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THE HESPERIAN. las EH ALUMNI AND FORMER STUDENTS. Hoston, Mass., Feb. 15, 1891. Editor Aifitni Department, IlKSI'KKlAN: - A fewTtncs from the Hoston law school may not be out of place ui your department. The school is not nearly so wcl1 known as its merit deserves. The chief reason no doubt, is the overshadowing greatness of Harvard. I know when I arrived in Hoston and got entangled among its crooked ways 1 had considerable trouble, even then, to find it. Lack of knowledge in a "copper" was easily overlooked. Hut lack of knowledge in one bearing the Hoston trade mark, real and genuine, certainly seemed strange. Hut be that as it may, its faculty is one of the best and its course, Vo my notion, equal to any in the countiy. It deals with the fundameta) principles running through law, their history and growth as opposed to the teaching of what is known as "case law." The Hoston law school is one of the many colleges com posing the Hoston University. These colleges arc scattered through the city and arc attended by about one thousand students: The law branch is at 10 Ashburton Place, one of Hoston's "now-you-sce-it and now-you-don't" streets. Hut the legal atmosphere makes up all the brevity there may be in the streets. The "shingle" of the redoubtable General Hutler hangs next door; within a stone's throw are the state house, the courts, the city hall on the one hand, Hoston common, Fnnueil hall, Old South church, and other cel ebrated places, on the other hand. Legally, politically, and historically, tjircc alys closely akin, and handy to the many advantages open to the student in Hoston, the law school could not be in a better location. Its abode was, originally, a residence block, three stories, so common in citics.likc Hoston. In such a locality property is very dear. Hut in 1890 its neighbor block on the east was added, and the whole very conveniently remodelled. t The faculty consists, (or the most part, of practicing lawyers in the front ranks of the Hoston bar. Three of them arc exi.-n sivclv known as writers and leading authorities of the country. One, Melville M. Higelow, is favorably quoted by the pro fession in England. Another, James Sjhouler, is familiar by name to many readers of TllK IIksi-krian. He is the author of Schoulei's United Stales History, and is an accurate compiler or both of History and Law. The west is well represented among the students. College-spirit is more prevalent among students from that region than among those reared under the shadow of the Hub. H11I here, as in the U. of N., we are scattered through the city. Consequently there is not that incentive to the flow of "spirits" to be found at Harvard, and more particularly at Yale. The former college seems not to have recovered from the coat of red paint administered to John Harvard's monu nient some time ago. At any rate I rem.imbcr assisting to hold down Harvard square fence one night, taking in a Harvard jubilee. The outcome of the Harvard-Yale foot ball match was a great victory for the crimson. Hut the cele bration came in small quantities and far apart. This letter is already too long. Hut there is one other thing it might be well to mention; one thing in the city thai has not been, improved by the application of culture. That "is the weather It certainly has been here long enough. Snow, rain, heat and cold mixed in about equal propor tions. We generally have to take one dose each day. If a person can do so t is well vortL his while to spend a year or two in Hoston. Not only for the benefit in the one .direction, but in all directions that tend to broaden his education, Yours truly, al. rizuv. ''89;" 1 '89. Charles M. French was up to the university on. a . recent Friday evening shaking hands with the old friends f and visiting the literary societies. He is employed at St. Paul, Minn, in the freight department of the Chicago, Minn eapolis and Omaha railroad. He says he is still single but did not say that he expected to remain so long. '90. Willi ams-Snkll. Married at Ashland on Febru ary 9, T. A. Williams to Miss Eflic M. Snell. The bride is a former student. Thty wish their friends to visit them at Hrookings, S. I)., where Mr. Williams is professor of botany." A letter received from him by Professor Hessey says he is well pleased with his new location. '85. Word comes from Miss Mary L. Jones, who is studying library administration in the school for librarians at Albany, New York, that she is enjoying her work and has almost caught up with the class that entered last fall, although she did not enter until January. On Fcbiuary 54th, the new firm of Gunn & Avcryv dealers in awnings, etc., went into business at 125 South Eleventh street. The members of the firm, E. P. Gunn and C. P. Avery are lormer students. All students please call on them before buying elsewhere. '90. Miss Rachel E. Manlcy is in New York city study ing designing and illustrating. She, stays at the same house as Dr. Davis and wife. With the law students Hugh Lamas ter and Frank Woods, of '90, the university was well repre sented. '90. Frank F. Almy was called home by the death of his fath-r, which occurred February 21. Frank will continue his studies here the remainder of this school year and will return' to Johns Hopkins next fall. '89. Thomas S. Allen vanquished the recent examination for admission to practice in the district court. As a full fledged attorney, he is ready to help anyone out of iheir legal difficulties. . '82, '86. Regent Hyron II. Davis, M. D.,.and wife, have b:cn in New York city the past two months' where he has been taking a post-graduate course in surgery in the hos pitals. G. II. Ellsworth, a former student, who has been working for the II. & M. northwest of Newcastle, Wyo., stopped here last week on his way to visit his parents in Nance county. '88. Frank W. Kramer is chtim agent for the II, & M R. R. He was in the city a short time recently. He lett the first of last week for Denver. Jei.se II. Ueecher, a founer well known member, of the class of '93, was down to attend the recent banquet and jub ilee of the Hetas. II. A. Shannon, formerly of '93, returned recently o his work in the cily, from a two months visit at his old home; Pawnee City. , The friends of L. A. Chapin, formerly of 8o, will be soi ry to hear of the recent death of his mother at Decatur. Dr. Iorcnzn D. Hailor, of Geneva formerly of '89, has patented a remedy for catarrh that is rapidly rising to fame. G. L. Campen, a former student, superintendent of the mines at New Cambria, Wyo., was in the city last weekj G. F. Unangst, a former student, leaves this week for Logan county where he will engage in farming. G. L. Tait, formerly of '92, is taking in the sights and enjoying himself generally in Chicago. N, W. Peters, formerly of 'ni. was un lrf.mfK.lr-,iU r: one day last week. '' 1 , - . . . I I
