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ADMISSION.

Every applicant for admission to the college must bring himself within one of the following classes:

He must either be a graduate of the University of California or

He must hold an academic degree from some institution of learning of repute; or

He must be a graduate, and recommended by the principal as such, of either a high school or private school which is accredited to the University of California, the applicant having completed four years altogether of high school work or its equivalent, including the Latin herein below set out; or

In lieu of high school credentials, the applicant may present himself for entrance examinations in the subjects of the high school course, this examination to include the following:

Elementary Latin. (a) Translation of easy prose into English. The examination will cover the translation into idiomatic English of the subject-matter and implied grammar of selected passages from Caesar's Gallic War, Books I-IV; but accredited schools may use an equivalent Latin text and are encouraged to increase the amount of reading indicated by adding work from Gradatim, Viri Romae, Nepos, or other books of Caesar. There should be some training in translation at sight from easy authors.

This require

(b) Translations of simple English into Latin prose. ment pre-supposes familiarity with the usual forms and ordinary constructions of the language. Continued training in translating detached sentences illustrative of constructions, and of connected sentences based on Caesar or an equivalent author, together with a thorough grammatical drill on the work read, is a proper preparation for satisfying this require

ment.

Advanced Latin.

Translation of Latin of average difficulty, and of English narrative into Latin prose.

(a) Third-year Latin. The examination will include the translation into idiomatic English of average passage from Cicero's Orations against Catiline, for Archias, and for Pompey's Military Command, and a selection from some other speech of Cicero to test ability in sight translation. The examination will also include questions on the usual forms and ordinary constructions of the language and on the subject-matter of the authors read. The English passage offered for translation into Latin will be a paraphrase from one of Cicero's orations, and this requirement calls

for systematic training in Latin prose composition in connection with the reading. Accredited schools may read any equivalent Latin prose text. and are urged to add to the minimum outlined above Sallust's Catiline and additional orations of Cicero.

(b) Fourth-year Latin. The examination will be based upon Virgil's Aeneid, Books I-IV and with the addition of prosody, the scope of the examination will be similar to that outlined above for the third-year work. But the examination in Latin composition will be based also on Ciceronian Latin, and schools may well give attention to the thorough grammatical review provided for in the best manuals of Latin composition. The stronger schools are urged to add to the Aeneid, the Eclogues or Georgies, or some reading in Ovid. The test for translation at sight will be from poetry and not from prose.

It is to be especially noted that this last requirement will be increased from May 16, 1912, to May 15, 1913, by adding thereto the equivalent of the work of the first year of an academic college of the University, making the work necessary for admission in August, 1912, at least five years altogether of high school and college work, as at present organized; and that from and after May 15, 1913, an additional year of college work will be required. making the requirement for admission in and after August, 1913, the possession of the Junior Certificate in an academic college in this University or other credentials equivalent thereto, the said certificate representing at least six years altogether of properly selected high school and college work, as at present organized.

A detailed statement of the requirements for the Junior Certificate is contained in the Circular of Information concerning the Academic Colleges to be obtained upon application to the Recorder of the Faculties, University of California, Berkeley, California.

Applicants for admission to the Junior Class must be at least eighteen years of age, and must be shown to be of good moral character.

Applicants for admission to the Middle Class must be at least nineteen years of age; must comply with the conditions required to enter the Junior Class, and must pass an examination in all the studies of the junior

year.

Applicants for admission to the Senior Class must be at least twenty years of age; must comply with the conditions required to enter the Junior Class; and must pass an examination in all the studies of the junior and middle years.

Members of the bar may, in the discretion of the Dean, be admitted as special students.

The examinations for admissions are held at the times and places

announced for holding the entrance examinations to the Academic Colleges of the University at Berkeley. Applicants will not be examined at any other time unless for reasons of the most exceptional urgency. Further information concerning the examinations can be obtained from the Recorder of the Faculties of the University of California, Berkeley, California.

