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TABULAR OUTLINE OF COURSES.

[Asterisks indicate elective courses.]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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

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."

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