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Austin, August 28, 1923.
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tions besides Corpus Juris- others find it through a vast with deepest appreciation that Cyc. and very different way-hard I received the twenty-two Facility in formulating the work, energy, and aggressive- volumes of "Corpus Juris" as rec-legal issue involved in a case ness. The last, the one which a reward for the efforts I exis another important part of is founded on the other two-pended in your Legal Rethe training. This facility is hard work and energy-is the search Course. However, had developed in order to find the one that is adaptive to him I never received one volume, pertinent section of the law. who would learn the law. I should have felt amply reThe analytical outlines in The Legal Research Course warded in the good, sound, Corpus Juirs-Cyc are exceed- as taught by your people is practical experience it affordingly helpful in this, through very instructive. It plucks ou. ed me.

MAURICE E. SANDS.
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
September 19, 1923.
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the suggestions they convey. from a maze of questions a I am thoroughly convinced
These enormous benefits, certain point of law and that, in conjunction with the
which alone constitute ample questions in such a manner general classroom work, there
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Replying to your letter with reference to the launching of "The Law Student," to insure closer study to pass the bar examination, I congratulate you this Acting as Secretary of the Board of Legal Examiners for Texas it has been my observation that only about onefourth of the applicants pass the bar examination on their has been of inestimable value The Legal Research Course first examination. Under our rules if applicant to me. My contemporaries in ceives a grade of seventy-five the Pittsburgh Law School on three-fourths of the sub-are unanimous, I think, in the opinion that the course has devoted. Since we expect to thoroughly justified the time practice in Pennsylvania we have "localized" to some exSt. Paul, Minn. tent, by attempting to cite September 17, 1923. the ruling cases among Penn-American Law Book Co., sylvania decisions. 272 Flatbush Extension, Brooklyn, N. Y.

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Sept. 19, 1923.
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Gentlemen:

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and the Bar Examination (Continued from page 9.)

To know where to find all the law is almost as good as treatment to the highly ex

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remaining one-fourth, and is not charged any ad ditional fee for this re-examination. Quite a number of the applicants fall under this] head and get by on the second examination. Still a large lytical outlines of the subjects Gentlemen: per cent of the applicants are of the law enabled us to find In our lectures and class not qualified to take the bar examination as given by the not only the law applicable work we Board of Legal Examiners. a particular proposition, books and Federal and State This fact should be impressed directly in point, or, with the vealed to me that every spebut also the local authorities Reports. But this course reupon the students' minds and a closer study of the different aid of the cross references, an cific law and annotations were subjects should be required of analogous local case. And the to be found in Cyc and Cor-essary each applicant before he unwide variety of legal points pus Juris. dertakes the ordeal of the bar covered by the ninety-five examination. questions broadened knowledge of the field of law. The questions in many cases extended beyond the confines of the necessarily restricted subjects embraced in the usual curricula of law schools.

result of a decent
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Omaha, Nebr.,
September 13, 1923.
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My dear sirs:

Statistics, pages 4 and 5.1

Bar Examination Statistics (Continued from page 3.) edge of the law gained courses, for it enabled me through his law school into look up doubtful points struction and individual readwithout spending too much ing, and, second, of a facility time doing so.

Sincerely yours, (Signed)

JAMES F. X. O'BRIEN.

Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 22, 1923.
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CASES OF INTEREST
(Continued from page 3.)

