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Notes And Personals [Obituary], American Law School Review May 1933

Notes And Personals [Obituary], American Law School Review

1883–1919: William J. Hoynes

William Hoynes died at St. Joseph Hospital in South Bend, Indiana on March 28, 1933 at the age of 87. He was the first dean of the law faculty at the University of Notre Dame Law School. The obituary contains biographical material.


Colonel William J. Hoynes, Thomas L. Mckevitt May 1933

Colonel William J. Hoynes, Thomas L. Mckevitt

1883–1919: William J. Hoynes

Thomas L. McKevitt reflects on the life and service of University of Notre Dame Law School's Dean Emeritus, William J. Hoynes, who died March 28, 1933.


Law As An Educational Factor, William J. Hoynes Mar 1933

Law As An Educational Factor, William J. Hoynes

Journal Articles

In this article, William James Hoynes explores the full scope of education: the means by which all history is brought to knowledge in light of the past and sheds light on the future. He posits that education summarizes all of history, and creates a broadening influence upon the mind of a true scholar. Yet he explains that the law is not to be viewed as a system of arbitrary rules. It rests upon a consciousness of the needs of society. It adapts itself or is enacted with reference to these needs. Not only is the law the highest manifestation of …


A Great Opportunity For Lawyers, Thomas Frank Konop Jan 1933

A Great Opportunity For Lawyers, Thomas Frank Konop

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The lawyer-statesmen who drafted our Constitution had a greater task. The lawyer-statesmen who piloted us through a Civil War, through a Reconstruction Period, and through the World War, had equally difficult problems. Will the lawyer of today assume a leadership? Will he assume a duty and a responsibility for service? Will he heed an op- portunity and thus bring a lasting tribute to the profession?