Evening journal., 1914-04-08
STRICTER TEST
ON The LAWYERS
State Courts Adopt New
Rules For Admission
to the Bar

requirements Tor admission to
the Delaware bar were announced.
The new rules are TO apply
jointly TO Superior Court and
TO the Court Of Chancery.
The new requirements were formu-
lated after many conferences between
the judiciary and representatives OF
the bar associations OF the three
counties The salient features of the
new requirements are as follows:
Rule one OF the rules of the Super
ior Court Is hereby stricken out. and
the following substituted in lieu
thereof:
l. On the first day Of the next Sep
tember term, In and for New Castle
county, and on the first day OF the
next October term la and for Kent
aud Sussex counties respectively,
there shall be appointed IN writing,
with the concurrence OF the chan
cell0r and the other law judges. a
board OF examiners In each county
consisting OF five members. one of
whom shall serve for the term OF one
year, one for the term OF two years
one for the term of FIVE years: and
annually thereafter at the same time
In each county an appointment of one
mmber OF the board shall be made for
five years to fiji the vacancy caused
by the expiration of a term. ANY
other vacancy In the board shall be
filed by the court Of the county for
the residue of the term. with the
concurrence OF the chancellor and
the other law judges.
Until the board herein provided for
is appointed. the present boards are
continued with full power to act un.
der the rules hereby adopted.
2. No person shall be registered IN
any county as a student of law. except
upon certificate OF the board OF ex-
aminers for that county to the effect
that he is a resident of the State oil
good character. and that he has been
found qualified to commence the
study of the law; and for the purposy
OF testing his qualifications he shall
be examined upon the following sub.
jects; (a) English composition anc
literature, not beyond what IS re.
quired for admission to Delaware Col
lege as a student I'm the course lead.
ing to the degree of bachelor of arts
(b) Modern geography. (c) Mathe.
matics, arithmetic. algebra mot be.
yond ouadratlc equations). and plane
geometry. (d) History of the United
states. (e) English history. ~
General history. CD Latin. so far AZ
90 have read. and to be able to read
the first four books of Caesars Com
mentaries. or an equivalent amount
of some other standard author (h)
and he shall also satisfy the board oi
examiners that he has read CAREFUL,
and understandingly the introduction
10 Commentaries on the Law ol
England" by Sir William Blackstone
and the FIRST eight chapters of ~
Popular aud Practical Introduction
to Law Studies" by Samuel Warren
Provided, however that such prelimi
nary examination shall not be require,
of an applicant for registration who, moi
more than five wears before making hi,
application. has been graduated from a
college university approved by tn,
board of examiners of the county, and
who either before or during his course
of study at such college or university
has passed an examination covering the
subjects of study hereinabove men
toned
And provided also, that such appli
cant shall satisfy the board OF examin.
ers that he has read carefully and un.
derstandingly the introduction to Com
mentaries on the Laws of England" by
Sir William blackstone, and the first
eight chapters of "a Popular and Prac
teal Introduction to Law Studies.' b,
Samuel Warren.
Such certificate shall be endorse,
with the approval of one of the Judge.
of the Superior Court and filed with th'
prothonotary of the county in whicl
the student Is registered and recorded II
the continuance docket.
Section three requires that the appli
cant "shall be a resident Of the Stat
and of full age; pnd that he shall hav'
studied the principles of law and eQuitl
at least three years after the filing o
said certificate. under the direction Of
member Of the sbar of this State whl
has been in practice in the courts of Law
and equity OF this State fer at least ten
years Heretofore and that he shal
have been privately and fully examines
upon the principles of law and cquit.
by the board of examiners of the count,
wherein he is registered; and that b
shall be admitted only on the writtei
report of said board stating his qualih
cations and recommending his admis
sionr
section four empowers any board 1
establish rules for its own work not in
consistent with the rules of the court.
Section five provides that application
to practice in the law courts may b
made in open court 10 the Superio
Court in any county, and application {
practice in the Court Of Chancery ma
be made 70 the chancellor sitting in an
county. Admission In any county sha
entitle the. applicant TO practice in On
OF all the counties of the state.
|. Section six provides that an applicau
fof admission TO the bar. 'who has bee
a studeut of the law in the IN the ofli,
of a member of the bar of the standin
|, as before provided, for at least si
I months before making the application
7 and who has pursued the study of n
law in law school approved by Il
board of examiners for at least thr,
years and been regularly gradual,
thercfrOm. and who has been private
and fully examined by the said boar
Of examiners may ON tie discretion
the Superior Court and the Court
d Chancery be admitted TO the practi
In the said courts without preliminai
q examination and registration on q
written report OF said board
/ section seven provides that alto
neys who have been admitted and
l. censed to practice in the court OF Ia
resort of a state or territory OF q
y. United States OF OF the District