New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-11
NEV COURSES At COLUMBIA.
THE CHANGES IL LAW SCHOOL SEEN TO SUIT
ALL BUT THE JUNIOR CLASS.


ALL BUT THE JUNIOR CLASS.
The Ionclookcd for announcement Of the courses OF
study in the Columbia College Law school for The
academic year Of l-91 90 issued yesterday. and
was eagerly read by the students of all three cas
There lad been feeling that entire change In The
curriculum wOud be made. and the announcement as
issued shows that tie general opinion was correct
The course outlined. follows closely the liar
ward plan and method OF instruction. In the first oE
iuuior year ten hour, week required and the
different branches are arranged follows Elements Oi
jurisprudence. two hours week for a period al the
discretion uf :hc Instructor; real estate. Two hours
week, domestic relations october 10 February, two
hours a week. common law pleading and procedure.
February 10 June. two hour- contracts two hours
torts October 10 February, three hours; criminal law
and procedure, three hours The optional studies are
Institutes Of Roman law. hour wccA. constu OnL
history of Europe and the United states four hours
and constitutional history Of England one hour The
required subjects for the middle third are
agency one hour; sales OF personal property one hour
eqnity Jurisprudence hours, aud real estate two
hours. In addition each student must take at least
SIX hours OF the following electives: Equity pleading
and procedure. one hour; Administrative law, two
hours history Of European law two hours; New York
state Code OF Civil Procedure and Practice court,
two hours: Insurance, October to December, three
hours and comparative constitutional law December To
MAY. three hours. Twelve hours required In tho
middle year
The outline of the sen year provides for required
attendance Of ten hours. which are 10 be- selected from
these electives: Admiralty and shipping, bamcnts, cyl
dcnce. international private law, negOt able paper.
corporations. equity jurisprudence partnership, quail
contracts, cty,hp and mortgage, y >tcmaiic lu,
prudence wills and administration. and public Inter
national law Tm-. together with about thirty lectures
optional on medical jun prudence makes up the third
year Provision i, made for the present Junior
middle and senior ca,,c, Accommodate themselves 10
be open only 10 the two upper classes The fccs remain
the same The classes will not be divided present,
The present division Of each class i, two division,
or sessions, morning and afternoon thus giving any
student the time necessary for Office work. The new
arrangement absolutely prevents Office attendance dur
Ing the first years but give opportunity for ii
in the last This may be trial 10 those who find IL
necessary partially 10 dcfray their own expenses.
1t is yet early 20 get any considerable expression
Of opinion. A student who had read the circular
said thing is certain and that i, that under the
new status there is Ia be Office work. which VIII IN
many cases prevent deserving men from attending tho
college. These students dependent for their sup
port upon what they can in offices, which every
body knows is little enough, and therefore tbs change
means no Columbia Law school for Them
1hings seems to be all right for everybody except
the juniors said a member Of that class yesterday
afternoon. but we appear 10 have the worst Oi H.
Thi, wear study only contracts and real estate,
dcvOting all time to these branches whereas next
year. cla,s Will take In addition common law pleading
toris and criminal law. Now We are offered Two
alternatives. either to study all summer and pass tho
latter studies in October taking examinations cover
ing two years work in june, -92.7
no announcement was made Of the professors VINO
Will iii the vacant chairs In the coming year, but IL ~
thought probable that some AT least of the Harvard
professors Will be the ones selected