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Show J" Ji. ' A LADY LAWYER. I First One in Franco Receives Her De t gree a LL.I). T jus,. JrrtStt. Mile. Jean Chauvia, will tu"i fcV Says receive the degre.e of Doctor of Laws from the official examiners of the government, and this decree will bestow upon her the right to practice in any of the courts of the country. Mile, Chauvin will be the first lady lawyer in. France, and the interest which this fact has aroused is evidenced by the fact that her final examination, which was to have taken place last. Saturday, was interrupted and had to. be discontinued on account of the vast number of people who crowded into the amphitheater here she was to deliver her address on ''Professions- accessible to women, and the historical evolution of the economic position of women in society." Notwithstanding the erudite promise of this title, the crush was so great that the examiners exam-iners found it necessary to order the doors of the amphitheater closed. This only exasperated ex-asperated the crowd aud in a few moments the doors were burst open. The hall became be-came so crowded and the enthusiasm rose to such a pitch that the proceedings had to be abandoned, and although the demonstration I was in one sense a compliment to the fair aspirant for legal honors it has, nevertheless, caused her an annoying delay. |