Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
LAST DEPARTMENT TO OPEN.
Exercises Held in Hall of George
Washington University.

The last of the series of opening exer-
cises of the several departments of the
George Washington University was held at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Univer-
sity Hall, corner 18th and H Streets when
its department of jurisprudence and diplo-
macy resumed its work for the coming
year.
At the annual meeting of the board Of
trustees of the university in June, 1898, an
ordinance was adopted establishing, as a
department of the university the depart
ment of jurisprudence and diplomacy. This
department was opened with appropriate
ceremonies at the university November 10,
1898. President Mckinley and the men,
berS of his cabinet, with many other s.
tinguished men in public life, We're present.
Addresses were delivered by 3. l.. Whit
man, d. D., president of the university;
Charles w. Needham, IL. D., dean; Mr..
John NJ. Harlan, LII. D.. associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States;
Mr. David ]. Brewer, LII. D., associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the United
States; Mr.. Lyman J. Gage, Secretary Of
the Treasury; Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier
of Canada, and Mr.. John w. Foster, eX-
Secretary of State.
January ), 1899, law lecture hall was
completed and dedicated. This building is
located at 1920 H street, adjoining Univer-
sity Hall. 1t is very complete, having
ample office rooms, the entire building be-
ing devoted to the use of the departments
of law jurisprudence and diplomacy.
1t is designed to afford a training in the
subject of higher legal knowledge, the po-
litical history of the world, the science and
practice of diplomacy and international
law. Its courses are intended for lawyers,
for students of Jurisprudence and diplo.
macy, for persons who desire to fit them
selves for the public. diplomatic and con-
sular service of the United States, and for
those who desire a broad culture upon the
larger questions of public life in order that
they may better acQuit themselves as jour
nalists legislators and molders of public
opinion upon the national and international
issues of the day.
The address yesterday afternoon was de-
livered by President Charles w Needham.
His subject was Jurisprudence" and in the
audience were to be found distinguis he'd
men who We're deeply interested in the pre-
sentation of the subject by the learned
president Those of the faculty present,
besides the president of the univerS ty were
Henry st. George Tucker dean; Charles G.
Swisher John w. Holcobe, Carl Hau, Will
lam r. Vance of the law library, Ernest G.
Lorenzen and Mitchell Carroll
DIR. Needham's address treated specially
of the fundamental ideas and conceptions
OF Jurisprudence. Having defined his SUBJ
Ject, Dr. Needham then insisted that his
definition must be defined This he pro-
ceeded to do at considerable length His
u
tanning the principles which form the body
of the science of law must be the historical
investigation of formulated law, a careful
analysis of each rule, with close observa-
ton of its operation and the ever chang
ing conditions of society
The world may not realize the dream OF
the poet for the federation of man under
one universal government nor may we ex-
pect under varying forms of government
and different methods of applying the sci
ence uniformity in all formulated rules
of conduct, but 1t is not unreasonable to
hope that In the development of jurispru-
dence as a universal science there will come
a unity of spirit of the law throughout the
civilized world
The university assembly was held today
at II O'Clock In University Hall, corner 18th
and r streets, with the usual university ex-
ercises. The president, Deans Wilbur, Phil
lips and Tucker and many members of the
faculty, including Prof. Sterrett who con-
Quoted the religious exercises; Profs odg-
kins, Carroll, Henning and Justice Harlan
and others were present. The student bod
les were well represented and deep interest
was evinced. President Needham made an
address