West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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THE 19 25 MONTICOLA 13 His father died in 1 899, but his mother, now at the advanced age of eighty-two is still living and resides at Beckley, West Virginia. As President of the Senate, Mr. England ' s rulings were eminently fair and impartial. He possessed rare ability as a parliamentarian, his decisions as presiding officer of the Senate were rarely questioned. As Attorney General he had many important cases and questions to grapple with. One of his first duties was to defend the State and members of the Legislature in the Supreme Court of Appeals of the United States in the famous Virginia Debt case, in which it was sought in a mandamus proceeding to compel the Legislature to provide ways and means by which the judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States should be liquidated. This litigation was finally adjusted with a large savings to the State. He has had much litigation to look after in the Supreme Court of Appeals in this State, the Supreme Court of the United States, and in the other courts in which the State was interested. His construction and interpretation of the various statutes, among the legal fraternity, have been generally conceded to be correct, and in this, as well as the many other official duties he has performed as Attorney General he has shown his legal ability. August 8, 1922, at San Francisco, California, he was elevated Vice President of the National Attorneys General Association. At Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2 7, 1923, he was elected President of the Association, which position he now holds. P2 a I DD A CD

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A FOREWORD INTIMATES THAT WHICH IS TO OME. THE WEST VIRGINIA WE KNOW AND LOVE fS THE FOREWORD OF THE WEST VIRGINIA OF FIFTY YEARS HENCE. ALWAYS THERE WILL BE PROGRESS. VIRILITY, HONOR, AS THE TREAD OF PROGRESS LIGHTLY PASSES, LAYING WASTE TRIBES AND PEOPLES, BUILDING CITIES OUT OF PRAIRIES, SCATTERING WIDE ACCUMULATED WISDOM, GUIDING THE ADVANCE OF CIVILIZATION ALONG A WELL BLAZED TRAIL TO A GLORIOUS END FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.