Temple University School of Law - Restatement Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1926 volume:

temple By Leroy Comanor When poised upon the crest of life, The mightier billows rise. And dwarf the zenith of the strife As clouds against the skies: Then snaps the thralldom of the plug As Temple thou art gone, To join the haze of yesterdays As the future carries on. So shaped the stage with players all Speaking a glorious part. That the mightiest ego doth seem small On Life’s fantastic chart. Then Destiny with talon hands And robed in garments gray, Traces our image upon the sands ’That Time soon sweeps away. When poised upon the crest of time, (), Temple, may thy light Mark the true and the sublime. As stars within the night: May the garlands of yesterday Entwined with thy story. Recall the teacher of our play The inspirer of our glory. 1‘emple University um SGML Lcon tt.R.oj’t Ed it or' SSV TJ 9XI.I.Y.1UYH ) H.l.()£ TO OI K ESTEEMED FRIEND, TEACHER AND DEAN, THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNEAL C.RADCATINCi CLASS of temple Umbersitp . Hato rf)ool respectfully and with a deep sense of gratitude, dedicates this Docket'' -the first literary endeavor of its kind in the history of the Law School Clastf of 1926: YOU are leaving the University in which you have spent four years in preparation for your life calling. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, a very wise old judge, has remarked that ‘‘a university is a place from which men start for the Eternal City.” He has also said that “every calling is great when greatly pursued.” During the years spent in the university you have gained some knowledge of the law, but not sufficient to he a life-long equipment. Because you are leaving this law school you are not to assume that you have learned all the law. The longer one lives the more he finds to learn, and a life well spent will include a large amount of study. Two things you will need in order to he even a moderate success in your calling. The one is industry, the other, honesty. Industry is important. A lazy man is rarely a success, however brilliant he may be, while a man who is industrious may achieve fair success even though not so well gifted as his more brilliant hut less industrious rival. The most important part, however, of your equipment will be honesty which includes honesty in thought, in word and act. Honesty in thought is essential to honesty in word or act, for as one thinks, so he generally speaks and acts. To industry and honesty you should daily add a cheerful and a pleasant smile for those whom you meet. Do not consider that your calling is small or mean or merely a means of making money. Do not try to charge your clients all their business will bear. Ask for your service only what your service is honestly worth. Keep ever in mind that the Law is a great profession to he greatly pursued and that greatness excludes petty or “shyster” method ; of practice. Remember that you will have entrusted to you to he kept spotless the traditions of nearly a thousand years of the legal profession, and that it is in your power for your day at least to mar or keep them uninjured if not increased in glory. Francis Chapman. 6 Jforetoorb ('KING the guidance of precedent that might have been laid down by former classes, the task of the Kditorial Staff of “Tiib Docket” in preparing this permanent chronicle of the activities and personnel of the 1926 “Sesqui-Centennial” (’-lass has been no small one. Many difficulties and obstacles have been encountered and overcome, and we cannot help but feel a glow of satisfaction at the thought that for the first time in the history of the Law School a period of more than thirty years it fell to the 192(5 Class to essay the publication of an individual record book. Because of the gap of years that has intervened since the first class was graduated in 1901, it has been attempted to incorporate within the pages of this “Docket” matters of interest relating to the alumni of even the very earliest years of the School. To furnish a comprehensive and proper background, a biography of our beloved Founder has been written; a history of the Law School has been prepared; and a list compiled of the names of those among our graduates who have bestowed honor and fame upon their Alma Mater by the assumption of positions of public trust, importance and respect throughout the country. A photograph of the present faculty of the Law School, the first group faculty picture since the Law School’s inception, and posed especially for “The Docket, will he found, together with photographs of those of our instructors who. since teaching us, have withdrawn from the faculty. Further to insure the completeness of our archives, invitations to participate were extended to those of our number who labored with us through the earlier years, but who, because of the engrossments of active law practice or for other reasons, found it necessary to take their farewell prior to graduation. Nor has fitting commemorative remembrance been overlooked of those two classmates of ours whom the Almighty, in His own wisdom, called to Himself. Perusal of the publication will disclose our other efforts to insure the greatest possible value of “The Docket,” so that further detailed mention will serve no useful purpose. Suffice it to say that the most careful scrutiny that time and circumstance permitted has been exercised with this sole purpose and hope in mind: that “The Docket” may serve as a permanent and accurate reminder of the happy and fruitful years spent at the Law School, and that it may he a constant source, not alone of interest, and, it is hoped, entertainment, but as well of assistance and inspiration. That each possessor may reflect credit and honor upon himself, upon the legal profession, upon his Alma Mater and upon this, the Sesqui-Centennial Class, is the sincere wish of The Editor. G . o 7 H T1 || xom'I Jfacultp Seated, left to right—Bertram K. Wolfe, A.B., LL.B., Lemuel Braddock Schofield, A.M., LL.B., J. Claude Bedford, LL.M., Francis Chapman, LL.B., Dean, S. Stanger Is .ard, A.M., LL.B., Walter H. Chapman, LL.B., Assistant to Dean, Robert M. Boyle, Esq. Second Row—Richard Hay Woolsey, LL.B., George G. Chandler, A.B., LL.B., David G. Hunter, LL.B., William Alexander Hamilton, A.B., LL.B., George V. Strong, A.B., Albert E. Burling, LL.B. Third Row—C. Brewster Rhoads, B.S., LL.B., Malcolm Adam, LL.B., Thomas E. Comber, LL.B. Inserts Janies R. Wilson. LL.B. Roy Martin Boyd, LL.B. A T THE beginning of my administration as President of Temple University I am glad to send a word of greeting to the Law School. The Law School has had such a long and splendid record that in speaking of the work of Temple University I am compelled to sing its praises. Its future is particularly bright. The forward step which we are now planning for all departments of the University includes new quarters and new facilities for the Law School; and surely the largest Law School in the state with such a splendid record and gratifying reputation is deserving of equipment commensurate with the work that is being accomplished. In making this new Law School building a reality, we are counting on the loyal support of our Law Alumni. We want you to “talk Temple” that its fair name and fine achievements may be known. We want you to help as givers and workers, that your loyalty may be demonstrated. You who are this year leaving this institution may rest assured that the reputation of your Alma Mater will be preserved and improved with the coming years. But see to it that you also guard with jealousy your own reputation. Perhaps no profession tests a man's character so frequently as the law. To gain a temporary advantage, do not be trapped into a doubtful expedient. Hold to the unimpeachable line of rectitude and success will reward you. Wishing you God speed and happiness, as well as success in your profession. I am. Very sincerely yours, CHAS. E. BEURY. u££eU Contoell By I)h. Laura II. Carnei.i. Associate President of Temple University RUSSELL H. CONWKLL was born on February 15, 1843, among the bills of Western Massachusetts, where every prospect pleases, but where money was so scarce that he had to earn all that be needed for an education beyond that he got in the little red school house about a mile from his home. He taught music, waited on table, did all sorts of things to carry himself through Wilbraham Academy and Yale University. The Civil War interrupted his college course, he volunteering in the beginning and serving to the end. His New England friends will always know him as Colonel Conwell. In camp he read law and after the war was over he attended the Albany Law School, which granted him its diploma. While studying law he worked as a reporter first on the “Poston Traveler,'' and then on the New York Herald. While with the Poston Traveler’' he was sent on a trip around the world, at that lime a great undertaking. It was to him a university education because he was alive to every scene, to every condition with which he came in contact. After serving a valuable apprenticeship in the newspaper world, and having secured his diploma with the right to practice law, lie opened a law office in Boston, where he built up a successful practice. But the hills had given him a great gift, a marvelous voice that could control the hearts of men. When a very young boy he was one day “teaming from his father’s village store to Huntington, a town eight miles away. He had to do this very often. There were no motor trucks and the way back was all up hill so that it was the better part of a day’s journey. This morning as lie went down the mountain he was practicing a speech he was to make in their debating society. He came to the quotation, “Woe unto you, Cliorazin. His oratory was so effective that the old horse “whoaed instantly and the young orator went over the horse’s back into the ditch striking a stone, .lust at the edge of his hair the scar could be seen to the last day of his life. As a result of this episode lie always defined oratory as effective speech. He had this gift of oratory and the young lawyer began to make speeches and deliver lectures. He taught a great Bible Class in Fremont Temple and here the feeling grew that he must go out as a preacher and a teacher. He studied theology in the Newton Theological Seminary, still a lawyer, but now also a lecturer and a teacher. u On Sundays lu preached in old historic Lexington in a little wooden church. Hut the church grew so fast under his preaching that the little church was pulled down and a larger and finer one built. By this time his fame as a preacher was spreading and a man down in Philadelphia heard of him. He asked him to preach a trial sermon in his church which needed a preacher, and on Thanksgiving Day, 1882. he began his work in Philadelphia. He started almost immediately a Young Men’s Congress modeled on our National Congress. Whenever in the city he presided at its meetings. Here hundreds of young men in the city received training in public speech and parliamentary procedure. Some members of this Congress today hold positions of national importance. But in that church there were some young people who soon realized that they could not achieve the possibilities of the vision held out to them unless they had more education; they appealed to Dr. Conwell; in response he formed a class in 1X81 to help a group of young men get ready for college. He taught the class himself. Very soon others had to he called in to help him. By 1888 he realized that the need was so great in Philadelphia and the classes he had started had already become so numerous it was wise to obtain a charter that these students might have official recognition for the work they were doing. Young people of all denominations had applied for admission to the classes that had been formed, and Doctor Conwell wisely decided that this new college must be entirely non-sectarian, open to all the people of the city who needed it regardless of sex, race or religion. Its charter read “primarily for working men.” When the old church was sold. Temple College, as it then was, went into a couple of rented houses. It was an independent institution but still had to turn to Dr. Conwell and the friends he could rally round him for its support. It opened a day department to give stability to its night work. The two houses were crowded day and night. These houses were inadequate to hold ail those who came for help. There was a lot just south of the large new Temple which he was building, for sale. Even Dr. Conwell hesitated to ask his people to subscribe any money for so seemingly wild a project; so he quietly bought the land himself on mortgage and held it until the trustees of the young college could raise funds to pay him. But they raised the money and three years after the opening of the Temple went into a building of their own. There were several gifts of one thousand dollars each from the moneyed men of that day, one for five thousand, the rest being small in amounts. With the opening of the new building the educational needs of the city became more and more apparent. When a young person came with the request for a course and the course was not being given elsewhere in the city he was told to find others who needed the same thing and if ten were found the course would be started. In this way the Evening Law School was founded, and the first courses in Home Economics. The city Normal School was only training elementary teachers; soon the public schools needed kindergarteners, and teachers of physical training. Temple College organized classes to prepare these teachers. Then the men in the school system felt they must have their college degrees and that they must get them outside of school hours;-they appealed to Temple University when they had been refused elsewhere. Dr. Conwell retained his personal interest in every appeal that came; he met these men and the first class for teachers working for a degree was formed. Three hundred of these teachers have earned their degrees in this way. So department bv department the college grew, its work became more highly organized and its name was changed to Temple University, a university that began with seven students and one class, but which numbers today 10,000 students, and all the departments of a great university. All through the strenuous years with all these enterprises in hand the necessity continued for Dr. Conwell to go up and down the length and breadth of our land lecturing to audiences great and small, traveling night and day that money might be forthcoming when needed to keep things going. Because of his own earlv struggles he was perhaps peculiarly interested in young men who wanted to make good; he helped these young men not only in Philadelphia, but all over the country. But apart from the service the money earned rendered, the lecture itself, be it “Lessons of Travel,” “Daniel Manin,” “Garibaldi,” “The Silver Crown,” “The Angel’s Lily,” or “Acres of Diamonds,” had the fundamental theme ever the same if a man will make the most of himself, will give his best service to others, he will serve God best and be happiest himself. One of his lectures closes with this quotation: He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” As a lecturer he taught more people the great fundamental truths of life than any other man of his century. He wrote many books on many subjects. But the supreme achievement was the founding and development of Temple University. His last message to Temple University was asking assurance that his great program for it should be carried out. On December (i. 1925 his body was taken from us, but his spirit still leads us and his beloved university will go on as a living memorial to him. 17 Ulma iflater Dear Temple mine. Your sons benign To praise if our honored name: They e’er mill striae To keep alive Your glory and your fame. Your faculty. The majesty Of learned books reveal; They do not lire I's to inspire With thoughts of the ideal. Your sacred halls, Your hallowed walls. Upon our hearts impressed: U shall retain Till we attain Our everlasting rest. Our hearts rejoice, Loud rings our voice, Its echoes reach the sky; We. steep our souls In song that rolls To praise you, Temple, high. Leon H. Rose. • ong of tfjc Stream (). drooping traveler, rest ye there. On yonder hank repose. Forget your worry and your care. Your countless pangs and woes. First let me cool vour burning face And sate your slaked throat. Then make yon moss your resting place And watch your dream boats float. Inhale the coolness as you drowse And close those weary eyes; Let songsters ’mongst the rustling houghs Chirp on and rhapsodize. While I with babbling song will woo Some sunbeams here to play. To pierce the gloom surrounding you And lift the shadows gray. 18 Allen S. Dolgin. Leroy Conmotf A.Treeiman- V He« S. V Yc t beortfeMJ Thilfips- Fo .. v V LjfWieL ■ A tVlMlSOU. cJrnccr.’ 'V kife'Hlicb rtutaWl Editor in. Chief.. . r Hany Rosenblom 1 r Fhelp� Todd , Gcorrtc l.owCnlM 1 1 William R.To d. | 4'mr fL ✓ Ly5.%enihal .ffjjfo'rcft. ur Jformer Professors .1 Mi:s V. Tracby, Jr., LL.B. Former Professor in “Penna. Praeliee” and “Criminal Law. 1022 Edwin (i. Scovkl, LL.B. Former Professor in “New Jersey Praeliee, 1025 8 Class Executive Committee John J. Collmer, LL.B. President (WITH APOLOGIES TO THOMAS GKA ) Old Tempus lolls the knell of parting dags. Our happy college life its course has run: The future lies before a witching haze, .4 start in our profession we have won. Xow fade those pleasant evenings from our sight. Hut e'er those happy hours our hearts shall hold: Those hours spent well in searching for the light. In mining, digging deep for legal gold. Yes, fading from the sight, but sight is blind Compared with mem’rg’s vision which ne'er fades. Sight may be selfish, recollection's kind. For restrospect is bright 'mid darkest shades. Shall we forget old Temple's noble halls? Can time or distance from our minds efface Our eager gatherings within her walls Preparing for the all-important race? We've delved into the depths of Evidence: We've learned the Imw of Contracts and of Torts: That Equity will lend a recompense To him with stainless hands within her Courts. Our Constitution, masterpiece sublime. By God inspired, by patriot erect. Protecting bulwark through the halls of time We have dissevered with profound respect. The Rules of Property, of Crimes, of Wills, Of Negligence, of Bailments, Sales and Dower, The proper Remedies for legal ills I lane been expounded with convincing power. The names of Chapman, Bartlett, Strong and Boyle, And Iszard, Bedford, Wilson—all the rest Will live as men who added to their toil To help equip and arm us for the test. Perchance within our number there are some On whom both fame and fortune shall alight; To others may judicial season come To measure justice based on naught but right. A learned Blackstone may be in our fold. .4 brilliant Webster and a Kent as well. Our group a Sharswood or a Jay may hold. A Marshall or a Johnson; fate wilt tell. May there be none (and this a fervent prayer) Who for the sake of self or worldly gain Will sloop to practices or deeds that dare At cost of honor to their oath profane. As we. responding to Life's beckoning sign Assume the places by our efforts bought. Let us exemplify, in manner fine Those virtues by our Alma Mater taught. Our Standard, by the Bard of Avon framed: If to ourselves we’re true, it follows then We never can have cause to be ashamed Of proving false to any fellowmen. Gf.orgr W. Phillips. temple Unffiemtp Hato ;i cf)ool By Francis Chapman THE Law School, which is one of the oldest departments of the I'niversity, was founded in the spring of 1895 and was for years known as the Philadelphia Law School of Temple College. The first class graduated was that of 1901. For some years after the school was founded it was the rule to confer degrees only on those students who had successfully completed the course in the school and had in addition passed the final examination for admission to the Bar, given by the state or county where the student sought admission. The result of this policy was that the students, seeing the emphasis laid on the examinations conducted by authorities outside the school, began to leave the school as they got into the final year and place themselves under tutors who made a business of preparing students for finals. In many instances after doing this they did not return to obtain a degree. As a consequence, there are at the Bar today in Philadelphia many lawyers who owe their legal training to the Temple Law School, wholly or in part, who are. not on its alumni list. In 1905 the faculty determined to abandon this policy and to grant degrees solely on the college examinations without reference to any outside judgment. About the same time the County Board of Philadelphia County decided to accept a completed course in the Law School as the equivalent of a clerkship in a lawyer’s office or a course in the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. The beneficial result of this was at once seen. From this time the students felt themselves equal to the students of other schools in treatment as they had long felt themselves in ability and training. In 1911 the school was removed from the buildings of the University at Broad and Berks Streets to the Wilson Building at Sixteenth and Sansom Streets, thus providing a central location readily accessible from the railroad stations and convenient to the subway. Students from out of the city who had found it impossible to attend at Broad and Berks Streets because of the distance from the various railroad stations and the consequent difficulty of getting trains late at night after lectures, began to come in and the attendance has grown steadily with an ever-increasing number of students from New Jersey and out-of-town points in Pennsylvania. At first, after the removal, the school had the third floor of the Wilson Building, but it soon outgrew this and took over the two upper floors of the building. In the summer of 1922 the school was moved to its present location at 1521 Locust Street where it occupies the entire building. 