The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-25
IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
This Was One of TheEasiest of the
Examinations
slxIY.THREE QUESTIONS WERE GIVEN
Forly.two Were to Be Answered to Pass.
Feeding an Ts'OppeI Toppled Over
Most Of the Applicants. A
Fair Quiz.
Fair Quiz.

Yesterday forty-seyen applicants
We're examined by the Supreme Court
for license to practice law. The ex-
animation was held in the Senate
chamber, where the examinations are
always held, on account of desk room,
unless the Senate is in session. Of
the forty-seven who yesterday applied
for license twenty-four received their
legal training at Chapel Hill, twelve
were from Wake Forest, and of the re-
naming eleven, four are from colleges
outside the State. Several have had
no legal tuition save that of lawyers
office. Two were negroes.
The examination commenced at 10
o'clock in the morning, and the last
paper was handed in just as the clock
struck five. One or two handed in
: their papers early in the day, but the
majority stuck out for several hours.
And with few exceptions they looked
wild eyed and haggard when they
completed their answers.
Only siXty-three questions were
asked this time. OF these, to pass the
applicants were required to answer
forty-twO.
The examination, according to sew
eral instructors i'm law to whom it was
shown. was easier than the one given
last February, but the students think
it was hard a plenty. All of them eX-
pressed themselves ON that point. The
examination contains only few ques-
tions that have been asked on any
previous examination. Some of the
questions were said by the students to
be only such as a lawyer would run
across in active practice, though all
admit there were no catch questions
and that the examination was fair
one. The ffty-third question, as to
feeding an estoppel," was the one
that many students say WIS the hard
est. though an instructor in a law
school said that almost any law stu
dent should have answered it,.
The majority of the students ex-
pressed themselves as confident of
having passed, while many others said
they hoped So
The questions were prepared by
Judge Faircloth. He, with Judge
Clark, conducted the examination.
The questions were as follows:
/. What is Law?
2. What is Equity?
8. What is q Contract?
4. How are Contracts divided?
5. What Contracts are required to be
in writing?
6. A agrees to sell a steam saw-milI
and B accepts. The parties designate
a future day to complete said contract.
In the meantime the mill is destroyed
by fire. Does the loss fall on A or B?
z. A contracts in writing to sell to B J.
who verbally agrees to pay the purchase
price. Can A enforce specific perform
ance? e:-.,'
8. Can enforce specific performance?
8. Did the right of set-off exist at COM
mon law?
10. What are the Extraordinary reme-
dies?
H. What are the Provisional rene
dies?
II. What are these Extraordinary and
Provisional remedies called?
10. What are the several pleadings IN
der the Code?
IA. What is a Counterclaim?
Is. What is the difference between
counterclaim and a set-off?
16. What is the object of Pleadings?
II. What issues arise on the pleadings,
and how are they tried?
Is. A and B sign promissory note. Is
it joint or several obligation?
10. Is it so at common law or by