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Prof. Henry M. Bates, who recently re sifned a professorship of law in the University 0 Michigan, intending to enter a law ﬁrm in Detroit, has been appointed dean of the department of law, succeeding former Dean Hutchins. Prof. Walter Thomas Dunmore has been appointed dean of the law school of West ern Reserve University, succeeding Prof. Evan Henry Hopkins, who resigned to devote his entire time to the ractice of law. Beginning with the aca emic year 1911-1912, only graduates of colleges of ap proved standing may be admitted as regular students in the law school. Dr. Harry Burns Hutchins, after serving for ﬁfteen years as dean of the law department of the University of Michigan, has been chosen plresident of the University of Michigan. Dr. utchins was born in New Hampshire in 1847. In 1884 he was elected ay professor of law in the University of ichigan. He organized and built up the law department of Cornell University, and returned to the University of Michigan in 1895 as dean of the law school. Judge George W. Wheeler of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut was tendered a dinner by the Folland County bar at Rock ville, Ct., in July.

Speaking in glowing terms

of the splendrd traditions of the State Supreme Court, he expressed his emphatic dissent from the “sporting theory of justice," accord ing to whic the judge is a mere um ire of the game, to see the legal duel foug t out according to approved rules and to interfere only when the game is not played by rule.

,‘Bar Association North Dakata.—The North Dakota Bar Association will hold its annual meeting November 10 and 11, instead of in September, as was ﬁrst planned. Dean Pattee, of the law department of the Universit of Min nesota, is to be one of the princip speakers. Alabama.-—The thirty-third annual meeting of the Alabama State Bar Association was held at Mobile, Ala., July 13-14. Col. Emmett O'Neal, Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, made the president's address. Hon. Peter W. Meldrim of Savannah, Ga.,

made the annual address, on "Aaron Burr." Papers were offered by Hon. Sam Will John on “The Jury Law," by Hon. ohn M. Chilton on “Esto pels in Actions of ‘ectrnent," by McLane Triton, Jr., on "The w, Law ers and Law-making to the Business Man,’ by C. B. Verner on “The Administration of the ‘

Criminal Law of Alabama," and by Thomas M. Stevens on “ The Alabama Supreme gorlrlrtf Is Overworked and Should Have ere." Michigan.—The annual meeting of the Michigan State Bar Association was held at Marquette, Mich., July 26-27. It was decided to recommend to the legislature the enactment of an employers‘ compulso liability law. H. M. Oren of Sault Ste. Marie offered a paper on “Some Recent 'Soo' Legislation, giving a review of the litigation regarding the water-power canal at the S00 and the riparian rights in St. Mary's River. Burritt Hamilton of Battle Creek 5 ke on “Corporation Legislation" and calle atten tion to numerous defects in the present laws. Oﬁicers were elected as follows: President, C. W. Perry, Clare; vice-president, A. B.

John G. Carlisle, who was Secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland and one of the most brilliant public men of his generation, died in New York City Jul 31, in hrs seventy ﬁfth year. As Speaker 0 Congress, member of the Cabinet, and United States Senator,

he was equally great in each oﬂice. rn

Campbell

(now

Kenton)

county,

Born Ky.,

September, 1835, the son of Lilbon H. and Mary A. Carlisle, he was educated in common schools, and began to earn his living on his parents’ farm at the age of ten. In 1855 he sought position as teacher in Covington, Ky. In 1856 he became a law student in oiﬁce of John W. Stevenson, afterwards Governor and United States Senator. He married Miss Ma Jane Goodson in 1857. In 1859 he was eected to the Kentucky legislature, o posing the secession idea, and in 1866 to the ntucky senate. He was chosen lieu tenant-govemor in 1871, and member of Congress in 1876. He served as Speaker of the House, 1883-1889; United States Senator, 1890-1893; and Secretary of Treasury under President Cleveland, 1893-1897. In

1897 he resigned to engage in business in New York City, associating with the ﬁrm of Curtis, Mallet, Prevost & Colt.

Eldredge,

Marquette;

secretary,

k Landman, Grand Rapids; ‘illiam E. Brown, Lapeer.

William treasurer,

Oklahoma.—For the annual meeting of the Oklahoma State Bar Association, to be held in Oklahoma City next December, a program has been arranged which will include the following papers: "The Employer's Liability to the Em loyee," Duke Stone, Ada; "Progress of the Legal Profession," M. D. Owen, Chandler; "Problems of Probate Practice in Eastern Oklahoma," H. A. Ledbetter, Ardmore; "Commission Form

of Government for Munici Everest, Oklahoma City; “

lities," J. H. armless Error,"

Judge Stillwell H. Russell, Ardmore; C0

oration Commission and

Its

"The

Powers,"

Cli 0rd L. Jackson, Muskogee; "Intra-state Commerce as Affected b Interstate Com merce," Homer B. Low,

1 Reno; "Juvenile

Courts and Their Inﬂuence," Judge J. T. Dickerson, Chickasha. Kentucky.—The Bar Association,

resident of the Kentuc on. Charles W. Metcale

of Pineville, Ky., delivered the openin address at its annual meeting, which was hel