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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Oct. 15, 1964
Students Get Practice In Actual Trial Court
Putting book and classroom work to practical use is the purpose of the new trial judge clerkship which is being offered by the KU Law School this year for the first time.
Being the only program of its kind in the nation, this legal apprenticeship was conceived by Robert C. Casad, professor of law.
With this program, practical experience can be learned before the student joins a firm or goes into practice on his own.
IN THE OPTIONAL program, third year law students spend seven weeks full-time in the court of a Kansas or western Missouri judge.
They act as assistants (clerks) to the judge, observing all the trials, and do research work on cases. Each week the students must send a report to James Logan, dean of the Law School.
At the end of their clerkship, the students return to school for their regular third-year program, including a seminar in judicial administration where they discuss and organize what they learned in court.
SIX STUDENTS completed their clerkships this summer and 17 more are now in district courts in Kansas and Missouri.
Charles Menghini, Pittsburg third year law student, said, "It was very worthwhile. I feel like I've learned quite a bit about law practice in comparison to law study."
According to Prof. Casad, very few law students have observed any kind of trial—criminal or civil before they graduate from law school.
"THIS GIVES THE law student
an excellent opportunity to put in perspective all they have learned in law school," he said.
Although the program presents some administrative and schedule problems, reactions to the program by both students and judges has been highly favorable. When commenting on the student reaction, Prof. Casad said, "They're wildly enthusiastic about the program."
This program, now in its experimental stage, is being financed by a grant from the National Council on Legal Clinics. This grant will carry the clerkship through 1964 and 1965 and it is expected that regular appropriations will support it thereafter.
Opportunities for graduate study in history will be the subject of discussion at the History Club meeting, today at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. A faculty panel, followed by an open question and answer period, will discuss opportunities for graduate study in history and procedures for obtaining admission to graduate school.
NEW YORK —(UPI)— Big Jim Parker of the National Football League Baltimore Colts, who doubles as a year-round salesman, is helping build his selling image with his initials. Pro footballers such as Y.A. Tittle, R.C. Owens, J.C. Caroline, J.W. Lockett and J.D. Smith, who rely on their initials for identification, prompted Parker to refer to himself as "I.W. Parker," a takeoff on the bourbon he represents.
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Graduate Work Topic for Club
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