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The American law school student population from 1870 to 1900 grew from 1650 to 12,500 while the number of law schools increased from 31 to 102.
美國法學院中的學生數量1870年為1650人，到1900年，這一數量上升至12500人；
At the turn of 20th century three quarters of the schools were affiliated with a college or a university.
同時，法律院校由31所上升為102所。20世紀之初，有四分之三的法律院校附屬于各個大學。
But there were also 20 night law schools catering to the urban masses and emphasizing local law and practice much more than university law schools.
但是為了滿足城市民眾的需求，還設立了20所法律夜校，同大學法律院校相比，這些學校更注重強調當地法律，而且更加注重實踐。
Elite lawyers began to worry about standards and the influx of immigrant attorneys trained at the night schools.
律師中一些精英分子對那些經過夜校培訓而大量出現的外來律師以及水準開始表示擔憂。
State bar associations began to tighten up qualifying examinations.
州律師協會于是開始對資格考試進行嚴格把關。
The schools themselves in 1900 created the Association of American Law Schools (AALS),
1900年，法律院校自身成立了美國法律院校協會（簡稱AALS），
which together with the American Bar Association (ABA) went into the standards and accreditation business.
該協會同美國律師協會（簡稱ABA）一起負責標準與認證的業務。
The AALS initially accepted 32 schools as charter members.
美國法律院校協會最初吸收了32所學院作為其創始成員。
A school that failed to qualify for either list was at a competitive disadvantage in attracting students.
沒有進入資格認證榜的學院在招收學生時處于極大的劣勢。
