Word: lawyer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Although my father, being a lawyer, has always directed my studies with reference to my selecting his own profession, I have not entirely limited myself in regard to my electives. In sophomore year, I took the present History 2, Philosophy 1, Political Economy 1, German 2, and History 3. In junior year, History 9 and 13, Political Economy 2 and Philosophy 3; History 15, Political Economy 4, and Roman...
...human felicity." And I know of no club where such a throne is more likely to be found than the University. It must always have especial attractions as the common meeting-ground of classmates and old college friends who will have much to talk of, besides "shop." There, the lawyer will gladly forget his clients, and the doctor his patients, and the man of business in discussing the "fizzles," "flunks" and "rusghes" of bygone days will cease to think of cotton, grain and stocks...
...recent address on Wendell Phillips, during my college life, I was chosen to debate the question of African colonization, which, just then, was new and fresh. Garrison was just then kindling a brand of fire that never went out until slavery was abolished. Wendell Phillips, a young lawyer, had just entered upon his career. Fortunately, I was assigned to the negative side of the question, and in preparing to speak upon that occasion I prepared my whole life...
...Graves of Kentucky; George B. Cheever, a distinguished clergyman and author; Stephen Longfellow the eldest brother of the poet, rapidly rising to distinction at the bar, when his earthly career was cut short by death; John S. C. Abbott, a somewhat famous writer; James W. Bradbury, an able lawyer, who has been in the United States senate (Yale...
...certain extent, but some Harvard men, nevertheless, have accepted money for their services as ball-players or boating men. Tyng, the famous catcher of Harvard, several years ago played a number of games with the Bostons, and Mr. Bancroft, the ex-captain of the Cambridge crew, a young lawyer at the "Hub." receives pay for coaching every spring the wearers of the crimson at New London, in the annual race with Yale. Some other eastern colleges, however, have sinned in this respect more than Harvard. Yale kept her skirts clean until last year, but last summer Jones and Hubbard...