Yale University Law School - Yale Law Reporter Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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52 Tllli YALE SIIINGIJC. book on Pleading was a bit too deep for us at that stage of our studies. We wrestled with those miser- able Hilary Rules until we were black in the face, and twisted our tongues out of shape in trying to pronounce the Norman French names for the intri- cate processes. We were strongly advised to read Blackstone in connection with our Elementary Law, as this worthy gentleman was responsible for much of our trou- ble in wrestling with the intricacies of seizin. We learned also that the jaw bone of every whale and the left hind foot of every pig were perquisites of the Queen, while the King had to satisfy himself with a measure of every gallon of beer brewed in the kingdom to quench his thirst and a certain proportion of all the ham sandwiches to satisfy his hunger. On account .of the illness of Professor Townsend, we were unfortunate in having only a few recitations under that well known Judge, but the little we saw of him in our Junior year, made us look forward to the chance of meeting him again later on in our course. As in previous years, the genial Mr. Mallory, who foolishly furnished a gun to Johnny Riley, impressed us with the responsibility which we would later incur, as fathers of families, in restraining our infant sons from squandering our patrimony on things not neces- saries. Mr. Buckland referred frequently to Mr. Iladley, who made the mistake of furnishing machinery to the unreliable Baxendale, thus bringing on a law suit, which caused us much trouble, in mas- tering the principles of stipulated damages. We

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THE YALE Sl'IlNUl.1'l. SI dog, to say nothing of the necessaries for ourselves, consequently we often pictured ourselves clad in ebb- tidc trousers, a green frock coat cut high in the waist, a battered high hat and, covering all, a perennial Hood's Sarsaparilla expression. Nevertheless we still plodded on, bound to win if we could. Professor Baldwin instructed us in Contracts, and introduced us to the elementaryprinciples of Agency and Partnership, using as a text book Mr. Theophilus Parson's great work, where the author so adroitly tal-:es back what he has just laid down as law. Pro- fessor Baldwin cleared away the mists and steered us forth into clear waters. We also studied Contracts under Professor Beers, and learned the great danger which any young man incurs in calling too often upon any young lady of his acquaintance, and mentally resolved that in the future, we would carefully write out our conversations in advance, commit them to memory, and thereby avoid the possibility of a suit for breach of promise Our class also was the first to receive instruction from Judge Perry, in the elements of Evidence, which course, although it seemed very difhcult to us at the time, was of great value to us. We were also distinguished in being the last class which Judge Loomis taught in the school. We desire to express our deep appreciation of the interest which he showed in us, and will ever remember with pride our course under a man who so distinguished himself on the bench and in public life, by his high qualities of mind and character. We all have the highest respect for Mr. Pepper as a gentleman and a lawyer, but we decided that his

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THE YALE SHINGLE. 53 well remember our genial friend Messmore, beside a host of other worthies whose names we have now forgotten, but whose law suits we trust will remain in our memories, at least until after the bar examinations are over. The review which Professor Watrous gave us in Benjamin on Contracts helped to fix the elementary principles of the subject in our minds so that we were able to reconcile the startling discrepancies of Parsons in an intelligent manner. We had a little dash of Criminal Law with Pro- fessor Beers which proved especially valuable to those who frequented the Police Court. When the Supreme Court was in the Superior Court Room, many of our classmates walked in at the Bar Entrance and took the arm chairs as if they had been practicing for years. We had a few additional courses which were not in the curriculum, to wit: a special course in Potosoph- ical Research, under Professor Albert A. Moore and Assistant Professor Buttle, given whenever the spirits moved them to do so. Some few of us were for- tunate enough to be assisted in our attempts to appear like gentlemen, by a series of lectures on the I-Iabiliment of the Person, by the Honorable Pro- fessor Gouraud of London and New York. Most of us attended the wildly exciting political discussions of the Yale Kent Club, and never will we forget the stirring argument of Chief Justice Adams on the Tariff Question, emphasized as it was by the fact that he wore upon his breast a miniature box of the Sherman brand of American Tin Plates, thus