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DEPARTMENT OF LAW.

                     
EDWIN ANDERSON ALDERMAN, D. C. L., LL. D.  President 
WILLIAM MINOR LILE, LL. D.  Dean 
WILLIAM MINOR LILE, LL. D.  James Madison Professor of Law 
CHARLES ALFRED GRAVES, M. A., LL. D.  Professor of Law 
RALEIGH COLSTON MINOR, M. A., LL. B.  James Monroe Professor of Law 
ARMISTEAD MASON DOBIE, M. A., LL. B.  Professor of Law 
— — —  Professor of Law 
CHARLES WAKEFIELD PAUL  Adjunct Professor of Public Speaking 
LLOYD MILEHAM ROBINETTE, B. A., LL. B.  Instructor in Law 
MITCHELL TABB NEFF, B. A., LL. B.  Instructor in Law 
CHARLES WOODARD DAVIS, B. S.  Law Librarian 

Inquiries with reference to Entrance Requirements should be addressed
to the Dean of the University.

For information as to lodgings, board, expenses, etc., and for catalogues
and other printed literature, address the Registrar.

For other information address the Dean of the Law School.

Historical.—Among the original schools contemplated in Mr. Jefferson's
plan for the organization of the University of Virginia was "Law:
Municipal and Foreign; Embracing the General Principles, Theory, and
Practice of Jurisprudence, together with the Theory and Principles of
Constitutional Government.
" Accordingly the School of Law was established
in 1826, and has been in continuous operation since, even during
the four years of the civil war.

From its inception until 1894, the course comprised the work of a
single year. With the session of 1894-95, a two years' course was inaugurated,
which continued up to the session of 1909-10, when the course
was extended to three years.

The aim of the Department of Law has always been to maintain a
high standard as a requirement for graduation—the degree being conferred
only upon such students as are thorough masters of the prescribed course
of study. This policy has been rigorously enforced, and its wisdom has
been vindicated by the high position which the graduates of the law


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school are accustomed to attain at the bar or in public life. The course
of instruction has been extended from time to time to conform to changing
conditions and to meet the increasing needs of the profession. It is confidently
believed that the enlarged course now offered will enable those who
complete it more surely to maintain that rank at the bar which the
University has always expected of her sons.

New Law Building.—The handsome Law Building announced in last
year's catalogue as in course of erection is now practically complete, and
will be ready for occupancy before the close of the session of 1910-11. It
is located between Dawson's Row and the southern end of East Range.
The building is on classic lines, in keeping with the general design of the
other university buildings. It contains on the first floor four large lecture
halls, with convenient offices, cloak rooms, etc., and on the second floor
a stack room, with ample space for books, two commodious reading rooms,
and a number of small private rooms for special work. Liberal provision
has been made for heat, light and ventilation. Special care has been
taken to provide comfortable seats and desks in the lecture halls.

Law Library.—The Library contains about ten thousand volumes.
Its financial resources, from appropriations by the Visitors and from a
recent endowment of ten thousand dollars by Mr. W. W. Fuller, of New
York, make possible the addition of several hundred volumes annually.
The Library contains the English Reports, from and including the Year
Books to date; the United States Supreme Court Reports; reports of all
the American States; the National Reporter System, complete; modern
selected and annotated reports, such as the American Decisions, Reports
and State Reports; Lawyers Reports Annotated; American and English
Annotated Reports; English Ruling Cases, etc.; together with modern
search-books in the form of general Digests (including the Century and
Decennial editions), and the leading Encyclopedias, besides a large collection
of text-books, bound volumes of law magazines, etc. Law students
have all the privileges of the general University Library, containing more
than sixty thousand volumes, without extra charge.