28 although the facilities are far from being adequate enough for the present requirements. Beginning with no library for the use of the law school, it was difficult to do good work. To remedy this the Faculty presented the school with a complete set of Pennsylvania State reports, and other books were added from time to time until there is now a good library of nearly 5000 volumes. It was not until 15)13 that the library had grown sufficiently to cause mention in the school catalogs. From its beginning, the school has insisted on thorough work, and it was one of the first, if not actually the first, law schools in the United States to arrange a four-year course of study, and put it in effect at a time when not only in the South, hut in New York, law schools were giving two-year courses and claiming to furnish a complete legal training in that time. The standard of hours of study set by the State Board has never been accepted by the law school as a maximum. Indeed, it has been a minimum so long that it lias even been forgotten by many that there is a provision, requiring of a law school graduate 9G0 hours of classroom work. For many years the Temple School lias exacted from its graduates over 1300 hours of class-room work as a condition of their graduation. During the thirty years of its history, the law school has had in its faculty many well-known members of the Philadelphia Bar. A brief reference to them will be of interest to the Temple student of today. Among the earliest of the teachers in the school was the late R. O. Moon who won both reputation and fortune at the Bar of Philadelphia. Distinguished as an orator, a teacher of elocution at one time. Mr. Moon had a sound knowledge of the Criminal Law, and as a member of Congress in his last years proved himself a learned and valuable member distinguished for his work on the Federal Criminal Code. Henry S. Bornemann as Dean gathered around him as members of the faculty from time to time such men as Henry Rudd, Esq., a very learned lawyer, joint author with Chief Justice Sharswood, of Shars-wood and Rudd's “Cases on Real PropertyWilliam Righter Fisher, a painstaking lawyer of the old school, filled with the best traditions of the profession and desirous of passing them on to the younger men. For many years Mr. Fisher was Deputy Examiner of the State Board of i ar Examiners; T. Elliott Patterson, now Jury Commissioner to the Board of Judges of Philadelphia County; George C. Bowker, a very capable real estate lawyer; Alfred R. Haig, partner of Judge Henry C. Thompson, of the Orphan’s Court, and Samuel P. Rotan, for many years a most efficient and genial District Attorney of Philadelphia County. When, in 1902, the faculty resigned because of a difference of opinion as to the policy of the school, a new faculty was organized with 29 William Alexander Brown as Dean and S. Stanger Iszard, .f. Claude Bedford, J. Howard Rhoads and Francis Chapman as teaching members of the faculty along with Crawford Dawes I Idling, afterward a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and now State Reporter of New Hampshire. About 1903 the faculty was joined by H. R. Schermerhorn, Ksq., one of the most efficient teachers the school ever had. Greatly loved by his pupils who were attracted by his gracious personality and scholarly methods, Mr. Schermerhorn left behind him a memory which still pervades the school to which he dedicated his “Essentials of Tort Actions.” William L. Kinter, Ksq., Assistant General Solicitor of the Philadelphia Reading Railway Co., is another well-known lawyer who for a time was an honored and valued member of the faculty. .1. Howard Rhoads was another member of the faculty who for years aided very greatly in placing the school on its present firm foundation, teaching Corporation and Partnership Law and Constitutional Law. Mr. Rhoads was deservedly popular with his students until his health compelled him to give up his work. Walter C. Douglas, Jr., Esq., formerly Assistant l S. Attorney, now Referee in Bankruptcy and Secretary and Deputy Examiner of the State Board, became a member of the faculty in 1911, and continued until 191(5 during which time he greatly endeared himself to the student hotly. He was succeeded by Hon. Charles E. Bartlett, then Assistant District Attorney, now President Judge of Court of Common Pleas No. 1. Dean Brown ceased his connection with the school in 1906 and in 1907 Francis Chapman, a member of the faculty since 1902, became Dean and still holds the office. In 1923, Andrew Wright Crawford, Ksq., who had been instructor in the law of Real Property and who was also known throughout the country as an expert in city planning and art matters, resigned because of ill health. He was succeeded by James R. Wilson, Ksq., former Vice-President and Title Officer of the Real Estate Title Insurance Trust Company of Philadelphia, the first title insurance company in the United States. In 1923, Professor S. S. Chapman who had taught the law of Partnership, Corporations and Constitutional Law, died suddenly and the subjects which he had taught were divided and allotted to two new instructors. The present faculty, in addition to the Dean and Assistant Dean. W. 11. Chapman, includes Professors Bedford and Iszard, who have been with the school since 1902; and Professors Wolfe, Boyle, Schofield. Wilson, Hamilton, Woolsey. Boyd, Strong, Rhoads. Scovel, Adam, Snyder, Hunter, Chandler and Comber. When the present Dean assumed charge of the school in 190(5 the total enrollment was in the neighborhood of sixty. At the present time 30 I here arc over 100 students in the school including the late afternoon classes. During the years the student body has scattered so that today it has representatives in many states of the union. Graduates of the school or former students are to be found in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Texas, Florida, California, Washington and even in Vancouver, B. C. In the great war, the law school also did its part. One hundred and four students and alumni went into the service of the nation and did their part. Two gold stars on the school service tlag keep in mind Lieutenant Emmanuel B. Wilson and Sergeant Isadore S. Clair, while others who were not called on for the supreme sacrifice saw service of the sternest kind from Belleau Wood to the end of the Argonne fighting and went with the army into Germany. A review of the student list shows so many prominent men now at the bar, and on the bench, that it is difficult to make a selection which does not leave out some worthy of note. 1521 Locust Street 31 W Freeland Kendrick MAYOR City of Philadelphia ornct or the mayor Edward Loeb SECRETARY l jrch twor.ty-fifth, 1 9 2 6. To the - Sosqui-Centennial Class, Temple University Law School, Philadelphia, Pennc. Greetingst- As Juayor of this City, in tho publication of tho First Annual School; especially in view of the fact closely allied. it is a pleasant duty to participate Docket’’ of tho Teraplo University Law that lawyer and government are so It is indood a happy coincidence that your Graduation occurs in this momorablo year of history - tho Sesqul-Centonnial Yoar of American Indopondonce, and that your entrance into the servico of your country, Judioial and political, will always be associated with this national anniversary. The celebration is planned to be, and with the assistanoo of ovory Philadelphian will be a most dignified and patriotic ovent. At this time, I cannot refrain from making mention of tho fact that during the pa3t year Philadelphia has suffered a tremendous los3. Dr. Russell H. Conwell, founder of Temple Univorsity and ono of tho outstanding figures in national life in our generation, was taken from us. The heads of tho Amerioan pcoplo, and especially those of Pennsylvanians and Philadelphians, are bowed in sorrow over his passing. His life was an Inspiration to all of us, and I feel that the graduates of Temple this year will carry away from that great Institution a heritago born of the fact that his lost active moments wore spent with and for them. Dr. Conwell was a great patriot. He served his country In time of peril and in times of peaoe. It is for you, 1 feel, his students, to carry on as far as potsiblo, his grout work. Wishing Temple University, its students and tho 1926 graduates every success, and v.ith kindest regards, 1 am - Cordially yours. ©ur Annual banquet $enn Club iHap 1,1926 Toastmaster John J. Collmer President, Senior ('.lass Honored Guests and Speakers Hon. Robert Von Mosciizisker Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Hon. Horace Stern Judge, Common Pleas Court I Ion. Charles E. Beury President, Temple I'niversilv Francis Chapman, Esq. Dean of the School of Law Robert M. Boyle, Esq. Of the Faculty 33 mong SUumni Wfjo Bestoto onor Upon GTljetr £Uma iflatcr Aaron, Emanuel George, 307 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1024 Counsel for Equitable Surety Company of New York Adam, Malcolm. S. E. Cor. 6th and Walnut Sts., Phila., Pa. 1020 Registrar, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Professor of “Insurance, Temple University Law School, Albright, Haines 1).. 004 City Outre Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1904 Asst. City Solicitor. Philadelphia. Ai.len, William W., Jr., 432 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. 1011 Officer of Philadelphia National Hank. Ayres, Rudolph S., 428 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1012 Judge of Camden City District Court. Bendiner, Irvin, People’s Bank Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1025 Instructor in Insurance. Tern I e ('.allege. Bennett, Harold V., 317 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1918 International Pres., Ass'n of Y's Men’s Clubs. District Supernisor and Appraiser of Transfer Inheritance Tax Bureau of N. J. Bertman. Bernard, 550 Federal St., Camden, N. .1. 1021 City Prosecutor of Camden, N. J. Boyd, Roy Martin. .K 8 Franklin Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1017 Professor of “Corporation Law,” Temple University Law School. Burling, Albert E., 317 Market St., Camden, N. J. 101 1 Former Asst. Prosecutor, Camden County. Member of firm of Bleakly, Stockwell Burling. Professor of “New Jersey Practice “ Temple University Law School. Chapman, Walter H., 1416 Widener Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1917 Member of firm. Chapman Chapman. Asst. Dean and Professor of “Pcnna. Practice, Temple University Law School. Clark, Bennett, 317 Market St., Camden, X. J. 1925 Associated with Bleakly, Stockwell A Burling. Cole, Elizabeth B., 244 Irving Ave., Bridgeton, N. J. 1025 Associated with James Mercer Davis, Esq., Camden, N. J. Collmer, John J., 4235 X. 15th St., Phila., Pa. 1026 Title Officer of the United Security Title Ins. Co. 31 Comber, Thomas E., Jr., 1006 Bailey Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1916 Professor of “Bailments, Carriers and Domestic Relations,’' Temple University Law School. Cooney, Russell Con well, 638 Commerc’l Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1920 Great-nephew of Russell H. Conwell. Associated with former Mayor Weaver Crane, Utley E., 392 City Hall, Phila., Pa. 1905 Judge of Municipal Court of Phila., Pa. Cushman, Edwin H. 1416 Banker’s Trust Bldg.. Phila., Pa. 1920 Author of “Mechanics’ Lien Law of Penna.” 1926. Cameron, George Frederick, Vancouver, B. C. 1908 Barrister. Cougle, Walter D., American Mechanics’ Bldg., Trenton, N. J. 1910 Asst. Prosecutor of Mercer County, N. J. Cleary, John T., 540 Federal St., Camden, N. J. Camden City Police Court Judge. Gregorio, C. Lawrence, 301 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1920 Asst. Prosecutor, Camden County, N. J. Evans, George B., Moorestown, N. J. 1905 Trust Officer and Asst. Treas.. Burlington County Trust Co. Evans, Henry M., Security Trust Bldg., Camden, X. .1. 1919 President, Gloucester Chamber of Commerce. Fischer, Edwin, 607 Jefferson Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1912 Member of firm of Rose Fischer. Fogel, Frank, 911 City Centre Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1923 Pres., Active Branch of Y. M. II. A., Phila., Pa. Foley, Michael A., 1412 Fox Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1920 Asst. District Attorney, Phila. County. Friedman, Henry B., 328 P. O. Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1918 Asst. U. S. Attorney for the Eastern Dist. of Penna. Gibhons, Walter B„ 900 Packard Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1917 Member of firm of Gibbons Whitaker. Goldthrop, J. Wesley, 517 Federal St., Camden, X. J. 1919 President of Oaklyn National Bank, Oaklyn, X. J. Heine, H. Eugene, 601 Stephen Girard Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1914 Instructor, Wharton School, U. of P. Former Instructor, Temple University Law School. Hermes, Bryan A., 805 Finance Bldg., Phila., Pa. Assistant District Attorney, Phila., Pa. Hunter, David G., 6923 Sherman St., Phila., Pa. Professor in Wills.” Temple University Law School. 1907 1911 IIamm, Thomas .1., 537 Arch SI., Camden, N. .1. Tutor for A’. . . Bur Examinations. John, Raymond V., 1303 North American Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1915 Junior Counsel for P. H. T. Kelley, Charles I7., 002 Bailey Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1910 Asst. District Attorney, Pliila., Pa. Kirk, Stuart L., 536 Commercial Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1922 Asst. District Attorney, Phila., Pa. Kitson, Arthur, Jr., S. W. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Sts., Phila., Pa. 1914 Vice-President, Franklin Trust Company. Kelly, Thomas Paine, Tampa, Florida 1912 Junior Counsel for the Atlantic ('oastline Railroad. Ladner, Albert H„ 1501 Walnut St., Phila., Pa. Former Potentate, Lu Lu Temple, Order of Mystic Shrine. Lai-fey, Thomas .1., Wilmington, Delaware 1910 Officer of DuPont Powder Company. Liberman, Lewis, 307 Market St., Camden, N. .1. 1917 Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars. State of N. . . Ex-Lieutenant in Base Hospital. Former Asst. City Solicitor, Camden, N. J. McIlvaine, Reuben W., 231 W. George’s Lane, Phila., Pa. 1925 Trust Officer, Pelham Trust Company. McMullan, James, 750 Bullitt Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1901 Member of 1st Graduating Class, Temple C. Law School. Member of firm of Dickson, Beitler McCouch. Maene, George A., Morris Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1911 Member of firm of Roberts A Montgomery. Magee, Mary Rose, 916 Widener Bldg., Phila., Pa. 1920 Asst. City Solicitor, Phila., Pa. Melvin, Frank W., 1000 West End Trust Bldg.. Phila.. Pa. 1910 Assistaid City Solicitor. Phila., Pa. Mathews, Francis A., Jr., 328 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1920 Partner of former Judge Waddington. Neutze, Frank T., 301 Market St., Camden, N. J. 1919 Asst. City Solicitor, Camden. N. J. Phillips, Charles F., and Phillips, T. Roy, 120 S. 16th St., Phila., Pa. 1925 Official Stenographers, C. S. Courts and Common Pleas Court No. ' , Philadelphia, Pa. Porch, Willis T., 16 Pitman Ave., Pitman, N. J. 1911 Former Judge, Common Pleas Court of Salem County. 36 1913 Rost:, Abraham M., 607 Jefferson Bldg., Phila., Pa. Member of firm of Rose Fischer. Rogers, Alexander L., Woodbury, X. J. Member of 1st graduating class. Temple Unit). Law School. Former Asst. Prosecutor. Gloucester County. New Jersey. Rowland, T. Harry, 7th and Market Sts., Camden, N. J. Counsel for Delaware River Bridge Commission. Former Assemblyman of Camden. New Jersey. Seni:i-li:n. Albert E., 509 Cooper St., Camden, X. J. Solicitor, Pensauken Township National Rank. Straub, Gustave F., 1308 Widener Bldg., Phila., Pa. Asst. City Solicitor, Philadelphia, Pa. Scovel, Edwin G., 520 Market Street, Camden, X. J. Former Professor in New Jersey Practice, Temple University Law School. Former Asst. Prosecutor, Camden County. Shay, Samuel M., 428 Market St., Camden, X. J. Judge of Common Pleas Court. Camden County. Tracey, James W., Jr., 801 Liberty Bldg., Phila., Pa. Asst. District Attorney. Philadelphia County. Former Professor in Common Law Pleading and Criminal Law, Temple University Law School. Troth, S. Howard. 509 Federal St., Camden, X. J. Member of 1st Graduating Class, Temple U. Law School. Recorder, Riverton. New Jersey. Justice of Peace, Burlington County. New Jersey. Van Name. Elmer G., 622 Federal St., Camden, X. J. Treasurer. Camden County Bar Association. Welsh, George A., 305 Bailey Bldg., Phila., Pa. U. S. Congressman from Pennsylvania. Wilson. James R., 619 Bankers’ Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. Professor of Real Property and Landlord and Tenant, Temple University Law School. Former Vice-Pres. and Title Officer of Real Estate Title Trust Company.. Phila., Pa. Wolfe, Bertram K., 632 Bankers’ Trust Bldg., Phila., Pa. Professor in Bankruptcy,” Damages.” Bailments and Carriers, Partnership, and Domestic Relations. Temple University Law School. Woodruff, Albert S., 328 Market St., Camden, X. J. State Senator. Camden County, New Jersey-. Zion, Peter P., 1011 Finance Bldg., Phila., Pa. Captain, U. S. Army, in World War. 37 1901 1913 1918 1922 1920 1917 1912 1901 1913 1905 1914 1917 1909 1916 SAMUEL ABRAMSON 4728 N. Mervine Street, Philadelphia Horn September 1, 1809 South Philadelphia High School, 1917 University of Pennsylvania, 1921, B.S. in C.E. “Sammie” Sammie started his hectic career as a baby; then he decided to become a civil engineer. He found the latter calling entirely too civil, so he conceived the idea of studying law, becoming interested in crime (passively). There are three outstanding features of Abramson’s life: (1) his wife; (2) his baby; (3) the questions he asks which are “so intricately simple.” He also confesses a penchant for bridge. HERBERT ADAM 6064 Drexel Road, Overbrook Horn January 31, 1900 Peirce School, 1917 Admitted to Bar, 1924 Herby' Herby was our president in the second year. Compared with Herb, “Slim Jim” might be considered elephantine. Adam’s greatest difficulty in school was finding room for his legs. The curriculum gave him no trouble, and he copped the second year prize. During the summer Herb very generously treated the Ocean City girls to frequent views of his manly physique in a one-piece; also in knickers upon request. Herb is a brother to the worthy gentleman who taught us our Insurance Law, and is himself a wizard in figuring life expectancies. I.ike his alphabetical predecessor in the class, he admitted a fondness for bridge. He was our first classmate to delude the State Board. CRAWFORD A. RATTLE 510 S. Forty-seventh Street, Philadelphia Horn February 20, 1896 Birmingham (Ala.) High School, 1017 Admitted to Bar, 1020 “Gettysburg Gettysburg matriculated at Temple where he diligently pursued the course, and in spite of his predilection for the ladies, we were pleased to learn of the aflirmativc expression by the State Board upon his answers to the Final State Board questions. Bat was a wizard with the cue and ivories, but refused to surrender his amateur status to turn professional. BENJAMIN BELLET 1111 Leidy Avenue, Philadelphia Horn February 2'i. 1899 South Philadelphia High School, 1018 University of Pennsylvania. 1022, B.S. in Ec. Admitted to Bar, 1020 “Noona” Noona was a dear bov so inherently good that he even referred to criminals as “gentlemen.” He said little, but said it beautifully. Whenever he expounded the law to our noble assemblage, everyone woke up and took judicial notice. It is rumored that he expects to publish a treatise on Domestic Relations, with special emphasis upon the duties and rights of a husband. Bellet was a polished speaker—in fact, he was almost a finished speaker on several occasions. Those who were in a position to know stated positively that Ben would make Demosthenes sound like a mute. “Mister Bellet could always be counted on to relieve the monotony of an otherwise humdrum quiz, and never hesitated to inform the professor that “Mister Bellet has arrived.” EDWIN A. J. BLANK .‘ill) Master Street, Philadelphia Born October 22. 1895 Straver’s Business College Temple University Law Prep., 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1926 Ed Should anyone chance to enter the Blank residence, he would think lie was in the Library of the Law Association. This walking Corpus Juris had a mania for reading cases, and once he got an idea in mind he held on to it tenaciously, due, no doubt, to his Pennsylvania Dutch extraction. Ed’s mind was anything hut what his surname might indicate. He was a member of Sigma Nil Phi Fraternity, member of the Activities Committee, and Registrar of the Russell H. Conwell Chapter of his fraternity. OSCAR BROWN 17015 South Street, Philadelphia Horn September 2. 