The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-18
DEAN ROGERS TO
CIRCUIT BENCH
Yale Law School Head Chosen
By President Wilson For
Judge Noyes' Place.
SALARY is $1,000 A YEAR
Suggested That Professor Taft
May Succeed To Head of
Law Faculty.
Especial to The Farmer.)

tIon OF henry wade Rogers, dean of
the Yale Law school, to be judge of
the United States Circuit court for the
second district, comprising the states
of New York, Vermont and Connecti-
cut, is expected to go to the Senate
before the end of the week. Announce
ment Of the selection of Dean Rogers
for this post was given official con-
hrmation here last night. He had been
mentioned frequently in connection
with other candidates for the Federal
bench.
Dean Rogers takes the place made
vacant by the resignation of Judge
Walter G. Noyes. Judge Noyes re-
Gently gave up his place on the bench,
explaining that the salary of 81, 900
was not sufficient for the requirements
of his family. There is still another
vacancy in the same court, due to the
death of Judge James p Plat. For
this place Hon. Thomas F. Noone of
Rockville has received the endorse
ment of four of the five members of
the Connecticut delegation in Congress
Dean Rogers is a Democrat, and
through his lively interest in the af-
fairs of Connecticut and his long con-
nection with the Yale Law school he
is one Of the best known men in the
Constitution state. He nominated Gov
Baldwin in his first gubernatoriaI cam
paign, and also placed him in nomina-
ton for the presidency at the BaIti-
more convention.
Dean Rogers was graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 1874 He
was dean of the law school in that
Institution from 1885 to 1880. From
1890 to 1900 he was president of North
western University. Then he became
a lecturer at the Yale Law school, and
three years later. in 1903, he was made
the dean.
Dean Rogers has been actively iden-t
tilted with many national movements
in vxv17i ah 3r1Is air
been interested. He served as chair
man of the worlds congress on juris-
prudence and law reform in Chicago, |
in 1893 In 1898 he was the general |
chairman of the Saratoga conference
on the foreign policy OF the United
States.
He Yields versatile pen, and his
writings in law journals. reviews and
magazines have attracted much atten- |
ton. The tudge-elect has held the po-
sition of president of the Association
of American Law Schools. He has fig
ured prominently in the affairs of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The recent entrance of former Pres
ident William H. Taft to a professor
ship in the Yale Law school coupled
Dean Rogers will call for his retire +
ment from the head Of the legal de-
partment of the university, has led to
speculation that the former president
may be proffered the post of dean.
Ex-President and Mrs Taft and Miss
Helen Taft returned to New Haven
yesterday from their summer home in
Bay. Prof Taft said he had
lost 80 pounds during the summer.
Dean Rogers has not yet returned
from his summer home near Trenton,
NJ J., to his home in Orange street,
New Haven.
New Haven. Sept. 1s-President
Taft, today, stated that he was not a
candidate for the deanship Of Yale
Law School should it become vacant
by the resignation of Dean Rogers to
take a seat on the federal bench. Prof
Taft said that there was nothing to
the report that he might be selected
for the law school position, adding:
ct am not fitted for the place and
am quite content with the place am
i'm
Dean Rogers returned unexpectedly
to his home, today, from New Jersey
and went directly to Mr.. Taft's hotel
The former President was the first
man to congratulate the dean on his
The matter was dis
cussed between them for a few mo-
ments and then DR.. Rogers left the
hotel.
New Haven, Sept. 1s-Friends of
Dean Rogers, who has been named by
President Wilson as judge of the
United States Circuit court to succeed
Judge Noyes, stated, today, that Dean
Rogers would accept the appointment
and would probably submit his resig-
nation as head of the law school at
Yale at the September meeting of the
Yale Corporation which will be held
next Monday.