The Washington herald., 1912-09-11
Law COURSES AT
| G. ". UNIVERSITY
Increased Enrolment Presages One
of the Most Successful Years
in Its History.

The George washington University de-
rartment Of law begins the forty-eighth
year Of It's existence on Wednesday, Sep
tember 25. and its third year in Its new
commodious quarters in the new Masonic
| Temple. Indications point to an in
creased enrolment. and a most prosper
GUS session.
Three degrees are offered by the Law
School. one undergraduate and two post
graduate. The undergraduate degree is
the regular Ii. B. degree. for which
| three years work of twelve hours per
week each year are required. Two
courses are given. leading to this degree,
forenoon course and a late afternoon
course. The forenoon course, from to
Il. is designed primarily for students
who can devote their entire time to the
study of law. Such students are permit
ted to increase their work to fifteen
hours per week. and to count the excess
hours toward the LIZ NJ. or NJ. p. L. de-
gree. The late afternoon course, from
$50 to $50. is primarily for the accom-
modation of students who support them
selves while studying law. by employ
ment in the government departments, at
tcrneys' ofhces, or elsewhere, or who use
their law training to assist and supple
ment their other work. This course con-
sists OF three years Of twelve hours of
work per week each year. Students who
are under great pressure Of other work,
or who desire to take more time for their
law training. may extend the course to
three and a half or four years at prac-
tically the same cost
The post graduate degree Of master Of
laws may be conferred upon students
who hold the IL. B. degree from. law
schools substantially complying with the
requirements of the Association Of Amer
lean Law Schools. and who complete
one year of ten hours per week of post
graduate work. The degree of master
OF patent law is also a post graduate
degree. A student who is eligible to
enroll for the IL NJ degree may en-
roll for the master of patent law degree,
and this degree may be conferred upon
him after the completion by him of one
year OF ten hours per week of post
graduate work. including the course in
patent law and federal procedure.
There Is also a special course in patent
law. for the completion Of which a certifi-
cate under the seal OF the university is
granted. graduate of an approved
law school or member OF the bar is
eligible to take this course. A student
in the third year class OF the law school
may also elect 1t as part of his regular
third year work, and have it counted
toward the IL. B. degree. This patent
law course Is under the direction OF
prominent patent attorney. who has
has a most extensive experience in
patent litigation.
The adjunctive law courses. such as
pleading and practice. evidence. brief
making, preparation of legal instru-
ments, and legal tactics and ethics.
deal with the practical application of
legal principles in the actual admins
tration of justice. The work of the
classroom in these subjects is vital
lied and made concrete by the required
work of the three nisi prius moot
courts and the court of appeals. In
these courts cases are tried in accord
ance with all of the formalities of act
ual legal procedure. and so thorough is
the work that the graduate is able to
begin his actual court work with as
surance. and to conduct his cases cred
ftably from the first. All of this ad-
junctive law work Is in charge of teach
ers of experience who are prominent
members of the bar In active practice.
The law department is the only law
school in Washington which is a member
Of the Association OF American Law
Schools, an association of the thirty
eight leading law schools Of the country,
including such schools as Harvard. Co.
lumbia. Chicago. and Wisconsin. The
purpose of this association is the i'm
provement of standards OF legal educa-
ton. Every member must comply with
certain standards of entrance require
ments. work and equipment. The fact
that the law school is a member and
complies with the requirements of the
association enables its students who
find 1t necessary to complete their legal
education elsewhere to obtain a maxi
mum of credit for their work at George
Washington.
Another great advantage OF the law
school is seen from the fact that last
year over % per cent Of its regular stu
dents were college graduates, and over
1S per cent had had at least part of a
college course. The result is a student
body of serious, well-equipped men, asso-
citation with whom. both in and out of
the classroom. is a decided advantage
to the individual student.
The library of the school is well equip. |
ped. comfortable, and well lighted. Itl
contains over $500 volumes. including !
STANDARD texts. legal periodicals, and law
reports.