held at the following times and places: Chicago, June 25, 1912. Springfield, October 1, 1912. Mt. Vernon, December 3, 1912. Ottawa, February 25, 1913.

For detailed information and blanks, address Wm. B. Wright, Secretary State Board of Law Examiners, Effingham, Ill.

Indiana. Applicants are admitted at any time that the court is in session, upon motion of a member of the bar. There is no examination, and the only requirements are that the applicant shall be twenty-one years of age, a citizen of Indiana, and of good moral character.

Iowa. Applications must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at least ten days before the first day of the term, at which the applicant asks to be examined. A fee of $5 must be paid to the clerk before the examination is begun. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Des Moines, May 27, 1912, and October 1, 1912. Iowa City, June 4, 1912.

For detailed information, etc., address B. W. Garrett, Supreme Court, Des Moines, Iowa.

Kansas. Applicant must file his petition at Topeka with the clerk of the Supreme Court thirty days prior to the examination, paying at the same time an examination fee of $25. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Topeka, June 17, 1912, and January 20, 1913.

For detailed information, address Wm. Easton Hutchison, Secretary of the State Board of Law Examiners, Garden City, Kan

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Kentucky. Applicant must file with the derk of the circuit court of the county in which he resides a certificate of good character, after doing which, and at least ten days before the beginning of the next regular term of court, he may file a written application for license. At a date set during such term he is examined by the circuit judge and at least two other lawyers. There is no general Board of Examiners for the entire state, and no general examinations are held. Admis

sion to the circuit court in any county entitles an attorney to appear before the Court of Appeals.

Louisiana. There are four Commissions en Admission to the Bar, each consisting of five members, and located as follows: (1) New Orleans. (2) Monroe. (3) Shreveport. (4) Opelousas. Written application for admission, filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court, is referred by him to the proper Commission. The Commission then examines the applicant on stated subjects. If passed by the Commission the applicant presents its certificate to the Supreme Court, which exam

Dates of examination by Board were not supplied the editor.

ines him in open court.4 No examination fee is charged, but prior to issue of license a successful applicant must pay to the clerk of the Supreme Court a fee of $10, and his name must be published on the court bulletin board on three judicial days.

Maine. Application must be filed four weeks prior to examination, and a fee of $20 is payable at the time of filing. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Portland, August 6, 1912. Bangor, February 4, 1913.

For detailed information, address John B. Madigan, Secretary of the Board of Examiners, Houlton, Maine.

Maryland. Petition, duly verified by affidavit, and certificate of instructor or law school dean under whom petitioner has studied, must be filed with the clerk of the Court of Appeals ten days prior to examination, and a fee of $25 paid at the same time. An examination will be held in Baltimore on June 3 and 4, 1912, and another in the latter part of November, 1912 (exact date for which is not yet fixed).

For detailed information, address John Hinkley, Secretary of the Maryland State Board of Law Examiners, 215 Charles Street, Baltimore, Md.

Massachusetts. Petition for admission must be filed with the clerk of court of the county in which petitioner has last studied law, at least five days prior to the date of examination, and if possible, at the same time an examination fee of $15 ($10 if applicant has taken a previous examination) is payable. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Boston, June 28, 1912, and December, 1912. Petitions and blanks may be obtained from the clerk of court of any county.

For detailed information, address Hollis R. Bailey, Attorney, 19 Congress St., Boston, Mass.

Michigan. Petition for admission must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Law Examiners at least ten days prior to examination, a fee of $10 being paid at the Two examinations are held same time." annually, taking place at the Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, upon the second Wednesday of the April and October terms of the Supreme Court.

For detailed information, address Wiley W. Hyde, Secretary State Board of Law Examiners, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Minnesota. At least three weeks prior to the examination, an applicant must file his petition with the secretary of the State

• Examination by the court is held on the first Monday on which the court sits, in June, October, December, February, and April.

Exact date for the December examination in Massachusetts not yet fixed.

