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Law School.

PROFESSOR MINOR.

PROFESSOR SOUTHALL.

The object of this school is to acquaint the student familiarly and
practically with the principles of his profession. With this view,
instruction (which is designed to be as thorough as possible) is
given partly through text-books and daily examinations upon the
subjects taught, partly by comments intended to supply what is
deficient and explain what is obscure in the text, and partly also by
independent lectures.

A Moot Court is instituted in connection with the school, upon a
plan which experience has shown to be well calculated to perfect the
student in the details of practice. Under the immediate superintendence
of the Professors, he is required to pronounce opinions
upon supposed cases; to devise and to institute remedies, by suit or
otherwise; to conduct suits at law and in chancery, from their
inception, through all their stages; to draw wills, conveyances and
other assurances; and, in short, to perform most of the functions
of a practising lawyer.

The School comprises two Departments, each of which is divided
into two classes, and the course of study therein is as follows:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMON AND STATUTE LAW.

PROFESSOR MINOR.

Junior Class.—Blackstone's Commentaries, Chitty on Contracts.

Senior Class.—Stephen on Pleading, Kent's Commentaries, Law
of Executors, &c.

For Reference.—Virginia Code of 1860, Brightley's Digest
of United State Statutes.

DEPARTMENT OF EQUITY, MERCANTILE, INTERNATIONAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL
LAW, AND GOVERNMENT, Etc.

PROFESSOR SOUTHALL.

Junior Class.—Vattel's International Law, Lectures on Government,
Federalist.

Senior Class.—Smith's Mercantile Law, Greenleaf's Evidence,
Barton's Suit in Equity, Adam's Equity.

The degree of Bachelor of Law is conferred upon those who,
upon examination, manifest a familiar acquaintance with the
subjects taught in all the classes; and to those who exhibit a
competent knowledge of International and Constitutional Law,
and of the Science of Government, a certificate of proficiency is
awarded.

All the books required in the several schools can be procured at
the book stores near the University on reasonable terms.