WOMEN FOR THE BAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20963, 28 February 1930, Page 14

WOMEN FOR THE BAR.

(From Oor Own Correspondent.) LONDON, January 16. There are women at Home as well as in India to whom the Bar appeals as a profession. In the recent Hilary term examinations there were 32 passes in various subjects by 28 w-omen students, several of whom succeeded in more than one subject. Seven names are in the final list. Three successful women, including one in the final list, are married. Following are the names:— Roman Law.—Class II: Audrey Phvllis Noboutt, Mir Jehan Mohamed. Class III: Winifred- Hazel Watson, Mary Edith Barbara Whittingham-Jones. Constitutional Law and Legal History. —Class I: Bhico Batlivala. Class ll; Hannah Margaret Cross. Class HI; Joan Baker Alexander, Jessie Marguerite Bowie, Phyllis Laura Jelleyman, Maw Gladys Keating. Noel Anna Brennan Stevens, Mary Ruth Tabor, Elfreda Margaret Willis.

Criminal Law.—Class II: Alary Gladys Keating. Class III: Joan Baker Alexander, Vida Mary Sturge Crichton, Irena Grace Ruth Davies, Alary Edith‘Barbara u Inttingham-Joues.

Real Property ami Conveyancing.—Class li: Joan Baker Alexander, (Airs) Eliza Malik, Marjorie Isabel Reeves, (Airs) Eva Louisa Roberts, Cecilia Lucy Cavendish AVolseley. Class III: Helena Diana Ensor.

Hindu ami Alohammedan Law.—Class Dilnavaz Byratnji. Final Examination.— Class II: Ruth Epstein. Lucy Sec. Class HI; Ouclan Kunathadatlne Meenskshi, Edith Fergu-son-Alurdoch, (Airs) Dorothy Alice ?. ril Marjorie Owen. Ruth Elizabeth boplua Thompson. In the aggregate the entries of women and men for the various subjects num■beied 792 and there were 443 passes In addition, 202 entered for the final examination, and 136 were successful.