1905 Central High School, 1922 Admitted to Bar, 1926 Brownie Oscar seemed to be the “goat” of the class. He had a far better line than any three traveling salesmen. Although one of the beefiest men of the class, he was our “baby,” according to age. His slaps on the back were cordial, oh, very! and likely to result fatally if the slapee wore false teeth. Oscar was just a big kid, but under his grufT manner and acquired airs, we all knew he possessed many sterling qualities. To the chickens he proved a stronger attraction than cracked corn. 40 MATHIAS LkHOY OOBBIN 25 Ninth Avenue, Haddon Heights, N. J. Born November IX, tUO'.l Haddon Heights High School, 1921 “Cobbin This wonderful product of fair Jersey had two ambitions in life-one was to raise a moustache like Nathanson’s (and it is estimated lie should be successful by about 1992), and the other was to ask questions in the fourth year that he had himself answered in the Freshman class. However, we should overlook these spontaneous outbursts of effervescent adolescence, because Roy’s many good qualities caused them to fade into insignificance. JOHN J. COLLMER 1235 N. Fifteenth Street. Philadelphia Born February 2' . tXUI Northeast High School, 1908 1. of I , Evening Wharton School Admitted to Bar, 1920 “Prezz” “Prczz John” appealed to us as a genial, likeable chap, one we were proud to acknowledge as a friend. He seemed to be able to continually associate with fellows like Goulev, Holder. Finney et al. and still main-lain his self-respect, yea, and his reputation. Between classes he acted as Title Officer for one of our leading trust companies, and was at once an ardent disciple of I .aak Walton, Johnny Weismuller and Bill Til-den. John “chiseled” quite a niche for himself in the Hall of Fame and in our hearts. His fine character won for him the honor of being chosen as president of the graduating class. • u LkROY COMANOR 7119 Cobb’s Creek Boulevard, Philadelphia Horn January Pt. 1901 West Philadelphia High School, 1922 Admitted to Bar, 1926 Roy was a chap who took his law coarse (and himself) very seriously. He was a tireless “case-hound,” and for several weeks before each exam would lock himself up in chambers and deny the world the pleasure of his companionship. Comanor was a member of the Activities and Docket Committees, a brother in Lambda Sigma Kappa, and a poet of some skill. While he admits he is not the author of “Bartholomew Fair,” he claims all rights, domestic and foreign (Scandinavian countries included) to “Temple” (supra). JOSEPH L. COMBER 1149 Paul Street, Philadelphia Horn January I, 1901 Frank ford High School, 1919 Admitted to Bar, 1926 ‘7 oe” There are some fellows who by their contagious cordiality, naturally attract and produce the stuff which makes for success. In this class Joe finds a notable place. Inspired by the efforts of his esteemed brother, our Prof who helped direct our thoughts and ideals anent Marriage (and unfortunately its inseparable concomitant, Divorce), he has reached his goal in becoming a member of the Bar. We know Joe will do honor to the firm name of Comher Comber. A. JERK CRESKOFF 5262 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia Horn April 12. 1902 South Philadelphia High School, 1919 University of Pennsylvania Admitted to Bar, 1926 Jerry” Jerry (or as he would have it, by simplified spelling, Jere) never missed reading a Florida case; in fact, he even took trips to the land of “Youth’s Fountain” to further his knowledge of Florida real estate law. Had the dear fellow read as many cases as novels in class, he would probably he Chief Justice by this time. CreskofTs handsome countenance was certainly a shining light in the class, particularly when he asked one of his meaningless questions to try to kid the prof into thinking he was paying attention. THOMAS A. CURRAN Morton, Pennsylvania Horn August 6, 1900 Swarthmore High School, 1918 Admitted to Bar, 1925 Tom Tommy was a cute little urchin from the wilds of Delaware County. Always prepared to answer questions correctly, lie soon convinced the faculty that he could not he stumped, even if called upon in impromptu fashion. Tom was an expert shot with the rifle, a strong swimmer, and a tennis player who usually won his matches in straight sets. His pleasing personality and undoubted ability should add considerable distinction to the Chester Bar, as they did to the Banquet Committee of the class. 43 ALLEN S. OOLGIN 1222 Langham Avenue, Camden, N. J. Horn Jannarij I. I90 South Philadelphia High School, 1922 “Al M Al was ever known as a quiet chap his peregrinations into the poetic fields gave him an imaginative strain which should he of service to him in his appeals before the Jersey courts. Not content with what he considered as the crude literary endeavors of “Edgar Allen Longfellow and “William Jennings Bryant,” Al set forth to furnish poetry lovers with suitable fuel with which to feed the fires of their impassioned souls. His contributions to the Docket speak for themselves. JOHN FRANCIS FINNEY 3401) Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia Horn August 2. IHM Central High School, 1918 University of Pennsylvania, 1922. B.S. in Ec. Admitted to Bar, 1920 “Jack Jack always said that the Jews owned the world and the Irish managed it in fact, his interest in his Hebrew brethren won for him the title of Honorary Rabbi. It is rumored that Doorkeeper Hockstein recommended him for the office. While a member of Bradstreet’s reporting staff he was a great help to those of us who tried to establish credit in the commercial world. As a neighbor of Judge Monaghan in the wilds of 34th and the Ridge, the law seems to have been his birthright. Finney, or “Funney,” was a member of the Docket Committee. 44 PHILIP J. FRANZKSE 2311 S. Fifteenth Street, Philadelphia Horn July 22. 1899 Southern High School, 1919 I'niversity of Pennsylvania, 1922, A.B. France” In spite of the fact that France appeared to he the spitting image of Relentless Rudolph Rassendale, of newspaper fame, his friends maintained that the similarity went no further. France appeared in class more or less spasmodically, and seemed to have a particular aversion toward making a good recitation. He was on several occasions observed by Pinkerton’s men in the act of entering the Casino when he should have been at school. Phil would have been on the class football team had there been one, as that game was his hobby. ABRAHAM FREEDMAN 5913 Pine Street, Philadelphia Horn So arm her 19. HIO'i West Philadelphia High School, 1922 Abie” Abie, the young southpaw, never missed a word of the lectures, although he had to stand on his head to write. He was a little like Vesuvius—for three long years he kept so quiet that he would have made the proverbial mouse sound like a brass band. And then came the fourth year, when Abie erupted, spreading his lava of knowledge to all four corners of the room. Abe served on the Docket Committee and spent his spare time in reading Anatole France and Eleanor Glyn. The prophecy of the class was written by little Abie ct at. 45 OSCAR B. FRIEDMAN 2434 S. Seventh Street, Philadelphia Born December 17, 1903 South Philadelphia High School, 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1925 Ahhsscarr In his boyhood days, Oscar served an apprenticeship as Major F’s orderly and handy man, and it was the Major’s frequent boast that his shoes were always nicely polished, his brass cuspidors spick and span, and that there was never a day that he lacked his steaming soup from the wholesome kitchen of the Vendig. O. B. always had plenty to say, whether he had a volunteer or drafted audience. It is reported that Oscar’s rapid rise among the public speakers of the day hastened the death of the late Mr. Bryan. K. HERMAN Ft’IMAN 7.r 9 S. Second Street, Philadelphia Born March 2 , 1903 South Philadelphia High School, 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1926 “Smiling Hi Fuiman was known as the “late Mr. Fuiman”; in fact, the only time he was ever prompt, we are told, was at meals. He always had the happy faculty of coming in when the session was half over, and creating more disturbance than an Evidence examination. Not only was our friend an esteemed member of the Bar, but he had a decided penchant for music, frequently heard the call of the wild and went camping. 40 JOHN J. GILBRIDK, JR. 2521 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia Horn August 0, 1899 South Philadelphia High School, 1918 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, B.S. in Ec. John Julius Caesar is reputed to have simultaneously directed his hat-ties on horseback and dictated to his secretary the details of his battles and also endearing letters to his wife. Our John would seem a worthy rival—he was so accomplished he could use his eyes reading the newspapers in class and his ears listening to the lectures. His dual capacity and gracious immaculateness have won him hcaucoup favor. MAXWELL M. COLDER 5510 lladfield Street, Philadelphia Horn Mag 28. 1890 South Philadelphia High School, 1911 University of Pennsylvania, 1919, B.S. in C.E. Congressman Congressman's first hit of notoriety came when he was made “Master of the Scrolls.” Max was one of the few men who could he at the same time successful as a married man, and a card genius. No one will ever forget Max’s performing acrobatic teeth. No matter what the circumstances, our corpulent friend never hesitated to remove his famous bridge work for the exclusive amusement of Ahscah Friedman. In addition to helping his wife with the dishes, the Congressman was noted as the Pilot (variant spelling) of the Steering Committee, and as a member of the Chiselers. HARRY DANIEL GOTTLIEB 934 E. Price Street, Philadelphia Horn November 19, 1900 Northeast High School, 1918 Enivcrsity of Pennsylvania Admitted to Bar, 1925 C. Jr When he arose to speak he always said something, although in many instances Harry was the only one who really understood what he meant. C. J. was quite an active fellow, lending his mighty brain-power to both the Executive and Doc.kkt Committees. He was our president when we were Freshmen, and probably thought we had more discernment then than thereafter. His analytic mind often prompted him to disagree with Stephen on the subject of Evidence; with Bispham on Equity, and with Hamilton on Sales. He collaborated with Leon Rosenthal in preparing the “argument” in the class history. HENRY JONAH GOULEY 2631 Kensington Avenue, Germantown Horn July 12. 1902 Northeast High School, 1919 ''(ion I ash” As a member of the “Second Alarmers Association,” honorary hoseman in the Eire Department, and ex-officio lobbyist at the various Nurses’ Homes, Henry Jonah is no mean citizen. Of course it was bad enough that the fire eater had to conic in late after fanning the flames of some terrible fire, but he added to our misery by his arguments upon such enlightening subjects as: “How High is I p?” and “How Many is Few?” ----------------------------------- 48 — MARY ELIZABETH GRISEL 15 S. Fourth Street, Camden, N. J. Camden Catholic High School, 11)21 “Mary Mary was one of those quiet, unassuming girls who always reserve their remarks—when she did speak she astounded the class by her comprehension, thoroughness and ability. Her talent is matched only by her modesty. Mary is some pumpkins at playing five hundred, is a member of Portia Law (dub. Phi Delta Delta, and the Docket Committee, and was treasurer of the Freshman class. It is rumored that Judge B’s success is due in no small degree to the able counsel furnished by Mary. SOL PAUL HANIG 2000 S. Fourth Street, Philadelphia South Philadelphia High School, 1012 Temple University, 1021, Ph.G. “Sol Sol, as his given name might imply, was a very bright boy. He was contemporaneously an instructor and a student at Temple, the former in the School of Pharmacy, and the latter, of course, in the Sesqui-Centennial Class of the Law School. He was equally efficient as a druggist, law student, mortgagee and common carrier. Sol was a very congenial chap, whose extra-judicial interests lay mostly in Mrs. Sol, tennis, botany and chess. After class he obligingly permitted his Chewy to be used as a carryall by the boys, and can enumerate us all on his visiting list as warm friends. 49 GLADYS E. HOBART 225 S. Fortieth Street, Philadelphia Boonvillc (N. Y.) High School Cornell University, 15)10, B.A. “Dick” Miss Hobart will always be remembered for her good influence upon the class. As oflicial chaperon she did noble work in protecting the interests of her fair colleagues in the Southwest section of the room. Probably her lofty ideals are the result not of constant contact with mere lawyers but because of her association with judges. Dick is very broad-minded, and thinks that men are entitled to the same rights as women. In addition to being vice-president of the Portia Law Club, Miss Hobart was vice-president of the class in the Sophomore year, and also a member of Phi Delta Delta Sorority. AARON I). HOCKSTEIN 1930 South Street, Philadelphia Horn June 25, 1H99 Central High School, 15)18 University of Pennsylvania, 15)22, B.S. in Ec. Admitted to Bar, 15)26 “Hocky The “noisy gang in the rear” acknowledged with pride Hoeky's leadership. Hock was one of the charter members of the mythical “Chiselers” Association, and rendered valuable service in barring the door to profs who might endeavor to break in on some popular impersonation by our Little Lord Fauntlerov, Georgie Phillips. Hock hated the women as much as Gottlieb hated to talk. He was decorated by the Kaiser with the emblem of the Order of Imperial Hosemcn. 50 WILLIAM H. HUPLITS, JR. 2054 E. Orleans Street, Philadelphia Horn September L 1902 Northeast High School, 1920 “Hup’ Hup was always quiet—very much like the car that hears his name. In fact, he never even let out an exclamation the night he and several of his fellow classmates were drinking innocent looking pseudo beer and the Federal Government decided to raid McCaffrey’s. However, Hup was conspicuous, if not by his silence, at least by his rosy cheeks. His complexion was the envy of Miss Wickey and the delight of Hockstein. JAMES IANNUCCI 2221 Moore Street, Philadelphia Horn Souember 17, 1901 Brown Prep. College, 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1921 “Jinx' Jim might be called “Sunny Jim” because of his ever-present smile. He even seemed happy during a quiz, but as a member of the Bar he naturally knew the answers before the questions were asked. Aside from his growing legal practice and his work in Italian circles, much of his time was taken up on trying to get the King of Italy to make Nathanson a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor. 51 KWONG SHUE .U K 356 N. Redficld Street, Philadelphia Horn October 2X, 1895 University of California, 1920, B.A. “Jue” The first night that .1 ue's name was called, every son of Israel in the class answered “Here!” Aside from being a successful merchant our friend was not only a leader in Chinese circles, but also an authority upon Eastern problems. However, even the great have their weaknesses, and Jou was no exception to the rule, for his four chief failings were his maroon Ford sedan, the injustices of the Mechanics’ Liens Law and the two little Jues. ELMER ELLSWORTH KEELEY S. E. Cor. Forty-third and Chester Ave., Phila. Horn Aliy list 5, 1900 Temple University High School Admitted to Bar, 1926 “Professor” “Professor” Keelev was a man of deep thought and few words. Usually content to take a back seat (during the last year, next to Gladys), he was, nevertheless, in the front rank scholastically. Ellsworth always appealed to his classmates as a serious-minded, quiet, industrious boy, of studious mien, without an air of aloofness; reticent yet cordial. His sturdy foundation in the elementary principles of law assures him of early success in his chosen profession. BENEDICT BERNARD KELLMAN ( 217 Ellsworth Street, Philadelphia Born December 25, 1V01 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, B.A. “Sailor This jolly tar sailed into our port from the University of Pennsylvania and cast anchor for two more or less stormy years. According to the newspapers, “Sailor” won the Charleston Championship of the Schuylkill Fleet by a leg. One could tell by his soft voice and cultured manners that his hobby was reading poetry. The gob was also a basketball player of considerable ability. ALFRED M. KLEIN III.'18 W. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia Born October 31, 1001 Central High School, 1919 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, A.B. Admitted to Bar, 1920 “A ” Our A1 came to us from Penn Law School. He was a handsome little boy and a bearcat with the ladies, particularly waitresses. A1 had a habit of arguing with the profs and was sometimes right at that. He had sublime faith in A1 Klein and so did the little girl who became Mrs. Klein during our Senior year. He was a member of Lambda Sigma Kappa. It is regretted that after he had assumed the dignity of a Senior, his outside activities seemed to have sapped to a substantial degree his interest and co-operation in class matters. 53 LEON W. KORR 3215 Monument Avenue, Philadelphia Horn May 30, 1902 South Philadelphia High School, 1920 Admitted to Bar, 1920 Leon” Leon came into prominence early in his career at Temple, as a disciple of Terpsichore—for he represented us as a freshman class on the dance committee. He was quite a conspicuous figure trying to please all the fair applicants for places on his program, hut still some girls had to return home, unhappy; he couldn’t dance with all. Despite the fact that Korr became a citizen of Strawbeyrry Mansion, he never lost his affection for S. P. H. S., and when the occasion arose he soon waxed oratorical in its defense. WILLIAM B. KRAMER 215 Elm Avenue, Wood Lynne, N. J. Horn March 20, 1905 Collingswood High School, 1921 “Bill” Kramer was a perambulating example of New Jersey’s supremacy in the evolution of the string bean. Although Lanky Bill had little to say as a rule, he was right there with the goods when it came to a showdown. He and Cowboy Cobbin had frequent arguments over questions of Jersey Law. Billy graduated with us when only 21 years old, hut he sure was a big hoy for his age. He was in the office of Judge Samuel M. Shay, of Camden, N. J., an alumnus of our school. 51 ABRAHAM .1. LEVY 517 Wharton Street, Philadelphia Horn July 7. 1902 South Philadelphia High School, 1018 t’niversitv of Pennsylvania, 1022, A.B. Admitted to Bar, 1026 “Braham” ‘‘Braham” was another Penn alumnus who sojourned with us. His voice was pitched in a resonant falsetto and his chief claim to fame was his brilliant defense of an alleged deserter from the National Guard. Braham was a crony of AI Klein’s and stated that his hobbies were golf (all varieties), and homework (no varieties). Braham was also a Lambda Sigma Kappa and a Chiseler. CHARLES V. LINSHAW 525 S. Redfield Street, Philadelphia Horn September IS, 1901 South Philadelphia High School, 1019 U. of P. Wharton Evening School Admitted to Bar, 1026 “Charlie” One hurried glance at Charlie might give you the mistaken impression that he was asleep, but on the contrary he was usually very much awake. Charles was an artist of repute and a renowned hiker. He and .lore Creskoff formed a second pair of Siamese Twins, but Charlie’s inherent qualities negatived whatever Jurgenesque influence Jerry may have endeavored to exert upon him. 55 JOSEPH GEORGE LIPSIUS 923 S. Sixtieth Street, Philadelphia Born February 13, 1902 West Philadelphia High School, 1919 Syracuse University Admitted to Bar, 1925 Gawge'' George was known far and wide as a rare swimmer, and one day in his efforts he unwittingly trespassed upon the riparian rights of Judge “Riedenaud,” and despite his physique and prepossessing appearance, his legal immaturity was unmasked and he was rather harshly ordered to keep out of those waters until he had swam past the State Board. Gawge, however, persevered and was thereafter often seen in the same locality, propelling himself with facility and efficiency and denying anybody the right to interfere. George was a Lambda Sig and a chesty Chiseler. LYNWOOD LORD 36 West Street, Woodbury, N. J. Born April 15, 1902 Woodbury High School, 1920 T. U. School of Accounting, 1922 Admitted to N. J. Bar, 1926 Lyn was always considered a nice little boy until his third year, when he came into man’s estate. The transition was sudden, rather than gradual and it was accomplished by the development of a prominent fungus on the upper lip. Since that time he has never been bothered by the flirtatious smiles and roguish glances of the fiftecn-year-old schoolgirls. The blank space above indicates and corresponds with the interest he exhibited in all class affairs of the Senior year. r G GEORGE F. CONVENTUAL 1323 S. Fifty-eighth Street, Philadelphia Horn September II. 1898 South Philadelphia High School, 1916 Admitted to Bar, 1925 “George” George early impressed us with his wisdom, and earned the sobriquet of “Philosopher-Barrister.” The Dean himself rebuked some of us for making faces at Lowcnthal, and as a reward to Georgie, appointed him Chief “Draftsman,” with the privilege of opening and closing the door, according to the density of the atmosphere within the classroom. He married during his student days, and often said he enjoyed nothing more than to take a tramp through the woods with his wife. George asked as many questions as anyone else in the class, but Ins queries, unlike most of the others’, were really sensible. Member of Banquet Committee. MARY ROSE MAGEE 1710 N. Park Avenue, Philadelphia Academy of Sisters of Mercy, 1918 Admitted to Bar, 1925 “Rose Marie” Our winsome Vice-President, Rose-Marie was always bashful and shy until suddenly she broke into print. Not satisfied with mere front page headlines and stories, the newspapers printed Mary’s picture so often that she was obliged to employ a secretary to turn down her various movie contracts, vaudeville offers and opportunities to write testimonials for cold cream, hair-nets and non-skid rolling pins. She was always well protected, however, by one Dashing Dave O'Brien. As history repeats itself, and our fair lady was appointed Assistant City Solicitor before graduation, we wouldn’t he at all surprised to see her in a judge’s robe. 57 JACOB K. MILLER 1529 I.arch wood Avenue, Philadelphia Horn October 8. 