Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-17
ALUMNI MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Graduates of North Dakota,
Michigan and Minnesota
Gather.
e.
BANQUETS HELD
AT LOCAL HOTELS
Addresses by Prominent At
torneys and Educators
Feature Sessions.

Alumni OF the Universities of North
Oak ota, Michigan and Minnesota
gathered at the various hotels Of the
city Wednesday, night for banquets
and reunions.
A large number Of the graduates
OF all three institutions have assem-
bled In Grand Forks tor the meet
ing Of the state bar association.
Tho North Dakota alumni held
Russell Chase OF jamestown presided
nr toastmnstcr. and some 2b OF the
alumni and members Of the law
school faculty were present. =.
AddrNnHes were given by President
r.. l.. McVey, Dean George Wells,
Judpc A. A. Bruce of the supreme
court. and Fred Traynor of Devils
Lake.
Dcan Wells address was Of espe-
of HIS plans for the betterment of the
law school. More practical work
wng. he snid. to be given. and greater
emphasis would be laid on the ethical
aide of tho Inv. -.
Those present were: President r.
/. McVcy, Judge A. A. Bruce, Dean
Geo. Wells. n. OKccfe. Jr.. w. f.
Qulslcy. Rurk Thompson. Thos. De-
vancy Of Lnngdon. J. r.. r. O'Connor.
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of Devils Lake. Thos. Burke Of Min
ncwnuknn. q. II. Burtncss. II. A. Nes-
tos Of Mtnot. II. ID. Chase of James
town. Martin Hougcn. A. q. Wineman,
Rhclnhurt Enmpiin. VIM. ,Srcenlenf.
Lester Smith, John Stormon. ~. w.
l,rnntltcn of Willlston. Fred McCurdy
of Hismarck. G. a. Llndstrom aud
VIM. LANCER of Mnndan.
Wolverines Gather.
Thirty of tho alumni uf tho Uni
vcrstty OF Michigan gathered at the
Commercial club ut $3.50 o'clock last
ntsht. later adiournlng to tho Colum-
hta hotel. where Il banquet was
served
Tho chief address OF tho evening
was given by Prof. II. l.. Wilgus Of
tho law department of tho Ann Ar
hor institution. Prof. WilEus de-
nrrihed the conditions nt tho law
school at tho present time. telling OF
It's growth and the changes In the
faculty
Other addresses wcrc given by
Judge John t<nauf. Jnlncstown:
Judge Watts OF Crookston: Prof. A.
nan of Devils Take: Judge Burr of
IotHneau: Judge Goss Of tho state
supreme court. aud Or, II. Nj, whccl-
er OF this city, Mrs. Campbell OF
Jamestown gave rHniinK.
officers of tho State Alumni asso-
citation for the coming year were
elected as follows: Judge u. u. Goss.
bismarck. president; DIR, G, &. Mars
den. Grand Forks. vice president: DIR.
C. :, Crane. Grand Forks, secretary.
The next meeting will probably be
held al Bismarck next sprinK.
Gopher Meeting.
Dean ", Il, Vance of the law
school ot the University ct Mtnno-
sota was the chief speaker al the
meeting ot tho alumni OF the Gopher
Mstttuttnu "Wednesday evening,
u, 4, HtNNaoN St this ctiN NreSlded
a. tNastNsaaier At the NaNlMet>
The MAIN feature of Dean Nanee's
adttnaS was a atscNssinn OF the duties
witch a law school Nwes TO the state
which supports Il, and the students
who attend g.
we Also save an account of the
WORN NOW l>e'ns done ~ the MtnNe-
Sata law schSSt, with especial refer.
ence tH the honor system which IL IN
nrAc,ice there.
SereH SeMssArA az NeNi,s Lake, a
memSer az thu nfS. class graduated
FROM 'he Minnesota la@ sahNe, IN
1890 spoke fnS the "0iA Timers" and
'he aaSt speaker M the evening was
President =. T.. MeVeS,
President MeNeS>s sahSeet ~aSs
"1>eaehsss 'he a.awNeS 80 &eNn-
csntze" he sa~e a ha,naNhms tw,s,
10 she sbhsees, which Mx,3shs gales
az iAAfhseT Prom his hearers