NOTES FROM THE LAW SCHOOL.
The "Scrubs" vs. Topeka Athleties.
The Scrubs defeated the Topeka Athletics last Saturday by a score of 22 to 0. The game was very one-sided and was clearly a victory of brain over brawn. The Topeka team averaged about twenty pounds heavier than our second eleven, but were no match for the boys who had been coached by Hector Cowan.
Two of Topeka's men deserve mention. Evans, for his line-bucking and end runs, and Captain Ryns for his skillful tackling. Topeka's sad deficiency in team work was probably the greatest cause of her defeat.
All of our boys played their several positions to perfection, but the brilliant end runs by Hill and Will McMurray, the hard line-bucking by Art McMurray and Maxwell, and the sure tackling of Simpson and Cowman deserve especial mention. In the second half Turner went in as quarter and did good work. According to some of the boys, after the Scrubs had bucked against a Stone wall for so long at home it was a pleasing novelty to go up against something that gave, and the exhilaration of making a touchdown occasionally had the same effect on some of the players as would an overdose of Topeka Kaw river water.
NOTES FROM THE LAW SCHOOL.
Mr. S. A. Riggs completed his course of lectures on Torts last Friday. The examination will be given next Monday. The time Mr. Riggs had with the class was short; yet the work accomplished was very satisfactory to the students, both in amount and quality.
Judge Thacher began his course of lectures on Equity, Monday morning and recitations will be from 9 to 10 daily.
Judge Dobson hears the class in Corporations Friday evening at 7:30 in the Court House. The judge gave an excellent lecture on Trusts in the Eldridge House parlors last week.
Prof. Green is still wrestling with the Juniors in Contracts.
Mr. Blake went to Ottawa Monday morning. Blake is a warrior.
Mr. Schreiner has entered the Senior class.
Dr. Martin Van Buren Stevens has returned to the Law School. The doctor says
he has been lecturing on Phrenology in Johnson county during the summer. He attended two revival meetings; one at Onaga, the other at Holton. He also attended a Bible school at Ottawa, sang in sixteen musical rehearsals and four concerts. The doctor says he had during the summer, sixteen invitations to dinner and supper, which of course he accepted. The doctor doubts very much whether he will marry this year. He will attend the Law School, this winter and has promised to show his badges to the boys. He also intends to lead the Y.M.C.A., examine heads, lecture occasionally, and write a book on Social Life.
The program for the Kent Club was carried out last Saturday morning. A new feature was a critic's report, Mr. Hoge acting in that capacity. This is a movement in the right direction The program for next Saturday morning is as follows: Paper on a Question in Contracts, Mr. Lamb: Life in the United States Army,Mr.Blake: Song Mr.Wheeler: Impromptus,Madden,Budd: Five minute talk,Prunty: Debate: Resolved That the Jury System be abolished Affirmative,Hitchcock and Kerrigan Negative,Reeder and Green. General discussion is to be followed by music from the quartette and the critics report.
Some time since, Prof. Green announced to the Senior class that each student would be required to write a forensic on one of three subjects; that these papers were to be considered the graduating theses for the members of the class; that the person writing the best was to read it before the Kansas State Bar Association, and that the papers were to be handed in the first day after the holidays. The subjects as announced are: 1. Relation of the Law School to the State Bar Association: 2. Combinations in restraint of Trade. 3. The Law of Judicial Decisions. Every student can readily see the necessity of great preparation for these papers. The person selected for the place at the Bar Association will have no slight honor especially when the selection is to be made in such an impartial manner as this evidently will be.
The members of the Law School are now having disgraceful epithets applied to