Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-20
LAW DEPARTMENT OF HARVARD
UNIVERSITY.


rI7HE Auumn Term Of the Law School will commence
i on the Goth day Of August next.
The design of this Institution is to afford complete
legal education for gentlemen intended tor the
bar in any Of the United States, and also systematic
Of studies in Commercial Jurisprudence, for those
WHO intend devote themselves exclusively to mercantile
business and pursuits The of instruction for gem
emcn intended for The Bar embraces the various branch
OF Public and Constitutional Law, Admiralty, Mari
time Equity, and common Law, which common to all
the United States. with occasional Illustrations OF Fore
ign Jurisprudence The of instruction for gentle
men intended for the mercantile profession limit
ed and embraces the principal branches OF commercial
jusprudence No public instruction is given IN the local
peculiar municipal jurisprudence of any particular
State but the Students assisted by the Professors
occasion may require in their private study Of the law and
practice peculiar to their Staes The active labors
Of instruction shared equally by Mr., Justice Story,
who is Dane Professor Of Law in the University, and
by Mr. Grecneaf the Royal Professor Of Law who has
the immediate direction and superintendent of The Law
School.
The Law Library consists Of than COCO volumes
and includes all the American reports and the statutes Of
the United States As well those of all the States,
regular series of all the English Reports including the
Year Books, also the English Statutes well the
principal treatises in American and English Law besides
large quantity of Scotch, French Dutch, Spanish Ita
.au and other Foreign Law and very ample Collect
OF the best editions Of the Roman Civil Law, together
with the works ofe most celebrated commentators that
Law.
No examination and no particular course of previous
study necessary for admission; but the student il
pected produce testimonials of good moral charac-
te He also gives bond of goo to the steward, with
surety resident in Massachusetts for the payment Of Col
lege dues, deposites at his election Sl50 with the
Steward
Students may enter the School in any stage of their pro
fessonal studies mercantile pursuits. But they are
advised at the beginning of those studies rather
than at later period the most useful to themselves
They may also select what particular studies they will
pursue.
The fees at the rate of S50a term S25 for half
any lesser faction Of term for which sum, without any
additional charge, students have the use OF the lecture
rooms the Law and College Libraries and the books
and they are admitted free to all the public lectures in the
University They may also study any foreign language in
the University for $40 per annun The price Of Board
varies fran 81 % 80 so per week, and of room rent
fom Is 10 S 25 per week. Fuel, prepared for USE is
furnished cost by the Steward if the students desire
Instruction is given by reciarions by examinations ant
by oral lectures and cxposons, Of which each Professo
gives least six every week. which cause previous
y given out is argued 10y four students, and opinion
delivered by abe presiding Professor.
All students who have pursued their studies in the Law
School for three terms, eighteen months; or who ate
having been admitted TO the Bar, have pursued their stu
dies in the Law School for year, entitled upon tn
certificate and recommendation of the Law Faculty, tn
degree of Bachelor Of the Laws
In behalf Of the Faculty, SIMON GREENLEAF
70, al Professor of Law.
Cambridge, Mass Nav n. lS42 SO