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OUTLINE OF COURSES.

The schedule, as outlined below, contemplates an average of ten lecture
periods (or fifteen hours) per week.

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

The following outline indicates the extent of the courses offered:

TABULAR OUTLINE OF COURSES.

[Asterisks indicate elective courses.—Lecture periods are one and a half hours
each.]

                                                                                               

FIRST YEAR.
FIRST TERM.	Periods per week	Total periods
Study of Cases—Legal Bibliography—Brief Making— Cooley's Brief Making; Wambaugh's Study of Cases: the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Lile	2	26
Contracts. Clark on Contracts: Huffcut and Woodruff's Cases on Contracts: the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Graves	4	52
Criminal Law. Mikell's Cases on Criminal Law. Professor Dobie	2	26
Domestic Relations. Long on Domestic Relations. Professor Eager	2	26
SECOND TERM.
Torts, including Master and Servant. Chapin on Torts; Chase's Cases on Torts; the Professor's Printed Notes; Burks' Printed Notes. Professor Graves	4	40
Bailments and Carriers. Dobie on Bailments and Carriers; Dobie's Cases on Bailments and Carriers. Professor Dobie	3	30
Agency. Mechem's Principles of Agency; Mechem's Cases. Professor Eager	2	20
THIRD TERM.
Negotiable Instruments. Bigelow on Bills, Notes and Cheques; the Negotiable Instruments Law; the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Lile	2	20
International Law.[2] Davis' Elements of International Law. Professor Ribble	2	20
Sales. Woodward's Cases on Sales. Professor Dobie	2	20
Insurance. Vance on Insurance. Professor Eager	3	30
SECOND YEAR.
FIRST TERM.
Equity Jurisprudence. Merwin's Principles of Equity; the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Lile	4	52
Common Law Pleading. Burks on Pleading and Practice; the Professor's Printed Notes and Questions. Professor Graves	2	26
Real Property (begun). Minor on Real Property. Professor Ribble	4	52
SECOND TERM.
Private Corporations. Clark on Corporations; the Virginia Corporation Act; Wormer's Cases on Private Corporations. Professor Lile	4	40
*Pleading in Virginia. Burks on Pleading and Practice; the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Graves	2	20
Real Property (concluded). Minor on Real Property. Professor Ribble	3	30
*Code Pleading. Bryant on Code Pleading. Professor Dobie	2	20
*Admiralty. Hughes on Admiralty. Professor Eager	2	20
THIRD TERM.
Practice of Law, including Extraordinary Remedies. Burks on Pleading and Practice; Graves' Printed Notes. Professor Eager	3	30
Constitutional Law. Minor's Notes on Government; Black's Constitutional Law. Professor Ribble	4	40
Taxation. Beale's Cases on Taxation. Professor Dobie	2	20
THIRD YEAR.
FIRST TERM.
Criminal Procedure. Beale on Criminal Pleading and Practice; Minor's Printed Notes. Professor Ribble	2	26
Wills and Administration. Costigan's Cases on Wills. Professor Dobie	2	26
Bankruptcy. Holbrook and Aigler's Cases. Professor Eager	2	26
Partnership. Mechem's Elements of Partnership. Professor Eager	2	26
Forensic Debating (begun). Professor Paul	1	13
SECOND TERM.
Equity Procedure. Lile's Equity Pleading and Practice. Professor Lile	2	20
Conflict of Laws and Jurisdictions. Minor on the Conflict of Laws. Professor Ribble	3	30
Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure. Wheaton's Cases on Federal Procedure. Professor Dobie	3	30
*Damages. Hale on Damages. Professor Eager	2	20
Forensic Debating (continued). Professor Paul	1	10
THIRD TERM.
Public Corporations. Macy's Cases on Municipal Corporations; the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Lile	2	20
Legal Ethics. Costigan's Cases on Legal Ethics; Cohen's The Law—Business or Profession?; the Code of Ethics of the American Bar Association; Answers to Questions by the Committee of the New York County Bar Association on Professional Ethics. Professor Lile	2	20
Evidence. Greenleaf on Evidence (16th edition by Wigmore); Throckmorton's Cases; the Professor's Printed Notes. Professor Graves	6	60
Forensic Debating (concluded). Professor Paul	1	10

CONDENSED TABLE OF COURSES.
(Subject to Alteration.)

