Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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The Phoemx, Nineteen Txuenty-One 1 i i im ii ii l i iii iiiu i i i uMl l i ii ii iii l l lM ii i ii ii iii ii ii i ii ll i ii m ii Mll l M i lMiii lii iimtrnmnninnil l l im illl l l UH l in ii u ii u ii i ii i i i ii i iiii um i iii u ri i ill ll i iii ui ii i ii i i i Tmim li i|H | iiii ' i i i i iii i i ii i ' ii i iiii ' ' iiniiiiiimiiiiilllliilliiiiilllilimliiiliilllHllllllllllllliiiiniiiiniiiiiiijiiriMiiiiUMHiiiiiiiii mini i n IIOHO ' ' - .jjf IS 1 ' M 1 = § ' JF ' g { K 1 1 ji i !k 2 Q o © « ■ b ' i 1 iRP y p jjH Kf o e o Q tiun nUJ H 0 F W PiOlTTloF ' pnoMo ' ' m ■ .j — JUDGE EDWARD EWING BEARD A.B,, LL.B. Born August 27, 1850, at Princeton, Ky. His parents moved lo Lebanon, Teun., in the year 1854. Edward Ewlng Beard entered Cumber- land Universily in February, 1866. He gradu- ated from the literary department of Cumberland June 18, 1870. One year later he received the LL.B. degree from the same institution. He has been connected w ith the b.w department of Cum- berland University for a number of years. In 1919 Judge Beard succeeded the late Judge NalSan Green as Dean of the Law Department of Cumberland University. JUDGE WILLIAM RICHARD CHAMBERS A.B., LL.B. Born August 9, 1859, five miles north of Leb- r.non, Tenn., where the first court was ever held in Wilson County. Was reared on a plantation, educated in literary department of Cumberland University and the law department of Vanderbill University. Served in General Assembly of Tennessee, member of house 1897. Chairman Committee of Finance, Ways and Means; Chairman of Judi- ciary Committee in Senate in 1899. Served as special judge of Court of Chancery Appeals 1899. In 1920 succeeded the late Dr. A. B. Martin as professor in the law department of Cumberland University. Page xieen

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The Phoenix, Nineteen Tzuenty-One l [iiii n ll(ll l lliiiiiii n i mm n|m ' iiiiiii ' iii ' i ' i ' ii ' i ' iiiiiiiimiiiiimiliniimiiiiiimuiliiiiiiiinntifmiiiinmniiiiiiNiinnmnHiiiiiiiiiimiML m n ii n r m iiii n ii i iii um nimm] i l nu ll I ll lllll l ii n iTnniiiinTmTLMIMini 11 lllllllulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinilMlllinillllllllllinilliirii iiiiij n il llll [ liil i i i iiiiiiiii m i i ii i ii r Beard and Chambers expound the law. On December 23 school closed until Januai-y 3. By January 3 all but five were back for work. Each person reported a good time at home. By January I school was again in full sway. On January 20 the Senior Class graduated. All the juraors attended the commence- ment exercises. Judge Gardenhire ' s address was the feature of the evening. The class made a splendid appearence. Within three days after graduation all of the seniors had gone to their respective homes to assume their responsibilities as leaders in society and champions of the law. They had disappeared to mingle in the sea of humanity and to champion the nation ' s welfare. The juniors missed them keenly. No more would they hear the addresses of Judge Buback before the Bolshevik Club. No more, until they meet again in more renowned halls, would they enjoy the associations of these departed friends. On January 20 the juniors became seniors. The class election was held January 26. Here was more fighting. For weeks the two sides had been campaigning for their respec- tive candidates. Each had sworn that they would elect the officirs from their crowd. Each side made out their slate. Mr. W. O. Walton was recognized leader of one side. Mr. Howard was the leader of the other. When the time for nominations came that morning, Mr. Finch in a well-worded speech nominated Mr. Walton. Mr. Lewis then nominated Mr. Howard in a speech of no small eloquence. Nominations for vice- president, secretary, treasurer, orator, prophet, poet and historian then followed. When voting began each student ' s nerves were tense from excitement. When the final count was made at 10:30 a. m. it was shown that Mr. Howard had won by a majority of two votes over Mr. Walton. Mr. Walton ' s supporters wept, Mr. Howard ' s supporters tore off the ceiling, plaster and shingles with their hilarious demonstrations. When all the votes were counted Mr. Snodgrass was declared vice-president, Mr. Speny, secretary; Mr. McClendon, prophet; Mr. Pierce, poet; Mr. Hill, historian; Mr. Johnson, treasurer; Mr. Tolbert, orator. With this corps of officers the Senior Class began their career. Work was now the chief feature of class activities. The graduating exercises were held at Caruthers Hall on the night of June 1 . It was an historic occasion in the history of Lebanon, and a landmark in the life of each student. There were no factions now. The fighting spirit had gone. Each student shook hands wnth his classmates and bade goodbye in assumed cheerfulness. When the trains pulled out of Lebanon on June 2 most of the students were at the depot and also their many friends in Lebcuion. Such exclamations as So long, boys ; Goodbye, girls ; See you in Washington ; Meet you in the U. S. senate, etc., were heard from each coach. But those days are gone now. The expectations of the students, however, are being realized. You can now see the names of the students in the great daily papers of the nation. Many of their dreams have come true. And as they look over the pages of this annual a flood of tender memories comes to the mind of each student, and many silent thoughts arise as they turn from cover to cover. Chester O. Hill, Historian. Page fifteen

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The Phoenix, Nineteen Twenty-One iiiiii ii iiiiiiii i iiii| i ii i i M i [ iiii i i i i M i i ii [[ ii i i i ii i i Mi i ii ii i iiii iii ii im iiii i i ii ii iiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiimmiTnmTnnTiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiNiiiii iiiiiiii mmmmT ' lll|| |[ll l ll l l l lll in l l [ IIIIIII L I JI I l l [I I I Ill Mlllllllll IIIIIIILIIII IfllllLllllllllllirilll Il[ IIIIIIIILIIIMIIIII IIMIILIIIIII uTTTmiTm Senior Law Class William Benjamin Allen, LL.B. Elizabethton, Tenn. World War veteran; Baseball team ' 21. James V. Allred, LL.B., .1 X .4 Wichita Falls, Texas Member Masonic Club; President Texas Club; Philomathean Literary Society Parliamenla ' ian; Football team; Psi Chi Legal Fraternity; World War veteran. Van Anderson, LL.B. Paris, Texas Member Texas Club; Philomathean Literary So- ciety; World War veteran. Robert E. Baird, LL.B., B.O. El Paso, Texas Member Masonic Club; World War veteran; Ca- ruthers Literary Society. Alphonso Barry, LL.B., B.O., B.A. Westein University, Pa. Chicago, 111. Caruthers Literary Society: Tennessee Law Club. Page seventeen