Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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lastt-d only a ft-w months untlt-r this titlt-, for the chartt-r for Loyola L'nivt-1-sity was grantt-tl by the state in the following yt-ar antl tht- st-hool ht-t-amt- known officially as tht- Loyola I'nivt-rsity St-hool of Law. Thus tht- tlt-yt-lopmt-nt of tht- plan for t-x- pansion ot' tht- small St. Ignatius t'oIlt-ge was ht-gun. The law school was tht- first ot' tht- professional units to ht- atjltlt-tl to tht- institu- tion. llatt-r, tht- mt-tlit-al st-hool, tht- tlt-ntal st-hool, antl otht-r divisions wt-ro to follow, hut this first stt-p in the program of t-xpansion was an important ont- in that it was tht- par- tial rcalization ot' a tlrt-am that was to ht- fultillt-d some timt- in the futurt-. Tht- at-tual antl t-ompl0tt- rt-alization has not t-onit- t-vt-n totlay. Loyola still has its t-hapel to hniltl on tht- north campus antl improvt-mt-nts to ht- matlt- throughout tht- whole institution, hut tht-se art- gratlually ht-ing at-t-omplisht-tl antl tht- stt-atly growth from the small ht-ginning spt-aks wt-ll for tht- future antl intlit-att-s that tht- managt-mt-nt has ht-t-n ot' tht- ht-st. Con- tinut-tl atlht-rent-t- to tht- prcst-nt polit-y ot' t-x- pansion t-an only rt-sult in tht- splt-ntlitl antl fort-t-ful i'at-tor that Loyola is surt- to ht- in tht- fllllll't' lift- ot' tht- t-ity ot' t1'hit-ago. tint- ot' the outstantling ft-aturt-s ot' tht- yt-ar at tht- law st-hool is tht- tratlitional hanttnt-t attt-ntlt-tl hy thc int-mht-rs ot' tht- fat-ulty antl tht- stutlt-nts of the st-hool. At this hantlut-t tht- dt-velopmt-nt of tht- t-ooporatiyo spirit ht-- twt-t-n tht- stutlt-nts antl tht- instrut-tors has hot-n a major antl nott-worthy rt-sult. It has also tentlt-tl to kt-t-p tht- stutlt-nts on a t'rit-ntlly hasis with t-at-h otht-r antl with tht- mt-n on tht- fat-ulty. Tht- first of tht-st- annual han- tlut-ts was ht-ltl on tht- t-leyt-nth of Ft-hruary, 1909. At tht- last. ht-ltl this yt-ar, tht- original forty who attt-ntlt-tl wt-re almost matlt- ritlit-u- lous hy t-omparison with oyt-r tht- two huntlrt-tl stutlt-nts, alumni, antl pi-oft-ssors who mt-t to enjoy an t-Vt-ning ot' sot-iahlo antl protitahlt- tlist-ussion. The main ft-aturt-s of tht- banqut-t art- an atltlrt-ss hy a promint-nt niembt-r of tho lt-gal p1-oft-ssion antil informal talks hy some of tht- more tlistinguisht-tl mt-mbcrs of the alumni antl fat'-ulty. At the last ot' tht-so gatht-rings Altlt-rnian Jamt-s R. Quinn was tht- print-ipal spt-akt-r. Tho first tlt-an of tht- st-hool was lVilliam llillon who tltt-t! a littlt- oyt-1' a yt-ar ago. Plllll- t-atctl in tht- privatt- st-hools of Irt-lantl antl at tht- Vatholit- l'nivt-rsitA' ot' lluhlin. ht- was later atlmittt-tl to Kings Inn antl tht- Klitltllt- 'l't-mplt- for his lt-gal training. llis at-tivity as tlt-an of tht- law st-hool ran ht-twt-t-it tht- yt-ars lflflt-4 antl 1915. At tht- t-lost- ol' his lf'l'llI ht- rt-tirt-tl To privatt- pi-at-tit-o anti was t-n- gagt-tl at-tivt-ly in this work up ltr tht- tiutt- ot' his tlt-ath. Tlit- rt-t-ortl of tht- rt-st of tht- original t'at-ulty is an imprt-ssiyt- ont-. Two nnlnit-ipal t-ourt ,jutlgt-s, Thomas Langtry antl Mit-hat-l tiirtt-n, wort- among the instrut-tors wht-n tht- st-hool first opt-nctl to at-t-t-pt stutlt-nts. -lohn l'. Mt-Hoorty, ont- of the ahlt-st Int-n to haw- ht-t-n at ltoyola, is now sitting as a jutlgt- in illt- l,'il't't1lt l'tJlll'T tri' Cook tftilllliy. Slit-t'i:tl lt-t-turt-s, a polit-y that is t-ontinut-tl to tht- prt-st-nt timt-, wt-re givt'-n hy otht-r outstantlinu nit-n ot' tht- lt-gal prol't-ssion from timt- to tintt-. Among tht- spt-akt-rs at tht-so lt-t-turt-s wt-ru .lutlgt- Brown ot' tht- .Xppt-llato t'ourt. Jutlgt- t'artt-r ot' tht- Suprt-me t'ourt. Vhit-t' .lnstit-t tllson ot' the Munit-ipal tfourt antl a man who was latt-r to ht- govt-rnor ot' the statt-. litlwartl F. llunnt-. Nuniht-rt-tl among this group wt,- also tintl tht- names ot' tit-oi-ge W. XVa1-yt-llt-. antl .lutlge A. N. lVattt-rman of tht- Appvllatt- t'ourt. Utht-r me-mht-rs of tht- original fat-ulty wort-, in stunt- t-ast-s, alumni of tht- oltl t-ollt-gt-. 'l'hest- lillllll' nit-n wt-rt- Mr, -lost-ph A. t'onnt-ll antl Mr. Mit-hat-l Y. Kannally. Mr. Jamt-s V. Ilartnt-tt. Mr. Howartl tj. Sproglt-. Hr. N. l.. Pit-trowski. Mr. Ft-rtlinantl Goss. Hr. -lost-ph J. Thompson. antl Mr. Patrit-k H. tVl'lonnt-ll t-omplt-tt-tl tht- fat-ulty roll ot' tht- tit-st yt-ar in whit,-h tht- llint-oln St-hool ot' Law opt-ratotl as a part of tht- future systt-in ot' st-hools to ht- known as Loyola l'niyt-rsity. Passing on from the tat-ulty ot' the st-hool as it was originally organizt-tl wt- t-omt- to a t-tnisitlt-ration of tht- mannt-r in whivh tht- st-hool was t-ontlut-tt-tl at tht- ht-ginning ot' its t-are-t-r. tllasst-s wort- held in tht- oltl Ashlantl hlot-k wht-re the st-ht-ol rt-maint-tl until it was mtwt-tl to its prt-st-nt sitt- in tht- huiltling lo- t-att-tl at 28 North Franklin strt-t-t. Tht-st- t-lasst-s, ht-ltl at night. gi-t-w stt-atlily in num- ht-r until tht- st-hool was finally ottt-ring vom- pleto t-ourst-s in all hrant-ht-s ot' applit-tl law. Tht- policy of the tirst tlt-an was to follow tht-

