of the law were ably expounded, the constant | 1864 the South in her extremity called upon aim was to impart knowledge which would these young men to assist in checking the ad be of value in actual practice. Perhaps the vance of the Federal force under Sigel, upon chief strength of the school at this time was the field at Newmarket they bore noble evi the unconscious influence which the lecturers dence to the power which had been shaping exercised upon the students. The men who them, and performed deeds of valor equal to
gave the instruction had a national repu those of the knights of old. tation, and were actively engaged in the The second year of the School opened practice or administration of the law; they with a larger attendance than before. This brought to the lecture was true of the third hall theatmosphereof and fourth years also, the court-room, and during which latter enthused the stu year twenty- three dif dents by their per ferent colleges were sonality. The force represented among of such influences is the students. During the school year of hard to estimate, but every young man who 1 874-1 875, Mr. Hillard's health became has been brought into so poor that Mr. N. contact with them St. John Green was during his student selected to perform days knows that they the executive part of leave upon him as Mr. Hillard's duties lasting an educational and to act as dean. impress as any ex Mr. Green also lec perience of his life. tured upon Kent's For many years prior Commentaries and to the war of the upon Torts. He con Rebellion, the State tinued to act as dean of Virginia had mainuntil his death, which tained a Military 1 School at Lexington occurred after the in that State. It was close of the school here that Stonewall year 1875-1876; HENRY W. PAINE. from that time to the Jackson, as he was afterwards known, present Hon. Edmund lectured from 1852 to 1861, and it was H. Bennett has been the dean of the school. from its halls that he went forth to battle Mr. Green was a strong character; he was for the cause of the South, never to re full of earnest endeavor to strengthen the enter them alive, but to be borne dead school, and fond of his students. His weak through them by weeping students. Here ness, if he had any, as an instructor, was his during the war came many wounded and contempt for the maxim stare decisis. He disabled Confederate soldiers, who occupied loved to attack adjudications. He had a great their time in lecturing to the students. One fund of good nature, of which the students of those students has recently told us what often availed themselves during his lec a great influence the presence of those gal tures by questions which were not always lant soldiers had. It educated the pupils relevant to the point at issue, and which alike in courage and discipline; and when in he always received pleasantly, and in fact
