The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-06

VALE COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL-This de.
Il partment is under the direction of the Hon. DA-
viD DAGGETr, LII. d., late Chief Justice OF the SUI
preme Court f Connecticut, aud Professor of Law
and the Hon. SAMUEL J. HITcHcocK, LII. d., Judge
OF the New Haven City Court and ISAAC H. TowN-
SEND Esq, Attorney and Counsellor at Law
There two courses Of instruction and study in
the school, called the professional course and the
other called the general course The object of the
professional course is to give thorough legal educa-
ton to those gentlemen who propose to enter the Pro-
iesson OF Law. The design Of the general course is
more particularly, 10 communicate appropriate nfor
nation to those who wish To attend TO Jurisprudence
as branch of liberal know ledge course with
special reference to mereal tile ia,o introduced as
often as any class request, 1t.
J. TIE PROFESSIONAL COURSE
The Students required TO peruse the most i'm
portant elementary treatises and daily examined
on the autNor they are reading aud receive at the
time explanations and illustrations of the sub.
jects they studying. The school is divided into
three reading classes. Each class is daily employed
upon lesson in the Class Book and separately ex
amined, and every student read in more of
the three classes he finds himself able and inclined
perform the requisite labor. Courses Of Lectures
delivered By the Instructors, all the titles and
subjects OF Common and Statute Law aud Of Equity
Three exercises, consisting Of Lectures and Exami-
nations OF one hour each, daily given by the In
srcors, and at all OF them each OF the pupils per
mittcd to attend. A moot court is held once week
or ofteDer, which employs the students in drawing
pleadngs aud investigating and arguing questions OF
law. The students called upon from time time
To draw declarations, pleadiugs, contracts and other
instruments connected with the practice OF law, and
to do the most important duties Of attorneys clerk
They occasionally required 10 write disqusiliuns
some topic OF law, and collect the authorities TO
supper, their opinions The students are furnished
with the Of the elementary books, and haze
at all times, TO the College libraries, and TO Law
library, comprising every important work, both an
cient aud modern. The law library contains the Re
yised Statutes, the Reports, and the Dgess of all the
States ~ the Union.
The course of study occupies two years, allowing
eight weeks vacation each year. The months oi MAY
and September are allotted for vacations There u
also OF about two week, the hrst OF Jan
uary IN each year The terms FOR tuition, with
slant OF text books and ordinary Of the libra
~ arc a. follows payable IN advance For the whole
course Of two years, hundred and fifty dollars.
For one year. eighty dollars. For less than one year
ten dollars month. Fo- more than one year aud
less than two years, seven dollars a month after the
first year.
The degree Of Bachelor Of Laws will be confer.
red by the President and Fellows on literally .duca
ted students who have been members Of the ID, part.
ment eighteen months, and have complied with the
regulations of the institution, and passed satisac.
tory examination. Those not literally educated,
will be graduated upon similar conditions, after two
years membership; and members Of the Bar, after
one years membership subsequent 10 their admission
10 the Bar.
II. TuE GENERAL CouRsg.
Tbi, course consists Of lectures and stndics on the
most important subjects of Jurisprudence Il com
mences on the thrd Monday of October IN each year,
| and continues six months, with two exercises each
week. An additional course will be commenced al
any other season, " class OF not less than twenty
members bc { rmcd for the purpose. The additional
course will either embrace The same exercises with
the general course, " III be principally directed 70
Mercantile law, as the class formed for the course
shall prefer.
The terms arc twenty dollars for the whole course
payable ~ advance aud five dollars month lor any
less timc. The professional students will have Tho
privilege Of attending tie general course, and ais,
any additional course, at pleasure, without extr.
| charge
New Haven, sept lsi3-co3t