Word: laws
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Here's a specimen of style: "The students have to regret that Professor Law is unable to give no more "prelims," but has recourse only to the weekly Monday quiz." - Cornell...
Catalogues of the Columbia School of Political Science, and the Columbia Law School have been sent to all seniors...
...hall was crowded and very many would be listeners were turned away. Judge Holmes spoke for an hour most eloquently and wittily. He said that he feared that he would be too enthusiastic in praise of his chosen profession. The first platitude of his discourse was that the law is a very good profession to go from. It has many doors, leading into politics, commerce, and the ministry even. It is the art or subject matter of science, or of several sciences. It is the art of persuasion and of advising. As a science, it is not an accident...
...pretty much what he wants if he wants it hard enough, and every man will stop in his place when he gets there. Good physical qualifications are necessary. Nearly every successful lawyer breaks down in middle life. Intellectual effort alone will rarely kill. It is anxiety that kills. The law is not infinite. An enlightened understanding and command of it is possible. Charm of voice and manner is desirable, but not necessary to success. A soothing and composed manner, tack, and good judgment especially, are desirable. Successful lawyers are, as a rule, honest men. Great chances don't announce themselves...
...first lecture of the course on the professions will be given to-night, in Sever 11, by Hon. O. W. Holmes. The subject, "The Law as a Profession," is, without doubt, more generally interesting than any of the subjects which are to follow. Particularly is this true among Harvard men, - who seem to think of the law first, and medicine, ministry, and so on, second in their attempts to choose their future occupations. Harvard actually sends more men into schools of law than into schools of any other profession, and it is very probably true that a good majority...