Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
MANY GRADUATES
National University Follows
Washington's Idea.
GOVERNED BY TRUSTEES
Students Enrolled From Every State
and From Foreign Countries.
NEW CHARTER OBTAINED IN SO
Not Under Sectarian, Sectional or
Political Control-Its Law
Department Work.
GOVERNED BY TRUSTEES
NEW CHARTER OBTAINED IN SO

The National University was organized
during the presidency of Gen. Grant with
the idea of influencing Congress to found
great university of the United States
here In Washington and by starting sew
eral schools into operation its organizers
hoped that the nucleus of such an insti-
tuition being already at hand would have
its influence in this direction. Gen.
Washington and a number of succeeding
Presidents had urged the establishment
by the federal government of a national
university large with the idea that IL
students from all sections of the country
gathered here the interchange of ideas
would have a beneficial effect in broaden
ing the national spirit.
The National University was, therefore.
incorporated in 1869 under the general in
corporation law, and President Grant be-
came ex-ofiicio chancellor of the uni
versity. 1t soon became evident that
governmental institution was a matter
of the very distant future But the de-
mand from the great army of civil service
employees of an opportunity for profess
sional education was SO great that the
National University has continued in
existence, and it's law school is now one
of the largest, as well as one of the
Oldest and most firmly established in
the United States.
Distinguished Men as Trustees.
The board of trustees OF the university
has had some of the most distinguished
men in the country upon it, among them
being Senators Frye of Maine, Blair of
New Hampshire, Morgan of Alabama,
Hill of Colorado, and Presidents Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland serving
as ex-officio presidents of the university,
or in university parlance as chancellors
Bishop Hurst was also for a short time
chancellor of the university, at the time
of its proposed amalgamation with the
Methodist University. Justice Arthur
Macarthur, one of the original founders of
the university, was elected chancellor and
upon his retirement he was succeeded by
the late Justice Samuel +. Miller of the
United States Supreme Court, who was
at that time professor of constitutional
law in the law school.
Among the distinguished jurists who
have held a place among the faculty of
the law school are to be found such men
as Justice Miller, John Goode of Virginia,
Walter ID. Davidge, IL. o. Claughton of
Virginia, James SchOuler of Boston, the
great juridical writer; Chief Justice AL
vey of the Maryland court of appeals and
afterward chief justice of the Court of
Appeals of this District upon its organi-
ZdUoit All 1880, ana many OtuefS. CngeI
Justice Alvey was chancellor from 1893
until his death several years ago, when
Mr.. Eugene Carusi, dean of the law
faculty since 1872 was elected as chan
cellor in his place.
New Charter Secured.
When it became more and more ap-
parent that Washington was not destined
to have a national university in the sense
of one supported and controlled by the
federal government, new chartsr Terrific
National University was otteined from
Congress in 1896. There is one sense,
however, in which this university may
claim TO be national. Since its rorganixa-1
tion nearly two thousand young men froff1
every state and territory and from the
insular possessions of the United States
have been graduated, and have returned
to their native states carrying with them
the broad national spirit which prevails
in Washington. In the law school, more
over, somewhat more attention is given
to those branches of federal jurisdiction
and procedure which have their birth
here. and which are largely administered
here. than is given to them by the insti-
tutions located in the states. These in
clude courses upon federal administra-
tive law, upon the Jurisdiction of the
United States courts, including the Court
OF Claims; the organic laws and practice
of the several executive departments of
the government, etc.
Among the recent changes Of impor-
lance which have taken place in the
school is the postponement of the degree
of bachelor of laws until the end of the
third year, and the establishment of a
fourth year which shall include a very
thorough course upon the patent law and
practice. The fourth year will be devoted
very largely to advance procedure and an
extension of advance moot court work in
that year Is expected to give it its chief
value. Ii Is now under process of Or
ganization, and will be ready by the time
those students who matriculate the COM
ing year are ready TO enter in that class.
The resignation of Dr. James Schouler,
who was for eighteen years instructor in
the law school, has been accepted with
regret. DIR. Schouler has retired stimuli
taneously from teaching work in the Ma
kins University. He has announced a
library endowment for the law library of
the National University Law School. Mr..
Associate Justice Job Barnard will have
the chair OF equity Jurisprudence during
the ensuing year, and there will be sew
eral other additions to the faculty which
will be announced later.
List Of Faculty Members.
The present faculty consists of Eugene
Carusi, LII. D., chancellor, lecturer
upon Blackstone; Brig. Gen. George
B. Davis. U. S. A. Judge advocate
tional law and military law and courts
martial: Justice Job Barnard, professor
of equity and Jurisprudence; George A.
King, Ii. d.. lecturer upon Court of
Claims practice and prosecution of claims
against the United States: Jackson III.
Ralston, LII. NJ, lecturer upon the law Of
International arbitrations; Frederick l..
Siddons, LII. Nj. (of the Washington bari.