University of Chicago Law School Chicago Unbound University of Chicago Law School Announcements Law School Publications 5-1904 Law School Announcements 1904-1905 Law School Announcements Editors [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/ lawschoolannouncements Recommended Citation Editors, Law School Announcements, "Law School Announcements 1904-1905" (1904). University of Chicago Law School Announcements. Book 28. http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/lawschoolannouncements/28 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Publications at Chicago Unbound. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Chicago Law School Announcements by an authorized administrator of Chicago Unbound. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 3 ttbe 'tllnt"erstt}2 of <Ibtcago FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER ANNOUNCEMENTS VOL. IV MAY, 1904 NO.3 THE LAW SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TABLE OF CONTENTS : CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1904-5. • 2 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION, 1904·-5 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 3 The Pre-legal Curriculum . • . 7 THE FACULTY. • , • , • , , 3 The Professional Curriculum : ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT: First-Year Courses , . , . 7 General Statement. , , , . • , 3 Second and Third Year Courses • , 8, The Law Building . , , 4 . .. .. .. REGISTRATION OF 1903-4 •• 11 The Library • 4: STUDENTS, Courses and Moot 4: . .. Practice Courts. Summary of Attendance •. 15 Requirements for Admission 4: Colleges represented by Students in the . • . 5 . Degrees, Law School. , , . 15 General Information . 5 Scholarships 6 THE SUMME"R QUARTER,1904 16 Regulations 6 Courses in the Professional Curriculum. 16 PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FIFTY-EIGHTH STREET AND ELLIS AVENUE CHICAGO, ILL. Entered ai 1;ho Post-Office �t Cliicalfo, Ill., as second-c1�.s ·matt.r, under Act of CO_FelS of July 16, 1194. CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1904-5. THE MEETINGS 011' THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF BA:OH MONTH. 1,904 Nov. 29 Tuesday Nov. 30 W.ed'n.esday of resident 8tudente June 12 Sunday CONVOOATION SUNDAY. REGISTRATION. Dee. 1 Thursda, .for the Winter Quarter. Dec,. 2 Frida7 . AND ALUMNI DAY. } MATRIOULATION and REGISTRATION of Dec.S Thursday THE ANNUAL DEBATB. June 13 Monda, incoming students. CONVOOATION SUNDAY. �CLASS MEETING of the Uni'l'ersity Dee. 18 Bunda, LSUMMERCO'TI1/regation. Dec. 19 Monday WINTER MEETING of the Univer.ity Congregation. 5 FOUNDER'S CONVOOA. June 14 Tuesday � TION of theDA,Y.University.-, S,UMMER Dec. 20 Tuesday WINTER CONVOOATION of the Un'· versity. June 15 W ARTERLY EXAMINATldNS. Dee. 20 Tuesday June 16 MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of Dec. 21 Wednesday QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS. students. June 17 ,FridayThurs,edneSdaY}QUday,,inc0ming Dee.• 22 Thursday } Dee. 22 Thursday SEOOND TERM of Autumn Quarter end•• June 18 Sa'tui'day FI:asr.r TERM of Summer Quarter begins. Dec. 23-31 QUARTERLY RECESS. July' Monday INDEPENDENOE DAY: a hollda,. 1905 ATirONS, for the First Term of TERM.of the Summer Qu'arter. Winter Quarter beginl. Jan. 2 Monelay FIRST TERM of ends. MiA:TRICULATION and REGISTRATIOH of July 27 Wednellday {FmSTincoming students. MATRI01l7LATIONs,nmmerand REGISTRATION of incoming IItudents forQuarter"the Second Feb. 10 Friday FIRST TERM: of Winter Quarter eads, Term of Summer Quarter. {EXAMIN Feb.. 11 Saturday SEOOND TERM of Winter Quarter begins. July 28 Thursday SEOOND TERM of Summer Quar,ter begins. Feb. 22 Wednesday WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY: A Holiday. Feb. 23 Thursday THE ANNUAL CONTEST in Oratory. A;o,g.2 of, resident students Feb. 28 Tuesday Aug. 3 'l'uw!'eedsda'dnes 8Y, for the Autumn Quarter. Mar. 1 Wednesday REGISTRATION of resident students Aug. 4: Thursday ,}REGISTRATION Mal'. 2 for the Thursday Spring Quarter. for Second Term of the Mar. 3 Friday } Bummer Quarter. 'CONVOOATION SUNDAY. Thursday Mar. 19 SUnday Bept.l AUTUMN MEETING of the Unwersity {EXAMn4'ATIONSCongregation. Mar.110 Monday SPRING MEETING of the Unwerrit. CongregatiO'n. CONVOOATION of the Uni· Friday versity. $ SPRING CONVOOATION of the Un(. Bept.2 Mar. 21 Tuesday {AUTUMNSECOND TERM of Summer Quarter ends. � verllity. Bept. 3-Sept. SO SUMMER REOESS. Mar. 22 EXAMINATIONS. Mar. 23 Thursday QUARTERLY Sept. 26 Monday Mar. 24 wedneSday}Fridlly Sept. 27 AUTUMN EXAMINATIONS in Firat Year Mar. 24 Friday SEOOND TERM of Winter Quarter end•• Sept. 28 TWUedSdaYde nes ay Law Courses. RBOESS. Sept. 29 Thursd:ay Mar. 25-31 QUARTERLY Sept. SO Friday } TERM of Spring Quarter begin•• April 1 Saturday MA'l'RIOm:.ATION and REGISTRATIOH of ,Sept. 28 {FIRSTincoming students. Bept.29 'Thursday" MATRIOULA.TION land REGISTRATION of May 12 Friday PmST TERM of Spring Quarter end•• Sept. 30 Friday ,: incoming students in LAW SCHOOL. May 13 Saturda7 S:mOOND TERM of Spring Quarter Oct. 1 SaturdayWeQneSda7} begins. May 30 Tuesday MEMORIAL DAY: a holida,. Oct. 1 Saturcil.ay FIRST TERM ofAutumn Qnarter begins. Ma,31 " ,REGISTRATION of resident etndenh Junell. hnrsdar . Nov. 12 Saturday FIRST TERM of Autumn Quarter ends. for the Bummer and Autumn QUI'" June 2 T.'Fn,ldsy '·ters. June 3 wecmesd8Y}Saturday Nov.n Monday SEOOND TERK of Autumn Quarter begins. June 14 June 15 Thursday • QUART.RLY EXAIaHATION8. Nov. 2' Tkmaday lune16 wedneSday!Friday THE LAW SCHO'OL. 1. