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P^GE L>?qal Education : Unsatisfactory Condition .. .. .. .. 44 Requisites of Professional Education .. .. .. .. .. 44 Defect in New Zealand Legal Education .. .. .. .. .. 44 Function of Legal Practitioners in the Community .. .. .. .. 44 Legal Education entrusted to Judges . . .. .. .. .. 45 Council of Legal Education suggested .. .. .. . . .. 45 Legislation governing Admission to Legal Profession .. .. .. . . 45 Legal Education in New Zealand of too low Standard. . . . .. .. 46 Importance of Liberal Studies in Professional Education .. .. .. 46 Comparison with Sydney and Melbourne .. .. .. .. .. 46 Law Students in New Zealand are Part-time Students .. .. .. 47 Regulations for Law Degrees in Victoria . . . . .. .. . . 47 Interests of Legal Profession demand Higher Standards .. . . .. 47 Law Students in New Zealand are Part-time Students .. .. .. .. 47 Part-time Work should be strictly conditioned .. .. . . .. 47 External Students in Law .. . . .. .. .. .. 47 Practical Training essential .. .. .. .. .. . . 47 Class-room cannot supersede Practitioner's Office .. . . .. .. 48 Abolition of Examination in Practical Details recommended .. .. .. .. 48 Abnormal Number of Law Students in New Zealand .. .. .. . . 48 Recommendation for raising Standard of Legal Education .. .. . . 48 Evidence of Professor Algie .. .. . . .. .. .. 49 Testimony of Professors of Law as to Defects in the Course .. .. .. 49 Students take too many Subjects .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Failure to grasp fundamental Concepts .. .. .. .. .. .50 Protest by N.Z. Law Societies .. . . .. .. .. . . 50 Evidence of Mr. J. B. Callan .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Resolution of Otago Law Society .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 A Special School of Law desirable .. .. .. . . .. .. 51 Law Libraries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 University Education in Engineering .. .. .. .. .. 51 All University Colleges provide some Instruction in Engineering .. .. 51 Other University Courses grouped around Engineering .. .. .. 52 Mining School should be worked with Engineering School .. .. .. 52 Removal of Mining School recommendod .. . . .. .. .. 53 How Engineering School developed at Auckland .. .. .. .. 53 Refusal of Senate to recognize Auckland School of Engineering .. .. .. 53 Recommendation in favour of Auckland Engineering School .. .. .. 53 Non-university Courses at Canterbury College should cease .. .. .. 54 Faculties of Engineering should be established .. .. .. .. 54Provision foe Special Professional Schools .. .. .. .. 54 Special Difficulties which confront New Zealand in developing Professional Schools .. 54 The Problem of the Allocation of Special Professional Schools .. .. .. 54 Developed Professional Schools all in South Island .. .. .. .. 54 Opinion of Professor Hunter .. . . .. .. .. .. 55 Opinion of F. A. de la Mare .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Location of Special School a Complex Question .. .. .. .. 55 Disproportionate Number of Law Students in the North Island .. .. ~ 55 A Local Subsidy suggested .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 A Long-range policy desirable .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Evils of Duplication .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 56 Every Legitimate Concession should be made to Distant Students .. .. 56 Should Clinical Teaching be provided at Auckland Hospitals .. .. .. 56 Opinion of Dr. Marshall Macdonald .. . . .. .. . . . . 57 Opinion of Dr. E. B. Gunson .. . . .. . . .. .. . . ' 57 More than One University School of Agriculture would be a Mistake .. .. 57 Two University Schools of Forestry not needed in New Zealand .. .. 57 Special Maintenance Allowances recommended .. .. .. .. 57 Finance of Special Schools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Four Universities or One : Separation of Federation .. .. .. 58 Shortcomings of the Present System.. .. .. .. .. .. 58 The Geographical Factor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 Academic freedom possible under a Federal System .. .. .. .. 59 Separation might be accompanied by Large Benefactions . . .. .. 59 Conditions in New Zealand not favourable to such Benefactions .. .. .. 59 The State has assumed the whole Burden of Educational Expenditure in New Zealand .. 59 Otago University has received most from Private Sources .. .. . . 59 Feeling in Auckland favourable to a Local Autonomous University . . . . 60

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