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is mainly due the establishment of the first Leith, who had gained a wide reputation for his able work on Real Property (" Leith's regular Law School in the Province. In Hil ary Term, 1873, on the report of the Legal Blackstone "), and his associates did their Education Committee, of which Mr. Moss part in promoting the success of the school was chairman, the Law Society in Convoca as an educational institution in the law. In the " Canada Law Journal " of January, 1873, tion enacted : — is contained this reference to the school : 1. " That a Law School be established. 2. " That there shall be a regular staff of four " We understand that the opening lecture lecturers, who shall be barristers, to hold office will be delivered at Osgoode Hall, on Monday

for three years, and one evening, the 3d Feb of them to be President ruary, at eight o'clock, of the Law School. by the Treasurer of 3. "That the lectures the Law Society, the shall be styled ' General Hon. J. H. Cameron, Jurisprudence,' ' Real to whom the profes Property,' ' Commercial sion is so largely in Law,' and ' Equity.' debted for his exer 4. "That the course tions in this and all in the Law School shall other matters affecting consist of lectures, dis their welfare." cussions, and examina Mr. Cameron, on tions, between the 1st of the evening named, November and the 1st of May. opened the school 5. " That attendance with a brilliant ad in the school shall be dress to the students. voluntary. His long experience 6. "That there shall at the bar as an be intermediate and advocate, and in his scholarship examinations first years an educa for special honors, and tor in training his call to the bar to be con students by a system ducted in term or vaca atic course of lectures, tion in presence of three enabled him to gain Benchers. EDWARD MARTIN, Q. C the ear of his audience 7. "That it shall be in a marked degree. the duty of the lecturers to deliver vivd voce lectures; to prepare all ques In the course of his remarks he said : " In tions for the examinations, whether oral or written; the position which the Law Society has been to select all questions for discussion; to attend all obliged to assume, it has been my desire, examinations and discussions; and all questions during a practice extending over thirty-four for examination and discussion shall be approved years, as far as lay in my power to afford by the President of the School." every facility to men to enter the profession These were the principal enactments of with every possible educational advantage. the Law Society in establishing the school. There is no higher duty than that of train The school commenced with good prospect ing young men; and their duty is best dis of success. Senior barristers of acknowl charged in carrying out that purpose. For edged ability — namely, Charles Moss, James years past they had endeavored to accom Bethune, Z. A. Lash, and A. Leith, Q. C — plish this object, and it is only now that were appointed lecturers in the school. Mr. they had acquired the power of giving the