Albany Law School - Verdict Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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Henry John Horstman, A.B. Schenectady Senior Banquet Committee. “Our Hencry”. A faithful member of the Commuters’ Club. Spends the first hour recovering from the nervous strain of Wemplc's fast driving. Spends the last hour packing the brief ease for the return trip. Enjoys reciting for the Dean. Charter member of the smoking room divi- sion of the Court of Appeals. I'nderstands all the fine points of Real Property and Oysters. Chancery; Kappa Beta Phi; Basketball Manager (8); Athletic Board (8). •‘The Senior Class Play Boy . Keeper of the jug. Leading candidate for the smoothest boy with the ladies. Delights in arguing with Mr. Clements. Won distinction as one of the few to receive a conviction in Chancery Court. 'Tis well. Tis well. Harold Edward Jacobson Geneseo Leo George Kane Albani Devil’s Own; Class Secretary (3). Lieutenant Kane, our own military expert. “ Line 'em up. Makes life miserable for attorneys at Chancery trials in their attempted cross-examinations. Reads all the cases and knows the District Attorney’s middle name. Is accomplished in the art of filibustering when it is about time for the bell to ring. As proof of his popularity Leo was the only anti-organization candidate to be elected to class office in three years. .10

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 T James Robertson Hanley Perry Forum (1); Chancery; Kappa Beta I hi; Verdict Board; Junior Prom Committee, Chairman; Gamma Eta Gamma. Future Judge of the Court of Apples. NN hen the marks come out. Jim steps out. Girls, you should see him. Strep- pa's right hand man. Member of the Lancaster Street mob. Devotee of the pasteboards now and then. Never fools with the Dean. Chancery’s leading trial lawyer. Always laughs at Clonings jokes”. Young Loehinvar from out of the West. Newton Jay Herrick, Jr., A.B. Canajoharie Forum (2. 3), President (3); Chancery; Volleyball; Junior Prom Committee. The Silo Vance of the Law School. Takes O'Reilly out to lunch every day. Example of what a well-dressed man will wear. Never known to become excited. Noted for his summations at Chancery trials. Takes the Dean seriously, leader in all Forum activities. Writes the longest briefs in the class. A gentleman. Samuel Moodie Hesson, A.B. Watervliet Forum (1. 2); Justinian; Chancery; Law Review Board; Intercollegiate Debates; Verdict Board; President (1); Junior Prom Committee; Volleyball; First Trustees' Scholarship (2). Very little to “kid Sam about. Went to sleep once in Corporations. Only once without a case in three years. Enjoys explaining the mysteries of the law. Has received many honors from the school and the class. We only regret that we have no more to confer. To use the time-worn expression sincerely. “A Gentleman and a Scholar . 29

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wm mc jcuaaadC jT Edward Louis Keenan Le Roy Forum (1. 2); Devil's Own; Verdict Board; Volleyball; Interclass Basketball; Class Treasurer (2); l’lii Sigma Kappa; Class Prophet. Poet, humorist, and golf player. lias never been known to lose his good humor. Attends both Albany Law and State College. Seldom seen doing cases but always has them. Likes “stud , but never refuses to play “draw . “Our trumpeteer . Leading light on the kkdict Board. “Where would England be if it weren't for The Irish. Excels at dancing and pool. Reuben Avis Lazarus Albany Forum (1.2. 3); Verdict Board, Art Editor; Phi Sigma Kappa; Chancery. Michael Angelo of the Verdict. Tammany's chief tiger. Recited for fifteen minutes upon a Chinese murder ease, accompanied by a symphony orchestra. In his spare moments he sees that the Legislature does no harm to little old New York. “Just tell us in a few words what you know about clams, Mr. Lazarus. Gives half the Senior (.'lass a ride down town every noon. Charter member of the Benedicts. Salvatore John Leombruno Glens Falls Invitation Committee; Junior Prom Committee. Another Benedict. Better known as Sally . His chief interests in life are the wife and baby. Keeper of the school calendar, knows when every course begins and ends. One of the smooth boys. Worked his way through school and all the cases, too. “I'm a barber, a lawyer, and also a daddy. J