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Dean Emma M. Gillett
1914-23
Acting Dean: 1924-1925
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The following information relates to the School from 1914 to 1925.Location of the Law School
September 1920: 1315 K Street, NW, the former home of Robert Ingersoll and the first location owned by the Law School.
Number of students
1915: 148 students part-time, 63 women, 85 men, including one from "Jugo-Slavia"
Faculty & staff
1918: 22 professors/8 lecturers, part-time
Admissions
High School diploma
Degrees granted
1914: 32 LL.B., 10 LL.M., 5 M.P.L., 24 women, 23 men
1923: 48 LL.B., 8 LL.M., 9 M.P.L.
Charter, incorporation, merger
1918: Reincorporation of WCL: language amended to specifically include men
Library
1915: 1,000+ volumes
1920: 2,000+ volumes
Student Publications
September 1920: The College Grit, the first WCL student newspaper, published
Curriculum
1914: Catalogue: "Textbook, lecture, and case system, with frequent quizzes by a competent quiz master�"
Tuition & Miscellaneous
1920: $75/year
1922: Belva A. Lockwood Scholarship established
Groups & Organizations
1916: Kappa Beta Pi International Legal Sorority
- Timeline Brochure: Washington College of Law in Celebration of its Centennial: Facts and Events 1896-1996. Compiled by Karen Monroe, '82; Audrey Pia, '84; Di Horvath '86; Lisa Longo, '88; Susan Notar, '90; Melissa McGill, '94; Lycia Watts, '96; under directio of Dr. Paul Purta, Consultant and former Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement.
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