Such fee entitles petitioner to be examined at two examinations, if necessary.

Board of Law Examiners. A fee of $15 is payable at any time before the examination. All examinations are held in St. Paul. The dates scheduled for the ensuing year are as follows: June 11, 1912, October 8, 1912, and February 4, 1913.

For detailed information, address Eli Southworth, Secretary of the Board of Law Examiners, Shakopee, Minn.

Mississippi. No information received by editor as to time, place, etc., of examinations.

Missouri. At least ten days prior to examination the applicant must file his petition with the clerk of the Supreme Court and pay a fee of $10. Two examinations are held per year. One is scheduled for June 17, 1912. The exact date of the January, 1913, examination has not been fixed. All examinations are held in Jefferson City.

For detailed information and blanks, address John D. Allen, Clerk Supreme Court, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Montana. Application for admission must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at least ten days prior to the date of examination. No filing fee is charged, but a fee of $5 is payable upon admission before license to practice can be issued. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Helena (at State Capitol), June 5, 1912, and December 4, 1912.

For detailed information, address John T. Athey, Clerk of Supreme Court, Helena, Montana.

Nebraska. Applicant must file his application with the clerk of the Supreme Court, and pay a $5 filing fee, at least four weeks prior to examination. The regular examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Lincoln (at State Capitol), June 11, 1912, and November 19, 1912.

For detailed information, address H. C. Lindsey, Clerk of Supreme Court, or W. L. Anderson, Secretary of Bar Commission, both resident at Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nevada. Application for admission to the bar must be made to a district judge, by whom it is referred to the Supreme Court. Prior to the examination the applicant must deposit $35 with the clerk to cover admission fees, such deposit to be returned if applicant is unsuccessful. Examinations are held at Carson City the first Monday of each term of court (July, October, January, and April).

For detailed information, address Joe Josephs, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Carson City, Nevada.

New Hampshire. Application to be examined and admitted at the ensuing examination must be filed fourteen days before the first Tuesday in June and December. No fees are charged. Examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Concord, June 29, 1912, and December 17, 1912.

For detailed information, address the

Clerk of the Supreme Court, Concord, New Hampshire.

New Jersey. Notice of intention to apply for examination must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which applicant resides or has studied law, at least two months in advance. A certificate from such clerk and other required proofs of qualification must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court twenty days before the first day of the term. No examination fees are charged, but a fee of $14 is payable before license to practice can be issued to a successful applicant. Examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Trenton (at State Capitol), June 7, 1912, November 8, 1912, and February 21, 1913.

For detailed information, address the Clerk of the Supreme Court at Trenton, New Jersey.

New Mexico. Petition must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Examiners at least thirty days prior to examination, a fee of $15 being paid at that time. Examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Santa Fé, September 2, 1912, and January 8, 1913.

For detailed information, address Jose D. Sena, Secretary of Board of Bar Examiners, Santa Fé, New Mexico.

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New York. The last fifteen days prior to examination, applicant must file with the secretary of the Board of Examiners written application and proof of qualifications. fee of $15 must be paid at that time. Examinations are scheduled as follows: New York City, Albany, and Rochester, June 25, 1912, and January, 1913.7 New York City, Albany, and Syracuse, October 25, 1912. New York City, Albany, and Buffalo, April, 1913.7

Applications and inquiries should be addressed to F. M. Danaher, Secretary, State Board of Law Examiners, 41 Benson Building, Albany, New York.

North Carolina. Applications for admission must be accompanied by certain specified proofs of qualifications, and may be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court at any time before 9:30 a. m. on the day of examination. A fee of $23.50 must accompany the application, of which sum $22 will be returned in case of failure to pass examination. The regular written examinations are scheduled to be held by the Justices of the Supreme Court as follows: Raleigh, August 26, 1912, and February 3, 1913.

