will continue to be under the charge of professors who are actively engaged in the administration of the law either at the bar or on the bench.

In 1877 a year of graduate work, leading to the degree of Master of Laws, was added to the course of instruction offered. A special course in Patent Law was added in 1895.

In June, 1898, an ordinance was adopted by the Board of Trustees formally establishing as a separate department of the University the Department of Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. This Department was opened on November 15, 1898.

In 1904, by the authority of the Board of Trustees, a new adjustment of graduate work in the University was made, resulting in the establishment of the Departments of Law and of Politics and Diplomacy (now called the College of the Political Sciences), the former embracing the undergraduate and graduate courses in municipal law, and the latter graduate and undergraduate courses in the political sciences, special attention being given to diplomacy.

THE ADVANTAGES OF WASHINGTON FOR THE STUDY OF LAW.

To students of law, the peculiar advantages of Washington are manifest. The Supreme Court of the United States is in session during practically the entire school year. Students have the rare opportunity of hearing the arguments presented by leading American lawyers and the decisions of this high tribunal, which are delivered orally each Monday, upon the important legal questions which come before that court for final determination. Congress is in session during the winter, and here students see the practical workings of the largest and most important law-making body. The Department of Justice, the legal branch of the Federal Government, is also located in Washington. Besides the above there are also the United States Court of Claims, the United States Court of Customs Appeals, the United States Commerce Court, and the various local courts of the District of Columbia. The last-named courts exercise the unusual dual function of State and Federal courts. By means of attendance upon these courts students may familiarize themselves with all branches of legal procedure.

SEPARATE COURSES FOR ALL-DAY AND AFTERNOON STUDENTS.

Since 1903 the work of the Department of Law has gradually been transferred from the late afternoon hours to the forenoon, and at the present time the lectures offered to all-day students are largely confined to the earlier part of the day.

To meet the needs of those students whose employment in the Government service, or elsewhere, prevents their attendance before 4.30 in the afternoon, an afternoon course is given.

HOURS FOR LECTURES.

In the all-day course the larger part of the instruction is given between the hours of 9.00 a. m. and 1.00 p. m.

In the afternoon course the instruction is given between the hours of 4.50 and 6.30 p.m.

LOCATION.

The Department of Law is located on the fifth and sixth floors of the New Masonic Temple, corner of New York avenue, Thirteenth and H streets N. W., and is easily accessible from all parts of the city. The quarters are well equipped with commodious lecture rooms, moot court rooms, offices, the law library, and a students' room.

ACADEMIC YEAR.

The academic year extends through more than eight months, beginning on the last Wednesday in September and ending on the Wednesday following the Wednesday nearest the first day of June, and is divided into two half-years, the second half-year beginning on the first day of February. The session of 1911-12 begins on Wednesday, September 27, and closes Wednesday, June 5. Since a number of the courses given during the first half-year are completed before the beginning of the second half-year, it is possible for a student to enter on the 1st of February of any year and be graduated three years from that date, receiving his degree at the Winter Convocation, held on February 22, of each year.

Lectures begin promptly on the first day of the term, and students applying for admission at a later day will be admitted only upon showing good cause for the delay.

ADMISSION.

I. FOR THE Degree of Bachelor of Laws.

Applicants for admission as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws must be at least eighteen years of age and must have had educational training sufficient to satisfy the entrance requirements of the Department of Arts and Sciences of the University. In order to satisfy these requirements, which are set out at length in the General Catalogue of the University, students must present credits aggregating 15 units, which are broadly equivalent to a four years' high school course. Ap

plicants for admission on certificate should secure formal certificates setting forth the credits claimed, and present these certificates attached to their application forms. All applications for admission should be addressed to the Secretary of the Department of Law, who will, upon request, furnish proper blanks and detailed information as to entrance examinations.

2. FOR THE Degree of Master of Laws.

Candidates for the degree of Master of Laws must be at least twentyone years of age and hold the degree of Bachelor of Laws from an institution substantially complying with the requirements of the Association of American Law Schools, of which this school is a member. 3. FOR THE COURSE IN PATent Law.

Only those students who are graduates of an approved law school or members of the bar in good standing will be admitted as students in the course in Patent Law.

