Evening star., 1947-10-11

students to put these principles into
practice when they get out into the
world of clients.
Occasionally, he said, professors
in some courses introduce practical
work, but Columbus University is
pioneering in making the practical
aspects of law a part of every
course.
The new program, which will go
into effect at once, will attack the
problem Of combining theory with
practice from thee angles.
First, students will learn how to
draft the papers their prospective
clients will need. Secondly, ad-
vanced students will spend their
spare time working in law offices.
Finally, groups of students will visit
the courts.
Students Enthusiastic.
Dean James j. Hayden of the law
school, who experimental for years
before developing the plan just &C
cepted by the university trustees,
said the students are enthusiastic
about getting the practical expe-
rience. He has already warned them
it will mean more homework.
On the question Of. drafting papers.
Dean Hayden explained, most schools
don't require the student to write
leases, wills, contracts and other
legal papers outside of a special
course in drafting papers.
Under the new plan, drawing legal
papers will be a part of every course,
where it can possibly be worked in.
The professors-who will have to do
more homework, too-will work up
cases a client might bring to his
lawyer. Students not only will learn
how to write a lease but they will
have to write one that would please
a landlord and one they would pre-
pare If their client were the tenant.
There's a difference, Dean Hayden
said.
Will Problems to Come Up.
In the wills class, they will learn
how to write will for a man who
wants to leave his wife only the
minimum the law allows and for a
man who wants to be sure his wife
gets everything. They will learn
how to draw up a settlement from
the point of view of the plaintiff as
well as of the defendant.
Questions of choosing the language
that will achieve what the lawyer
wants to achieve for his client will
be threshed out in the classroom. BY
the time each course is over, Dean
Hayden said, the prospective lawyer
will have some practical experience
to go along with his theory.
Third and fourth year students
will spend their Saturdays, vacation
time and any other hours they can
spare as volunteers in lawyers Offices
to see how the professionals handle
legal problems. Dean Hayden said
the law school will welcome requests
from members of the bar to make
use of the students, whom he
described as mature men and women
holding responsible jobs during the
day while they learn the law at
night.
The dean said he already had re-
ceived assurances from some lawyers
they would be willing to take in the
students. He added he is sure uni
versity alumni would agree to help
train some of the would-be lawyers.
To Dovetail Cases, Study.
The court visits will be timed to
fit into the cases the students are
studying at the time. Those study
ing torts, for instance, will attend
trials involving damages to persons
and property. Groups Of students
will visit every court from the Su-
preme Court to Traffic Court, with
the exception of Juvenile Court.
Taxation classes will watch cases
tried in the Tax Court. Other
groups will visit the Court of Claims.
Prominent lawyers with important
cases can expect to find a group of
students among the spectators. But
students also will get a chance to
see the less important cases with the
less experienced legal talent.
Back in their classrooms, the stu
dents will hold post mortems on
what they have seen in the courts,
discussing the legal questions in
volved and the techniques of the
trial lawyers.
Dean Hayden recalled that he
once took group of students with
him to court when he was trying
a case.
II lost the case," he chuckled,
'but the students had a good time.
The key witness was very pretty"
Lutherons to Hear Long
The Rev. James Long, Baltimore,
will address a fall rally of the
Potomac Federation of Luther
Leagues at 2:30 pm. tomorrow at