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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 superintendance 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 States 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, Adams' 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.