Word: associationism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Bitter Feeling. But elimination of the liquor question did not entirely preclude bad feeling. Educational requirements for admission to the Bar received major consideration and brought in conflict two belligerent factions, one headed by Dean Lewis of Pennsylvania, the other by Dean Gleason Leonard Archer of the Suffolk Law School...
To reform the law, to have an outing, to see the great, some 4,000 lawyers last week congregated in October-cool Memphis for the 52nd annual meeting of the American Bar Association.
Prohibition. The Association's policy to avoid bitter feelings by hushing discussion of Prohibition repeal was jeopardized by the presence of a determined wet wing, consisting largely of New York lawyers headed by John Giraud Agar. Firm chairmanship was necessary to keep the subject sidetracked.
Uniformity. The general desire for uniform state laws found expression in several recommendations of the Association. The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform Siate Laws was ordered to draft a law, to be presented to the state legislatures, providing for a scientific treatment of criminals. The statute is to grant...
Honored. Known to everyone who has been a student at the Harvard Law School where he has taught for 41 years, respected throughout the profession as the outstanding authority on the law of contracts and sales, is Samuel ("Sammy") Williston. He received the Association's medal for conspicuous service...