New-York tribune., 1900-10-23
LAW CLASS BEGINS WORK.
MISS HELEN NJ. GOULD PRESIDES AT
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION
OF WOMEN STUDENTS AT THE
NEW-YORK UNIVERSITY.
NETWORK UNIVERSITY.

The Woman's Law Class Of New-York University
began its eleventh annual session yesterday morn
ing at II O'clock at the University Building,
Washington Square. The large lecture hall was
thronged with students, alumne and invited guests
among whom were representatives Of the Council
OF the University and of the Women's Advisory
Committee. The display Of academicaI caps and
gowns with the brilliant colors Of violet, repre-
sentng the university. and purple representing the
law, was highly impressive.
In the absence Of Mrs. John P Mum president
OF the Woman's Legal Education Society the vice
president Miss Helen Miller Gould, occupied a
seat upon the platform next to that of Chancellor
MacCracken, and made the opening address Of vel
come and Of exposition Of the work Of the law
class.
The chancellor. in a brief address, spoke of the
endowment that had been secured, now over S26,50O
10 perpetuate the work Of the class, and of the
action Of the Council in enrolling the members of
the Woman's Law Class university students and
printing their names in the catalogue.
Dean Clarence D. Ashley, of the university law
faculty, followed with an address Of welcome TO
the incoming class IN the course Of which he
mentioned the great distinction that women have
attained IN legal studies in competition with men of
high ability Dean Ashley is the nonresident
staff Of professors at Bryn Mawr College where
for the second year he IS conducting a course of
legal study for women.
Announcement was made of prize Of SO to be
awarded at the closing exercises to the member
Of the graduating class of 1901 who writes the
best essay The Monroe Doctrine and It's Mod
ern Applications"
There are free scholarships available for those
who are self-supporting and worthy and who wish
TO attend the lectures
There are two classes-a morning class meeting
at Il o'clock and evening class meeting at
o'clock Lectures delivered on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays. The evening lectures are
delivered by Miss Isabella Mary Pettus. Ii. NJ,
OF the New-York bar.
Professor Isaac Franklin Russell IT. n or +ba
university faculty Of law now IN the ninth year Of
his service as lecturer to the Woman's Law
Class, delivered the first lecture Of the course on
The Study of the Law
Professor Russell attacked the crude doctrine
that law emanates from some legislative hail.
where # is supposed have origin and pointed
cut its real source IN the economic necessities of
mankind and exhibited its slow evolution through
the decisions of courts rejecting the sense Of right
prevalent IN the community; Law as known to the
yurist he defined as the body Of principles
hounced IN courts and enforced by the authority
We should not be deceived by extravagant pre-
tensions put forth by enthusiastic writer's who
and human. that It IS the perfection of reason, and
lnat Its seat is the bosom or God said the
speaker. In truth. law is permanently imperfect
particularly in democratic society. 1t is power
by idealists far in advance Of popular sentiment
alTays miserable failures practically Social
repression. but by the moral suasion which infu-
capital. limit the hours Of daily toll to fix the
rate OF wages and 10 set price on bread-these are
a q plan plan 70 work out the perfection Of individual
among those who have applied for enrolment are
Mise Nina A Clement Miss Kate H Holmes, Miss
s, Rooch. Miss Belle McCielIand Mrs John Norton
Pomeroy, Miss Alice I. Rostetter. MISC Anna e
Mss Elizabeth Altman. Miss Violette Alsberg
Elizabeth G. Carroll Mrs winthrop Parker Miss
Louise EendTickson, Miss Josephine Stein. Miss
se,M Jeanne ,Mathot Mrs: Frank A Erwin, Miss Bertha
H. Ellis !" La" anu NIB '"' ''--