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

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TE. ! t 1 rnawicnwr , 5 E Torts he taught us, Told us of the civil rights and wrongs, Told us of negligence and proximate Demanded our attention and respect, Drilled us well in Cooley's Torts. Followed close behind came Baker, Sales then were his chosen weapon, Sales he handed to us for fair, Title passes, tire burns, the property The vendor gains his purchase price Mr. Baker walks the platform, Mr. Baker taps his pencil. Crimes next seized us, Crimes We learned From a man both tall and fair, From a Mr. Monahan, Mr. Monahan the fast reader, Reader of the lesson, Reader who could beat us to it. Personal property too he taught us, VVe absorbed what welcould. ' Friday nights were times of leisure, Leisure times of many speeches, Speeches from the would-be orators, Lectures by the Mr. Beebe, Lectures by the Mr. Vtfelch, Mr. VVelch a man of stories, Mr. Vlfelch a man of words, Vlfords like pearls, VVords that stir us, Stir us with a great emotion. September, 1924, freshmen are we th More we know of legal learning, More than we did the year before. Now we meet the big voiced father, Father of the down-to-business, NVe've a lot to do tonight, Met the good Judge Pickett, Judge Pickett and his book of cases, Cases many and cases varied, Cases of the law of evidence. Boomed he forth and scared us still, Drove inside the rules of evidence, Proved to us we knew naught at all Proved to us, That's one on us . y cause, is lost, CII 110 IHOFC r Property was the next great problem, Problem concerned with real estate, Estates in fee, estates in tail, Mr. Oshe does his stuff, C 105 2l9P:2c6f

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WI f i R? im Tl-IE. ! HIAWATHA TELLS OF LAW SCHOOL. Hiawatha stood before them, Stood in front of the great Wigwam, Wfigwam of the parental domicile, Domicile of Hiawatha's birth, Domicile by law and not of choice. Spake he to his many kinsmen, Kinsmen he had left three years before, Kinsmen departed from for the city, City of the mighty waters, City of Kent College, City of Chicago. Spake he to them of his travels, Told them of his studies, Studies in the Law School, Spake he to them as follows: Downward through the evening twilight, In the days most forgotten, In the time nigh three years ago, From the streets of old Chicago, Fell a hoard of fresh law students, Students green but not unhoping, Students keen for legal learning Crowding elevators in the Lake View Bu Full of wonder and of interest, At the course they were to follow. Cast aside their noise and fooling As they assembled in the class room, Cast aside their smokes and papers. See! A man, he enters , Said the students all together, From the realms of 'knowledge Comes a gentleman. There amidst them came the Alderman, There amidst them stood Guy Guernsey, He of laughing smile and many stories, He of bailiif's star And shining Packard car. Then straightforth came his lecture, VVarned the embryonic crowd of the trials Told of sections and of roll call. Followed close behind came VVood, Followed next a man of elevated fame, He advised the c1'owd of contracts, - Mentioned case and textbook methods. Thus the first year was begun. Next to greet us was Prof. Pringle, ilding, ahead them Pringle who says, Yes tl1at's helpful, but go on , 104 K 219E6f

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g Stuff hard to understand, Stuff he says, Thanks , For reciting on. Then that ancient branch of law, Branch so honored for its antiquity, Branch revered by Mr. Higgins, Branch denounced by the good judge, Ancient practice of the common law, Common law pleadings we must master, Master for the examination all the pleas in abatement Mr. Higgins says he'll ask them, Ask them now without a doubt. VVe don't know them, know not half of them, Know not all of the night's lesson. You'll recite on that next time, Next time you'll tell us all about it. Mr. Higgins means not maybe, Mr. Higgins makes us do it. Third year finds us with less number. Numbered less by far, Numbered fewer because of failure And the in-roads of the faculty. Seniors are we now, Now old men in the school, Now we know we know no law, Now we fear the bar exam. Pickett once again assails us, Hurls us into confusion, Confusion of the Conllict of Laws, Mr. Tupes drills us in Suretyship, Reviews for us the last night's lesson, Lesson of many cases, Lessons long he meters out. Mr. Bullard treats us not lightly, Not lightly in the law of the Constitution, The Constitution he delves into, Tells us the good law from the bad, Handles us in scholarly manner, Manner of the keen, deep thinker, Thinker who differentiates, Sees the reason of the rule. Corporations likewise greet us, Greet us with Mr. Wood, Mr. VVood a friend and fellow, Fellow whom we have learned to know, Fellow whom we have learned to like. Much there is to gain in law school, Much besides the actual knowledge, Knowledge which we must have, lO6 ' 1926