The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-10
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI,
OXFORD,
JULY 18th, sIs9.
THE LAW SCHOOL.
FAcrLrY.

JOHN n. WADDEI, ID. D., CHANCELLOR.
/ THOMAS WALTON, IL. b.. PBoFEssoR.
] / y June l~l2 the Trustees dispensed with che
l Il necessity of two years attendance. in this
/ Law School and permitted the graduation Of "a
| student who attends one year provided Doe
| should pass satisfactory examination. The
degree, or diploma, thus obtained is made, by
| statute, a license 10 practice law iu any court
! in Mississippi. The student may enter the
| class at any time, though he is advised go bee
/ here at the beginning 90 the session, about
| the first of October.
! Board and lodging, fuel, lights washing
! and servants attendance, can Dee had ina Ok
| ford At prices varying from sixteen to twenty
\ i've dollars mouth-thc cheapest being about
] as good as the cosiliest The tuition Zee b. huY
dollars ina the Law School; So all other depart
/ mcnts Of the University, tuition b. free. There
| were two hundred aud sixty students be tlir
| University last session. Th" Law School.
| though rc-orgauized only Iu-i ns thr lnfyrt.
| sity opened, hal surcr.e surprising tn iir
most >angunc friends, and it is already
known that next year it will have -ull hct-
| ter attendance.
The following are ,bo .ubiccls ot stud, pure
| sued iu Tins School uud .uuicr each head
/ is set down a li-t Of those authors read from
| time 10 time on that particular topic
l. The Law of Real Estate.
Blackstone, Kent, Wnshburue, and Blackwell
! on Tax Titles.
2 The Law of Personal Property. in
GLIDING Contracts and Commercial Law.
Kent Story, Smith Bylcs, RcdGeld aud Par
sons, and benjamin ou Sales and Williams
on Personal Property.
3. The Rights of Persons.
Blackstone. Kent Shoui,rs Domestic Rca-
! tions, and Angel 81 Amc- ou Corporations.
4. The Law of Torts.
Addison ou lor-.
,. Criminal Law and Procedure.
'Eh,bstonc aud Bishop.
g. The Law of Practice including
| Pleading and Evidence.
stephen on Plendiug, entity ON Pleading
! Greenleni on Evidence SUnrkic.s Evidence,
Blackstone CouAliug.s United state,
Courts, and Bump on Bankruptcy
! Moot Courts, also, have always been iu use
in this School.
I. Equity Jurisprudence, Pleading and
Practice.
Adams Story and Daniel
s. Constitutional Law.
Cooley, kcni md Story.
g. international law. including pri-
waite International Law o. the Conflict oi
Laws.
Wharton Conflict Of Laws, Story, Kent md
Wheaton.
Textbooks are the chief means IT iustruc-
the class for law ~ too abstruse learning tu
be taught after that fashion, but 10 has been
the practice 20 furnish the STUDENT written
lectures on Mississippi practice, for him TO-
read and copy.
One of the chief advantages of "a lnw school
and especially Of one not oyer-crowdcd with
STUDENTS that by rigorous course OF eK-
animation repeated with every student every
day on his days reading, thorough nccurncy
is guaranteed in his mastery Of the subject.
In this school, every student is thus examined
every day, about three hours day being de-
voted to this exercise, and explanations being
given on those points which this rigorous cN-
animation may show that the student does not
sufficiently understand.
4 practice has also been adopted here OF rec
quiring the students, frequently 90 write down
in the recitation room n synopsis of their latest
reading in order to compel them to that ucCu-
| racy which ~ essential tu "a lawyer and each
student is in turn required tu stand mp before
the class, aud, In "a manner ns decent and VuiCt
J a. possible 90 deliver an oral statement uf the
contents OF the chnptcraud somctimcsu syuop-
sis of the book under pcrusal This if done to
train the young men 10 the art of forensic ora
tory; for they are not allowed 90 deliver De-
mcmorizcd statement, aud their exercise
p nmouutstO the same thing ar AN oral argument
az the bar aud De- perhaps inc only prncti-
cal mode ottcnchiuE the art at public tpcnku
Obviously, the fewer the students, the more
trimming of Ihis kind each one can obtain.
No youngmnn who has attempted without as
sociatcs in study, to- master the vulumiuous
learning of the law, need bee told 81 the dismal
, aud often overpowcriug drenriuoss Of such uu
undertaking Blackstone after quoting %
very great lawyer. Sir Henry Sprlmuu RI ruu-
fcsson that such a trial had made his soul sink
within him, condemns thc effort to learn law
by "sequcsteriug ouc's self from the world.
and by tedious lonely process, extract
ing the theory Of the law from mass OF
undigcstcd learning. lie equally condemns
the effort 10 learn it "hy on us.iduous uttCu-
dance on the courts 10 pick up theory mud
student immense relief from this painful
irksomeness attending his FIRST ycnr or two b
plodding ia The endless volumes Of the law.
Such relief is derived fro.a the emulation
and cOmpnniOnship Of Studying 10 classes,
and from the daily examinations. The stu
dents are constantly discussing their studies
not only with the professor hut with each 9th
er, and their interest is thus prevented from
tagging, and their daily work from becoming
repulsiye.
Besides, however. the advantages of pre-
h cision in his learning, and Of % much livclicr,
and therefore, much more vigorous prusccu-
| ton Of his studies, 10 Doe derived by law Htu-
dent from the daily discussions Of a law school,
there IS another question, namely, whether "a
y law Office or "a law school bc the better place
& for learning law in "a scientific method, such
u as every man must pursue TO obtain success
and on this question, the attention oi students
j and Of the profession rs invited Co the Opiu-
x ION Of Sir William Blackstone
T. Making due allowance says be- "fOr one
or two shining exceptions, experience may
:, teach 10 fOrctcll, that lawyer, educated tU
y the bar ia subservicncc 10 attorneys and sU.
e. licitors will find he has begun ut The wrong
q end. II practice be the whole hc is taught
practice must also bc the whole hc will ever
u know. He must never inspire 90 form, and SELL
dom expect to comprehend, any argument
.. drawn, priort, from the spirit of thc laW-
- and the natural foundations Of Justice.
J. On the other hand, speaking of hc law
e school lac says
o III the student will afford himself here d
n year two's further leisure, 90 Dds lhv iouu.
dation Of his future labors ia solid aud sti-
It entihc method, without thirstiug hoo oaIly 81
o attend that practice which be- is impossible hr
y should rightly comprehend, hc aill anrrwurI
proceed with the greatest ease, and VIII unfold
the most intricate points with au iuUitIvr ru-
pidity and clearness'
/ Blackstone Commcutarics, Introduction,
PIP. 3l-3i. JulyZ3w6m