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 “Easements” and on “Real Property,” which, in constantly appearing new editions, continue to be the standards of to-day.

As a lecturer he was delightful. Mr. Justice Brown, who sat under his instruction, characterizes him as “a strikingly handsome man, an intellectual man, whose eloquence made even the law of contingent remainders interesting, and the Statute of Uses and Trusts to read like a novel.“ So great was his popularity that it was not uncommon for undergraduates and members of other departments to stroll over to the law lectures “just to hear Washburn awhile.’’ His prodigious power of throwing himself body and soul into the case before him. were it that of actual client or academic problem, joined to his long experience and public prominence, gave assured weight to his words; while his wonderfully winning personality, his genial spirit, and his well-remembered hearty laugh gained him the love and esteem of every listener.

Indeed, Professor Washburn will go down in the history of the school, above all his professional excellences, as preéminent for his humanity. Mr. Brandeis, in his sketch of the school, epitomizes him as the most beloved