The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-11
PROF. LORBNZEN
LAW SCHOOL DEAN
Succeeds William R. Vance
at G. w. U.
DEPARTMENT TO BE CONTINUED
Faculty, Students, and Alumni in
Favor OF Maintaining Membership
IA Law AssoeiatiOn-Nevv Course
VIII Be Provided-New Head IL q
Native OF KieI, Germany.

Prof z. G. Lorenzen was appointed
dean OF the Law School by trustees OF
George washington University yesterday.
10 succeed Dean William R. Vance. re-
signed. Prof. Lorenzen viii assume his
duties on August 81, when Dean Vance
leaves 10 accept a professorship at Yale
University.
With the appointment Of Prof Loren
zen came the announcement that the law
department of the university will be con-
tinued. no matter what may happen TO
other branches OF the university educa-
tional organization. The retrenchment
policy adopted by the trustees has led
many TO believe that several departments
may be dropped before the next academic
year begins.
Prof Lorenzen last night gave out the
following statement regarding the pHliey
OF the trustees in this matter:
Policy OF Trustees.
The board OF trustees have def
nltely decided to continue the law
school upon it's present basis. Trus-
tees. faculty. and students are one in
support OF the policy OF maintaining
the educational standards which quail
fly the law school to membership in
the Association OF American Law
Schools. and which have placed It
among the best in the country.
Whatever may happen to any other
department of the university, there is
no doubt as TO the future OF the law
school and its being maintained upon
that high basis which il has reached
under the eminent leadership of Dean
Vance
Prof LOrenZen also announced last
night that special three-year law course
leading to the degree Of LIB will be
provided for those whose employment
permit their attendance only tn the late
afternoon. Heretofore the course for the
students has been four years. While the
number OF hours required for this course
has been reduced. the educational re-
quirements Will not be changed.
Young Man Named.
The appointment Of Prot. L,orenzen as
dean Of tho law school is In line with
the policy OF placing younger men in
charge Of the various departments. DR..
Lee MeBain, who was recently appointed
dean of the school Of political science.
is but thirty-one years old. and Prof.
LOrenzen is thiTty-four.
Prof. Lorenzen was born in 1876 in
Russee, near Kiel. Germany. He re-
ceived his preparatory education at
er-Realschule. Kiel, and at Chappaqua
Mountain Institute Chappaqua, n. Y.
He was graduated from the law school Of
Cornell University in 1888, and went
abroad to study.
He took course at LEcole de Droit
and at l. Ecole des Science POlitiques, in
Paris, in 1S99-1s00, and then went TO the
University Of Gottingen, Germany. He
was graduated there in 1901, taking q
DOCTORS degree in law, maxima cum
laude
Returned to America.
After his university education, Prof
Lorenzen returned TO this country and
praeticed in New York City for several
years. He taught Jaw at the University
OF Maine in 1903-19Oi, resigning that posi-
ton 10 accept a professorshlp at George
Washington University. where he has
since been in the law school
Prof. Lorenzen is held in high esteem
by students and alumni At a recent
banquet OF the law school his name was
unanimously urged as the successor to
Dean Vance.