Suggestions as to Preliminary Education.—Students, and their
parents or guardians, are warned that the law is peculiarly an intellectual
profession, and demands for its successful prosecution, whether
at the Law School or in the broader fields of professional life, a well-trained
mind. If it be true that untrained intellects, in rare instances,
under diligent and persistent effort, develop after entrance upon practice,
such exceptional cases but serve to illustrate the rule that out of a given
number of young men entering upon the study of the law, those with
sound preliminary training will have incomparably the advantage, while
those without it will be seriously handicapped, and are likely never to
rise above mediocrity in their profession.

The experience of the Law Faculty—nay, of all law teachers—is,
that the standing and progress of law students are, in large measure,


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in the ratio of their academic preparation. Young gentlemen are therefore
advised not to begin their legal studies until they have completed an
academic course approximating that ordinarily required for the degree of
Bachelor of Arts. So high a standard, however, is not exacted as a
condition of entrance into the Law School. These conditions are shown
in the following sections.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Regular Students.—Candidates for the degree (Bachelor of Laws)
must have attained the age of eighteen years before entering the department,
must produce a certificate of good character from the school last
attended or other satisfactory source, and must conform to the general
requirements of the university as follows:

For Admission to the Department of Law the candidate must offer
fourteen units as specified below; of these three must be in English,
three in Mathematics, one in History, and the residue selected at will.

The Subjects accepted for Admission and their values in units are
given in tabulated form on the following page. The applicant for admission
may enter either by certificate or by examination.

For Admission by Certificate the candidate must file with the dean
of the university not later than September first a Certificate of Preparation,
made out on the blank form furnished by the university. This
certificate must come from some recognized institution of collegiate rank
or from an accredited high school, but admission by certificate from
accredited public high schools in Virginia shall be extended only to
graduates from four-year high schools. It must bear in all cases the
signature of the head of the school; must specify the character and content
of each course offered for entrance credit; must give the length of time
devoted to the course, and the dates of the examinations; and must give
the candidate's grades in percentages. Each unit in the entrance requirements
is the equivalent of one full year of high-school work, including
five periods a week of at least forty minutes each during not less than
thirty-six weeks, For schools in which the number of periods given to
any study, or the length of the period, is below the standard here specified,
the credit for such study will be reduced pro rata. In the scientific
subjects two hours of laboratory instruction will be counted as the
equivalent of one hour of recitation. High school courses in Physics and
Chemistry, otherwise adequate, will be allowed half credit, when individual
laboratory work is not done by the student or is not attested by proper
note-books filed with the certificate. Certificates of preparation from
private tutors will in no case be accepted; students thus prepared must
in all cases take the Entrance Examinations.


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For Admission by Examination the candidate must present himself
for test at the University of Virginia in June or in September, according
to the dates given in the Programme of Entrance Examinations, which
may be had by applying to the Registrar. The examinations are held
under the honor system, no paper being accepted unless accompanied by
the usual pledge. All candidates who take their examinations at the
times appointed are tested free of charge. In case of delayed entrance,
where the grounds of postponement are good, the president of the university
may admit the candidate to a special examination, for which an
additional fee of five dollars is charged. The fee is payable in advance
and is in no case returned. Satisfactory certificates as to character and
age are in all cases required.

SUBJECTS ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION.

                                                       
Subject  Topics  Units 
English A  English Grammar and Grammatical Analysis 
English B  English Composition and Rhetoric 
English C  Critical Study of Specimens of English Literature 
English D  History of English and American Literature 
Mathematics A  Algebra to Quadratic Equations 
Mathematics B  Quadratics, Progressions and the Binomial Formula  ½ 
Mathematics C  Plane Geometry 
Mathematics D 1  Solid Geometry  ½ 
Mathematics D 2  Plane Trigonometry  ½ 
History A  Greek and Roman History 
History B  Mediæval and Modern European History 
History C  English History 
History D  American History and Civil Government 
Latin A  Grammar, Composition and Translation 
Latin B  Cæsar's Gallic War, I-IV; Grammar; Composition 
Latin C  Cicero's Orations (6); Grammar; Composition 
Latin D  Virgil's Æneid, I-VI; Grammar; Composition 
Greek B  Grammar; Composition; Xenophon's Anabasis, I-IV 
German  Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
French  Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Spanish  Grammar, Composition, and Translation 
Science A  Physical Geography 
Science B  Inorganic Chemistry 
Science C  Experimental Physics 
Science D  Botany and Zoölogy 
Drawing  Mechanical and Projection Drawing 
Shop-Work  Wood-Work, Forging and Machine-Work 

