T HE training of men and women for governmental service is receiving increasing attention in the United States today. An extensive literature has grown up which is devoted to an analysis of the problem. It is becoming more apparent every day that the future of American government hinges upon a solution of the many questions which such training creates. Should it be training in one of the recognized professions, or in the social sciences, or in a new field which in the vision of its advocates would constitute an as yet unborn administrative science? There are many opinions, and much weight attaches to the different views.' In the course of these discussions frequent references are made to the "continental tradition of legal training for governmental service." Sometimes, though not often, such remarks are offered in support of the contention that legal training of the kind offered in American law schools would be the most acceptable preparation for