and Its Effects on State Action," "Specific Performance of Contracts," and numerous articles on legal, economic, and historical subjects.

LILE, William Minor, Dean of the University of Virginia Law School.-Born in Alabama, March 28, 1859. Son of John A. Lile and Louisa Minor Lile. Graduated from the University of Virginia with the degree of LL. B. in 1882. Received the honorary degree of LL. D. from William and Mary College in 1903. Married Maud Carson January 25, 1888. Admitted to the Bar of Virginia in 1882. Editor of the Virginia Law Register for several years. Called to chair of law University of Virginia 1893. Appointed Dean of the law faculty at the University of Virginia in 1906. Subjects taught cover nearly the entire law school course.

LURTON, Horace Harmon, Dean of the Vanderbilt University Law School.-Born in Newport, Ky., in 1844. Son of Dr. L. L. Lurton and Sarah M. Lurton. Graduated from Cumberland University with degree of L. B. and from the University of the South with that of D. C. L. Married Frances Owen in 1867. Admitted to the Bar of Tennessee in 1868. Has been both Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Judge of the Sixth Circuit, United States. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law" and "Jurisdiction of the United States Courts."

MacRAE, James Cameron, Dean of the University of North Carolina Law School.-Born in Fayetteville, N. C., October 6, 1838. The son of John MacRae and Mary Shackleford MacRae. Received degree of LL. D. from University of North Carolina in 1892. Married Frances B. Hinsdale October 31, 1867. Admitted to the Bar of North Carolina in 1857 and of the U. S. Supreme Court in 1879. Enlisted as a private during the Civil War and rose to Assistant Adjutant General at the close of the war. Member of the North Carolina State Legislature in 1874. Elected Judge of the Seventh District of North Carolina in 1882. Later elected Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Appointed Dean of the University of North Carolina Law School in 1899. Subjects taught: "Common-Law Pleading" and "Equity." Editor of the North Carolina Law Journal for two years, and author of numerous magazine articles.

MAHONEY, Timothy J., Dean of the Creighton University College of Law.Born in Crawford County, Wisconsin, April 17, 1857. Son of Patrick Mahoney and Ellen M. Mahoney. Attended Notre Dame University. Graduated from the University of Iowa 1885 with degree of LL. B. Married Helene Lipps April 17, 1893. Admitted to the Bar of Iowa in 1885. County Superintendent of Schools in Iowa from 1882 to 1883. County

Attorney for Douglas County, Nebraska, from 1889 to 1893. President of the Nebraska State Bar Association for 1907. Dean of the Creighton College of Law since its organization in 1903. Subjects taught: "Admiralty" and "International Law."

MILLER, Shackleford, Dean Jefferson School of Law.-Born in Springfield, Mo., February 28, 1856. The son of John A. Miller and Barbara Neville Miller. Graduated from the University of Louisville 1879. Married Mary F. Welman November 17, 1888. Admitted to the Bar of Kentucky in 1879. Judge of the Chancery Division Jefferson Circuit Court since January 1896. Was instrumental in organizing the Jefferson School of Law in 1905. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law." "Corporations,” and “Equity.” Author of an article on the "Treaty Making Power," published in the American Law Review, and later made part of the Congressional Record in connection with the discussion of the Japanese school question in Congress in 1907.

MOLL, Theophilus J., Dean of the Indianapolis College of Law.-Born in Evansville, Indiana, May 25, 1872. Son of John E. Moll and Lucy Curnick Moll. Graduated from De Pauw University with degree of LL. B. in 1894. Awarded graduate scholarship at Cornell University in 1895, and received degree of LL. M. from that school in 1896. Married Floy Carnes June 21, 1898. Admitted to the Bar of Indiana in 1894, and of New York in 1896. County Clerk at Evansville, Ind., 1893 to 1895. Appointed Professor of Law in the Indianapolis College of Law in 1901. Made associate dean in 1904, and in 1905 was elected Dean of the law faculty. Subjects taught: "Agency," "Damages," "Pleading," "Real Property," and "Torts."

