Briscoe G. Baldwin intends opening a Law School in the town of Staunton, Virginia, to be continued permanently, if adequate encouragement should be received.
In order to devote the greater part of his time to the proposed school, he will, from its commencement, confine his practice to the Court of Appeals at Lewisburg, and the Federal and Circuit Superior Courts in Staunton.
The first session will begin on the first of October, and continue until the first of July next following, without intermission, except during the terms of the Federal and Circuit Superior Courts.
Baldwin, who disliked the tendency of lawyers taking on apprentices for their labor, but failing to teach them the law, "announced that he would experiment with a new teaching method" by dividing the law school into Junior and Senior classes, with the Junior class being assigned elementary readings in the law, and the senior class receiving lectures.
[2] Notable alumni of the school include United States District Judge John James Dyer[4] and Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Christopher C.