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Amasa J. Parker is the only survivor of interest in national and municipal affairs this great trio of instructors. Some of his unabated. Judge Parker was succeeded, as lecturer subjects were of a less interesting although not less important character than those of on Real Estate, by Judge William F. Allen, his associates, and consequently he came less who filled that chair until his death in 1878. strongly in contact with the students. It Judge Allen was for many years a judge of is practically impossible for a professor to the Supreme Court, and from 1870 until his magnetize his pupils by dissertations on the death was a judge of the Court of Appeals. rule in Shelley's Case, or our statutory law His mental powers and legal acquirements

were of the highest of trusts. But Judge Parker always com order. He ought, in manded the attention my opinion, to be and respect of the ranked with the great students, and probably est judges who have they found his. lec sat on the bench of tures of the kind that this State in my pro like wine grow better fessional lifetime, — with the age of the the peer of Denio, article and the user. Comstock, and RaJudge Parker was al pallo, equally powerful ways, and is to this and adroit with the day, one of the stanchpen or in the discus est friends and cham sions of the consulta pions of the school, tion-room. His intel and for many years was lect was like a Damas president of the Board cus blade, shining, of Trustees. Judge sharp, swift, and un Parker has a wide rep erring; and withal he utation. He was once had the industry and candidate for the office research of an anti of governor. He has quary. The State was a wonderfully acute, a sad loser by his quick, subtile, and in death at seventy; for HORACE E. SMITH genious intellect, and I feel confident that his presentation of in his retirement he causes in banc has always been remarkable for would have produced some law treatise of adroitness and tact, dignity and courtesy, as great learning, strength, and brilliancy, and well as for learning and foresight. As a he had announced his intention to devote a judge, he was one of the most efficient that considerable part of his time to lecturing in ever sat at circuit in this State, and as a the school. lawyer, for some years he argued a large Mr. Dean was succeeded by Isaac Ed proportion of the causes in the Court of wards, who continued in the business charge Appeals as counsel for attorneys in various of the school until his untimely and lamented death in 1879. He is widely and favorably parts of the State. He retired from his pro fessorship in 1870. At the age of eighty-four known to the profession as the author of several legal treatises, especially those on he is still among us, argues causes in the ap pellate courts, is active and alert as a young Bills and Bailments. For many years he man, his hair hardly tinged with gray, his was constantly a judge off the bench, being