The Sentinel=record., 1914-05-14

the court, and he it was that called the roll of attorneys for motions, dur ing the motion hour at the conven- ing of the court in the morning, and the rule was to begin the call with the Prosecuting Attorney, and then proceed with the call according to seniority of the members.
 In those days, the judge did not ] go on the bench wearing short tailed sack coat, nor a striped shirt. No body smoked in tine court room, and the space within the bar was rec G>aized as the place for the lawyers, and officers, in which to discharge their duties, and perform their func- | tions. If there was any disorder in the court room the sheriff looked told by the court; and for the sheriff to leave the court without an officer, for ever so short a time was the sig nal for punishment, by fine, or other wise When the judge approached ! the stand for the opening of court, the sheriff at the signal from the judge proclaimed the court open. There was no such thing as sending for the Sheriff, or waiting for the sheriff to come to open the court. He was there on time When a lawyer had occasion to address the court, he did so from the lawyers table He did not crowd himself up against the judges desk, and pile his papers up on it. and proceed to have a private l interview with the court. If a man so far forgot himself as to enter the court room, while court was in ses- sion, with his hat on, he was imme- diately waited on by the shefiff It meant something in those days for a man to be admitted to the bar
 In those days, it was seldom that any but strong, experienced law .yers occupied the bench The law .yers controlled the selection, and election of judges, and none but strong men were even mentioned in connection with the iudgeship. In | fact, it was not very customary for | any lawyer to declare himself a can l didate for the position until called out, or solicited by leading members of the local profession Candidates for judge were usually nominated by a convention called for the purpose. and the convention was composed in the main of lawyers. and often it was that a man would be named by | the convention that had not even in- dicated a desire for the position. The courts were conducted in an or derly manner, that was calculated to command respect, and the people respected the courts. We did not hear of long delays ia the dispatch of business, and unnecessary expensive sessions of court Then to say of 8 man that he was a judsedid not mean that he was a wiley politician that had managed to wind. swap and trade his way to a judicial office. But the judge was looked upon and respected as a man of prominence, and of high professional and social <s we'll as official standing.
 In those days, tradesmeu, forty years old without education, without the student habit, and without a single trait of professional char aeter, without the slightest degree Of of culture. or refinement did not en- certain a thought of entering the bar Youug men of the student habit, and high ideas of life, some of them, in fact most of them poor. sought and obtained an education, and worked themselves to the bar, by hard work and self denial. And when they did so, having the student habit, they continued to work, and made lawyers of themselves with all the traits, and accomplishments of professional men They stepped into the bar, and ac commodated themselves to all the re quirements of professional life.
 It is barely necessary to say tha
 a very different condition prevails new So very different that within the confines of the Third Chancer!
 District there are at least twenty five men enrol ed as attorneys at law with the priviledee of appearing a. solicitors in chancery, that have nc clear idea of single principle O
 common law and are utter stranger,
 10 any understanding of equity iuri Eprudence And these men walk int, tha cbaucarv court and aeeav to ~au de business that taxes the ability o the most erudite. Fools rush il