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About The Nebraskan. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1892-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1893)
lEi 3, "if NEBRASKA VOL. II, LINCOLN, NMURASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1893. No. 4 I ,i - sK fc.) .? c h.fl M l Law Notes. The Laboratory method of studv has lor some time been supplantiu"1 all others in almost every direction. Not merely in sciences, but in hitorv, philog- ot, and even in literature, iw.MlirwU f tiwini.Mi.ltx' whih the student sees and investigates for himself, instead of studying the results obtained bv others. Kimnwlv are now 111 vnm the student in boionv read about the involutions of otheis, heard a leciure and looked at - . a few of the results of his in- structors work. Now he is put into the laboratory to do his own investi-ntimr and to make his ..... : o.. .1.. dent of hUorv 5s now sent to - the original sources of infornin-.0 lion, there to draw his own con- elusions, instead of reading what some one else has drawn fr.om them. Professor C. C. Lamjdell, of Harvard Law School, was the first lo armlv the method 10 the study of law. The system lie ' Hurocuctra ai nau, wiutn u commonly known as the "case system," has been the subject of a gjeat deal of criticism by those wl-in 3rt 3ii nTu3rsi:iH si. liui li has spread from one place to another in spite or criticism and. it has not only tjreatlv modified other systems till Ihev have come to differ from it cliiefiy in iiamo, but it has even intrenched itself in the stronghold of its rival. Professor LangdelFs method is not a stereotyped one, Jnst I as each teacher of science has U, aneftods in U, bw lory, so each instructor at Har- vard has his individual way of handling his class. But all pro - ceed tun the general plan of put- tinlpn'he student lo wrk upon u mi . te leidinc "Cses ou each topic, ic, . - - - . adejinghim to drsnvihe prin- IJIRDm tlie cases with lilae 4i$sitanoe 'Oi lectures and ex plauataons and discussion in the rQcattftion room. Text books are mat used,, Oilen durirjg the reci tation n1)e instructor refers to one or more passages in the text books bearing u llic point in question. But there is up for i;mal stud7 of any lexl book. Tel books, are treely used h ihe students, but not as a rule till after the cases have been discussed 303 the lectusv oom. J . ir this waitHie lmoks produce a' much belier and move lusting impression, as I can testify 'vom experience. The student quickly learns at H'vard how to use cases; how u criticise them and how to judge them. He learns the value 'U1 usos o1 loxl hooks. The class at Harvard law school :s u! mu? seminar. The instructor! n"d class join in a free informal, Hussion of the cases and the points of law involved. Some-I ... . instructor sums up the uw of the discussion in a short oral lecture. At other l" h class Jo some or case where the princi- pies are further examined. The work of the student is almost oxacilv what he is conmelled to do hen he comes xo the bar. bedside during his closing hours. . . . .IT.: 5..... 1.1-". .1. .... 3 1 one at tne oar nun its 01 1 cuing a text uook to a coun.'.uiu,-vuamuy. " with rare exceptions) or of re- lying on the statements of a text' book. The best of text books are used by the practicing law yer only to show him where to find the cases and to help him understand them. It seems M.rtSc muccu uuu im- wu , would not think of using a text book m their daily practice, j should direct students to put I ibpir wlinlo imsi in ijwn. The aim of the Harvard meih - od is not only to leach the prin- ciplcs of the law, but to teach the student to think and reason in the legal way and to prepare him for the kind of work that he must constantly do at the bar. To the objection usually made to the system, namely, that it pro duces mere case-lawyers," it would be enough to point to the' . . . .eual nob. But Ae priplc must be derived ultimately from the cases. The question is. shall l the student merely read what 1 i some one has said about the, LK( sr clifill Juv 1iif1v "tin isa;4fi 'I ."