1 8 4 9 ; ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁law ▁school ▁established ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁Law ▁classes ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁dis cont in ued . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁re est ab lished ▁the ▁law ▁school ▁( called ▁the ▁Law ▁Department ▁at ▁that ▁time ) ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Dean ▁Allen ▁G . ▁Flow ers . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁susp ended ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 – 1 9 4 6 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Brad ley ▁J . B . ▁Tob en ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁School . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Bay lor ' s ▁programs , ▁the ▁Bay lor ▁Law ▁School ▁oper ates ▁on ▁a ▁quarter ▁system ; ▁a ▁student ▁may ▁begin ▁classes ▁in ▁either ▁February ▁( spring ▁quarter ), ▁May ▁( sum mer ▁quarter ), ▁or ▁August ▁( fall ▁quarter ). ▁Stud ents ▁that ▁begin ▁classes ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁quarter ▁receive ▁special ▁treatment ▁and ▁usually ▁enjoy ▁an ▁easier ▁law ▁school ▁experience ▁than ▁students ▁who ▁begin ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁or ▁fall ▁qu arters . ▁The ▁Law ▁School ▁also ▁has ▁four ▁gradu ating ▁classes ▁per ▁year ▁( co inc iding ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁quarter ▁including ▁the ▁winter ▁quarter ). ▁Each ▁mat ric ulate ▁class ▁has ▁a ▁separate ▁application ▁pool , ▁and ▁applic ants ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁quarter ▁in ▁which ▁they