Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-09
THE YALE LAW
ALUMNI ORGANIZED

Every alumnus Of tho Yale School
of Law and every Yale man who A In
tho law. will this week receive from
Dean Thomas ". Swan. OF the Law
School. and from Charles H Sheriff.
Of New York. president of the newly
organized Yale School of Law Alumni
Association. an appeal to promote the
interests Of that growing school of
Yale University.
AZ now organised the Yale Lay AIu-
mni Association Is headed by tho Hon
Charles h Sheriff., of the class of 80
and 81 Law. who WAS formerly minis
ter to tho Argentine, and has on its
Executive committee Nathaniel 7.
Guernsey, 81 and IS Law. Tho Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany's chief counsel Ono of the vice
presidents is Mr.. Z. G. Buckland. SO
Law. of tho New York. New Havcn an6
Hartfort railroad Other prominent
lawyers appear on the list of off,
Gals OF this association
In his letter to the alumni and
friends OF the Yale School of Law
President Sheriff. makes this state
mcnt:
Tho Yale Law School today offers
advantages second to no other school
and as such Is entitled to tho loyal
support of all Yale men Tho aim of
this association will be to preserve our
traditions, arouse new interest among
the graduates and to seek their sup
port in bringing to us young men who
will appreciate its advantages and in
after life reflect credit upon Yale and
the profession OF the law"
1t has been felt by the officers of
tho new association that. because of
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ment OF n college degree for admission
to the school and the consequent loss
in enrolment, due to the raising of
the standard of scholarship, II Is es-
sential that the present character or
The school be understood and its op-
portunitites presented to men study
ing for tho bar.
In his letter to tho alumni Dean
Swan says:
our to,nl registration for tho pres-
ent year in 1856. In addition some
fifty college seniors are taking prac-
tically the entire first year curriculum
in law, SO that the total student body
numbers more than 235. This Is fifty
more than last year. and each OF the
three classes is larger than in any
previous year since a college degree
was required for admission The lS5
students registered in tho school are
drawn from thirty-four different
states and so per cent of them come
from states other than Connecticut
That tho reputation of the school In
spreading thruout the country Is
further shown by the fact that thirty
two students have this year transfer
red to Yale from other law schools
of good standing. the number of diff
ferent schools SO represented being
sixteen"
Several changes havo been made In
tho Yale Law School since Thomas
w. Swan became Dean in the year
1916. The teaching equipment has
been greatly improved. giving the fale
School one of the strongest faculties
in tho country. An Interesting expert
ment has been the institution OF a
summer session of tho Law School.
which makes it possible for tho nmbi-
tious student to save one year in his
law preparation and for others TO tako
special courses not possible during tho
wear. AS this session ends in August,
a months vacation is allowed betof o
the opening of the autumn term This
is a unique opportunity which the
Yale Law School now offers.
The dues to be paid by members OF
the Yale Law Alumni Association arc
to cover payment for a subscription
to the Yale Law Journal. technical
periodical which has gained a very
| hish standard in recent years.
! At the same time that the Yale Law
alumni have been organizing, similar