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

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G F if N6 rvcmviiitlnunr is Qtaal X WD HON. XVILLIAM M. JAMES, A D. B. N. W. NV. A. The Transcripl of 1950 A Unclucling Alumni News Relating to the Class of '25D Nineteen Hundred Fifty Robert K. Hill, Jr. .... . Reuben Hruda ..... Harold Kalmon ...... Stanley W. Clark, Jr .... Stanley C. Buck, jr.. . .. Leland T. Smith, III .... Kenneth Meyer ........ Samuel Solon Deutsch. . . Winifred Clemens ..... Wm. B. Johnson, Jr ..... .-...-Q-........ ..- ..--4.- .... . . . .Editor-in-Chief . . . .Associate Editor . . . .Associate Editor . . . .Associate Editor . . . . . .Business Manager . . . .Associate Business Manager . . . .Associate Business Manager Walter Corcoran O'Brien .... Thomas E. Smullin, Jr. . . Jeannette Murphy .... P. Larsen Kennedy. . . Leland E. Terry, Jr .... Edwin Johnson ......... u f Henry Erwin Sasso, jr .... Walter R. Titzel, III .... use-au...-masons..-o Advertising Manager . . . . . .Picture Editor . . . . .Fiction Editor .... . . .Art Editor . . . . . .Activities . . . . .Organizations . . . . . .Faculty Editor Post Graduate Editor . . . . . . .Senior Editor . . . . . .Junior Editor . . . .Freshman Editor Hon. William M. James, A. D. B. N. W. W. A. ..... Faculty Adviser Page 66 519257

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! F E E VVolfe, Real Estate Conveyances by Powell, Receivers by Westoii and Me- chanics' Liens by Brin. The class members should be congratulated for their work, considering the amount of time which must be spent in prepara- tion. . The courses given on Friday during the first half and on Thursday during the second semester are similar, the distinction being that the first part re- lates to Common Law and the latter section to ,Equity Pleading. Professor Jackson ably conducts these classes, preparing hypothetical cases and ques- tions illustrative of primary and advanced principles of pleading, which re- quires the use of Puterbaugh, et al, in the solution of the problems presented. After the student has prepared a few declarations and pleas, replications and also an Habsque hoc or two, he can fully comprehend Professor Higgins' statement that the first seven years a.re the hardest l It is precisely this type of work that an advanced student or' newly admitted lawyer needs, and he will afterwards be thankful that he had the extra work. Equity Pleading includes the preparation of bills and answers and has several interesting, although intricate, propositions of mortgage and trust deed foreclosures. . -I Friday night classes during the second semester are in charge of Pro- fessor VVa1ter B. Smith of the Chicago Title 8 Trust Company, and consist of lectures and reports by the members of the class upon leading cases of various kinds, all of which involve Real Property and the acquisition and the disposition or retention of the same. Such topics as Dower, Party Walls, Corporations, Conditions in Deeds, Building Restrictions, Real Estate Syn- dicates and similar titles are discussed and the leading cases cited by Pro- fessor Smith. To the lawyer who does any title work, this courseis invalu- able. To be able to say that according to the doctrine laid down in 202 Ill. 41 such a condition in a deed is good and the property reverts to the grantor means quite a saving of time when abusy man wants an opinion. The cited cases give the attorney a starting point and render his work much easier. As one of the members of our class said quite aptly, We are getting the straight stuff now ! In reference to this class, I feel I can do no better than to quote him on the matter, and his statement appears to voice the opinion of the entire group. ' In conclusion, I can only recommend and suggest that every member of the graduating class who is desirous of increasing his knowledge of prac- tical law should enroll in the post-graduate course and receive efficient in- struction in that part of the law that you would not ordinarily obtain except through several years of hard work in the courts and through many cases. To Dean Burke, Professor Jackson and Professor Smith, we wish to ex- tend the thanks of the Post-Graduate Class of 1925 for the sincere efforts to assist us in advancing our knowledge of the law, and hope that those efforts may not be considered wasted by you. The courses have been most enjoyable and instructive, and we regret the fact that we must soon part. Again, the thanks of the Post-Graduate Class of 1925. E. STANLEY BRIN K .192 A Pae65

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THE. E E Alumni News Our distinguished and honored class president, Marlow J. QCanary Joel Madden, has enjoyed for a number of years the position of head of the legal department of the Stuffem Sausage Corporation, a mammoth organization employing in the neighborhood of thirty thousand skilled sausage workers in over fifty cities. One of his most recent and famous victories was in the case of Palestine Free State vs. Stuffem Sausage Corporation, where he suc- cessfully defended an action brought by Eugene E. Murphy, as counsel for the Free State, for damage in transitu to 40,000 cases of link sausage. Mr. Murphy was assisted in the briefing of his cause by John T. Dillon, Esq. The case is reported in 902 U. S. 514. John Burita has forsaken the active practice of law, and is now devoting all of his time to lecturing at Wellesly College on the Rights of Married and Single Wonieii. . William fKidj Sproger is now listed as a millionaire at forty, due to his having cornered the shirt market several years ago. O. Richard Baker has been appointed chief counsel for the Western Elec- tric Company of Illinois. Mr. Biaker's hobby, Fence Menders for Ford Cars, has just been awarded first prize by the National Automobile Wreck- ers' Convention held at Oshkosh. . Abe Marovitz is Snow one of Chicago's leading trial lawyers. From office boy extraordinary to trial lawyer has been the career of this energetic man, following in the footsteps of his employer, Levy Mayer. The firm of O'Brien, Clark and Strom is now defending Hap Clemens in a breach of promise suit brought in the Inferior Cour-t by Corcoran and Solon, attorneyettes for Zazza Frazz of the Follies, who recently obtained a divorce from Andy Anderson, the Wall Street financier. Alex Frankenstein, champion wrestler of the class, is now a noted real estate broker. It is reported that he is about to enter the political arena to engage in further wrestling. p . Lionel J. Bferc has recently been appointed Ambassador to Sweden. It is rumored that this appointment was brought about through the influence of Big jim Berenson of Tammany Hall. ' State's Attorney William M. James has been settingya brilliant record for convictions during the past year. Oscar Strom has been elected to the presidency of the Runningwild Golf Club at Dunning, Illinois. r Helmer Hansen is now en a ed in revisin the 3rd edition of his work I I 0 0 I g g g on Code Practice in Illinois. Q ' I-Ion. William Cunnea and William johnson, Bill I 8x II respectively, carried the Grand Old Party through with flying colors at the elections last fall. The former was elected governor of Illinois and the latter was elected mayor of our fair city. 1 l K wg L 1925 A IX Page 67