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATIO,N. The President of the University, WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, Haskell M'.useum, First Floor, Room 10., The University Recorder, ALONZO KETOHAM PARKER, HaskeZl Museum, First Floor, Room 11. The University Chaplain, CHARLES RICHMOND HENDERSON, Oobb Lecture Hall, Third Floor, Room 16. The University Registrar, THOMAS WAKEFIELD GOODSPEED, Oobb Lecture' Hall, First Floor', Room 7. The Secretary to the President" FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON, Haskell Museum, First Floor, Room 10. The Dean of the Law School, JAMES PARKER HALL, Law BuUd,ing, Third Floor, Dean's Office. II. THE FACULTY. WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, PH.D.,. D.D., LL.D., Pres·ident 0/ the University:. JOSEPH HENRY BEALE, JR., A.M., LhB., Professor of Law,' Dean of the Law School.* JAMES PARKER HALL, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law; Dean of the Law School.t FLOYD RUSSELL MECHEM, A.M., Professor of Law. ERNST FREUND, PH.D., J.U.D., Professor of Law. HORACE' KENT TENNEY, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law. JULIAN WILLIAM MACK, LL.B., Professor ofLano. CLARKE BUTLER WHITTIER, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law. HARRY AUGUSTUS BIGELOW, A.B.,. LL.B., Ass�stant Professor of Law. HENRY VARNUM FREEMAN, A.M., Profeeeoriat Lecturer on LegaZ Ethics. CHARLES EDWARD KREMER, Professoria� Lecturer on Admiralty Law. FRANCIS WARNER PARKER, A.B., LL,.B." Profeeeorial Lecturer on Patent Law. GEORGE RECORD PECK, A.M., LL.D., Professorial Leeiurer on Railroad Law. FRANK FREMONT REED, A.B., Professorial Lecturer on O(')pyright and Trade Marks. JOHN MAXCY ZANE, A.B., Professorial Lecturer on Law of Mining and Irrigation. PERCY BERNARD EeK HART, PH.B., LL.R, Lecturer on Public Serviee Oompanies and Oarriers. THOMAS WALTER SWAN, A.B., LL.B., Lecturer on Suretyship and Mortgage. EDWIN HAMLIN WOODRUFF, LL.B." Professor of Law, Cornell Un,iversity (Summer Quarter, 1904). WILLIAM LINCOLN DREW, B.S., LL.B., Profeesor of Law, University of Illinois (Summe'r QuarteT, 1904). BRUCE WYMAN, A.M., LL.B., Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard University (Summer Quarter, 1904). JAMES TAYLOR BURCHAM, A.B., LL.B., Assistant Professor of Law, Le'lan.d Stanford J'P. Uni­ versity (Summer Quarter, 1904). FREDERICK WILLIAM SCHENK, L�ora'Pian. III. ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT. GENERAL STATEMENT. The Law School of the University of Chicago was local in its scope, but constitutes a thorough prepara­ opened October 1, 1902. Its purpose is to give a tion for the practice of law in any English-speaking thorough legal training to students whose education jurisd,iction. and maturity have fitted them to pursue serious pro­ Only college graduates or students who have bad fessional study. The method of instruction-the three years of college work are admitted as regular study of cases-is designed to give an effective knowl­ students, candidates for the degree of Doctor of Law edge of legal principles and to develop the power of (J.D.) t One year of law may be counted as the independent legal reasoning. The course of study fourth year of college work, enabling both the aca­ offered, requiring three years for completion, is not demic and the professional degree to be taken in .On leave of absence from Harvard University, 1902-4.. :j: Beginning with the year 1904-5. tThis form of degree (Juris Doctor) has been chosen as aJ.>p,ropriate for graduate professional work, after consultation with other graduate law schools and in the expectation of its adopbioa b¥ them in the near future. 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS six years. Mature students of promising ability who Economics, and Pofitlcal Bcience, provision has been • cannot meet the above requirements may be admitted made in the third college year for pre-legal study as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws devoted chiefly to these subjects. This course is (LL.B.) upon the conditions stated below under" Ad­ not required, but students expecting to study law mission Requirements" and "Degrees." are strongly advised to pursue it. Its suggested It being very desirable that the preliminary educa­ topics are found below under "Pre-Legal Curricu­ tion of law students should include work in History, lum." THE LAW BUILDING. The Law School occupies a new building within the windows. It has wall shelves for 12,000 volumes and University Quadrangles, completed in April, 1904. It furnishes seats for 400 readers. The Dean's office is three stories high, 175 feet long and 80 feet wide, opens off from the reading-room, JIn the basement built of stone in the English Gothic style of archi­ are the locker-room, toilet-rooms, -smcking-room, law tecture.