The San Francisco call., 1908-10-20
NOTED LAWYERS TO
ADDRESS STUDENTS
Stanford Law Department Se-
cures Aid of Well Known
Legal Practitioners

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct 1e.-
One OF the most important innovations
10 be made in the law department OF
Stanford university has just been an
nounced.H The new addition IS to be a
course consisting of a series of lectures
by the best known legal practitioners
Of San Francisco who have won recog-
milton for their ability at the bar. This
plan is similar TO that followed by the
big universities OF the east. such as the
Harvard law school. Columbia and
Princeton universities and the others.
Among the legal lights who Will lee
ture are Justice Sloss of the supreme
court; Robert 7. Devlin, United States
attorney; J. W. Wiley, state code com
missioner; Percy Z. Long, city attorney
OF San Francisco; II. NJ. Wright and f.
F. Treadwell of San Francisco. The
first address will be given early in No
vember by city Attorney Long. His
subject win be The Business of a
City Attorneys 0flce."
At the present time an important
course IS being given by Attorney John
S. Partridge OF San Francisco.
Debators OF Stanford and the Uni
versity sf California win meet this
year in two medal contests. il the pres
ent plans Of the Stanford men meet
with favor from the Berkeley orators.
In past years the students have held
an intercolle giate debate for the pos
session OF the Carnot prize, and now
James Mills. A wealthy Riverside resi-
dent. has announced that each year he
viii donate 2 cash prize Of 800 to the
best university orator
The object Of the debate. the donor
explains. is TO promote the interna-
tional peace movement, in which he is
s-,s~ -
this subject viii be submitted each year
for the collegians TO debate upon. The
plan has been considered favorably by
the Stanford representatives, and ID. c.
Boyd '08; L. Craven, '09, and J. Z.
Shelton. 10. viii confer with the blue
and gold debstors at once. 1t is pos
slble that this debate would be held in
the first semester.
The cast Of Undergrs duate actors
who VIII take the lines Of His Excel
lency the Governor in the production
which Is to be staged by the combined
forces Of the Sword and Sandals So
ciety and Maskers' club. was announced
today. The men and women have been
chosen by Frank Matthew, San Fran
cisco clubman and dramatist, who is
coaching the students. The production
viii be placed before the student public
N Assembly nan on december D i ne
cast as announced is as follows:
Sir Montagu Martin. the governor q. W
Richardson. 20. Of Oakland; Hon Henry Carl
ron. II. ". Thompson. 10. Of Portland. Ore
Captain Charles Carew. 7. A. de Bolt, 10. OF
Los Angeles, John RareTstock. ". p Fuller Jr.,
10. Of San Francisco; Captain Kildare, J. A.
visel. II. Of san francisco; Captain Rivers,
NJ. F. George. OF Los Angeles; clerk, Ashley B,
simpson. p. OF Los Gatos; butler. ". B. Sohon,
Il, Of Santa Cruz; sentry. II. s. Hunter. '0s.
a Phoenix Ariz.; Mrs. Wentworth Bolingbroke.
Miss Maude Howell. IL. OF Los Angeles; Ethel
Carlton Miss Rubertta A Roberts OF San Jose;
Stella de Cox. Miss Adeline Wright, 10, Of
Pasadena
A representative Of the Yunnan rail-
way Of China in the person of WI
Hsin, a wealthy mandarin, visited the
campus yesterday and investigated the
methods of teaching at this institution.
Especial attention was given to the
engineering courses.
The campus was also visited yester-
day by Paul II. c. Cioug, who has been
commissioned by the Chinese govern
ment to inspect labor conditions in this
country.