The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-03

VALE COLLEGE LAW SCHOoL-This de-.
| pariment is under the direction Of the Hon. DA-
uD DAcGETT, LII. D., late Chief Justice Of the Su-
preme Court f Connecticut, aud Professor Of Law
| and the Hon. SAMUEL }. IiIroncoCK, LII d., Judge
OF the New Haven City Court ard ISAAC H. TowS-
SEND, ESD Attorney and Counsellor at Law
There are Two courses OF instruction and study in
the school, one called the professional course and the
other called the general course. The object Of the
professional course to give thorough legal educa
ton TO those gentlemen who propose enter the Pro-
lesion OF Law. The design Of the general is
more particularly, to communicate appropriate nior-
nation to those who wish TO attend TO Jurisprudence
a branch Of liberal knowledge. course with
special reference 10 me,ca, Tie lac introduced as
often as any class requests 1t.
]. TuE Professional COURSE
The udcnts are required TO pcruse the most i'm
portdnt elementary ireascs, and daily examined
on the aut they reading, aud receive at the
time explanations and illustrations OF the sub
lects they are stud iug. The school is divided into
three reading classes. Each class Is daily employed
upon lesson IN the Class Book and IS separately ex-
ahmed and every student can read in one or more of
the three classes lac finds hmsc II able aud inclined
to perform the requisite labor. Courses of Lectures
delivered BY the Instructors, all the titles aud
subjects Of Common aud Statute Law aud Of Equity.
|. Three exercises consisting OF Lectures aud Exami-
nations OF hour each daily given by the In
sructors, and at all of them each of the pupils per
mited 10 attend A moot court is held once week
oitener, which employs the students IN drawing
plcadings, and investigating aud arguing questions OF
law The students called upon, from time to time,
to draw declarations, pleadings, contracts, and other
instruments connected with the practice Of law and
to do the most important duties Of attorney clerk.
They occasionally required TO write disquisons
on some topic OF law and collect the authorities TO
support their opinions The students are furnished
with the OF the elementary books aud ha
at all times, to the College Libraries, aud to law
library, comprising every important work both
cient and modern. The law library contains the Re
visej Statutes the Reports, and the Dgests of al the
States m the Union.
The course OF study occupies two years, allowing
eight weeks vacation each year, The months OF May
and September are allotted for vacations. There Is
also of about two weeks the drst Of Jan
uary in each year. Tho terms for tuition, with con-
slant use Of text books aud ordinary of the libra
ry are follows, payable M advance. For the whole
cou We Of two years one hundred and fifty dollars
For one year, eighty dollars For less than one year.
ten dollars a month. For more than one year, aud
less than two years, dollars month after the
first year.
The degree Of Bachelor of Laws will be confer.
red by the President and Fellows, on literally cduea
ted students who have been members of the Depart.
ment eighteen months, aud have complied with the
regulations OF the institution, and passed satsfac.
tory examination. Those not literally educated,
viii be graduated upon similar conditions, after two
years memberships and members Of the Bar, after
years membership subsequent, TO thcr admission
TO the Bar
II. TuE GENERAL CouRsE.
This course consists of lectures and studies on thc
most important subjects of jurisprudence. II com
mences on the third Monday Of October in each year.
and continues six months, with two exercises each
week. An additional course will be commenced at
any other season. II a class Of not less than twenty
members be f5rmed for the purpose The additional
course will either embrace the same exercises with
the General I'LL he prlnctually directed
Mercantile law, as tho class formed for the
shall prefer.
The terms twenty dollars for the whole course,
payable 10 advance; and five dollar a month for any
less time. The professional students will have the
privilege Of attending the general course and also
| any additional course, at pleasure, without extra
charge.
! New Haven, sept lS43-oo3t