IIT Chicago Kent College of Law - Transcript Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE. 2 E c I Gherkin is Law Dictionary ASBQUE I-IOC. A term denoting one of the hurdles of the oddities of practice. I ACCOMMODATION I P A P E R . Your neighbor's answers during the examination period. . ACCRETION. The jumble of note- books remaining at the end of the third year. ADMIRALTY LAW. Maritime law interspersed with selections from Pinafore. ADOPTION. The act by which one student takes to himself the brain child of another. AGENCY. A course which has proved a boon to all married men. APPRENTICIUS AD LEGEM. A species of modern youth dis- tinguished by bulging eyes, lean purses and prodigious brief cases. BAILMENTS' AND CARRIERS. No one knew what could happen on a railroad until he had gone through the delightful treatise on bailments and carriers. BASE FEE. The lowest fee an at- torney can accept. BEST EVIDENCE. That which students try to present to judge Pickett. BILLS. Perhaps a choice subject at common law, but a feat of mem- ory under the N. I. L. BREACH OF CLOSE. Unwar- ' ranted entry of freshman. CAVEAT EMPTOR. . Term ap- plied to purchaser of second-hand ' law books. COMMON LAW PLEADING. Cod liver oil and sulphur admin- istered by an outgrown system of pleading. COMPAN-ION OE TI-IE GAR- TER. The other one. CONFLICT OF LAWS. Another one of judge Pickett's pet brain children. ' c 1925 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. Log- ic and reason set forth in a man- ner which delights. CONTINGENCY WITI-I A DOU- BLE ASPE-CT. Answering twelve questions where only ten were required. CONTRACTS. Filled to the brim with cases relating to kegs of nails, pounds of herrings and other things dear to the heart of the old merchant. CRIMINAL LAW. Sometimes known as Pickett's Delight, wherein he revels and his victims flounder. CROSS-ERRORS. Those found in working cross-word puzzles. CY PRES. A doctrine often applied in answering examination ques- tions. DILATORY PLEA. One made by student who iscstalling for time. DIPLOMA. Lithographed an- nouncement of what we hope we are. ' DOMESTIC RELATIONS. A jestful subject, filled to the brim with the tang and zip of countless wrangles, and thereby proving a bane to the instructors in co-edu- cational law schools. DORMANT PARTNER. .Those who adorn benches at the rear of room during class periods. DURESS. Restraint of students after class period. Q E Q U I T Y JURISPRUDENCE. One dozen maxims served with trimmings. I EQUITY PLEADING. Something with a double aspect always lurk- ing to ambush the unwary. ET UXOR. Can be said of a num- ber of students. EVIDENCE. Always a bit differ- ent fromjwhat you thought it was. EX' 1 1 I .R Page 163

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THE, X N6 - V ' w Page 162 e e 3 z AN INCIDENT AT CHICAGO-KENT. CWith apologies to Robert Browningj By HANK KERCHIEF. You know, we students stormed the classroom, A short time ago, And out in the hall Judge Pickett, His sturdy bulk did show. . With eyebrows knit, Qcan't you see him Pj His eyes not missing a thing, As he mused to himself, The poor fellows, I'll make 'em sing. H. just as he murmured, half a-loud, ' If that guy Sproger makes-more noise- Let him get out of the crowd And I'l1 tell the boys -if' When it was whispered 'round the room, The paper-chuck it, A I hear the Judge, and here he comes. HI, In came the Judge and he was at his best, Smiling to all as he passed, A You hardly could suspect, CSO jovially he talked with all the rest, And scarcely anyone knew.j ' You looked twice 'ere you saw his faceset. Sproger had the paper, he knew. IV. Cried he, Let's have the roll call noyv, We've a lot of work tonight. All settled down as best they knew how, A And kept their lips shut tight. Over the room wandered the judge's eyes, Only to rest on Sproger. ' V. Far over the table leaned the Judge, As he' loudly called for Sproger. The Kidf' got up, with shaking knee, . He couldn't talk, and could- hardly see. Give me those last yearfs questions-don't And The Kid just cou1dn't answer, For he in his fright had swallowed 'em, And now they were inside. - VI. Thus endeth the tale of the paper, A tale that will oft be told. a try to hide With a cheer for our friend, judge Pickett, And a tear for the lad, Kid Shirts. :E-19257

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'J Ni v THE HYPOTHETICAL ' QUESTION. Favorite weapon of judge Pickett. May be likened to double-edged sword. ' IGNORANTIA JURIS NON EX- CUSAT. A jollyfphrase of vener- able antiquity, used asa sturdy prop to bolster legal advice. INCORPOREAL. A student's ex- pression of the law as it exists in his own mind. A IN NUBIBUS. Term used to de- scribe graduate who has passed bar examination. INNUENDO. Used by professors when praising one student and at the same time fiaying another. IPSE DIXIT. Often heard imme- diately following examinations. JOHN DOE. A large land owner, the proprietor of Whiteac1'e and Blackacre, and the patron saint of legal actions. - LACHES. A common fault on the part of students. LEGAL ETHICS. A survey of what the Utopian lawyer would do if there were lawyers in Uto- pia. MEDIA NOX. The time for all students to extinguish the lamp. MENS REA. A feeling which comes when you are not prepared. MISTAKE OE LAW. An errone- ous conclusion as to the legal effect of known facts. NIHIL DICIT. Often true on Mon: day evenings. . NUDUM PACTUM. Agreement torassist in preparing assignment. OBITER DICTUM.. The cause of a good deal of near law. ORDINARY PRUDENT MAN. A mythical person, said to be related to John Doe and Richard Roe. PARTNERSHIP. Treading close P on the heels of agency. . 1925 Page I PERSONAL PROPERTY. A pleasing subject, inasmuch as money is defined as personal prop- erty. PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. A pleasing application of everyday principles to big business. PROXIMATE CAUSE. The first disturbing element of a class ex- plosion. QUANTUM MERUIT. A popular examination grade. QUID PRO QUO. Or what have you? REAL PROPERTY. A distinctly distasteful subject, the earthy smack of which would permeate the binding of the best book on that subject. REPUGNANCY. A feeling engen- dered by close contact with sure- tyship. RES IPSA LOQUITURJ An extra long assignment. SALES. Of an especial interest to students who sell flivvers during their leisure hours. SANS CEO QUE. See Absque Hoc. ' SCINTILLA. Nice word for sum- ming up to jury. SHIFTING- USE. An ancient rock kept fresh by the moss of time. SINE HOC QUOD. See Absque Hoc. STRAMINEUS HOMO. A man of straw. . SURETYSHIP AND' GUAR- ANTY. Next to bills and notes, one of the most confusing jumbles of Hors and ees, TORTS. The last clear chance to ascertain the proximate cause of the Squib case. TRESPASS DE BONIS ASPOR- TATIS. Taking 'em away. ' VVILLS. Always a delightful sub- ject, and rendered more so by the expositions of judge Pickett. X iii xl