Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1918 — NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW LAW [ARTICLE]

NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW LAW

Young Men Seeking Admission to Bar Must Have General Understanding of Many Things:. It goes without saying that a lawyer must know a little something about law, but many persons will be interested to discover that the young men who have taken the preliminary examinations for admission to the bar must know something else. They were required to write an essay on “The Growth of Democracy”— a very good thing for them to understand. To test their knowledge of literature they were asked to give the name of the author and the work in which any three of seven famous characters appear, including John - Alden, Mrs. Caudle, Wilkins Micawber, Sir John Falstaff and Faithful. They were asked to tell what the Balkan peninsula is and the countries included In it, aim to name the five principal countries in Africa, and to bound several American states. And they were asked to tell about the Invincible armada and the origin of the British revolution of 1688, as well as other facts in European history. In addition their knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, Latin and American history was tested. Those who passed the examinations may go on with the study of the law. And it is supposed that their general knowledge will expand to keep pace with their growing knowledge of the pnnciples and practice of the law. — Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger.