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

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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

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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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Things IPANEIEDHYI For the bar is drawing near, Drawing us with fear and terror, Terror of a failure. So the class begins its fasting, Begins to burn the midnight oil, Begins to worry of the finals, Begins to think of cuts and things required by the examiners, Examiners who hold our fate. Thus the noble Hiawatha Told his tribe of the Law School, Told of many perils, Told of bar examinations, Examinations of July and November, November and july feared by all the seniors, Feared by Hiawatha. VVith his last words came his parting, Parting for the desk and quizzer, Parting for a life of study, Study of the law. Time of fasting and of prayer, To the great god Knowledge, Knowledge to help him pass the bar. Nalla '26 192 61?