Inquiries, etc., relating to admission, should be addressed to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Dakota. Application for admission on examination must be filed with the

Exact dates of 1913 examinations are not yet fixed definitely.

clerk of the Supreme Court in Bismarck, and must be accompanied by a fee of $13 (of which $3 will be returned in case of failure to pass). Examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Grand Forks, June 4, 1912. Fargo, December 3, 1912.

For detailed information and blanks, address R. D. Hoskins, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Ohio. Applicants must register with the clerk of the Supreme Court before they begin their study of the law. Applications to be examined for admission must be filed with the clerk between sixty and thirty days prior to examination and must be accompanied by a fee of $6. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Columbus, June 4 and 5, 1912, and December 3 and 4, 1912.

For detailed information, address Hon. Frank E. McKean, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Columbus, Ohio.

Oklahoma. Application in writing must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court in less than thirty days prior to the semiannual meeting of the Bar Commission, and must be accompanied by an examination fee of $12. Regular examinations are scheduled to be held as follows: Oklahoma City, June 4, 1912, and December 3, 1912.

For information and blanks, address Clerk of the Supreme Court, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who is ex officio Secretary of the Bar Commission.

Oregon. Applicant may file his application at any time before examination begins. A fee of $10 must accompany application. Regular examinations will be held as follows: Salem, October 7, 1912, and in June.8 Pendleton, October 28, 1912, and May 5, 1913.9

Application and inquiries should be directed to J. C. Moreland, Clerk Supreme Court, Salem, Oregon.

Pennsylvania. Under certain circumstances applicants for admission must pass a preliminary examination and register as law students before commencing their legal studies. All applicants (except such as are admitted on license from another state) are required to pass a final examination. Applications must be filed twenty-one days before examination, and be preceded by four weeks published notice of intention to apply. A filing fee of $25 must accompany the application. The preliminary and final examinations are held at the same time, and for the coming year are scheduled as follows:

The date of the June examination in Salem is not fixed by any definite rule, and the day on which it will be held in 1912 has not yet been fixed.

'Special examinations will be held at such times as may be ordered by Supreme Court on petition of five applicants.

Pittsburg and Philadelphia, July 2 and 3, 1912, and December 3 and 4, 1912.

For detailed information and blanks, address Charles L. McKeehan, West End Trust Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island. Applications for admission must be filed ten days in advance of examination, and must be accompanied by a fee of $10 on the first occasion, and $5 for subsequent examinations. Examinations are held in Providence in the last week in March and September.

For detailed information, address Edward C. Stiness, Secretary, Board of Bar Examiners, Providence, Rhode Island.

South Carolina. Applications are filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court not less than two weeks prior to examination, and are referred by the court to the State Board of Bar Examiners for examination by the board of the applicant's qualifications. A fee of $5 must be paid to the clerk on filing, and a second fee of $5 is payable on admission, before license can be issued. The regular examinations are scheduled as follows: Columbia, December 4 and 5, 1912, and May 7 and 8, 1913. Special examinations may be held at such other times as the board may determine on.

For detailed information, address Clerk of Supreme Court, Columbia, South Carolina.

South Dakota. Applications for admission may be filed at any time prior to examination. A fee of $5 is payable at time of filing application. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Pierre, October 1, 1912, and April 1, 1913.

For detailed information and blanks, address Frank Crane, Clerk Supreme Court, Pierre, South Dakota.

Tennessee. Application must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Examiners at least ten days before the examination, and must be accompanied by a fee of $5. Examinations have been scheduled as follows: Chattanooga, June 5 and 6, 1912. Lebanon, June 7 and 8, 1912. Knoxville, June 11 and 12, 1912. Nashville, June 13 and 14, 1912, and January 23 and 24, 1913. Memphis, November 14 and 15, 1912.

For detailed information, address James L. McRee, Tennessee Trust Building, Memphis, Tennessee.