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Special Students.—Applicants for registration who are more than
twenty years old, reckoning from the birthday preceding matriculation,
and desire to enter for the pursuit of special elective courses, must present
adequate proofs of good character and of the needful maturity and training.
Such applicants may then be registered as Special Students, and will
be admitted without formal examination to the privileges of the Law
School, but not as candidates for the degree.

With the admonition that over-zealousness, whereby an ambitious
student is beguiled into the assumption of more work than he can
thoroughly master in a given time, leads to cramming and inaccuracy,
and often to complete failure, the special student is free to select his
own work.

Admission to Advanced Standing.No credit is given for attendance
at another law school, nor for time spent in private reading.
The candidate
for graduation must spend all three years in residence.

Late Entrance.—Registration commences Thursday, September 14,
and the work of the Law School begins promptly on Monday following.
Students are advised that late entrance is a serious hindrance to progress.
The student who enters late must begin his work at the point to which
the work has advanced at the time of his entrance; and credit for three
years' attendance cannot be given unless the student's actual residence
averages at least thirty weeks per session. No registration in absentia
is permissible.

As regards conditions of admission in case of late entrance, reference
is made to the Regulations concerning Registration, as stated on p. 89.

Expenses.—The necessary expenses of a student in the Department
of Law may be estimated at $350 per session of nine months. This
minimum estimate includes all university and tuition fees, board, lodging,
washing and books. An average estimate would be $450 per session,
reckoning board, lodging, washing, and books at a somewhat higher figure.
The University fee applicable to all law students (including those from
Virginia) is $40; and the tuition fee is $100 for the regular work of each
session. For Special Students who desire to take selected courses, the
tuition fee is estimated according to the ratio which the work chosen
bears to the whole.

Three Years' Course.—The course of study embraces three years of
thirty-six weeks each, exclusive of holidays. Residence, for three years,
with an average attendance of at least thirty weeks a year, exclusive of
holidays, is essential to graduation.

Plan of Instruction—The course is planned with a view to acquaint
the student familiarly and practically with the principles of his profession.


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Care is taken to teach him to think for himself, and to rely upon reason
and principle, rather than upon memory; it being considered better that
the student follow principle to its legitimate conclusion, though this be
at variance with the decisions of the courts, than that he should arrive
at a faultless result by the exercise of memory or by accident.

The instruction is as thorough as possible, and is given partly
through text-books and lectures, and partly through the study of cases.
While convinced of the value of the combined text-book and lecture
system, which has prevailed for more than half a century in the Law
School, and from which, in the inauguration of the more extended course,
it is not meant in any wise to depart, the Law Faculty have long appreciated
the value which the study of cases possesses, in illustrating the
practical application of legal principles, and in forcing the student to
extract for himself the doctrine which the cases establish. The enlargement
of the course gives opportunity for more emphasis upon this form
of instruction, and the case-book will, therefore, be used more extensively
than heretofore—not as supplanting, but as supplementing, the text-book
and lecture.

The daily oral quiz has long been a marked and, as experience has
proved, a most valuable feature of the system of instruction. As cross-examination
exposes error and develops truth, so the daily quiz enables
the instructor to discover and rectify misconception of legal principles on
the part of the student.

This oral quiz is now supplemented by frequent written tests, the
results of which are carefully recorded, and are considered in estimating
the grade of the student in the final examinations.

Required for Graduation.—The degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL. B.)
is conferred upon such students as have attained the age of twenty-one
years; have satisfied the entrance requirements; have attended three full
sessions of the Law School; and have successfully passed the required
examinations, with satisfactory performance of assigned practical work.

