New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-18

means LOT legal EDUCATION Iuan PIl'alc ssuu,'
The first institution of this character in the
New-Engand States was the Litchfield Law
School established in 1882 by Tapping Reeve,
afterward Chief-Justce Of Connecticut. In 1898
James Gould, sometime Judge of the Supreme
Court was associated with him; and after the
death of Judge Reeve, in 1923, Judge Gould was
in part assisted by Jabez W. Huntington, SUBJ
seaueptly United States Senator from Connect
lieut. During the fifty years of this schools ex-
istence, il had over thousand pupils, assembled
from all parts of the country, every State then
in the Union being there represented. Judges
Reeve and Gould were men full of legal learning,
and unusually capable of teaching; their in-
structons being comprehensive, yet minutely
defined and delivered with glowing eloquenee.
While they enunciated the majestic character
of the law, they invested it with all the genial
enthusiasm and generous feelings and noble sem
tin ents of the youth whom they instructed. And
as lust sequence more than half Of their pupils
have attained eminent distinction.
At the present time the principal American
Law School is that of Harvard University,
founded in 1917. The year previous Isaac Par
ker was appointed the first Royal Professor of
Law on the foundation provided by its donor in
l779; but bis main duty then and until his resig-
nation in 1877 was to instruct by lectures the
Senior Glass in the College. In 1917, when pro-
vision was made for the separate school, Asahel
Stearns, LID, was appointed its chief III
structor under the name of University Professor,
but his students also attended Professor Par
ker's lectures. In 1929 the resources of the
School were greatly increased, msinly by
Nathan Dane, who gave $4,000, the profits OF
his law-work, for professorship to which, at
his request, Judge Story was appointed. The
same year Professor Steams resigned and Pro-
fessor Ashmun was installed. Although Judge
Story for several years gave only part OF his
time to the School, owing to his duties IN the
United States Supreme Court, yet this connec-
ton with it imme dately had most beneficial
effect and the number of students greatly In
creased. He ever had the deepest interest In
it's welfare, and reckoned the honors ofhis Office
as nothing in comparison with the delight of ed
ucating his pupils in the law-"of fertilzing
"their minds with the rich overflow his learn
'inp and awakening in their breast an enthusi-
"asm for virtue and justice, looking to them to
carry morals into government and conscience
"into legislation" He was connected with the
School until near his death in 1876, and to his en-
deavors is its present high position chiefly owing
The list Of professors beside those already
mentioned comprises the distinguished names
Of Professors Simon Greenleaf William Kent
and Henry Wheaton. The present Faculty con-
sists of Joel Parker, LID, ex-ChefJustce OF
New Hampshire, Royal Professor; Theophilus
Parsons, LID, Dane Professor; and ex-Goy-
ernor WasLburn, LID, Lecturer. For the
last two years the number Of students has aver
aged 14O and the whole number since lol7 Is
about 1900, of whom not quite half have taken
the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
The Law Department OF Yale College was es-
tablished in 1924. AS early as loOl there was
PIofessorship Of Law in the College, which was
held by Elizur Goodrich LID, for ten years
and then discontinued. In 1896 Judge Daggett,
Chief Justice of Connecticut, was chosen Pro-
fessOr in the new department and continued to
discharge its duties until 1913, being aided for
some time by S. J. Hitchcock. VIM. l.. Storrs
was Professor in 1861, and since 1917 the
Bissell and Henry DuttOn-each of whom has
since been Governor of Connecticut The num-
Der of students this year is %; last year it was
Sc. and the whole number of those graduating
and receiving the degree of LIB. since 1913
is about lOO
At Columbia College in this City, a Professor
ship of Law was established in 1893, which was
then accepted by James Kent, aiterward Chief
Justice and Chancellor of this State. This he
resigned in 1885, on being appointed to the
Bench of the Supreme Court. In 1923, July 81
having attained the age of 60 years, aud thereby
according to the Constitution of 1921 becoming
disqualified for judicial Office, he resigned the
Chanceorsbip, and shortly after was reappoint-
ed Professor of Law in Columbia College. The
lectures which he then delivered, formed the
basis of his celebrated Commentaries, which are
Of nestimable value to the science of jurspru-
dence and the whole legal profession.
At the opening of the University in this City
il was intended TO have law departments but
tie most that ever has been done has been to
elect at different times several competent gen.
tlemen as Professors, who have not, however,
been called on TO perform any duties since as
there have been no students. 4 year ago the
Trustees announced that arrangements were
"in progress TO revive this department, but
we have not heard of the result. We should
think that this City could well support first
rate law school, as there are at least 500 young