Texas. No notice of intention to be examined is required to be given in advance. The examination fee of $10 is payable at any time before the examination begins. A separate Board of Bar Examiners exists in each of the eight judicial districts of Civil Appeals. Dates and places of examination are as follows: First District, Galveston, July 8, 1912, October 14, 1912, January 13, 1913, and April 14, 1913. Second District, Ft.

Worth, July 1, 1912, October 7, 1912, January 6, 1913, and April 7, 1913. Third District, Austin, July; 2, 1912, October 1, 1912, January 7, 1913, and April 1, 1913. Fourth District, San Antonio, June 3, 1912, September 2, 1912, December 2, 1912, and March 3, 1913. Fifth District, Dallas, May 15, 1912, August 21, 1912, November 20, 1912, and February 19, 1913. Sixth District, Texarkana, June 24, 1912, October 7, 1912, January 6, 1913, and April 7, 1913. Seventh District, Amarillo, July 30, 1912, October 29, 1912, January 28, 1913, and April 29, 1913. Eighth District, El Paso, July 1, 1912, October 7, 1912, January 6, 1913, and April 7, 1913.

For additional details, blanks, etc., address either the Clerk of the Court of Civil Appeals or the Chairman of the Board of Bar Examiners of the district in which admission is desired.

Utah. Application for admission must be filed at least five days before date of examination. No fee is payable for examination, but a fee of $25 must be paid before license to practice can be issued to a successful examinee. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Supreme Court Room, Salt Lake City, October 10, 1912, February 6, 1913, and May 8, 1913.

For detailed information, address H. W. Griffith, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Vermont. Every applicant for admission must file his application with the clerk of the general term of the Supreme Court at least ten days before the examination. No examination fee is charged, but $5 must be paid before a certificate of admission can be issued. Only one examination is held per year. This takes place at Montpelier on the first Tuesday in October (October 1, 1912). For detailed information as to qualifications, etc., address Hon. E. H. Deabitt, Montpelier, Vermont.

Virginia. Application for admission must be filed five days prior to examination, and must be accompanied by a fee of $10. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Roa

For detailed information, address M. B. Watts, Secretary of Board of Bar Examiners, Richmond, Virginia.

Washington. Application must be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court not less than five days nor more than thirty days be fore examination, and must be accompanied by a fee of $25. Examinations are scheduled as follows: Olympia, May 16, 1912, October 15, 1912, and January 16, 1913.

For detailed information, address C. S. Reinhart, Clerk of Supreme Court, Olympia, Washington.

West Virginia. At time of going to press, no information had been received by the editor.

Wisconsin. Application for admission must be filed with the secretary of the Board of Law Examiners not less than thirty days prior to examination. No examination fee is charged. The following examinations have been scheduled: Madison, July 16, 1912. Milwaukee, January 21, 1913.

For detailed information, address L. J. Rusk, Secretary of Board of Law Examiners, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.

Wyoming. The Board of Bar Examiners holds two regular meetings during the year. At these meetings action is taken as to who should be examined and at what time examinations shall be held. These regular meetings of the Board take place on the first Monday in April and October. Applications to be examined and admitted to the bar must be filed with the Supreme Court at least thirty days prior to the meetings of the Board. A fee of $10 is charged in all cases in which no examination is required. If the nature of the application requires examination, the fee charged is $15. In both cases it must be paid at date of filing petition.

For detailed information, address W. H. Kelly, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

10 Owing to recent changes in the law governing examinations, there will probably be a change in the date of the second examination during 1912.

