The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-10
Law SCHOOL FOR SCRANTON
Movement to Locate Dickinsoa's Law
Department 10 This City.
WILL BE CONSIDERED TODAY
Lackawsuna Bar Association Il Inter.
ested In the Project College Waats
Its Students to Observe Court
Practice In Operation.

There is . possibility OF locating In
this city the law department Of Dickin-
son college. OF Carlisle. Pa. and to this
end a general meeting Of the Lacka-
wanna County Bar association will be
held in the court house today at 4 y.
m.
Since Monday. Guy Carleton Lee.
IL. D.. professor Of common law in
Dickinson college. has been in Scran-
ton in the interest OF the project to
move the colleges law department
here.
Encouragement has been offered by
several other Pennsylvania cities. but
Scranton Is preferred on account Of the
large volume Of legal business trans
acted in the courts and the consequent
opportunities afforded law students for
practical observation. The movement
has already secured the favorable con-
sideration Of the judges and many in
fiuential lawyers and business men.
There are three special reasons for
changing the location Of Dickinsons s
law department.: First. the college Is
outgiowing Carlisle; second, greater
court facilities are required, and third
1t Is essential to locate the department
In a cosmopolitan city where students
can observe the more practical work.
ings OF general court. The impor-
tance to Scrantonians Of the project
will be understood N,om the statement
that at least 100 students will be on the
rolls the coming term; their expen-
ditures, with those Of the faculty, will
average $4,000 per year.
Kind Of an Offer Needed.
Other cities have already offered at
tractlve inducements to secure the
school, but 1t Is probable II a suitable
suite. of rooms or a building with a
lecture room capable Of seating $50
or 200 persons Is offered, the way will
be opened for eventually establishing
the school In Scranton. The project has
already received a substantial endorse
ment and Its supporters in this city
feel sanguine that today's meeting of
the Bar association will bring the mat
ter to definite and favorable issue.
A fact which will work in favor of the
movement is the high rank Of Dickin-
son, and especially its law department,
dIuoUS lHe Country DeSt eQucatlOnal
institutions This is proved by re-
cent order OF the Supreme court per-
mitting this colleges graduates to prac-
tice in the Supreme court upon presen-
tation Of their diplomas. A copy of this
order is as follows:
In the Supreme court Of Pennsylva-
MIA and for the eastern district: May 30,
1895. 1t is ordered as follows that grad
yates Of the Dickinson School of Law
who have passed the preliminary exam
ination before the board of examiners
of any county of the commonwealth
and who have taken the full course of
three years and received the diploma
and degree Of bachelor OF laws, may be
admitted to practice in this court upon
the expiration Of three full years from
the date of their preliminary examina-
tion upon filing with the prothonotary
a certificate from the dean Of the said
school, stating these facts and exhibit
ing their diploma together with GER
tificate OF good character az in other
cases. In testimony whereof, ! have
bereunto set my hand and the seal Of
the said court. at Philadelphia, this
thirtieth day Of May. 1890.
Charles 8. Greene,
Prothonotary.
IncOrnOratore NJ thc SchoOI