The Washington herald., 1915-09-11

6-lU, Ine ldlcT ClASSCS UCiuk u TeDeIl.
tion of the earlier ones and each stu
dent being allowed to elect either aft
ernoon or evening sessions. This sys-
tenn has the advantage of so reducing
the size Of classes as to insure to
every student the individual attention
Of the professor. :
, The faculty of the college numbers
, thirty-fiye professors. lecturers and
tutors. and includes men and women
who have attained eminence in the
profession of the law and also as edu-
Gators. The instruction in the college
combines the three approved methods
of teaching law, the textbook, the lee
ture. and the case systems, in such
manner as to give to the student the
best possible results. The instructor
assigns lessons from the textbook
which the students are required to pre-
pare. Explanatory lectures are given
and in addition frequent quizzes by
either the instructor or q competent
quiz master. Case books are used and
illustrative cases assigned to supple
ment the study of the move important
subjects. Students are carefully trained
in legal forps and a special course is
given in the preparation of pleadines
in typical cases. This thorough system
of instruction is possible only in
classes of moderate size and under the
guidance or professors who are en-
gagged in active practice.
The course for three years leading
to the degree of LII. B. covers all sub
jects included in the examination for
admission to the local bar. and the
ratio of successful applicants for such
admission from this college is as large
as from any of the other law schools
of the District. Many of the gradu-
ates of this college have met with
success in private practice. and those
who are in governmental employ have
found their legal education a stepping
stone to promotion
The postgraduate course of one year
leading to the degree OF L. NJ. has been
recently enlarged in scope. and given a
choice of subjects ranging from the his
tory of the Roman and English common
law to the new legislation governing
civic and social service, and includes
| three courses, open also to special stu
dents. by Charles Willis Needham, LII.
ID. The first IN constitutional law will be
available for seniors. post-graduates and
special students. and will 60 deeply into
the subject; the second in interstate
commerce law will consist Of fifteen lee
lures upon Federal trade commission law
and will be open to post-graduates and
special students. In addition to the
courses given by the regular faculty,
lecture courses are given each year by
eminent specialists In the profession,
both at the bar and on the bench.
The moot court work is an important
feature. Students of the second and third
year will be assigned cases and the
necessary pleadinss will he prepared by
them. They will serve on the jury and
also be called as witnesses. A special
course in brief making and legal bibliog-
raphy will be given in connection with
the moot court
This college is in its twentieth year
and was organized and has at all times
been controlled by broad-minded, public
spirited men and women. who have kept
in view its original purpose to give to
earnest women as well as to earnest men
the opportunity for legal study. The low
tuition has placed the study of law
within the means of many who would
otherwise be unable to enjoy such an
opportunity. and is only possible on ac-
count of the whole-heartCd interest of
the faculty. who have made this one of
the foremost professional schools of the
National Capital The statute under
which the college is Incorporated pro-
vides that the funds shall not be used
for financial profit other than the de-
velopment of the college as an institu-
ton of learning and safeguards the
growing endowment fund The library
consists of about one thousand volumes.
including the complete reports of the
United States Supreme Court and of the
highest court of the District of Columbia.
There are various encyclopedias of law.
legal dictionaries and standard text
books. All textbooks used in the school
are accessible to the students.
The corporation consists of the follow
ing officers and members: President,
Hon. Stanton J. Peelle, LII. ID. (Chief
Justice of the United States Court of