The Gazette 1940-44

theirs alone, lies the possibility of retaining and of increasing the goodwill and the confidence of the people of this country, of the people that thev propose to assist, to advise and to serve during their professional life. If we are to hold this respect and esteem, it will depend entirely on the conduct and the manner in which the younger practitioners conduct their business and the relations that they will maintain with the public, whom they will serve and with their fellow members of the profession. As I stated on the last occasion, every Solicitor should place before him the 'ideals of truth and honesty and never vary, no matter what the temptations may be, from the strict path of proper conduct in the cases that may be entrusted to him and a strict accounting to his clients for any money which he may receive. You will remember all the time that you are not a business, but a profession, and that, while we must be fair and honourable in all our dealings with the public, we must also be strictly honourable as regards our relations with our fellow professional men. No matter what the temptation may be, no matter what glittering prize may seem to await our efforts, never let this hope or desire take any one of you from the strict and narrow path o^ truth and of honesty in your relations with your fellow professional men and with those who entrust their business to you. Perhaps it wilPnot be out of place to urge that you young men should not alone be leaders in your professional life in the future, but that you may be leaders of your people, that you can be looked up to for advice, not alone on matters' of law, but that you may be looked to, to advise the people of your district and the people of your country in the well-being of those people and in the government of those people. I would urge that, as far as you can, you should take an active interest in the affairs of the country to which we belong. It is fitting, in this year of- the celebration of Feile Leith Chead Chonnradh na Gaedhilge, and in this week of the Oireachtas, to urge also every young Solicitor to do everything in his power, to spread among the people of this country, the love of their own tongue and to assist to bring back to general use the tongue of the Gael. It is now necessary for everyone of you to have a proper knowledge of the Irish language before you can be admitted to the profession. It was necessary for you to pass a First Examination in Irish and then to pass the Second or Final Examination in Irish to show that you are able

to conduct your business, both in Court and in your Offices, through the medium of our national tongue. Too many, when their student days are passed, neglect it. Too many forget that there is a great heritage of the Gael to be saved and that that can be saved only by those of this generation and in no hands can it hope to receive greater help than in the hands of young men and women, such as you are, in encouraging the work and rousing the enthusiasm of all the people of your district in what should be a great national move ment. I do feel a little pride that in the position i which I have the honour to hold to-day, I am the first since the establishment of this Society, who has addressed its apprentices and its members in our own tongue. I know that many more able speakers of Irish than I am, will follow me from year to year in this office, and I know that they too, will encourage other students in every possible way. ' ' • Ta uaim aris comhghairdeachais a dheaiiamh le gach uile duine gur eirigh leis ins na scruduchain de'n bhabhta seo agus iad-san go bhfuil an scrudii deiridh buaidhte aca, 'se guidhim doibh na go raibh gach uile shonas aca agus an rath ar a saothar ins na bliadhanta ata ag sineadh amach rompa. Go dtugaidh Dia gach uile bheaimacht doibh, agus dibh go leir. . '

RESULTS OF EXAMINATIONS, OCTOBER, 1943

Preliminary Examinations AT the Preliminary Examination for intending apprentices to Solicitors, held on the llth and 12th October, the following passed the examina tion and their names are arranged in order of merit :—

1. Eamonn P. Carroll. 2. Micheal 6 hAodha. 3. Annie J. McGuinness. 4. Arthur Dey. 5. Jeremiah Ahern.

Ten candidates attended, five passed, five failed. A GOLD medal has been awarded to Eamonn P. Carroll and a Silver Medal to Micheal 6 hAodha. 31