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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.
美国法学院中的学生数量1870年为1650人，到1900年，这一数量上升至12500人；
At the turn of 20th century three quarters of the schools were affiliated with a college or a university.
同时，法律院校由31所上升为102所。20世纪之初，有四分之三的法律院校附属于各个大学。
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.
但是为了满足城市民众的需求，还设立了20所法律夜校，同大学法律院校相比，这些学校更注重强调当地法律，而且更加注重实践。
Elite lawyers began to worry about standards and the influx of immigrant attorneys trained at the night schools.
律师中一些精英分子对那些经过夜校培训而大量出现的外来律师以及水准开始表示担忧。
State bar associations began to tighten up qualifying examinations.
州律师协会于是开始对资格考试进行严格把关。
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国法律院校协会（简称AALS），
which together with the American Bar Association (ABA) went into the standards and accreditation business.
该协会同美国律师协会（简称ABA）一起负责标准与认证的业务。
The AALS initially accepted 32 schools as charter members.
美国法律院校协会最初吸收了32所学院作为其创始成员。
A school that failed to qualify for either list was at a competitive disadvantage in attracting students.
没有进入资格认证榜的学院在招收学生时处于极大的劣势。
