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the junior class, and they are required to of such a system. Years ago Mr. Justice Bailey of the King's Bench deprecated even master thoroughly certain prescribed por the use of text-books of any kind for a student tions. The introduction of this text-book of law, and declared that he would have him work was made about 1879. Within the " read the cases for himself, and attend to last few years the amount of that work has the application of them in practice." It has been materially increased, and extended to always seemed to the writer that life was too the senior class. In addition to Blackstone's short and the time that a student could spend Commentaries, the juniors are required to in a law school was altogether too limited make a thorough study of Anson on Con to permit one's acquirtracts, and Stephen on inga knowledge of law Pleading. Members simply through a.study of the senior class from of cases, and that while the Code States are such a system might required to attend re citations in Bliss on be advantageously used with students Code Pleading. One whose intellectual objection to an exten powers had been thor sive use of text-books oughly developed and in law schools has whose mental grip was been due to the fact strong, it was quite unthat the most of our suited to the average text-books on law have been written for the student. While the use of practitioners, system has not been and have been unsuit adopted in its entirety able for the use of stu in the Michigan Law dents commencingthe School, a study of the study of law, who wish leading cases has not to become familiar been neglected, but with principles, and has been insisted on not to be burdened to such an extent as with details. More in the judgment of the Faculty was deemed over, it must be con

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advisable. ceded that spoken words are more im The purpose of the pressive than words that are read. So that, school is to give instruction that shall fit while the Faculty have recognized the fact students for practice in any part of the that certain advantages may be derived from country; and the course of lectures now de a judicious use of text-books, it has not been livered is as follows : — thought best in the Michigan Law School To the Junior Class. to adopt that method of instruction to the exclusion of the lecture system. The en The Law of the Domestic Relations. Professor deavor has been to make a wise use of both Rogers. methods. Torts. Professor Rogers. The idea that law should be learned Pleading and Practice. Professor Griffin. through a study of leading cases is not a Personal Property and Title thereto, by Gift, new one, although the Harvard School has Sale, Mortgage, and Assignment. Professor Griffin. been the first to make any extensive use