New-York tribune., 1912-02-16


sons of cleanly tastes. Cniel VI an, -
course is the sanitary Considerations
that thus It is possible for lhiec'ioi W.
no Transmitted from one guest to
another. On these grounds IL cel'aiii'S
doas not seem unreasonable to demand
that each guest of hotel SHAH nave at
least the thin screen OF cream silee'
between himself and blankets winch
fey bours before were used by another
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The notice of the establishment vi
purely postgraduate course III III" a'
New York University marks not only the
realization of n long cherished design al
that institution but also an important
forward step in legal education aI thlS
great centre of higher learning. Ihe
plan provides for a fourth year OF study
in law which shall be open 10 none but
graduates of an approved college VINO
beye baccalaureate degree in arts,
philosophy. pure science or letters ana
who have in addition pursued the three
years course emitting them TO prl-
mary degree in law. That Will mean
that every person entering this fourth
year course will have pursued at least
six wears of collegiate or university
courses. and its completion viii mean
seven years OF such study. There ought
TO be in this city alone, not to mention
the whole nation, upon which our local
universities draw for patronage, a sufii-
cicnt number of men who desire and are
able to secure so mature a training in
the law. and the practical working of the
plan ought TO result in perceptibIe
leavening Of the legal profession with
new element of superior attainments.
Colonel George Harvey was a guest at
the Executive Mansion at Albany, not
Trenton. the other evening. VIII the
vacant niche in the sanctum of "Har-
pers Weekly" soon he filled by states
man who knows what's what in the line
OF political gratitude?
The Mayor, wrestling with an attack
of grip. is reported to be getting along
nicely. How the grip is feeling is not
disclosed.
Two Of the Camorrists who have been
on trial at Viterbo Italy, have been re-
leased on the logical ground that they
have already, during the trial, been i'm
prisoned as long as they could be under
the maximum penalty II they were found
guilty. The explanation is needed, else
Il might he supposed that they had been
released in order that they might not
perish of old age before the trial ends.
II patriotism like that Of DR.. Sun vat
sen I'm resigning the Presidency to make
way for President Yuan Is common In
China. the future of tho new republic is
bright indeed.
Two speakers at the Montauk Club the
other night disagreed over city planning
one holding that beauty and the other
that utility should be the primo con
sIderatIon. Can II he that neither or
them in high school days wrote essays
or made orations upon the theme,
"EtlC Ct DuicC'!
New York beats the wild West az
scene for the highway robbers opera
tions.
The death Of Mataafa recalls Nom
orics Of heroic and tragic days in Samoa,
and also OF blundering and incpt diplo-
macy. The whole story affords warn
ing which should be lasting against un-
necessary attempts TO couple up the
United States with foreign powers of
antagonistic interests in matters which
could and should be attended TO by a
single power
What we said the other day about the
movement for a worldwide strike re-
celves additional emphasis from the an
nouncement of the appeal Of the British
Miners Federation To the coal miners Of
other nations practically To Join the