Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-28
WITH THE LAW STUDENTS.
Work Among the Delivers in Oalf-Bou
Volumes.
Moot Courts Organised In the Several
Scholastic Judges and Cases
Gossip of the Courses.

One Of the most useful elements m the
WORK at the law schools is the moot court.
IL Is one thing to have theoretical
knowledge Of the principles of Law ana
another to apply those principles to actual
cases.
To bring about these practical appi,ca-
.ions the various law schools have organ.
leo what are termed moot courts.
These courts are organized in the same
manner as regular courts OF law ana cases
are tried and decisions rendered bv thu
same means as are employed by those
courts.
Thus far this year the only moot couys
which has been organized n the circuit
court at Georgetown University
This court holds two sessions weekly.
known as the special and the regular term.
At the special term motions demurrer.
pleas In equity and all proceedinEs of an
interlocutory or preliminary nature which,
In actual practice, ordinarily precede the
final hearing upon the merits Of the case
are heard and disposed of. while at the
regular term such proceedings are had as
usually characterize the final hearing Of
causes In courts Of the first instance. The
practice conforms to that Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. win
pleaoings as at common law.
Mr. Michael j; Colbert lie Judge Of the
circuit court and Mr. Harry w HodsrS
clerk.
The members OF the Senior and post rrsA.
ate class are privileged to practice before
this court and juries are impaneled from
the Junior class. Thus far this year three
cases have been heard.
The students who have represented plain
tins ard defendants In these cases are a.
follows:
J. ]. Dolan, W. b. Hatch, A. L. Sinclair.
Chas. w. Darr. Z. II. Booth. J. M. Norton,
w. S. Hodges. A. NJ. Wheeler, 5r., c. b
Thorn. T. Rupli. D. NJ Kellogg and J. O.
Rogers.
The court Of appeals at Georgetown win
hold fits first session November G. at which
time all the ceremonies incident to the
opening OF such a court will be observed.
This court will be composed Of Mr. Tai.
madge. A Lambert as chief justice, and
Messrs. job. Barnard and Henry Wise Gar
nett as associate justices, and viii sic
monthly or oftener as the work before It
The Nationals moot court win be organ
lied next week. with Prof. Jackson II.
Ralston Judge.
court later in the year. which will be pre-
sided over by District Attorney A. A. Bir-
ney. A Blackstone club for the discussion
OF simple cases viii also be organised later
In the term.
Senior Organizations. .
with the following officers: President, Robt.
c. Martin; vice president, VIM. Sadieri $50
Rotary. w. NJ. Butler; treasurer, James u.
Morris: sergeant-at-arms. J. H. Early.
The Debating Society at Columbian WIN
tonight discuss the question: Resolved. that
the interests Of this country demand the un-
conditional repeal OF the Sherman law"
Tht Affirmative will be taken by y. r. Jacobs
and w. s. Maple and the negative by R. 8.
Russell and J. NJ. Gray.
President yelling OF Columbian made q
short address before the law students Thurs
day evening, in which he expressed his
earnest desire that nothing might be Isft
undone which would conduce TO the comfort
| and welfare of the students. His uttefAnoes
were such as to make every student feel
| that he had, in the president OF the college,
friend whose ambition in life was to rem
der the institution over which he presided Q
place where every opportunity for advance
| ment should be offered to those who sought
It's aid On the pursuit OF their Important
studies.
Mr.. Justice Harlan's lectures on the Con-
stitution are proving to be most intsrsstin6
as well instructive. He has the power 10
holding his audience to a remarkable DEGREES
and as a consequence his lectures are listeA.
ed TO with the closest attention on the pas9
| OF the students.
students Registered.
The following students have registered
since the publication Of previous lists;
Columbian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q.
Schuyler Catlett; senior. n. II. Classic,
| Junior J. n. Morris.
Howard Cniversity-Juniors. p. W. Smith.
c. H. Scales, c. c. waring. E. I. Webster.
L. A. wiles. R. T. Hastings. w. II. Gordon.
| g. H Woodson; seniors. VIM. II. Sadle-, j.
| L. williams, G. w. Brown: postgraduate.
H. W. Bass.G. A. Douglass. W. A Robinson.
| A. E. Young.
Mr. Justice Brown will deliver the intro
| ductory lecture to his course on Admiralty
| Jurisprudence at the Georgetown Law
School this evening.