1894 South Philadelphia 11ii'ii School, 1911 Penna. State College, 1915, R.S. Jack Jack was always known as being mighty square. In his dealings with the furniture-seeking public he established a reputation for fairness; while at school he was known for liis seriousness, punctuated at intervals with pleasant smiles. Jack really attended sessions toward the close of the term, and usually reserved his time for study immediately before examinations. WILLIAM .1. MORAN, JR. I than, Pennsylvania Horn December 8. 1893 Phila. School of Pedagogy, 1910 University of Pennsylvania, 1919, R.S. Duquesne University Pat Pat Moran came in from the wilds of Ithan, Pa., to conquer a few more worlds, having already captured degrees and decrees at Pedagogy. Penn, Duquesne and divers other institutions. He sported the most distinctive war record of anybody in the class, and was the daddy of a pair of young Morans. The bass and flounders made out to sea at double time when they observed Pat approaching with rod and line. Moran was a pleasant fellow, who made many friends. During the Itli year Pat was elected Superintendent of Schools of Bridgeport, Pa. 58 NATHANIEL NATIIANSON 125 Wingohocking Street, Philadelphia Born January ( . 1899 Northeast High School, 1910 Philadelphia School of Pedagogy, 1918 Temple University, 1922, B.S., in Ed. Graduate School, University of Penn. “Nate” Nate's moustache was the last word in sartorial elegance. It measured 4 3-16 inches from tip to tip (both waxed, of course). Nate was a member of the “Anvil Chorus” of the Record Committee, where his innate cleverness proved most valuable. Among his successful simultaneous activities were: expounding history in the Roosevelt High School; commanding a regiment of National Guards, and keeping his classmates in a jovial humor. GEORGE W. PHILLIPS 1028 Kerpcr Street, Lawndale, Philadelphia Born July 13. 1900 South Philadelphia High School, 1918 Strayer’s Business College, 1919 T. U. Real Estate Conveyancing Course, 1920 University of Pennsylvania Admitted to Bar, 1925 “Phil” Will any of us ever forget the witty interpolations in the class notes as recorded and particularly revised by Phil? Aside from being 49.99 per cent owner of the Rosephil Publishing Co., Unltd., he found time to win a paltry $350 in Limerick contests. George was the closest thing to perpetual motion the world has ever seen. His impersonations of the faculty and some of his classmates brightened up what would have otherwise been many a dull moment while awaiting the arrival of our occasionally delayed professors. As a member of the Docket Staff he was (to quote no less a personage than Leon Herman Rose, himself) “The Editor’s greatest help.” 59 WALTER S. PYTKO 3314 Almond Street, Philadelphia Born January 19, 1901 Roman Catholic High School, 1919 ‘Pit “Peregrinating Pytko” was here and there both at the same time. At the beginning of the hour he would be serenely catching the pearls of wisdom as they fell from the lips of our learned professors. Then, presto! he was gone! He was “Houdini,” “The Vanishing American” and “The Phantom” all rolled into one. While in class Pytko was so quiet that when he went out we missed his silence. Walt was the outstanding orator, and the acknowledged leader of the Polish people in Philadelphia. If he is as well liked in court as he was in class Pit ought to make a high hatting average with the judiciary. LOUIS A. .1. ROBBINS 519 S. Melville Street, Philadelphia Born November 30, IXO'i South Philadelphia High School, 1910 University of Pennsylvania, ltd 1. B.S. in C.E. Lou Lou, the silent realtor, was a quiet, reserved individual, and like the celebrated geyser, he was “Old Faithful when it came to attendance at school. Though his original intention was to follow the transit he decided to specialize in the mysteries of real property. But law, real estate and engineering pale into insignificance when Mrs. Robbins and the two charming little Robbins (not of the feathered variety) enter the scene, for they are Lou’s confessed weaknesses. LEON HERMAN ROSE 330 Penn Street, Camden, N. J. Horn May 1, 1899 South Philadelphia High School, 1017 Philadelphia School of Pedagogy, 1020 Gratz College, Phila.. 1015-1919 City College of New York “Rabbit” Ye Editor-in-Chicf himself! Leon Herman Rose, Esquire—an indefatigable atom, if ever there was one. This Class “Docket” is a monument to Leon’s tireless efforts. His plans, ideas and thoughts are saturated throughout every detail of this literary work. Before the completion of the Delaware River Bridge, Leon was the legal link which connected Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Rabbie lived up to his name, too; he walked home every Friday evening, and Professor Wolfe gave him five exams on Friday afternoon so that Rosie’s “Sabbath” would not be violated. HARRY ROSENBLl’M 5033 Hazel Avenue, Philadelphia Horn March Ik, 1899 South Philadelphia High School, 1018 Hebrew Education Society, 1017 Admitted to Bar, 1025 “Rosey” He was our Secretary in the Senior and underclass years. As a “court reporter” he had no peer, and in reporting the lectures was often a sentence or two ahead of the prof. With his pal, Phillips, he served on the Docket Committee. The only question ever raised by Harry in Mr. Hamilton’s class was one that to him was of such momentous importance that lie asked it at least a dozen times per lecture, viz: “What time is it?” 01 LEON S. ROSENTHAL 145 N. Sixtieth Street, Philadelphia Horn October 25, 1901 West Philadelphia High School, 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1925 Leon Leon was one of the first of our classmates to pass his Bar examinations, which was a good thing, for it would have been a pity to have anxious clients awaiting his graduation to get justice in the courts. Rosenthal, as one of the Class Historians and Prophets, was a member of the “Dockkt” Committee, and was Lord Chief Justice of Lambda Sigma Kappa. In class he hesitated to sav too much, but when he spoke, he made sure of his ground, and then sallied forth undaunted. But Leon's real fame is based on his ability to manipulate the intricate melds of pinochle; for to quote his “Boswell, Comanor, “lie threw down a mean three hundred and fifty.” THOMAS F. SALTER 219 X. Cove Road, Merchantville, X. .1. Horn July 19. 1903 Camden High School, 1921 Peirce School Tom Yes, Tom was a mighty fine fellow, and it was no fault of his that he came from the territory across the Delaware. His assistance to Professor Burling, of our own faculty, was inestimable, though Salter admitted that he confined his help to the office rather than the classroom. As a tennis phenomenon, we can readily picture this Sigma Nu Phi man playing across the net with Bill Johnston. 62 WILLIAM J. SHEPORAITIS 5102 Darrah Sired, Philadelphia Born July 26, 11102 Reading High School, 1920 Schuylkill College, 1922 Shep” Shep was the original “hoi-clog” from “Frankford.” Quiet almost to the point of being speechless, he could, nevertheless, speak when the occasion demanded. Schuylkill College honored Skipper by presenting him with the degree of B.M. (Bachelor of Monotony). Shep was an even-tempered, easy-going hoy who never got into trouble, hut had a lot of friends who would have gotten him out if he did. A. LOUIS SNADHR 529 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia Horn January 10, 1001 South Philadelphia High School Lou Lou went about his work in a quiet, unpretentious manner. But with it all there was a certain snap in his recitations. When called upon he would answer the question and sit down before the inquiring professor had a chance to present any further complications; and if he did not know the answer he did not hesitate to say so. Whether this was due to the fact that his chair was so comfortable or because he resented being annoyed, will go down into history as one of those unsolved mysteries. Snader’s main regret was that he couldn’t go to school, hear a concert and see a good show all in the same evening. WILLIAM REESE SPOFFORD 12 Harvin Road, Upper Darby Twp., Pa. Born January 31, 1X97 U. of P. Evening School, Accounts and Finance, 1920 Admitted to Bar, 1925 “Bill” William Douglas Fairbanks Reese Valentino SpofTord rendered yeoman service as Chairman of the Banquet Committee and in many other ways, one of which was in keeping his neighbor and confidant, Todd, awake. When Bill put on his broadest Hollywood smile, his ears and other handsome features were barely perceptible. However, Bill was unjustly severe, at times, with some of his fellow classmates. It’s wiser to boost, William, than to knock. JOHN STANZIOXK 1242 S. Harmony Street, Philadelphia Born January : , 1899 Strayer’s Business College, 1914 T. U. Real Estate Conveyancing Course, 1920 Admitted to Bar, 1925 “Stanze John’s quiet, dignified personality was an outstanding feature of the class. His modesty was another characteristic, for he never advertised the fact that he was an accomplished musician and gave frequent recitals from the local radio stations. To lend tone to his musical temperament, he even moved to Harmony Street. As a leader in Italian circles, he was pre-eminent, and his admission to the Bar was hailed as an epochal event by his friends, celebrated by a banquet at which some of the city’s most prominent men were speakers. G1 FRANK M. STEINBERG 245 S. Fifty-fifth Street, Philadelphia South Philadelpliia High School, 1918 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, R.S.'in C.E. “Strinir Abramson saw more of Steinie than he did of his own wife and baby. Sam and Frank went through their high school, Penn and Temple battles together, and even answered examination questions in similar terms. To bring events to a logical conclusion, they should form a partnership to try cases involving engineering questions. How lucky for both that the class was not seated in alphabetical order, for Steinie with out Abramson, or Sammie without Frank, would probably have meant two acute melancholia complexes to dampen the enthusiasm of our gang. WILLIAM R. TOAL 42 Brighton Avenue, Kirklyn, Pa. Horn December 9. 1893 South Philadelphia High School, 1911 Admitted to Bar, 1926 “Bill Though in Media he was known to the elite as “The Honorable W. Reilly Toal,” he was always just plain Bill to ns, and after a somewhat turbulent election was chosen Class President for the Junior year. He was the majority leader in his section of the room, and was the official “questioner” of that group. It was nothing unusual for him to show the profs wherein they erred in the law, hut it seems they failed to appreciate his warnings and continued in their unenlightened course. However, W. Reilly was always a serious thinker and knew his law. 65 F. PHKLPS TODD 21 K. (iorgas Lam , Philadelphia Horn January . HM6 W icomico High School. 1913 Tonic School Ini versify of Pennsylvania, 1918, B.S. ”7 odd “Kelps” was SpofTord’s hdlcr half. It is rumored that Todd practically dictated the policies of the Provident Trust Company. It is fortunate that the class had men of Todd’s conservatism to counteract to some extent the influence exerted by a few of our ultra-radical members. Todd was essentially a man of pleasing personality, hard common-sense, reliability and thoroughness. He rendered assistance to “The Docket” Committee. JOHN SIMMONS TW’INN Limekiln Pike, (ilenside. Pa. Horn September 2b, IttOH Cheltenham High School. 1917 Jack Jack’s name brings up aspersions of a “double” life and a better half, but neither one is applicable. The only thing about him that might cause any apprehension is the fact that his habit of walking around in low-gear led many of us to believe that he came from New Jersey (even as Leon Rose), but such was not the case; for when John was not at his Glenside abode he was in the School Law Library surrounded by a host of formidable-looking books. It was rumored that Twinn spent from four to four and a half hours daily waving his hair. 66 AARON W. WHITH 539 S. Redfield Street, Philadelphia Horn January '2, VMM West Philadelphia High School, 1921 Admitted to Bar, 1925 W hi tie” One of the most attentive students in our generally inattentive class was Whitie, which fact Aaron himself admitted to he true. Whitie was almost invariably “there when called upon for recitation. IIKNRIKTTA LOISK W.IOKKY Middletown, Pa. Middletown High School, 1918 Berkley Business College, 1919 “Henry” Henry was the darling of the class, and it is no secret that if all the sighs she inspired were placed side l v side, the distance covered would be further than from Middletown to Yladivostock and return. For a girl who was born in a town where they have a movie once every other week, a combination post-otlice and general store, and curfew at 8.30, she lias done well in adopting urban ways and shunting the city slickers. Her “here when answering the roll-call was as famous as George Phillips impersonations; but the boys were always ready to assume a falsetto and answer for her. Henry was a member of the Portia Law Club, Phi Delta Delta Sororilv, and the Dockrt Committee. ROBERT L. WILLIAMS 1332 Orthodox Street. Philadelphia Born December 20. 1892 Hodgeville High School (Ky.), 1911 United States Military Academy, West Point, 1915 Major” “Majah” was born in old Kentucky, hut as he was never guilty of loafing we can’t say he was bred there. While Robert sat in the so-called “quiet section of the room, every once in a while we were greeted by some treat in the form of profound legal reasoning. Some day we expect to hear of our friend taking his place upon the Florida bench, for that is the section of the country he intends to grace with his presence and enlighten with his legal profundity. ISADOR SAMUEL WORTH Riverside, N. J. Born November 7. 1897 Palmyra High School, 1917 Cornell University Sam” Sam was our movie man. While his handsome physiognomy would undoubtedly have assured him a leading-man role with any of the prominent companies, he preferred producing to acting. As Business Manager of the Dockkt he was energetic and courageous, and paid no attention to those few ungrateful advertising prospects who replied to his requests for ads in negative accents with No. ll’s. He and our Supreme Exalted Editor-in-Chief got along like Jonathan and David. Sam was vice-president of the Freshman class. 3n JWemoriam A few more years, a few more tears. A few more hopes that prove untrue: Thus ends the strife: the hook of life Will elose, and we will follow you. You are as e’er with us. “old friends,” Your smiles yet linger on the way. And warm the muse of memory. 'Midst fragrant thoughts of yesterday. ESLER A. HELMS 11 Main St., Colwyn, Pa. Born September h, lOO'i Pleasantville (X. .1.) High School, 1922 Matriculated at Temple University Law School September 15, 1922 Honor Man in Torts, Freshman (’.lass Drowned at Brown’s Mills, X. Memorial Day. 1923 JOHN E. CRAVENS, JR. 1109 1 :. Susquehanna Ave. Born November 25, 1893 Central High School, 1912 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1915, P.D. Matriculated at Temple University Law School, September 15, 1922 Died of appendicitis January 7, 1923 69 ftogter JfoUotoeb bp 1926 Claste First Year, 1922-23 Day Hours, p. m. Subject Professor Monday 7.00- 8.00 Pleading ) Jas. Y. Tracy, Jr. Lemuel B. Schofield 8.00-10.00 Elementary Law .1. Claude Bedford Tuesday 7.00- 8.00 Torts Hon. (’.has. E. Bartlett Thursday 8.00- 9.00 Contracts S. Stanger Iszard Friday 7.00- 9.00 Torts Hon. Chas. E. Bartlett Second Year. 1923-24 Monday 7.00- 8.00 Landlord and Tenant .las. R. Wilson 8.00- 9.00 Negotiable Instruments Wm. Alexander Hamilton 9.00-10.00 Insurance Malcolm Adam Tuesday 7.00- 8.00 Heal Property Jas. R. Wilson 8.00-10.00 Equity S. Stanger Iszard Thursday 7.00- 8.00 Equity S. Stanger Iszard 8.00-10.00 Criminal Law Lemuel B. Schofield Friday 7.00- 8.00 Heal Property Jas. R. Wilson Third Year. 1924-25 Monday 7.00- 9.00 Wills Robert M. Bovle 9.00-10.00 Sales Wm. Alexander Hamilton Tuesday 7.00- 8.00 Partnershipp Bertram K. Wolfe 8.00-10.00 Corporations Roy Martin Boyd Thursday 7.00- 8.00 New Jersey Practice Edwin (i. Scovel Friday 7.00- 8.00 Bankruptcy . 8.00- 9.00 Bailments and Carriers' Damages Bertram K. Wolfe Fourth Year. 1925-20 Monday 7.00- 9.00 E aide nee Francis Chapman Tuesday 7.00- 8.00 Legal Ethics Francis Chapman 8.00- 9.00 Domestic Delations Thomas E. Comber Thursday 7.00- 9.00 Peiuia. Practice Walter H. Chapman 7.00- 8.00 New Jersey Practice Albert E. Burling Friday 7.00- 9.00 Constitutional Law George V. Strong 70 0ur Class Roll Name Address 1. ABRAMSON, SAM UK I. 2. ADAM, HERBERT 3. BATTLE, CRAWFORD A. 4. BELLETT, BENJAMIN 5. BLANK. EDWIN A. J. 6. BROWN, OSCAR 7. COBBIN, M. LcROY 8. COLLMER, JOHN J. 9. COMANOR, LeROY 10. COMBER, JOSEPH L. 11. CRESKOFF, A. JERK 12. CURRAN, THOMAS A. 13. DOLGIN. ALLEN S. 14. FINNEY, JOHN F. 15. FRANZKSK, PHILIP J. 16. FREEDMAN, ABRAHAM 17. FRIEDMAN, OSCAR B. 18. FU1MAN, E. HERMAN 19. GILBRIDE, JOHN J., JR. 20. COLDER, MAX M. 21. GOTTLIEB, HARRY 1). 22. GOULEY, HENRY J. 23. GRISEL, MARY E. 24. HANIG, SOL P. 25. HOBART, GLADYS E. 26. HOCKSTEIN, AARON I). 27. HUPLITS, WILLIAM IL. JR. 28. IANNUCCI, JAMES 29. JUE, KWONG SHUE 30. KEELEY, E. ELLSWORTH 31. KELLMAN, B. BERNARD 32. KLEIN, ALFRED M. 33. KORR. LEON W. 34. KRAMER, WILLIAM B. 35. LEVY, ABRAHAM J. 36. LINSIIAW, CHARLES V. 37. LIPSIUS, J. GEORGE 38. LORD, LYNWOOI) 39. LOWENTHAL, GEORGE F. 40. MAGEE, MARY ROSE 41. MILLER, JACOB K. 42. MORAN, WILLIAM J.. JR. 43. NATHANSON, NATHANIEL 44. PHILLIPS, GEORGE W. 45. PYTKO, WALTER S. 46. ROBBINS, L. A. J. 47. ROSE. LEON H. 48. ROSKNBLUM, HARRY 49. ROSENTHAL, LEON S. 50. SALTER, THOMAS F. 51. SHEPORAITIS, WILLIAM J. 52. SNADER, LOUIS A. 53. SPOFFORD, WILLIAM R. 54. STANZIONE, JOHN- 55. STEINBERG. FRANK M. 56. TOAL, WILLIAM R. 57. TODD, F. PHELPS 58. TWINN, JOHN S. 59. WHITE, AARON W. 60. WICKEY, HENRIETTA L. 61. WILLIAMS, ROBERT L. 62. WORTH. ISADOR SAMUEL 4728 N. Mervine St., Philadelphia. 6064 Drexel Road, Overbrook, Philadelphia. 510 S. 47th St., Philadelphia. 4111 Leidy Ave., Philadelphia. 349 W. Master St.. Philadelphia. 1703 South St., Philadelphia. 2.� Ninth Ave., Haddon Heights, N. J. 4285 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia. 739 S. 63d St., Philadelphia. 4449 Paul St., Philadelphia. 5262 Parkside Ave.. Philadelphia. Morton, Delaware County, Pa. 1222 Oangham Ave., Camden, N. J. 3409 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia. 2314 S. 15th St., Philadelphia. 5913 Pine St., Philadelphia. 2434 S. 7th St., Philadelphia. 759 S. 2d St., Philadelphia. 2521 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. 1318 Bankers Trust Building, Philadelnhia. 934 E. Price St., Germantown, Philadelphia. 2634 Kensington Ave.. Philadelphia. 15 S. Fourth St.. Camden, N. J. 2000 S. 4th St., Philadelphia. 225 S. 40th St., Philadelphia. 1930 South St., Philadelphia. 2054 E. Orleans St., Philadelphia. 704 Fox Building. Philadelphia. 326 N. Red field St.. Philadelphia. S. E. Cor. 43d St. and Chester Ave.. Philadelphia. 6217 Ellsworth St., Philadelphia. 3138 V. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia. 3215 Monument Ave., Philadelphia. 215 Elm Ave., Woodlynne, N. J. 918 North American Building. Philadelphia. 525 S. Red field St.. Philadelphia. 616 S. 60th St., Philadelphia. 36 West St., Woodbury. N. J. 1323 S. 58th St.. Philadelphia. 1740 N. Park Ave., Philadelphia. 4529 Larchwood Ave., Philadelphia. Ithan, Pa. 425 Wingohocking St.. Philadelphia. 1028 Kerper St.. Philadelphia. 3314 Almond St., Philadelphia. 519 S. Melville St.. Philadelphia. 330 Penn St., Camden. N. J. 5033 Hazel Ave., Philadelphia. 812 Packard Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 219 N. Cove Road. Merchantville. N. J. 5102 Darrah St., Philadelphia. 329 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia. Land Title Building, Philadelphia. 1242 S. Harmony St., Philadelphia. 245 S. 55th St., Philadelphia. 42 S. Brighton Ave., Kirklyn, Upper Darby P. O.. Pa. 401 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Limekiln Pike, Glenside, Pa. 419 North American Building, Philadelphia. 1424 N. 17th St., Philadelphia. 1332 Orthodox St., Philadelphia. 30 Scott St., Riverside, N. J. (JDur Jformer'ClaSfimatcg ABRAHAM KOPPELMAX 105 N. Robinson Street, Philadelphia Horn Jannart 12, 1905 Northeast High School, 1922 Admitted to Bar. 1920 “Aid” A. WALLING LEVIN 1033 South Street, Philadelphia Horn December 5, 1H99 South Philadelphia High School. 1917 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, B.S. in C.E. United States Military Academy Admitted to Bar. 1923 Wally MORRIS LONG 2527 N. Stanley Street, Philadelphia Horn October 5. 1901 Central High School, 1919 Admitted to Bar, 1925 Judge 72 Jformer Classmates ABRAHAM DAVID CAESAR 5139 Euclid Avenue, Philadelphia Horn March 1H, 1901 South Philadelphia High School, 1918 University of Pennsylvania, 1922, B.S. in Ch.E. Washington College of Law, 1925, LL.B. Admitted to Bar, 1926 HARRY M. KLINGSBERG 1519 S. Sixth Street. Philadelphia Horn October 15. 1X90 South Philadelphia High School, 1914 Philadelphia School of Pedagogy, 1918 Admitted to Bar, 1925 Contributor to “Temple Weekly “llarry” MORRIS W. KOLANDER 2551 S. Fairhill Street, Philadelphia Horn Sovember 1. 