..,, V, .taecisesvesr J-ora vojsc an- 11 ,- - , j.- sweren mils lonii iro: -vi st teterc tonics num sccteri mtl&s. 7.ii Professor Langdell'. method is now in use at Columbia where ihe Dwight method originated. It is in use to oome exteni'in England and has produced there a volume of case- on contract ! bv a Cambridge teadher of the law. liven so zealous au adher- nt f the Dwight method as Profes&nr Chase, formerly of Columbia, has brought out a volume of casas. 1 speak of all the objections which are commonly made to this method of teaching law would take no little space. The time for defending il has passed. 'The lubotaiory method has jus- tilled itself in every department in'which it has been tried not least, in the law. Rornn Porvo ft In Memoriam. Brady Gilbert Mosher, "96, ,1: ..1 i" 1. . o..j... "-" m i.vpuuiu .ever ,. ouuoay night, Nov. 1 91b, at the residence ot Mr, Chappeli. 1805 R street. He suffered patiently for over x xeka and died, as he had lived, steadfast in the Christian! hope. His father, mother, and! other- relatives watched at his! iyl .....,.. v.n ... ,u:m, having Siekt poMtions ot trust in his chtss, he was a prominent member o1 the Union Literary resigned from the battalion: socSet. a leader in Athletics, First Lieutenants Sawyer, John and an active member in the Y. son ana Babcock. and" Sarceant " C. A. j Thcjheinains were taken to Ids - ' ucsdny afternoon, they were j.mterrea win me most toucning 1 ceremonies. 1 Mosher was well known at 'the University and loved by all who knew him. He leaves a host of warm friends to mourn ... ... "s untimely death. Resolutions of condolence were passed by the various or- ganizations of which the de ceased was a member. Local loe Mallalieu visited in Kear- i v.t rtwr Qnfiq Sa4i,. i Miss Ora Howard spent last 1 Sunday at her home in Edgar, 1 -, Acb. , B. C. Coke n, '95, came overi friiii FroTnniiii in a1.tinrl lti . ,. i oiimii ;int-. t ,n. r :i n i .. - . x, . jijevenin Mreet. George Rj&ser was initiated ,, 0. , . r . into tile bjgma Chi fraternity n . r- -j . lant Fndav nijjJit. Mu Joy Webster ws out of school a few davs last week on , 4 -n account ai lilness. Miss Anne Wilder entertains at the home of Prof. Bessey Wednesday evening. ( The Union musical will be , held in Union hall on Friday evening, December 15. A Mr. B, W. Wilson has been compelled to miss recitations for a few days past owing to illness. Miss I-ottie Whedon will entertain her friends with a dancing party next Friday even ing. Dr. White, the instructor in chcuiiliv, who takes Dr, Frank furter's place, cones from Johns Hopkins. The Delta Gammas initiated Miss Mable Ricketts last Friday evening "at the home of Miss Cochrane. Best place to buy Holiday Goods is at Herpolsheimer & Co.'s, who retail .hese goods at wholesale prices. For Lowest Prices on Dress Goods, Cloaks, bhoes. Millinery, ln 1-Tnrr.1bliniTVm X PVk lliAVt , - j w j - j t causes. The following officers have Hoaglnnd. n CJ" ? -.r;i"a: l!i cJv?yl. evefV aftcrnoon afler 3 p m. vye"must Jiave m(m. etlure rooms. We are too full for -utterance. The monotony ofrechatu in the Geology class Is frequently varied bja lecture by Prof. Yt4 WJl mainour, imistratett witu stere: optican views. -Drummers' Samples" of cnsiJIT1ere, wool or silk mittens, Fasnat0rs3. ice wool shawls at wliolesale prices a't the Racket, 1016 P street. manager veaxjr is aesirous , are going to Omaha Thanksgiv- . The Universitv ought lo send up 400. 1 1, fArlnH mAir K.trnlflft 1 " - J cluss has taken o HernM; asd . , , . Dorothea." and are studying it not only as a drill in German, but as a masterpiece in literature. A Tl,-5 1 . m i -o 3,fx44ln , ifj-- r ; , - , note paper. 6 sheets for :c, box . , , ... paper, 4c. Ink. 4c bottle, ink , , , . . tablets, 4c, 3 or 10c, at the J 10fcket ioj6 p e ,, . 1 P"1 iJcha beta entertained ,-..,, at their hall last Saturday night. About fortv were present. The evening Was spent in dancin aild other amusements. Jest and youthful jollity made the J hour for gqin- liome come all I too "soon. ' " " ' ,T f Jayv J"M