professional experience among the corps of lecturers, from first to
last, is here set forth. Truly, the law could be learned here from its
fountain-heads.

The fall of 1873 saw ninety students on the roll. The corps of lecturers
remained about the same as before, while the course of instruction was
somewhat enlarged. It was evident that the students had come to work;
the list was largely composed of young men who had selected the law for
their profession after careful consideration, who understood that they
would be obliged to rely upon it for their support in life, and who were
therefore determined to make the most of the rich instruction which the
distinguished body of lecturers was ready to impart. The students wished
to be taught what to do, and they were eager to put their knowledge to
good use as soon as the occasion permitted.

The fall term of 1874 opened with one hundred and thirty-four students.
The good seed planted two years previously was thus already bearing its
fruit. A few changes had been made in the faculty and lecturers. Mr.
Nicholas St. John Greene was performing the duties of acting Dean, to
enable Mr. Hillard to seek that retirement which his health demanded.
Judge John Lowell offered a course of lectures on Bankruptcy, and the
well-known lawyers Charles B. Goodrich and Chauncey Smith, of Boston,
were prepared to meet the senior class with their specialties,
respectively, of Corporation and Patent law. With the opening of this
term a change of quarters was necessitated; the school was removed to
the Wesleyan building, 36 Bromfield street, which was then considered
very commodious. Here it remained till the fall of 1884. Each subsequent
year saw a continued increase in the number of pupils. In the fall of
1877 Judge Edmund H. Bennett was appointed Dean. A more fortunate
selection could not have been made. A long experience as Probate Judge
had given him a wide and practical knowledge of Probate law in all its
departments, and his varied legal writings in other departments of the
law showed how well qualified he was to undertake the general
administration of the school. With all his learning, moreover, Judge
Bennett possesses a remarkable power of imparting knowledge, a very
clear insight into human nature, and a certain gentle magnetism which
attracts and charms young men. The man and the occasion were thus well
suited to each other. If the important place of Dean had been filled at
that time by