Relationship with Dickinson College

The law students profited from the many benefits that Dickinson offered them. Law students were permitted to stay in Dickinson College dorms, have use of the library and participate in extracurricular actives, such as take part in Greek life and athletic sports, for only a small fee. In return, Dickinson students were allowed to take courses at the Law School in their junior or senior year. This allowed students to obtain a law degree in half the time, and also obtain a degree from Dickinson College. Although Dickinson students did not gain much from this relationship, it was advantageous to the Law School and their students.

There had been talk about uniting the Law School with Dickinson College; however, nothing was ever made official. The Law School and Dickinson College were constantly in communication and the College helped to fund and establish the Law School in the early years of its creation. There is no doubt that the two schools worked in coordination, especially since juniors and seniors at Dickinson College were allowed to take law electives. There was no examination required to enter into the Law School, unless the student was seen as unqualified. Many students who graduated from or attended Dickinson College were entered and were accepted into the Law Program.

Sources

• Dickinson School of Law Minutes, February 26, 1913.
• The Forum of the Dickinson School of Law, May 1987.

Prosopography of Indian Dickinson College Students