Year: 1879


ton is necessary to the maintenance
Of the self respect Of the profession,
and the respect of the public. The
want OF the courage of Its con-
victions, upon this and similar
questions has been fer years the
source of justifiable and constant re-
proach to the bar Of Tennessee, and
the time has come when an active and
courageous effort 10 demanded for the
repression Of this great and growing
evil.


This Il sufficient to indicate
tls spirit In which the Bar Associa-
tion In organized. It is designed to
discousags everything which tends to
degrade, and to encourage everything
which tends TO purify and dignity the
profession.


But Its objects are not purely ethical
In their nature. A. desirable suit OF
rooms has been rented, and has been
furnished. A library will be estab-
iished, whose rapid growth is assured
by the already satisfactory condition
OF the Associations finances.


After the middle OF November all
the leading law periodicals can be
found In the rooms Of the Association,
and will be accessible to MEM
bsrs only. These will be practical
aids 10 the profession, which none OF
its members can fail TO appreciate.


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A Cadet Tells somstaing About tine


stock Shew.


UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE,


November 1st, 1879.


Mr.. EDITOR: In justice to the
cadets I think 1t proper that some-
thing should be said, by way of ex-
plan alton, as to why they did not pre-
sent themselves on the Fair grounds
Friday, to receive the handsome and
costly banner, as per published pro-
grsmme. Some time before the Stock
show began 1t was made public that
q banner would be presented to the
best drilled Military company. This
proposition was to include any com.
pany or number of companies, and
the banner was to be awarded to the
most proficient In military drill.


When first announced it was
thought that some OF the Knoxville
companies would contest for the ban.
uer, but as none of them were in or
ganization, the cadets agreed to drill
for 1t, and the best drilled company
was to have 1t. With this understaud-
ing, considerable preparation was made
for the contest. But to cap the climax
and to show how little and picayunish
some men can make themselves, il
was announced that the cadets would
not be allowed to enter for the contest
unless each one paid an entrance fee
This met with no little opposi.
tion on the part Of the cadets
They were 30 indignant at the whole
working of this money making ma
chine that they resolved to have moth.
ing to do with thing so rotten. But
some Of the more importont members
OF the Association, seeing that great
fraud was about to be perpetrated
came to the cadets with q written in
vitatiou and insisted upon their being
present..


We were ordered by the University
authorities to go, and. consequently,
We very reluctantly took up o line OF
march, not intending to make any
effort to obtain the banner
But now comes the worst oi
all. Not being satisfied with this in.
suit. and being disappointed in max.
ing forty or fifty dollars by our pres.
ence, they have the unparalleled im-
pudence to ask us to come second
day for the purpose of having the ban
ner presented 10 US. Now, gentlemen
OF the Association, we would have
you distinctly understand we have
caught up with you In your trick and
inform you we don't want your sec
ond>hand banner, which formerly
belonged to the " Mckinney Rifles
for that was what you were
trying to put off on us. And
for further Information, I will
say We have got tolera'
bly, good banner which has hoated
over our battalion many q time, and
Notwithstanding it Is getting in some
what dilspidated condition, we will
continne to march under its tattereC
folds before We will accept your second
hand militia company flag.


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