The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-06-27
The Law Department of the
South Carolina College.

In addition to the regular lectures by
the professors of law of the South Car
Olina College. the trustees and faculty
are pleased to be able to announce for
the coming session very attractive
series OF lectures to be contributed by
some OF the leading members of the
Bench and Bar OF South Carolina.
Among those who have consented to
deliver one or more lectures to the law
classes OF the College arc: Hon Charles
II. Simonton, u. s. Circuit Judge; Hon.
William Ii. Brawley. u. S. District
Judge; Hon. Y. j. Pope, Chief Justice
of South Carolina: Hon. G. a. Woods,
Associate Justice: Hon. Eugene B.
Gary, Associate Justice: Hon. Edward
McCrady, Hon. j. G. Sheppard, Hon.
G. Duncan Bellinger, Hon. 5. j. Simp-
son, Hon. j. Il. Carey, and Hon. Andrew
Crawford.
The trustees and faculty feel that i'm
securing the assistance of these dis
tinguished 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
I'm the history of the college, and the
hope is entertained that the prospect
of these additional lectures may still
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 i'm their sup
port. The day of preparation for the
bar by solitary study in a lawyers
Office has practically passed. Everyone
familiar with the working of law
school must have been impressed with
the increased interest and zeal that re-
suit from the mere association of young
men who have come together for the
common purpose of studying law The
daily discussions of questions of law
not only with the professors. but also
| with each other. bcSet an enthusiasm
| Tor the law which possibly. i'm some in
| stances. could never have been acquired
otherwise.
The advantage OF attending "A profess
| sional school i'm the State in which a
| man Is to practice his profession is i'm
no case moro obvious than i'm that of q
| 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
MS futurc usefulness as II citizen. The
| career of lawyers as a class is more ant
| to be OF 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
| out 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-
1ession are naturally destined to public
| careers, 1t Is of no little importance
| 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 life-work.
! The most lasting friendships are not
| lnirequently formed during the part OF
| mans life that is usually devoted to
| preparation for the bar: and it is un-
fortunate if this period should be spent
In state other than that I'm which he
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
iaborinE under serious disadvantage
which in some instances is never over,
come.
A law school. however should he
patronized not alone by those intending
to practice law. There is hardly n cali
ing In life for which one would not be
better prepared by having taken a
course In law. Almost everyone who
mas made an earnest study OF the law
Will agree with Burke that it is a
science which does more to quicken
and invigorate the understanding than
all other kinds of human learning put
together" The hope is indulged, there
tore, that the attendance upon the law
schooi or the South Carolina College
may include some who have not de-
termtned to make law their profession.
Columbia as the capital of the State
presents many advantages for the law
student. The sessions OF the Supreme
Court OF the State. OF the State Circuit
Courts. and of the Federal Courts give
him frequent opportunity to hear areu-
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 will
niso rnd that having access to the law
hbrary of the Supreme Court, as well
ns to the College library Will be of the
yreatest value to him.