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Your COMMITTEE to whom w.s rsfesssd the
| subject of The organization Of tho Law School
] uedeF the Charter Of the Untyet4ity. re4peet-
fully hes ltars to submit tho following :, :.,"r
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f. Thst aas Beard Of Coan.elIors selected md
appointed Of the legal profession in Chieaeo, bJ
tie Board. Of Trustees OF this Institution Id
i April last. with a vier to the thorough and
| more perfect organization of Law School: and
cahle. have 50 far succeeded in maturing the
very important details Of this much needed en-.
tespsi4s entrusted to their management, that
The opening Of said Sehoo! his been fsed to
take place on the third Wednesday OF Septem-
Der next, being the =1st day Of ,hat month.
| 4 circular has been prepared md is now ready
for publication, which u 10 BE- issued in psmps-
let form in the course OF a very few days and
distributed, By means Of whlcb the profesaion
| and the public will be put in possession of III
particulars iu regard to the opening Of the
School, the modes Of instruction, the number
and length of terms, tuition fees, names OF Pro-
fessors and. object to be accomplished by the
foundation of this School.
For the purpose Of putting this Board in
possession 0f The means provided, and the .ef.
forts made to pat this Department Of the Col
lege upon footing equal. If not superior to
%nf+ ffuxI+- Enhr
augurated in this country, your Committee beg
That Immediately after the appointment of the
eminent legal gentlemen constituting the Hoard
Of ofCounse!ors, and entrusted by this hoard with
the very responsible charge Of initiating under
the proper auspices. m educational department
Of 10 much Importance to the Northwest, Is
the " Inv School of the En1Tersito of Chicago"
organized theft first meeting At the office OF
Hoyne, Miller & Lewis, in Chicago. on the l1th
day Of Ap7il, 1869. by calling the Uou. Thomas
/ Drummond, The United States District Judge,
to the chair, and the appointment Of Ezra B.
McCa:g, Esq, as SECRETARY.
There were al 80 present at that first meeting,
the Hon: Hugh T. Dickey, Mark Skinner,
George Aannierzc, Van II. Higgins, Y. y. Judd,
Thomas Dsummond. Ezra Q: NcCagg. Grant
Geodrish. u, q. siilIsr. and Thomas HORNE, be-
ESQ.,. and lion. J. Il. Woodwork, Of tho Board
of Trustees
After very full mud earnest discussion Of all
tho topics connected with the subject, during
Which tie most decided interest was manifested
aud the most confident prediction of success
expressed by nil present. it was resolved thut
committee consisting Of Hon. H. 7. Dickty. Ezra
y. NcCagg and Thomas Hosne, be appointed to
secure rs the first step to y permanent orxsni-
cation, a competent and proper perxon to take
charge Of the proposed Law sSchcul a. principal
instructor. and make such further arrangetnehts
tue same, with power ts cal meetings 0f the
Buard OF Counsellors whenever they should
deem It necessary.
The first thins deemed essential by this Com.
mittee. ind which upon reflection came TO be
regarded rs aa Indispensable pre- requisite to
inviting con,pssent legal professor to ahandon
prospects essewhete matnfcd, perhap. leare q
leuanueratiye practice in nelas iouy husbanded.
anil lay aside hopcs identified with lung career
of usefulness, that some guarantee should be
offered Us pledge of their own confidence. that,
in making SO important a change, be should rot
b. exposed to the risk Of total failure in un-
dertaking so important an enterprise upon m
untried and uHexplored 6e d without at least an
indemnity fur the loss al his time while engaged
in making the experiment. As gusrAptee,
therefore, Of the confidence felt by the Profess
sion in Chicago, aa well Is 10 secure q Profess
Bor, an Instrument Of guarantee wus drawn up,
bT which it Vas proposed that fifteen hundred
to such Professor in any eveut, provided thai
the income terired fruta the fees OF students did
not make up such suu,; besides which, lie WIS
to receive the income uf the s. ,001 endowment
fund, thus securing him for two years salary
Of nbout {:,0u0 per anuum. 10 cttaiu the ne
cessary and responsible signatures L, this guar
an'es would, it was though. be didicnIt, while
il might pruse tue very "csisis" that would ST.
cure or defeat the sncccss of the enterprise
But your Committee DESIRE il this report to
hare It recorded asnoas the archives Of the
College. as well to attest the enlightened public
opiuion Of the School, that twenty nine gentle
men Of the profession at once came forward md
subscribed instead of the 1870 required, the
i sum Of So,wG Ger annun, on the guarantee for
two years, which will reduce the subscription of
each subscriber to about ifsy.per cent Of The
amount subscribed in order 10 realize the sum
Of fifteen hundred dollars.
The guarantee being thus placed beJoud
contingency. thu names Of several distinguished
and er,,nsbt jurisss we're presented in counec-
tiun With The psutessnrstHp. The Co,nmittee,
ho~ever, found the difficulty Of selection to
consist in the tces, that uf tbuse whom they
thought of selecting 90 aceouut "f their Yreater
fitness aud capacity, uearsT 81! bad tutnre Of
hopes aiready secared, which they would not
abandon. while Of those willing TO accept. tho
very failure Of such hopes ut m advanced f,eriod
Of human life, seemed d.scour4sing reason
against the acceptance OF their services.
The Committee determined their line of ac-
tion BY conclusions derived flon their own
experience. Success in most undertakings is
found in no de:see 10 so.ets depend upon great
reputation, however popnlar. well u.ar,tS1 or
general; neither upon age, capacity, great
talents or grrat experiences. taken stngly ur in
combination. There must, IN all cases, be GER
tsln happy eotnc'dencss Of .oftane Indicating
tle htness OF the person and the concurrence OF
his 4uallhcatlons with the time, place and op-
portunlty of any great success That ~ much
depends upon the peculiar ad*ptas'on o. the III.
stEuctor to the ex.renses o. m occasion, and
hi5 qua''1c1ton. tor The place as upon any
othcF consideration Ok emlnence or reputation
attained; bat thai, more especially, should en-
erGy and zeal be united with personal ambition
and enfhusiasm IN WORKING cut that complete
success. which Il, II a!l tunes, 1he prize that
stimulates and secures it among aii the true sons
o. toii or the 1etds OF professional labor u the
Goa!see an Is 1and a.aeh more pdFtanGe o..
70 tals .rsoaat SUBJECT .naa seems called !oi,i
- oe:auae thes 'tel llnpFesscu " tue CONVICTION
tnat III Caicago' from rs very commanding po~
stlon as Tue :aoftn-westefn metropolis, tue e.
taohshmens 81 -" ocnool can only lall DC.
cause o. tue 1n]ua,c'ous selection oi pslnc'pa4
instructor. ne con'mn'ee. ucte fm1ned' therc-
lore. that aotninE shou!d be overlooked, e7lcn.
lated 70 secuFe proper selection, delesatcd
sucn thofongd course Q, inquiry ns might re-
liese tuetr nlnas ,sou all o9upt; 1he scnoois
wele sls.teos anu many ta!aao'c ~ susSestoas