those who have previously taken an academic degree. The special students, who formerly could obtain the degree of Bachelor of Laws, will now be given a certificate of work done, upon the completion of the regular course. The tendency of this change will be to raise the standard of the department.

The chapter work is being carried on as usual at our monthly meetings, but there is nothing new to report in this line. We have no regular rooms, but the general address of the chapter is Stanford University, California. A. M. L., JR.

STANFORD, CAL., March 9.

MINOR VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.

The chapter began the college year with twenty-one members, having lost fifteen at the close of the previous session. Two more returned during the second term and along with C. C. Faires, of Marshall, we now number twenty-four. At the fall initiation Messrs. W. W. Grant, Jr., H. M. Patterson and Carl Marshall were welcomed into the Fraternity, and thus strengthened the chapter plunged into the regular routine of the session.

Through the hearty coöperation of the law faculty, all of whom are members of Phi Delta Phi, the freshman class is being thoroughly and carefully sifted and at present we have some sixteen men pledged for the spring initiation. The chapter endeavors to follow as far as possible the traditions of the University of Virginia and to that end it avoids conferring reward for purely nominal services. In this restriction of honorary membership, merit and interest go forward hand in hand' toward making the chapter and chapter affairs a complete success.

Meetings are frequently held and aided by the moot and practice courts, no little experience and material benefit is gained outside the lecture room. Delta Chi, established at the university last. session, is in a prosperous condition, but as yet we have had no difficulty in getting any and every man we wanted.

The great event of the session for the chapter will be the public initiation held Saturday before Easter. This is followed that night by the annual banquet and an expansive list of toasts and speakers has already been prepared.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., March 9.

H. T.

RANNEY-WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL. Our chapter is enjoying a successful year and is stronger than it has ever been before. It is a recognized honor in the university to be a member, and the chapter seems to develop with the growth of the law school. During the last five years excepting last year every graduate of our school has passed the Ohio bar examination, and in three of the last five years the men receiving the highest grade in the examinations were from this school, and the three men were members of the chapter. In enrollment this year of 126, 86 are college graduates representing 27 different universities. The result is a high degree of scholarship in the school, and gives us excellent material from which to select our members. On December 13 we had an alumni dinner at the Forest City Hotel. About forty of the alumni were present. Following the dinner, there was a general good time.

We mourn the loss of Bro. Zachary Armstrong, Pomeroy, '85, who died in February. He was one of the alumni in this city who had particularly endeared himself to us. He was always present at our functions and was loyalty itself.

The quiz classes held every Tuesday and Thursday night by the seniors are successful and faithfully attended, and the results of the discussions are interesting and beneficial. The annual formal banquet and initiation was held Wednesday evening, March 21, at the Colonial Hotel, with an attendance of about sixty members. Those initiated on this occasion are Newton D. Baker, to honorary membership, and Maurice Vinton Semple, '06, Adelbert and Bernard James Guthery, '07, A.B., Ohio Wesleyan; Clarence Millard Finfrock, '07, A.B., Ohio Wesleyan; and Vance Stewart, '08, A.B., Princeton, to active membership.

The banquet and speeches followed thus: Fred. L. Taft, Hamilton, toastmaster; John Chamberlain, Ranney, “A Way to Win"; Judge Alexander Hadden, Ranney, "When We Were Boys"; E. L. Skeel, Ranney, "Phi Delta Phi"; Judge Robert W. Tayler, Ranney, "The Lawyer and a Citizen "; Newton D. Baker, Ranney, "The Double Standard"; Judge F. A. Henry, Kent, "The Lawyer as a Business Man.”

Our present membership is eighteen, eight of whom are seniors, nine juniors, and one freshman, and our rooms are at Adelbert Hall, Adelbert street, Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, March 19.

L. A. B.

TIEDEMAN-MISSOURI UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.

Since our report in the last BRIEF the chapter has been more active than for the two or more years past. Better business methods have been employed, strict rules in regard to assessments have been adopted and enforced and every effort possible is being made that can well be made to discharge the debts of the chapter.

Our programs have been of practical value. Bro. Kelsey gave a well outlined talk on "Deeds of Trust and Mortgages in Missouri." Bro. Clark gave a paper on "Attorneys at Law under the Missouri Statutes." Bro. Donnell conducted two quizzes on the Constitution of Missouri, and Bro. Galbraith conducted one on “Administration in Missouri."

The following men have been initiated: E. Greenman, '06; R. P. Johnson and R. E. Lee, of '07; and H. E. Kilmer, S. E. Killam, and Chas. T. Butler, of '08.

COLUMBIA, Mo., March 16.

WEBSTER-BOSTON UNIV. LAW SCHOOL.

L. E. B.

Our chapter is at present in a most flourishing condition. Arrangements for a house are now being made, and we hope to be located in permanent quarters by fall. The majority of the important offices for commencement are filled by members of the chapter, among them being the presidency of both divisions of the senior class, the greatest honors that the class can bestow.

Our plan of having an alumnus address us weekly has been a decided success. The meetings are looked forward to by the members and are well attended. The chapter, I feel certain, is stronger than ever before, and our growth is not yet at an end. S. B.

BOSTON, April 2.

ALUMNUS NOTES.

Frank D. Thompson, Webster, '99, had withdrawn from the firm of Potter & Thompson of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and has opened offices in the Bank Block, Barton, Vt. John H. Sears, Waite, '03, is now practicing at 705 Olive Street, St. Louis, and represents the Corporation Trust Co. for that city. Henry C. Miller, Dwight, 'oo, died in New York City last August. The death of Henry I. Budd, Gibson, '94, at Camden, N. J., is reported. Fritz v. Briesen, Field, '97, and his brother, Hans v. Briesen, '99, on January I became members of the well-known patent firm of Briesen and Knauth, of which their father, Arthur v. Briesen, is senior member.

PETITION OF THE BALLINGER LAW CLUB OF THE

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL.

TO THE LEGAL FRATERNITY OF PHI DELTA PHI:

The members of the Ballinger Club, students of the School of Law of the University of Washington, whose names are hereto subscribed, desirous of securing a charter for the organization and establishment of a chapter of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi, do hereby petition that a charter of the said Fraternity be granted the said Ballinger Club under that name:

Hugo Metzler,
Geo. MacDonald,
W. D. Gillis,

Geo. Ellsbury,

Carl Retsloff,

John Coleman,

Chas. W. Hall,

Robert Grass,
Geo. Friend,
Frank Beam,

W. H. Dunlap,
Fred Sander,
John A. Saboe,
T. J. L. Kennedy.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.

The University of Washington was founded February 22, 1861. During the early territorial days the institution had a severe struggle for existence, but with the rapid increase in population and wealth of the state the university has been correspondingly prosperous. The attendance has increased during the past four years from two hundred to seven hundred students.

Seattle, the seat of the university, is the metropolis of the Northwest, and, after San Francisco, the most important seaport on the Pacific coast. The city is located on Elliot Bay, an arm of Puget Sound, and one of the largest and safest harbors in the world. It is the terminus of two transcontinental railroads, and also handles almost the entire Alaska trade, besides an extensive and rapidly increasing commerce with the Orient. The population has increased within ten years from 60,000 to 150,000.

The university is most favorably located for student and fraternity life, being five miles from the center of the city. The campus, consisting of 359 acres, overlooks and adjoins Lake Union and Lake Washington.

The institution derives its support from the state and the proceeds of its land grants. It possesses over 103,000 acres of land, some of which is exceedingly valuable, being located in and near the cities of Tacoma and Seattle.