More specifically, the candidate for graduation must have completed
all of the obligatory courses (see Outline of Courses, below), the credit
value of which is six hundred (600) units, and elective courses of at least
the credit value of two hundred and fifty (250) units—or a total of eight
hundred and fifty (850) units. It follows that of the courses termed
`elective,' a required minimum are in fact obligatory—the candidate being
permitted to exercise an election among them.

Candidates for the degree, who in any session have less than one
full year's course to complete, may be required to take such additional
work, and to stand such additional examinations, as shall be prescribed.


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OUTLINE OF COURSES.

The entire course of three years embraces 1,000 units (or lecture
periods of one and a half hours each) and to each subject satisfactorily
completed is attached a credit value of one unit for each lecture period
comprised therein. Of the total units, 600 are classed as obligatory and
the remaining 400 as elective. As stated, graduation requires the completion
of all the obligatory courses (credit value 600), plus elective
courses having a credit value of at least 250 units—or a minimum required
total of 850 units.

This contemplates an average of nine lecture periods (or 13½ hours)
per week during the first and second years, and eight periods (or 12
hours) the third year. The credit value of course number 4 (see table
below) is 20 units.

Each session comprises 36 weeks, exclusive of holidays, and is divided
into three terms—Sept. 15 to Dec. 23—Jan. 3 to March 21—and March
22 to June 6.

Written examinations are held during the final week of each term,
on the subjects completed during the term. See Schedule of Examinations,
p. 186.

The following outline indicates the scope of the courses offered,—
asterisks indicating elective courses:


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TABULAR OUTLINE OF COURSES.

[Asterisks indicate elective courses.]

                                                                   

