Brooklyn Law School - Chancellor Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Post Graduate BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL offers a Graduate Course, leading to the degree of Master of Laws fLL.M.j or Doctor of juridical Science U.S.D.j, to stu- dents who have received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from this or another law school approved by the American Bar Association and by the New York State Department of Education. The course of study includes subjects of prac- tical value and of a cultural nature, and offer an opportunity for individual research. The curriculum includes Admiralty, Aeronautical Law, Bankruptcy, Contemporary Constitutional Law Problems, Federal Practice, Federal Taxa- tion, International Law, Jurisprudence, Legal History, Medico-Legal jurisprud- ence, Patents, Procedure Before Federal Administrative Bodies, Real Estate Practice, Roman Law, Special Problems in Labor Law, and Trade Marks. The Graduate 'School is very ably staffed, under the directorship of Profes- sor Donald Farrington Sealy, and includes Professors F. F. Russell, R. J. Maloney, G. I. Swetlow, M. H. Weyraucli, F. A. johnson, L. A. Wfarsoff, M. Austin, G. Drews, H. M. Kennedy, R. E. Lisle, J. A. Eubank and L. I. Reiss, Graduates of approved law schools who have no desire to pursue the study required for a graduate degree may register for one, or more, courses of their own selection. The degree of Master of Laws is conferred upon candidates holding the degree of Bachelor of Laws from this or another approved law school, who successfully complete a minimum of twenty semester hours of graduate work. A candidate for the de of Doctor of juridical Science must possess an academic degree in arts or science awarded by an approved college or uni- versity as well as the degree of Bachelor of Laws conferred by an approved law school. The candidate is required to take at least eighteen semester hours of graduate work, including the graduate courses in Roman Law, Legal His- tory, International Law, and Jurisprudence, and he must maintain a B average for the entire course. In addition, he is required to demonstrate ability to do original research work by the preparation of a thesis, which shall be acceptable to the Graduate Faculty. At the end of his course, the candidate is also re- quired to pass satisfactorily a comprehensive oral examination conducted by the Committee on Graduate Studies. The course of study leading to the degree of Doctor of juridical Science may be completed within two years. The candidate for the degree of Master of Laws may have an opportunity to fulfill the requirements for graduation in a shorter period. Pg Foam- 1948 Ghalzceffol

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Freshman Day Class ol: Ilan. 951 I-IE past months have been ones of mixed emotions to the approximately 120 students who entered upon the study of the law last September. To many it was the first attempt at re-conversioni'-from recently discharged G.I., Gob, or Leatherneck, to the ever expanding group of students complet- ing their education which had remained in a state of suspended animation during the war years. Signs of restlessness during orientations on the historical background of the Law-the nervous tension during the early days of classes when your lucky,' seat number was called for a recitation on the doctrine of third party beneficiary in Contracts or attractive nuisance theory in tort liability -the quaint expressions of endearment showered upon the volunteer -were all reflections of the recently completed tour of duty for Uncle Sam! I As you have been able to gather, we are not very much different from the many other classes at the school. We have the same hopesg we share the same excruciating agonies of exam-preparation. We do fall prey to the cross-examina- tion of an instructor on The ONE day that I did not prepare my cases. Yes, we are made of the same stuff as those to Whom this book is being dedicated-with one exception. They have proved themselves in the field of study-we have yet to show our full abilities. And so we of the class of janu- ary, 1951 take our hats off to the graduating classes and extend our sincerest wishes to them for future success in the world of tomorrow. Cgfre G!lClflCQ'!!O1' Page Forty ezgbl

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