Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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orewvrc IN PREPARING THIS VOL- UME OF The Phoenix IT HAS NOT BEEN OUR AIM TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING WONDERFUL OR EXTRAOR- DINARY, BUT IT HAS BEEN OUR SOLE PURPOSE TO RE- FLECT THE REAL ATMOS- PHERE OF CUMBERLAND. EVERY DEPARTMENT OF COLLEGE LIFE HAS BEEN REPRESENTED TO THE VERY BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AS TO HOW WELL WE HAVE SUCCEEDED, YOU ARE THE JUDGE. WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST; NONE CAN DO MORE.

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JUDGE NATHAN GREEN Judge Nathan Green was not only one of Tennessee ' s most notable men — he was one of the most remarkable men of his time. It is not an unhearil-of thing for a man to live to be ninety-two years of age, but one who continues active work when he has passed four-score and ten has been rare since the days of the He- brew patriarchs. Judge Green taught his law class on tlie day of his death. His life covered a period from 1S27 to 1919. Many of the world ' s important events were embraced in the period in which he lived. His is a place of distinction in the annals of Tennessee. Judge Green was endeared not only to his immediate friends, but to many throughout the country who have felt the obligation of his valuable and painstaking tutelage in their early lives. DR. ANDREW B. MARTIN Dr. Andrew B. Martin - -as born and reared in Smith County, Tenn. He moved to Lebanon, Tenn., when a young man. He was educated in the schools of Leb- anon, graduating from Cumberland Uni- versity with the LL.B. degree in 185S. He served with distinction in the Civil War. After the war ended he practiced law in Lebanon. Tenn., for a number oi years. He served as a professor of law in Cumberland University from 1S7S to 1920. For almost half a century Dr. Martin gave his talents and energy to the development of the Law Department of Cumberland. Through the untiring efforts of Dr. Martin and Judge Green the Law School of Cumberland University was developed to a high degree of ef- ficiency. One has but to scan the list of the alumni to find many of the country ' s leading men that are the product of the Law Department of Cumberland Uni- versity.