University of Chicago Law School Chicago Unbound University of Chicago Law School Announcements Law School Publications Summer 6-1903 Law School Announcements 1903-1904 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 1903-1904" (1903). University of Chicago Law School Announcements. Book 29. http://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/lawschoolannouncements/29 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]. ttbc 1llnh'crsttp of (tbtcago FOUNDED BY JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER ANNOU'NCEMENT,S VOL. III JUNE, 1903 NO.4 THE LAW SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TABLE OF CONTENTS CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1903--4 .' 2 The Professional Curriculum: OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION 3 First-Year Courses. THE FACULTY. 3 Second and Third-Year Courses INTRODUCTORY: COURSES OF IN'STRUCTION, 1903-4 : Organization and Purpose 3 The Pre-legal Curriculum. H) The Library 4 Requirements for Admission 4 The Professional Curriculum: Arrangement of Courses 5 First-Year Courses 11 Degrees 5 Second and Third-Year Courses 11 OF General Information .. 6 REGISTRATION STUDENTS, 1902-3 12 THE CURRICULUM: Summary of Attendance 15 The Pre-legal Curriculum 6 THE SUMMER QUARTER, 1903 .' 16 ; �� PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR BY �k�(� , fL THE UN IV E R SIT Y 0 F CHI C AGO 4(A�:hIV� . � �l�:'��# 1 FIFTY-EIGHTH STREET AND ELLIS AVENUE ��.t '''e):,;.'''' �; CHICAGO, ILL. U�'l'V'ERSITY j � Of CHICAGO' I; Entered June 16, 1902, at Chicago, IIt, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of,July 16, 18'::;:� CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1903-4. THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 1903 Dec. 13 Sunday CONVOCATION SUNDAY. June 14 Sunday CONVOOATION SUNDAY. Dec. 15 Tuesday WINTER CONVOCATION of the Uni- versity. AND ALUMNI DAY. (CLASSMATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of Dec. 16 Wednesday WINTER MEETING of the University June 15 Monday incoming students. Congregation. i SUMMER MEETING of the University Dec. 16 Wednesday� l Oongregation. Dec. 17 Thursday :'-QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS. Dec. J DAY. - SUMMER CoNVQCA- 18 Friday TION of the University. Dec. 18 SECOND TERM of Autumn ends. Friday , June 16 Tuesday Quarter MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of Dec. 19-31 RECESS. rOUNDER"incoming students. QUARTERLY TERM of Summer Quarter begins. June 17 Wednesday LEOTURES and RECITATIONS of the 1904 Summer {FIRST Quarter begin. Jan. 1 Friday. NEW YEAR'S Day; a holiday. June 19 Friday June 20 Saturday EXAMINATIONS for admission FIRST TERM of Winter Quarter begius. June 22 Monday to the Junior coueaee. Jan. 2 of June 23 Tuesday Saturday MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION }SUMMER incoming students. July 4 Saturday INDEPENDENCE DAY: a holiday. Feb. 11 Thursday FIRST TERM of Winter Quarter ends. r EXAMIINA'FIONS for, the First Term of the, Summer Quarter. r SECOND TERM of Winter Quarter Feb. 12 FIRST TERM of Summer Friday � begins. July 24 Friday Quarter ends. MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of LLINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY; a holiday. incoming students for the Second Feb. 18 THE ANNUAL CONTEST in Oratory. { Term of Summer Quarter. Thursday July 25 Saturday SECOND TERM of Summer Quarter Feb. 22 Monday WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. begins. Mar. 1 Tuesday LAST DAY for receiving applications Aug. 4 Tuesday .' for fellowships. REGISTRATION of resident students Mar. Tuesday Aug. 5 Wednesday for the Autumn Quarter. 1, Aug. 6 Thursday } 'Mar. 2 Wednesday REGISTRATION of resident students Mar. 3 Thursday for the Spring Quarter. for Second Term of the Summer Quarter. Mar. 4 Friday nes } 2. Wed day sept. of the AUTUMN MEETING University Mar. 13 Sunday CONVOCATION SUNDAY. {EXAMINATIONSOon.gregation. Mar. 14 SPRING MEETING of the CONVOCATION of the Uni- Monday UniverSity Congregation. Sept. 3. Thursday versity. {AUTUMNSECOND TERM of Summer Quarter ends. CONVOCATION of the Uni­ Mar. 15 Tuesday verllity. Sept. 4-Sept. 30 SUMMER RECESS. {SPRINGANNUAL ASSIGNMENT of Fellowship,9. Sept. 18 Friday ) Mar. 16 Sept. 19 Saturday EXAMINATIONS for admission �AUTUMN QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS. Sept. 21 Monday to the Junior Oolleges. Mar: 17 Thursday Sept. 22 Tuesday J Mar. 18 wedneSday}Friday TERM of Autumn Quarter begins. Mar. 18 Friday SECOND TERM of Winter Quarter ends. Oct. 1 Thursday MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of Mar. 19-31 QUARTERLY RECESS. {FIRSTincoming students. Nov. 11 Wednesday FIRST TERM of Autumn Quarter ends. TERM of Spring Quarter begins. April 1 Friday MATRICULATION and REGISTRATION of SECOND TERM of Autumn Nov. 12 Thursday Quarter incoming students. begins. {FIRST TERM of ends. Nov. 26 Thursday THANKSGIVING D.tlY; a holiday. May 12 Thursday FIRST Spring Quarter Nov. 27 Friday A holiday. May 13 Friday SECOND TERM of Spring Quarter begins. Dec. 1 Tuesday of students Dec. 2 Wednesday REGISTRATIOr:r resident. May 30 Monday MEMORIAL DAY; a holiday. l for the W�nte1' and Spnng Quar­ Dec. 3 Thursday ters. May 31 Tuesday of students Dec. 4 Friday J June 1 Wednesday REGISTRATION resident Summer and Autumn Quar- Dec. 3 Thursday THE ANNUAL DEBATE. June 2 Thursday } ���s�he June 3 Dec. 11 Friday Friday j Dec. 12 Saturday WINTER EXAMINATIONS for admission June 16 Thursday 'I Dec'. 