Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-06-29
TWENTY THREE,O
1910 LAW CLASS
ADMITTED As ATTORNEYS WHEN
DEAN n. S. RICHARDS PRE-
sENTs THEM AT BAR.
CHIEF JUSTICE wlNsLow el5ss
ApMoNlTIoN THAT OATH IS
NOT MERE FoRMALrTY.
Madison, June %.

Madison, June g.
twenty three members of the law
class of 1910, University of Wisconsin,
were admitted to the bar in open SEES
sion of the supreme court yesterday.
The class was presented to the court
by Dean Harry S. Richards of the cob
lege of law and Chief Justice II.
Winsiow made brief formal address.
an innovation in the practice in Wis
eonsin- He said.
Young gentlemen; Every court lie
glad 70 welcome to the ranks of the
oar thoroughly educated young men
WAC come to the profession imbue6
with high ideals and such we are glad
TO believe are the graduates of the
law school of the University of Wis
eonsin.
The law is sharply differentiated
from all other professions in many
ways but in no way more markedly
than by the fact that its members
alone are required to take an oatsn of
Office before they can enter on their
| work.
This oath is required because law
yers are not mere members of a mon
ey making profession but because
they become upon their admission
public officers whose duties are impor-
tant and certain but not always fuzzy
understood and often not performed
as they should be, | pray you 10 at
tend carefully to the terms of your
oath Of Office Your duties are there
reoapitulated briefly and impressive
~. That oath is not mere formal
matter TO be dismissed from your
minds as soon as taken, Il is a prom
Use In the most solemn form that you
will discharge your duties as officers
of the law and ministers Of justice. II
is promise to be carried with you
and remembered In every act of your
professional life. IL binds you to q
life of conscientious and exaeting Ia
Dor, OF candor, of truthfulness and OF
service to the cause of justice among
men
Trusting that II win be so regard
ed and faithfully observed by all who
are now about to take II the court or
ders that upon taking 1t you be adj
mitted 10 its bar"
The oath was then administered
the young men signed the roll OF the
bar and We're fullnedged lawyers.
ready to enter upon the practice OF
the great profession.
Following are the names of the class
admitted
Henry w. Brown, Madison.
Charles f. Peck, Milwaukee d
Albert J. Lobb, Ripon.
Leo c Luedke. Milwaukee.
Walter b. Murat. Stevens Point
George w. Blanchard, Colby.
Joseph l.. Badnarek, Beaver Dam.
Karl II. Steinmetz, Madison.
John J Colignon. Sturgeon Bay
Winifred d. Haseltine, Mazomanie.
Charles F. Milman, Milwaukee.
Joseph D, barrow, Argyle.
Frederick A, Smith. Chippewa Falls.
Oscar Rademaker, Madison.
Archibald T. Dean, Gresham.
Oliver s. Rundell, Livingston.
Rudolph + Puchner, Wittenberg
Stephen J Rigney. scioto Mills, III
John r Fond, Rosendale.
Charles W. Stark, Jr., Tiffany.
Charles Forester Smith, Madison.
Fred w Dohmen. Milwaukee.
James A. Johnson, Milwaukee.
Emmett Donnellg. Milwaukee.
In addition, two Others, not mem
bers Of the class were admitted as
follows.
Edward 8 Patterson, Durand
Peter r MCGEE, Milwaukee.
The court heard a few formal me
tions. reappointed T. c. Richmond as
member Of the board of law etamin-
ers for term Of five years and ad
1ourned for the term. The court wit
meet August 9.