Before we get rid of it all: Fun Facts About Paper!
Both writing paper and toilet paper were invented in this country, which remains the leader in paper production
What is China
The Massachusetts bar exam had a 76.7% pass rate. Boston University grads had a 95.8% pass rate (thank you very much), very good, but not quite as good as this school across the river with a 100% pass rate.
What is Harvard Law School
Originally designed in 1899, this nearby bar has gone by the Bellevue Pub, the Golden Dome Pub and this, its current name
What is The 21st Amendment
This OGC'er has quite the Ivy resume, having worked at Yale, Harvard, Brown and Dartmouth - albeit for only a few hours at a time as a hocket referee
Who is Jack McDonnell
Everyday, Americans buy approximately 6, 60, or 600 million newspapers
What is 60 million
Who says lawyers aren't funny? The English count this member of Monty Python amongst their legal ranks
Who is John Cleese
Near today's Government Center T station, this 1795 bar was appropriately named by its original owner - Boston's last Town Crier
What is the Bell in Hand
This OGC'er enjoyed "non-intrusive" snacks during the bar exam - only after producing a doctor's note. You would think the Board of Bar Overseers would require defined terms!
Who is Beth Eromin
Not all paper is made from wood, bank notes are made from this fiber, which makes them more durable
What is cotton
The bar exams in this country yield the fewest successful candidates - but it's getting a little better. After extensive reforms, their pass rate has rocketed up from 6% to 22%
What is Japan
The Green Dragon Tavern dates back to 1654 (though not in the same location, so that's kinda cheating from a historic perspective, isn't it?). Anyway…. It claims to be the Headquarters of the American Revolution and this Son of Liberty writes in his memoirs about meeting here with Samuel Adams and John Adams
Who is Paul Revere
Getting through law school is no easy task. Blood, sweat and tears is an expression for a reason. This OGC'er literally sold their blood and worked as a grill cook
Who is Susan Goldfischer
The machine that extracts and prepares tree fibers for papermaking is called this
What is a hollander
The first woman in U.S. History to become a lawyer was named Arabella Mansfield, who had to sue this state to sit for its bar exam
What is Iowa
The nation's oldest bar is Rhode Island's White Horse Tavern, opened in 1693. Which makes this historic bar near the Bunker Hill Monument seem nearly new with an opening date in 1780
What is the Warren Tavern
This OGC'er has an accomplished legal career AND a "Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow" title to their name
Who is Steven Zeller