The San Francisco call., 1913-10-13

WOMEN TOO
EMOTIONAL
FOR LAW
Jurist Says They Can Not
Withstand Strain of Argu-
ing Cases in Courtroom

"Whea male and female minds
clasn IN the courtroom the woman
naturally gives in she becomes con-
fused: she can not withstand the
strain of conflict Women are almost
too emotional to cope with criminal
eas.s. and. in fact. doubt whether
wo.aen. as a rule can ever argue a
case in court successfully
So has said Prof William Carey
Jor,es, dean of the school Of juris-
prudence of the University of Calf
fornia A foremost authority on
teaching and practice of the law. Pro-
fesSor Jones has even now several
wosaen students in his college. and in
making his trenchant observation on
the adaptability of the sex to the law
he had these in mind.
T believe" Professor Jones ex-
pla med. that women should take up
property law and probate cases. Their
mental capabilities are such as to en-
able them better to arbitrate cases
in their offices than to decide justice
in court
Nor is that a serious restriction.
The noted lawyers Of San Francisco
today, YOU win observe. seldom or
never appear in court. They settle
their cases outside. why should not
women follow in their footsteps?
Why should not they. as attorneys at
law, be peacemakers in fact?
The women in the college now
seem to be majoring or specializing
in documentary work: IN the writing
of briefs and afidavits. They should
aim to be as valuable as possible to a
barrister or judge. There is need
for such service. Briefs written by
men tody are usually slipshod and
careless. badly reasoned and feebly
languaged. Women want to establish
public confidence in themselves TO
succeed in Law, just as in medicine
they must show what they can do to
compete with men
They have a hard experience be-
fore them. They surely have their
place in law if they can find it. but 1
do not think women's minds are tenn
peramentally fitted TO clash with
mems"
Professor Jones dicta are of inter
est in view Of the growing tendency
of University Of California women to
take lip law. Miss Marguerite ogden.
daughter Of Judge F. B. ogden of
Oakland, was a brilliant student in
Berkeley. She is now a practicing
lawyer. In college today, taking law,
is Miss Barbara Nachtrieb, a Berke-
ley society girl, who, after winning
scholastic honors in the state univer-
city. entered the Jurisprudence course,
giving up theatrical and literary work
Of some promise.
Miss Ida Trask. daughter of a for
1ner superior judge of Los Angeles, is
q law student in the university Miss
Italia de Jarnette, champion fencer Of
the two universities of the state, has
gra 1uated in law and will take her
degree of doctor Of jurisprudence in
May, 1914. Miss Esto Broughton of
Modesto is another advanced law stu
dent Miss Ruth Cleveland, whose
father was a pioneer editor of Cali
fornia. win receive her doctors de-
gree in law in 1915.
The young women naturally do not
believe they viii be unequal to men
in the arena. They believe study will
qualify them for any duty of their
chosen profession.
"Of course as Miss Cleveland ex-
plains it. TO understand law and to
be a good lawyer means to dig and to
dig all the time. One has no time for
social diversions nor for other such
interests