The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04
Only Seven Fall Down on
Examination.
is A STRONG CLASS
OF the Successful Applicants to Prac
tice Law in North Carolina Thirty
One Are From the University
and Fourteen From
Wake Forest.

Of the fifty-three applicants who ap-
piled for license to practice law be-
fore the Supreme court on Monday
last, forty-six received their licenses
yesterday from the Supreme court.
OF those who applied for license
five were colored and of these three
passed. c. F. Rich. of Durham; H. W.
Wilson, of Pitt; w. a. Field, of Hall
fax
OF the seven who failed to secure
license, besides the two negroes who
failed to pass, three came from the
University, which sent down a class
of thirty-one, and two came from
Wake Forest, which sent a class of
seventeen.
In connection with the examina-
ton, Chief justice Walter Clark stated
yesterday afternoon that the court had
passed a new rule which would re-
quire that future applicants for Ii
cense must bring with them certifi-
Gates of some reputable law-school OF
lawyer in good standing that they
have studied law for two years and
have successfully passed examinations
in the course of study prescribed by
the Supreme court.
This rule. it is expected will oper-
who apply for license to a consider
able extent at least for the next few
years, until the applicants adjust them.
selves to the new conditions as they
did to those of the new style of writ
ten, instead of oral. examinations.
To show the necessity of the rule
it need only be stated that of the
thirty-one members of the University
Law Class who tried the examination.
only sixteen held certificates of grad
uation from the school. The other
fifteen simply iran their LUCK and of
these twelve passed successfully.
Mr.. Lambert Raleigh Lawyer.
The only member of the class this
weary who halls from the city of Raleigh
is Mr.. Ashby Lambert. who triumph
antly secured his license and who. il
is understood, will begin the practice
of law in Raleigh. Mr.. Lambert who
hasrbeen successfully engaged in bust
ness in Raleigh for the past several
years. determined two years ago tC
pursue the practice of law and with
that view in mind. sold out his inter
ests here and became a student OF
the University school from which he
graduated high up in the class.
During his residence i'm Raleigh
Mr.. Lambert has impressed all whc
have come into social or business con-
tact with him as a young man OF
pleasing address, and the highest per-
sonal and business integrity. He viii
be welcomed by all classes to the
bar of the city and will carry with
him the good wishes both of his.
brethren at the law and of the many
people who have come to know and
admire him for the sterling qualities
of manhood which he has uniformly
exhibited ever since he has lived IL
Raleigh.
Names of Licentiates.
The names of those who successfully
passed the examination and are there.
fore today added to the strength of
the State bar are as follows:
John B. Anderson. Madison county.
Hugh Johnson. Halifax county.
Percy ]. olive Wake county.
Edward Ct. Roberts. Buncombe
county.
Evander NJ Britt. Robson county
Burrous a. CritcherA Martin county.
Ralph B. Fortune, Union county.
John w. Gulledge. Arson county.
Lorenzo Medlin. Union county.
Robert K. Bryan, Fender county.
Andrew C. Honeycutt,. Stanly county
Winston Nj. Jackson. Surry county
Joseph r. Morgan. Haywood county
Romulus l.. Sigmon. Caldwell coun-
~.
Harry Skinner, Jr., Pitt county.
James r. Barbour, Johnston coun-
ty.
Offe A. Barbour, Johnston county
Frederick l.. Black. Mecklenbure
county.
sydney G. Brown, Guilford county
Thomas d. Meares. Jr.. New Han.
over county.
Simon j. Everett. Martin county.
James ID. Mallonee. Macon county.
David 2. Stern, Halifax county.
Claude W. Rowe. Union county.
John c. Gibbs. Caswell county.
Eugene NJ Rollins, Wake county.
Preston Cumming, Jr., New Han
over county.
Erasmus A. Daniel. Halifax coun
ty.
James T. Dortch, Wayne county.
William Dunn. Jr.. Craven county
Thomas J. Gold. Cleveland county
Charles L. Holton. Yadkin county
Andrew H. Johnston, Buncombe
county.
John II. Matthews. BERTHE county.
Robert r. Williams, Catawba coun-
Joseph NJ. Umstead Durham coun-
Wade Fl. Phillips. Davidson county
Fred W. McBraver. Rutherford
county.
Logan c. Sinclair. Mcdowell county
Charles E. Taylor Brunswick coun-
Maurice Ashby Lambert. Wake
county.
Henry S. Boggan, Arson county.
Champ F. Rich. Durham county.
Hembrev w. Wilson. Pitt county.
William A. Field. Halifax county.
Samuel C. Williams. Montgomery
county.
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