The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-29
Supreme Court Meets to
Test Fine Class.
THE LEGAL NUTS"
Questions Prepared by Justice Hoke
Said to be COmrr, hel s'ye, But
Fair 10 Students. University
and Wake Forest Send
LARGE Classes.


opened yesterday, with the usual ex-
animation of students desiring to OBJ
tain license for the practice of law
The class was a large one conf
posed of fifty applicants. OF these
There came from the University "A,
from Wake Forest Is and from Trinity
College 1. The other students, with
the exception of one negro from Shaw
University, had either studied pri-
vately or had not been in recent at
tendance on law schools. The class
was a fine looking body of young
men, for the most part, although
there We're, as in other classes, one or
two men of maturer years.
After the examination the majority
of students seen stated their confidence
in having answered a sufficient num-
Der of questions to gain them their
sheepskins, although one or two
stated ruefully that the questions ask
ed were of a character which left lit
tie profit in the large amount of
"cramming" and sporting which is
always INDUCED in by the classes The
questions, which will be found below.
are stated to comprise a fair and
searching examination. There was no
We're obscure or such as any student
might not have expected would be
asked him. The list of questions was
prepared by Justice Hoke. The full
court was present when the eXamina-
ton was begun, and there was no
ceremony except for a few impromptu
remarks to the class by the Chief JUS
tice.
University Glass Gifts.
The University class. which has been
working at fever heat during the sum-
mer came down confident, twenty
four strong. Ali of these, with one
exception, he'd the certificate of the
school that they had successfully
passed the examinations prescribed at
the University School.
A pleasant feature CT the end of he
law school term came about on Friday
evening last when ex-Judge James G.
MacRae, the dean. was presented by
the class with q handsome sold watch
as a token of affection and apprecia-
ton of his labors with the class. DR..
Thomas Ruffin and j. Crawford Biggs,
Esq, who have been assisting in the
work of instruction of the summer
school were also presented with gifts
by the class Without exception the
University men seemed to think that
their chances were good. Judge Mac
Rae, who was expected to be present
with the class. was prevented from
coming yesterday.
Gift to Professor Gulley.
Before coming TO Raleigh for the
examination, the Wake Forest class
sent to Professor n. Y. Gulleys house
a magnificent couch as an apprecia-
ton of his earnest work in their be-
half, which he acknowledged in a
happy speech of thanks to the class
Questions Asked Would-Be Lawyers.
The list of the questions, which
were printed and given to each appli-
cant when he entered the examination
room, was as follows:
Preliminary Questions.
A. Are you II years of age? If not,
when will you become so?
b. Have you read law for two years?
G. Have you read the course pre-
scribed by the Rules of this Court, or
its just equivalent?
The Questions.
|. What does the municipal law of
North Carolina include?
2. What is an eX post facto law?
8. Would an ex post facto law duly
enacted by the Parliament of England
be a valid and binding regulation?
4. Would such a law enacted by
Congress or our State Legislature be a
valid law; and if not what would pre-
vent?
5. What system formed the basis OF
our Jurisprudence as to landed prop
erty?
6. What was that system in general
terms, and what it's fundamental prin-
ciple?
Z. Under the common law having its
origin as to real property In the Sys-
tenn stated, did a man have the free