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Course
No. 
Periods
per week 
Total
periods 
FIRST YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 
1.  Study of Cases—Legal Bibliography—Brief Making  18 
Professor Lile. 
First nine weeks of term. 
(Thur. and Fri., 11 to 12:30). 
2.  Agency (begun) 
Professor Lile. 
Last four weeks of term. 
(Thur. and Fri., 11 to 12:30). 
3.  Contracts  52 
Professor Graves. 
(Mon., Wed. and Sat., 9:30 to 11, Tue., 11 to 12:30). 
*4.  Public Speaking  36 
Adjunct Professor Paul. 
First nine weeks of term. 
No written examination—three sections. 
(Section 1: Tue., Wed., Thur. and Fri., 12:30 to 2). 
(Section 2: Mon. and Wed., 11 to 12:30, Tue. and
Thur., 9:30 to 11). 
5.  Criminal Law  26 
Professor Dobie. 
(Mon. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
SECOND TERM. 
2a.  Agency (completed)  20 
Professor Lile. 
(Wed. and Fri., 11 to 12:30). 
4a.  Public Speaking  36 
Professor Paul. 
First nine weeks of term. 
(Section 3: Mon., Tue., Thur. and Sat., 11 to 12:30). 
6.  Torts  40 
Professor Graves. 
(Mon., Tue., Thur. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
*7  Master and Servant  14 
Professor Dobie. 
First seven weeks of term. 
(Mon. and Tue., 12:30 to 2). 
8.  Sales  20 
Professor —. 
(Thur. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
THIRD TERM. 
9.  Negotiable Paper  20 
Professor Lile. 
(Mon., 9:30 to 11, Thur., 11 to 12:30). 
*10.  International Law  20 
Professor Minor. 
(Tue., 11 to 12:30., Wed., 12:30 to 2). 
*11.  Carriers and Bailments  30 
Professor Dobie. 
(Tue., Fri. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
*12.  Interest and Usury 
Professor Dobie. 
First three weeks of term. 
(Wed., Fri. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
13.  Domestic Relations  21 
Professor —. 
Last seven weeks of term. 
(Wed., Fri. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
SECOND YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 
14.  Equity Jurisprudence  36 
Professor Lile. 
First nine weeks of term. 
(Mon., Wed. and Sat., 11 to 12:30, Tue., 9:30 to 11). 
15.  Equity Procedure  16 
Professor Lile. 
Last four weeks of term. 
(Mon., Wed. and Sat., 11 to 12:30, Tue., 9:30 to 11). 
16.  Constitutional Law  39 
Professor Minor. 
(Tue., Thur. and Fri., 12:30 to 2). 
17.  Partnership  13 
Professor — 
(Mon., 9:30 to 11). 
18.  Common Law Pleading  26 
Professor Graves. 
(Thur. and Fri., 9:30 to 11). 
21.  Federal Procedure (begun)  10 
Professor Dobie. 
First ten weeks of term. 
(Wed., 12:30 to 2). 
SECOND TERM. 
19.  Private Corporations  30 
Professor Lile. 
(Mon., 11 to 12:30, Tue. and Thur., 9:30 to 11). 
20.  Real Property—including Wills and Mortgages
(begun) 
30 
Professor Minor. 
(Tue. and Thur., 12:30 to 2, Sat., 11 to 12:30). 
21a.  Federal Procedure (completed)  20 
Professor Dobie. 
(Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2). 
*22.  Insurance  20 
Professor —. 
(Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11). 
THIRD TERM. 
23.  Public Corporations  20 
Professor Lile. 
(Tue., 11 to 12:30, Fri., 9:30 to 11). 
*24.  Virginia Pleading and Practice, including Extraordinary
Remedies 
40 
Professor Graves. 
(Mon., Wed., Thur. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
20a.  Real Property (completed)  40 
Professor Minor. 
(Mon., Thur., Fri. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
*26.  Code Pleading  20 
Professor Dobie. 
(Mon., 11 to 12:30, Wed., 12:30 to 2). 
*27.  Parliamentary Law  10 
Adjunct Professor Paul. 
(Tue., 9:30 to 11). 
THIRD YEAR. 
FIRST TERM. 
*28.  Bankruptcy  12 
Professor —. 
First six weeks of term. 
(Fri. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
*29.  Interpretation of Statutes  14 
Professor —. 
Last seven weeks of term. 
(Fri. and Sat., 9:30 to 11). 
*30.  Constitution and Code of Virginia  15 
Professor Minor. 
First five weeks of term. 
(Mon., 11 to 12:30, Wed. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
*31.  Criminal Procedure  24 
Professor Minor. 
Last eight weeks of term. 
(Mon., 11 to 12:30, Wed. and Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
*32.  Taxation  18 
Professor Dobie. 
First six weeks of term. 
(Tue. and Fri., 12:30 to 2, Thur., 11 to 12:30). 
*33.  Roman Law  21 
Professor Dobie. 
Last seven weeks of term. 
(Tue. and Fri., 12:30 to 2, Thur., 11 to 12:30). 
34.  Titles and Conveyancing  16 
Professor —. 
First eight weeks of term. 
(Tue. and Wed., 9:30 to 11). 
*35.  Mining and Irrigation  10 
Professor —. 
Last five weeks of term. 
(Tue. and Wed., 9:30 to 11). 
SECOND TERM. 
*36.  Judicial Sales  10 
Professor Lile. 
(Sat., 9:30 to 11) 
37.  Evidence (begun)  20 
Professor Graves. 
(Wed. and Fri., 9:30 to 11). 
38.  Conflict of Laws and Jurisdictions  30 
Professor Minor. 
(Mon., Wed. and Fri., 12:30 to 2). 
39.  Probate and Administration  20 
Professor Dobie. 
(Thur., 11 to 12:30, Sat., 12:30 to 2). 
*40.  Damages  10 
Professor —. 
First five weeks of term. 
(Mon., 9:30 to 11, Tue., 11 to 12:30). 
*41.  Admiralty  10 
Professor — . 
Last five weeks of term. 
(Mon., 9:30 to 11, Tue., 11 to 12:30). 
THIRD TERM. 
*42.  Practice of Law and Preparation of Cases  10 
Professor Lile. 
First five weeks of term. 
(Wed. and Sat., 11 to 12:30). 
*43.  Receiverships  10 
Professor Lile. 
Last five weeks of term. 
(Wed. and Sat., 11 to 12:30). 
37a.  Evidence (completed)  20 
Professor Graves. 
(Tue., 9:30 to 11, Fri., 11 to 12:30). 
*44.  Public Officers  10 
Professor —. 
(Thur., 12:30 to 2). 
*45.  Suretyship and Guaranty  14 
Professor —. 
First seven weeks of term. 
(Mon. and Tue., 12:30 to 2). 
46.  Legal Ethics 
Professor —. 
Last three weeks of term. 
(Mon. and Tue., 12:30 to 2). 