Co. have been held valid legislation. Apparently Hayt v. Brewster, Gordon & Co. is quire plaintiff to submit to a ination, and this rule still ob- the first adjudication specifiy-two must necessarily be asked in lows: "If we were to give out physical examination under tains in some state jurisdic- cally on the question whether and school examinations for the our bar examination questions restrictions deemed proper by tions in the federal a plaintiff may be compelled purpose of testing his knowl- for some years, it would be the court, that the act was courts, except that such latter to submit to a blood test. Re edge of each subject, and found that about all the broad enough to justify an or- courts sitting in a given state Cases of interest on the gen,had he is in position to prepare questions suitable and proper der of the court on defend- will act under its statute eral question of compelling lum himself for the test of each for the purpose would have ant's motion for a physical authorizing an examination. submission to physical examschool examination. been asked, and a student by examination of plaintiff re- However, in many juridic-ination are: Richmond R. Co. Every time he sees and looking up the answers to the quiring a test of his blood tions it is held that the v. Childress, (1899) 82 Ga. Ford answers the questions sub- old questions would be almost certified by the examining courts have power to compel 719, 9 S. E. 602, 14 Am. St. mitted in his school examina- certain to pass the bar, and physician as necessary to per- submission to a reasonable Rep. 189, 3 L. R. A. 808; inced tions on subjects that he has still be greatly lacking in a mit accurate ascertainment of physical examination by plain- Union Pac. R. Co. v. Botsthe just finished, he can make a proper knowledge of the law." plaintiff's physical condition. tiff suing for injuries. And ford, (1891) 141 U. S. 250 there shrewder guess as to the char- But, on the other hand, the At common law one suing for state statutes such as the McQuigan v. Delaware R. Co. acter of questions that will be law senior will not forget the injuries could not be compelled New York act involved in (1891) 129 N. Y. 50, 29 N. E. asked him on other sub- fact that many an excellent to submit to a physical exam- Hayt v. Brewster, Gordon & jects which he may then be student, thoroughly grounded studying, and prepare in the law, has failed to pass himself to answer them. the bar through a lack of This information also serves knowledge of what the board him well in his final examin- of examiners require, as indiations. He knows what to cated by the general char"bone up on" by way of re-acter of the questions asked view. But when he goes be- on such occasions.

