nation. Judge Knight, although overflowing with gallantry,
gave the lady no quarter. The most abstruse and erudite questions
were propounded to the applicant, but not once did the judge
catch the fair student tripping. Miss Barkaloo was about 22 years
of age, of a fine figure, intelligent face and large, expressive
eyes. The St. Louis papers of last week reported her sudden death
of typhoid fever. According to custom, a meeting of the members
of the St. Louis bar was held to take suitable action and pay
respect to her memory. It was the first meeting of the kind in
the United States, and was largely attended, not only by the
young members of the bar, but by the most distinguished
attorneys. Miss Phoebe Couzins, herself a member of the Law
School, was in attendance, attired in deep mourning for the
recent death of a beloved sister. The following resolutions were
adopted:

_Resolved_, That in the death of Miss Helena Barkaloo we
deplore the loss of the first of her sex ever admitted to
the bar of Missouri.

_Resolved_, That in her erudition, industry and enterprise
we have to regret the loss of one who, in the morning of her
career, bade fair to reflect credit on our profession, and a
new honor upon her sex.

_Resolved_, That our sympathy and condolence be extended to
the relatives of the deceased.

Major Lucien Eaton, into whose office she had entered to seek
opportunities of perfecting herself in the knowledge of her
profession, said that--

He had been requested by an accomplished lady of St. Louis
to afford her that opportunity, and at first had hesitated
to do so; yet he felt that she should have a trial, and
when he took her into his office his conduct met with the
approbation of the legal fraternity generally. That
fraternity cordially sympathized with the efforts she was
making, and both old lawyers and young ones tried to put
business into her hands, the taking of depositions and other
such work as she could perform. He testified to finding her
a true woman; modest and retiring, carefully shunning all
unnecessary publicity, and avoiding all display. She was
earnest in her studies, and being gifted with a fine