The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-17
MANY fine
TALKS GIVEN
School Has Come to Stay
and Twenty-Five Hun
dred Students Are
Enrolled.

Under the most nattering and prom
Using conditions the LincoIn-Jefferson
Law school, of Hammond, made its for
NAL debut last night.
Fathered by the Illinois University
Of Law, it's advent was Enthusiastically
received by a representative gathering
Of men and women of the professional
and business world and given to the
extended arms of Hammond and the
,rrroundfng territory TO be proud of it.
rs a beginning the new law school
V IL take the night courses and more
have promised to enroll later in the
ear. Already there are nearly 1000
students taking the extension law
course by mail this patronage having
been built up since last April.
Opening Exercises Last Night.
The opening exercises last night were
devoid of pomp and formalties IN
stead number of shot talks were
given by the men connected with the
school
Dr. w. Mayes Martin, president of
the school, presided during the even
ing. Having given a short opening
talk he called upon Hon. William E.
Kenough, dean of the faculty. Dean
Keough, after short outline of the
work in the law school, made an ad-
dress to the assembly eulogizing the
profession and study of law, empha-
sizing 1t as broadener for any man
even IL he will not follow it as a pro
Il f<ac
and necessity of business man of today
to be able to express himself and him
self ambodied the ideal speaker, whc
is able to couch his thoughts in the
+ best words.
Big Men From Little schools.
Previous to his talk, DR.. Martin has
dewelt on the best school of TO-DAY
which is not so large that the studen
may lose the effects Of his teacher
personality.
Let us sooner have small schools
that will turn out big men than hi:
schol that turn out small men,"
Dean Keough was followed in an ad
dress by Attorney Hugh Leech, secre
tary of the school He presented hi
talk in the way of paper. He con
graduated Hammond and the sur
TOuHQlI6 COulIbiy III idNAhS q ASett -
law school, one that will stand as Ions
as itself will stand He assured hi
hearers of the schools future progress
and that it will always be ahead o
the times. Mr.. Leech, who has earne
for himself the title of Phi. NJ. and Ii
B. is a graduate of the Illinois Col
lelge of Law and is a graduate of tn
Wabash college. Through his earnest
civ "a ba a hos
of friends in Hammond.
Hammond Lawyer on Faculty.
Fred L. Barnett, who is now a Ham
Of the Illinois College of Law, wher
he earned the title of LII. B. for him
self, gave a short address. He will b
connected with the school as pro
fessor. Knowing the Illinois Colleg
of Law faculty he assured the Ham
mond people of a high grade schoo
which promises to be highly success
full I. L. Bomberger. who in a fe1
short years has worked his way to tn
top in the profession in Hammond, ais
made a short address.
Mr. Bomberger said that the pre-
fession was not crowded with goo
lawyers and pointed instances of hi
5oS
lawyers are very much in demand. II
predicted that in ten years from now
change that can not be realized nov
would come over this region and tha
all the concerns coming in here woul
need the services of good attorneys.
Published Is Present.
Mr.. Cree. the publisher of the tel
books to be used in the school, We
present, and made a short address. T
emphazied the fact the LincoIn-Jef
son Law school in conducting a la
extension course through correspond
ent, for which 1000 students have bee
enrolled. He predicted brilliant fl
ture for the school that held its oper
ing last night
The first session of the reguls
course Will be held this evening. b,
ginning at 6.15. DR.. A H. Putney wi
be in charge this evening
Three nights week will be give
over to classes which begin at 6;15 ar
last until 10 o'clock. The class nigh
are set for Monday Wednesday M