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of the University is a growing one. Greater laboratory facilities are needed. Delicate instruments for the testing of the powers of right touch, etc., are badly needed. The department has however an exceptionally good collection of books upon the subjects included in the courses.
THE LAW SCHOOL.
This school of the University was first established in 1878. The present Dean, J.W. Green, was at that time elected to the position he now holds. For one year he was the only instructor required, but since then he has been constantly assisted by men of energy and ability. At present the law faculty consists of eight lawyers, each one being a specialist in some line of practice.
The school was first assigned a room in the main building but as the number of students constantly increased more and more room was needed until in 1890 the Law School, together with the School of Music, was moved to North College. This building becoming crowded, the Music School was moved to Music Hall, and North College given up entirely to the law student. In addition to the regular instructors and lecturers there are twenty-one special lecturers. These lecturers are lawyers of the state who have become known as specialists in some line of legal study and practice and upon this special line their lectures are delivered.
The Law School has a fine reference library to which Dean Green generously adds his private library consisting of some 1500 volumes. All students have access to this library. Law students also have the privilege of using the University library.
Moot courts are held every week during the term. A Kent club furnishes the student with opportunity for discussion and the presenting of papers.
"Instruction is given by daily recitation upon assigned parts of text-books." The student of the School of Law have the privilege of attending recitations and lectures in the School of Arts. The hours of recitation are so arranged that students can obtain places in
offices in Lawrence and also attend courts. In many cases students conduct cases in the minor courts of the city. "Thus they combine practical with theoretical instruction."
MUSIC AND ART.
In this department a variety of courses are offered. In addition to the regular course in piano-forte students may avail themselves of the normal course for those intending to teach. In connection with the course in voice, elocution and physical culture are given. Special courses in these latter subjects are also offered. Frequent concerts which show the work done and advancement made in the department are given in Music Hall.
The course in drawing and painting includes three years. Special courses in decorative design and modern illustration are offered. Pupils of this department have access to the classical museum where there are many valuable models and casts.
All students of this school have access to the large collection of works on music and art in the general University library.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY.
The School of Pharmacy, established in 1885, has its home in the chemical building, which in the few years of its existence it has outgrown to such an extent that the last legislature was urgently importuned to erect a building which should be specifically adapted to the needs of the school. In spite of many disadvantages from its start, the School of Pharmacy has taken, by constant effort and push, an advanced standing among the schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States. It, for example, has had the honor of representation in the important work of Pharmacopoeial revision, which honor could be accorded only to such institutions as have proper facilities and ability to use them. The course in Pharmacy embraces the following studies: In Junior year: pharmacognosy, pharmacy, physics, general chemistry, qualitative analysis, botany, Latin applied to pharmacy and medicine, manufacturing and compounding in laboratory. In Senior year: pharmacy, materia