4. SPECIAL STUDENTS.

Persons who for any reason do not qualify as candidates for a degree may, on the recommendation of the Faculty and with the assent of the professors whose courses they elect to take, be admitted as special students.

ADVANCED STANDING.

Students may be admitted to advanced standing in the second or third year classes upon satisfying the requirements for the work of the preceding year or years. These requirements may be met by presenting certificates from other law schools of accredited standing showing that the student has successfully completed equivalent courses, or by passing the regular examinations set for that purpose at the beginning of the term, after the student has shown that he has pursued a course of study in a law school in the subjects upon which he is examined, covering at least as many hours as are required for such subjects in this University. No credit is given for study pursued in a law office.

All examinations that may be required of applicants for advanced standing are held during the first week of each session.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.

Instruction in the class-room is based upon the study and discussion of cases. In some of the courses students are required to read parallel assignments in text-books.

In conducting the discussion of cases in the class-room every effort is made to lead the student to a clear understanding of the fundamental

To meet the needs of those students whose employment in the Government service, or elsewhere, prevents their attendance before 4.30 in the afternoon, an afternoon course is given.

HOURS FOR LECTURES.

In the all-day course the larger part of the instruction is given between the hours of 9.00 a. m. and 1.00 p. m.

In the afternoon course the instruction is given between the hours of 4.50 and 6.30 p.m.

LOCATION.

The Department of Law is located on the fifth and sixth floors of the New Masonic Temple, corner of New York avenue, Thirteenth and H streets N. W., and is easily accessible from all parts of the city. The quarters are well equipped with commodious lecture rooms, moot court rooms, offices, the law library, and a students' room.

ACADEMIC YEAR.

The academic year extends through more than eight months, beginning on the last Wednesday in September and ending on the Wednesday following the Wednesday nearest the first day of June, and is divided into two half-years, the second half-year beginning on the first day of February. The session of 1911-12 begins on Wednesday, September 27, and closes Wednesday, June 5. Since a number of the courses given during the first half-year are completed before the beginning of the second half-year, it is possible for a student to enter on the Ist of February of any year and be graduated three years from that date, receiving his degree at the Winter Convocation, held on February 22, of each year.

Lectures begin promptly on the first day of the term, and students applying for admission at a later day will be admitted only upon showing good cause for the delay.

ADMISSION.

I. FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS.

Applicants for admission as candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws must be at least eighteen years of age and must have had educational training sufficient to satisfy the entrance requirements of the Department of Arts and Sciences of the University. In order to satisfy these requirements, which are set out at length in the General Catalogue of the University, students must present credits aggregating 15 units, which are broadly equivalent to a four years' high school course. Ap

plicants for admission on certificate should secure formal certificates setting forth the credits claimed, and present these certificates attached to their application forms. All applications for admission should be addressed to the Secretary of the Department of Law, who will, upon request, furnish proper blanks and detailed information as to entrance examinations.

2. FOR THE Degree of Master of Laws.

Candidates for the degree of Master of Laws must be at least twentyone years of age and hold the degree of Bachelor of Laws from an institution substantially complying with the requirements of the Association of American Law Schools, of which this school is a member. 3. FOR THE COURSE IN PATENT Law.

Only those students who are graduates of an approved law school or members of the bar in good standing will be admitted as students in the course in Patent Law.

4. SPECIAL STUDENTS.

Persons who for any reason do not qualify as candidates for a degree may, on the recommendation of the Faculty and with the assent of the professors whose courses they elect to take, be admitted as special students.

ADVANCED STANDING.

Students may be admitted to advanced standing in the second or third year classes upon satisfying the requirements for the work of the preceding year or years. These requirements may be met by presenting certificates from other law schools of accredited standing showing that the student has successfully completed equivalent courses, or by passing the regular examinations set for that purpose at the beginning of the term, after the student has shown that he has pursued a course of study in a law school in the subjects upon which he is examined, covering at least as many hours as are required for such subjects in this University. No credit is given for study pursued in a law office.

All examinations that may be required of applicants for advanced standing are held during the first week of each session.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION.

Instruction in the class-room is based upon the study and discussion of cases. In some of the courses students are required to read parallel assignments in text-books.

In conducting the discussion of cases in the class-room every effort is made to lead the student to a clear understanding of the fundamental