MONTAGUE, Andrew J., Dean of the Richmond College of Law.-Born in Campbell County, Virginia, October 1862. Son of R. L. Montague and Gay Eubank Montague. Graduated from Richmond College in 1882, and from the University of Virginia with degree of B. L. in 1885. Married Elizabeth L. Hoskins December 11, 1889. Admitted to the Bar of Virginia in 1885. U. S. District Attorney from 1894 to 1898. Attorney General of Virginia from 1898 to 1902. Governor of Virginia from 1902 to 1906. Delegate to the Third Congress of American Republics at Rio de Janeiro in 1906. T. C. Williams Professor of Law and Dean of the Law School of Richmond College since 1906. jects taught: "Conflict of Laws," "Constitutional Law," and "Practice and Pleading."

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MORDECAI, Samuel Fox, Dean Trinity College of Law.-Born in Richmond, Virginia, December 12, 1852. Son of Samuel F. Mordecai and Ellen M. Mordecai. Educated at private schools and the University of Virginia. Married Betty Grimes November 10,

1875. Admitted to the Bar of North Carolina 1875. Lecturer at Wake Forest College from 1899 to 1903. Elected Dean of Trinity College of Law in 1904. Subjects taught: "Administration and Wills," "Constitutional Law," "Domestic Relations," "Negotiable Instruments," and "Real Property." Author of a work on "Mechanics' Liens."

MORRIS, Sylvanus, Dean of the University of Georgia Law School.-Born in Goochland County, Virginia, October 8, 1855. Son of Charles Morris and Mary Minor Morris. Graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees of A. M. in 1875, and B. L. in 1877. Married Annie L. Lewis on January 29, 1890. Admitted to the Bar of Georgia in 1877. Appointed Professor of Law in the University of Georgia in 1893, and in 1900 was elected Dean of the law faculty. Subjects taught: "Corporations," "CommonLaw Pleading," "Criminal Law," "Elementary Law," "Equity," and "Torts." Author of a pamphlet on "Georgia Pleading."

MUSSEY, Mrs. Ellen S., Dean of the Washington College of Law.-Born in Geneva, Ohio, 1850. Daughter of Platt R. Spencer and Persis Duty Spencer. Educated at Rockford College, Illinois, and Lake Erie College, Ohio. In 1871 was married to Gen. R. Delavan Mussey, and was associated with him in the practice of law until his death in 1892. One of the founders of the American National Red Cross. Dean and founder of the Washington College of Law, which was primarily a woman's college, but now has an equal percentage of male students. Subjects taught: "Contracts," "Corporations," "Negotiable Paper," "Personal Property," and "Testamentary Law." Wrote articles on "Laws of Marriage and Divorce," "Legal Relations of Parent and Child," etc.

NILES, Alfred S., Dean Baltimore Law School.-Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 28, 1860. Son of Rev. Henry E. Niles and Jennie Marsh Niles. Graduated from Princeton College with the degrees of A. B. in 1879, and of A. M. in 1882. Married Mary H. Waters October 28, 1889. Admitted to the Bar of Maryland on October 28, 1881. Chairman of the Burnt District Relief Commission in the Baltimore Fire in 1904. Associate Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore in 1906. Member of the State Board of Law Examiners 1906. Dean of the Baltimore Law School since 1904. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law" and "Elementary Law." Author of "Life of William Pinkney" for "Lewis' Biography of Lawyers."

OCHILTREE, Robert M., Dean of the Cincinnati Y. M. C. A. Night Law School. -Born in Fayette County, Indiana, September 23, 1865. Son of James M. Ochiltree and Jane McCrory Ochiltree. Graduated from Valparaiso University in 1888, and from the Cincinnati Law School with degree of LL. B.

in 1892. Married Margaret M. Clark on October 14, 1896. Admitted to the Bar of Indiana in 1892, and of Ohio in 1894. Organized the Y. M. C. A. Night Law School in 1893, and has been Dean of that organization to the present date. Subjects taught: "Corporations," "Contracts," and "Property."

