Problems to Overcome.

Some interesting remarks on legal education were made by Professor Williams when he submitted to an interview with "Smad" recently.

"I consider this question is bound up with the organisation of the profession in New Zealand. A man does not know whether he is going to practise as a barrister or a solicitor. This is one of the greatest difficulties, for while work in an office might be excellent training for a solicitor, a barrister might be better occupied in more scholarly pursuits

Fight Against Time.

Professor Williams emphasised that under the present system, time was the greatest limitation, and the amount of research work must to restricted accordingly. For example "Garrow On Wills" contained about six times be amount a student could a series of lectures on this subject. Nothing is be gained [unclear: by a] lectures read the textbook to the class as student would [unclear: grasp] the subject [unclear: letter] by [unclear: redint him] self.

In answer o an [unclear: enquiry reg] the part time system Professor Williams said that while he thought a law school giving [unclear: pracdent] work by visits to the Land Transfer Office and the departments was rather [unclear: imratable] perhaps in the future [unclear: some compro] might arranged with [unclear: employers] for example two hours off [unclear: ch] morning.

Culture and the Law.

"Do you think a [unclear: courad] degree should precede the w degree?" asked "Smad"

The Professor [unclear: reply] that a general education followed the Profession [unclear: Isubjects] was [unclear: cert to logical] way. Of course the [unclear: elemen] of time must again be taken into consideration, by such a course would tend to [unclear: week] out the less skilled and those whose sole [unclear: him] was to [unclear: qualtly] without gaining any rea benefit from studies A certain measure of scholarship would prove [unclear: pacled] for work at the [unclear: Bar].

However, it is [unclear: easier to criticise] legal education destructively rather [unclear: than constructively"] said the Professor, "but without a doubt a much greater interest in the subject of legal education is now being taken, both in England and New Zealand. The recent report on legal education in this country and the report of the Lord Chanceller's committee in england are evidence of this—The New Zealand report certainly aims at a more leisurely course and this would be valuable to that it would give the student time to stand and think; a thing very difficult to do in the everyday rush. Students should be less [unclear: occrued] with registering mortgages and more [unclear: concerned] with meeting their fellow men."

"With regard to the [unclear: tutorship] method of teaching I can take no formal action, but I sincerely trust that students will not leave me entirely to myself. I shall always welcome students along to discuss matters with me: and even if we don't do that there is always a cigarette."

"Many people spend all their lives looking for the place in this world they were intended to fill"