The San Francisco call., 1910-08-21
LAW BUILDING IS
NEARLY COMPLETED
Another Structure of Greater
University of California Be-
ing Finished on Campus

BERKELEY. Aug. 20-Boalt hall OF
law. a monument being completed or
the campus with funds given by Mrs
Elizabeth Boalt, in memory of her hus-
band the late jurist. and by lawyers
Of the state. viii be ready for occu-
pany January !. 1911. according to an
announcement made by Doctor Wheeler
today. In preparation of the occupancy
Of the new sl5o.0OO structure by the
department Of Jurisprudence Of which
Prof William Carey Jones is the head
the law department has been materially
strengthened and viii he larger than
ever before. a new era viii be en-
tered upon when instruction at the uni
Versity begins on Tuesday.
The faculty of the department OF
Jurisprudence includes: William Carey
Jones professor Of jurisprudence
George II. BOke. professor of law, al
presence on leave; Orrin X. McMurray
professor of law: Curtis u. Lindley
honorary professor of the law OF mines
and water: Alexander NJ Kidd. assist
ant professor of law; Matthew c.
Lynch. instructor in law; Warren oil
nev Jr con leave). Lester H. Jacobs
Max Thelen, Carlos @. White. Farnham
p. Griffiths. Arthur G. Tasheira- Joseph
p Chamberlain Con leave), and W. T.
Colby. lecturers.
Colby. A new member of the faculty
and a specialist in mining law, has
been closely associated with Lindley in
his work. He is now preparing for
the Carnegie institution in Washington
q history OF the origin. growth and de-
velopment of American mining law, be-
sides assisting Judge Lindley in a new
edition of his masterpiece on mines
Later on Colby intends to publish a
commentary on comparative mining
law Of the world, ancient and modern
JACOBS TO LECTURE
Lester II. Jacobs. a member of the
San Francisco bar. who was the lee
turer Of the department last year, will
this semester take the classes of Prof
George H. Boke, in his absence. His
class in contracts is the largest in the
department of Jurisprudence.
Farnham p. Grifiths. secretary to
Doctor Wheeler and second Rhodes
scholar from California, who has Just
returned from his studies in Oxford
viii also be a lecturer in the faculty.
Matthew c. Lynch. who has taken two
degrees from the university in the last
three years. win lecture on surety and
mortgage, subjects in which he is
versed. Other members of the law de-
partment- in the faculty law year, COM
plete the teaching corps.
The increased staff of the law depart
ment is but a forerunner of the facul-
~ Of the great department of juris-
prudence which Doctor. Wheeler is
building up. The opening of the gBoaIt
hail Of law next January, at the outsef
of the second semester, will mark the
beginning of a new era.
The building, standing Just south OF
California hali and similar to it in styl,
OF architecture and materials used, i.
one of the greater University of Cali
: fornia structures. OF the money nee
essary for the building of theamenloria
100000 was pledged by Mrs. John H
BOalt, and $4,000 raised by the law
yers of the state.
JURIsTS RAISED FUND
Prof. George H. Boke was most ac.
tive in securing this money from the
members OF the bar. With him was ar
executive committee, consisting OF
Chief Justice Beatty. Judge ". c. Var
Fleet. Judge NJ. c. Sloss, Judge ]. A
Cooper, Samuel knight. Sidney V
Smith, Frank Short of Fresno and
others. Donations were received from
all parts OF the state, and $4,000 was
quickly raised. Among the large CON
trihutors were Selah Chamberlain
$500; Joseph p. Chamberlain, $500
and Charles s. Wheeler, $4,000
chief feature of the new building
viii be the lawyers memorial hall. oc.
cupying the entire upper story. This
viii be the location of the law library
OF the university. open alike TO mem
bers of the bar of the state and stu.
dents Of the university. It is planned
TO have stacking room for 80, 900 vol.
umes. On one side of the stacks viii
be the study rooms Of the instructor:
and on the other the reading room.
1t is planned to concentrate the en-.
tire department of Jurisprudence in tn.
building. There viii be lecture rooms
on the lower floor. with rooms fol
meetings of the student law clubs and
lawyers clubrooms on the subfioor
The next step in the development o,
the department viii be the improve.
ment of the library. and for this fund.
are badly needed. A nucleus. perhap.
finer than any in the state, for tn.
formation of 4 big library is now ii
the possession Of the university
Mrs. Jane X. Sather. who gave tn,
beautiful Telegraph avenue entranc,
gateway TO the campus, has aIread,
made a donation of SIC. 500. which pro
vides an income of about $1,000 a year
and this viii be devoted TO the librar,
as soon the building is ready fol
occupancy.