Word: courting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...methods of procedure in these clubs are unlike those in ordinary trial courts, but resemble the way in which a question is argued before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts. An agreed statement of fact is written out and the counsel on either side have to deal merely with the points of law involved by that particular combination of facts. There are no witnesses...
Eight men from a class make up each club. The members of the first year class constitute the superior court, which meets sixteen times during the winter, each member arguing four cases during the term. One counsel is taken for each side of the question, and the other six members of the court hear the arguments. These six members are justices and are presided over by a second-year member of the club, who is called the chief justice. The arguments last about two hours, after which the counsel retire and the court discusses the merits of the case; then...
...large crowd witnessed the finals in the tennis tournament which were played yesterday afternoon on the Carey court. Whitman had little trouble in defeating Thomas in three straight sets, as Thomas played very badly most of the time. A strong wind was blowing across the court and made good lobbing impossible. Thomas did not run up on his service as much as he usually does, while Whitman came up whenever possible and his net play was the feature of the match. Whitman at times used a reverse service which bothered Thomas very much...
...third set, Thomas braced up a little, but was very wild, knocking balls out of court and into the net repeatedly. The summary...
...Dartmouth-Williams debate will take place this evening at Williamstown. The two alumni judges will be Judge James R. Dunbar, Williams '71, of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, and Melville O. Adams, Dartmouth '71, of the General Alumni Association of Dartmouth. The question...