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

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E F f TPAlNI.?fFflllI'T , i E The Wag 's Page FAMOUS LINES OF THE FAMOUS Pickett: That's right, now you've got it. A Oshe: Well, what do you say about that Miss Cooper? Dean Burke: Well, you are not answering my question. Campbell: The court decided there was no partnership didn't they? Shanner: 'What should the benefisherary do in this case? THE OLDEST STORY IN SCHOOL Allison: 'Tm not prepared on the advance assignment for tonight. Prof. Higgins: Well, now just what do you feel strong on? Allison: Why not assign something for me to study and report on at our next session. Prof. Higgins: What more could be fairer? just absorb everything from page 3 to page 104. Judge: Young man, are you trying to show your contempt of this court? Haen: No, you honor, I a1n trying to conceal it. In expressing our gratitude to those who have done much to help us bear our burdens, let us not forget those gracious ones, who have faithfully assured us, that the first hundred years are the hardest in the practice of law. Prof. Oshe: VVhy cannot a corporation be a grantee of a deed in joint tenancy? He: I don't know. It is a matter of common sense. Oshe: Thank you. He: You are welcome. My name's Hubbard. And Forever Afterward Vlfe Knew. But you see, gentlemen, you must always put the dressgoodstin the dress- goods wagon and the groceries in the grocery wagon and you must never put the dress-goods in the grocery wagon or the groceries in the dress-goods wagon. Ye Steno's Comment on the Transcript. I've nevergone to law school And I hope I never will And deliver me from Editors Their work's enough to kill. Miss M. K. 96 19265 A

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P c 1 TPAN?6lll19T t 'Che Lawyer N opportunity was afforded me to study law at night by the Chicago College of Law, now the Chicago Kent College of Law, and I entered the Class of '89, being otherwise occupied during the day. This was the situation of many of the students in the class at that time, and, as a result, we were able to meet the necessary law study requirements for admission to practice law in our State. ' Untiring service was rendered to the students by judges Joseph M. Bailey and Thomas A. Moran in the class-room located in the Appellate Court. The students of that time owe to these instructors their everlasting gratitude for this service. Judge Bailey, late of our Supreme Court, was a courtly gentleman, patient to a degree that must have been trying, in assisting the students to comprehend questions of law before the class. The clear explanations made by Judge Moran, then of the Appellate Court, when involved questions of law were considered, made it easy for the students to understand. Judge Moran was a keen and well-grounded lawyer. His reputation was such that he had the confidence of the bench and bar of that time, and was beloved by the students. I shall never forget the talk made by Judge Moran to the graduating class. He impressed the class with the ethics of the profession, and, as lawyers, always to have in mind the position and responsibility that lawyers have in the com- munity, and at no time, whether for a client or otherwise, to countenance the doing of a discreditable act that would reflect on the law profession. He also strongly advised the students to continue the study of law, so as properly to qualify them to meet the ever-changing conditions. He called our attention to the bad impression made on clients having business with a lawyer, in finding the lawyer reading the daily papers in his office. It would be far better to read law with profit, than to create a bad impression on clients by reading the daily papers during business hours. I shall never forget this talk. It was, and has been an inspiration to me, and it certainly has guided me in my profession. Vile all remember the early struggles of our late President, Abraham Lincoln, and it is most appropriate to recall his public utterances, his thoughts about the responsibilities of a lawyer. In a lecture to students studying law, he had this to say: There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dis- honest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence and honors are reposed in and conferred upon lawyers by the people, it appears improbable that this impression of dishonesty is very distinct and vivid. Yet the impression is common, almost universal. Let no young man, choosing the law for a calling, for a moment yield to the popular belief-resolve to be honest at all events. And if, in your own judgment, .you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave. Frequently criticisms are made that are most unjust. Lawyers as a class appreciate the responsibilities that are theirs in the administration of justice. If lawyers fail us, justice would be but a mockery. But, happily, the bench and bar, in the main, have played an important part in the history of our country. As an illustration, john Marshall, the in- 98 i i Q 1926 IN I A IV JN