1X99 Admitted to Bar, 1925 73 (Pur Julius” Morrie” Subscribers! to 1926 “Boebet” In addition to the subscriptions received from the members of the Graduating Class, the Alumni (whose names are mentioned herein), our former classmates, the Faculty, and from our former professors, the following have also subscribed: Baile, Robert W.............. 1950 Hazel Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.............. Bonnelly, Adrian ............706 Finance Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa........ Cartner, Fred C..............505 Finance Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa........ Cohen, Albert M..............2000 Packard Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa............ Crane, Edwin Field ...........'128 Market St., Camden, N. J.................. Cross, A. Archer ............207 Conshohocken Ave., Cynwyd, Pa............... Finkelstein, Israel .........Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.............. Foulke, Thomas A.............Ambler, Pa...................................... Geraghty, Michael J.......... 1402 Morris Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa........ Grossman, Simon C............City Centre Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa........ Harrington, Jr., Avery D. 814 S. 48th St., Philadelphia, Pa.................. H elf rich, Paul D...........6806 Clearview St., Philadelphia, Pa............ Haight, Morton C.............Pitman, N. J.................................... Jones, J. Webster ...........403 Stephen Girard Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Koehler, Herbert J...........202 Van Russ Bldg., Camden, N. J................ McAdams, Francis M...........811 Finance Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa........ Melling, O. Roger ...........4510 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa........... Meyers, A. Lincoln ..........911 Stephen Girard Bldg., Philadelphia. Pa. Palese, Rocco ...............328 Market St., Camden, N. J.................... Remmert, Mathilda H. ...1321 Jefferson Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. ... Schmerling, Ann .............7th and Market Sts., Camden, N. J............... Schmitt, William G...........5426 Arlington St., Philadelphia, Pa............ Thistle, Thomas M............405 Lincoln Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa............. Whitney, George W............117 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.............. 1929 1920 1920 1928 1911 1928 1923 1921 1905 1925 1928 1927 1923 1922 1906 .1921 .1917 .1922 .1928 .1927 1925 PROPHECY extra illegal HmntpUigpnrpr iqp-m. number oo Temple University—-Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 tw?riceT8 FORM NEW TITLE COMPANY Member of the Bar to Head New Firm Announcement was made yesterday of the formation of a new title and trust company, to be known as the Disunited Insecurity Title and Bust Company. The company will have as its president, John J. Coll-mer, Esq., well known attorney and title magnate. Mr. Collmer will be remembered as the man who did away with the cumbersome title certificates, making it possible for every purchaser to take the sel-ser’s word as regards judgments, etc. James Iannucci, Esq., will be title officer of the new company, and Alfred Klein will be advertising manager. __________ LIPSIUS WINS BIG VERDICT J. George Lipsius, Esq., was awarded the largest verdict ever rendered by a court in this county, when the jury turned in a verdict of $364,196.37 against the P. R. T. for damages done Mr. Lipsius’ client by the P. R. T. taxicab. Mr. Lipsius’ client was riding in the taxi and claimed that the taximeter exploded, ruining his bankroll and necessitating an amputation of his pocket-book. William R. Spofford, Chief Counsel for the P. R. T., defended the case very ably, and announced that an appeal would be taken to the Supreme Court on the grounds that the judge did not charge the jury as much as the P. R. T. would. PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING No New Member Admitted The Philadelphia Bar Association meeting last Tuesday was very orderly and undisturbed. William J. Moran, Jr., chairman of the meeting opened with a short talk asking the members to pay their dues. He then introduced the speaker of the evening, a visitor from the Far East, Vice-Chancellor I. Samuel Worth, of New Jersey, who spoke on “Law, Ladies and Moving Pictures.” The lecture was greatly enjoyed, dye to the fact that the noted orator knew nothing of the subject. The next speaker introduced w a s Oscar B. Freidman, attorney for the Chiropractor’s Association. During Mr. Friedman’s speech the meeting adjourned. UNUSUAL DECISION RENDERED Lawyers of City Are Astounded at Strange Ruling Justice Oscar Brown, the haughtv arbitrator who occupies the bench in Magistrate’s Court No. 23, rendered a most unusual verdict when he decided a case in favor of the defendant. This is the first time within the memory of man that a magistrate gave a decision in favor of a defendant. Walter S. Pytko, counsel for the defendant, will ap-(Continued on parte lt) ROSE LAW SCHOOL OVERCROWDED Dr. Leon H. Rose, dean of the Rose Evening School of Law, announced that his entrance lists for the next six terms are closed. Dr. Rose declares that he has more applications for matriculation than he can entertain. The Rose School has been successful since its inception in 1930, and has turned out a number of very nromising lawyers, some of whom have been able to acquire a knowl-“dge of some rudimentary points of the law after graduation. So large is the work of the school that last year 46,729 nencils were used, 83,746 pens broken and over 9867 gallons of ink were spilt. Dean Rose’s ten annual scholarships in memory of his beloved mother have this year been awarded to the sons of ten members of the famous Sesqui-Cen-tennial Class of Temple Law School. ADVANCE REPORTS LATE Accident Halt State Reporters The Advance Reports of the Supreme Court, which are now 30 volumes behind, will again be held up. This was announced last night by State Reporters Harrv Rosenblum and George W. Phillips. It seems that while reporting a decision of Mr. Justice Comber, words flew thick and fast and resulted in the point on Harry Rosenblum’s special built (Continued on page ,) 7B 2 The Illegal Unintellegencer -Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 THE ILLEGAL UN-INTELLEGENCER A Legal Goitij) Sheet tor Local Lawyer! Published OCCASIONALLY Subscription—NONE Kditorial Hoard Abraham Freedman Leon S. Rosenthal William R. Toal All rights reserved in Scandinavia. Sweden. St. Saull Maris and Afghanistan r OK SALS ON ALL NEWSSTAND . LUMUKK YARDS AND 8TAHLKS LATEST LEGAL BOOKS Case Book on Coses,” by Kdwin A. J. Blank A case-book for case books. This is the last word in case books. It contains a resume of some 4000 case books and was prepared by the capable author of Different Kinds of Cases I Have Known,” The Case of Cigars,” A Few Pointers on the Law (a book for judges only). Published by Baldwin Locomotive Works. ‘‘Just a Girl Among Men,” by Henriette L. Wickey. A beautiful narrative of the hardship of a feminine law student pictured bv one who knows. Miss Wickey (she prefers to use her maiden name) has written a number of these passionate tales of the law but this is pronounced her best thus far. Among her others are “Back in the Old Home Town,” and The School Belle.” Pi 6-lished by Dillon, Read and Comjmny. “Legal Loves, by A. Jere Creskoff A delightful treatise by this well known critic and literateur. This book is much akin to The Story of My Life,” by Frank Harris. It is much better. BUCK AWARD AWARDED Philadelphia Lawyer Honored William H. Huplits, Jr., was awarded the annual Buck Award of 10,000 rubles for having done the most for Philadelphia. Huplits benefited the City of Philadelphia most last year by spending the entire year in New York, where he was engaged in fighting a complicated case for the Pretzel Trust, which he represents. SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL IS SENSATIONAL Clarity of Facts Befuddles Jury The sensational trial of Commonwealth vs. Amos Keetow lengthened into its sixth month this week. Amos Keetow, a delicatessen keeper, is being tried for the murder of a cus- Creskoff and Shakespeare could easily be rated on the same plane, only Shakespeare is dead. The author has also written Oh, Dean, What I Know About You,” “I’m Some Kid,” and “So’s Your Old Man.” Published by the Vare Incinerating Com-pany. “Pharmaceutical Law, by Dr. Sol P. Hanig. A new treatise explaining the Pharmacist’s Laws passed by the last Assembly, by the man who framed the Act. Dr. Hanig is a recognized authority on the subject. Dr. Hanig wrote the article on “Soda Dispensers” in the latest edition of Corpus Juris. Published by Horn and Hardart Baking Company. LAWYER-COMPOSER A SUCCESS Writes for Musical Show Nathaniel Nathanson, a member of the bar, has deserted the courts for a musical career. Long famed as a composer of songs, Mr. Nathanson has achieved such success for his lyrics in the musical show, “The Merry Cuspidor,” that he has decided to forsake his legal practice in order to devote his entire attention to his lyrical efforts. The Merry Cuspidor” is a very light piece, and is very well written. Two of Mr. Nathanson's songs, “What a Good Little Boy Am I,” and I Used to Sleep in a Temple,” are by far his best numbers. tomer. The trial is being held before Judge Harry D. Gottlieb, and after spending three months picking a jury, the Commonwealth opened its case. The case is very notorious for its gruesome details. After killing the customer, the delicatessen man put him on the slicing machine and cut him up. It appears that in the heat of an argument the customer called Mr. Keetow a boloney. Mr. Keetow is alleged to have retorted, I’ll show you who is a boloney,” and forthwith seized keeper and it is expected that his legal ingenuity will gain a conviction of second degree murder in-the customer and put him on the slicing machine. Leroy Comanor is defending the delicatessen stead of voluntary manslaughter. District Attorney George F. Lowenthal is prosecut-thus far won all his legal (Continued on page ,) The Illegal Unintellkgencer—Philadelphia, June 30, 1946 3 GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT TESTIMONIAL DINNER Noted Speaker Pay Honor to Veteran Lawyer Frank M. Steinberg, of the firm of Abramson and Steinberg, was given a testimonial dinner last night by Samuel Abramson. Quite a few notables attended, among them the Governor of Pennsylvania, Hon. F. Phelps Todd, a close friend and former classmate of Steinberg’s. The Governor seized this opportunity of a testimonial to Steinberg to pay a tribute to Abraham J. Levy, who is a leading candidate for the office of Prohibition Director of Eastern Pennsylvania. Inter alia, the Governor said, Mr. Levy is well qualified to hold this position, as he knows more about prohibition than Volstead, and is posted on all the biggest booze joints in the country, having had freouent opportunity to test the strength of their respective products. Among those present were Samuel Schwartz, well known leader of the 44th ward; John J. Gil-bride. Jr., well known leader of the 44th ward, and Raymond H. Calvert, well known leader of the 44th ward. LADIES TO HOLD DANCE Female Bar Organization to Entertain Invitations have been issued by the Ladies of the Law. a female legal association, for a Dance to be given in the near future. Marie Rose Magee, Pres- CRIMINAL CASE YIELDS LEGAL POINTS Constitutional Law Rule Proven by Criminal Action An interesting case arose today before Judge Keeley in the U. S. District Court. Charged with assault and battery on a U. S. revenue officer, a defendant introduced evidence to show that the officer’s head was not broken as he claimed. The defendant’s counsel, Louis A. Snader, introduced as an expert witness, Dr. John F. Finney, the famous medico-legal authority, who stated that the officer’s head was not broken, as claimed, but that instead the carton of cigarettes with which he had been hit was broken. Assistant U. S. District Attorney Thomas A. Curran then arose and put forth the argument that inasmuch as the cigarettes were imported and no tax had been paid on them, the breaking of the carton constituted the distributing of the cigarettes after the original package had been broken, in accordance with the Original Package” Doctrine of the Supreme | Court. Judge Keeley discharged the case on the grounds that the cigarettes involved were not his favorite brand, and therefore he was not interested. ident of the organization, announced that this dance will be given in honor of Congressman Max M. Golder, who was recently made an honorary member of the society. Arrangements are under the guidance of Gladys E. Hobart and Marv E. Gris-el, two of the country’s foremost women lawyers. FIRE MENACES LEGAL COMMUNITY Volunteer Fire Department Doe Fine Work Fire last night menaced the Legal Community of Blackstone, N. J. Great credit must be given to the Volunteer Fire Department for their valiant work. The fire started in an old barn on the estate of Charles V. Linshaw, Mayor of Blackstone, who is credited with having originated this community composed of lawyers. The Fire Department, led by Chief Henry J. Gou-ley, were nattily attired in sky-blue shirts, delicately tinted oyster-colored pants, with cerise suspenders and mock-orange boots. Their helmets were a creation of Chief G o u 1 e y, being a pearl-gray bonnet trimmed with egg-plants and with a wide brim of mottled pig-iron. The Department turned out in full force with the exception of Lynwood Lord, who couldn’t find his high hat.” “Tea” was served at William B. Kramer’s home before the valiant firefighters left for the scene of their labors and an enjoyable time was had by all. After leaving Mr. Kramer’s home the brave crew kissed their families and bade a sad farewell to their friends, then arranging themselves in the formations for which they are famous, they marched to the burning barn, where they found that the fire had burnt itself out. 4 The Illegal Unintellegencer -Philadelphia. June 30, 1946 CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION Body Meets But Does Nothing City Council met yesterday for a two weeks’ nap. Crawford A. Battle, president of the Council, called the meeting to order at 2.36 V6 P. M. sharp, with a brief discourse, asking the members not to disturb the others with their snores. Philip J. Fran-xeese, secretary, reported that he had lost the minutes of the last meeting. They were therefore accepted as not read. Councilman Aaron I). Hockstein introduced a bill calling for the prohibition of all red neckties on the ground that they are misleading. Mr. Hockstein made a brilliant speech but was stopped by the ser-geant-at-arms, Aaron W. White, because he was keeping the Councilmen awake. Councilman E. Herman F u i m a n reminded the Council that they had not spent any money for some time and that it would have a bad reaction on the tax payers if they did not find some method of useless disbursement. Councilman Fuiman proposed an indoor swimming pool for homeless cats. The Council awoke to this suggestion and passed it on anonymously. An argument arose, however, as to the site of the new construction. Fuiman wanted it erected on a lot in Frankford that he had bought six years ago for about $1000.00 and had not been able to sell. He proposed that the city take it over for $50,000.00 Councilman Stanzionc objected on the ground that he had two houses in Torresdale that he had bought at the Sheriff's sale BIG REALTY DEAL CLOSES Purchaser Will Erect Seventy-eight-Story Building Louis A. J. Robbins, famous real estate attorney, representing a syndicate of which he is a member, toil ay closed a deal whereby the old City Hall site, at Broad and Market Streets is to change hands. Leon W. Korr represented the city in the deal, and much credit is due him for his expert juggling of figures. Politicians are keeping the price secret. Mr. Robbins announced that the shack formerly used as a city hall, which at present occupies the site, will be torn down and a new building erected. The new structure will he called the Kellman Building, in honor of one of Mr. Robbins’ financial backers. It will be 78 stories high, with 16 basements and 46 attics. Jacob K. Miller, representing the Furniture Exchange, has already signed a 99-yenr lease for 36 floors. Mr. Robbins announced that Herbert Adam, president of the Adam Express and Insurance Company, is negotiating for the remainder of the building. for $500.00. He stated that if the city took them by their right of eminent domain, their value at the most would not exceed $40,000.00. The Council then decided that inasmuch as Frankford and Torresdale were widely separated parts of the city, there would be use for two such pools, and directed that both pieces of ground be purchased. NOTABLES SAIL FOR EUROPE Legal Expert Among Passengers Among the passengers on the Airship St. Isaac, which sailed for Europe today, were Benjamin Bellet, the great actor who is so famous for his portrayal of dramatic roles; Leroy Cob-bin, president of the Cobbin Moustache Cup Company; A. S. Dolgin, poet laureate of the legal profession; Ambassador Jeu of China, who is going to Europe to study European Diplomacy; Thomas F. Salter, who is head counsel for the Plumbers’ Union; William J. Sheporaitis. counsel for the Broken-Ukelele Consolidation; John S. Twinn, vice-president and general counsel for the Twinn Hair Dressing Company, and Robert L. Williams, counsel for the Morris Chair Trust. (Continued from page I) peal to the Supreme Court to change the decision, on the grounds that Justice Brown has no right to intimidate his client’s case on appeal to the Municipal Court by rendering a decision in his favor in the Magistrate’s Court. (Continued from page I) nencil breaking. As Mr. Rosenblum’s pencils are made in the West, there are no extra parts in the East, and the issuance of the reports will be delaved. pending the arrival of a new point. Mr. Phillips left for Chicago early last night to meet the point on its way East, and personally conduct its tour to this city. (Continued from page 2) points by citing cases from various Advance Reports. His latest citation has not yet been handed down by the Supreme Court. Dur legal rgogp By Aij.kn S. I)oi.gin Now, turning in the lock that dot den Keg To which we give the name of Memory, We open wide the portals of the Past And gaze within prolonged the glance we cast. The Genoese upon his mission herd Had heard strange tales of fiery dragons serd To crush the sail that dared with heedless pride O'er nasi Atlantic’s heaving main to ride. Our tiny ship, alike its sails unfurled To verdure forth into an unknown world. Where lurked the mighty dragons of the Law I re pared with sharpened fang and tearing claw To rend asunder all our crew and ship. lint steady was the hand and firm the grip Thai kept ns constantly upon our course Tho' buffeted by waves of giant force. At first, encountering in silent awe, The rocks of Contracts. Element'ry Law, Which, reinforced by Pleadings and by Torts, Did almost then confirm those vague reports. Put undeterred and boldly striking out. We sailed around the first year’s Cape of Doubt. Some men were lost, some members of our crew. Put such as these indeed were very few. A storm arose; and lashed terrifically Py waves of N. I. L. and Equity. And Property and Crimes and all the like. Our ship, tho’ trembling, onward yet did strike. Then, through the Straits of Sales and Bankruptcy And Bailments, Wills and such adversity As Partnership and Corporation Law— When safely through, at last a light we saw. 7 0 Our port was nearly reached. but now, alas, I’prose the rocks most difficult to pass: The Constitution. Evidence and seas Of Practice and of Domesticities. We heaved and strained as well by night as day: Our Pitots those who pointed us the way— With wise precision ever onward steered. And finally all dang'rons points we cleared. The mists now lift, and leave exposed to view A sparkling isle in sea of lustrous blue, The Isle of Graduation which we sought, For which we strove four years and bravely fought. Our ship rides lightly on the ocean's crest. The stormy voyage o'er, we come to rest. And now, at last, with cheerful hearts and gay We anchor safely in a tranquil bay. Mrs. Clementine Kellar Secretary of Law School ©fftcerg of Senior Clagg John J. Collmer, President Mary Rose Magee, Vice-President George V. Phillips, Treasurer Harry Rosenblum, Secretary Commttteeg Executive John J. Collmer. Chairman Herbert Adam Max Golder Harry D. Gottlier Mary Rose Magee William George W. Phillips Leon H. Rose Harry Rosenblum William R. Spofforo R. Toal Banquet William R. Spofforo. Chairman M. Leroy Cobbin Thomas A. Curran Joseph Comber George F. Lowenthal A. Jf.rf. Creskoff Nathaniel Nathanson F. Phelps Todd Activities Max Golder, Chairman Edwin A. J. Blank Leroy Comanor Oscar Brown Jacob K. Miller Docket Leon H. Rose, Oscar Brown John J. Collmer Leroy Comanor A. Jere Creskoff John F. Finney Abraham Freedman Oscar B. Friedman E. Herman Fuiman Henrietta L. Wickey Chairman Harry D. Gottlieb Mary E. Grisel Charles V. Linshaw Nathaniel Nathanson George W. Phillips Harry Rosenblum Leon S. Rosenthal E. Phelps Todd I. S. Worth, Business Manager lit)A Sff.MA Htunbba £Mgma appa Hato Jfraternttp THE Lambda Sigma Kappa Law Fraternity was organized in 1920 by a group of students who realized the necessity for an organization that would hind its student and graduate members in a close bond of scholastic friendship. The organization has for its purpose the advancement of scholastic, social