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men who by earnest study had acquired the demise was announced in the " Canada necessary education through the profession Law Journal " of March, 1878. In giving a itself, the advantages which they might have synopsis of the proceedings of the Benchers, acquired by a University course, and to give the "Journal" said: "The consideration of to these men the same privileges in shorten the report of the Law School was taken up. ing their legal course that were enjoyed by Moved, that the Law School be abolished, those who had taken a University degree. and cease from and after the first day of Since the Law Society had determined on Easter Term next. Adopted." this course, I have had many letters from No reason is given for the adoption of this

the country from men resolution. I have ob claiming that non-resi tained it from Mr. dence should not debar Charles Moss, who so them from these privi ably fills the chair of leges. But the plea the Committee on Le these gentlemen put gal Education, and who forth was not a tena is familiar with the op ble one, because they erating cause in the might qualify them demise of the school. selves for the exami He says : " The real nation by cramming; cause of the downfall whereas the object the of the first Law School Society had in view was that it was too was to impart agroundpopular with the stu work of knowledge, dents. Among the and they might be as provisions of the rules sured that any time or establishing the school money that might be was oneforshortening, devoted to residence for periods of from six there and attendance to eighteen months ac on the Law Society lec cording to proficiency, tures would redound the term of service of to their advantage. students who attended The object of the So the lectures and passed W. A. REEVE, Q. C ciety could only be theexaminations. This successfully carried provision was a great out by the plan decided on. They had inducement to students to attend the Law adopted this system before it was adopted in School, and tended to draw them away from any other part of the Dominions of Great the outside places to Toronto, and thus empty Britain, and I have received letters from the offices of the country practitioners. It was eminent men in the old country with refer against this that the outside Benchers fought; ence to its working." and the provision for shortening time ulti The school was opened for practical work mately led to the proposition to abolish the in October, 1873. Students who attended, school, which was carried." The demise of sometimes numbering as many as one hun this school was mourned over by many, both dred or one hundred and twenty, acknowl townsmen and gownsmen. A member of edged the benefit derived from the teaching the bar in 1880 contributed to the " Cana in the school. Notwithstanding this, the dian Monthly " an article from which I will first law school came to an early end. Its make some quotations. He wrote: "The