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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950
Whistles, Canes, The'Barn'—Trademarks Of Lawyers
By FRANKIE WAITS
(Editor's note: This is first in a series of articles about the various schools in the University. The next article will be about the School of Business.)
When we think of the law students at K.U. we usually picture a group of men lounging on the steps of Green hall under the warm spring sun whistling at University women as they pass.
Or we may picture the law merry on the second floor of Green hall-there's Andy, the librarian, behind the desk at her typewriter, a group of men are huddled around a table with large books opened before them. There's a fellow searching for a book in the stacks at each end of the room. Another man is gazing out the window toward the Kaw river valley.
The atmosphere around the "barn" has been practically the same since the school was established in 1831, replacing the law department which had existed since 1878. In 1903 "Uncle Jimmy" Green, dean, an-
able to require a rigid pre-legal course. Prospective law students should have a substantial general education in fundamental subjects. The study of law demands primarily a mind trained to precision of thought, coupled with a sufficient knowledge of the history of English and American institutions and of civilization, to appreciate the economic and the social forces behind our legal institutions.
Stealing the bust of Frank Olin Marvin, first dean of the School of Engineering, by the lawyers, and
—Photo by Frankie Waits
CONFERRING IN THE COURTROOM in the basement of Green hall as they prepare an article for the Kansas State Bar journal is the editor, his associates, and the faculty adviser.
Lett to right is M. C. Slough, associate professor of law, faculty adviser; Willard A. Burton, Jr., second year law student, associate editor; Robert Bingham, third year law student, editor; and Jesse Foster, third year law student, associate editor.
nounced at a chapel meeting that the legislature had granted $50,000 for a new law building. In 1905 the University Daily Kansan announced that "The School of Law is now occupying its new building..."
From 13 law students in 1880, the student body had increased to almost 150 by 1905. Today there are 202 students enrolled in the School of Law.
The original faculty of one had grown to four in 1905. Today there are eight full time professors in the school. The standing and progress of the students may be measured by the extent and quality of the professors' pre-legal education.
—Photo by Frankie Waltz
F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law, said, "The school has at the present time one professor to about 26 students. The faculty is a group of men trained in as many different schools as there are members."
Legal standards have come a long way since the first class was graduated in 1880. Original requirements for entrance in the school were hardly more than the $25 tuition fee. Now a student entering the School of Law must have a bachelor of arts degree. The Kansas Court adopted this rule in 1936. Candidates may qualify under the combined degree plan now available at the University. Kansas has consistently kept up the requirements for admission to law practice because Kansas has a progressive, forward looking bar and an equally clear thinking court.
The K.U. law school has the highest rating by the Council on Legal education of the American Bar association. It is a member of the Association of American Law schools and is also on the approved list of the University of the State of New York, the accredited agency for the New York Bar. A chapter of the order of the Coif was granted to the K.U. law school in 1924. This national honor society recognizes only the highest ranking law schools.
Because the law touches every human interest, it is not practice-
dabbing at "Uncle Jimmy" with multicolored paint brushes by the engineers, has been going on as long as anyone at the University can remember.
But for all the whistling and booting by the future lawyers, they are generally repaid at graduation time. The tables are turned on that day when the engineers stomp their feet, holler, and whistle at the law students. The rivaty between the two schools adds humor to the whole campus. The fellow who gets the worst end of the pranks is "Uncle Jimmy" who, if he is not found dripping with bright paint, is found dripping with a coat of oil.
To those who see only the outside of the "barn", the law might not seem like such a difficult subject to tackle. On the inside, however, things
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are different. The principal work of the student lawyers consists in the analysis and discussion of legal principles as applied to the various situations found in reported cases. This is supplemented by collateral reading and by appraisal of cases in the drafting of legal instruments. The future lawyers spend the greater number of their "off" hours in the law library—reading, reviewing, and briefing cases. The better a student knows the cases, the better off he is; the more cases he knows, the simpler future processes will be to him.
Dean Moreau, said, "The emphasis in the School of Law is the fundamentals of legal theory. But we teach p lot by doing, too. There are moot court sessions for second and third year law students. Each man handles one or two cases. There is office practice, legal writing, and publication of a section of the Kansas State Bar journal. The section is written by students in the law school.
The "barn" is a comfortable building to be around. It was built in 1904 in honor of James Woods "Uncle Jimmy" Green, first dean of the school from 1878 to 1919. The second floor contains a large reading room, a stack room, and private offices for the faculty. Classrooms are on the first floor, along with administrative offices, the office of the dean, and the student-operated law book exchange.
As for future plans for the law students, Dean Moreau said:
"We are going to emphasize the things we've been doing. There will probably be regular courses offered next fall in jurisprudence and legislation."
The dean is just one of "the boys" in Green hall. He knows what's going on around the "barn" and gets as big a laugh out of a prank pulled on the engineers as do the students.
A stocky man with white hair and a kind voice, the dean likes to travel, especially abroad. He has visited most of the states in the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe. His favorite pastime is golf, weather permitting. Pointing to pictures on his desk, he explained
that his hobbies are his two sons Fred, Jr., 10, and David, 7.
This year there are about eight "lady lawyers" in the school. No one objects to the femininity in the "barn", but the ladies have to be on their toes to keep pace with the men. In a profession, as in love and war, all's fair, and the ladies have to have what it takes to keep up to that level.
"Our teachers produce scholars. Our students hardly ever fail a bar exam anywhere." Dean Moreau said.
In June there will be 75 future lawyers who will clack their canes on the Hill for the last time. The graduating class of 1950 has come a long way in modern law education from the first class of eight who stepped up for their degrees in law.
Next year future lawyers will still whistle at and sing to passing co-eds. They may even sing when no one is around, perhaps before Christmas vacation when the Hill is powdered
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with snow and passing cars spray slush at "Uncle Jimmy's" feet. Maybe students on their way up and down the Hill can barely hear their voices cut the air, but they'll sing. Andy will help the guys when things aren't going too well, Dean Moreau will guide the School of Law from behind his desk and be there to answer "his boys' " questions and to solve their problems.
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Things won't change much on the outside; the atmosphere will remain in the halls and on the steps where it belongs. But inside things will be different-new courses, more enrollment, larger graduating classes, and more graduating law students. Through the modern educational systems of the School of Law and the far-sighted Kansas courts, the school will expand and improve. The future lawyers will pore over the law books, work in the library, and conduct student court. But they'll always sing.
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Photo by Frankie Waits
LAWYERS CAN BE found almost any hour from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. lolling on Green hall's steps. This time they draw, left to right, Jesse Foster, Grant Miller, and Thomas Brown, all third year law students.
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