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1895 - Benchers Scandalized by the ‘Introduction and Consumption’ of Liquor at a Debate
The Osgoode Literary and Legal Society organizes annual “At-Home” balls, musical-literary evenings, debates, mock trials, and elaborate dinners at Webster’s Parlours. This dance card was handed out at one of the “At-Homes” in 1892. A pencil was attached with a string so guests could write in their dance partners.
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1892 - A Generous Bequest
A "students' library" is established in Osgoode Hall. Called the Phillips Stewart Library in recognition of the bequest from Thomas Brown Phillips Stewart, a poet and student-barrister, registered in the first year of the new school in 1889, who died tragically at the age of 27 before he could graduate. He left his estate of $7,599.64 to the Law Society to endow a fund to purchase books expressly for the use of students. Today's Osgoode Hall Law School Library still has most of these books in the collections.
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1892 - The Legalites
The Osgoode hockey team, “The Legalites,” become the Ontario champions. They are responsible for establishing the Ontario Hockey Association. The Osgoode football team, the creatively named “Legals,” win the Canadian Football Championship in 1891, and again in 1892.
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