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President Porter in his recent lecture on law as a profession, spoke of the studies which a man should excel in who studies for that profession, and also of the power of rapid thought and coolness, which are necessary for the study and practice of law, being two different things. In such a country as our own this profession offers great advantages to one who has political aspirations. Almost every one who wishes to engage in a political career thinks it necessary to enter it by means of the law. The financial and social inducements are also strong, not that...
While men have every advantage in courses which treat on politics, finance, history, and to some extent, constitutional and international law, the principles of the common law, which every man at one time or another exercises in his business, or civic relations, and as litigant or juror, the college neglects to teach...
...strange too, that where full courses in Roman Law, and an excellent treatment of Anglo-Saxon Law are given, that this important branch of the development of law should be omitted. Besides, the college owes a duty to men preparing for the Law School where a knowledge of Blackstone is presumed, but for which the college inconsistently does not provide...
...election of directors of Memorial Hall last evening resulted in the choice of the following men. J. H. Huddleston, H. LaMonte, '86; F. Vogel, S. Storrow, '87; A. Churchill, G. L. Allen, '88; Edward Hale, Divinity School; T. L. Frothingham, J. W. Morss, Law School; J. E. Humphrey, Scientific School...
...correspondent this morning urges the establishment of a course in Common Law. The idea is, we think, excellent, and will meet the approbation of a very large number of students in college. Every man, especially he who intends to go into business, ought to know at least the elements of law; indeed it is a part, and a very essential part of a liberal education to have some insight, however slight, into the wokings of the legal machine, and there is no course in the Law School which is calculated to give this knowledge. Such a course should be comprehensive...