and legal interests among its members and the establishment of a closer connection with Temple and with Temple affairs for its graduate members. The Lambda Sigma Ivappa Prize is offered annually to the most proficient member of the fourth year class, and the organization has been honored by having its Honorary Membership accepted by Francis Chapman, Esq., Dean of the Temple Law School; Honorable Charles E. Bartlett, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1. and Robert M. Boyle, Esq., Solicitor to the Registrar of Wills and Professor in Wills and Decedents’ Estates at the School. The present officers and members of the fraternity are: Lord Chief Justice: Lkon S. Rosenthal, Esq. Lord Chancellor: Eari. Jay Gratz Prothonotary: Maurice Goldman Deputy Prothonotary: Reuben Cohen Chancellor of the Exchequer: Albert M. Cohen Past Lord Chief Justices Maurice J. Levy, Esy. Lewis R. Li net. Esq. Leonard Schwartz, Esq. Brother Barristers Albert Goldberg Harry Fischer, Esq. William W. Cohan. Esq. Abraham J. Levy. Esq. J. George Lipsics. Esq. Charles Green Alfred M. Klein, Esq. Isadorf. Herman. Esq. Solomon P. Hank. Leroy Comanor, Esq. Louis Weiss Joseph Kleinbarc. Edward Kallick Israel Fink el stein. Esq. Herman Tahl, Esq. Aaron White, Esq. Abraham Gutowitz Benjamin Ryer, Esq. Solomon Woli.enbaum Maurice Granatoor, Esq. Jules Greenstein, Esq. Portia Law C.i.rii $ortta Halo Club IN THE year 1917 the four young women students then attending Temple Law School decided they needed an organization which would draw them into closer social contact with entering students. Later they conceived as a further aim the promotion of interest in law among women generally. It was for these purposes that Mary Wilkins Hitchcock, Joan Kenworth, Sapphira Mc- C.laren and Mav Rutherford founded the Portia Law Club. To render assistance to new students they made membership in the Club open to all women students. By a series of short talks on the legal profession, delivered at various high schools in Philadelphia, the members aroused interest in the law as a profession for women. Several moot court trials were also held by the Club. The “Honor Roll,” containing the names of students and alumni of Temple Law School who participated in the World War, was presented to the school by the Portia Club and is convincing proof of the members’ interest in the school, aside from the services rendered to women students. On the picture opposite, seated, left to right, are: Elizabeth B. Cole, Ann Schmerling, treasurer; Mary Rose Magee, president; Adda M. Ferguson, vice-president; and Henrietta L. Wickey, secretary; standing, left to right: Elizabeth I. Rees, Anna Lynch, Mrs. Eugene Gilbert, Gladys E. Hobart, Celia Agree, Mary E. Grisel and Bertha Waisbaen. In addition to the foregoing and the founders of the club, other active members are: Dorothy Doranz, Lena Hurlong, Matilda Remmert and Virginia Seibert. tgma JSu Jfraternitp SKiMA XI PHI was founded February 11, 1903 in Washington, I). C. Chapters of the fraternity are now found in the leading law schools throughout the country. The purposes of the fraternity can best be stated in the words of the “Declaration” made by each member: ‘Tnited by the strong tie of true brotherhood in the law, we mutually resolve to labor for the good of our order, our country, and mankind. We will strive to promote the well-being of students and practitioners of the law, and to cultivate the ethics of the profession. To secure harmony and maintain good-will, thereby perpetuating the Brotherhood; it shall be our earnest endeavor to suppress personal, sectional, religious and political prejudices, us well as all unhealthy rivalry and selfish ambition. To the end, therefore, that we achieve fraternal harmony and lasting benefit, we humbly implore the guidance and assistance of the Ruler of the l'n i verse.” Russel II. Con well Chapter was named after the beloved and distinguished founder of Temple University, who died December fi, 1925, after a lifetime of valuable service to his fellow-men. Among the members of the various chapters are included the following distinguished men: William Howard Taft, George Wharton Pepper. James M. Beck, Oliver Wkndkli. Holmes, (illARLES KvaN 111 (HIES. Francis Ciiaeman, Phi Delta Delta mi Bella Bella PHI DELTA DELTA, a legal fraternity for women, was founded at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles on November 11, 1911, its purpose being the promotion of a higher standard of professional ethics and culture among women in law schools and in the legal profession. Although the founders were aware that “sorority” was the term commonly applied to Greek letter societies for women, it was thought that “fraternity” more aptly expressed the idea of the larger professional sisterhood which Phi Delta was destined to be. Over twenty-two chapters have been installed in various universities and law schools in the United States. Hecently a charter was granted to a group of women students in British Columbia, Canada, thus making the fraternity not only a national, but an international organization. Some members of Phi Delta Delta holding prominent positions at the present time are: Mabel Walker Wille-brandl. Assistant Attorney General of the United States and National President of the fraternity; Ann Agnes O’Neill, Assistant Solicitor of the State Department, Washington, D. C.; Lou-Ida Martin, Assistant Attorney General of Kansas; Edwina Falkner, Assistant Attorney General of Alabama; Hon. Mary O’Toole, Judge of Municipal Court of Washington, I). C.; Hon. Edith M. Atkinson, Judge of Juvenile Court, Dade County, Florida, and Hon. Georgia P. Bullock, one of the founders and Police Court Judge of Los Angeles. Tau Chapter was installed at Temple University on May .‘1, 1921, the charter members being Elizabeth B. Cole, Adda M. Lutz Ferguson, Mary E. Grisel, Gladys E. Hobart and Mary Rose Magee. Miss Henrietta L. Wiekev, formerly a member of Omicron at Dickinson College, is now affiliated with Tau chapter. CfogelerS Society HE Chiselers Society was organized in the fall of 1922. The men were attracted to each other in scholarship and good fellowship. At its inception it had no name and continued so until the senior year, when Dean Chapman inspired them with the name they adopted. The Dean spoke of a famous member of the Bar who chiseled his way to recognition on the Bench. The suggestion to accept this name was immediately carried. The members of this jolly society are all experts in their respective hobbies. Brother Collmer is an authority on titles, be they of lands, tenements or good books. Finney is recognized as a leader in Irish literature, holder is the barometer of American policies and politics, Toal is an authority on horses and seeds, Hoehstein is a collector of portraits of female celebrities. Blank is an expert in cases, Lipsius is an authority on drama and art, while Levy is a leader in anti-prohibition circles. Those appearing on the picture opposite, are: Sitting. John Finnky. Max Goldek, Aaron I). Hock-stein. President, and William H. Toal. Standing, A. .1. Levy. John .1. Collmek, George V. Lipsius, and Edwin A. J. Blank. utograpf)s; HISTORY CASE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, EX. REL. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL us. 62 LAW STUDENTS 1. Crimes—Attempt to Study Law—Chorus Girls—Parties—Late Hours. Whether an alleged student charged with the crime of Attempt to Study Law can set up as his defense that inasmuch as throughout a period of four years, he attended gay parties at divers times and places, showed a natural propensity for the society of young women, kept late hours and was without visible knowledge of the existence of the Volstead Act (thinking same to be a Vaudeville skit) and therefore was not a “Law Student” within the meaning of the Act of Assembly. 2. Evidence of Criminal Intent—Liability of Owner of Law Looks for Non-User— Contributory Negligence in Accidentally Opening Law Looks as Leaving Ujwn Conviction for Attempt to Study Law. Held, that where an alleged student offers to show that he owns but did not use law books, evidence tending to raise any inference as to his contributory negligence in opening another alleged student’s law book, even by accident, is admissible as rebutting the presumption of his ignorance of the law. Appeal by defendants from Court of Como-on Please No. 13, September term, 1922, and continuing through three other terms. Argued June 18, 1926. Affirmed by a “full” court. OPINION BY HECK, P. J. This case is appealed by the appellants. In the lowest court, the appellants were convicted of the crime of attempt to study law and were sentenced to hard labor for life at practicing law. Appellants, GLADYS HOBART, “DADDIE” HOCKSTEIN, “CONGRESSMAN” COLDER, cl al, have taken this appeal and the case is now brought before us for review. The appellants assign as error, inter alia, the finding that they are endowed with capacity for acquiring legal knowledge, contending that no court would be justified in reaching this conclusion and therefore it is impossible that they be guilty of the crime charged. For a proper consideration of the questions presented by the appeal, it is necessary that a thorough review be made of the transactions out of which the charges arose and of the testimony adduced at the trial. The appellees contended that during a period of four years, the appellants, who originally numbered some 110 alleged students-at-law, sixtv-two of whom are now in the toils of the law, the remainder being still at large, attempted at various times to study law. J. CLAUDE BEDFORD, ESQ., called as a witness on behalf of the appellees, testified that on or about Monday, September 25, 1922, at 7.00 P. M., a polyglot group of non-descripts attended a mass meeting and riot, at which he entertained them with lurid tales of his six months in the state legislature. Thereafter, on successive Monday nights, he alleges that he lectured before this same group and endeavored to instil in them a sundry knowledge of the rights of personal security, the rule in Mr. Shelley’s well-known case, of the law of external sovereignty and applications, misprison of felony, of the law of springing, shifting, dodging and leaping uses (now collectively known as the “Charleston Uses”), title by marriage, execution, escheat, Commonwealth Title and Trust Company, etc., etc. Mr. Bedford further testified that he was led to believe that all of the alleged students had acquired a passing knowledge of the subject of elementary law by reason of the fact that three of their number, namely, “PREZ” COLLMER, RILL HUPLITS and JOHN FINNEY, who happened to be sitting adjacent each other, answered sub-division (a) of question !) of the examination correctly. Whether the additional charge thereby entailed is that of conspiracy, forgery or obtaining a passing mark under false pretenses we are unable now to decide inasmuch as this has not been raised properly in accordance. with appellate practise. S. STANGER ISZARI), ESQ., of Camden and other points, next took the stand to testify against the accused. MR. ISZARI) admitted that he had tried for numerous successive weeks to show to the accused some very simple methods of contracting contracts. He further admitted that he was not thoroughly convinced that he had made any impression on accused, asserting that they £ Bref 'fry “played like horses.” Under cross-examination, however, he denied that they looked like horses, most of them reminding him of a long-earred breed of the same genus. Asked to identify several of the culprits, he pointed out “Fireman” Goulev, saying that he recognized him by the curious perk of his ears whenever a bell rang. He also recognized a moustache known as “Nathanson.” Questioned as to his examination, he asserted that several of the alleged students had passed them, adding that he considered his questions fair, being the same he had given for twenty years previous. He denied emphatically that OSCAR FRIEDMAN was the brightest one in his class, saying that Oscar himself must have given rise to that rumor. The Commonwealth then attempted to prove by JAMES Y. TRACEY, JR., that the defendants had studied common law pleading under his tutelage. Under cross-examination, he denied their ever having given up the task as a hopeless one. Undaunted by their failure to prove this point by MR. TRACEY’, the Commonwealth called to the witness stand MAJOR LEMUEL BRAD-DOCK SCHOFIELD, Assistant District Attorney and erstwhile warrior. The Major, with great delight, recounted with what expertness he had guided the trailing defendants through the labyrinthine maze of absque hoes, fleas in a basement, similiters, profert and overs, insimul com-putassets and negative pregnants, from which maze he triumphantly emerged with them, leaving them unscathed—but bewildered. Mis Honor, JUDGE CHARLES E. BARTLETT, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas No. 1, Philadelphia County (which is in Pennsylvania), cheerfully testified against the defendants, lie stated that the alleged students had once been the victims of his Tort-iire. Additionally he testified that while it was incumbent upon him in his role of their mentor to inculcate in them a comprehensive knowledge of the essentials of negligence, he had found little opportunity in this particular for the exercise of his pedagogic talents, inasmuch as they apparently had a natural aptitude for negligent practices. His Honor also said that lie had permitted them to imbibe freely of the law of deceit, but feared that they had learned this subject too well and later evidenced their thorough knowledge by deceiving him of their complete mastery of the entire law of Torts. The Commonwealth, bv the same witness, not only brought out the fact of the scienter of the accused, but also of their gross familiarity with libels, slanders, malicious prosecutions, probable causes and possible effects, assaults and batteries and malicious interferences of various natures. At this point it was noted on the record by agreement of counsel that very late in the scholastic year the “Iz” Durhams and Mathew Quays of the class, aided and abetted by their henchmen and phantoms, felt a crying need for leaders. As a result of these patriotic desires, the notorious “weight” of authority, 11. “DEAN” GOTTLIEB, was elected president by the modest plurality of 2511 votes, 252 of which were folded but not creased. Because of this slight technicality (or “irregularity”) the registration commission ordered them thrown out, but inasmuch as the winning candidate was seated upon the ballot box, no one with sufficient strength to remove him could be found, and so he was declared duly elected. Other officers were elected at the same time (and under the same circumstances), but as their activities were so great and their fame so far-flung mere mention of their names without further comment would he desecration of memory of their invaluable services. Therefore we content ourselves with saying that “SAM” WORTH, the Orthophonic Mayor of Riverside, was Vice-President, HENRIETTA MOSS was secretary, and JOHN CONNOLLY was treasurer (no accounting of funds ever being made). S. STANGER ISZARD, Esq., was recalled to the stand and stated that he had “professed” in Equity (which is a very “pacific” subject), and also taught the defendants’ Hygienics, insisting that all come into Equity with clean hands. In order to be perfectly equitable, lie raised the technical objection that he was not properly qualified to pass on the guilt of the defendant’s Attempt To Study Law, inasmuch as the subject on which he was prepared to testify was that of Equity and 115 perhaps the defendants should he placed in statu quo. As Keeper of the King’s Conscience, however, on reconsideration lie declared that since this was not a case of where “confidence was reposed and betrayed” nor even where “influence was acquired and abused” he would overlook this technical defect. WILLIAM ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Esq., noted orator, also called by the Commonwealth, said that lie had lectured to a group of fascinated citizens on the subject of No-go-tiable Instruments. Frequently, he testified, upon turning every hundredth page of his lecture notes, he would observe that his a listeners were in a lethargy, apparently spellbound vi 39 by the magic of his eloquence, Under cross exam- ination, he admitted they might have been merely asleep. JAMES R. WILSON, Esq., with one foot in the seat of the witness chair and himself precariously draped over the back thereof, asseverated that he had traced, for the benefit of the accused, the origin of the law of Real Property, commencing with the celebrated case of Flinthead vs. Swollen-Jaw, 49,386 R. C. 13, and continuing through the citation of 10,000 other equally famous cases, citation of which he made without assistance from his notes (which contained approximately 33,182 more). In dwelling on the above case, Mr. Wilson delineated the facts as follows: It appears that Archie Flinthead was the devisee of his grandfather’s uncle by marriage within the prohibited degrees of cosanguinity of a certain close designated as “all that certain lot or piece of ground situate and known as Ups-and-Downs, together with all improvements thereon erected and all lands, tenements and hereditaments appurtenant thereto and subject to all easements, franchises, and encumbrances of record.” Mr. Flinthead, accompanied by his wives and family, of which a recent census had not been taken, repaired to said lot or piece of ground and rang a cow hell at sunset thrice, so as properly to acquire the seisin thereof. Imagine his surprise, then, when a herd of dinosaurs and flock of pterdactvls, attracted by the musical tones of the bell, came gamboling toward him over the greens! Upon investigation, he discovered that these kind creatures were the property of one Hezekiah Swollen-Jaw, who claimed title to the land by mesne assignments of a lease ante-dating a certain Sheriff’s Sale at which Archie’s dearlv-beloved but now departed relative had acquired said land. On appeal, the Court of Last Resorts ruled that, under the Act of Assembly of February 31, 1901, for such case made and provided, where a judgment was subsequent to a ground rent and preceded by an unrecorded mortgage, the Statute of Quia Emptores applied unless the Statute of DeDonis Conditionalibus interfered with the Acts of Mortmain and Praemunire, in which case an Estate Tail After Possi- bility of Issue Extinct was created. All of which, Mr. Wilson explained, was clear, simple anti self-explanatory. The Commonwealth insured the success of its case by calling the illustrious insurance expert, MALCOLM ADAM, Esq., our Mutual friend for Life. Objection by counsel for the defense was made to the competency of MR. ADAM as a witness on the ground that he would surely incriminate, if he had the chance, his brother, HERBERT ADAM, one of the defendants. MR. ADAM was permitted to testify, however, and he remarked that while great interest in his course was evidenced by the defendants, it was not an insurable interest. MAJOR SCHOFIELD then gingerly stepped to the stand. We might here parenthetically note that the Major at or about this time entered on the uncharted sea of matrimony. As a beacon light to future happiness, MAJOR SCHOFIELD was presented by his well wishing class, with a pair of silver candle-sticks. The witness declared that the demeanor of the defendants in his class was a crime and they had gotten away with murder. MAJOR SCHOFIELD said that his examination questions were never involved and gave an example of their simplicity by the following: Ralph McSneer was running down a quiet street at midnight with a package under his arm. Andrew Gump was lying in wait with wilful, malicious, premeditated and deliberate intent and with a frowardness of heart, devoid of social duty, to shoot, maim and kill, and otherwise slay, one Barney Google, whom he expected to ride down the street on “Spark Plug.” Mistaking McSneer for Spark Plug, Gump fired at the package and struck powerful Katrinka, a young damsel at that moment hanging out of the window drying her hair. In falling, she landed on Mr. Jiggs, with his shoes in his hand, thereby knocking the shoes from his hand. The shoes struck Dintv Moore, who was there and then attempting to break into and enter a home nearby. Dick Dare, who had just turned the corner, sauntered into the arms of a waiting policeman. (This did not occur in Philadelphia.) Of what crime or crimes may Dick Dare be charged, and if so, why not, and if not, why so? 