The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30
Capital as Seat of Learning
Has No Equal in Country

the United States and the jurisdiction
and practice of the United States
Court.
Georgetown Law School:
The School OF Law OF Georgetown
University will open its fall term the
evening of Wednesday. September 30.
at the Law School building. sos and sos
f street.
AS in previous years the lectures and
classes viii be held in the evenings. en-
abling legal students employed in law
Offices or otherwise to take advantage
of the opportunity TO acquire the valu-
able training of a law school.
students desiring TO become members
of the school should enter their names
on the seeretary's register on or before
the opening date Of the fall term. Can
didates. for the degree Of bachelor OF
laws, given after a successful compile
ton of a three years course. must have
received a high school education or its
equivalent. and be able TO produce evil
dence thereof, or a preliminary exaTni-
nation will be required. Candidates for
advar.eed standing-that is, those de-
string to complete the course in one or
two years-must at the time OF entry
present certificates OF previous study at
an approved law school or under the
direction of a reputable practitioner.
The certificate must show further that
the candidate has passed a satisfactory
examination on the subjects embraced
in the first year or two years, otherwise
an examination will be necessary.
The regular curriculum will cover a
period of three years. Candidates for a
degree must have been in regular at
tendance for at least one year and must
pass a satisfactory examination on the
entire years course OF study. 1t is the
strictness Of these rules governing the
school that. its faculty believe. has given
Georgetown Law" its enViable reputa-
ton throughout the country. What with
a faculty composed of some of the best
known jurists and legal lights of the
District and the rich fields OF research
open to him in the law library OF the
Capitol and the various judicial branches
OF the Federal Government the student
at Georgetown Law is offered excep-
uonal advantages.
StenOgraphic Academy.
The Stenographic Academy is recog-
nized as an institution where only pro-
g.essiye and up-to-date methods are
employed, and 1t consequently has re-
duced the time required to procure d
practical working knowledge of short
hand TO 4 point nevet before attained.
TO do this. the proprietors made sew
erai radical departures from the old
style OF conducting shorthand and type
writing schools. They early introduced
the method of individual instruction,
thus increasing the students interest
and thoroughness IN his work. and af-
fording him an opportunity TO advance
as rapidly as his ability will allow; they
recognized that the specialist is not
only better informed, but can teach his
subject more intelligently and with bet
ter success than he who attempts many
things and they made a speciality Of
stenography and typewTiting, no other
subject being taught in the academy
and they increased the time OF the
day and night sessions to such a liberal
extent thai the student is able to pre-
pare mis- work in the schoor under tile
guidance of competent instructors, in
stead-of being required to 90 a largs
share Of IL at home. Having by these
advanced methods reduced the time nee
CSSary TO complete a course in the
Pitman and Gregg systems of Shorthand
from one 20 two months. as compared
with the old school or teaching they
Iuight have rested, but still unsat-
isfied. and to meet the demand OF a
large number Of people vino did not
have the time at their disposal neces-
sary to learn any of the Pitmanic or
Gregg systems, yet who desired to gain
a working knowledge of shorthand, they
introduced the Syllable system and thus
made It possible for a person to learn
shorthand in matter of fifteen hours,
and gain a speed therein OF from eighty
10 one hundred words per minute in
$50 hours or less.
That the Introduction Of this system
has been appreciated is evidenced bv
the large number OF pupils writing the
Syllable system N this city and else
where, and who. without such a oys-
TEN, would have been unable TO gain
a knowledge of shorthand.