The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-05
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 Boston, Dec 5-The approval of the Boston College Law school as a "class A" school has just been received by Dean Dennis A. Doo- ley from the headquarters of the American Bar association in Chi cago. This action was taken re- gently by the Council of Legal Ed ucation of the American Bar as- sociation upon the recommenda- tion of Will Shaforth of Denver, Colo, adyiter for this section, who made two visits to the Boston Col lege Law school during the past year.
 By reason of this recognition, the Boston College Law school is added to the S1 law schools throughout the country on the ap- proved list. An approved school must comply with the standards of the American Bar association in every particular including school equipment, requirements Tor admission, and course of study. Of the other New England law schools only Harvard, Yale and Boston uni versity have received this approval and in secuding this recognition at this time, the law school of Bos-- ton college establishes a record by the fact that it is the first school in the country to be thus rated within three years of the ad- mission of it's first students.
 From the time of the organiza- ton of the Boston College Law school in 1928 by Rev James H. Dolan, s. J., then president of Boston college" said Dean Dooley, s'it has vigorously enforced the edu- cational requirements of the bar association. Persons admitted as regular students, in either the day of the evening divisions, are re- quired to have completed at least one half the college course. This rule conforms with the highest standards for admission to the bar of any state in the union and Boston College Law school grad uutes thus become eligible for bar examinations in such states at New York, Rhode Island and Con- necticut where only graduates of approved schools are recognized, out of 230 students now enrolled in the law school, 163 are college graduates from 28 universities and colleges. Heretofore it has been impossible for the college man who was obliged to work during the day to study law in any New England school at night and at the same time meet the requirements of at least 20 states in the union. The Boston College Law school is the only institution in New Eng land having both day and evening classes and the course of study in the evening school is rated as the equivalent of that offered in full- time day law schools. There are eight similar schools throughout the country, and each one is To- cated in a large city. These ap- proved law schools for both day and evening students are: George town and George Washington uni versailles in Washington; New York university; University of Maryland in Baltimore; Loyola and De Paul universities in Chicago: Loloya in New Orleans and the University of Richmand."
 "The Boston College Law school has just started on its fourth year." said Dean Dooley, with a slight increase in the enrolment despite the depression and a tremendous drop in law school enrollments here and generally throughout the coun- try. Apparently. however, college graduates are determined even un- der difficulties to prepare ade- auately for professional service at the bar"
 Rev Louis J. Gallagher. s. J.. who succeeded Father Dolan as president of Boston college. has shown distinct interest in the law school as the newest department of the college and at his direction during the past year the law school library has been greatly enlarged.