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principles of the old college on the west side in expansion and refinement. Excellent men in the various fields of legal research were added to the staff from time to time and these were constantly following tl1e ideals of the dean in his attempt to built the school up to the high place which it was meant to fill. Every well-equipped law school must have an excellent lllJ1'2l1'j' from which the students may draw books that are authoritative on their subjects and which are immediately available to the students for the aid they can give in considering important problems. Loy- ola is well able to meet this requirement. lie- sides her own library system. ot' which the law school unit is only a branch. there are numerous other legal research places within easy reach ot' the students, Notable among these latter is the Chicago Law lnstitute which is open to the students of all law schools in the city and is located only a short distance from the Loyola l'niversity law school. ln the liln'al'y ot' the school itself there are many well-known volumes. The Viiiful Shifts Nupivnir Voiirf li'eport.v .liitiiolutcd is one ot' the tnost important legal books that has ever been compiled. tjther editions deal- ing with legal procedure and practice cover the various tielils ot' legal activity and give the student the tinest ot' opportunities to com- pare 'the best legal opinions, Without following a set plan ot' organiza- tion in this consideration ot' the Loyola l'nif versity School ot' Law. we come next to the most important phase ol' that unit and ot' the whole university, namely, its Catliolicity. Yn- doulvtedly this is the most striking point about the whole idea ot' Loyola. 1Vhile there is no restriction placed on the men who enter her doors in matters ol' religion. race or general creed in politics or any other phase ot' human lite except those that are directly opposed lo the weltare ol the people as a whole, Loyola does teach with a Catholic view. ller whole system is that ot' Catholic education and the underlying principles that are motivating the instruetions ot' the classroom are designed to set forth the Vatliolic teaching on the subject. Catholic to the core, Lovola does not trv to force the Catholic lllll1l't'll on those who attend her schools. ller only consideration is to give her students the correct and most usetul in' struction in the various fields they are pur- suing. The religious issue is not the primary one but no chance to increase the work of the Catholic religion is wasted. For those who are Catholics when they begin the training at Loyola there are sodalities and social func- tions that have for their aim the increase and expansion of Catholic social action. For those who are not of the Catholic faith there are numerous other activities that are guided by Catholic principles and in which these stu- dents can come into contact with Catholic ideas and practices. In any account of the Loyola Vniversity School of Law mention must be made of the fine work that has been done by the men who have succeeded dean Dillon. Only two men besides the iirst dean have held this oftice. Arnold ll. McMahon held the post from 1915 until 1925 when he was succeeded by the present dean, .lohn V. McCormick. l'nder dean llcllahon tl1e day school was added to the unit. His atlministration also saw the lengthening of the night course to the present tour-year basis and the day course set at the present three-year length. The administ ration ot' dean McCormick has seen the further de- velopment of the various clubs and organizaa tions in the school. The Brandeis competition in which thc students of the ditliercnt clubs argue mythical cases with all the l'ormality of the real courts of the land determines the school champions among the senior students. In the lower divisions ol' the school there are other branches ot' these clubs in which men are preparing to contend for the honor ot' winning in their senior year. The Illinois junior bar association has also been developed at Loyola. The chapter located at this school has a line record in the activities of the or- ganization and can be justly proud of its work in the field ot' the younger men who are learning the fundamentals ot' the law. A brief mention can also be made of the training that is available in the law school. The customary divisions of the law are recog- nized here although they are fast becoming indistinct. The three divisions that form the greatest fundamental and basic sections ot' the law are considered to be as follows: non- eontraet. contract. and property. The Loyola l'niversity School of Law uses this division