A course of instruction in "Office Practice" was inaugurated this season in the University of Pennsylvania Law School. At the opening of the fall term each student in the school has placed in his hands four so-called problems; different sets of problems being given to each of the three classes, but all relating to some question which is likely to be presented to the young lawyer during his first year in practice. Each student is obliged to draw up his papers in relation to a problem and hand them in on a given date. The papers thus submitted are examined and corrected by a graduate of the law school and a member of the bar; the faculty in consultation with the examiners having previously determined on a model form of answer. The students are privileged to select the jurisdiction in which they expect to practice. Where a jurisdiction is selected, as Illinois, or California, or Texas, the students' papers are corrected by members of the bar in the respective Jurisdiction. In this course no marks or credits are given. The papers are returned, and the students are expected to correct and recorrect them until they are in proper form. No student can take any examination at the end of the year in the University of Pennsylvania Law School who has not answered to the satisfaction of the faculty all the problems in the course in "Office Practice" assigned to his class. The work of necessity involves considerable machinery, but it has proven itself to be of very great benefit. Speaking of the success of the work, Dean Lewis said:

"It is not in any sense a substitute for the regular course in Practice and Procedure. We do feel. however, that the experience resulting from being made to do a definite amount of legal drafting gives the student. on the one hand, a confidence in himself, while, on the other hand, it impresses him with the necessity of the value of accuracy in all details pertaining to the preparation of legal papers."

The following problems, answered this season by members of the second-year class, give a clear idea of the general nature of the course:

OFFICE PRACTICE. Problem I.-A Lease. (Due November 20, 1911.)

You represent Mr. Schuyler M. Nolan, of Philadelphia, who is the owner of premises 1216 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and is about to rent the first floor of the same to the Job R. Hartley Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, for use as a dry goods store, upon the following_terms: Term to be five years, commencing January 1, 1912; rental $7,500

per annum, payable monthly; tenant to pay all gas, water, and sewer charges; the lease to contain the usual covenants on the part of the tenant against the use of the premises for other purposes than a dry goods store, assignment of term, subletting, acts affecting insurance, and for the good order and condition of premises; if the tenant holds over at the end of the term with the landlord's consent, the lease to be deemed renewed for one year, and so on, from year to year, until either party gives other three months' notice of intention to terminate lease at end of any term; lease to contain usual provisions in case of default by tenant with confession of judgment and waiver of exemption.

1. State any statutory requirements applicable to the case.

2. Prepare the lease.

Problem II.-A Conveyance.

(Due January 3, 1912.)

In the office for the recording of deeds in Philadelphia you will find, in Deed Book W. S. V. No. 1309, p. 158, the record of a deed conveying premises at the southeast corner of 58th and Pine streets, from the Model Building Company to John S. Truitt. For the purposes of this problem and to avoid the use of real names, we will assume that the names of the above-mentioned grantor and grantee are respectively the Modern Baking Company and James S. Thomas.

You represent James L. Grayling, of Philadelphia, who desires to purchase this property from James S. Thomas, on the following terms: Price $1,000, of which $200 is to be paid on the execution of the agreement of sale; property to be free of incumbrance, possession to be given at date of settlement, and taxes and similar charges to be apportioned to that date; title to be such as will be insured by any reputable title company; agreement of sale to be performed within 30 days of the date; the $200 paid on execution of the agreement of sale to be retained by the seller as liquidated damages in the event of default by the purchaser. James S. Thomas is married; wife's name being Caroline K. Thomas.

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1. State the various steps which it will be necessary for you to take to complete the conveyance to Mr. Grayling.

2. Prepare the agreement of sale. 3. Search for conveyances and mortgages of the property from 1890 to date. 4. Prepare the deed.

Problem III.-Bankruptcy Procedure.

(Due February 10, 1912.)

You are retained by Amos Gray, of 1634 North Broad street, Philadelphia, James Larkin, of Narberth, Pa., and Joshua Chambers, of Mt. Holly, N. J., in the following matter:

Your clients are all creditors of David Cross, of 834 North 15th street, Philadelphia, a builder. They sold him lumber from time to time, and he now owes them the following amounts: Gray, $170.56; Larkin, $250; Chambers, $421.97. Cross subsequently became insolvent. While insolvent, on January 6, 1912, he paid one of his creditors, Jacob Tuft, of Trenton, N. J., in full a debt of $700 for materials furnished; Tuft being a close friend of his. This your clients state was done purposely to pre