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

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'l'lllC VALIC SIIINGLIC. S9 But advancement has been made in other lines besides those of studies and athletics. One of our most esteemed classmates, from a city heard of every June on account of the boat race, has gained twenty- four pounds in weight by taking Dr. Saunder's famous forensic medicine, another has become a veritable wizard at billiards through daily games with one of our Faculty, still another, with photo- graphic and on the make tendencies, has learned to abstain from making useless points of order at the Kent Club meetings. Numerous have been the amusing little incidents throughout the year, which even brought a smile to the faces of our learned Judges. It was while on Copyrights that one of our class, from the land of big trees and Chinamen, asked the Professor if he had ever played the donkey game, it was in Saturday morning Moot Court that one man said he was not quite sure whether he was for the plaintiff or the defendant, but 'he would demur just the same, and it was in Professor Robinson's Moot Court that after His Honor had overruled a motion for non suit, that the moving counsel said, Well, I'll accept the ruling, but I would like to see you outside after- wards. But now the time to graduation is fast shortening from months to weeks and from weeks to days. Momcntous day, thou Twenty-Sixth of June! what fates lie beyond thee for the members of this hopeful band? Does the outside world await our coming, fondly thinking we may settle their strifes and con- troversies? Does the sufferer of injustice hope for

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58 'l'lIl'l YAl.liI SlIlNGl,li. and Bills go smoothly with Professor Perry, and Evi- dence is profitably reviewed through the lectures of Judge Fenn. We Hnish Professor Woolscy's inter- esting work in International Law, and then begin a fine series of lectures on Equity under Professor Phelps. This gentleman is endearing himself to all, and his clear, practical talks make the subject easily and thoroughly understood by every one. We now reach the middle of the winter term, when this goes to print. What studies are yet to come we cannot foretell. Suffice it to say that what- ever the subject assigned, its principles are sure to be eagerly absorbed and stowed away in our capacious legal brains. Next to studies, as a class, we shine most brilliantly in athletics. As Juniors we had six men on the great Yale Law School Base Ball Nine QLimitedj, as Seniors we must need have a football team. So we selected a manager-he was the best shot with a gun in the two classes-collected subscriptions, and organ- ized for the onslaught. Well, we played three games, and only lost two of them. It was not quite as fine a record as that of the ball team, but then we might have lost all three-the other game resulted 6 to 6. Under the head of athletics we ought to mention the fact that we have in our class the captain of the fencing-squad, a long distance runner, two sprinters fboth from New Londonj, a chess player, the editors of the Law Journal, aud a stenographer-the rest of the class obtain physical exercise either by playing poker or carrying their notes on evidence to and from the lectures.

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60 THE VALE sH1NoLu. our coming that we may apply the balm of profound legal learning to his wounds? Or does the cold, out- side world, in its hurrying and scurrying, fail to realize that soon seventy young men, with hopeful hearts and empty pockets, will sally forth to begin the battle of life as youthful members of a great profession? When the day does come when we must separate and depart for unknown fields and diverse trials, let us go forth determined to bring honor to this institution and to those who have guided us through the two years of legal studyg let us ever strive to become good lawers and staunch men, and in so 25 doing let us continually remember that Each duty patiently, faithfully done Bringeth reward in excellence won. Guo. OWEN Rr:1a1Nc:'roN. us e wi.