The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-30
VALE COLLEGE LAW sCHooL-1m,

VALE COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL,. tr.
Il partment is under the direction of the Hon IA
NIp DAGGETr, LII. D., late Chief Justice Of the SUE
preme Court Connecticut and Professor Of Law.
and the Hon. SAMUEL j. HITcncocK, Ill. D. jude
OF the New Haven City Court aud Isaac II. row,-
SEND, Esq, Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
There are two courses OF instruction aud study .F
the school, called the prof Ssionai course and the
other called the general course. The object Of the
professional course to give thorough legal odlc,
ton TO those gentlemen who propose To enter tie FRO
LESSON OF Law. The design Of tie general cours, n
more particularly, 10 communicate appropriate r.ur
nation 10 those who wish 10 attend 10 Jurlspru
as branch Of liberal know ledge. course with
special reference TO mercantile ialc introduce a,
often as any class requests It.
l. TnE Professional CouRsE.
The Students are required TO peruse the most i,n
portint elementary treatises and daily examined
on the aut or they are reading, and receive al ne
same time explanations and illustrations of the SUBJ
Jects they are studying The school is divided INTO
three reading classes Each class is daily emplpyeJ
upon lesson n the Glass Book and is separateN "a.
amined and every student read ia one or more of
the tree classes, as he finds himself able and inclined
TO perform the requisite labor. Courses of Lecture
are delivered by the Instructors all the title, and
SUBJECTS oil Common and Statute Law aud of E1u'ty.
Three exercises, consisting OF Lectures and Exam
nations OF one hour each, daily given by the H.
structors, and at all of them each OF the pupils psr
mitted to attend. moot court is held once a u,,s
or oftener, which employs the students in drawn,
pleadings, and investigating aud arguing questions Yi
law. The students arc called upon, from time to time,
to draw declarations pesdngs, contracts a,d other
instruments connected with the practice of law ard
10 DO the most important duties OF an attorney
They occasionally required 10 write dsquisitDu,
on some topic OF law aud collect the authoriiirs To
support their opinions The students are FURNISHED
with the use OF The elementary books and ha ge access
at all times, TO the College libraries aud 10 a law
library, comprising every important work, both an
mi s.s.1 l..
yIsed Statutes, the Reports, and the Dgests of all the
States m the Union.
The course OF study occupies two years alowirg
eight weeks vacation each year The months Of Ma,
and September are allotted for vacations There F,
also Of about two weeks near the Grst of sp
uary IN each year. The terms Tor tuition with cou-
slant use OF text books, aud ordinary use of the libra
ry, are as follows, payable in advance For tic whole
course of two years, hundred and fny doriar.
For one year, eighty dollars For less than one YEAR
ten dollars month. For more than one year, ans
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 educi
ted students who have been members of the Deptrt-
mont eighteen months and have complied Will the
Of the institution, and passed satisiac.
tory examination. Those not literally educated.
vii be graduated upon similar condition. after tso
years membership; and members Of the Bar. after
ono years membership subsequent to their admission
20 the Bar.
II. THE GENERAL CouRsr
This course consists OF lectures and studies on ,e
most important subjects Of Jurisprudence. II con.
mcnces on IN third Monday of October in each N,ar
and continues six months, with two exercise ,l.U
week An additional course will be commence
any other season, II class OF not less than tv,uy
members be farmed for the purpose The add
course will either embrace the same exercises v.'
the general course or ~ be principally directed TO-.
Mercantile law, as the class formed for the c.u...
shall prefer.
The terms are twenty dollars for the whole a..r.
payable 10 advances and five dollars month fpr ay
less time. The professional students viii have &C.
privilege Of attending tie general course, AID o..'
any additional course at pleasure, without extra
charge.
New Haven, sept l5i3-co3t