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235, 26 Am. St. Rep. 507, 14 L. R. A. 466; Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Griffin, (1897) 80 Fed. 278; Wheeler v. Chicago R. Co., (1915) 267 Ill. 306, 108 N. E. 330; Stack v. New York and his wards, and has re- house of refuge. The motion R. Co., (1900) 177 Mass. 155, fused to fool away time in to squash the judgment of 58 N. E. 686, 83 Am. St. Rep. attentions to the board of the mayor is overruled and 269, 52 L. R. A. 328; Graves fore the bar examiners, he To quote the dean of one busybodies, who have been judgment is given for respon- v. City of Battle Creek, (1893) usually lacks familiarity with of America's greatest law accustomed to going down den. Judges Biggs and Bond 95 Mich. 266, 54 N. W. 757, the general character of the schools: "I frequently say to there and have the superin- concur. 35 Am. St. Rep. 561, 19 L. questions submitted on such my students that the passing tendent lay off and let things The good old state R. A. 641; State v. Anderson, of occasions, and finds himself at of an examination, either in go their way while he flat- Vermont still retains the (1917) 270 Mo. 533, 192 S. a great disadvantage because school or before the board of tered the vanity of the 'lady assistant or side judge, and W. 268, L. R. A. 1917 E, 833. he has not accustomed him- law examiners, is something managers."" the County Court bench is self to analyze and answer of an art which requires pracThis brings the occupied by two side judges Liability of Railroad for Asthis general class of questions. tice and cultivation as an case to the point of inquiry and one judge of the Supreme sault on Passenger in Sleep9.) It is, therefore, a matter art." This quotation, or rather whether the acts charged, Court. The side judge recalls ing Car. In Hall v. Seaboard of vital importance to the its truth, is the basis for the and of which the relator was the time when jurors came Air Line R. Co. (Fla. 1922) senior law student that he emphasis The Law Student found guilty, in view of his from the vicinage, and were 93 So. 151, the Supreme Court nd acquaint himself with what will place upon these ques- official relations to the house chosen because of their of Florida held a railroad not the bar examiners are going tions and answers in the de- of refuge, its inmates, and to knowledge of the case and liable for two assaults comto require of him as a con- sire and hope to assist the the officials against whom the parties. No legal training is mitted by a passenger in a dition precedent to his ad- student in this highly im- lampooing article was direct- necessary for the office; the sleeping car on plaintiff femission to the bar. portant particular. ed, and in view of the fact two must come from the male passenger attacked in Realizing that the only way Nevertheless, there is no that the article was set up in county, and are usually elect- her berth. The ground of the the student can gain this in- primrose path to high legal the house of refuge by its in- ed from the farming class. decision was that plaintiff formation is to study the attainments. On the contrary. mates on a press belonging to As the vote of any two on failed to show that the car ned general character of the it is a steep and difficult the city and after its print was the bench carries a was point, porter on the car or in questions asked on these oc- climb, and the way is full of put into circulation, and in view many odd things happen dur- heard plaintiff's cries for help, casions, and the correct an- boulders and brambles and of the further fact that upon ing the course of a trial, esand that in such cases plainswers to them, The Law Stu- broken terrain. his trial before the mayor he pecially in divorce cases, and tiff can recover only if the dent will bring to the senior In successfully negotiating failed and refused to make consequently the side judge injury is such as might reaclasses of '24 and 25, also to the ascent, there is no sub- any defense or to offer any is not beloved by the legal sonably have been anticipated O following classes, great num-stitute for a hard and hon- excuse for his acts, constitute profession. At a recent will by defendant railroad. This bers of bar examination ques- est climb each day and every cause for his removal from contest, one of the side judges decision, it would seem, is a tions, and indicate where day, until the summit is office as that term had been slept complacently in his chair questionable extension of the the correct answers and rea- reached. defined by the courts and the while counsel were engaged rule enunciated in Hall Br sons - always demanded by Every day in law school is text writers of the law. To in a tilt over the admission Pullman Company, (1918) 253 bar examiners to be golden, because you are mak- read the scandalous publica- of a former will as evidence. Feb. 297, involving the same found. ing the climb with experi- tion in view of all the sur- He was awakened only when plaintiff and state of facts as The first group of bar ex-enced guides at your side. So. rounding circumstances is in his vote was necessary, and at the Florida case. amination questions will be remembering the many di- our judgment to answer the once settled back for another found in this issue. verting influences with which question in the affirmative. nap. After court, one of the Wife's Action for Crim. The student is strongly the student of today must The article was a vile at- counsel said: "Yes, we've got Con. The late New York case urged, for his own interest, contend, movies, sports, jazz. tempt at ridicule, ridicule of 'em and don't like 'em, but of Oppenheimer V. Kridel, first, to write out his answer and that "there is no ex- the official acts of the ladies they feel the honor, and as a (1923) 198 N. Y. S. 157, is a to each question, with reasons cellence without great labor." named, ridicule of their lan- rule do what the judge tells denial by the Appellate Ditherefore, then to check up The Law Student would sug- guage and demeanor, when them to do. Then too, they vision for the First Departby the reference that follows gest the slogan: "Act Well making an official inquiry of give us something to joke ment of a wife's right to the question to see whether Your Part. There All The the conditions of the house of about." A year or two ago. maintain an action for crimhe would have failed. refuge.-ridicule of the per- the members of the state leg-inal conversation against her This will prove to be a Your law school furnishes son of one of them, coupled islature during a slack spell husband's paramour. The case most interesting and instruc- vou every help in learning with a vulgar suggestion. concluded to enliven matters is commented upon and the tive study, and greatly reduce the law. Counsel for relator in his ar- by holding a mock session. authorities examined by Herthe "mortality" at the last and gument termed the publica- One of the first resolutions bert R. Reif in a recent numhighest hurdle that the law tion a silly production. It is was that side judges be made ber of the Cornell Law student must take before he this, and more. it is unappre- of bass-wood and painted in Quarterly, reprinted in 57 can be admitted to the honorciative of official courtesy. colors suitable to the decor- American Law Review 590. able and learned profession and an act of official insub-ations of the several court- Mr. Reif makes the stateof the law. ordination. The effect of the rooms of the state. A lawyer ment that there is only one These bar examination The editor will always be setting up of this article by spoke strongly against the jurisdiction in which such an questions are in many states pleased to receive criticisms the inmates of the house of resolution. contending that action by the wife has been difficult to secure, and in and suggestions from law refuge could have no other the present side judge was allowed (referring to Kensome states it is out of the students. He will greatly an influence on them than to ex- fully as good as bass-wood tucky and citing the case of question to get them. Hence preciate the forwarding of cite insubordination, and in- and saved the paint. The resTurner V. Heavrin, (1918) The Law Student will per- news items of general inter- culcate disrespect for the olution was lost. 182 Kỳ. 65), but an examinaform a real service in render-est to the many schools of officials of the institution. The tion of "Husband & Wife," 30 ing them readily accessible to the country and their student moral delinquency manifestC. J. section 1033, and the the law students of the coun-bodv. Inquiries on anv nointed by the publication of the *We shall reprint in this cases cited in notes 97 and 98,, of legal bibliography and the article. under all the circum- department in each issue en- will show that the wife's right The reason assigned by one use of law books will be ans- stances, is so apparent and is tire opinions or excerpts from of action has been recognized state board of examiners that wered by mail or through of so grave a nature as to oninions notable as instances in other jurisdictions, particdeclined to send us questions these columns. Such questions convince us that Mr. Bristol of judicial humor or humor ularly Minnesota, Connectiis significant. will be referred for proper is not a fit person to hold the inherent in the facts; also cut, New Hampshire and Ohio, In substance it was as fol- (Continued page 8, third col.) office of superintendent of the notes on oddities of the law. also the District of Columbia.

