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Vol. 47
No. 3
July,
1953
THE GAZETTE
o f the
INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
President
J
ames
R.
Q
uirks
Vice-Presidents
Secretary
J
ohn
C
arrigan
E
ric
A .
P
lunkett
J
ames
J . O ’C
onnor
FOR CIRCULATION AMONG MEMBERS
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL
J
u l y
2N D ,
1953. The President in the Chair.
Also present: Messrs. John Carrigan and James J.
O’ Connor, Vice-Presidents,; Niall S. Gaffney,
Patrick R. Boyd, George G. Overend, Ralph J.
Walker, John R. Halpin, Dermot P. Shaw, Francis
J. Lanigan, Peter E. O’Connell, John Maher, John
B. Jermyn, Charles J. Downing, Thomas A. O’Reilly,
Derrick M. Martin, Cornelius J. Daly, Francis J.
Gearty, Henry St. J. Blake, Arthur Cox, Joseph
Barrett, Desmond J . Collins, John J. Nash, Patrick
F. O’Reilly, William J. Norman, Louis E. O’Dea,
Reginald J. Nolan, John J. Sheil.
The following was among the business transacted :
Publication o f results
o f Society’s
Examinations
I
t
was decided that for the future candidates who
obtain 70% or more o f the total aggregate marks
obtainable, be listed as having passed with honours
and that the remaining successful candidates be
listed in order o f merit as having passed.
Standards for Scholarships, Medals and
Honours
T
he
following standards were adopted :—
Findlater Scholarship ■—• Minimum 75% o f the
aggregate marks obtainable.
Overend Scholarship, Preliminary Exam. - Mini
mum 75 % o f the aggregate marks obtainable.
Overend Scholarship, Final Exam. - Minimum
75 % o f the marks obtainable in the questions
on Real Property and Conveyancing.
Gold Medal - 85% o f the aggregate marks
obtainable.
Silver Medal - 75% o f the aggregate marks
obtainable.
Honours - 70% o f the aggregate marks obtain
able.
New Lecturer
T
he
Council appointed Mr. Desmond A. O’Connor,
Solicitor, as Lecturer in General Practice, and the
Practice o f Conveyancing with effect from Michael
mas Sittings 1953.