The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06
UNIVERSITY LIN School
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PsesaAsst Graves AtsenAs $50
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S1Useeses Hts Views % Aob1eee
-. now seems reasonably sure that the
UniverMfy Of WAahsnxsen sfis have : law
department. and that the new aepartnrn.
VII be In working order In ,fme for the
opening OF the next scholastic. year. TIE
Ming Goanty Bar Association az a largely
attended meeting yesterday afternoon In
oo.s"o sne iaea by practically unanimous
vote. President Graves. % the uniyesgIsy.
- authority for the statement that the
treasury has enough money in sight 70
pay dean ard IL necessary an assistant.
ana the members Of the board Of rexerts
are unanimouE Ia favorsnx the immediafs
sstAbisshsntns Of iaw department II II
car b put upon proper basis
The meeting Of the bar association
which was held In the Chamber OF Com
oesrcs rooms. was a larxs and representa-
i've gafhsftux. Almost every attorney Of
prominence in the city was present The
list included Judge william Hickman
Moore. Judge John r. Heyt. John Arthur.
A. w HASTE. Milo a. Root. John r.
Cnndan. q. A &. Rochester, Fred Rice
Rowsn. Frederick BauHnAn. j. T. Ronald
Alfred Hattie. r. II. Aibsrtson, James
Hamilton Lewis. John w Pratt, Roger
3. Greene, Prosecuting Attorney James r.
McEiroy, Jay e. Alien. Boyd J. TaIiman.
Richard Saxe Jones'. George II. King.
Judge Jacobs, Charles F. Muniay, George
Mckay, r. G.. Sfrutwsck. James u Howe.
George Donworth. r. p. Carroll. and
others President Graves and several
members Of the board of regents we've
also on hand to confer with the associll-
tton.
John Arthur called the meeting TO order
Judge Moore was chosen TO preside
President Graves. Of the sniverzity, WAS
called on for an expression OF his views
which he gave In condensed form. re-
eApttulatiug eome OF the points h. had
made ~ previous meeting Many young
men. he said. we're going out of the s:ate
20 attend law schnols. and he had ineur-
les from many others While there was
= general agreement that such depart
mont would BE- . desirable addition TO the
university, he thought one Of tho first
questions To be considered was that Of
ways and means He did not think Il
advisable to offer free tuition. al Tax done
In Minnesota and other states. bat to
charge a moderate tuition fee such as IL
charged at the Universities OF Michigan.
Pennsylvania. Nebraska and Colorado.
Other Law schsels.
With this In view ha had correspondent
with those Institutions and had found tina,
In Pennsyfsania and Michigan the law de-
pArfmsnts were not only self'susaiuing,
but actually contributed a surplus 10 the
treasury for the aid OF other departments,
In Colorado II was found necessary 20
appropriate about to.1o0 annually to the
supper, Of the law school, and In Nebraska
About fss1e. though in both these there
were large faculties In the department.
Nebraska having seventeen instructors and
Colorado more. In his Judgment the Uni
verAsy OF Washington could. by charging
ANAL tuition fee. maintain a law de-
partment that would be credit TO the
state. He spoke of tho growing demands
OF ihn state. and Of the freedom from com
petition which such law school here
would enjoy. He suggested that the old
university building on Pike esreef could b.
used. and that II thought hest the classes
and lectures could Be held at night, -
frat the building might stiil be rented dur
inx the day. A. TO method In the school
hc favored the old deductive system, rath-
or than the case system pursued at Har-
ward and Columbia. saying that while the
case system nigh, develop great jurists,
yet the demand here would be for a prac-
teal training that would enable young
man tn earn his bread and butter. He
asked for free and fun discussion on the
part o. the bar association.
A. J. Rieshen. OF the board OF regents
gave an outline OF the establishment and
growth OF tho law department Of Mime
Spta.
John w. Pratt said re had probably
been heretofore aneaAf the strongest op-
ponents OF establishing law school In
connection with the University Of Wash
ingfon, believing that under the auspaces
under which the university had been run
Its establishment would h. a calamity.
Now that conditions had altered he advo-
Gated a law school. and was glad that he
had opposed II. because now II could be
insuEuratesi on proper hasls
n. b. Alher;son moved that II be de-
cisred the sense Of thu meeting that a
department % law he established IN the
University Of Washington under such cen.
dtians az NAV be prescribed by the board
81 regsnts THIS motion ultimately pre.
wFtted BY an almost unanimous vote but
not until II had undergone prolonged dis.
essssoa. the vast pfeponasrance es which
WIS I'm iss faver.
Ex-CongresSman Lewis supported the
motion. giving as hts ssiff seaaons thar
poor young men, unable "a go 20 a dise
sanee, but DESTROYS of studying law. needed
eueh school. and ,ha. even yasins m@n
OF smatsr means waulsf fiaa /, az aavan.
tage to study in home school
Mr.. Ronald ohj~cts.
j T Ronald opposed the u.ossnn ana
oHer~d TIE following as substitute.
That "A Committee consisting - Judge
Mssere II - r:rniwtck 1asv~a Fl Howe
Roger y, Greene. George Aekev. t~harie-
r. MnnSsy ana Judge Jacobs Pc appointed
fn act with the president ard regents AZ
THE university. 80 consider the WAYS ani
means af establishing law department
and - report - a future meeting ~ ,hs.
association" Mr.. Kens.i urged that n
~ea}f be- fciiv to resolve 10 extshlsse n
Law scAssei without first finding out waess
er 4 essstAi he established
lsichert Ssse .sonws ~ugxsstes thar y
would ~ rFVae~ 80 a.sarf beth the nation
assd ske saAstEsats. that re association
having FIRST yles. lfsefs an record "a favor.
s'S such sessacf could asfer~srf ,t,vss
stsase tire assesti0n Of WAYS and s,ssan>
George II kiag rs a regent sss,sllusg "a
- sa'o any ssaah conference AZ that sar.
E~*ssa tn M Isanai8'1 rsssslgst. rret
Rice RoNeai hess~st tss: ire .saaaa<f,sst.
would 1884 even ee ysHt,sshsat judge MeNsv.
ssrsagtr opposed the Substitute swfs5re
attention - shp shsesss ~ sse ssae%ssax &t-
- get an Expression fsa=ss sh@ Aa~ assoc.
efasseF5 sc 60 sh@ ssfsssApsssfs az sN44ss
hsAtag a aa0 sesanssl HE atss gave a.,
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