Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
NATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE
GRANT WAS FIRST CHANCELLOR
OF NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL.
Today It Ranks Among the Best in
the Country - Eugene
Carusi It's Head.

The Law School Of the National Uni
versity is the outcome of a recommends
ton to Congress by President Washington
and several succeeding Presidents that
the federal government establish at Wash
ington a national university having for
one of it's promary objects the instruc-
ton of our youth in the science of gov
eminent
No serious attempt was ever made to
carry out this suggestion until during the
made to induce Congress to incorporate
such an institution and to afford a
nucleus for the organization Of the uni
versity. The present National University
was incorporated under the general in
corporation law, and its first department
the law school, was launched, to be fol-
lowed shortly after by the school of medi-
cine and the school of dentistry.
Gen. Grant was the first chancellor eX
off1cio of the university. and he was fol-
lowed in that office by Presidents Hayes.
Garfield. Arthur and Cleveland, whose
names appear upon all the diplomas of
the university issued during taeir terms
of Office. Some years ago it became APP
parent that he university Of the United
States. or National University. In the
real sense. intended by George Washing
ton, Of governmental institution. would
perhaps never be Incorporated by Con-
gress on account Of the opposition OF some
of the important universities of the coun-
try situated at distance from the CAPT
tai, and after President Cleveland's re-
tirement from the Office the board of
regents and trustees, desiring 20 honor the
late Justice Arthur Macarthur, one CT tine
founders of the university, abolished the
Office of chancellor ex-offlcio and elected
him chancellor.
Upon his reti cement he was succeeded
by the late Justi;e Samuel J.. Miller If
the United States Supreme Court, who
vas at the time prof essor Of constitu-
tional law in the law school. The present
chancellor OF the uni :e-sity ie the presi-
dent Of the board of trustees, Eugene
Carusi Of the bar of Tie District of CO.
lumbia.
Since the reorganization of the law
school by Prof CArusi in 1879 there have
been graduated from this department
alone more than 1000 men from all parts
of the United States and many foreign
countries. In June. 1908, there were gradu-
ated from the law school III men, repre-
senting every state and territory, Spain,
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands.
Gets a New Charter.
In 1896 the Congress of the United
States granted a new and full charter to
the National University, which, although
neither dependent upon nor sustained by
the government, is yet truly national in
the character of it's student body and
alumni, In the scope Of it's work. and in
that 1t is not under sectional. sectarian or
political control or influence
The national character of the UNIVERSE
tvs work is especially apparent in the
law school, wherein. in addition to the
usua, studies pursued in the larger law
schools of the country, instruction is given
upon the science of government in the
courses upon federal administrative law,
which embrace the jurisdiction of the
United States court of claims and the
several executive departments of the gov
eminent and upon the judicial system of
the United States and the jurisdiction and
practice of the United States court