Augusta Law School was two law schools in Augusta, Georgia which operated from 1833 to 1854 and from 1947 into the 1980s.
Augusta Law School was first established in Augusta, Georgia in 1833. [1] It was the first law school in Georgia and in the Deep South. [1] It was modeled after the influential Litchfield Law School, and was founded by William Tracy Gould, a graduate of Litchfield and the son of its director, James Gould. [1] The law school closed in 1854. [1]
A second Augusta Law School opened in Augusta, Georgia on December 7, 1947. [2] W. K. Miller was its dean. [2] It operated into the 1980s. [3] It had a chapter of Sigma Delta Kappa law fraternity. [4]
The Kappa Alpha Society (ΚΑ), founded in 1825, was the progenitor of the modern fraternity system in North America. It is considered to be the oldest national, secret, Greek-letter social fraternity and was the first of the fraternities which would eventually become known as the Union Triad that pioneered the North American system of social fraternities.
Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia College. In the 19th century, it became known as the "Mother of Fraternities", as three of the earliest Greek letter societies were established there. Union began enrolling women in 1970, after 175 years as an all-male institution. The college offers a liberal arts curriculum across 21 academic departments, as well as opportunities for interdepartmental majors and self-designed organizing theme majors. The school offers ABET-accredited undergraduate degrees in computer engineering, bioengineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. About 60% of Union students engage in some form of international study or study abroad.
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William Tracy Gould was an American lawyer and founder of the Augusta Law School, the first law school in the part of the United States known as the Deep South.
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