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Moot Court.—A Moot Court is 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 voluntary, as presence during the debates is intended to be a
privilege and not a burden. But every candidate for the degree is required
to argue at least one case in the Moot Court. The questions are chosen
by the Law Faculty, one of whom presides over the discussions. Interest
and life are added to the proceedings by the open debate held after the
argument, the presiding judge acting as interlocutor, and leading into the
debate those whom diffidence prompts to silence.

Practical Work.—In the courses of Equity Procedure, Virginia
Pleading & Practice, Code Pleading, Criminal Procedure, and Legal
Bibliography and Brief Making, special stress is laid upon practical work.
In the Pleading and Procedure courses, every student is required to draw,
and submit for correction and criticism, all of the principal pleadings,
orders, decrees, and other forms usual in actual litigation. In the course
on Legal Bibliography and Brief Making, familiarity with Law books and
their use is secured by lectures and demonstrations in the presence of the
books themselves, followed by oral and written quizzes, and finally by
practical tests; and briefs on assigned topics are required to be prepared
according to rigorous standards.

Applications for Degrees.—Candidates for degrees are required, within
thirty days after registration for their third year's work, to file a written
application, on blanks to be obtained at the Dean's office, setting out the
courses already completed, with the credits thereto attached, followed by
an outline of the additional courses offered to complete the requisite
aggregate of credits necessary for graduation.

Prize.—A prize for the best thesis on a subject assigned by the Law
Faculty is awarded annually in a competition open to members of the
third year class, who are candidates for graduation. It is donated by
the Edward Thompson Company of Northport, N. Y., and consists of a
set of the second edition of the American and English Encyclopedia of
Law (32 volumes), of the estimated value of $240.

The Edward Thompson Company Prize for the session of 1909-10 was
awarded to Claiborne Ross McCorkle, LL. B., of Richlands, Va. Subject:
"Subrogation of the Surety in Virginia."


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TABLE OF COURSES.[2]

