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Rh discontinued. The method of instruction dred dollars, was supplemented by the fees adopted at Northampton seems to have re of students; and Isaac Parker, then one of sembled that at Litchfield. The professors the Justices (afterwards Chief Justice) of the read written lectures, of which the students Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, were supposed to take copies, and there were was appointed under the title of Royall less formal oral lectures and recitations. Professor. This was, however, merely a The Harvard Law School had its origin college professorship, like the Vinerian pro in a gift of Isaac Royall, a prominent citi fessorship at Oxford, and the professorship zen of Massachusetts, who died abroad in of law at the College of Philadelphia. The

1 78 1. In his will, foundation of the made in England in Harvard Law 1779, whither he had School, as such, gone after the battle dates from the year of Lexington, Isaac 1 8 17, when Asahel Royall devised to Stearns was appoint Harvard College ed University Pro fessor of Law. The more than two statutes of the Col thousand acres of lege required him to land in Royalton open and keep a and Granby, Mass., school in Cambridge "to be appropriated toward the endow for the instruction of the graduates of the ing a professor of University and oth Law in said College, ers prosecuting the or a professor of study of the law; Physic or Anatomy, and in addition to whichever the Cor prescribing to his poration and Over seers of said College pupils a course of shall judge best for study, to examine and confer with its benefit; and they them upon the sub shall have full power jects of their studies, to sell said lands and to read to them a put the money out at interest, the income course of lectures, SIMON GRHENLEAF. and generally to act whereof shall be for the part of a tutor, the aforesaid pur pose." Had the College availed itself imme so as to improve their minds and assist diately of this devise, the school at Cambridge their acquisitions. His compensation con might perhaps have been organized before sisted of the tuition fees paid by the Tapping Reeve began his instruction at students. Chief Justice Parker took but Litchfield Hill. But it was not until 18 15 little part in the exercises of the school. that the proceeds of this devise, which His duties required him to deliver every amounted then to $7943.63 and had hitherto summer fifteen lectures to the undergradu ates and the members of the Law School; remained in the treasury of the College un these lectures, which were necessarily gen appropriated, were first devoted to the es tablishment of a professorship of law. The eral and elementary in their nature, related annual income of this fund, about four hun- chiefly to the Constitution of the United