The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-07

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The West Virginia lon 81
Womans Clubs Al their recent meet.
! ing at Morgantown drafted the follow
ing resolutions looking to more ef-
fectiye law relating to weights and
measures:
Whereas, 1t has been found In this
and other states that false weights and
measures and unlawful manipulation
OF scales has led to a loss Of from five
to twenty-five per cent on the part of
the consumers Of MERCHANDISE; and,
whereas the present state law is
inefficient and inactive; be it
Resolved, first, That a more effec-
tive and comprehensive weights and
, measures law be enacted to meet mod.
ern conditions of business law con-
forming to laws in other states where
the inspection OF weights and meas
ures is effective.
Second, That there be established
in this state State Bureau OF Weights
and Measures, and that each county be
supplied with such standards and
forced to inspect all weights and meas
ures in each county at least once in
two years, and report to the State Seal.
err OF Weights and Measures all
weights and measures so tested.
Third, To provide for the punish
ment Of any dealer who uses scales,
weights and measures not bearing the
seal of the County Sealer of Weights
and Measures"
The Law School Stands at the Top.
The work OF the College of Law is
o. character of which the people of
this state may well be proud. Those
who are in position to know-who
have had an opportunity to compare 1t
with the work of other law schools
say thst 1t is fully abreast of that done
in most OF the law schools Of the coun-
try, and ahead of many. 1t was feared
that the first year class might be rath-
eT small than usual, this fall, owing
to the fact that the required work
necessary to secure the degree OF
LIB. has been increased one-half;.
that Is, from two to three years. 1t Is
gratifying to note, therefore, that In
stead Of falling off, the frst.year
class shows an increase in numbers OF
about so per cent over that OF last
year. This clearly indicates that the
young men and women OF West Vir-
ginia appreciate the necessity of an
adequate period of time for the study
OF the law, and iustifes the wisdom Of
the change. 1t is altogether probable
that the further change which will
take place next year, viz, requiring
those who are candidates for the de-
gree of LIB. to have one full year Of
college work in an approved college
or university, will meet a like ap-
prevail from the public. It is certain.
that, in taking this advanced step as
to entrance requirements, the College
of Law OF West Virginia University is
placing itself in the foremost rank Of
the leading American law schools.
There is absolutely no'need Of any res
ident OF this state going outside his
own commonwealth to obtain first
class legal training; and from tho
point OF Developing the practical, work
ing side Of the law, few, If any, schools,
offer so much or so thorough train
ing. Nor is the other side lost sight
of--careful, thorough instruction in
the fundamental, underlying principles
of our law; but both are carried on
with equal insistence, producing in the
graduates of this department a body
of .well.informed, practically-trained,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lawyers. No
other law school can do more,
There seems to be somewhat prev
alent idea, at least in some portions of
the state, that one can not receive an
adequate legal education in West Vir-
ginia, but must needs go outside-to
Washington and Lee, to Virginia Uni
versity, to Harvard, and elsewhere
but such is far from the truth. For
instance, in one OF the bar examina-
tons held within the past year grad
yates from Harvard and otner law
schools took the same examination
as was given to others. There
was, of course, no discrimination;
the test was the same for all appli-
cants. Yet the Harvard men wholly
failed to distinguish themselves with
exceptionally good records, nor did
those from other law schools outside
the state do any better. But 1t is
worthy of note that those applicants
whose training had been received
in whole or in part here, not only all
held their own in the matter Of good
grades, but number Of them were
among those showing the most pro.
ficiency and best training in the law.
This does not prove, Of course, that
the College OF Law Of West Virginia
University is better than any other.
Dut it does show, very clearly, that 1t
is fully as efficient as any others, and
more SO than many others