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dick remained at Hamilton until the opening subjects are most thorough and comprehen of the Cornell University School of Law, sive in character, as well as being models when he became a member of its Faculty, from a purely literary point of view. his work being instruction in Elementary Professor Herbert Tuttle was graduated Law, Contracts, including Agency, Evi from the University of Vermont in 1869. He dence, Bailments, Mercantile Law, including immediately entered journalism, and was for Bills, Partnership, Sales, Suretyship, etc., and several years at Berlin as correspondent of Roman Law. Thoroughly equipped for his the " London Daily News." While abroad, Professor Tuttle made an exhaustive study

duties by an extended experience as a prac of international law titioner and as a and of political and teacher, scholarly in historical subjects. his tastes, studious in Returning to the his habits, of a sym United States, he was pathetic nature and a lecturer on interna of affable manners, tional law at the Uni Professor Burdick versity of Michigan brings to bear upon for a year, when he the student an influ was called to Cornell. ence that is at once His present position stimulating and refin is that of Professor of ing. A young man the History of Politi is always at his best cal and Municipal In in his presence. stitutions, and of In Professor Moses ternational Law. He Coit Tyler was born is the author of a in Connecticut, and "History of Prussia was graduated at Yale to the Accession of in 1857. He was Pro Frederic the Great," fessor of the English and of a " History of Language and Litera Prussia under Fred ture in the University eric the Great," and of Michigan from 1867 has been for several to 188 1 inclusive, ex DANIEL H. CHAMBERLAIN, years a frequent con cept during the years tributor to American 1 873-1 874, when he was literary editor of the " Christian Union." and foreign reviews and periodicals. As a lecturer, Professor Tuttle at once commands He has occupied the chair of American His tory in the Cornell University since 188 1 . the attention of his hearers by his compre hensive treatment of the subject under Professor Tyler has been a frequent contribu consideration, and by his conciseness and tor to reviews and magazines, and has pub lished, among other works, a " History of clearness of statement. From the date of his admission to the bar American Literature," a " Manual of English Literature," and the " Life of Patrick Henry." in 1876 to the time of his coming to Cornell, For years he has devoted his chief energies Mr. Hutchins was engaged in the practice of his profession in Michigan. When elected to studies in the fields of American Consti to his present position, he was Jay Professor tutional History and American Constitu tional Law, and his lectures to the students of Law in the Law Department of Michigan of the School of Law at Cornell upon these University, having occupied that chair for