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was found not to be satisfactory, and the spect. In 1869, Judge Dillon became con nected with the State University, as lecturer chair was discontinued in 1880, the subjects on Medical Jurisprudence in the law and embraced being apportioned among other medical departments, his education in both professors. James M. Love became first connected professions especially fitting him for the treatment of that subject. He was afterward with the School in 1875. He is a native of made a professor in the law department, but Virginia, and as a young man' was engaged the exacting duties of his position as Judge in the engineering force employed in the of the United States Circuit Court, to which construction of the canals in that State, in

which Senator John he had in the mean Sherman was one of time been appointed, his comrades. Their prevented him giving zeal in espousing the much time to the cause of a superior School, or perfecting who was deposed, led his course of instruc to their dismissal, and tion on the subject of each turned to the the jurisdiction and study of the law, — practice of the Fed Love going back for eral Courts, which had that purpose to Vir been assigned to him. ginia, while Sherman His connection with entered the office of the School, however, his brother in Ohio. continued until 1879, when he resigned his After admission to the judgeship and re bar, Love returned to moved to New York Ohio to practise, but City to re-enter upon a few years afterward the practice of law. (about 1857) came to William E. Miller, Iowa. By President one of the Judges of Pierce he was ap the Supreme Court, pointed to the posi was elected professor tion of United States in 1871 upon Judge District Judge, which FRED OILMAN. Wright's resignation, he still holds. He is and continued in the now entitled to retire, position for four years. Upon retiring from but being still a vigorous, active man he has the bench he resigned his professorship and not yet determined to take advantage of that has since been engaged in practice and legal opportunity. In 1875, Judge Love was made authorship. a professor in the law department and has When the Regents sought to increase been connected with the School ever since, the efficiency of the course by creating a giving to it what time his judicial duties per chair of Pleading and Practice, the professor mit, — much more indeed than would be ship was conferred upon Frederick Mott, who possible under such circumstances for one was soon afterward succeeded by Orlando less active and capable. In 1887, he was C. Howe. Each of these men had held chosen Chancellor of the Department, but judicial positions and came with practical without the requirement that he reside at experience in the profession; but the plan of Iowa City, other provision being made for the having a special professor for such subjects details of management of the School. Judge