                                                                 

FIRST YEAR		SECOND YEAR		THIRD YEAR
First Term—September 15 to December 16—13 Weeks.[3]
	Periods per week		Periods per week		Periods per week
Professor Lile		Professor Lile		Professor Ribble
Study of Cases	2	Equity Jurisprudence	4	Criminal Procedure	2
Legal Bibliography		Professor Graves		Professor Dobie
Brief Making		Common Law Pleading	2	Wills and Administration.	2
Professor Graves		Professor Ribble		Professor Eager
Contracts	4	Real Property (begun)	4	Bankruptcy	2
Professor Dobie				Partnership	2
Criminal Law	2			Professor Paul
Professor Eager				Forens. Debating (begun)	1
Domestic Relations	2
Second Term—January 3 to March 14—10 Weeks.[3]
Professor Graves		Professor Lile		Professor Lile
Torts	4	Private Corporations	4	Equity Procedure	2
Professor Dobie		Professor Graves		Professor Ribble
Bailments and Carriers	3	[4] Pleading in Virginia	2	Conflict of Laws	3
Professor Eager		Professor Ribble		Professor Dobie
Agency	2	Real Property (concluded)	3	Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure	3
		Professor Dobie		Professor Eager
		[4] Code Pleading	2	[4] Damages	2
		Professor Eager		Professor Paul
		Admiralty	2	Forensic Debating (continued)	1
Third Term—March 22 to May 31—10 Weeks.[3]
Professor Lile		Professor Eager		Professor Lile
Negotiable Inst.	2	Practice at Law	3	Public Corporations	2
Professor Ribble		Professor Dobie		Legal Ethics	2
International Law	2	Taxation	2	Professor Graves
Professor Dobie		Professor Ribble		Evidence	6
Sales	2	Constitutional Law	4	Professor Paul
Professor Eager				Forensic Debating (concluded)	1
Insurance	3

SCHEDULE OF LECTURES.
(Subject to such alteration as the faculty may deem necessary.)

                         

FIRST TERM
Hours	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
9:00 to 10:30	(2) Real Property (3) Forens. Debat.[5] (i)	(1) Criminal Law (3) Bankruptcy	(1) Domestic Relations (2) Real Property (3) Forens. Deb. (iii)	(1) Criminal Law (3) Bankruptcy	(1) Domestic Relations (2) Real Property (3) Forens. Debat. (iv)	(2) Real Property
10:30 to 12:00	(3) Partnership	(2) Com. Law Pleading	(3) Wills and Admin.	(2) Com. Law Pleading	(3) Wills and Admin.	(3) Partnership
12:00 to 1:30	(1) Contracts (2) Equity Jurisp. (3) Forens. Debat. (ii)	(1) Brief Making (3) Criminal Procedure	(1) Contracts (2) Equity Jurisp.	(1) Brief Making (3) Criminal Procedure	(1) Contracts (2) Equity Jurisp.	(1) Contracts (2) Equity Jurisp.
SECOND TERM
9:00 to 10:30	(2) Real Property (3) Forens. Debat. (i)	(1) Bailm'ts & Carriers (2) Admiralty (3) Conflict of Laws	(2) Real Property (3) Damages	(1) Bailm'ts & Carriers (2) Admiralty (3) Conflict of Laws	(2) Real Property (3) Damages	(1) Bailm'ts & Carriers (3) Conflict of Laws
10:30 to 12:00	(1) Torts (3) Forens. Debat. (ii)	(2) Virginia Pleading	(1) Torts (3) Forens. Debat. (iii)	(2) Virginia Pleading	(1) Torts (3) Forens. Debat. (iv)	(1) Torts
12:00 to 1:30	(2) Private Corp. (3) Fed. Jurisd. & Proc.	(1) Agency (2) Code Pleading (3) Equity Procedure	(2) Private Corp. (3) Fed. Jurisd. & Proc.	(1) Agency (2) Code Pleading (3) Equity Procedure	(2) Private Corp. (3) Fed. Jurisd. & Proc.	(2) Private Corp.
THIRD TERM
9:00 to 10:30	(2) Constitutional Law (3) Evidence	(1) International Law (2) Taxation (3) Evidence	(2) Constitutional Law (3) Evidence	(1) International Law (2) Taxation (3) Evidence	(1) Sales (2) Constitutional Law (3) Evidence	(1) Sales (2) Constitutional Law (3) Evidence
10:30 to 12:00	(3) Forens. Debat. (i)		(3) Forens. Debat. (ii)		(3) Forens. Debat. (iv)
12:00 to 1:30	(1) Insurance (3) Public Corp.	(1) Negotiable Inst. (2) Practice at Law	(1) Negotiable Inst. (2) Practice at Law (3) Forens. Deb. (iii)	(1) Insurance (3) Legal Ethics	(1) Insurance (3) Legal Ethics	(2) Practice at Law (3) Public Corp.