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WA MJmil Hi on. zAlfred Salem JSQIes jHESE few paragraphs are not a condensed biography of Alfred Salem Niles. That can be found in Who ' s ' ho and similar publications and need not be repeated here. It is rather an appreciation of those qualities which have commended him to the Class of 1924 as well as to this community generally. A wise friend of the writer likes to talk of what he calls the mendacity of proverbs. Judge Xiles along with a crowd of others, including his Princeton classmate, Woodrow Wilson, is a witness that preachers sons are not as a rule the ne ' er do wells that the pro erb would have us believe. Not only was he born in the manse, but he is still its child. There is always before him his duty to do what he may to make this world a better place, nor has he lost his interest in the solution of theological problems. His beliefs on such matters may now differ from those in which he was brought up, but he has convictions upon them and does not approve the laxit ' of such of his friends as seem to him Gallios, caring for none of those things. If he thinks of life and the use men should make of it as a serious thing, there is, however, naught of gloom in his outlook for the world. He may not expect the earthly millenium in his day or perhaps for many generations yet to come, but he does believe that human nature is getting better all the time and that the progress it has made within the historic era has been great. He has nothing of a cynic in him, having a readier ear for new remedies for old ills than have most of his associates. He was one of the comparativeh- early disciples of the single tax theories of Henry George and with characteristic courage, he became one of its apostles as well, although to do so necessarily required him to leave the political party to which he had been theretofore attached. So far as the writer knows, his faith in the single tax is as firm as ever. He is still persuaded that in the end men will come to it. The multiplication in these last days of the number of taxes as well as their burden does not shake his conviction. He is an ardent champion of the League of Nations. The arguments against its practicability have little appeal to him. Perhaps because it is so easy for him to put aside inherent or acquired prejudices he gives slight ear to the warnings of others that racial and national and linguistic jealousies are of stubborn stuff. He has always been deeply- interested in legal education and has worked hard for its betterment. For many years he was Dean of the Baltimore Law School and he taught in it until its merger with this University, eleven years ago. Ever since then, he has ably and acceptably filled the Chair of Constitutional Law here and has endeared himself to many successive classes of students, and b - none of them is he more lo ed and respected than by that of 1924. Page Five
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■i • a BM. • ' Forezvord IPONSORED by the Council of Class Presidents, the Board of Editors and the Board of Business Managers have undertaken the task of publishing the Terra Mariae. When they undertook such a task, little did they think that they would face the obstacles that have had to be overcome. However, it was their task, and they have endeavored to overcome such obstacles to the best of their ability. Their success or failure depends now entirely upon the criticism that must naturally follow such a publication. And so, in presenting this edition of the Terra Mariae to the members of the Graduating Class of the Baltimore Schools of the University of Maryland, the Editorial and Business Staff have tried, during the limited time allotted, to give the various schools and organizations proportional consideration. In the assembling of material submitted for publication, it has been necessary to eliminate many contributions that seemed to be quite extraneous. This has been done with no feeling of personal discrimination. We sincerely trust that this publication will be received in the same spirit in which it has been submitted. It is to be hoped that there will be contained herein some bit of interest to every individual in the Baltimore Schools of the University. If there shall come a day when, in an indifferent manner, anyone of you may turn back to this edition of the Terra Mariae and find therein some little item that will recall to you some event of interest that occurred during your sojourn at the llniversity, then the purpose of the Terr.a M. ri.ae shall ha e been fulfilled. So — to you, fellow students, we submit our attempt at a thorough publica- tion of the Terr.a Mari.ae. It remains for you to judge or not to judge as you see fit. We trust, however, that if censoring must come, it will not be unduly harsh. John E. Norment, Editor-in-Chief. Page Six
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