Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-27
LAW CLASS GIVEN LECTURE.
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before a jury, get close to 'em, and
pound in the facts. There is only one
excuse for big words and high flown
oratory. This is illustrated by an old
lawyers advice to a young one. He
said:
"If you have the facts, pound on
the facts. If you have the law, pound
on the law. If you have neither, paw
the ground and beller like the DEVIL
Judge Mcbride described a simple
legal case, showing the several steps
that are taken, and the simple rules on
which they are based.
MOreIand Speaks Briefly.
Judge Mcbride was the chief speak
err at the banquet. Judge ]. c. More
land and Dean Charles L, McNary, Of
the law college, were present, and both
spoke briefly to the students.
Judge Moreland, who is a favorite
with the law students was roundly ap-
plauded when he arose to speak, and
he hoped that he would be as roundly
applauded after the next two law ex-
.aminations.
Judge Moreland said that he was
much impressed with Judge McBride's
definition of law, that it was justice
and common sense.
when anyone tells you that law is
repugnant to common sense" said the
Judge, and that it defeats common JUS
tice, you tell him that he doesn't know
what he is talking about. Law really
goes back to the decalogue, as it was
given on Mt. Sinai, If you don't know
the foundation of law you can't learn
the law"
Values Every Experience.
Judge Moreland told Of a crude trial
to which he had listened in the office
OF rural justice of the peace when a
boy, and how he had made up his
mind at that time that he was going to
be a lawyer 81 shall always value my
early experience in HardscrabbIe
Clackamas county" he said. "lnstead
of digging my education out of the
ground in gold nuggests, as Judge Nc.
Bride did, dug It out of type boxes as
a printer"
Judge Moreland strongly recon.
mended the study Of Blackstone b!
law students. He declared that it'
value was none the less because sCmt
of the law schools we're dropping il,
lie Welcomes Women.
"Now that we have women voters, w
are going to have plenty Of womer
lawyers, and l am glad Of IT," de
clared the Judge, 81 believe that the,
will purify the law and make court
cleaner"
Attorney Charles L. McNary, dean 0
the school paid tribute to Judge Nc
Bride and Judge Moreand, and toll
Of their worth TO the law college, II
welcomed the women to the profcs
sion, SAYING that they were a stride II
lprogressiveness.
"I hope that on the next occasion
like this there will be more Of ther
present" said he, "for nothing in
spires man more than the presence q
women. am not promoting matri
mony but It has been my Observation
that the students who are married, o
those who contemplate marriage, eltl
| er Immediately or remotely, always d
! the best work.
, Students Speak.
; Representing the junior class Of tn
school, Perry V. Cotter, spoke inter
estingly on "Some Aspects Of the La,
from the Point Of View Of Junior
r. A. Rinehart, state land agent, an
, known as the grandpa Of the law co
, lege because he Is the Oldest studen
asserted that "ths thing Of getting ol
Is a played out proposition. The MOI
a man studies as his years advanc
the younger he becomes, / strong
urge upon these elderly brother
Judge Moreland and Judge McBrid
: to begin the study OF theology, or son
r yequally difficult subject. never e,
{ pect to practice law, but take a d.
t light in accomplishing, even thoul
Ieven though late in life the thing tn