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...death of Rev. Edward Crowninshield, a graduate of the class of '70 and of the Divinity School, is announced...
...Springfield Republican of Monday contains an article on the Harvard Law School, full of interest for present and past members of that school, and especially valuable as a "pointer" for all who intend to enter the legal profession...
...article begins by stating that the inquiries of a graduate of a small New England college, among prominent judges and lawyers scattered all over the country, relative to the standing of the graduates from the different law schools in the United States, called out overwhelming testimony to the eminence of the representatives of the Harvard Law School. "The returns awarded the school a leading, if not the foremost, position among such institutions in America...
After giving an excellent description of the new Law School building the writer goes on to say : "It does not require a legal mind to see that with the beginning of the next academic year the would-be member of the bar is to receive his training in Coke and Blackstone under most luxurious surroundings. Whether the next generation of lawyers will be keener or more learned than those drilled in the close rooms of Dane Hall is a question, but that the Harvard student will be superior to others in his conception of the worth and dignity...
...They invariably put down all their titles. One who seems proud to have returned to his Alma Mater has written, " '74 and wife." Some Yale man who came up in his freshman year has honored the entire head of one page with his name followed by "Yale, '85." High school maidens and seminary girls appear, perhaps, most frequently. The present visitors' book was opened January 2, 1879, and has now 234 pages filled. On each page there is an average of 23 names, thus making a total of some 5380. Query - at this rate how long would it take...