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one of his own classes that makes him

der of the law to practitioners. In his

the great teacher that he is. Professor Williston has taught at var

drafting of statutes he has shown that no one but a real scholar can work out the

ious times various subjects in the Har

highest type of constructive legislation in the ﬁeld of private law. In his consul tative practice, he has demonstrated that a teacher of law brings to a new problem more experience in solving diﬂicult questions than any practitioner can

vard Law School, but from the ﬁrst he

has given special attention to two subjects fundamentally allied.

Contracts

in the ﬁrst year and Sales in the second year are his courses which every student advisedly takes and enthusiastically pur sues. In a broad sense, this is all con

tract law; and to such purpose has he devoted himself to these subjects that he is generally recognized as the master of the law of contracts. He is in constant correspondence with other scholars who

have made the subject of contracts their specialty, and his opinion upon any of the unsolved problems of the law of contract would almost be considered ﬁnal. His

ever have. And, furthermore, in the per sonal practice, in which he still indulges

himself, he has startled many an able lawyer by winning an apparently hope less case. Indeed, he

has

shown

that One

may be both a professor of law and a man of affairs. The community has many uses for such a man; and so many

it transcends the limits of the common

are the calls for him that every once in a while his school has a momentary {631' of losinghim. Itisreported thatsomeschool wants him for Dean at an extraordinary

law. He is well read in the civil law of contractual obligations; and occasion

sidered for a Supreme Bench. It is plain

ally he writes of it to good purpose.

all the time that any time he could milk_8

Among the initiated, also, his work in bankruptcy is rated fully as high, as his

in private practice many times his Um versity salary; and it is clear that-he could direct some great reorganililtlon scheme, or some such special work, if he

interest in that subject is world wide;

consultative practice in this subject bears witness. Professor Williston's career has re

vealed to many persons who have been inclined to class the teacher of law with other pedagogues how digniﬁed the pro fession of teaching law may be. In his writings of books, he has conﬁrmed the theory that the teaching of the law to students can make one the best expoun

salary, or it is said that he is being C011

had a few years to give to it.

And Yet

it must be true that nothing can Seem

better to him than the position he has as a professor of law, with its Scope as enlarged as it is with him. It would

be strange if one could be so

a

teacher of law, and like better (10mg anything else.