The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-01
rIhe Law Department. Of the
lSouth Carolina CoIleee.

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an.addition tothe regular icosures ,by
itEe e Protesssor9 or law OF the South Car:
suana VII SCl.ees the trustees nnd facnifv
!; the the @ consisr eo,ns Ssss able to- announce for
eerieasot lectures to bo cnfatrib,,ters hv
I1yuhs OF tns leading members az the
Sench ana Bar OF South Carolina
da,a,,s aas,naUnssS Snose who have consented 10
GLASSES Of, the Callege are: T5oN ThorSss, Nv
,aa,,,ss Al, ,Ssssnlonton. Y. g.. Circuit Judge: Hon.
N1i.enn ~. @rewley. u. e. Dtstr;ct
s,S S91S9S. S.., Hon. < J. Pope, CHIEF Justice
Associate Justice; Hon ES.yere xs.
Gary. associate Justtce: Hon. EiwarIs
McSrady, Hon. j. C. Sheppard. Hon.
". duncan Bellinger. Hon. s. J. Eimp-
Crawford. @ '.' iew >A''uaew
Inc trustees and faculty feel thnt in
securing the assistance OF these dis
unguished Judges and lnwyera thew
aave accomplished something that win
t,Irw ttni,,n 't the greatest beneht TO those
GAng tne law course in the South
carolina College. The number or those
enrolled In the law department during
the iast two years has been the larRest
tn .ne history ct the college. and the
nope Is entertained that the prospect
OF theSe additional lectures NAV stiN.
turther increase the growing nIlul,ar
OF law students. =
r.5 SLeat Vaiue or the training af-
forded by schools OF INV hna hean tno
tnorouEhly demonstrated to rentier
necessary any arguments in their sup
port The day OF preparation for the
par 6y solitary study in a lawyers
o.acs mas practically passed. Everyone
laniliar with the working Of q law
school must have been Impressed with
ehe increased interest and zeai {f1af rdS
SUIT from the mere association of Young
nnn, lmsm VINO nave come together for the
Soa,1' SSola,'oa PURPOSE OF studying law. The
oaiiy discussions of questions of law.
NOT only with the professors. but oIso
with each other. beget an enthugiasm
Tor the law which possibly. in some In
otherwise - =
The advantage Of attending q profes-
sionai school in the State In which a
man Is to. practice his profession istin
no case more obvious than in that of a
,uWSef; .,u,s;, besides the familiarity gained
Win the decisions and statute INV of
tne state. the friendships that he forms
q! such school add very materially I'D
MS fhture usefulness as a citizen. The
coIser OF lawyers as q class Is more npt
| 70 De or n pubic nature thon that .oi
those engaged in any other proresaior
or business. Not only are all of the
| Suuses or the state drawn from the bar
out tne occupants Of the legislative and
SSue'e Sa omces are also drawn very
largely from the same source. As ss
many or the members OF the legnI nro.
Iesslon are naturally destined to publ,
careers. 1t Is OF no little Importance
tnat the young men who have decided
| 70 become lawyers should come int,
close touch with other young mc,, n
their own State who have chosen m
same life-worls.
/ The most lasting friendships are no
inirequentiy formed during the part o
Q mans life that Is usually devoted t
i preparation for the bar; and It lis un
fortunate II this period should be spen
Il IN O state other than that In which h
i Is GO live. Severa; years spent at pro
!sssion scnool In another State some
times find the student so completely OF,
or touch with the young men of hi
own state that when he returns Il
practice his profession he finds himsel
4 iaDoring under serious disadvantage
which In some instances is never over
| come. - '-s-S.----,. .stS.
i A law school. however, should b.
i patronized not alone by those fntendin,
70 practice law. There is hardly q call
ing, IN life for which one would not b.
De.ser ',. prepared by having taken
mas made an earnest study OF the Law
Il Will agree with Burke that It is ,
science which does more to quicker
ana invigorate the understanding tha,
all other kinds OF human learning pu
together. The hope is INDUCED, there
xore, that the attendance upon the Law
Scnoo! OF the South Carolinn Colleg
4naH. include some who have not de-
I Termined TO make law their profession
Columbia as the capital OF the Stat,
presents many advantages for the Law
student. The Sessions OF the Suprano,
/ Court OF the State, of the State Circui
Courts. and OF the Federal Courts, giy,
MIN frequent opportunity to hear arYu
Gnents by the leading lawyers oe fh,
SIa1e. and to witness the practical ad
mtnfstration Of the pri.,clnle. Of in,
i Ss~. IN prosecuting mis- studies he viii
also IND that having access to the iav
library OF the Supreme Court. as wei
astto the College library. will be Of tn,
4 greatest value to him. u M