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

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said premises, not appearing of record, excepting where they have recorded themselves on the calcimine of said walls. ' Special assessments, including incidental fees, for the years, '22-'23, '23-'24, and, '24-'25, matricula tion fee, abstract fee, diploma fee, and examination books, and special taxes for dance tickets, smokers and other forms of class enjoyment. General taxes for the years, '22-'25, '25-'24, and, '24-'25, covering text books and all paraphernalia for the study of the law. An easement, dated September ll, 1925, and existing in favor of the Glass of '26, recorded in the office of the college on that date as Document No. 56, allowing for ingress and egress to and from the upper floors of the college building, together with the right to gaze upon the seniors at their work and play and to emulate their stimulating example. An easement, dated September 12, 1924, and existing in favor of the Class of '27, recorded in the office of the college on that date as Document No. 57, allowing for ingress and egress to and from the upper floors of the college building, together with the right to gaze upon the seniors at their Work and play and to emulate their stimulating example. Rights or claims of several of the more sleepy students to occupy the back seats in the class rooms and to snore visibly and audibly during class periods Rights or claims of one Reuben B. Short to deposit himself in one of the easy chairs in the front office of the college and to remain there for the space of three hours each evening. I Rights of the incoming freshmen to have an extra amount of heat in their class rooms in order that they may become dried out more quickly, thereby eliminating their naturally greenish appearance. Page I7I

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SlVIUL.LIN'S Ar-3sTRACT 1-OUNDRY THERE WILL BE NO OBJECTIONS TO OUR WORK OUR SPECIAL SWAMP POLICY WILL PROTECT YOUR FLOATING LOTS 96 WEST. FRANKLIN STREET E THOMAS E. SMULLIN. PRESIDENT TITLE OFFICERS JOHN T. DILLON WALTER A. O'BRIEN FRANK W. MICHALAK HENRY E. SASSO Chicago, Illinois, June lst, l925. Marlow J. Madden, Esquire, President of the Class of '25, Chicago-Kent College of Law, lO North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois. Dear Sir:- At your request, we have examined the abstract of title submitted to us, covering:, Lots Three CBJ, Five Q51 and the north eight inches Q8 J of Lot Four Q45 in the A'ssessor's Division of Lot Eight CBI in Block Fifty-three 4551, in the Original Town of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, otherwise known as Number lO North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois, from September lOth, 1922 to June lst, 1925, and relying wholly upon the same, we are of the opinion that title to said premises was vested on said last mentioned date in THE CLASS OF 1925 subject to a heterogeneous conglomeration of clouds more, fully enumerated as follows: l. Rights or claims of law students possibly now in possession, not apt to be shown of record any where A else than on the class room walls or carved on the chair arms. 2. The leans of countless cigarette smokers against the frescoed walls of the college building situated on I Page I7O

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10. 11. 12. 15. 14. 15. 16. Rights or claims of certain instructors to assign lessons which are three times as long as they should be. fln order to cure this defect it is suggested that you get an affidavit from one Judge Pickettj. Rights of certain embryo politicians to display their political wares and to broadcast the longcomings and shortcomings of the respective candidates for the I innumerable class offices. Leans of certain near maniacs to work cross word puzzles on the class room walls. Rights of certain members of the feminine sex to contaminate the atmosphere in the class rooms by vigorously powdering their physiognomies during class periods. Impudent questions of survey. Satisfy yourself that the buildings on said premises do not encroach upon the adjoining premises and that there is no danger of the buildings on the adjoining premises tumbling down on top of the college building. Rights of incoming freshmen to amuse themselves between class periods by sliding down the bannisters and playing marbles in the hallways. - Mechanics leans which various mechanics may claim against said property, but whose claims are so ridiculous that they have not had the audacity to put them on record. Very truly yours, Smullin' s Abstract Foundry JTD-HAJ Page 172