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

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THE. , N3 Page 72 , 1 THE CLASS OF A QUARTER CENTURY Many, many moons ago, to a building in the loop, A A group of lads and lassies came, with faltering foot They came intent to get the. know on law, To train their minds to pick out legal flaws. It was to the third Hoor center that they came, And stopped to give their address and name. Into the outer office all did flock, And there began their troubles with a shock. After giving their qualifications, To the Hoors above they were stationed. And nightly came the joyous ride From main to number eight. Assigned to the room with dozens of others, Brand new books with somber covers. Waiting about for the class to start And wondering what it was all about. At last, amid the shuffle, came our prof-a lawyer, To make us read the law and questions answer. No one knew what he was reading, Everything was so strange, queer, misleading. The professor rapped for attention, and all sat straight Wlien silence was had he began to relate-- Telling us all of lawyers' great' deeds, And how we must help in the profession's needs. J A week or so of lectures and we all began to read, And then it was found we were really treed. Religiously we dug into the books, s Delved into the mustiest nooks. The professors tried earnestly to make the law plain. An awful task l' They almost gave up in vain. However, they guided over the shadowy trails, Of contracts, torts, criminal law and sales, Contracts was taught by Professor Monahan, On whispering and talking he put a strict ban. ,Twas he who would inject a cough apropoS, And no student in the class might recite very slow. 1925

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THE. s T. if 2 z Among the large real estate transactions of the past year may be men- tioned the purchase by Attorney Frank W. Michalak of the bed of the old Chicago River. Mr. Michalak intends the erection of modern office build- ings on this land, the excavation having been done in advance. Fred Bartlett, our demon congressman from the far South Side, has re- cently expressed a willingness to introduce a bill in the next Congress providing for longer tennis courts and shorter racquets. Fred always had a hankering for Tennis and Common Law Pleadingg he says the two make an ideal combination. Hi Boyajian, attorney for the well known oriental rug firm, Boyajian iv Charney, maintains that their carpets cover a lot of ground. It is esti- mated that 'A'-lule sold three million artificial flowers and four thousand yards of fringe last season. The authenticity of these figures is dependent on the word of Bob Klenha. Klenha, by the way, now owns Cicero, having purchased it outright from the National Prohibition department. Bob, be- sides acting as Mayor in his spare moments, drifts into court occasionally to lend a helping hand to his city prosecutor, Kagan. just now Kagan is having a wee bit of difficulty in adjusting his salary to a figure that will be entirely favorable to him. If he is not successful he says that he will swing over to Maywood, where .Ed Markham holds sway. ' As attorney for the Board of Education, Bill Quinn has been kept mighty busy the past few months. His-recent attempt to question the appointment of Erv Wright to the board, on the grounds that Erv didn't like school teachers, was greeted by a storm of criticism on the part of Wade Schaubel, Wright's sponsor. Schaubel, who sells pencils to the board, is anxious to secure Wright's appointment, as this move would greatly aid his plan to have all blackboards removed, thus giving him full control unless some fountain pen man should come along and steal his thunder. The newspapers have it that Art Skidmore is returning fromiWashing- ton where he has consulted the famous patent attorneys, Swanson 8: Servos, with reference to his newest type of alarm clock. No home is complete without it, says Mr. Skidmore. Attached to any door knob it is better than a radio set to keep friend husband by the fireside at night. Kalmon and Kennedy, very early in their legal career, mutually realized the mammoth possibilities in the radio field and formed a law partnership for the purpose of mastering any legal problem that arose in connection with the growth of that industry. This firm has figuredlargely in both the legislation and litigation of radio matters for the past twenty years and they have come to be familiarly known as the Radio Cats of the Legal Field. They are now counsel for the International Radio Corporation which has lately been accused of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. Hruda, formerly of the Western Electric, is General Manager of this Company. 1925 1 fl R Q5 Page 71

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THE. ! It took Mr. Pringle just a short time to mingle, And the unwary jokester before the class he would single. His remarks came slowly, but went to the quick, Annihilating the thin-skinned and penetrating the thick. A manof few words, yet inciting class action To a favorable pitch, with friendly reaction. At the start of his course indifference expressed, At the end thereof a bond of-friendship he possessed. Master in Chancery VVelch appeared that .first year, And made us laugh until it brought tears. VVhen trying to explain the difference between, A, telescope and a sausage machine. A city official, Guy Guernsey, alderman great, . Taught us how in bailments to write a mean slate. He is also a lawyer and a teacher thrown in, And by .his remarks made the whole class grin. Of locatio operis and locatio rei, y As to the role that a borrower or lender might play, This teacher of ours omitted very little, And at the end of the term we knew every title. A railroad lawyer came to the aid of the class, And took up the troublesome subject of sales. He explained how by mail goods could be sent, And also what stoppage in transitu meant. A little later he showed us the light, i On personal property and other such rights. g Of waifs, abandonment, mortgages and limitations, In fact almost all the laws of the nation. ' He now teaches property, a troublesome thing, Not only for profs but for students to sing. In our day this subject, half law, half myth, Was taught to us by VValter B. Smith. And mortgages, easements, and other delights, Did weary our brains for many nights. How we struggled and racked our poor brains, To think of some way this course to retain. After this first year of becoming familiar with legal lore, We knew we were Juniors, felt it to the core. Q Returning once more to the halls of Kent, It was easily seen we were legally bent. K R Page 73