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336 paper files in Chicago show conclusively that both those systems have been in vogue in the Union College of Law, as fully as they are at the Boston School, ever since the school was established, in 1859.

The catalogues of the Union College of Law have from the beginning announced the course of study as two years of nine months each, though, in fact, it is believed that for a while students were graduated in one year. On completion of the course the degree of LL.B. has been conferred, and the diploma of the school has admitted to the bar in Illinois since May 12, 1863.

Until the commencement of the school year 1873-1 874, no definite course of study was announced. With a disclaimer of a fixed adherence thereto, many text-books were mentioned under the several heads or subjects of "Commentaries," "Law of Real Property," "Equity," "Personal Property, Personal Rights, and Contracts," "Commercial and Maritime Law," "Evidence, Pleadings, and Practice," "Criminal Law," "Constitutional Law and Law of Nations." Beginning with the school year 1873-1874, a fixed course of study was adopted, which in its general features is still in force. The course of study at present is as follows:—

JUNIOR YEAR.

,—Five Days in a Week.

SENIOR YEAR.

,—Five Days in a Week.

BOTH YEARS.

Besides these text-books the students are advised from time to time in regard to a parallel course of reading in other standard legal works.

From time to time, and more especially during the Senior Year, lectures are delivered by members of the Faculty and the Chicago Bar. The writer knows that appreciative students acquire from their Moot Court practice a complete mastery of all the means of thorough and exhaustive search for, and analysis of authorities.

Nor is the study of leading cases omitted. The student who receives what is taught him will be able to expound from memory many more of the leading cases of the law than are contained in Smith's volumes of leading cases. Practice is also given in drawing various legal papers.

From various statements in the different papers that have hitherto appeared in this