University of Kansas School of Law - Shingle Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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LAW. AN APOSTROPHE. What would be if Thou wert not, O Law? A W 'Tis Thee that holds in unity these Worlds, Wi F6 l K That sweep so silently through the unbounded 'xv W realm I1 Of space, 'tis Thee that holds the sun, f fin The moon, the stars innumerable in Y The vaulted dome of the heavens blue, 'tis Thee 'V f If That keeps in tune the Universesfl-Ieaven ' Itself from falling into naught. Thou art 4 , ,, ef' xflif l i 'fl Q' 'ft ,ffl I 4.3 , 134 1 'N The inscrutable Law of Him who reigns lt 1- 5-XAGQ4 ' supreme, The sublimest work of all. By'Thee Worlds lose The tint of Now and are of the Yesterdaysg By Thee they rise from things minute, and throb With all the impulse of to-day--Ah! Even Grow bright with prophecy of the Future, now, Veiled with the cloud of Time. Thrones cease to be, And Empires come and go at the beckoning of Thy hand, infallible must be He who gave Thee that strong iron-grasp. We seek To iind Thee inthe gilded works of Time, And fancy that we hear Thy measured tread And low, coming from up the ages past And gone. Yet, Thou art here, and everywhere. The multitudes that throng this little sphere Must heed the teachings of Thy precepts, grand And true, if they would have sweet peace and joy, Reign here below, or hope to reach that realm Beyond the skies, mysterious and sublime. Still, Man can hope to pierce but' the smallest nook Of Thy dominions, dark and vast--Thou art As insurmountable as the pale stars That tint the evening sky with their silvery glow. We strive to reach Thy summits, like some , Mountain capped' with Heaven's own blueg and 'Tis but a hope,,a phantom chased in childish glee. Lorne E. Gariley.

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this may explain the severity and the nar- row-mindedness of our revered forefathers. In fact, however, there was, -in those primi- tive days, but little need of lawyers. Lest, perchance, some Arts should say, Happy people, happy day!', let us next recall that in a few years, when great questions of lib- erty, government, legislation, and justice arose, then the lawyer also appeared. Of the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, twenty-five were lawyers. Of the fifty-five members of the Constitutional Con- vention, thirty were lawyers. Although in those days the favorite method of studying Law was in the office of a lawyer, yet very soon after the close of the Revolution, or in 1784, the first la.w school in the United States was opened at Litchneld, Conn. Har- vard was the first university to open a law school, and hers was the second school, dat- ing from 1817. Yale followed in 1824. To- day there are eighty-six law schools in the country, most of them well conducted ably instructed. The day of law study in an office has not wholly passed, for many of the best lawyers of the country never saw the inside of a school of law. None will denv. however, that the time has come when he who would study the Law as a science, should connect himself with some good school. In conclusion, let me say, as I have fre- quently stated in 'the class-room. that -the study of the Law is not a mere trade-craft, but a liberal science, and worthy of one's noblest efforts. Emory VVashburn said, thir- ty years ago, and it is just as true to-day: f'There is no school so well calculated to educate a young man in all respects as a good law school. In that is embraced a good library, good instructors, and a body of in- genuous young men who have come together with high purposes, generous motives, and old enough to know what is due from one gentleman to another. They should be in- depend-ent enough to rebuke rudeness or coarseness in any of their number, and to imprint lessons of propriety on the minds and memories of the most reckless among them. . I wish the Class of 1900 a heart-felt 4'God- speed you as it leaves us. Remember that loud mo-uthings and exhibitions of anger never make a. lawyer. Never forget what belongs to a gentleman, and never deny your claim to be one. A final word of encouragement: The next few years are years of tests of endurance, but to the young lawyer who both works and waits, the reward will come. In the first fourteen years after being called to the bar, Blackstone had only two cases, both of them unimportant. Horace Binney waited ten years for a. fee. Webster's receipts were so small for several years after he was admitted that he seriously considered the abandon- ment of his profession. Rufus Choate, his biographer tells us, also during his iirst two or three years, was several times upon the point of turning to other pursuits. With pa- tience, zeal, and fidelity these periods of dis- couragement, however, can be bridged, and the young lawyer can, if he but will, enter in time into the promis-ed land. ' Wm. L. Burdick. 2 l 2 H, 'f 7'-e,,S . , A la... 1-1?- f,H- X . 1' ay if 1 ,-1: it 'Ji ' , V , Y-:nh I ii f f far l k. X .f',.M5X .Y . - 4 N J 0 , L73...

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Editorial. , The Shinglel, is out, anxious inquirer. The last page has been written, the last stick of type has been set, and this book, a new venture for theffiansas Law School, has been given to the world. The editors have not aimed to make it a text-book on any subject. They have, therefore, made no use of many legal articles which might have Hlled up its pages. Believing that its patrons wished for a souvenir that would represent the lighter side of life, we have so tried in our book to paint it. The advent of The Shingle is coincident with the dawn of a new era for the Law School, as well as the closing of a century for the world. As the herald of such The Shinglev goes forth. May it ever be an ob- ject of remembrance to every member of the C915 Class of 1900, to call up pleasant memories to them in after years. May it carry a message to those of a devoted alumni who yet rever- ence this institution. Its spirit is not one of anta.gonisn1, but a desire to chronicle the fruits of a worthy past. P Should there be other f'Shingles in the years to come, the Class of 1900 will extend to them a welcoming hand, and give them places on their shelves. Our 'task is Iinished. The work is submit- ted to' your examination. VVe trust to the intelligence of our rea.ders to appreciate its merits, upon which every work must stand or fall. If they derive as much pleasure from it as the board has, the labor will not have been in vain. ' R. E. Everett. Xa Veg - 2--fx -- mis? - . - it 6 - bag NNN l 'Y 66 px -gps FXS --::,,,- X.5.5 xsf xgg.,-. 'lx S6 r , -?'4'4ba 'Au , ' , ai: tl W lf'-: Q Q 1 , iv QI, K4 ' N 7 0 K we is S ' 1 , . 62, 0 lx' ,a ., 2' 5--1, 9 X - 5 N iff C ,Sf f z 1 ffrff N 65 57 gift L, if get M 56 , F RQ' ix lf ,-- 4 W, . X X Q X 3 27 f X I 1 X X X fx , r lu 3 4 ' 2' : ll A X iff, Qx . -,252 W KT ' Q5 . -:g oa l ,, I ,ln .L-egg:-::.--. , M all -- . '..f lwmaief I, - - I- ff 3' ' J :n ' Lf.. if - IEW ' ' j 'W , - '.,:u:3 ' , ffmm, -in W..-., . 4.-lil- 'g1 't 5g::,T' --J' ' ....u,55g'-- .2 M' ?'Ps... Q.--' almaim H- ill 1.g1...f- - :HALL OLD WINDMILL. Where our lawyers get inspiration for oratorical efforts.