Chattanooga College of Law - Jurist Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Kff------ 'f V151 l ,, . . X .-I y 5---if. ' ' wfe rmrr.z:uwmz:11w:.-ssennr.-zmaazrvam ,.,., .,.., J! , .....-..-..-H-..------------+A---1s-a-------v--'f-- History of the Freshman Class For many years, each and every Freshman Class at the Chattanooga College of Law has showered forth its air of braggadocio, some I will admit with the reason, others with the reason not so apparent. It is now our turn to keep the good work up. I believe President Edwards expressed the feeling and thought of each and every member of our class, when he said that we had the best class from every standpoint, that had ever enrolled in the Chatta- nooga College of Law. We were somewhat slow in getting organized, but one night, in the middle of November, Mr. Roy McClure started us off, and when we linally roused ourselves from the deluge of nominations, motions, seconds etc., the results showed, Alvie M. Edwards, President, H. B. Robinson, Vice-President, M. J. Hale, Secretary, john H. Cunningham, Treasurer and John F. Green, Jr., Sergeant-at-arms. With such leadership, nothing seems impossible for our Class. We were started on our quest for legal knowledge by Mr. W. A. McClure and Mr. Pea- body Howard, who exposed us respectively to Elementary Law and Criminal Law. We en- joyed both subjects very much, and had begun to believe that studying law was a snap. There were some very good grades made in Criminal Law, and we believe that we have quite a few members of the class who are now worthy of the great Darrow in the Criminal Court. Next we took up Domestic Relations under Mr. Roy McClure, and the subject of Advo- cacy under Mr. Gus and A. VVood, jr. Both subjects were handled very well, and to the great enjoyment and benefit of the Class. Mr. McClure knew thoroughly and taught us just as thoroughly how to keep from getting married, but after a lengthy discussion of the marriage ceremony intimate details of married life and the linal bust-up , we were left somewhat dazed. It is almost inconceivable how a man can know so much about those things without ever experiencing them. There's a Nigger in the wood-pile somewhere. Our rosy dreams of a quick and easy grasp of law was quickly shattered when Mr. Gus A. Wood, jr. came in with the subject of Torts. Some of us, thought at the beginning that a Tort was a. disease, or some disfigurement of some kind, and there are a number of the class who still believe in is a disease. Mr. Wood worked hard and finally induced the Class to work some too, and we got a great deal out of the Course, but we were now to the place where we could see the study of law as it is. Something diflicult, if one is not interested, but interesting and uplifting if one is bent on learning it. We have tinally decided that it is necessary to WORK to learn law. HOORAY: We are all becoming Ladies and Gentlemen, no more slumping in chairs, de- lightful smoke from College Corn Cobs, cigars and cigarettes, hovering 'round our heads, and feet delicately lined upon the tables. The ladies now 'have a chanoe'. Judge Swaney, in- troducing Contracts-Horses-and Childhood experiences has descended upon us with a bang! Out of all this change, reformation and imbibing of immortal wisdom, we have firmly printed upon our mind that a contract is nothing monte nor less than An agreement between 'two or more parties to do or not to do a particular thing upon sufiicient consideration, a meeting of the minds you understand. We must here pay our respects to the members of the fair sex in our class. We were blessed with 'seven very attractive young ladies who have helped us keep our interest aroused and helped Judge Swaney in our reformation One of this number, Miss Lenore Burns, brought honor to herself and incidentally to our Class through her election to the oflice of Secretary of the Student Body. The high light in the History of this class, is the dance given in honor of the juniors and Seniors. It was given at the Fort Wood Tea Room, incidentally I might state here that I saw no ten, but . . Well-anyhow, we had a swell time, and judging from the reports of those who attended, it was a Howling Success. We have here given a brief outline of the High Spots of our Freshman year here, and we are now about to assume the responsibilities of juniors. We have left some records to he tried for by succeeding Freshman Classes, and we are now bent on breaking quite a few of those held by Present and Past juniors and Seniors. PAGE SX ,-.,. ' Ql, , fig, 'D ,, Z9 ' -5 5-,f,7,V-,.,g,.9s,.,ys:.5,,. -ara,-ww-1-we-or-mal' 5 f -45 sq.-,ga f U h A , . , , .IJ , . ,. .