No applicant for admission to either the Middle Class or Senior Class will be examined for admission at any other time than at the beginning of the college year.

Further information can be obtained from the Dean or the Registrar.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.

The object of the college is to give such instruction in the principles of our jurisprudence as will furnish preparation for the practice of the profession of the law in this country. Particular attention is directed to the history of the law and to the codes and the general statutes of this state. The courses of instruction extend over a period of three years, and are as follows:

JUNIOR YEAR.

Real Property.

Professor TAYLOR.

In this course formal lectures are given, the students being recommended to read the following:

Digby's History of the Law of Real Property; The Second Book of Blackstone's Commentaries; The Sixth Part of Kent's Commentaries; Williams on Real Property; Challis on Real Property; Jenk 's Modern Land Law; Markby's Elements of Law; Holland's Elements of Jurisprudence; Kirchwey's Readings in the Law of Real Property.

Two hours a week throughout the year, and three hours as occasion demands.

Contracts.

Instructor BELL.

A Selection of Cases on Contracts, edited and annotated by Williston. References: Wald's Pollock on Contracts, third edition by Williston; Harriman on Contracts, third edition; Langdell's Summary; The Civil Code of California.

Three hours a week throughout the year.

Torts.

Ames's and Smith's Cases on Torts.

Assistant Professor BALLENTINE.

Two hours a week throughout the year.

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References: Mechem on Agency; Huffcut on Agency, second edition. Two hours a week throughout the year.

Partnership.

Lectures and assigned cases.

Reference: Bates on Partnership.

Two hours a week during a portion of the year.

Private Corporations.

Warren's Cases on Private Corporations.

Reference: Clark & Marshall on Corporations.
Two hours a week during a portion of the year.

Municipal Corporations.

Lectures and assigned cases.

Reference: Dillon on Municipal Corporations.
Two hours a week during a portion of the year.

Trusts.

Ames's Cases on Trusts.

Two hours a week during a portion of the year.

Carriers.

Professor TAYLOR.

Professor TAYLOR.

Professor TAYLOR.

Professor HENGSTLER.

Professor HENGSTLER.

McClain's Cases on Carriers; Hutchinson on Carriers.
Two hours a week during a portion of the year.

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Costigan's Cases on Wills; California's Code of Civil Procedure, title "Proceedings in the Probate Court," and assigned cases.

Two hours a week throughout the year.

Equity.

SENIOR YEAR.

Professor TAYLOR.

Scott's Cases on Equity Jurisprudence.

References: Story's Equity Jurisprudence; Pomeroy's Equity Juris

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References: Stephen's Digest on the Law of Evidence; Taylor on

Evidence; Greenleaf on Evidence.

Two hours a week throughout the year.

Constitutional Law.

Thayer's Cases on Constitutional Law.

Professor HENGSTLER.

References: Pomeroy's Constiutional Law; Cooley's Constitutional Limitations; Cooley's Principles of Constitutional Law.

Two hours a week throughout the year.

Pleading and Practice.

Instructor R. C. HARRISON.

California Code of Civil Procedure.
References: Pomeroy's Code Remedies (4th ed.); Hepburn, Rise and
Development of Code Pleading; Bliss, Code Pleading; Bates,
Pleading, Practice Parties and Forms Under the Code (3 vols.).
Callaghan & Co., 1908.

Three hours a week throughout the year.

MOOT COURT.

Attend

A Moot Court is established as a regular mode of instruction. ance is made compulsory upon the members of the Senior Class. At the beginning of the college year a calendar of cases to be argued, with counsel assigned, together with the judge who is to sit in the case, is prepared, and the proceedings are governed according to rules established by the Dean. A member of the Faculty is present at each session of the court and makes such criticism as is necessary after the student judge has delivered his written opinion.

LIBRARY.

In addition to our own library, students are permitted to use the San Francisco Law Library on the same terms as members of the bar.

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