Evening star., 1921-05-21


bring to bear upon the problem all
his learning, all his trained and pene-
tratlng powers. You that hear me
are my witnesses that he stood ready
70 follow the law wherever il led
him.
Only Needed Proof of Law.
You had only to show him that the
law was with you and your case was
won. If you failed in that, no subter-
fuge. no makeshift. no adroitaess
could save you. He would be patient;
he would be gentle: he would indulge.
perhaps. in some pleasantly or bit of
humor that would soften the blow
but your case was lost. He reverenced
the law as if il were his conscience.
and his conscience was the law. For
We have found no better definition of
science of a good man approves He
was chancellorlike in all his mental
movements.
"Out of his rich stores OF learning
and the richer stores of heart and
human understanding. he spun. like
some rich cloth of gold. the judg-
ments he made worthy of the law he
revered. L know he sometimes spoke
facetiously of his opinions. but all
who were familiar with his method
know that no artist ever fingered
more lovingly over the strokes that
than he over his exposition of the law.
What he SO wrote was finished. chaste.
sedate. If he had one fault as a
judge. i believe it was. as 1 have
often told him. his Difference to the
opinions Of other minds less able than
his own. Like all good lawyers. he
longed to find reason and authority
going hand in hand. and when he
found them walking apart he was
torn in twain. OF one of the ablest
judges 1 have ever known 1t was
laughinGly said, He can never quite
accept proposition. however rea-
sonable. unless you can read it to
him out of some old book
Not Lacking I'm Independence.
Judge Gould was not lacking in in
dependence when it came to the part
ing of the ways, the final test; but We.
his colleagues, sometimes chided him
little because he did not take his
own opinion at it's full high worth.
But il that was a fault. what a love
able fault it was, and with it, oh. how
few. are chargeable! l know he had
his failings. but even his failings were
such as made us love him more. for
to him that loves much, much may be
forgiven. 1t seems impossible that we
shall never see him here again. This
court will never be the same to US
now he is gone. We shall miss you.
Oh, my brother, but We shall be better
lawyers always because you were with
us once. and better judges; and we
shall not forget you, nor cease to
speak of you, between a smile and
a tear-no, not till all things are for
gotten
A mass meeting of the faculty and
students Of the law department of
Georgetown University has been called
for Monday afternoon at $40 O'Clock
in the school auditorium to take ac-
ton on the death of Justice Gould.
Rev. John d. Creeden, S. j., presi-
dent of the university, will preside
and the chief address will be made by
George E. Hamilton, one of the lead
ers of the bar and dean of the law
school Justice Gould received the de-
gree of doctor of laws from the uni
versity on the occasion of the golden
jubilee of the law department, last De-
cember.
Students from all the classes, most
of whom have been taught at one
time or another by the late justice.
will assemble in the auditorium. JUS
tice Gould was one Of the most pop
ular of the Georgetown professors.
and his sudden death cast a gloom
over the student body and his asso-
ciates on the faculty. Members of the
faculty and representatives from the
various classes at the school are
planning to attend the funeral