                                                                                       
FIRST YEAR  SECOND YEAR  THIRD YEAR 
First Term—September 15 to December 23—1 Weeks.[3]  
Prof. Lile  Periods
per week 
Total
periods[4]  
Prof. Lile  Periods
per week 
Total
periods[5]  
Prof. —  Periods
per week 
Total
periods[6]  
1.  Study of Cases  18  14.  Equity Jurisprudence  36  [7] 28.  Bankruptcy  12 
Legal Bibliography  15.  Equity Procedure  16  [8] 29.  Interpretation of Statutes  14 
Brief Making  Prof. Minor 
2.  Agency (begun)  16.  Constitutional Law  39  Prof. Minor 
Prof. Graves  Prof. —  [9] 30.  Constitution and Code
of Virginia 
15 
3.  Contracts  52  17.  Partnership  13 
Prof. Paul  Prof. Graves  [10] 31.  Criminal Procedure  24 
[11] 4.  Public Speaking (Sections
1 and 2) 
36  18.  Common Law Pleading  26  Prof. Dobie 
Prof. Dobie  [12] 32.  Taxation  18 
Prof. Dobie  21.  Federal Procedure (begun)  10  [13] 33.  Roman Law  21 
5.  Criminal Law  26  Prof. — 
34.  Titles and Conveyancing  16 
[14] 35.  Mining and Irrigation  10 
Second Term—January 3 to March 21—11 Weeks.[15]  
Prof. Lile  Prof. Lile  Prof. Lile 
2a.  Agency (completed)  20  19.  Private Corporations  30  [16] 36.  Judicial Sales  10 
Prof. Graves  Prof. Minor  Prof. Graves 
6.  Torts  40  20.  Real Property (begun)
including Wills
and Mortgages 
30  37.  Evidence (begun)  20 
Prof. Dobie  Prof. Minor 
[17] 7.  Master and Servant  14  38.  Conflict of Laws and
Jurisdictions 
30 
Prof. Paul  Prof. Dobie 
[18] 4a.  Public Speaking (Section
3) 
36  21a.  Fed. Procedure (completed)  20  Prof. Dobie 
Prof. —  Prof. —  39.  Probate and Administrat'n  20 
8.  Sales  20  [19] 22.  Insurance  20  Prof. — 
[20] 40.  Damages  10 
[21] 41.  Admiralty  10 
Third Term—March 23 to June 6—11 Weeks.[22]  
Prof. Lile  Prof. Lile  Prof. Lile 
9.  Negotiable Paper  20  23.  Public Corporations  20  [23] 42.  Practice of Law and
Preparation of
Cases 
10 
Prof. Minor  Prof. Graves 
[24] 10.  International Law  20  [25] 24.  Pleading and Practice
in Virginia, including
Extraordinary
Remedies 
40 
Prof. Dobie  [26] 43.  Receiverships  10 
[27] 11.  Carriers and Bailments  30  Prof. Graves 
Prof. Dobie  37a.  Evidence (completed)  20 
[28] 12.  Interest and Usury  Prof. Minor  Prof. — 
Prof. —  20a.  Real Property (completed)  40  [29] 44.  Public Officers  10 
13.  Domestic Relations  21  Prof. — 
Prof. Dobie  [30] 45.  Suretyship and Guaranty  14 
[31] 26.  Code Pleading  20 
Prof. Paul  46.  Legal Ethics 
[32] 27.  Parliamentary Law  10 
 
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SCHEDULE OF LECTURES.

(In effect 1911-1912.)

Courses and Hours Subject to Change.