PATTEE, William S., Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School.-Born in Jackson, Maine, September 19, 1846. Son of Daniel Pattee and Mary Bixby Pattee. Graduated from Bowdoin College with the degree of A. B. in 1871, and that of A. M. in 1874. Received degree of LL. D. from Iowa College, Grinnell, in 1889. Married Julia E. Admitted to the

Tuttle November 30, 1871. Bar of Minnesota 1877. Superintendent of Schools of Northfield, Minn., 1874 to 1878. President of the State Normal School Board, 1886 to 1898. Member of the Minnesota State Legislature, 1884 and 1885. Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School since its organization in 1888. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of Illustrative Cases on "Equity," "Personalty," "Realty," and "Sales."

PEASE, Lynn Spencer, Dean Milwaukee Law School.-Born in Oxford, Wisconsin, February 15, 1860. Son of Spencer Adam Pease and Julia Older Pease. Graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1886 with degree of A. B., and in 1891 with degree of LL. B. Married Emma Nunns June 28, 1887. Admitted to the Bar of Wisconsin in 1891. Superintendent of the Wisconsin School for the Blind from 1891 to 1895. Appointed Professor of Law University of Wisconsin in 1895. Since 1897 has been Dean and professor of law in the Milwaukee Law School, now Law Department of Marquette University. Subjects taught in law school are "Agency," "Constitutional Law," "Damages," "Equity," "Elementary Law," and "Insurance."

POE, John Prentiss, Dean of the University of Maryland Law School.-Born in Baltimore, Md., August 22, 1831. Son of AttendNeilson Poe and Josephine E. Poe.

ed Princeton University, receiving degrees of A. B. in 1854, A. M. in 1857, and LL. D. in 1904. Married Anna J. Hough on March 2, 1863. Admitted to the bar of Maryland in 1857. Commissioner of Public Schools, 1871 to 1888. AtState Senator, 1889 to 1891. torney General of Maryland, 1891 to 1895. Chairman of the Baltimore Tax Commission in 1885 and of the State Tax Commission in 1886. President of Maryland State Bar Association in 1899. General Counsel of the Democratic State Committee of Maryland. Regent of the University of Maryland in 1869. Appointed Professor of Law in University of Maryland in 1878, and elected Dean of the law faculty in 1885. Subjects taught in the law school are "Damages," "Evidence," "Pleading," "Practice," and "Torts."

PORTER, Frank Monroe, Dean of the University of Southern California Law School.-Born in Waushara County, Wisconsin, August 15, 1857. Son of Clinton H. Porter. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin with degrees of A. B. in 1881 and LL. B. in 1883. Married Suella Billmeyer on August 10, 1893. Admitted to the Bar of Wisconsin in 1883. Professor of Law at Los Angeles Law School, 1901 to 1903. Dean of the University of Southern California Law Faculty since 1905. Subjects taught in law school are "Domestic Relations," "Equity," "Evidence," "Bailments and Carriers," and "Personal Property."

PUTNEY, Albert H., Dean of the Illinois College of Law.-Born in Boston, Mass., September 28, 1872. Son of Albert B. Putney and Sarah B. Putney. Graduated from Yale University in 1893 with degree of A. B., and from Boston University with degree of LL. B. in 1895. Admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts in 1895, of Illinois in 1899, and of the Philippines in 1904. Professor of the Illinois College of Law from 1900 to 1903, and Dean of the same school since 1904. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law," "Conflict of Laws," "Equity," and "Statutory Construction." Author of text-books on "Government of the United States" and "Colonial Government of European States," which have been adopted by the government for use in the Philippine public schools.

REEVES, Owen T., Dean of the Illinois Wesleyan University Law School.Born in Ross County, Ohio, December 18, 1829. Son of William Reeves and Mary Reeves. Graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with degree of A. B. in 1850 and that of A. M. in 1853. Received the degree of LL. D. from Monmouth College, Illinois, in 1880. Married Mary E. Hawks October 30, 1862. Admitted to the Bar of Ohio in 1854. Judge of the Circuit Court of Illinois from 1877 to 1891. Judge of the Appellate Court for Fourth District from 1878 to 1891. Professor of Law in the Illinois Wesleyan University since its organization in 1874. Elected Dean of the law faculty in 1891. Subjects taught: "Common-Law Pleading," "Equity," "Evidence," "Legal Ethics," "Negotiable Instruments," and "Torts."

