LAW DEBATING SOCIETY.
This Society, which bears the honored name of John B. Minor, has
been organized by the students in the First Year's course, for the
discussion of legal questions. Its meetings begin at the opening and
continue to the end of the session, with such interruptions only as
are incident to the proximity of the examinations. Attendance is
entirely voluntary, as presence during the debates is intended to be
a privilege and not a burden. The questions are chosen by the Law
Faculty, one or more of whom preside over the discussions. Four students
are appointed for each debate, two on each side; and after a
decision by a bench of judges, consisting of five students, called the
Supreme Court, an appeal is taken to the whole body of students,
constituting the Court of Appeals. The members of the Faculty
present then express their opinions, and endeavor to throw light on
the subject which has been under consideration. Students in the
Second Year's course are honorary members of the Debating Society,
and are entitled to speak on voluntary debate, and to vote as members
of the Court of Appeals.
