The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-28
BAR ASSOCIATION
WORK ON REPORTS
Prof. w. r.. Vance Urges
Educational Basis for
Study OF Law.
URGE CHANGE I'm
INSURANCE j. .AW
Foreign Insurance Companies to
Make Deposit in Some One
State-Better Preparation
for Profession and State
Examinations Are
Urged.

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PORTLAND, MAINE, August 27.--
The program for the two meetings to-
day of the American Bar Association
was devoted exclusively to the reading
of reports of standing and special COM
1nittces. The most Important OF these
was the report on insurance law
which was prepared by special order
or the last annual convention.
The recommendations OF the commit
tee were as follows:
q. That this association disapproves
and condemns the prevalent custom
which makes state insurance commis-
stoncrships political prizes. TO be dis
tributed az such. without regard to
fitness or knowledge Of the insurance
business.
~. That all companies created under
the laws OF foreign countries be re-
auired to make a deposit In at least
one Of the States before transacting
business anywhere in the United
States.
.'s. The repeal of the valued policy
laws.
~. The creation in each State OF the
office OF fire marshal.
IS. The enactment Of Federal
{ statute forbiddlng the use of the mails
to persons. associations. co-partner-
ships or corporations conducting any
kind of insurance business In the
United states who are not licensed to
transact such business by the State
wherein such persons. associations. CO.
partnerships or corporations are domi-
cited or under whose laws any such
corporations are credited.
20. The appointment and contingent
distribution OF the deferred diviGa-IS
surplus or existing life policies of all
companies as a condition precedent
to the transaction OF business outside
OF the home States or the several COM
pafiicf, =,
statute nx to Mails Lost.
The first four articles OF the resolu-
tions were adopted without discussion
or change The fifth paragraph brought
tout spirited contest, ami was lost
when put to n vote. The sixth article
was adopted.
AT the meeting OF the section of legal
education. W. r. Vance, dean Of the
Law School OF the George Washington
University, read a paper on Legal
Education in the South" DR.. Vance
said that many OF the southern schools
are not we'll furnished with professors
and do not require any actual educa.
tfonal basis for admission. He said
however. that there are good law
schools among the larger universities
The reports on legal education and
on commercial law were accepted.
On Legal Education.
The report of the Committee on
legal Education and Admissions to the
\ Ear contained many recommendations
lin tile direction of regulating the con-
iicrring OF law degrees. They include
3one urging the adoption in each State
%nud Territory, and in the District OF
Columbia. of a. uniform law on the
subject OF law degrees. In this con-
lroction the committee presented an
outline of an act which would provide
that the degree of bachelor Of laws
and bachelor OF civic law may be con-
ferred by an institution which main
tains a course OF law for undergrad
uates, which course extends over three
academic years of at least eight
months In each year, provided the IN
stitution requires of applicants for ad-
mission to It's classes an education
equivalent to that POSSESSED by ono
who has completed a course REQUIRED
for graduation from a high school
md, in addition. requires candidates
fer such degrees to carry at least tel
hours OF classroom work a week
throughout each academic year IN tina
institution Tor in some other institu.
ton qualified to grant such degrees
that the degree of bachelor of Law
NAV be conferred by an institution
which maintains a course in law, pu
which does not meet the requirement:
prescribed in the preceding. section
that the degree Of master q ,1ao,i laws may aa
thorizetl to confer the degree of Sache
lor Of laws, and shall be granted onl.
to persons who have studied law 70
not less than one full academic yea
after obtaining the bachelors degree u
law and prosecuted such study In res
idence at the institution conferringSth
the act to confer the degree Of bache
Tor Of laws man confer the degree o
doctor of civil law, and doctor..of lazy
but such degrees shall be granted onl!
ed the degree Of bachelor OF laws am
degree In arts or science or. In liel
OF degree ~ arts arts or or scie,nce. IN, nay
who shall thereafter complete two full
academic Years OF work done III resi-
dencc at the Institution granting IN
analihed under this act to grant II
thatE.the degree of doctor OF laws shal
not be conferred upon examination
correspondence school of law Ishallcon
Ter any degree mentioned in this nc
The ExaminntlOns.f III
The association also was asked t
adopt resolutions recommending to tn
Bar Association In those States an
Territories In which boards OF ok
j. aminers have not yet been establishe
{ that they take active steps at an earl
day to scure The arpointmnt Of hoard
TO have supervision of all examination
j for admission to the bar; the adoptio
of8a rule making Il necessary cond
tion Of admission to the bar that Il,
candidate shall have un educaHo
equivalent at least to that required fc
graduation from a high school, reqril
Ing candidates for admission TO the ba
s To have studied law for three years
graduates OF law schools. and for fou
Years, ifrnot; expressing strong disaI
probation of the practice which pre-
walls In some states Of admitting I
the bar on law school diplomas: an
npproying this action OfScertain nigl