himself to vital principles, and impresses them upon the minds of his hearers. The corps of lecturers at the school at present embraces the Dean, who lectures upon Agency, Contracts, Criminal Law, Partnerships, and Wills; Mr. Bigelow, upon Bills and Notes, Insurance, and Torts; Judge Benjamin R. Curtis, Jurisdiction and Practice of United States Courts; Mr. Frank Good win, Real Property; William G. Hammond, LL.D., the History of the Common Law; Hon. Elias Merwin, Equity Jurisprudence and Equity Pleading; John Ordronaux, LL.D., Medical Jurisprudence and Constitutional Legislation; Edward J. Phelps, LL.D., Con stitutional Law; James Schouler, Esq., Bail ments and Domestic Relations; Hon. Charles Theodore Russell, Admiralty and Shipping, Evidence, Pleading and Practice, and Parlia mentary Law; Josiah H. Benton, Jr., Esq., Law of Railroads; Hon. Uriel H. Crocker, Massachusetts Conveyancing; Simon G. Croswell, Esq., Landlord and Tenant; James E. Maynadier, Esq., Patent Law; Charles Theodore Russell, Jr., Esq., Law of Elections. There are now six instructors in the school. The course of study, subject to slight varia tions from year to year, is as follows : —
First Year. Agency (Required). — Contracts (Required). — Criminal Law (Required). — Elo cution and Forensic Oratory (Elective). — History of the Common Law (Elective). — Sales (Required). — Torts (Required). Second Year. Review of first year. — Bailments (Required). — Bills and Notes (Required). — Domestic Relations (Elective). — Elocution and Forensic Oratory (Elective). — Insurance (Elec tive). — Landlord and Tenant (Required). — Mas sachusetts Conveyancing (Elective). — Partner ship (Required). — Real Property (Required). Third Year. Admiralty, &c. (Elective).—Char tered Rights (Elective). —Conflict of Laws (Elective). — Constitutional Law (Elective). — Constitutional Legislation (Elective). — Corporations (Elective). — Elocution and Forensic Oratory (Elective). — Equity Jurisprudence; Equity Pleading and Prac tice (Required). — Evidence (Required) . — Juris diction and Practice of the United States Courts (Elective). — Law of Railroads (Elective). — Medi cal Jurisprudence (Elective). — Parliamentary Law (Elective). — Patent Law (Elective). — Pleading and Practice at Common Law (Required), and inder Massachusetts Practice (Elective). — Roman Law (Elective). — Wills (Elective). As evidence of the work done in the school, the following table of lectures and recitations, 1887-1888, is presented: — Atvenrdancge Recatitona ions
Atvendranaceg.e
NofLeucmtubresr. NinCulmabser. Lecturer.
Subject.
E. It. & S. C. Bennett. James Schouler, Esq. M. M. Bigelow, Esq. Dr. John Ordronaux. The Dean. The Dean. Prof. Chas. T. Russell. Prof. E. Merwin. Chas. F. Jenney, Esq. Uriel H. Crocker, Esq. Dr. J. Ordronaux. Prof. Russell. Frank Goodwin, Esq. George K. Swasev, Esq. M. M. Bigelow, Esq. B. R. Curtis. J. H. Benton, Jr., Esq.
Agency. Bailments. Bills and Notes. Constitutional legislation. Contracts. Criminal Law. Evidence. Equity. Massachusetts Practice. Mass. Conveyancing. Medical Jurisprudence. Pleading. Real Properly. Sales. Torts. U. S. Courts Jurisdiction. Railroad Laws.
To Whom Delivered.
12 23 37 9 59 21 50 11 10 9 20 64 16 5i i4 II
MiddleYear. Jrs 70 Middle Year. 34 Middle Year. 34 Entire School. i77 Junior. 36 Junior. 36 Senior 66 Senior 66 Senior. 66 Middle Year. 34 Kntirc School. 177 Senior. 66 Middle Year. 34 36 Junior. 36 Junior., Senior. 1 66 (V, Senior.
R(R)equired.E(E )lective. Maximum At endance. Minimum
38 5r 55 99 36 00 46 59 40 30 82 56 (..I 76 74 542
At endance.
y 34 24 39 47 55 33 47 26 15 58 45 >7 53 58 3" 18
thisSubject. ofNumber Recita ions.
35 42 42 68 70 7i 38 5• 34 24 69 5« 41 («; 66 46 36
R. E. R. E. R. R. R. R. E. v.. v.. R. R. K. K. k. R
22 IO No reci tations. 41 29 No reci tations. 56 36 28 6 33 33 28 47 No reci tations. No reci tations. No reci tations 29 34 38 53 4i 10 36 45 No reci tations No reci tations.