RICHARDS, Harry Sanger, Dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. -Born in Osceola, Iowa, November 20, 1868. Son of John W. Richards and Anna Currier Richards. Graduated from the University of Iowa in 1892 with the degree of Ph. B., and from Harvard University in 1895 with degree of LL. B. Received degree of LL. D. from the University of Iowa in 1904. Married Mary C. Holt in August, 1901. Admitted to the Bar of Iowa in 1895, of Missouri in 1896, and of Wisconsin in 1904. Member of the Executive Committee of the Associa

tion of American Law Schools 1904 to 1906. Professor of Law at the University of Iowa from 1898 to 1903. Dean and Professor of Law in the University of Wisconsin Law School since 1903. Subjects taught: "Agency," "Contracts," "Corporations," "Damages," "Equity," "Partnership," "Insurance." and "Wills." Author of magazine articles on legal subjects and various papers read at meetings of the American Law School Association.

RICHARDSON, William P., Dean of the Brooklyn Law School.-Born in Bryan, Ohio, November 6, 1863. Son of Richard Richardson and Margaret Richardson. Educated at the University of Wooster, Fayette Normal School, and University of Maryland, receiving the degrees of LL. B. and LL. D. from the latter institution. Married Miss Bessie Albaugh, of Frederick, Maryland. Admitted to the Bar of New York in 1901 and of Maryland in 1904. Organized the Brooklyn Law School in 1901, and has been Dean of that school to date. Subjects taught are "Contracts" and "Evidence." Author of works on "Commercial Law" and "Contracts."

ROBINSON, William C., Dean of the Catholic University of America Law School.-Born in Norwich, Conn., July 26, 1834. Son of John A. Robinson and Mary E. Robinson. Graduated from Dartmouth College with degree of A. B. in 1854. Received degree of LL. D. at Dartmouth in 1879, and that of A. M. from Yale University in 1884. Married Anna E. Hairland July 2, 1857. Her death occurred some years later, and on March 31, 1891, he married Ultima M. Smith, of Cuba. Admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania in 1863, and of Connecticut in 1865. Judge of the City Court of New Haven, 1869 to 1871. Judge of the Criminal Pleas Court of New Haven, 1874 to 1876. Member of the Connecticut State Legislature in 1874. Instructor and Dean in the Law School of Yale University, 1869 to 1872. Professor of Law at Yale University, 1872 to 1895. Dean of the Law School of the Catholic University of America since 1895. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of "Robinson's Elementary Law," "Forensic Oratory," "Patent Law," and "American Jurisprudence."

ROGERS, Henry Wade, Dean of the Yale Law School.-Born in Holland Patent, N. Y., October 10, 1853. Graduated from University of Michigan in 1874. Received degrees of A. M. and LL. D. from Wesleyan University, Conn. Married Emma Winner in June, 1876. Admitted to the Bar of Michigan in 1877. Professor of Law University of Michigan in 1883. Dean of the University of Michigan Law School, 1885 to 1890. President of Northwestern University, 1890 to 1901. Professor of Law at Yale Law School,

1901 to 1903. Chairman of the Section of Legal Education of the American Bar Association, 1893 and 1894. Chairman of the World's Congress on Jurisprudence and Law Reform at the Chicago Exposition in 1893. General Chairman of the Saratoga Conference on Foreign Policy of the United States in 1898. President of Association of American Law Schools in 1906. Author of a work on "Expert Testimony" and also numerous articles in the law journals. Editor of article on "Injunctions" in Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure.

ROGERS, William Perry, Dean of the Cincinnati Law School.-Born near Bloomington, Ind., March 3, 1857. Son of William K. Rogers and Sarah Rogers. Educated at the Indiana State University, receiving degrees of A. B. and LL. B. Married Estella B. Clark March 30, 1882. Admitted to the Bar of Indiana in 1881. For a number of years Secretary of the Association of American Law Schools. President of Association of American Law Schools 1906. Professor of Law at Indiana University, 1892 to 1896. Dean of that school, 1896 to 1902. Dean of the Cincinnati Law School since 1902. Subjects taught in law school cover practically the entire course. Author of the article on "Guaranty" in Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure, and also of various articles in the law magazines, etc.