                         
FIRST TERM 
Hours  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Saturday 
9:30
to
11:00 
Partnership
Contracts 
Equity Jurisp.
Equity Proc.
Titles and Convey.
Mining and Irrig.[33]
Pub. Speaking[34] (2) 
Contracts
Titles and Convey.
Mining and Irrig.[35]  
Com. Law Pl.
Pub. Speaking[36] (2) 
Com. Law Pl.
Bankruptcy[37]
Interp. Stat.[38]  
Contracts
Bankruptcy[39]
Interp. Stat.[40]  
11:00
to
12:30 
Equity Jurisp.
Const. & Code
of Va.[41]
Crim. Proc.[42]
Pub. Speaking[43] (2) 
Contracts  Equity Jurisp.
Equity Proc.
Pub. Speaking[44] (2) 
Taxation[45]
Roman Law[46]
Study of Cases
Agency 
Study of Cases
Agency 
Equity Jurisp.
Equity Proc. 
12:30
to
2:00 
Criminal Law  Const. Law
Taxation[47]
Roman Law[48]
Pub. Speaking[49] (1) 
Const. and Code
of Va.[50]
Crim. Proc.[51]
Pub. Speaking[52] (1)
Fed. Proced. 
Const. Law
Pub. Speaking[53] (1) 
Const. Law
Taxation[54]
Roman Law[55]
Pub. Speaking[56] (1) 
Const. and Code
of Va.[57]
Crim. Proc.[58]
Crim. Law 
SECOND TERM 
9:30
to
11:00 
Torts
Damages[59]
Admiralty[60]  
Torts
Private Corp. 
Evidence
Insurance[61]  
Torts
Priv. Corp. 
Evidence
Insurance[62]  
Torts
Judic. Sales[63]  
11:00
to
12:30 
Private Corp.
Pub. Speaking[64] (3) 
Damages
Admiralty[65]
Pub. Speaking[66] (3) 
Agency  Prob. and Adm.
Pub. Speaking[67] (3) 
Agency  Real Prop.
Pub. Speaking[68] (3) 
12:30
to
2:00 
Confl. Laws
Master and S.[69]  
Real Prop.
Master and S.[70]  
Confl. Laws
Fed. Proced. 
Real Prop.
Sales 
Confl. Laws
Fed. Proced. 
Prob. and Adm.
Sales 
THIRD TERM 
9:30
to
11:00 
Va. Pl. and Pr.[71]
Neg. Paper 
Parl. Law[72]
Evidence 
Va. Pl. and Pr.[73]
Dom. Rel.
Int. and Usury[74]  
Va. Pl. and Pr.[75]   Public Corp.
Dom. Rel.
Int. and Usury[76]  
Va. Pl. and Pr.[77]
Dom. Rel.
Int. and Usury[78]  
11:00
to
12:30 
Code Pl.[79]   Internat. Law[80]
Public Corp. 
Pract. of Law[81]
Receivers[82]  
Neg. Paper  Evidence  Pract. of Law[83]
Receivers[84]  
12:30
to
2:00 
Surety and G.[85]
Legal Eth.
Real Prop. 
Surety and G.[86]
Legal Eth.
Carriers[87]  
Code Pl.[88]
Internat. Law[89]  
Pub. Officers[90]
Real Prop. 
Carriers[91]
Real Prop. 
Carriers[92]
Real Prop. 
 
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SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS.

For Session 1911-12.

Examinations will be held on successive days during the last week
of each term, on all subjects completed during the term, and in the order
indicated below.

                                     
First Term  Second Term  Third Term 
1.  Contracts  Real Prop. (I)  Negot. Paper[93]  
Criminal Proc.  Probate and Adm.[94]   Real Prop. (II) 
Equity Proc.[95]  
Mining and Irrig.[96]  
2.  Com. Law Plead.  Sales  Domestic Rel. 
Criminal Law[97]   Confl. Laws  Evidence (II) 
Interp. Statute[98]   Receiverships[99]  
3.  Study of Cases  Private Corp.  Carriers and Bail. 
Taxation  Damages[100]   Practice of Law 
Const. and Code
of Va.[101]
 
Master and S.[102]   Parl. Law[103]  
Const. Law  Agency  Va. Plead. and Pr. 
4.  Bankruptcy[104]   Insurance[105]   Suretyship and G.[106]  
Admiralty  Interest and Us.[107]  
5.  Roman Law  Federal Proc.  Public Corp. 
Partnership[108]   Evidence (I)[109]   Public Off.[110]  
Equity Jurisp.  Torts  Code Plead. 
6.  Titles and Convey.[111]   Judic. Sales[112]   Internat. Law[113]  
Legal Ethics[114]  

Re-examinations.—Students failing on the examination in any course,
are required to take the course over again, and to stand the regular
examination thereon, the following session. In such cases, optional attendance
upon the lectures may be granted in the discretion of the professor
in charge.

Students who have attended the full three year's course of lectures,
but have failed on one or more examinations, have the privilege of returning
the following session and standing the regular examinations on the
subjects in which they are deficient. For the exercise of this privilege
there is a charge of five dollars for each examination taken.

Special Examinations.—No special examinations are held, except for
candidates who are absent from regular examination by reason of sickness
(attested by a physician's certificate) or for other cause deemed
imperative by the faculty. In no case will such privilege be granted
save on prompt application therefor.

 
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