YMCA Night Law School - Triangle Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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-:SK 'T 47 J Q 51592 miners ex ij W2 Xf TX xestf 2-'RG 213 j A Iota ambda Pi7s ssay Contest HE essay printed below is the winner of the Iota Lambda Pi Fraternity's annual prize legal essay contest. It is the practice of the fraternity to award a prize each year for the best essay submitted by a student of the Law School, not a member of the fraternity, on a legal or quasiflegal subject. The essays were judged this year by three members of the faculty, Mr. Herbert Shaffer, Mr. Henry B. Street and Mr. Charles Stephens, Jr., and three laymen. The winner was Mr. A. Howard William-s, a member of the class of 1950. ' LAW PLUS LOGIC By A. HOWARD WILLIAMS '30 'LCessante 'ratione legis dessat ipsa lex, .i Reasons is the soul of the law, and when the 'reason ceases so does the law itself. -Legal Maxim. INTRODUCTION T Is it true that the modern apprehension of intellectual reasoning in law enforce' ment has been mired and swamped by kraken monsters in the form of corrupt practices? Is it true that present legislatures have been pressing their quota with persons of questionable reputation and character? What do these signs, if answered in the affirmative, imply? Each reader can answer from his own deductions and draw from such some form of remedy either, in a general way, or, in an expressed and formulated outline. Newspapers, magazines and other current literature are now in complexing discussion over situations arising from the same germ that has prompted me in making such inquiries as are sampled here. The Lord Chief Justice of England in a recent address before the American Bar Association said: 'kThe administration of justice, as l am sure you do not need to be reminded, is of greater importance to the people than anything else. And it is conf fidence in the administration of justice which beyond anything else makes a people contented and happy. In the administration of justice we must follow the law. Those who make our laws represent the populace and are morally bound to abide by their needs. Law is generally accepted to mean a system of rules established by legislative authority to enforce justice. The laws that we have been led to recognize involve the rules for order assembled by the customs of a growing society. ff D we V 'Q X -. 'f.w?Ts:v1' w ,427 -- g w Mk . ,, f-qi, Y ' A ? x 1 Nx1..g!T?'iT- -- T x - 'i fi V 'X r- 1. MT PTX'Q7iff-laffjgfli e '53 Veil' id! SX ,Ci 44: W .V Q -1 if' -A-k , 1 f - 1 N4 t 7,1 . r ' 1-g -Y' ,.i.fffj,,X-4.:1Z:i,,,5:?- -in-:Ai .xl ILB K flex ,x.,,,.,5..c ,WX V VJ, ,. 4, ia. 7,7 fjrpj ff,,1. C.f'?7Sf L kj ' ill ,LJ xxx fj Y, ,eff U 'lj -Qsgje-1,1 sf Qjfx, dx Z, Xlifxr?

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-1:45 . ' i 25 P 'XTTF SEJ B A T116 Pl1'CS1'11'1'12l1'1 and ASOPl'1OI1101'C iBa1'1q1,lCf HERE is a reason for everything, quoth the sage. It follows then that there must be a reason for the FreshnranfSophomore Banquet. So we shall try to set forth a reason or perhaps several reasons, why the Sophof more fHe, of wisdomj should lower his dignity to hob knob for a few hours with those who know so little and in their unsophisticated state, think that the mere fact that they have been enrolled as seekers of that logic taught by the inimitable Black' stone, entitled them to all the privileges of fraternalism. Fast workers, these Freshmen, and so it remains for us of greater knowledge- Sophomores-to uphold the dignity of our class and prove to the Frosh that there is not alone a reason for everything, but likewise, a place for everyone. Therefore-The FreshmanfSophomore Banquet- This time honored and annual event took place on Monday evening, November 17, 1927, at the Y. M. C. A. The hour has struck-Seated around the festive board are the Freshmen with a stalwart and dignified Sophomore placed at points of vantage to help aid and assist the lower classmen. After first provmg our superiority in the art of selecting a menu that would tickle the palate of a King, there arose at the head of the table one Mr. George Kattelman, our class president, who, acting as Toastmaster, proved again and again by his clever remarks and witty introductions that Sophomores could do things. George Klein, the 'Lsilver tonguedf' he who might have been a protege of the famous Williams Jennings-if fate had not stepped in-gave the address of XVelcoine We all agreed it would have done honor to Queen Marie. Then again, to prove our further superiority, and show that we can and do mingle with the elite, the Honorable Judge Fred L. Hoffman, the Honorable judge Thomas Morrow, Mr. Bert Long and Mr, Charles Stephens were presented and each in turn, without question, impressed the Frosh that upper classmen are to be respected. In the foregoing account of the 19274928 FreshmenfSop-homore Banquet, we feel that we have set out several good reasons for this annual event, but-behind it all, is a great principle, Truth-Honor-Justice. This great profession Law which if properly interpreted There is no greater, must go on and on. We, as Sophomores, realize that we go on and in a few years enter the several avenues of our endeavor, others must carry on-others must uphold the dignity and sanctity of our great calling, so at this annual FreshmanfSophomore Banquet of l92'7f 1928, we hoped to inspire him who is Freshman of today and will be the Sophomore of tomorrow. -Wilbur Apking TX?-413 :psf 7 ZF

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- . 6, 5 . ,-X Q28 . -V i Q- D . Q Q an X-.. e As the title of this discourse involves the implication of another phase known as logic, it is deserving of consideration in introduction. Logic is the source in creating the principle upon which to base the foundation of legal jurisprudence. To dig at the firmness of the foundation dislodges the law and all that is built thereon tumbles in a ruinous heap of destruction. A mere shoot or sprout arising at the roof of a plant, sucks away the life of the plant, and at the same time destroys itself. So the law sprouts from the fertility of logic and grows into beauty and justice, then the sucker of corruption catches hold and until it is plucked, it takes away the full strength of proper administration. This consideration leads us to separate discussion of the subjects involved and their combined applications so that one may vizualize the importance and dependence of the two factors, law and logic. I Law is benejicience acting by rule.-Burke. The most important basis of modern civilization is law. Authorities tell us that law is a science of reasoning involving rules of conduct which are formally recognized by a supreme authority. Law termed in this sense includes these well known forms, as an edict, decree, rescript, order, ordinance, statute, etc. We have traced thus far some of the path of our basiclearning guided, perhaps, by a somewhat different arf rangement and in a more crude form. To the average layman, law is usually accepted without definition and without thought as to its importance upon present living conditions. In noting the social and scientific development of other countries one can easily recognize a state of lack co-mf pared to our own domestic progress. Without hesitation it may be said that the great American freedom is afforded by the Constitution which stands as the strong foundaf tion of our supremacy. Datmg back to 1787 when the wise men of this young nation saw the need of a stronger government, a constitutional convention was called in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Men who were instrumental in gaining our freedom met there, among whom were Franklin, Hamilton, Madison and Washington, the latter being the most trusted man in all America. Washington made a noble speech in which he said, If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair, the event is in the hand of God. Through the trials and difficulties that were weathered, the great instrument of freedom was drawn up. Today, with a number of amendments, this document stands foremost in reverence and respect of all true and loyal lawyers and judges serving in the name of justice. The laws of this people have been guided thereby and the highest judiciary in the land is the supreme court of interpretation. This constituf X7 '- es- ' fi fl, XF l k as T QT Pi 2 li 0 X712 ' 1 f x I-. - . a . t ff XJ QYI1