V.

A Texas justice of the peace received an inquiry from a neighboring city attorney in regard to a judgment that had been entered against a client. Some few days later he replied:

"Your inquiry duly received. I beg to inform you that my time is highly valuable just

PRIZE WINNERS OF 1923.

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New Jersey

New Jersey Law School, J. F. X. O'Brien, East Orange,

New York University of Buffalo, Phil

The following is a list of the De Paul University School students who won prizes of of Law, John Marshall Law Corpus Juris and Cyc in School, Loyola University, various schools throughout Northwestern University N. J. the country in connection School of Law, winner's with Dr. Kiser's Course of names have not been Legal Research Training con- nounced to us as yet. ducted by the various law Lincoln College of Law, ip Halpern, Buffalo, N. Y. schools for the year ending Robert A. McKee, Spring- Fordham University winner's field, Ill. University of Illi- name has not been announced June, 1923. Additional reports reaching nois, D. H. Kerwchner, Chica- to us as yet. Syracuse Uni us from the faculties con- go, Ill.; L. M. Kagy, Salem, versity, Irving G. Kennedy, cerning prize awards will be Ill. Haverstraw, N. Y. published in the next issue of The Law Student.

Indiana

North Carolina University of North CaroAndrew Joyner, Jr.,

The American Law Book
Indiana University School
Company has
of Law, Walter L. Moll, Ft. lina,
renewed its
prize offer for 1923-24 to the Wayne, Ind.; George B. Mc Greensboro, N. C.
faculties of all of the law Cammon, Bloomington, Ind.
schools in America in con- School, John G. Baker, Indi-
Benjamin Harrison' Law

nection with Dr. Kiser's

course

her that there were no vacan-
cies.
of Legal Research
"Where have you worked training. Therefore law
before?" he asked, simulat- students again will have an
ing an
interest he did not opportunity to compete for
feel.
these valuable prizes.

The girl nervously twisted her worn, shabby gloves and avoided his gaze.

"Oh, what's the use?" she burst out suddenly. "I might

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I

want to go straight."
The confession ended in a
sob.

"That's all right, little girl,"
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touched. "Don't cry, please
don't. We've got a job for
you. Anybody with talent like
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work for long. Take
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and you can start right in
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Judge.

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Arizona

University of Arizona, Carl Madison Yokum, Tucson, Arizona..

California

Ohio
Ohio Northern University,

anapolis, Ind. University of Paul O. Poling, Ada, Ohio.
Indianapolis, Paul Myers, Lo- Cleveland Law School win-
gansport, Ind.; J. Carl Vandi- ner's name has not been an-
vier, Indianapolis, Ind. Uni-nounced to us as yet. Wes-
versity of Notre Dame, John tern Reserve University, Flet-
Wilbur Niemiec, East Chica- cher R. Andrews, Cleveland
go, Ind.; Charles B. Ruble, Heights, Ohio. St. John's
University, F. E. Mensing,
Bicknell, Ind.
Toledo, Ohio. Northwestern
College of Law winner's name
has not been announced to
us as yet.

