Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-08-20
IFor the Chronicle.
THE OHIO STATE AND UNION LAW
COLLEGE.

The writer had the pleasure of being
present at the commencement exercises
of this school, on the 1st inst, as a spec
tator, and, being well pleased with the
exercises of the OCCASION as well As the
surroundings and appointments of the
Institution, word of commentator for |
the public eye, although delayed by cir
cumstances to this late day, may not be
entirely out Of place.
The Ohio State and Union Law School
is located in the pleasant moral village
of Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio, and
was established there about one year
ago. Its Professors are men of expert
ence, and are well qualified for the ta SKIS
before them. We made the acquain-
tance of c. Hayden, the President, who
is gentleman of legal experience, and
of rare modesty and moral worth. He
held a judgeship in the State of New
Yolk, for term of years, the duties OF
which he is said to have discharged with
marked ability, as all who know him can
well believe. As teacher he ranks
high, and was universally esteemed by
the young gentleman who had been un-
del his charge for the year past.
Prof King we also saw and became
acquainted with. While he is younger in
years than the President, he yet appears
well endowed with every qualification
necessary for successful legal teacher.
Prof. Leggett is well known in this
community, and as teacher he has a
reputation which is unsurpassed.
The location is a good one, being
healthy, pleasant, and surrounded by a
population unsurpassed for intelligence
and virtue 1t will also be easy of ac-
cess. On the completion of the Mabon'
ing Railroad the school will be but 81
miles from the Yellow Creek Station, to
which line of Hacks will run in con-
nection with the cars. Until this road
shall be completed the mode of access is
to Sal, m by Railroad, and from thence
by Stages, or by Mahoning Railroad TO
Warren and from thence by Stages TO
Youngstown and Poland.
The system of teaching is not BY lee
lures as many suppose, but by recita-
ton in the ordinary mode of teaching
The students are required TO study the
Standard Elementary Authors upon Law,
in the various departments, and recite
regularly before Professor each lesson,
while the Professor prepares himself for
the occasion by personal examination
of the reports and all the authorities,
within reach, referr'd d to by the first
writer. In this way there is but little
danger of the student getting wrong
idea of any principle of law. for the au-
thor, as well as the student, is under the
close watch of the laboriOus practicable
Professor.
We cannot too highly commend this
course of study over that careless heller
skelter irresponsible course pursued by
our students in the Office of the practic
ing Lawyer, when the student is left
weeks, months, and perhaps years with
out assistance, TO pore over dry authors
upon law, which to him is more Greek
than anything else. In this way, unless
a student brings to his work ex raOrdi.
nary powers OF mind as well as does ap-
plication, he will be apt TO imbibe wrong
notions Of law which will haunt him like
ghosts on his way up in this labOrious
profession, and often do prevent him
from rising TO eminence. The student
is also carefully trained in the practical
part, by the use of Moot Courts, where
causes are commenced and carried I
through all their various stages to yer
dict and judgment. In this way. a stu.
dent will learn much faster, and his
knowledge will be of more avail and
easier commanded, than will be that
knowledge of the practice acquired by
careless observation made of the prac-
tice in lawyer. Office. There is a large
library attached to the school.
The commencement exercises, at the |
first commencement of this school were
very interesting. The examination both
before the Board and the Examining
Committee were highly satisfactory, and
showed much application, as well as a
knowledge of the law. The committee
recommended the whole class to admis-
sion to the Bar, without any hesitation
as soon as the examinations were con-
cluded. The following are the names
of the Graduates, upon whom the Board
conferred through the President of the
Faculty, the Degree of Bachelor of
Laws, McHendry Young, of Ohio, Ho-
bron, of ILL.,. Standley, McGlathery,
School, and School, of Pa, Arnold and
Mills, of New York, Glidden, of N. H.,
and Winslow, of Vt.
We cannot too highly recommend this
school. A MEMBER OF THE BAR.
WARREN, July 96Ih., 1856.
It is very easy to look down on others;
to look down on ourselves is the difficult