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questions of this kind, which he will be called subject, who give to the school only the time upon to meet in managing cases. necessary to present their particular topics. Students frequently desire to take a few There is an interest to students in seeing and collegiate studies in connection with their law hearing a man eminent in the profession, — course, and though this is practicable to but bringing with him from the outside the aroma a limited extent on account of time, yet it of high achievements in real life, — which a may, in some cases, be reasonably permitted. man whose sole business is to deal with stu Students of the law department are allowed dents, can hardly awaken. But in the end it to take, without extra charge, any studies in is success in teaching which will establish a

the collegiate depart teacher's standing with his scholars, and the ment which the Fac tendency here has been ulty think will not to concentrate the seriously interfere greater part of the work with their legitimate of instruction in men work. On the other who make that their hand, collegiate sen business. Three resi iors are allowed to dent proiessors give take one study for one their entire time to the term in the law de School, and apportion partment as an elec among themselves the tive in their collegiate greater part of the course, but the time work, especially that of such study cannot requiring continuous be afterward counted attention. in a law course. These The difficulty in all reciprocal arrange professional schools ments foster the feel seems to be that there ing, which is beneficial is no body of men hav in many ways, — that ing any special train they are all members ing in teaching from of a university of which instructors can learning, and that the be drawn. The schools fields of knowledge are EM LIN MCCLAIN. themselves prepare for wide and their riches practice, not for teach inexhaustible, — and serve perhaps to some extent to keep alive in ing, and it is only by chance that any special a too practical age a love of learning, which in fitness for instruction is developed. More over, it would probably not be wise to have a less enlightened era drew students in thou sands to famous universities in Europe. But the instruction, to any considerable extent, in aside from any question, of sentiment, the the hands of men without practical experi law student who pursues his studies in a uni ence. While there is much more prejudice versity, has many advantages growing out of than truth in the criticism of the work of men his surroundings, one of the most evident of who devote their sole time to teaching as being merely theoretical, yet it is doubtless which is the aocess to a general library. In providing instruction in a law school, the a fact that a man who has never himself act question may arise whether it is better to ually practised law, does not always fully re have resident professors whose business shall alize and meet the difficulties which will arise be teaching, or to have specialists in each in practice. 52