Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . the country until the time ofhis college preparation, which was carried on at the Norwich FreeAcademy from 1866 to 1869. He then entered Yale College, fromwhich he was graduated in 1873 with the degree of During his college course Judge Prentice won many honors bothin the gift of the faculty and of his fellow students. Among thesehonors were three composition prizes, a Junior rhetorical, the Litprize medal and oration stand at junior exhibition and at Commence-ment. He
Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . the country until the time ofhis college preparation, which was carried on at the Norwich FreeAcademy from 1866 to 1869. He then entered Yale College, fromwhich he was graduated in 1873 with the degree of During his college course Judge Prentice won many honors bothin the gift of the faculty and of his fellow students. Among thesehonors were three composition prizes, a Junior rhetorical, the Litprize medal and oration stand at junior exhibition and at Commence-ment. He was also chairman of the editorial board of the was a member of the following college societies: Kappa SigmaEpsilon, Delta Beta Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and Skull and Bones. Having chosen the law as his future profession. Judge Prenticeattended the Yale Law School after completing his academic courseand received his degree in 1875. He took the Townsendprize for the best oration at this graduation. During his course at thelaw school he was also special teacher in the Hopkins Grammar Schoolin New ^^^VVVW-ijiL O . V^NAvV^ SAMUEL OSCAR PRENTICE 103 In the autumn following his graduation from the law school,Judge Prentice, having been immediately admitted to the bar, beganpractice as a clerk in the law olKce of Chamberlain, Hall & White ofHartford, Connecticut. The following year, in 1876, he was admittedinto the law firm of Johnson & Prentice as junior member. Thispartnership continued until the summer of 1889, when he became ajudge of the Connecticut Superior Court, being appointed to this posi-tion by Governor Morgan C Bulkeley, to whom he had been executivesecretary. He was confirmed by the General Assembly. At the ex-piration of his term of eight years, in 1897, he was reappointed for asecond term. In 1901 Judge Prentice was appointed and confirmedjustice of the Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut. He nowoccupies this high position, and ranks as one of
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