. The Forester . nce whichhas been characterized by Burke as the collected reasonof ages combining the principles of original justic with the infinitevariety of human concerns. The success of an innovation from thetime-honored day session law school fulfilled a hope ratherthan an assurance, and the Chicago College of Law, with itspresent equipment, its standard of studies, its large attend-ance and increasing influence, has more thanrealized the most sanguine expectationseven of those who had the firmest belief inthe possibilities of an evening law school inthe west. It was believed by the org
. The Forester . nce whichhas been characterized by Burke as the collected reasonof ages combining the principles of original justic with the infinitevariety of human concerns. The success of an innovation from thetime-honored day session law school fulfilled a hope ratherthan an assurance, and the Chicago College of Law, with itspresent equipment, its standard of studies, its large attend-ance and increasing influence, has more thanrealized the most sanguine expectationseven of those who had the firmest belief inthe possibilities of an evening law school inthe west. It was believed by the organizersof the Chicago College of Law that studentscould be so trained in connection with theirseveral daily occupations in the city thatthey would be able to begin the actual prac-tice of law at once, if they so desired, upontheir admission to the bar, freed from manyof the embarrassments which the new practitioner labors under inapplying his law to the case which is first presented to him for trialin the It has been a matter for common observation that la^v students \vhhave successfully passed the examination to the bar, often find themselveshelpless in the presence of real cases for the reason that they have neverbeen trained to apply their law to the facts. They have not learned toharness theory and practice together to the same load. To meet thisdesired end of practicality the post-graduate course was added in 1891,under the supervision of Judge Moran, whose thirty years experience atthe bar and on the bench enables him to make it the representative yearin the course. The Chicago College of Law is a practical school, and its faculty iscomposed of practical men; either judges now upon the bench, or lawyersin active practice, who bring to the discharge of their duties ripe experi-ence, and the spirit of actual contest made more valuable bj their con-stant engagement in the trial and decision of the man)-new questions of law which arise in the practice of theirprofess
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