Iowa
Drake University, Russel L.
Rankin, Des Moines, Iowa
Douglass B. Maggs, San Fran- dys R. Yeaman, Iowa City,
University of California, University of Iowa, Miss Gla-
cisco, Cal. Southwestern Uni- Iowa.
Los Angeles, Cal. University
versity, William R. Elam,
of Southern California. Ed-
ward F. Sullivan, Los Angel- Harry Crane, Topeka, Kan.
Washburn College of Law,

Law. Thomas D. Parker, San
es, Cal. Hastings College of
Law School, Miss Alice M.
Francisco, Cal. San Francisco
Healy, San Francisco, Cal.

Colorado

Kansas

Michigan

Austin E. Stebbins, Detroit.
Detroit College of Law,

Mich. C. R. White, Detroit,
Mich.

Minnesota

Charles V. Kearney, Boulder, Law, winner's name has not
University of Colorado,
Northwestern College of

Colo.

District of Columbia

Pennsylvania

Duquense University win-
ner's name has not been an-
nounced to us as yet. Univer-
Eckert, Crafton, Pa.
sity of Pittsburg, William H.

Porto Rico
San Juan, Porto Rico.
University of Porto Rico,
Enrique Campos del Toro,

South Dakota
University of South Dako-
ta, H. F. Chapman, Sioux
Falls, So. Dak.

been announced to us as yet. Tennessee University of Minnesota. Chatanooga College of Law, Georgetown University. Holis, Minn.; H. V. Dahlberg Tenn. University of MemVictorio D. Carpio, Minneap- Gus A. Wood, Chatanooga, C. Ameigh, Wayland, N. Y. Minneapolis, Minn.; H. Har-phis, C. D. Barricklow, Memnow. Hay cutting is most nigh Judge and the other is One of them is a Circuit Ohio; J. E. Stewart. WashVeeder R. Donaghv. Toledo. old Baker, St. Paul, Minn. here, politics is sizzling hot, prominent phis, Tenn. Vanderbilt Uniington, D. C. E. J. Dufflev. winner's name has not been Goodlettsville, Pa. St. Paul College of Law and automobiling is mighty They are no longer young in University School of Law. President. South Boston. Mass. National announced to us as yet versity, John L. Draper, fine. If you would inclose a body, though both are boys Maurice E. Sands. Washingdollar bill it might stimulate in spirit, and enjoy minglington, D. C.: Paul E. Tamieson. Utah Missouri me some. I paid $2 once to a with the young folks and hav- Washington, D. C. Washing- Rens S. Stratton, St. Louis. to us University of Utah winner's lawyer for answering a ques- ing a good time with them. ton College of Law Miss Al-Mo. Kansas City School of University of Missouri. name has not been announced ton, and all he said was "No." For several years both have hirtie Wright, Macon, Mo. Law, G. E. Sterling, Kansas as yet. -Chicago Daily News. drawn the line at dancing. Howard University. Berry A. City, Mo. Benton College of realizing that they are entire- Clavtor. Washington, D. C. Law, Con C. Flynn, St. Louis, ner's name has not been anly out of the running. How-Tohn M. Langston School of Mo. St. Louis University In-nounced to us as yet. Gonzaga University ever, at a recent party, one of the girls begged and teased Law. Philin W. Thomas. stitute of Law, Mever Hessel. and laughed at the bank presWasingthon, D. C. St. Louis, Mo.; Michael J. ident until she got him on the floor and led him twice around the hall. He came back to his chair gasping for breath, red-faced, but altogether proud of his achieve

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In a Western university the professor of jurisprudence was lecturing to quite a number of embryo lawyers. He asked whether every one in the United States could own property.

"No, sir," answered one student, "a criminal can't own property."

The professor continued: ment. "Suppose a man owns a "Did you see that?" he deranch, gets into trouble with manded of his friend, the his neighbor, assaults him and Circuit Judge. is put into the penitentiary— does he still own the ranch? Every member of the class thought he did. "If he did not continue to own it," went on the professor, "what would become "And I can state that when of it?" it comes to dancing you are Although that was supposed a poor judge!"-Kansas City to settle the discussion, one Star.

Could you pass a Bar Examination in in Criminal Law? See pages 6 and 16

THE LAW STUDENT

HARRY DATES THAYER. PRESIDENT OF THE
BELL TELEPHONE, CO., AT TWENTY-ONE TOOK
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OUT WEST TO CHICAGO TO TAKE A $10
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