ROHBACH, James Alexander, Dean of the Indiana Law School.-Born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1864. Son of Maj. E. P. Rohbach and Linda Ryland Rohbach. Graduated from Western Reserve University in 1884 with degree of A. B., and in 1890 with the degree of A. M. Received the honorary degree of LL. B. from the University of Iowa in 1893. Married Louise Young in 1893. Admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania in 1889. District Attorney of Union County Pennsylvania, 1892. Lieutenant Colonel and Aide de Camp to the Governors of Iowa from 1894 to 1898. Professor of Law and Secretary of the Faculty, University of Iowa, 1892 to 1899. Professor of Law and Secretary of the Faculty, Indiana Law School, from 1899 to 1901. Dean of the Indiana Law School since 1901. Subjects taught: "Agency," "Bills and Notes," "Carriers," "Contracts," "Corporations," "Criminal Law and Procedure," and "Elementary Law." Author of numerous articles in historical and educational magazines.

SHAFER, John Douglas, Dean of the Pittsburg Law School.-Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, December 5, 1849. Son of Alexander G. Shafer and Marie Harper Shafer. Graduated from Washington and Jefferson College with degree of A. B. in 1866. Married Mrs. M. B. Gifford June 25, 1901. Admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania in 1874. Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pa. One of the

founders of the Pittsburg Law School, and Dean of that school since 1885. Teaches the subject of "Real Property."

SOMERVILLE, Thomas Hugh, Dean of the University of Mississippi Law School. -Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, September 19, 1850. Son of Samuel W. Somerville and Jennie Farish Somerville. Graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1872 with degree of LL. B., and received degree of LL. D. from that University in 1900. Married Ella Vasser on June 4, 1878. Admitted to the bar of Virginia in 1872. Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1880. State Senator for Mississippi, 1896 to 1897. Appointed Professor of Law

in the University of Mississippi in 1897, and in 1906 was elected Dean of the law faculty if that school. Subjects taught: "Corporations," "Equity," "Insurance," "Medical Jurisprudence," and "Torts."

SOUTHGATE, Butler T., Dean of the Kentucky University Law School.-Born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, July 3, 1873. Son of E. L. Southgate and Sarah T. Southgate. Graduated from Kentucky State College with degree of A. B. in 1892. Appointed Professor of Law in Kentucky University Law School in 1905. Elected Dean of that school in 1907. Subjects taught: "Negotiable Instruments," "Practice and Procedure," and "Sales."

SPEAR, Emory, Dean of the Mercer University Law School.-Born in Culloden, Ga., February 3, 1848. Son of Eustace Willoughby Spear and Annie Spear. Graduated from the University of Georgia in 1869 with degree of A. B. The degree of LL. D. was conferred upon him by Mercer University in 1899. Married Sallie Dearing September 8, 1869. Her death occurred some years later, and on July 14, 1881, he married Eleanora D. Morgan. Admitted to the bar of Georgia in 1869. Solicitor General of the Western Judicial Circuit of Georgia. Representative in both the 46th and 47th Congresses. U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia since 1885. Dean of the Mercer University Law School since its organization in 1892. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of a text-book on "Removal of Causes," and "Lectures on the Constitution of the United States."

STERLING, Thomas, Dean University of South Dakota Law School.-Born in Lancaster County, Ohio, February 21, 1851. Son of Charles Sterling and Anna Sterling. Graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with the degrees of A. B. in 1875 and A. M. in 1878. Married Anna Dunn October 17, 1877. Her death occurred in 1881, and on May 1, 1883, he married Emma R. Thayer. Admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1878. City

Attorney of Springfield, Ill., 1880 to 1881. District Attorney for Spink County, South Dakota, 1886 to 1888. Member of the First State Legislature of South Dakota, 1889 to 1890. Dean of the University of South Dakota Law School since its organization in 1901. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law," "Domestic Relations," "Federal Procedure," "Pleading," "Real Property," and "Taxation."

THORINGTON, William Sewell, Dean of the University of Alabama Law School. -Born in Montgomery, Alabama, July 30, 1847. Son of John T. Thorington and Mary Parker Thorington. Attended the University of Alabama, but was prevented from graduating by the destruction of the University in a Federal raid in 1865. Married Wilella Chilton on October 24, 1867.