'fhe case of the defendants was seriously compromised by elections held bv them during the second year of the alleged attempt, and we shall not fail to take this into consideration, 'flu officers elected were as follows: HERBERT ADAM. President; and GLADYS HOBART, Vice-President. The defendant, HERBERT ADAM, it may be noted, not only permitted himself to be elected president for the second year, but, we may as well admit, dispelled all hope of ultimate success in this trial by winning the Second Year Prize for proficiency in his studies. For him now to attempt to disprove the charges of Attempt To Study Law is to take up a colossal task. 07 And so we come to the third year of this alleged conspiracy to Study Law. On arriving at the rendezvous of the gang at 1521 Locust Street in the City of Philadelphia, the conspirators clasped hands just a little more firmly than the previous year, for they were all implicated just a little deeper in this gigantic swindle. The first witness to testify as to the progress of the attempt during the third year was one BERTRAM K. WOLFE, Esq., who admitted that besides being a freeholder and an owner of “rill estate,” he was quite a connoisseur of good cigars. MR. WOLFE was positive that the defendants had attempted to study law and that they knew the law. He said that he was positive of their knowledge of the Law of Partnership, because while expounding the subject he cited the leading case of the American Shirt Co. vs. The Shirt Company of America, and that one of the defendants, “CASEBOOK” BLANK, had given him the details of the case verbatim. He was equally if not more positive that the defendants had imbibed freely of the Law of Bailments and Carriers, since he had assigned the leading case in this subject, namely, the case of the American Shirt Company vs. The Shirt Company of America. The witness was surer than that of the knowledge of the defendants as regards the Law of Bankruptcy and Damages, since he had explained the leading case of the American Shirt Company vs. the Shirt Company of America. WILLIAM ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Esq., famed Benedict, was again sworn and testified that he had taught the defendants collectively, though not individually, the Law of Sales. On this law, he emphasized, they were completely “sold,” so much so, that after his lecture each of the defendants would seek a padded “sell.” ROY MARTIN BOYD, Esq., Professor of the Law of Corporations, crisply stated that he could hardly accuse the defendants of a bona fide attempt to study law, but acknowledged having lectured to them upon the subjects of de facto and de jure corporate bodies, corporate mortgages and even Corporations. Like MR. WILSON, MR. BOYD said he cited very few cases to the students, never having assigned more than eighty-seven for each principle. For the purpose of establishing the fact that those charged with the offense of Attempt to Study Law had also made a serious effort to absorb a working knowledge of the Law of Wills and Decedents Estates, the Commonwealth produced non other than ROBERT M. BOYLE, Esq., Solicitor to the Registrar of Wills, Philadelphia County. MR. BOYLE acknowledged the fact that, during the third year of the visitations of the defendants upon the Law School of Temple University, he had stirred their souls with his lectures upon the subjects of 98 Wills and Decedents Estates. I’pon being asked by counsel for the defense as to the nature of his lectures, he delineated as follows: “Ah, gentlemen! It is late September. Heavy-laden is the balmy air with the aroma of fragrant roses; roses nurtured by the chief gardener of the Pennington Estate. To our ears comes the soft music of bees busily buried in beautiful beds of blooming barberries. Through the casement windows streams the splendor of the afternoon’s golden sunshine, revealing to us, seated at his carved mahogany desk a perfect replica of a masterpiece of the Doges' Palace none other than Percival Pennington himself. Through the haze of the golden glow we perceive the decrepit form of a man bowed under the weight of a thousand meetings of the hoards of directors of six railroads, maybe seven, who knows! Lined with the furrows of care is his forehead, and crowned is he with the snows of seventy winters. On his desk, the rich colors of many bonds rival the radiant magnificence of the dancing sunbeams athwart the room, but his finely chiseled features are alight not because of these. Mark you, how tenderly and caressingly he clasps, in fingers now trembling, the delicately-tinted envelope which Arthur, one of his twelve butlers, has just brought him. As Pennington slowly opens the envelope, the delicious scent of Quelques Fleurs now fills the air. Hastily, the aged man adjusts his spectacles. His shoulders heave with the unrepressed sighs of which only the love-lorn are capable. Soon he presses a button under his desk. A young man, one of his many secretaries, appears, notebook in hand. “Henderson,” Mr. Pennington softly commands speaking now, not with the crisp terseness of Pennington. Chairman of the Hoard, blit in the gentle murmur of Pennington, the crooning lover, “take a telegram for Miss Saccharine Sweet, care of Florenz Ziegfeld, New York City: Darling, I and all that's mine. Here and hereafter are thine. Thou art my symphony. All else is cacophony. The message had barely reached its destination before Percival Pennington. overwhelmed bv bis emotions, had crossed the Divide which leads to that Great Beyond, from whose bourne no traveler returns.” Then MR. BOYLE, after a moment’s pause, continued, “I asked, ‘Gentlemen, did this constitute a will?’ MR. ABRAMSON thought it was a mortgage; MR. WHITE considered it a hold-up and MR. PHILLIPS said it was a disgrace. The concensus of opinion, however, seemed to be that the document constituted cogent evidence of the presence of a not-frequcntlv-encountered interblending of affluence, beauty, senile dementia and testamentary Cupid-ity. MR. BOYLE then left the stand. 00 Il was during this third year of the conspiracy that the defendants became somewhat disorganized if it were possible to become any more disorganized than they were. The conspirators tried at various times to elect a chief—but of such remarkable quality were all of their number that they could arrive at no decision. Finally, after casting ballots, some eighty-five or -six times, a genuine election was held. There were forty-seven candidates for election to the office of president. Sixty-five members of the clan voted. When the ballots were finally counted, the following was the result: “SQUIRE” TOAL, 102 votes; “RIP VAN WINKLE” KRAMER, 70 votes; GLORIA SWANSON. votes; “GIL” HUNTER. 52 votes and E. VARE, 49 votes. It was decided that inasmuch as “SQUIRE” TOAL'S supporters had been the most successful in stuffing the ballot box, that he should be awarded the presidency. This the SQUIRE modestly declined on two grounds: first, that his supporters had prepared their ballots two weeks before the election, thus making it too easy to stuff the ballot box; second, that Media was no place to pick a president from. Despite his declination, he was unofficially known as “Prez” for the third year. The Commonwealth then placed on the stand a gentleman who was dressed in a long black coat, white vest, long flowing tie done in a bow, knee boots and a large black felt hat. This gentleman, after being sworn, took a few pot-shots at the audience with one of his spare revolvers and said, “Mali name is STRONG, gentlemen, GAWGE V. STRONG, with offices in the Widenah Buildin .” MR. STRONG then testified that he was Professor in Constitutional Law and Acrobatics at the Temple Law School. He claimed that besides teaching the defendants of the various edicts of the “Soopreme Coat of O-ha-o,” he had taught them the use of the word “ubiquitous,” how to hang from a clothes-peg with one hand only, how to straddle the back of a chair without serious injury to the legs (of the chair), how to get small marks in examinations, and a few other tricks of cortortion that called for a combination of the talents of Houdini, Ivan Poddubnv and Pat Rooney. He was confident that they had learned their lessons well as regards the above. He added that in his spare time he had given them a few pointers on how to draw up a constitution and how to run a country with one. Among the latter were direct tax. indirect tax., inheritance tax, surtax, syntax, carpet tacks and attacks. THOMAS E. COMBER, JR., Esq., after being awakened by the tip-staff, took the stand with great alacrity. His sudden display of energy may be accounted for by the fact that this afforded him an opportunity to wreak his vengeance on one JOSEPH COMBER, his brother and one 100 of the defendants (another bad break for them). The witness, finding no resting place for his elbow which supported the cup of his hand wherein reposed his chin, called for a table or rostrom. With this supplied, the witness was enabled to continue. MR. COMBER, impelled by the force of habit, commenced to quiz the jury on the Law of Divorce in Pennsylvania, by Bossard. He quickly checked himself, however, and went on with his testimony, which was to the effect that he had lectured to the defendants on the subjects of Domestic Relations and by what methods a husband can dispense with supporting his wife. He discussed such questions as Cruel and Barbarous Treatment, confirming the view of one of the defendants, MR. CURRAN, the gentleman from Delaware County, that one coat alone would constitute cruel treatment, as for example one blow of a hatchet. On the whole, his testimony certainly did not greatly aid the cause of the defendants. WALTER H. CHAPMAN, Esq., My Nephew,” after obtaining from His Honor a cough-drop for his throat trouble,” swung one leg over the balustrade surrounding the witness box, thereby displaying a combination cubist-futurist design of pastel shades. He proceeded to testify that he had once given the defendants a lecture on Pennsylvania Practice, including the subject of Replevin. He could not identify any of the prisoners, saying that he had not seen them frequently enough. MR. CHAPMAN explained that while he had intended to testify at greater length, his doctor had ordered him not to speak longer than one hour, so, burying himself in a huge fur coat, he resumed his seat. A number of the defendants, numbering among them MISS GA- ZELLE,” “MY LORD,” DADDY D1NAL” ROSE, “ORTHOPIIONIC’ LONG-LEGS,” KRAMER, CAR-WORTH. SWEET” SALTER, et al, moved for a severance with regard to at least part of the crime. In support of this motion, depositions of one EDWIN SCOVEL, F2sq., and ALBERT E. BURLING, Esq., were produced. The substance of the testimony of these gentlemen is that they instructed the above-enumerated conspirators in New Jersey practice and procedure in the following courts: Small Cause, District, Orphan’s Law and Chancery. Were we otherwise “moved” by this motion, the fact that both the above gentlemen are not only New Jersey lawyers, but also are graduates of Temple University Law School, would render any tears we would shed of the crocodile variety (a crocodile being a large, thick-skinned reptile which weeps as it devours its prey and which bears a striking resemblance to many of the defendants). The Commonwealth capped the climax by placing on the stand their “star” witness, FRANCIS CHAPMAN, Esq., Dean of the Law School since 1902. The Dean qualified as an expert witness, incidentally informing the Court and Jury that during his career at the bar of over 35 years, he had never yet lost a case, oh, yes. except one and in that case the judge didn’t know but that would be contempt of court. When counsel for the accused asked the Dean whether the defendants did or did not acquire any knowledge of the Rules of Stephen, the Dean’s shoulders characteristically heaved with subterranean merriment. In response to questions of counsel regarding his Evidence Examinations, the Dean replied that he considered them so easy, and the answers so obvious, that he could hardly be warranted in using them as a gauge of the students’ intellectual development. Asked for specimen question, the Dean presented the court, jury and assembled Fungozos with the following choice selections: Tresspass by Sancho Panza (the great Hungarian Rhapsody) versus Sir Geoffrey de Bouillon in the United States Small Cause Court for the Eastern District of Mesopotamia, Southern Division. Sancho Panza had the rights of piscary in the Dead Sea. Desiring to export salmon to Alaska, the said Panza applied to Sir Geoffrey De Bouillon, a corporal of the Afghanistanian Trench Aviation, for a ship’s manifest so that the freight train with said fish aboard, could immediately clear the town, as those of the populace remaining unsuffocated had risen in rebellion. Mr. De Bouillon, who was nattily attired in the fatigue uniform of the I. W. W , was about to grant the manifest, when he was offended by one of Mr. Panza’s pet fish barking at him. Dr. De Bouillon manifested his displeasure by refusing to grant the manifest. As a result, the enraged fish lost its voice, and Panza brings this action. On trial of the cause, the defendant attempted to prove that he was acting in self-defense, and offered in evidence his ruined uniform. The court overruled the offer and non-suited the plaintiff. The defendant, his compassion aroused, appealed, (a) Why shall the court rule and how come? (b) As part of your answer, give a three-word exposition of the Pennsylvania Rule as to Parol Contemporaneous Evidence, (c) What in the world has this to do with the Evidence, anyhow? The Dean additionally mentioned that he had also instructed the defendants regarding Habeas Corpus, Corpus Juris, etc. “Ethical Teachings of the Runners,” “Ways of Not Obtaining Legal Business,” “Methods of Starva-,S tion,” “What Every Young Lawyer Should Know,” etc., are a few titles of lectures also delivered bv the Dean. And now, it seems this desperate group of individuals played their most daring card. They attempted to hoodwink the faculty into believing that they had not studied law by partaking of various extra-curricula activities that are inimical to concentrated study. Accordingly, they chose as their leader for this purpose, JOHN J. COLLMER, a man endowed with a reappearing moustache. Then, in order to give the impression that a gay old time was being had, they did nominate, elect and constitute, MARIE ROSE MAGEE, Assistant City Solicitor extraordinary, as Vice-President. HARRY ROSEN-BLUM, the “note” worthy chronicler of the pedagogical pronunciamcntos, was ordained as Secretary, and GEORGE PHILLIPS, the famous mimic, as Treasurer. It was decided to give a big banquet at which all the faculty were to he entertained, and that then and there they were to put said faculty in such good humor that it would be impossible for faculty to do other than believe in their complete innocence. MR. SPOFFORI) was chosen as Head Banqueteer, and a capable staff assisted him. The conspirators also decided that they would issue a hook containing the full pedigree and life’s story of each and every conspirator, their famed deeds and achievements, and containing their photographs (we hesitate to say likenesses”), which book was to be used as evidence in disproving any case against them. The famed “Archbishop” WmmSmme2 LEON “Happy” “Handshaker” ROSE, yclept “Rab-bey” was designated as Chief Compiler, and “SAM” WORTH, moving picture magnate, he chose as his Business Manager. Their desire to publish a printed record was prompted by a realization of the fact that this would probably constitute the only publicity the subscribers would ever attain and their yearning for some sight of their names and achievements in print took this form. Some of the defendants’ own evidence is rare and damaging. For instance, MR. BENJAMIN BELLET, esteemed Thespian, on the stand replied under cross-examination as follows: Q. What is marriage? A. Mv dear Sir, marriage is an ethereal contract of two heavenly souls, we might say. Q. What do you know about marriage? A. Virtually nothing, we might say. Q. If A is married to B, and A should slap B, would she be justified in leaving A? A. Well, that all depends—if B was of such a vicious temper-ment as to justify Mr. A’s tapping her in the countenance of a nature possessed of zephyr-like good heartedness, this gentleman would be under no obligation to support same, nevertheless, this has nothing to do with the case. MR. OSCAR BROWN, S. S. S. (South Street Sheik), being formally sworn. Q. MR. BROWN, can you explain the case of the American Beer Company vs. Wisconsin Dry Goods Company? A. Well—it’s like this—the American Beer Co. were manufacturers of beer. I remember reading, while on one of my trips to Washington, where I tried a few cases before the Supreme Court, winning them all, the Senator said, “Oscar, why don’t you come into Congress with me sometime,” so I said, “Nothing doing.” I’ve got enough work showing the Speaker how to make the legislature work, so this girl said to me, “Oscar, I think your eyes are beautiful.” Well, I’m not egotistical, but I said, “This will cost you five hundred dollars. My bosses would throw me out of the ofiice if they knew I was working for practically nothing.” Well “said Vare,” I don’t expect a big loan but you might slip me a little change, etc. We do not consider it necessary to receive any more of the defendants’ testimony, since whatever they might have said would be held against them, and that would be tinged with suspicion. Considering all the evidence in the case, we find that this group of conspirators must have been guilty of something. No group can long be exposed to the temptations of such a law school as Temple University provided, without making some attempt at studying the law—no matter how unconscious the attempt may be. Upon the testimony in this case, we are satisfied that there was no error by the court below which was not in favor of the defendants. The appeal is therefore dismissed and the record remitted with instructions that execution of the sentence be carried out at once. LEON S. ROSENTHAL, Esq., BLOCKLEY BLDG., PA. ( HARRY D. GOTTLIEB, Esq., CRePorters KIRKBRIDES HALL, PA. � HUMOR ie Hatoper (A Philosophic Phable) NCE upon a time there was a Dickeybird whom Destiny and a fond papa decreed should he an attorney. From the day that he kicked his nurse loose from her upper plate it was all doped out that he should wrestle with the intricacies of Blackstone. Even as an infant his nocturnal yodels, the kind that would arouse the envy of a Swiss mountain climber, were considered as an indication that he would be a howling success. As a school boy, his arguments with the teachers, who were always wrong, the variety of black eyes that he sported, and the frequency with which he was knocked for a row of marble vistas, put him down as a fighter. Before he reached his teens, Willie for such was the name on his report-card—had a strange penchant for chasing fire-engines and hopping on the backs of ambulances. His patrol wagon rides, however, were usually by invitation. But he was the pride of his old man, and the chief topic of conversation of the Mater-familias, not only his own, but every other one in the neighborhood. The boy’s heritage was well suited to his future leanings, for it was not long before he carried a Gladstone bag, surreptitiously smoked Blackstone cigars, and became a good Judge of forbidden fruit in the liquified form. His pre-legal knowledge was further augmented by reading the so-called “true-fiction” magazines and digesting all the current cases as reported in the scandal sheets. The Guy was exclusive, too, as none of the neighbor’s kids had anything to do with him; but he was well satisfied, as their views were so Plebian, for to revert to the common vernacular of the Proletariat, Willie “high-hatted” them. By the governor making his everyday suit do duty on Sundays also, and his mother doing her own washing, the Young Hopeful’s folks saved enough to send him to college, where he succeeded in doing a four-year course in seven years flat. And then came the great day that he was to enter Law School! In order to get the proper apperceptive basis, as he called it (whatever that is), he decided to spend his spare time hanging around a law office rather than trying to earn a little money toward paying his expenses. This Bird believed in being thorough, just so long as it was out of somebody else’s bank account. It was all figured out, when he was made a member of the Bar he would remedy many of the existing defects of our legal system. In fact, he wrote an article for the school publication, entitled. “Oh Law, What Crimes Are Committed in Thy Name.” When he started discussions in class none of the instructors seemed to see his viewpoint, nor did liis classmates, they were just as stupid; but Willie was charitable and felt sorry for them. After all, some of these men were only old fashioned judges or lawyers who depended on a bunch of decisions written by men who died even before the Ten Plagues were revised to include the Japanese Beetle and Fords. The Boob was blessed with keen eyesight, and had no trouble in passing his school examinations. Mow he ever got by his Bars will go down as one of the world’s unsolved mysteries, and also its ninth wonder, but even examiners get weary at times, and they might have been taking a mental siesta while going over the papers. Then came his first case. There would be nothing to it. Why depend on decisions that were made to fit conditions dealing with another age when we were living in such a modern era? Why not forget the legal technicalities and argue it on what he considered a common sense basis? Unfortunately for our Hero, as the movie sub-titles would say, he was out of luck. The Judge had been out late the night before, the cook had just left, his wife had given him bum biscuits for breakfast, his mother-in-law had come for one of those indefinite “few days” stays, and rheumatism was bothering his right leg again. As for the jury, they were not bribed by Willie’s adversary—no, they were on the regular pay-roll; wldle his client had a record that would make Jesse James look like the “Age of Innocence.” Well, as A1 Klein says, “to make a short story longer,” Willie not only lost his case, but was fined one hundred dollars for contempt. When last heard of, he was being led away to the Nut Factory shouting, “Cite me, kid! I’m Corpus Juris.” X AT I! A NIEL X AT HAN SON Hirst Law Library I OR teto of (Pur “bales’’ ftoottt By George W. Phillips Once upon a dark night dreary, While I pondered, weak and weary, Dragging Sales Late through my mental door. My attention was distracted From the lecture so protracted By the sound of forty voices (I said forty, maybe more). ’Twas a night in bleak December, How I very well remember— Prof was trying hard to get the floor; Suddenly there came a yapping, It was Oscar Friedman gapping, Oscar with his cavern yapping—only Oscar, nothixig more. Vanished were all thoughts of study; Turning 'round I shook my buddy; And my shake produced a healthy snore. But in some this dogged shaking Had my friend and colleague waking, Waking to a world of chaos—bedlam never known before. “Shame on you! Asleep I found you! While your fellow-students 'round you Sivallow bucketfuls of legal lore! Thus I spake, with feigned emotion: Gaze on their enrapt devotion! (But the hearty laughter in my sleeve 'most had my elbow sore.) On my words my neighbor pondered, While his optics slowly wandered O’er the effervescent group before. Salty tears his eyes were filling. Soon they uncontrolled were spilling, Forming little winding streamlets crawling down the dusty floor. Gad! moaned Harry (that's my pard-ner), “Look at Collmer reading Gardner— Gouley list’ning for the fire’s roar. Johnny Twinn his curls is combing— Klein is singing, ‘In the Gloaming,’ All the legal minds are roaming—not on Sales, no, nevermore!’’ Sad but true, the words he uttered. As he spoke from grief he shuddered; Sacrilege like that he did abhor. And his woe, it was well-founded, For on painful truth ’twas grounded. Such majestic inattention never was there known before. Oscar Brown the bull was throwing. Miss Grisel was calmly sewing. Blank was reading cases by the score. Curran at Miss Hobart winking, Pat Moran was loudly thinking. My poor side-kick, softly sobbing, murmured, “Never, nevermore! Gottlieb, with ornate gyration. Started on a dissertation. Worth was adding to the great uproar. Miss Magee, in manner tricky. Telling bedtime tales to Wickey. Though 'twas catalogued a lecture, sounded much more like a war. Loiuenthal, expos tula t ing, With Bill Spofford was debating. Rose ioas laying down the Jersey “Lawr.’’ Cobbin shooting off the knowledge That he learned at business college. “Can you beat it, mate? I queried. Quoth the raving, “Nevermore! Cross-word puzzles Todd was corkin’, Creskoff buried deep in Jurgen. Gilbride reading news, ami so was Korr. Stanzione, though, let me mention. Tried his best to pay attention— Such a hopeless bit of effort in that overwhelming roar. Crawford Battle, Sales ignoring. Was unth Ellsworth Keeley snoring. Twenty chairs were scraping on the floor. Toal the “Weekly was perusing. Even Mister Jue was snoozing. While the moments by were oozing— oozing to return no more. 107 Nate and Hod; their yams were spinning. White and Levy listened, grinning. Rosenthal said, I hid twenty-four. Comanor, with merry chuckle. Melded aces and pinochle. Such a gang the prof was praying to hr cursed with nevermore. ildlctt, thinking time of essence. Modestly announced his presence, .4« he’d done a hundred times before. Holder, by John Finney beckoned. Threw his molars into second. Adam was with Abie Freedman playing checkers on the floor. Ten o'clock! The lecture ended! Sixty sounds in one were blended. Sixty forms went flying toward the door. For a week then, no more circus To refresh should studies irk ns. Will ice ever have stick fun as in the “Salesroom ? NRVRRMOIcr!!! Temple Law Library VS' K. |4f u%r n' T- . '-j Jhariarvg L ,!+ ««B|IP COPIFICATIOH Law xO’OUD free mx 110 V-V legal lyrics By Nathanikl Nathanson 8Uma iJlater (Tune of “Believe Me, If All Those. Endearing Young Charms”) Alina Mater, to thee loyal voices we raise— To the fair name enshrined in each heart. We shall ever revere thee and sing of thy praise, Even though from thy halls we must part. On the byways of Life, through struggle and strife, Fondest visions our comfort shall he. As the years roll along, we’ll recall one old song; And, dear Temple, it shall he of thee. With our glorious banner of cherry and white— Standard knowing no race, class or creed; And inspired by teachings of Justice and Right, We shall follow where Light and Truth lead. Let us each carry on, for the one who has gone. He who lived that his fellows might share. His ideal shall not fall, when we answer The ('.all; Others onward the guidon shall bear. ulb £ang pne (With American dotation) When all the cases are forgot. And never brought to mind, When ev’ry inkling is a blot. One memory we’ll find. Yes, one sweet mem’ry shall remain Of what we tried to do. In keeping out the snow and rain And still get fresh air, too. One day when we are judges great, And hold sway in some court; We’ll see if we can’t legislate To make closed doors a tort. Rut hark! hope rises on the scene. Let joy come to each man. And give three cheers now for the Dean, He’s promised us a fan. 112 tZTtjc ®ID hornbook Series (Tune of Old Oaken Bucket) How dear to my heart will be scenes of my studies When fond recollection presents them to me. But mem’ries of Law School, my teachers, my buddies, Shall not be as haunting as one thing I'll see. Some knowledge it taught me; and much light it brought me; But sometime it caught me if caution I'd lack. The old Hornbook Series; it answered my queries, The old Hornbook Series, that stood on the rack. It covered each subject of legal contention, And then it contained fine citations galore, But poor Pennsylvania got so little mention While Siberian cases were there by the score. First comes a decision; and next a revision; Then follows derision Alas and alack! The old Hornbook Series; my poor brain it wearies. The old Hornbook Series that stood on the rack. CHOOSE YOUR OWN TITLE IF YOU CAN (Tune of Swanee River) 'Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away. Has no connection whatsoever With what we're going to say. When entering a cafeteria, For food don’t shout. As declarations when self-serving. Are sure to be ruled out. ('.horns: Don't forget your legal training. Going to the store. Rather than come to court complaining Just caveat emptor. Justice is shown on ev'ry painting With both eves tied. That's just to keep the dame from fainting When there arc cases tried. Don't ever bet upon the races, You’l rue the dav: One “nrof.” would claim that as the basis Of what he terms horse play.—Chorus. 113 Hegal 3fa8 t£ An Oral Examination of Debtor Lawyer—What is your gross income? Debtor—I have no gross income. Lawyer—Do you mean to say that you have no income at all? Debtor—No gross income; I have a net income only. I am in the fish business. ❖ £ Prim a Falia—Innocest Prisoner at the Bar-—Now 1 asks ver, gents of the jury, if I’d got away with all that swag, like they say I did, do ver s’pose I'd have hired this here little $15 lawyer to defend me? ♦ ♦ ♦ The following recently appeared in a Southern newspaper: Notice I)e co-pardnership heretofore resisting between me and Mose Skinner is hereby resolved. Dem what owe de firm will settle wid me, and dem what de firm owes will settle wid Mose. :� . 4. Consistency A female witness in response to counsel’s question stated that she was thirty years old. “What!” fairly shouted the lawyer, “Did you not testify five years ago in another case that you were thirty years old?” “Quite likely,” was the unabashed reply, “I am not one of those women who say one thing today and another tomor- The other day an attorney was airing his indignation. He had been robbed. Yes, sir, robbed right there under the eyes of the law. Finally the Judge noticed the fuming and fretting one. “What’s the matter now?” he asked. “Matter, it’s a confounded outrage. Had my overcoat stolen right from this room.” fhe Judge smiled a little. “Overcoat, eh,” he said. “Bah, that’s nothing. Whole suits are lost here every day.” t a Murder Justifiable A man arrested for murder was assigned a lawyer whose crude appearance caused the unfortunate prisoner to ask the judge: “Is this my lawyer?” “Yes,” replied his Honor. “Is he going to defend me?” “Yes.” “If he should die, could I have another?” “Yes.” “Can I sec him alone in the back room for a few minutes?” ❖ 4 ♦ Tit for Tat Most everyone knows that many lawyers take a keen delight in trying to confuse medical experts in the witness box in murder trials and often they are repaid in their own coin. A case is recalled where the lawyer, after exercising all his tangling tactics without effect. 116 looked quizzically at the doctor who was testifying and said: “You will admit that doctors sometimes make mistakes, won’t you?” “Oh, yes; the same as lawyers,” was the cool reply. “The doctors’ mistakes are buried six feet under ground,” was the lawyer’s triumphant reply. “Yes,” he replied, “and lawyer’s mistakes often swing in the air.” •1. i On Wills—A Toast “Ye lawyers who live upon liti-gent’s fees And who need a good many to live at your ease; Grave or gay, wise or witty, what e’re your degree, Plain stuff or state’s counsel, take counsel of me: When a festive occasion your spirit unbends. You should never forget the profession’s best friend; So we’ll send round the wine, and a light bumper fill To the jollv testator who makes his own Will.” «?« ♦ 3' An honest old blacksmith upstate, dispairing of ever getting cash out of a delinquent debtor, agreed to take his note for the amount due. The debtor wished to go to a lawyer and have the document drawn up. but the knight of the anvil, who had been a deputy sheriff in days gone by, felt fully competent to draw it up himself. This he proceeded to do, with the following result: “On the first day of June, I promise to pay Jeems Watson the sum of Forty-two Dollars, and if said note be not paid on the day and date aforesaid, then this instrument is to be null and void and of no effect.” ♦ ♦ A burglar, who had entered the home of a young lawyer at midnight was disturbed by the awakening of the young lawyer while he was in his room. Drawing his gun, he said: “If you move, you are a dead man. I’m hunting for money.” “Wait. I’ll strike a light,” said the young lawyer, “and I’ll hunt with you.” J� A newlv-made magistrate was gravely absorbed in a formidable document. Raising his keen eyes, he said to the man who stood patiently awaiting the award of justice: “Officer, what is this man charged with?” “Bigotry, your Honor. He’s got three wives,” replied the officer. The new justice rested his elbows on the desk and placed his finger tips together. “Officer,” he said somewhat sternly, “what’s the use of all this education, all these evening schools, all the technical classes, an’ what not? Please remember that in any future like case, a man who has married three wives has not committed bigotry but trigonometry. Proceed.” � • $ Professor Schofield—W hat is homicide se defendendo? Law Student It is where a man kills himself in self-defense. 117 The Judge's Fikst Case I’pstate, a man named Johnson was elected Justice of the Peace in a little town. He pretended to no judicial attainments, and was elevated to the place solely because he was the oldest man in the community. The first case that came before him was that of a man charged with stealing a calf. Justice Johnson was conscious of his legal inexperience, so as much as possible to avoid the scrutiny of the public, he put down the hearing for the next morning at seven o'clock. This was so early that when the time arrived the Prosecuting Attorney was not on hand and his Honor faced only the Sheriff and the prisoner and his lawyer. “Gentlemen, you will please come to order,” said the Court, thumping on the table with his fist. The lawyer arose and said: “Your Honor, I represent the prisoner in the case. This is the hour at which the court was announced to open, and as the prosecuting attorney is not present, as he ought to he. I desire to make a motion that the prisoner he discharged.” Pile judge figeted about a moment and said: “Gentlemen, it is moved that the prisoner he discharged.” The lawyer nudged his client vigorously with his elbow. “I second the motion,” blurted out the prisoner. “Gentlemen, you have heard the motion,” said the Court. “As many of you as are in favor of it signify by saying ‘Ave.’ ” “Aye,” called out the lawyer and the prisoner. “Contrary minded, ‘no.’” “No,” shouted the Sheriff. “The ‘ayes’ have it. The prisoner is discharged. A motion to adjourn is in order.” The lawyer responded with the motion, the prisoner with the second. and Justice Johnson’s first term of court was a thing of the past. 3 ♦ A prisoner, not represented by counsel, in Quarter Sessions, had been duly convicted of larceny, when it was seen on examining his previous record, that he had actually been in prison at the time the theft was committed. “Why didn’t you say so?” asked the judge of the prisoner, angrily. “Your Honor, I was afraid of prejudicing the jury against me.” •� «:� : In reward of faithful political service, an ambitious saloon keeper was “elected” magistrate. “What's the charge ag'in’ this man?” he inquired when the first case was called. “Drunk, yer Honor,” said the policeman. 'fhe newly made magistrate frowned upon the trembling defendant. “Guilty or not guilty?” he demanded. “Sure, sir,” faltered the accused, “1 never drink a drop.” “Well,” urged his Honor persuasively, as he absent-mindedly polished the top of the judicial desk with his handkerchief, “Have a cigar, then.” its A graduate of a Far Western Law School wrote to a prominent lawyer in Pennsylvania to find out what chance there would he for him in that part of the country. “1 am a Democrat in politics,” he wrote, ‘‘and an honest young lawyer.” “If you are an honest lawyer,” came the reply, “you will have no competition, and if you are a Democrat, the game laws will protect you” S S “Testators are good, but a feeling more tender Springs up when I think of the feminine gender! The testatrix for me, who, like Te-lemague’s mother. Unweaves at one time what she wove at another. She bequeaths, she repeats, she recalls a donation. And ends by revoking her own revocation; Still scribbling or scratching some new codicil, Oh! success to the woman who makes her own will.” ♦ ♦ ❖ An Irish judge tells the following story of one of the juries in the south of Ireland where he was trying a case. The usher of the court proclaimed with due solemnity the usual formula: “Gentlemen of the jury, take your proper places in the court.” Whereupon seven of them, instinctively, walked into the dock. ®fje i)ook Were the moss is a carpet; the maples, the walls. Where a stream sings a sweet lullaby. In this dwelling that boasts neither doorways nor halls; Where you gaze through the leaves at the sky; Where a feathered inhabitant calls to his mate As he flits thru the verdure above; Where lest you disturb, you move not, but wait. Enchanted by wild songs of love. It is there I would go to recline and repose. To muse, to forget, and to dream; To admire this beauty that vividly shows The work of a Master Supreme. Allkn S. Dolgix. Wap of JfaretoeU THIS record commemorates the completion of our study of the principles of the law at our Alma Mater, hut we must realize that college graduation is hut the beginning of a true legal education. We are now about to matriculate in the School of Kxperience, whose curriculum is all-embracing and which offers an unlimited variety of courses. What degree will he awarded us and what distinctions on us conferred will he determined only by our own ability and character. It is incumbent upon us to continue our studies and to keep up to date with all judicial decisions and statutory enactments. Only in this way can we grow in our profession. Lawyers are rapidly assuming leadership in civic, educational, religious and economic fields. A lawyer, to be successful, must possess certain qualifications; he must not only be learned in the law and a convincing speaker, but also a tactful diplomat and a man with a human heart and a congenial personality. He must be versatile in his accomplishments, liberal in his attitude and ever mindful of the duty which he owes not only to his clients, but to society in general, and to the government in particular. He must steadfastly stop his ears to the cry that the end justifies the means, and close his eyes to the opportunities which will be presented to him to advance his personal interests at the cost of quieting his conscience. As we commence our training in this great University of Life, to stand side by side with those honorable gentlemen who have added dignity to our profession, let it be with a deep sense of this obligation which devolves upon us. Let us resolve that whatever may be our aspirations, whatever tin circumstances and whatever the price, we shall endeavor always to maintain our self-respect and uphold the glorious traditions which are inseparable from the calling we have chosen. And lastly, we must never forget the duty we owe to the memory of the man who to a large measure made our education possible. The most fitting memorial to Dr. Russell 11. Lomvell would be the renaming of Temple University “Conwell University.” While there is an inherent significance in the word “Temple,” there is much more in the name which would be a permanent memorial to the man whose life and fortune were whole-heartedly and graciously devoted to the founding and maintaining of a University for those who were eager to attain an education, but were less fortunate in that the economic condition of their lives was more burdensome. 120 The Editor desires l express his sincere appreciation to all those who have assisted him in bringing this publication to a successful consummation, to all contributors and advertisers, and in particular to Dean Francis Chapman George W. Phillips X at 1i a n i el Nath a n s n Harry I). Gottlieb Leon S. Rosenthal Km an cel Birnrai m Frank Miller Abraham M. Rose, Esq. Charles M. Atkinson, Esq. I. Samuel Worth John J. ( oi.lmer John F. Finney William R. Toal Mrs. Clementine Kellar for their valuable services and untiring efforts on behalf of “The Docket.” 121 3nbex PAGE Poem, “Temple” ...............................................Leroy Comanor 2 Class Photograph .............................................................. 4 Dedication .................................................................... 5 Message ..............................................Dean Francis Chapman 6 Foreword ..............................................Leon H. Rose, Editor 8 Faculty Photograph ........................................................... 10 Message .................................................Dr. Charles E. Beury 12 Russell H. Conwell ..................................... Dr. Laura H. Camell 14 Poem, “Alma Mater” ............................................Leon . Rose 18 Poem, “Song of the Stream” ...................................Allen S. Dolgin 18 Editorial Staff .............................................................. 10 Our Former Professors ........................................................ 21 Executive Committee Photograph ............................................... 22 Poem, “Farewell” .........................................Georye W. Phillips 24 “Docket” Committee Photograph ................................................ 26 Class Officers ............................................................... 27 History, Temple University Law School .........................Dean Chapman 28 Greetings ......................................Mayor Freeland W. Kendrick 32 Our Annual Banquet ........................................................... 33 Alumni Who Bestow Honor On Their Alma Mater................................... 34 Individual Photographs of Graduates .......................................... 38 In Memoriam .................................................................. 69 Roster Followed by 1026 Class ................................................ 70 Our Class Roll ............................................................... 71 Our Former Classmates ........................................................ 72 Subscribers to 1026 “Docket” ................................................. 74 Prophecy of Class, Illegal Unintalligencer”.................................. 75 Poem, “Our Legal Argosy” .....................................Allen S. Dolgin 70 Officers and Committees of Senior Class ...................................... 81 Lambda Sigma Kappa Law Fraternity Photograph.................................. 82 Portia Law Club Photograph ................................................... 84 Sigma Nu Phi Fraternity Photograph ........................................... 86 Phi Delta Delta Fraternity Photograph ........................................ 88 Chiselers Society Photograph ................................................. 90 Autographs ................................................................... 92 History of 1026 Class, “Case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ex Rel Temple University Law School vs. 62 Law Students” ............................. 93 A Philosophic Fable, “The Lawyer” ........................Nathaniel Nathanson 105 Poem, “A View of Our ‘Sales’ Room”.....................Georye W. Phillips 107 Caricatures of Class ........................................................ 109 Legal Lyrics ..........................................Nathaniel Nathanson 112 Caricatures of Class ........................................................ 114 Legal Jests ................................................................. 116 Poem, “Shady Nook” ...........................................Allen S. Dolgin 119 By Way of Farewell ............................................Leon H. 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