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They have entire charge of all matters relating to ad- mission to the Bar ; they built the law school ; they appoint the professors, they appoint the examiners; and when a young man or young woman has passed the examinations satisfactorily, that body calls to the Bar.

Then some Bencher presents the success- ful candidate to a judge in court, as having been called to the Bar by the Law Society of Upper Canada ; and thereafter he or she must be recognized by every judge in the Province of On- tario.

Since 1797 no court in the Province of Ontario has had or has any power to hear anybody as a counsel or barrister unless he has been called to the Bar of Ontario by the Law Society of Upper Canada.

In addition to our barristers, we have also what are called solicitors, but ours is not entirely like the English system.

Nearly all our barristers are solicitors; practically all our solici- tors are barristers.