper man 10 put az the head CT ~
Who ARE available as iectstetsF
Judge Henson suggested George Mckay
as Il suitable man for the head nf the de-
psrtmeng. and advocated itH establishment.
Judge James z. Moore. of Spokane. faT-
ssea such a department II Il could be- prop
erIy organized, ard told of no. "a similar
school had been maintained successfully IN
Louisville Ky, ~ the cooperation OF
members Of the bar
Regent Blethen told Of the development
OF tbs. Law department Ia the University
Of Minnesota,
Judge Wiusor suggested that the library
Of the Seattle Bar Association could be
had at a bargain as the nucleus of q IL
brary Cor tha department
After prolonged discussion resolution
was adopted referring the whole matter
tn the executive committee of the board
ansi President Graves for investigation. 20
report TO the beard May 10 az 10 the adj
instability az establishing law depart
raeut In the university and a. 10 What
assistance can he had sn he way OF vol
untary lectures.
The ouiy other matter brought before
the board fast Night was a coTEmunlca-
tlon from ] s Goldsmith, making ten
tatlvU application for the use Of the old
university grounds ana buildings as quar-
tiers for a permanent exposition. In view
uf this pending question of the law depart
msnt and the possibility OF housing ii IN
the old university haiIdIng the board
deetned II best not 20 take action on the
petition n present