March 29, 1984

For six months, the students in Joel S. Seidenstein's law class at the Bronx High School of Science have studied the United States Supreme Court. They have read its opinions, discussed their impact and considered the institution's crucial role in American history. Today's lesson, however, did not come from a casebook, but from an inspection tour, as 50 students from the school spent the afternoon listening to oral arguments at the Court. Individually, the experience ranged from disillusioning to sobering to refreshing, but collectively, it was clearly revelatory.

This is the last of a series of interviews with candidates for the Presidency. Excerpts are on page B11. This article is based on an interview by Steven R. Weisman and Francis X. Clines and was written by Mr. Weisman. WASHINGTON, March 28 - President Reagan said today that it would be ''most unwise'' for the United States to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and he strongly suggested that he would veto legislation in Congress to require such a step.

An article March 20 about Budd Schulberg's stage adaptation of ''On the Waterfront'' incorrectly suggested the order in which his script for the 1954 film and his novel ''Waterfront'' appeared. The film, based on Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper articles by Malcolm Johnson, appeared before the novel.

Fierce, random shelling of civilian areas by Christian and Moslem militiamen over a wide area of Beirut today sent terrified residents racing through the streets and left at least 18 people dead and more than 100 wounded. The shelling appeared to be the worst since political talks ended in Switzerland on March 13 with a call for a cease-fire. Shells slammed into apartment blocks as ambulances careened through the streets.

Gary Hart and Walter F. Mondale criticized each other heatedly on foreign policy and arms control issues last night in a nationally televised debate marked by sharp accusations about campaign tactics in the Democratic Presidential contest. As the Rev. Jesse Jackson tried to quiet them, Mr. Hart and Mr. Mondale battered one another in a heated exchange in which the former Vice President protested that Mr. Hart was misrepresenting the Mondale position on the American military presence in Central America and the Senator from Colorado replied that his own policies were being misrepresented as well. ''Why do you run those ads that suggest that I'm out trying to kill kids when you know better?'' Mr. Mondale asked, referring to Mr. Hart's campaign advertising. ''I think you ought to pull those down tonight.'' Blunt Language Exchanged ''I would answer by asking you a question,'' Mr. Hart retorted. ''Why have you questioned my commitment to arms control and civil rights when you know that I have just as much commitment to both of those as you do?''