Word: laws
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...other clubs were instituted, and the honor of being elected to one of the three or four oldest clubs is greatly esteemed by all students. The leading clubs are the Pow Wow and the Ames-Gray. Election to either of these paves the way to election to the Law Review, which is a greater honor. Other clubs are the Thayer, Austin, Williston, Story, Langdell, Marshall, Kent, Witenagemot, Washburn and Cooley...
...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...
...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 the counsel are recalled and each justice gives his interpretation of the law, as applied to the agreed facts...
...BUSHNELL, Sec.CLASS OF '96 HARVARD LAW SCHOOL.- The photograph of the graduating class of '96 will be taken (by Pach) on the steps of the Law School, Tuesday, May 26, at half-past five o'clock in the afternoon. It is necessary that all members of the class, both on their own account and for the sake of their classmates, should make it a point to be present...
...LAW clerkship in New York office. Call on W. G. P., at Parker House, Boston...