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Supreme Court. The Directors decided to member of the Board of Directors, and has reject them; but they brought suit to com always taken an active interest in the welfare pel their admission, and succeeded on the of the school. Calhoun Benham, a scholarly ground that the University was by law and accomplished gentleman, was appointed open to women, and therefore the Law to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation School was also open to them, as a de of Judge Evans. Professor Benham died in partment of the University. True to the traditions of their sex, however, when they 1884, and Professor Pomeroy died during the following year. The writer received a tem could be admitted they seemed to have lost porary appointment to the position made va their desire to attend, cant by the death of and they soon severed Professor Pomeroy, their connection with until his successor the school. It was at could be chosen. The first thought advisable principal chair was to form two classes at finally tendered to the beginning, — the Hon. E. W. McKinJunior and Middle, — stry, who resigned and an examination from the Supreme of applicants for the Bench of the State Middle Class was in for the purpose of fact held; but it was accepting it. The finally concluded that writer's connection it would be better to with the school was start all at the founda continued as Assistant tion, and this was ac Professor. cordingly done. The chair of Legal For two years the principal part of the Ethics has been filled work of instruction since 1886 by a wellwas done by Profes known Californian, sor Pomeroy. During Rev. J. H. C. Bonte, the first year a course D.D. Dr. Bonte is of lectures on Legal himself a graduate of Ethics was delivered an Eastern law school, JOHN NORTON POMEROY. by Rev. W. H. Piatt, and practised the legal D.D. In 1880 Hon. Oliver P. Evans, then profession for several years before he took up the study of theology. Judge of the Superior Court of San Fran cisco, was appointed Assistant Professor in He has enjoyed an interesting and extensive charge of the Junior Class. Judge Evans, acquaintance and association with prominent although comparatively a young man, brought professional men throughout the country, and to the position a wide experience both at the has a large fund from which to draw mate bar and on the bench, and discharged the rials for his lectures. Judge Hastings resigned from the office of duties well and ably for two years, when he Dean, and accepted instead the honorary po resigned the professorship. This was followed sition of Professor of Comparative Jurispru by his resignation from the bench shortly dence. His son, Robert P. Hastings, is now afterwards, in order to devote himself to prac the Dean. Mr. Hastings is a graduate of tice, which was better suited to his inclina Harvard, and one of the first graduates of tions. Judge Evans has continued to be a the Law School which bears his father's