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MOOT COURT.

A Moot Court, with its accompanying instruction, tends to perfect the student
in the details of practice. Under the immediate supervision of the Professors, he
is required to write opinions upon supposed cases; to draw wills, contracts, conveyances,

and other assurances; to devise and institute remedies by suit or otherwise;
to conduct actions at law and suits in equity; to argue questions of law and
of fact; and, in short, to perform most of the functions of practising counsel.

The conduct of at least one case in the Moot Court is required of every candidate
for graduation. The court is presided over by the members of the Law Faculty,
and attendance on the part of every student is compulsory. Much interest is
added to the proceedings by the open debate held after the argument of each case,
the presiding judge acting as interlocutor, and leading into the debate those whose
diffidence prompts them to silence.

The debating societies, of which there are several, also afford an excellent field
for the cultivation of the powers of oratory and debate.

Through the liberality of several of the leading law publishers, the department
is able to offer a number of valuable prizes for excellence in the work of the Moot
Court. During the session of 1896-97 the following prizes were awarded:

1. The EDWARD THOMPSON CO. Prize—American and English Encyclopedia
of Law (2d ed.), 30 volumes—To Henry C. Riely, B.L., of Richmond,
Virginia.

2. The WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY Prize — American Annual Digest,
9 volumes—To George Pilcher, B. L., of Midland, Va.

3. The BOSTON BOOK COMPANY Prize—The Green Bag (bound), 7 volumes—
To Guy R. Herdman, B. L., of Bowling Green, Ky.

4. The LITTLE, BROWN & CO. Prize—Kent's Commentaries, 4 volumes—To
Manliff H. Dean, B. L., of Addison, Pa.

5. The BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY Prize—Elliott's General Practice,
3 volumes—To Albert J. Vaughan, B. L., of Richmond, Va.

6. The BAKER, VOORHIS & COMPANY Prize — Daniel on Negotiable
Instruments, 2 volumes—To Cadwallader J. Collins, Norfolk, Va.

7. The BANKS & BROTHERS Prize—White and Tudor's Leading Cases in
Equity, 4 volumes—To Albert Fink, Little Rock, Ark.

8. The F. H. THOMAS LAW BOOK COMPANY Prize — Pollock on Torts,
Smith on Negligence and Underhill on Trusts and Trustees—To
John S. Parsons, B. L., Atlantic, Va.

9. The T. & J. W. JOHNSTON & COMPANY Prize—Smith's Leading Cases,
3 volumes—To Edwin C. Ryals, B. L., of Savannah, Ga.

10. The LAWYERS CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY Prize — The
General Digest (New Series), 3 volumes—To Richard C. Barlow, B. L.,
Portsmouth, Va.

Beginning with the session of 1897-8, several similar prizes will be awarded for
theses on subjects assigned by the Law Faculty, in a competition open to all
members of the Law School. The subject announced for the present session is
"The Extraterritorial Effect of Divorce, as amongst the several States."