Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-01
U. Of NE. LAW SCHOOL
Mil Open, Today, Under Brightest
Fro spects in Its iiiatory.

Orono, Me-. Sept 30.-tSpeciaD. Tho
opening Of the school Of law 81 the Uni
versity Of Maine VIII occur, Wednesday,
and il indications have any weight il
will be signaiized by one Of the largest
entering classes in the history Ct the
school. Practically all of the men OF Last
year 5 two lower classes viii return TO
complete their courses and with the re-
.rultS from the entering class the PROF.
lects ale considered the brightest for a
most successful year. Registration will
begin. Wednesday morning. and Thurs
lay, students will be given opportunity
meeting instructors in arrangement OF
work. The first regular work Will begin,
friday.
f'rof. w e. WaIz, who has been assoc
lated with the school for. several years,
5 dean. in place of George +. Gardner,
Who resigned to accept profesS0rShip
II the Law School at Boston University.
other changes in the faculty are: Eu-
gene q. DunWorth, l.. l.. B., Harvard.
Who has been appointed instructor in
Contracts in place of VIM. r. Pattangall,
who was forced to resign owing to his
Professional duties. Besides the appoint
nent OF an instructor in damages, wills,
md agencies for the spring term, whose
name has not yet been decided upon.
these will constitute the changes.
The faculty Of the school Is. as follows:
George Emory Fellows. Phi. d.. presi-
lent OF the university; William Emanuel
W tlL, II. ~. LII. d.. IlDItSsJE III raw i.
Allen Ellington Rogers. II. A., professor
II constitutional law; Forest John Martin,
Ii. B., Instructor in common law plead
ing and Maine practice; Hugo Clark. G.
=. D0nWOrth, Ii. b., tHarVard). in
Structor in contracts: Edgar Myrick
5imps0n, b. A., instructor in carriers ana
criminal law Ralph kneeland Jones, b.
81. librarian
The fact that Of the six men of the
University OF Maine Law School who took
the Massachusetts Bar examination ait
but one passed and passed with Srea
credit to themselves and 10 their school
has been Il matter of great credit to the
friends of the institution. and which
promises to aid in giving the school a
good standing in Massachusetts No 9TH
er school can show a similar percentage
Of successful applications for admissions
for the Massachusetts Bar examination,
which is acknowledged as the most diff
cult in the country.
There have been additions to the libra
ny. chiefly along the lines of practical
works, such as pleading, evidence. etc.
The Porto Rican Code Commission has
presented the Law School, through its
chairman, l.. S. Rowe, their report on the
revision of the Laws of Porto Rico. and
also the complete code in botn English
and Spanish.
Prospects are coed. indeed, for large
attendance. better than | expected. said
Dean Walz to a Journal reporter. this
evening. 1T seems that we shall have q
somewhat larger number of entering stu
dents, this year, than last. | think that
the increase in numbers in the entering
class at the school of law will CORE
spond 10 that of the freshman class at
Orono.'
This year. Dean Walz viii teach Evi-
dence, Sales and Torts. Prof. Rogers
will devote this term to the History Of
Law and in the spring will teach Con
stitutional Law. Forest j. Martin. LII.
-, in the winter and spring term will
take UP Common Law Pleading and
Maine Practice. He will Use a system
combining lectures and cases Hugo
Clark. c. f.. will teach Equity Pleading
and Edgar VI. Simpson will teach Real
Property, Domestic Relations and Cor
porations.
The special lecturers are:
Hon. Lucilius A. Emery Of the Maine
supreme court. who will lecture on Ro-
man Law during the spring term. Hon.
Andrew p. Wiswell chief justice of the
Name supreme court. viii give during
the cflSLing year, a series of lectures on
Evidence, the time to be chosen by him
sell. Hon. Charles Hamlin, reporter of
the Maine supreme court. Will lecture on
Bankruptcy. and Hon. Louis G. sUlthard
of the Massachusetts Bar, will give a Sc
Ties of lectures during the ensuing year
on MCdcO-L Legal Relations.
Many of the students have already ar
rived here and most of them will be on
hand, Wednesday, for the registration