14 Monday f to the Junior Ooll.eges. June 17 Friday :'-QUARTERLY EXAMINATIONS. Dec. 15 Tuesday J June 18 Saturday ) THE LAW SCHOOL. 1. OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION. The President of the University, WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, Haskell Museum, First Floor, Room 10. The University Recorder, ALONZO KETCHAM PARKER, Haskell 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 1. The Secretary to the President, FRANCIS WAYLAND SHEPARDSON, Haskell Museum, First Floor, Room 10. The Dean of the Law School, JOSEPH HENRY BEALE, JR., Law Building, Dean's Office. II. THE FACULTY. WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER, PH.D., D.D., LL.D., President of the University. JOSEPH HENRY BEALE, JR., A.M., LL.B., Professor of Law,· Dean of the Law School. FLOYD RUSSELL MECHEM, A.M., Professor of Law. ERNST FREUND, J.U.D., PH.D., Professor of Law. HORACE KENT TENNEY, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law. BLEWETT LEE, A.M., LL.B., Professor of Law.* JULIAN WILLIAM MACK, LL.B., Professor of Law. CLARKE BUTLER WHITTIER, A.B., LL.B., Professor of Law. JAMES PARKER HALL, A.B., LL.B., Professor .of Law. HON. HENRY VARNUM FREEMAN, A.M., Professorial Lecturer on Legal Ethics. CHARLES EDWARD KREMER, Professorial Lecturer on Admiralty Law. HON. FRANCIS WARNER PARKER, A.B., LL.B., Professorial Lecturer on Patent Law. SAMUEL WILLISTON, A.M., LL.B., Professorial Lecturer on Federal Jurisdiction; Professor of Law, Harvard University. GEORGE RECORD PECK, A.M., LL.D., Professorial Lecturer on Railroad Law. FRANK FREMONT REED, A.B., Professorial Lecturer on Copyright and Trade Marks. JOHN MAXCY ZANE, A.B., Professorial Lecturer on Law of Mining and Irrigation. PERCY BERNARD ECKHART, PH.B., LL.B., Lecturer on Carriers. BRUCE WYMAN, A.M., LJ..J.B., Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard University (Summer Quarter, 1903). FREDERICK WILLIAM SCHENK, Librarian. III. INTRODUCTORY. ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE. The organization of the Law School of the Univer­ vailing type are and for a considerable time will con­ sity of Chicago in 1902 presented the problem of the tinue to be a necessity, yet believed that its posi­ proper adjustment between academic and professional tion and its resources gave it an opportunity, and work. At that time but one of the law schools in the made it its duty, to adopt the highest standard of middle West t required for admission more than the legal education and to establish its Law School upon completion of a high-school course, and the great ma­ the foundation of academic work. At the same time jority of law students were not men of college train­ it was recognized that no substantial.sacrifice of this ing. On the other hand, the two foremost law schools principle was involved in permitting the first year of in the country had just raised, or were about to raise, professional work to count as the last year of college the standard of admission to the requirement of a col­ work. Professional work properly conducted has lege degree. The great value of a thorough liberal much the same cultural value as academic work, and education as an aid to the successful prosecution of six years in the aggregate of academic and profes­ professional studies, and in giving a higher meaning sional work should satisfy fully the demand for a and interest to the practice of a learned profession, is liberal education. The first year of law-school work, universally recognized, and experience has shown that moreover, presents an admirable form of intellectual the higher standards appeal to a large and growing training, and it deserves to count toward the bachel­ constituency in this country. The University of Chi­ or's degree. cago, while conceding that law schools of the pre- It was, therefore, decided to require for admission ' *Resigned. tThe College of Law, Ohio State University, which requires two years of preliminary college work. 3 , 4 THE LAW SOHOOL to the Law School the completion of three years of and having once entered upon this work. is rarely college work, and to confer the bachelor's degree upon willing to give much time to studies which have no completion of the first year of Law School studies. direct bearing on the practice of law.