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to the Bar of Alabama in 1867. Judge Advocate General of Alabama and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Elected Dean of the law school of the University of Alabama upon its reorganization in 1897. Subjects taught cover nearly the entire law school course. Author of various addresses and papers published in the Alabama State Bar Association Records.

THROCKMORTON, Archibald Hall, Dean of the Center College Law School (Kentucky).-Born in Loudoun County, Virginia, March 28, 1876. Son of Mason Throckmorton and Annie Humphrey Throckmorton. Received degree of A. B. from Roanoke College in 1896, and that of A. M. from Princeton University in 1897. Graduated from Washington and Lee University with degree of LL. B. in 1900. Married Julia E. Painter June 29, 1899. Admitted to the Bar of Virginia in 1900. Dean of the Central University of Kentucky Law School since 1902. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law," "Contracts," and "Property." Author of the article on "Levees" published in Cyclopedia of Law and Procedure.

TOWNES, John Charles, Dean of the University of Texas Law School.-Born in Tuscumbia, Ala., January 30, 1852. Son of Chancellor E. D. Townes and Martha C. Townes. Educated at Boyton University, Waco, Texas. Received the degree of LL. D. from that University in 1898. Married Kate Wildbohn December 28, 1871. Admitted to the Bar of Texas in 1873. Judge of the 33d District of Texas from 1882 to 1885, and of the 26th District in 1888. Appointed Professor of Law in the University of Texas in 1896, and in 1900 was elected Dean of the law faculty of that school. Resigned from the deanship in 1902. Was re-elected Dean In 1907. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of works on "Torts," "Civil Government," "Elementary Law," and "Pleading."

TRICKETT, William, Dean of the Dickinson School of Law.-Born in Leices

ter, England, June 9. 1840. Came to America in 1842. Son of John T. and Mary Trickett. Graduated from Dickinson College in 1868 with degree of A. B., and has since received degrees of A. M. and LL. D. from that institution. Admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania in 1875. Elected Dean of the Dickinson School of Law upon its reorganization In 1890. Subjects taught cover nearly the entire law school course. Author of several local books on Pennsylvania law, and also articles published in various law magazines.

UMBREIT, A. C., Dean of the Milwaukee University Law School.-Born in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, January 7, 1861. Son of T. Umbreit and Catherine Umbreit. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin with degree of A. M. in 1883 and LL. B. in 1885. Married Helen D. Stanton September 1, 1886. Admitted to the Bar of Wisconsin in 1893. Dean of the Milwaukee University Law School since its organization in 1906. Subjects taught: "Constitutional Law," "Evidence," "Sales," and "Torts."

VANCE, William Reynolds, Dean of the George Washington University Law School.-Born in Middletown, Ky., May 9, 1870. Son of Robert G. Vance and Fanny Stowe Vance. Received his education at Washington and Lee University, receiving the following degrees from that institution: A. B. in 1892, A. M. in 1893, Ph. D. in 1895. LL. B. in 1897. Married Anne W. Hume September 24, 1902. Admitted to the Bar of Kentucky in 1897 and of Virginia in 1898. Secretary of the Association of American Law Schools. Appointed Professor of Law in Washington and Lee University in 1897. In 1902 was elected Dean of that school. Appointed Professor of Law at George Washington University in 1903, and in 1905 was elected Dean of the law faculty of that institution. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of text-book on "Insurance," published in the Hornbook Series.

VAN ZILE, Philip T., Dean of the Detroit College of Law.-Born in Osceola, Pa., July 20, 1843. Son of David M. Van Zile and Elvia C. Van Zile. Graduated from Alfred University, New York, in 1863 with degree of Ph. B. Received degree of LL. D. in 1904 from that University. Graduated from the Michigan University Law Department in 1867. Married Eliza Jones on December 28, 1865. Admitted to the Bar of Michigan in 1867. Prosecuting Attorney for Eaton County. Michigan, 1869 to 1870. Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Michigan in 1875. U. S. District Attorney in Utah. 1878 to 1884. Member of the Board of Law Examiners of Michigan, 1895 to 1901. Appointed Professor of Law at Detroit College of Law in 1891. Elected Dean of that school in 1892. Subjects taught cover practically the entire law school course. Author of text