University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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College of Law In recent years the College of Law has expanded and redesigned its program to provide a broader curriculum for students. The curriculum tries to produce a wider perspective and a more creative understanding of the spirit of the law. A charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, the College of Law also cooperotes with the Ameri- can Bar Association, having followed their recommendations for admission qualifications. The outstanding national law school honor society, The Order of the Coif, has also been installed at the University of Tennessee. Membership in the Order is limited to law schools in the United States which maintain the highest standards of scholarship. Through the use of the Legal Aid Clinic, law students have an opportunity to correlate theory and practice. Under faculty supervision the student is introduced to the law in practice through personal contact with clients and their problems. In addition to the Legal Aid Clinic, students receive prac- tical experience through a Moot Court which meets once a week and runs throughout the year. Senior students are re- quired to perform all the duties of counsel, including the preparation of the pleadings and selection of the jury. Faculty and students of the College of Law publish a legal periodical quarterly called The Tennessee Law Review. The Review has been adopted by the Tennessee Bar Association as its official publication. Practical training in Moot Court W. H. WICKER Dean of Low Law Building

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Lav» Library Moo Court

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Botany KENNETH L. KNICKERBOCKER Daan of Liberal Arlt College of Liberal Arts The primary purpose of the College of Liberal Arts is to acquaint the student with broad and representative fields of knowledge and to increase his ability to apply this knowledge. It seeks to create for the individual a basis for mature private life and intelligent participation in society, while laying the groundwork for a successful career. It provides an invaluable foundation for those whose inter- ests and talents will lead them into research, scholarship, and teaching. To those who plan careers in business, industry, the professions, or government service, it gives a broad, useful education. Despite the fact that education breadth is the chief goal of the Bachelor of Arts Curriculum, the system of majors and minors provides for some degree of concentration. Through the choice of a major the student will obtain sufficient knowl- edge to start him on a career. The Hill is the center of Liberal Arts activity with Ayres Hall, Hester Hall. Dabney Hall, Science Hall and other housing departments of the College of Liberal Arts. Under the direc- tion of Kenneth L. Knickerbocker, the college is continually striving to better its program. Ayret Hall