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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.
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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.
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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.
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