Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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LAW FACULTY Louis J. TePcel cDean The BLUE-JAY 1933 The School of Law THE faculty of the School of Law recognizes the fact that actual practice is as much an essential to a thorough edu- cation in law as is the theory gained in the classrooms and from textbooks. In order to gain accurate knowledge of the practice of law, the students are required to take part in Moot Ccurt trials and the Model House, a model legislative house. The Creighton Law School is one of the pioneers in the de- velopment of the practical side of legal training through the introduction of the Moot Ccurt. It is in the Moot Court that all forms are pleaded by students, with seniors as attorneys, juniors as witnesses, and freshmen as jurors. A member of the faculty presides as judge. It is in this way that the stu- dents are familiarized with the proper method of conducting jury trials and develop an acquaintance with the various enigmatical phrases of litigation. In addition to the District Court sessions, the students put on several sessions of the Appellate Court. Seniors sit as asso- ciate justices with a faculty member as chief justice in this court. Each of the associates writes an opinion on the case based on the evidence presented in court. All of the cases used are based on actual court records so as to give a realistic setting. The student acting as attorney is required to prepare and file a brief on his case and to give a supplementary oral argument before the court. All of the actual court practices are carried [20]

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Thomas Egan Paul Brandt Robert Hoban entered and endorsed by the demonstrators, and these records are filed for future reference. By means of these records it can be readily determined whether the skill and experience of each student entitles him to pass in the practical work. Prospective patients, reporting for the first time, are given a complete oral examination by students under the supervision of doctors. The type of work to be done, the quantity and quality of materials to be used and probable cost are decided at this time. Faculty advisors inspect and correct all work. Work in the clinic develops the technical skill acquired in the laboratories and theories learned in the classroom. It is in the clinic that the student gains sufficient experience to diagnose his own cases and apply with certainty and confidence the proper treatment. In gold foil work, especially, the student is well-trained at Creighton. All gold foil manipulation and kindred work is dene under the direction and supervision of Dr. Charles E. Woodbury, a nationally famous specialist in his field. In ad- dition, a capable staff of instructors, each leaders in some par- ticular line, are attached to the school. Dean A. Hugh Hippie has a record of thirty-seven years ' continuous service to the university and students. He held the chair of oral surgery at the Medical School from 1895 to 1905 and then came to the newly organized College of Dentistry to occupy the chair of operative dentistry. In 1908, he was ap- pointed dean and he has served in that capacity the past twen- ty-five years. A. V. Tollinger Rev. J. J. McInerny. S. J. Regent The BLUE-JAY 1933 19]

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Bernard Martin Thomas Colfer Bernard Delehant through by the students who thus learn by actual practice that which they will later use in public trials. The classroom theory on lawmaking is enhanced by giving the students an opportunity to study the activities of a parliamen- tary group by means of the Model House. The House, under the supervision of a student Speaker of the House, is com- posed of the entire student body. By serving on the various committees and carrying through the acts of presenting, dis- cussing, passing and ratifying bills, the students are given some realization of methods used by the various legislative bodies. The library of the School of Law numbers some 35,000 well chosen volumes. In selecting volumes for the library, empha- sis is placed on the up-to-the-minute books which make acces- sible the law of today. The historical aspect has not been overlooked for a large section of the library is devoted to an- cient books and documents which carry the research student back to medieval England — back to the days when the great system of Common Law was taking root. The bocks on the library shelves, beginning with the Yearbook of 1307 in the reign of Edward II, trace the progress of the Common Law through the centuries down to the decisions of the current terms of court in English speaking jurisdictions the world over. The library has approximately two hundred and fifty volumes for each student enrolled. The Law school has a faculty made up of men each of whom is well versed and well known in his own special field. The student is thus able to get a thorough general training as well as intensive work in the field in which he is interested. Rev. John J. Danihy, S. J. Regent The BLUE-JAY 1933 f 21 ]