The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-15
The Law Department Of the
South Carolina College.

In addition to the regular lectures by
tee professors Of law of the South Car
o,:-?a College the trustees and faculty
az, pleased TO be able TO announce for
thu coming session a very attractive
series OF lectures 70 be contributed by
some OF tie lvaIinS members of the
Bench and Ear OF South Carolina.
Among those who have consented to
deliver enc Or more lectures 10 the law
classes Of the College arc: Hon. Charles
II. SimGrton, Z. S. Circuit Judge; Hon
William H. Brawley. U. S. District
Judge; Hen Y. J. Pope. Chief Justice
Of south Carolina; Hon. c. a. Woods,
Associate Justice: Hon. eusene 3.
Gary, Associate Justice: Hon. Edward
sicCrady, Hon. J. c. Sheppard, Hon.
G.. Duncan Rcllinscr. Hon. S. j. Simp-
son. Hon. ]. P. Carey, and Hon. Andrew
Crawford.
The trustees and faculty feel that in
securing the assistance Of these DIS
tinguishad judges and lawyers they
have accomplished something that will
prove Of the greatest benefit to those
taking the law course in the South
Carolina College. The number of those
enrolled in the law department during
the last two years has been the largest
in the history OF the college, and the
hope is entertained that the prospect
of these additional lectures may stu
further increase the growing number
of law students.
The great value Of the training af-
forded by schools Of law has been too
thoroughly demonstrated to render
necessary any arguments IN their sup
port. The day OF preparation for the
bar by solitary study in a lawyers
I, !; 1iy-y lJraS q
familiar with the working Of a law
school must have been impressed with
the increased interest and zeal ttGt re-
suit from the mere association of young
men who have come together for the
common purpose Of studying law. The
daily discussions cf questions Of law,
not only with the professors, but also
with each other, beget an enthusiasm
for the law which possibly in some in
stances. could never have been acquired
otherwise.
The advantage Of attending profess
sional school in the State in which a
man is to practice his profession is in
no case more obvious than in that Of a
lawyer. Besides the familiarity gained
with the decisions and statute law Of
the State, the friendships that he forms
at such a school add very materially to
his future usefulness as a citizen. The
career Of lawyers as a class Is more apt
to be of a public nature than that Of
those engaged in any other profession
or business. Not only are all Of the
Judges Of the State drawn from the bar,
but the occupants Of the legislative and
executive Offices are also drawn very
largely from the same source. AS so
many Of the members Of the legal pro-
fession are naturally destined to public
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that the young men who have decided
to become lawyers should come into
close touch with other young men of
their own State who have chosen the
same Network.
The most lasting friendships are not
infrequently formed during the part Of
a mans life that is usually devoted to
preparation for the bar; and it Is un-
fortunate If this period should be spent
in a State other than that in which he
is to live. Several years spent at pro-
fession school in another State some
times find the student so completely out
Of touch with the young men Of his
own State that when he returns to
practice his profession he finds himself
laborfug under a serious disadvantage,
which in some instances Is never over
come.
A law school, however, should be
patrohizeI not alone by those intending
to practice law. There is hardly call
ing IN life fer which one would not be
better prepared BY having taken a
course in law. Almost everyone Wbo
has made an earnest study Of The law
will agree with Burke that it IS
,t.sssee3ence which does more to quicken
and snYgorate the understanding than
all other kirSas OF human learning nut
together" The hope Is INDUCED. there
fore, that the attendance upon the lIw
school of the South CaroiiIa College
may include seme who have not de-
teratned to make law their profession.
Columbia as the capital Of the State
presents many advantages for the law
student. TIE sessions Of the Supreme
Court of the State, Of the State Circuit
Courts, and Of the Federal Courts, .siye
him frequent opportunity to hear ats1-
ments by the leading lawyers Of the
State. and to witness the practical adj
ministration Of the principles of the
law In prosecuting his studies he VIII
also find that having access to the law
library Of the Supreme Court. as well
as to the College library, will be Of the
greatest value to him.